This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Before sunsetting, the 3DS would see another generation of Pokemon. Generation 7 brought trainers to the Hawaiian-inspired land of Alola. Although criticized for its abundance of cutscenes, many players … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 21: Favorite Gen 7 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Villains aren’t the only major obstacle in Pokemon. Throughout your journey you will encounter a rival (or sometimes multiple rivals) who will challenge you. Sometimes they’re jerks, sometimes they’re … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 20: Favorite Rival

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Eevee is one of the most popular Pokemon, and for good reason. In addition to being really adorable, it can also evolve into several different Pokemon under different conditions! … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 19: Favorite Eeveelution

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Yesterday we celebrated the sixth generation. Among the things it brought to the series was the introduction of a brand new type, Fairy. Every Pokemon has a type assigned … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 18: Favorite Type

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Although the 3DS was not the runaway success that the DS was, it still was a wildly popular system and brought new innovations to Pokemon: For the first time, … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 17: Favorite Gen 6 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Generation 5 felt like something of a soft reboot for Pokemon. While previous generations took place in regions inspired by Japan, Black and White were set in the New … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 16: Favorite Gen 5 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Pokemon has drawn from a pretty deep well of wildlife, from rafflesia to pistol shrimp to cordyceps (hey!). But there are lots of critters out there that have yet … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 15: What Creature Needs A Pokemon?

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Although the mainline RPGs are their most famous games, Pokemon has spinoffs across a variety of genres: Tactical RPG, on-rail [photo]shooters, pinball, roguelike, fighting game, real world ARG. How … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 14: Favorite Spinoff

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! To protect the world from devastation! To unite all peoples within our nation! Every Pokemon game features a villainous team, with plans ranging from stealing Pokemon to manipulating the … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 13: Favorite Villain Team

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Generation 4 in the snowy region of Sinnoh made the leap to the DS, and allowed you to trade and battle online! This ushered in a pretty exciting new … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 12: Favorite Gen 4 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Let’s return to the games for a bit. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire were the third generation, and brought us to the tropical world of Hoenn (and lots of water … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 11: Favorite Gen 3 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! The Pokemon Trading Card Game has been a staple of the franchise since nearly the beginning. Attention has been drawn to it in recent months because of how prices … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 10: Favorite Pokemon Card

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! As a runaway success, it was inevitable that Pokemon would get a sequel, and Pokemon Gold and Silver brought us to the Johto region and introduced another 100 creatures … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 7: Favorite Gen 2 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! We’re going to start diving more deeply into the Pokemon themselves. In 1996, trainers were introduced to the first 151 Pokemon in the Kanto region and the games became … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 6: Favorite Gen 1 Pokemon

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! With 8 generations, we’ve only experienced a small fraction of what regions inspired by real-world countries might look like (especially when three quarters of them draw from Japan and … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 5: Country That Deserves A Region

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Each new game brings us to a new region of the Pokemon world, inspired by real world areas. The first four generations are inspired by regions of Japan (the … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 4: Favorite Region

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Some of the most iconic Pokemon in the series are the starters. Most games give you an option for a grass type, a fire type, or a water type … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 3: Favorite Starter

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Yesterday we talked about your first game, but now I’m curious to know which Pokemon game is your favorite. With so many mainline games, third versions, remakes, and spinoffs, … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 2: Favorite Pokemon Game

This challenge was produced with the help of Cordyceps for the prompts! Welcome to a new 30-day challenge! This month we’ll be spending time talking about Pokemon. Although the primary focus will be the mainline games, there will also be prompts … Continue reading 30 Day Pokemon Challenge Day 1: First Pokemon Game