The Pokémon Journal

Charmander Family

CHARMANDER

Charmander is possible the most popular of the starting Pokémon in the original games…

Dratini 100: The Pokémon Go Dating Analogy

As I was playing Pokémon Go and trying to catch the very best Pokémon, I realized there was a parallel between catching Pokémon and dating.

You don’t want the commons. You don’t want the 51% Rattata who spawns right outside your…

Pokémon Go : Why I No Longer Want To Catch ’em All

I remember spending an average of 10 hours a week playing Pokémon Game with my cousins during school vacations when it was first released. So my ill-conceited excitement was justified when I almost went off balance from my chair upon reading…

Pokemon Go: Changing the Way We Play and Exercise?

“I feel like the game has to be a one-of,” Kenneth Heckt said. Heckt, a freshman at the University of…

The Pocket Monsters of Tokyo

The birthplace of Pokémon has spawned all sorts of creatures in every subset of society…

The glass-eyed businessman, giving meaning to his commute.

The pink-aura, just-starting-out couple getting an excuse to stay out later and…

How is socialization at the heart of Pokémon Go?

You probably have already heard the following sentence:

“Video games turn people into antisocial individuals!”

How Pokémon Go Convinced Its Userbase to Onboard Each Other