Pokemon Type Chart - Strengths and Weaknesses (2024)

In Pokemon, there’s more to battling than simply throwing out your lead monster and commanding it to obliterate the opponent. Granted, that strategy may work from time to time, but the bat...

I Would Die For Peony, Pokemon's New Himbo Dad and Gay Icon

The Pokemon series has always been great at endearing you to a character in a very brief amount of time. This is true of gym leaders you see for mere minutes of screentime, professors wh...

Legendary Pokemon Feel Less Special Than Ever in The Crown Tundra

Pokemon Sword and Shield’s “The Crown Tundra” DLC is good. Really good, honestly. It’s got some interesting new Legendary Pokemon, memorable characters who have rapidly ascended to the to...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Legendary Clue 3 Guide: Catching Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres

When you partner up with Peony at his Freezington lodge during the Pokemon Sword & Shield Crown Tundra storyline he’ll hand you a stack of papers. The TV-loving adventurer has been de...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Ability Patch Guide: Where to Get the Ability Patch

The Pokemon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra expansion doesn’t just add a sprawling new zone to explore. On top of the 100 or so returning Pokemon from past generations, it also...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Legendary Clue 2 Guide: How to Catch Regieleki and Regidrago

When you first make your way to the Crown Tundra’s main town of Freezington and get acquainted with Peony and his lodge, he’ll hand you three stacks of paper. The TV-loving adventurer has watched a fe...

Pokemon Crown Tundra Footprints & Keldeo Guide: Iron Will, Grassland, and Cavern Footsteps

Three Legendary Pokemon (and one Mythical) are locked behind a Sonia sidequest in Pokemon Sword & Shield: Crown Tundra, which has you tracking down the footstep locations of creatures...

How (Not) to Get Victini in Pokemon Sword & Shield

The Pokemon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra DLC brings back virtually every Legendary Pokemon imaginable. It’s like Super Smash Bros Ultimate in Pokemon form. Over the 20+ year...

Pokemon Fans Love Getting Pummeled by the New Legendary Battles

The new Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC, The Crown Tundra, is out now, and reviews have been… admittedly mixed. While many praise its new characters, o...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Cram-o-Matic Guide - Most Useful Recipes

The new Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion area, the Isle of Armor, introduces a bold new feature: the Cram-o-Matic. This funny like contraption spells the end of finite in-game i...

Pokemon Ice & Shadow Rider Calyrex Guide: Shaderoot Carrot or Iceroot Carrot?

The main leg of the Pokemon Sword and Shield Crown Tundra DLC questline involves helping out (and eventually capturing) the legendary Pokemon Calyrex. But the type of Calyrex you catch ul...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Max Soup Guide - Where to Find Max Mushrooms

One new addition to Pokemon Sword and Shield through the Isle of Armor DLC is Max Soup and its main ingredient,  Max Mushrooms. Though they both sound like the kind of g...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Restricted Sparring Guide - New Isle of Armor Feature

Alongside a bunch of Pokemon returning through the new Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor DLC comes a new post-game feature designed to test the mettle of battle-harden...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor Diglett Guide - All Diglett Rewards and Location Tips

When you take your first steps onto the Isle of Armor, the new Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion pass area, it isn’t long until you’re stopped by a guy with a problem. A Diglett prob...

How to Get Gigantamax Urshifu - Pokemon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor Guide

The main allure of Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s new expansion, the Isle of Armor, is the brand-new Pokemon Kubfu and its evolution, Urshifu. Its legendary status and unique skillset mi...

Pokemon Sword & Shield Kubfu Evolution Guide: Tower of Waters or Darkness?

When you first reach the Isle of Armor in the new Pokemon Sword and Shield expansion, two towers stand above all else in the region. They become accessible toward the middle of the

Fanbyte Makes: Pokéball Ornaments

Welcome to Fanbyte Makes, a column where we take chances, make mistakes, and get messy. If you follow along and make one of our projects at home, be sure to tweet it at us at @Fanbyt...

I Am Once Again Asking Game Freak to Put Respect on Raichu's Name

I’ve been writing a fair bit about how I’m on a Pokemon kick, and that includes going back to play some old games I never finished. First up is Pokemon Ultra Moon, which I’m now playing ...

How to Evolve Clobbopus into Grapploct with Taunt TR - Pokemon Sword and Shield Clobbopus Guide

The most important part of any new Pokemon game is, well, the Pokemon themselves, and Pokemon Sword and Shield is no exception. There are 400 pocket mons...

13 Pokemon Who Just Destroyed Your Priceless Ming Vase But Know You Can't Prove It

In the Pokemon justice system, vase-based offenses are considered especially heinous.