Pokémon Fans In Japan Polled Over Which New Starter They'll Choose

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Image: NintendoThe starters for Pokémon Sword And Shield are Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. They're all cute. Japanese website Inside Games asked its readers just that. Grookey - 18.8 percent (141 votes) Scorbunny - 34.4 percent (258 votes) Sobble - 46.3 percent (348 votes)What about you? Which starter will you pick?

Detective Pikachu: New Trailer Introduces Rad Legendary Pokémon

Image: Warner Bros.Trailer Frenzy A special place to find the newest trailers for movies and TV shows you're craving. With every new glimpse of the film, Detective Pikachu keeps looking like it might be one of the most visually-stunning Pokémon movies of all time, and just in time for the announcement of what's probably going to be a new flagship Pokémon game, a new trailer has just dropped. While the new trailer's light in the way of major plot details, it understands that that isn't really what anyone's here for—we all just want to see more of the film's CGI Pokémon simply existing in a live-action world, and it's got plenty of that and a great look at just how paranoid Detective Pikachu is. Detective Pikachu hits theaters May 10 2019. For more, make sure you're following us on our new Instagram @io9dotcom.

New Leak Reveals Unused Designs From Pokémon Red & Green

as declared in A bomb has just been dropped in the Pokémon fan community as assets from an unfinished build of Pokémon Red & Green have been revealed and they have given fans a glimpse at a bizarre early version of the game. In 2018, an early beta for both Pokémon Gold & Silver was leaked online, which contained unused Pokémon designs and showed how the game looked before it was totally retooled. The original build of Pokémon Red & Green held 190 Pokémon, which includes a glimpse at Gorochu the unused third evolution of the Pikachu line. The pre-evolutions for Ponyta and Vulpix from the leaked beta of Pokémon Gold & Silver are present in the early Pokémon Red & Green build. The details in this new leak are staggering and it goes to show how much was cut during the development of Pokémon Red & Green.