r/pokemon • • 1d ago

Questions thread - Active [Weekly Questions Thread] 26 October 2026

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Have any questions about Pokémon that you'd like answered?

If they're about the value of a piece of merchandise you own or found, please ask them in the Monthly Value Questions thread!

Otherwise, continue on!


Other Weekly/Monthly Threads

  • Merch Megathread - Want to show off a photo of your collection or a piece of Pokémon merchandise you recently bought? Head over to the Merchandise Monday thread, posted each Monday but open seven days a week!
  • Value Questions Thread - Have questions about a piece of merchandise you own or found? Or perhaps you're knowledgeable about Pokémon product values and wouldn't mind helping some people out? Check out the Value Questions Thread!
  • Code Giveaway Megathread - Have some extra codes lying around and looking to share the wealth? Try posting them on the Code Giveaway Megathread!
  • Battle Request Thread - Looking for trainers to battle? Try the Battle Request thread!
  • Hype Thread! - Catch a new shiny? Finish your Living Dex? Head on over to the Hype Thread to share your joy! We even award special flairs for certain achievements!
  • RAGE THREAD! - Game mechanic changes got you down? Did your plans to catch a shiny blow up in your face? Head over to the RAGE THREAD to vent a bit! CAPS LOCK ENCOURAGED!

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r/pokemon • • 2d ago

Hype [Hype Thread] 25 October 2026

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Welcome to the HYPE THREAD, a place to share your excitement about in-game achievements, brag about success, and get hyped for upcoming events. CAPS LOCK IS OPTIONAL IF IT HELPS YOU GET YOUR HYPE ON!

This is a chance to post about your successes. Our rules against self-promotion and most low-quality content, including shiny Pokemon pics, are relaxed in these threads--please talk all you like about your luck and accomplishments!

This thread is meant to be pretty positive, so please think twice before downvoting someone! Rude and negative comments will be removed -- please report them if you see them :D


This thread is also the place to earn /r/pokemon's prestige flair for completing various aspects of the games. To claim your flair, post proof of your accomplishment in the comments below. Please note that flairs are assigned once weekly, so it may take up to seven days for your flair to appear.

On mobile and the reddit redesign ("new reddit"), you may have up to 10 flairs at once. On old reddit, you can only display one flair—so if you care which that is, please specify that in your comment!

Flair is currently available for:

Paldea Prestige Flairs

  • Rotom Phone: Post a screenshot of your completed Paldea dex
  • Animated Rotom Phones: Post an album of your completed Paldea living dex
  • Booster Energy: Post a screenshot of all obtainable Paradox Pokémon
  • Uva/Naranja Crest: Post a screenshot proving you finished all classes in the academy
  • Tera Orb: Post an album proving you obtained one species in every Tera type
  • Tiny Bamboo Shoot: Post a screenshot of the NPC saying you obtained the smallest size of a species possible*
  • Big Bamboo Shoot: Post a screenshot of the NPC saying you obtained the largest size of a species possible*

* The NPC Pokemon size checker is in Mesagoza! See here

Galar Prestige Flairs

  • Catching Charm: Post a screenshot of your completed Galar Regional Dex.
  • Curry Mark: Post a screenshot of your completed Curry Dex.
  • Master Ball: Post a screenshot of your Master Ball Tier in Battle Tower.
  • Berry Sweet: Post a screenshot of your completed Alcremie form collection. `(Minus Ribbon and Star)
    • Star Sweet: Post a screenshot of your completed Alcremie form collection with Ribbon and Star sweets.
  • Gigantamax Factor: Post an album of your collection of all 31 G-Max mon (excluding form variations). Be sure to show the summary screens indicating that they are G-Maxable!
  • Armorite: Post a screenshot of you in the Masterly Mustard Tee after winning every type of Restricted Sparring on the Isle of Armor.
  • Dynite: Post an album of your collection of all 47 Dynamax Adventure bosses. Be sure to show the summary screens indicating that they were caught in Galar!

Alola Prestige Flairs

  • Rotom Dex: Post a screenshot of your completed Alola Regional Dex.
  • Tapu Bulu: Post a screenshot of your Level 100+ Festival Plaza.
  • Tapu Fini: Post a screenshot of your 50+ streak in the Battle Tree.
  • Tapu Lele: Post a screenshot of all five of your Poké Pelago islands at max level (level 3).

General Prestige Flairs

  • Oval Charm: Post an album of your completed Living Dex. (Mythicals aren't necessary!)
  • (Shiny Charm: Post 45+ self-caught or self-bred shinies to /r/ShinyPokemon.)

LET'S GET HYPED!!!!


r/pokemon • • 7h ago

Meme The average Gen 2 experience when it comes to bad move sets

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Why can't it at least learn Dig????!!! Same with Oddish being stuck with Absorb until it learns Petal Dance at at least Level 39 if you hold off on evolving it into Gloom...


r/pokemon • • 14h ago

Discussion Pokemon Design Misconceptions You've Had

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What design misconceptions have you had about certain pokemon? I listed a good example above that most people believed initially. What other examples do you have? It could even be related to its dex entry.


r/pokemon • • 14h ago

Art Attract is only for "cute" Pokémon, right? (art by me)

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r/pokemon • • 11h ago

Art Mega Bastiodon Concept

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I wanted to lean into Bastiodon’s castle/Bastion theming, so I added a long, wall-like tail and made the legs resemble towers, with a brick pattern scattered over the body, with the idea that a curled up Mega Bastiodon would resemble a castle with towers surrounded by a wall.

I also cooked up some overpowered abilities for fun that revolve around Mega Bastiodon being an “impenetrable castle.”

Pardon my detailwork I got tired of shading so I did basic shadows and called it a day, and for the last picture I swapped the tail to the other side and did a quick sketch of the full body.

Timelapse available on request


r/pokemon • • 10h ago

Image Was not prepared for how cute this would be 😭

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r/pokemon • • 8h ago

Art I'm redesigning a Pokemon every day in an Alternate Universe. Here are some more !

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  • Oddish, Gloom and Vileplum are already done.
  • Same for Poliwag, Poliwhirl and Politoed.
  • Bonsly is a Gen4 Pokemon so it won't be here. Same for Azurill being a Gen3 Pokemon.
  • Mega Pharamp is a Gen6 form; won't be here.

For Reddit community : this project is called Pokemon Knights (inspired by Xenoblade, Final Fantasy XV, Dragon Quest and Elden Ring)

(The First Generation is already done; so i wont redesign the Gen 1 Pokemons again.)


r/pokemon • • 7h ago

Image Fun Fact

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r/pokemon • • 4h ago

Art I drew a couple of Magbys having a fun time. [OC]

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115 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 16h ago

Discussion What's the lowest level evolved Pokemon you've caught?

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Started playing through Yellow and caught a Pidgiotto at level 9 (forgot about pics or it didn't happen until lvl 11). Whats the lowest level/under leveled evolved Pokemon others have cought and was this more common in the older games I've played through most of them but sonly really recall this in the gen one and two games


r/pokemon • • 1d ago

News Pokémon Unite service will be terminated on Tuesday, March 23, 2027

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r/pokemon • • 13h ago

Craft I crocheted Yanmega!

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r/pokemon • • 18h ago

Video/GIF [OC] Hand-drawn 2D animation sequence of Mudkip evolving into Marshtomp!

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Hey everyone! 👋

I just finished this high-action 2D animation sequence, blending organic "slime/water" blob physics with an explosive power-up expansion inspired by classic fight anime.

This project is part of a personal journey revisiting my history with a Pokémon Nuzlocke. The entire process—from the rough lineart to the 3-tone cel-shading and final compositing—was done frame-by-frame to aim for a high-performance anime studio aesthetic.

🎥 Watch the full video here:

https://youtu.be/H0cpyjf_u_o?is=g76lUqE_hj4vf0bE

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the animation timing, impact, and water physics! Which Pokémon sequence should I tackle next? 👇


r/pokemon • • 5h ago

Craft Marshtomp Pumpkip!

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Made a marshtomp pumpkin for halloween!
It turned out pretty good i think!


r/pokemon • • 9h ago

Art [OC] Took a wrong turn

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133 Upvotes

Spooky themed art for someone on discord, feat. their oc Aeon.


r/pokemon • • 23h ago

Discussion Man... Please tell me we can still self host, or is that considered piracy now?

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r/pokemon • • 19h ago

Art [OC] I Drew Cynthia in a Spiritomb-Inspired Halloween Outfit! 🎃

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871 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 15h ago

Art Roxie fanart by me! [OC]

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406 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 5h ago

Craft My rc Mimikyu project

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56 Upvotes

Fully 3d printed frame that uses Vex IQ for movement


r/pokemon • • 5h ago

Art When your son asks to draw some pokemon with him. Think i took it a bit far.

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r/pokemon • • 4h ago

Art Mimikyu!! [OC]

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I draw mimikyu fanart for october!


r/pokemon • • 17h ago

Craft I cooked these slowpock cookies!

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They looked ugly tho😭 And the first one is the cutest for me


r/pokemon • • 11h ago

Art [OC] Lumiose City districts but each one is different.

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I would have want Lumiose district to have more distinct concept on Pokemon ZA, so I made a conceptualization on Unity. So I re-imagine to be like this:

Vert -> Full of plants, leaves swaying around.
Rouge -> Industrial looking (pipes, vents extruding vapor, big containers, dry vegetation).
Jaune -> Fancy looking, fancy cafés and all. Classy feeling. Not as modern as other districts.
Magenta -> Shopping district, fast-food chains, stores, neon lights.
Bleu-> Rainy, fountains and water flowing as wall-fountains and small canals.

I would like to read what you would place in each district. We more or less consider what there was on each district in Pokemon ZA and try to push the concept even further.
All models and texture are handmade by my brother and me, no model dump or dowloaded models were use. This videos are playing on real time on a game engine (Unity).


r/pokemon • • 12h ago

Art Raichu

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My take on Raichu, one of my favorite Pokemon. I made this art piece.