r/pokemon • • 3d ago

Questions thread - Active [Weekly Questions Thread] 12 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 • • 4d ago

Hype [Hype Thread] 11 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 • • 3h ago

Discussion Do real animals exist in pokemon or not?

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952 Upvotes

Look from the pokemon anime, some scenes depict animals as seen above. Emphasis on Animals, not pokémon - ANIMALS. Like real non-pokemon fish, a mongoose and a giraffe. No it doesn't look like a Girafarig, just a plain giraffe. Heck, you can see ash wore a cow costume. It wasn't a miltank, just a depiction of a classic black and white cow. Heck, in the older cards, they'd have normal animals in the background. In the form of birds, bugs or even a worm. So what gives, these can't be fake creatures since they look exactly like real life animals. Are they're actual normal animals-but they're extremely rare?


r/pokemon • • 10h ago

Discussion Insane power creep that i just noticed

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1.5k Upvotes

So i used to collect pokemon cards when i was a kid and i (now an adult) saw a booster pack recently and bought it on a whim. Nice cards but this one caught my attention. Im posting this late, because im actually noticing this fact only now, but 180 damage??? On a basic snorlax?? I dont even think i have a single pokemon card whose health is more than 180. (Arceus lvl. X added for reference) Tf is this lmao

Ps. I get the asleep thing is supposed to try and neutralise the insane attack stat but this is absurd


r/pokemon • • 8h ago

Art Gingko Leafeon!

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991 Upvotes

I love seeing all the autumn Leafeon art and wanted to put my own twist on it!! I love how bright yellow the Gingko leaves get this time of year. PomeDraws is my Instagram :)


r/pokemon • • 3h ago

Image Happy 1 Year Anniversary Legends: Z-A

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383 Upvotes

I enjoyed the base game story...but the DLC kinda mid, but still 100% completed it


r/pokemon • • 17h ago

Discussion What Pokémon in Detective Pikachu looked the best?

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Which of the live-action Pokémon in Detective Pikachu translated the best into live-action? These five examples are ones I think were perfectly adapted.

  • Greninja - No notes. Seeing them in that chase sequence was a sight to behold.
  • Golurk - I love the glowing effect as well as how seamlessly they incorporated a stone golem into the world.
  • Treecko - Probably a controversial choice, but the scene of it in the tank is something I enjoy. You see its "fingers" get pressed against the glass, they don't just plop on like they would in animation.
  • Octillery - Seeing its tentacles move smoothly, even just in the background, was nice.
  • Totodile - Their scales don't detract from their cuteness, and their expressions are just perfect.

r/pokemon • • 7h ago

Art Rank B (OC)

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490 Upvotes

Red challenges Jacinthe to a promotion match to finally obtain the Clefablite, which he needs to Mega Evolve Pippi. What Red doesn't know is that there are rumors about Jacinthe's obsession with being the only Clefable trainer, which could ruin his planes.


r/pokemon • • 11h ago

Image Fun Fact

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966 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 5h ago

Art Pokemon X Littlest Pet Shop Pfps

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333 Upvotes

I drew pokemon x Littlest Pet Shop Art so I thought it would be fun to upload here c:

Yes, I'm also on Tiktok & various platforms ^^


r/pokemon • • 21h ago

Art Togepi fan art (coloured pencils and pro markers on paper) [OC]

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5.9k Upvotes

more of my work: @lightning_goes_zap (instagram)


r/pokemon • • 13h ago

Art New Butterfree tattoo!

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1.1k Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 11h ago

Image They're finally making their appearance in the anime ⭐

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732 Upvotes

They honestly look pretty great, but there's something a bit strange to me. I think this is the first time we've seen Atticus's face? Was it ever revealed before the anime? Either way, he honestly looks very handsome.


r/pokemon • • 6h ago

Art Old Walking Wake Fanart I made!

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177 Upvotes

I remember I deleted the original post like a year ago, so I figured I should post it again! This is an old fanart I did of one of my favorite designs from Scarlet/Violet, tho I am so tempted to do an updated version soon ^w^


r/pokemon • • 10h ago

Craft Go Gastly!

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353 Upvotes

Made by my talented little sister for a contest at her work.


r/pokemon • • 1h ago

Image I need this giant eevee!!!

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• Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 3h ago

Art [OC] a small patch of official mon commissions :P

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86 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 3h ago

Craft Don’t talk to me or my son ever again

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76 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 9h ago

Art [OC] Koraidon if it was just a straight up dinosaur

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189 Upvotes

Koraidon is my favorite Pokémon, and as a dinosaur artist I decided to give it theropod anatomy as well as I could! Its skull is super tiny though, but that was partially on purpose 😭 I gave it a name derived from Latin as most dinosaur species (and regular animals too) have their nomenclature set that way :)


r/pokemon • • 15h ago

Art [OC] Mythical pokemon pixel art

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397 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 7h ago

Art I draw mega evolution of Gothita

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94 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 1h ago

Art Arcanine IR My Version [OC]

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Drew another IR for a pokemon that deserves much more than he’s already gotten, the Chinese exclusive just ain’t my thing 😞 so here is the happy fire doggie chewing up a substitute


r/pokemon • • 12h ago

Art Sonia & Yamper [OC]

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194 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 9h ago

Art Don't wake her babies! [Raichu line fanart] (Oc)

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110 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 12h ago

Image Back to my roots

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192 Upvotes

Bought a copy of pokemon pearl today which was my first ever pokemon game. Ive played through brilliant diamond but im going back to the og version. The second photo is the previous owners team. Seriously, the ingredients were there but they didnt know how to cook. Empoleon has bubble Beam, brine, whirlpool, and Aqua Jet. Kricketune has cut, sing, fury cutter and Leech Life. Shinx has tackle, leer, charge and bite. Zubat has Leech Life, supersonic and fly. Geodude has tackle, strength, mud sport, and rock smash. How the owner got 4 badges is beyond me.