Happy Pokémon Home day! If there’s one complaint that Pokémon Sword and Shield players have had, it’s that it’s kind of hard to actually trade Pokémon with complete strangers when there’s no solid line of communication. Pokémon Home, Nintendo’s new hub for all things related to trading in the world of pocket monsters, aims to fix that problem. While it will cost you a few pokebucks to use it, the amount of functionality and features on offer more than make it a worthwhile subscription to add to your ever growing list of monthly digital tithes.

For over twenty years, Pokemon has been a source of joy and adoration. If Pokemon Let’s Go is an indication of where the franchise is headed in the future, it’s easily going to enjoy another two decades of love from a whole new generation of fans.

Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee’s emphasis on catching may have just resulted in the entre process of obtaining a Shiny Pokémon, becoming easier.

Not just content with locking certain Pokémon behind once-off encounters, almost every single critter in the game has a chance of appearing in the wild. If you’re patient enough that is. Not every Pokémon is equal though, because some are clearly better than others. Where can you find the rarest Pokémon around? At these very locations inside the game.

Introduced in the very first game, Teaching Machines have become an essential part of the Pokemon experience as they’re able to give your favourite critters some powerful new moves without having to wait for them to learn it naturally. They’re infinitely reusable and there are plenty of them just waiting to be found in the Kanto region. Want to know where to find all the TMs? Well here’s a full list of their locations.

Pewter City may have a world-class museum and an abundance valuable minerals in the mountains surrounding it, but there’s only one gym in town and only one man qualified to be the first boulder in the path of prospective Pokémon trainers who seek to topple the Elite Four: Brock! Sturdy and unmoving in his position, the first gym leader that players encounter is no mere push-over. Here’s everything that you need to know about Brock, who’s always ready to rock!

Seven gym leaders down, one to go. You’ve vexed him at every turn, thwarted his plans for world domination and his organisation Team Rocket is in complete disarray. Giovanni has a bone to pick with you, and he’s more than ready to deny you the final badge needed for your entry pass to the Elite Four. It’s time to throw down one more time with Giovanni, as the Pokémon League awaits!

A bonafide master of the Psychokinetic arts, Sabrina’s mental might has seen her rise up through the ranks to become a gym leader who can read your every thought and move. How does a fledgling trainer beat her on the way to Victory Road? Here’s how!