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One of the top picks for competitive Pokemon is Freaking Murkrow

One of the top picks for competitive Pokemon is Freaking Murkrow

picture: Game Freak / The Pokemon Company / Kotaku While competitive players keep plumbing Pokemon scarlet and violetstrategic depth and teasing out its tactical folds, one creature has gotten a shocking amount of playtime in the last month: Murkrow. The unevolved flying dark-type isn’t a heavyweight and its stats suck, but it has a unique ...

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The Pokémon anime is leaving Ash & Pikachu after 25 years

The Pokémon anime is leaving Ash & Pikachu after 25 years

Ash and Pikachu have come a long way in 25 years…well, he’s still 10. So who knows how long it feels like for him?picture: The Pokemon Company Last month, long time Pokemon Anime protagonist Ash Ketchum eventually became the best coach in the world after defeating Galar champion Leon in the Masters Eight tournament. It ...

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Why you need to cheer more in raids

Why you need to cheer more in raids

screenshot: The Pokemon Company / Kotaku Tera ambushes Pokemon scarlet and violet are a team-based affair, and part of that teamwork relies on the use of Cheers, a set of commands exclusive to these four-player boss battles scattered across the games Paldea region. However, in my experience of grouping with randos online, I was often ...

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Ramattra from Overwatch 2 is actually a fun hero to fight

Ramattra from Overwatch 2 is actually a fun hero to fight

Ramattra’s power is at its maximum. picture: Blizzard/Viz Media/Kotaku Yesterday I cranked up the old sadness machine to play surveillance 2 and see what Season 2 new beauty Ramattra talked about vs my entrees. What I quickly found out was that the game’s newest tank hero not only kicks their ass a lot in duels, ...

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Genshin Impact adds villain Scararamouche two years later

Genshin Impact adds villain Scararamouche two years later

picture: HoYover I’m a proud Scaramouche hater. When he was first introduced, I couldn’t stand his obnoxious taunts, his odd coat-and-shorts combo, or his awkward bowl cut. I’ve since come to terms with his now more compelling backstory, but there are fans out there who have been waiting for this villain to be playable since ...

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The Callisto Protocol: The Kotaku Review

The Callisto Protocol: The Kotaku Review

Oddly enough, after a biophage mutant, whose limbs fall off so easily it’s like scooping a pudding, sticks its hands in my mouth and rips my jaw out of my face for the fifth time, it occurs to me: Oh, this is a transport game. The Callisto Protocol takes place on a moon propelled by ...