Design Buzz Artist Chris Gerringer — aka paperbeatsscissors — specializes in the adorable side of nerd culture (you might remember his awesome “I know that feel” series). His latest is an ode to all the life lessons that our old NES and Genesis games taught us… (via geek-art.net)
Animals Buzz The video gurus at Final Cut King made this awesome short in which they hunt down pikachu. BEWARE, PIKACHU IS REALLY, REALLY CUTE.
Culture Buzz I don't think that I'm going to be the first person to say, THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING. There are many conclusions we can take from this discovery, first and foremost being that Nintendo has misled us for years about Pikachu being the “mouse-type” Pokémon. More to come.
Culture Buzz A coffeeshop called Espresso Royale employs a talented artist named Sara Jahn. She creates these awesome depictions of turtles and other 80s-era icons getting their caffeine fix. (via obviouswinner.com)
Movie Buzz This is all too clear now… [Ed. note: Context, for non-Pokemon-nerds.]
Explained by an insane version of the geekiest Pokemon fan of the universe.
Culture Buzz Various Pokemon characters and pets in Art Nouveau style, by various artists. Special thanks to Astropunch.
Culture Buzz Pokémon are plastered on everything these days. But maybe they shouldn't be on these products.
Culture Buzz The geeky Gandalf stamp has a positive Pokémon-inspired counterpart. And honestly, is there a better way to celebrate passing an exam than with a decent gaming joke? No, I didn't think so.
Movie Buzz DeviantART user hapuriainen has created the most adorable Disney/Pokemon mashup you could imagine. Obligatory “someone please make this!”
Music Buzz Is Nick McKaig some sort of nostalgia wizard? Yes. The answer is yes.
TV Buzz Does this mean inside every Venusaur there is a Bulbasaur trying to get out? Lomm made a whole scad of these designs. (via ianbrooks.me)
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Fifteen years is a long time. After a while you've just come up with everything cool and are left creating ice cream cones with eyes.
It's all fun and games, until you take a solarbeam to the knee. I never knew Pikachu had such a dirty mouth. NSFW language, folks.
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You see, women are like Charmander. Sometimes they evolve into Charizard, and sometimes you gotta catch them in your office by pretending itâs a giant Pokeball.
Politics Buzz It's hard to argue with that logic. Plus Snorlax deserves it. He doesn't even have a job. (via virtualshackles.com)
Culture Buzz You've seen the Disney version, but now prepare to be even more weirded out.
TV Buzz
Your pokemon trainer is evolving. A lot of little changes have happened between Season One and Season Fourteen.
I choose you, unexplained natural phenomenon! Appearing over the Rio De La Plata last month scientists are still trying to figure out what caused this distorted sunrise.
Per the folks at the Christian TV talk show Club36, Pokemon characters are actually “Oriental demons” who have come for your children. Also, some game called Guitar Hero is “addictive,” and something called Minecraft is distracting kids from reading their bibles. Be warned.
Culture Buzz Who needs anything else when you have Pokémon and caffeine?
For all you Pokemon fanatics who just can't keep your obsession close enough, here's the Pokeball Nipple Bar. It's a thing that exists, and you can buy 'em on Etsy. (via gammasquad.uproxx.com)
Culture Buzz I choose you, Deathclaw! DarthGir2 put a lot of effort into making the most entertaining genre mash-up mod I've seen in a long time.
Culture Buzz The 2011 Pokemon World Championship was held this weekend in San Diego. Watch to see who took home the title of Pokemon World Champion!
Politics Buzz Is Herman Cain trying to reach out to the Pokemon generation, or is he the victim of a prank from within? The GOP candidate has repeatedly quoted lines from Pokemon: The Movie 2000 in his speeches and campaign materials.
Culture Buzz Pokemon had a large impact on the life of digital illustrator R.J. Palmer when he was a child. So he designed this giant digital mural as an adult as a sort of tribute to all the good times he had. (Via)
Culture Buzz Gavin Mackey makes these incredibly creepy but also fantastic redesigns of the Pokemon characters by using digital painting to make them look more realistic. You can see tons more of these awesome paintings here. (via theswedishbed.com)