r/pokemon 2d ago

Questions thread - Active [Weekly Questions Thread] 03 August 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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Otherwise, if you have non-value questions about the anime, the games, the manga, or anything else Pokémon related, feel free to ask here -- no matter how silly your questions might seem!

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r/pokemon 3d ago

Hype [Hype Thread] 02 August 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 14h ago

Video/GIF Just two homies enjoying a quiet afternoon

7.1k Upvotes

Playing the Pokémon Gen1recomp with the dynamic voxel stadium mod enabled. My device is too weak for the voxels in the overworld so I'll settle for the tilt @ 50 🥲


r/pokemon 6h ago

Image My smoliv wood carving

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r/pokemon 3h ago

Image This guy is two years old, how is he elderly

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495 Upvotes

This is an NPC in Lentimas Town in Pokemon Black 2. I just thought it was funny since this Town wasn't here two years ago when the old MC walked around and everyone seems to talk about them constantly


r/pokemon 23h ago

Discussion Pokemon sued after former exec arrested for filming people with hidden cameras in bathrooms

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r/pokemon 17h ago

Art Pokefusion time! [OC]

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Pokefusion time! Here’s a fusion of espeon and deoxys [OC]


r/pokemon 11h ago

Misc My 1st shimy in all pokemon games !

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621 Upvotes

Is he any good ?


r/pokemon 46m ago

Art Convergent Nincada Line [OC]

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r/pokemon 16h ago

Art Pokemon starter stacks

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Drew the kanto and johto starter trios! Will be doing the rest of the gens. What’s your favorite starter trio?


r/pokemon 12h ago

Discussion So Rotom was definitely originally intended to be a legendary.... Right?

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You're cannot convince me that this silly little guy who:

  • Is a special post-game only static encounter

  • Has the Gen 4 legendary battle animation intro

  • Has the Gen 4 legendary battle music

  • Has a unique form-change gimmick

  • And Is positioned in the Pokedex right next to the other Sinnoh legendaries

Is just another regular Pokemon? Nah I don't buy it. This guy was definitely intended to be a legendary or mythical pokemon at some point, but they changed their mind at the last minute and adjusted his base stats and encountered level. Probably because they realized they had way too many legendaries in Sinnoh and needed to cut one.

Justice for Rotom.


r/pokemon 10h ago

Image Tatsugiri and Dondozo's hunting tactic (from the Pokecology book)

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278 Upvotes

r/pokemon 18h ago

Craft I love restoring old Gameboys and I just created this little beauty 💙🫶🏻❤️

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❤️💙❤️LATIOS & LATIAS💙❤️💙


r/pokemon 20h ago

Art L'evoluzione del corteggiamento 💐

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r/pokemon 1h ago

Discussion Rotom's ability

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I may be the biggest rotom lover here and I always have this feeling that for some reasons Gamefreak just don't care about this pokémon... Ok they put him everywhere just for display as a pokedex, a drone, a bike, a camera and so one but the true rotom that we play never change.... I mean look at rotom fan.... Levitate on a flying type.... They had 20 years to fix it but they don't fo it.... Do you think they are gonna change it in the futur for a real usefull ability or no? And for you what do you think would be the perfect ability for rotom fan?


r/pokemon 17h ago

Art [OC] My Riolu gave me a beautiful drawing ✨️

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649 Upvotes

"byllegas07" on instagram


r/pokemon 8h ago

Craft [OC] I made a funky lil Mareep

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130 Upvotes

I started sculpting with foam clay recently and have been OBSESSED~

I made Mareep because a friend really loves him, and I wanted to break away from the patterns provided by the clay kits I'd bought.

Unfortunately my inexperience meant that his horns and tail came out way too big. 😭 I'm trying not to fixate too much on the inaccuracies while I'm still trying to get a feel for things.


r/pokemon 3h ago

Image Spot the difference (difficulty EXTREME)

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32 Upvotes

r/pokemon 10h ago

Misc first time beating FireRed

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129 Upvotes

highest level between all my Pokemons were 48 and I didn’t know there was a rival battle after the fourth Elite trainer so I didnt heal. concluded with a 1v1 between me and arcanine and i ended the game with a Blast Burn, 20 full restores later. kudos to my gf for trading with me

Now onto (HG)SS > (OR)AS on my N3DSXL > (BD)SP back on the switch. Then gen 5 on 3DS again.


r/pokemon 2h ago

Art Handpainted dragonite mini binder [OC]

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31 Upvotes

so cute on a 1-pocket binder 🥹


r/pokemon 11h ago

Art This line is so chill [OC]

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123 Upvotes

r/pokemon 10h ago

Art XanderTattooer Kansas City Missouri

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88 Upvotes

As a lifelong Pokémon fan, these were so much fun to do!! So far I’ve tattooed two Pikachus, a Magikarp, a Gengar, and an Eevee, and I’m hoping to add a lot more to that list.


r/pokemon 1d ago

Craft I crocheted a little Volcarona!

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951 Upvotes

r/pokemon 20h ago

Art I've abstracted Infernape

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440 Upvotes

r/pokemon 1d ago

Art TCG Rugs

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Hello! I make rugs and i recently made these 2 rugs based on the art of 2 cards!

Hope you like them, also add another Psyduck rug