The Pokémon Company to Nuzlockers: you do you

I just survived three years days of Fan X in Salt Lake City. Hats off to some killer Pokémon cosplayers, including a Jesse who probably has back problems from wearing a true-to-size wig around all day. #dedicated

The Pokémon Company to Nuzlockers: you do you

Okay, so not quite but almost. After the stir caused by former Nintendo PR managers Kit Ellis and Krysta Yang last week, (they claimed The Pokémon Company erased creators from the Creator Program for playing the game by Nuzlocke rules), TPC had the following to say:

"The Pokémon Company International does not have any issues with fans or creators playing the video games with Nuzlocke rules."

So to sum up the two week "drama", basically, former Nintendo employees who now run their own podcast made a vague claim that went viral and got them lots of attention for something that wasn't technically true or false.

On to REAL news

Kadabra on the comeback?

Fun fact: it's been almost 20 years since the last Kadabra card was released in the Pokémon TCG.

The reason why is the real-life magician that somewhat "inspired" Kabadra. Uri Geller is an illusionist that also uses a spoon-bending trick in his act. That alone doesn't seem like a big deal except the Japanese name for Kadabra is Yungerer, which sorta sounds like Uri's name, too.

Either way, these similar coincidences resulted in legal action. Kadabra continued on the video games but was not printed in ensuing TCG expansions.

The story took another twist in 2020, when Geller issued a letter to the chairman of Nintendo with permission to bring back the Kadabra card. Ishihara apparently responded but that was that... until the past few weeks.

In correspondence with PokeBeach, Geller mentioned he was in touch with the Pokémon Company and "has a feeling" a new Kadabra card is on the way "perhaps as early as December." Hats off to Geller for coming around after receiving what sounds like years of mail from Pokémon fans.

Don't get your hopes up just yet, but we could have a Kadabra Christmas Miracle in the works!

October Community Day is gonna be LIT

After drawing out the announcement of September's Community Day featured Pokémon, it came as a bit of a surprise to get the October details so soon. But there, you have, Litwick is coming, Saturday October 15, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. local time.

Community Day Features & Bonuses (bonuses with an * at the end will be active until 10 p.m. local time.)

• Evolve Lampent during the event or up to five hours afterward to get a Chandelure that knows the Charged Attack Poltergeist.

• 3× XP for catching Pokémon.

• 2× Candy for catching Pokémon.

• 2× chance for Trainers level 31 and up to receive XL Candy from catching Pokémon.

• Lure Modules activated during the event will last for three hours.

• Incense activated during the event will last for three hours.

• Take a few snapshots during Community Day for a surprise!

• One additional Special Trade can be made for a maximum of two for the day.*

• Trades made will require 50% less Stardust.*

Random Encounters from tall grass of the wide web

• Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles is now available on Netflix

• From Reddit: More Pokémon drawn as Lilo and Stich experiments

• Don't forget to stop by Gamestop or EB Games for a Shiny Eternatus download code now through October 1.

Obscure Pokémon Fact of the Day (from u/Mx_Toniy_4869)

Until next time,Derek "dreaming of a Kadabra Christmas" Siddoway