The best upgrades in Pokémon history.

James Ratcliff joined GameRant in 2022 as a Gaming News Writer. In 2023, James was offered a chance to become an occasional feature writer for different games and then a Senior Author in 2025. He is a ...

Pokémon isn’t just a franchise, it’s a way of life. For the past three decades, this world of evolving, battling creatures has dominated popular culture. And for many fans, it can all be traced back ...

With Pokémon X and Pokémon Y came Mega Evolutions — a battle mechanic that temporarily boosts a Pokémon’s power in different ways. It hasn’t been a feature in Pokémon games for a couple generations, ...

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Chris Littlechild (He/Him) is an Editor and Writer Trainer from the United Kingdom. He has been gaming since receiving an original Game Boy and copies of Super Mario Land and Super Mario Land 2: Six ...

The Pokemon TCG craze has been burning white hot since the release of Surging Sparks in early 2025. After a few years of relative quiet, a new round of shortages, upselling, and collector hype has ...

Eric Warner is a Journalist and Multimedia Producer based in New England with over seven years of experience producing stories for multiple print, online, radio, and video publications. Eric has been ...