The Pokémon video games tend to rely heavily on gimmicks introduced years ago. Some of these gimmicks have become mainstays for a reason, their intricacies helping to keep battles, exploration, or ...

As a diehard enthusiast of video games, Ediz Guner has been attentively following the ebbs and flows of the gaming industry for a long period of time. This, coupled with his hobby of extensively ...

If you ask a Pokemon fan what their favorite gimmick of the entire series is, nine times out of ten, the answer will always be Mega Evolution. This beloved mechanic takes a Pokemon you know and love ...

Andrea is an editor at Game Rant, where she has been writing professionally about video games for nearly five years. She became a gamer for life at 7, thanks to a copy of Pokemon Red and her Game Boy.

In 2013, Pokémon X and Y transformed the franchise with a massive visual overhaul as the first 3D entries in the main series. The games also introduced Mega Evolution, a feature that made strong ...