When Pokemon Red and Green launched in Japan on February 27, 1996, players had no idea how many creatures almost made it into the game. Years of development, hundreds of designs, and countless revisions... Read More →

Long before Pokemon trainers roamed the world, real creatures inspired by fossils walked, swam, and flew across our planet. The Pokemon franchise has always paid homage to paleontology, creating Pokemon that can be resurrected... Read More →

From a lightning-fast eye protein to extinct pterosaurs, scientists have officially named real species after Pokemon characters. Here are all the confirmed cases. Read More →