James Ratcliff joined Game Rant 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 ...

Shiny Pokemon have variant colorations than normal Pokemon and are usually extremely rare. The Shiny Chimchar has vibrant dark pink fur instead of its usual light orange color. When Chimchar evolves ...

The Time-Space Smackdown expansion in Pokemon TCG Pocket has truly shaken up the meta with its various powerful cards, bringing a new wave of support for existing decks and, of course, a lot of cool ...

When picking a starter Pokemon, people usually only care to look at how strong each one is, how they fare against the gyms in the game, and a wide range of many other factors. But very rarely do ...

Infernape is the final evolution of Chimchar. Having an Electric-type on your team is ideal and few are better than Shinx. You can find Shinx as early as Route 202, making this particular Pokémon easy ...

There's a tough decision to be made at the beginning of nearly every mainline Pokemon game: starter Pokemon. Sometimes, these are just decided by their design while others look at their stats. The ...

Set in the past, the land of Hisui is supposed to be a precursor to the Sinnoh region. As such, trainers were able to choose from Rowlett, Cyndaquil and Oshawott for their starters. This means that ...

Dean (He/Him) has been a lifelong gamer ever since he got a SNES as his first game system and has continued to stay passionate about gaming ever since. He has always had a soft spot for most anything ...

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