GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. I love Pokemon's turn-based battle mechanics. For nearly 30 years, Game Freak has tuned its rock-paper-scissors style combat to near perfection.

Those pesky fire dogs wouldn’t leave me alone. A pack of roving Houndour had been chasing after me, led by an alpha Houndoom — its red eyes signaling it was a cut above the rest — and, overwhelmed in ...

“Pokémon Legends: Z-A,” the first “Pokémon” game to launch on the Switch 2, is nearly here, and Nintendo has revealed a Snorlax-sized amount of information about the the game. The news comes via an ...

Mega Evolution is making a major comeback in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and as IGN learned in a recent hands-on with the new action-forward title, there’s more than one new spin on the years-old mechanic: ...

Pokemon Legends: Arceus took players into the past. We got to see old versions of Poke Balls and even craft our own. One of the primary drivers of the game was studying Pokemon and starting to put ...

Pokemon I love turn-based RPGs, but 20 minutes of Pokemon Legends: Z-A has convinced me that real-time combat could be the way forward for the series Pokemon Pokemon Legends: Z-A hands-on: With ...

Anthony Taormina is an original member of the Game Rant team, having been part of the publication for 15 years. He coordinates content for all facets of the site and manages its social media, PR, and ...

One of the things many fans like about Pokemon is that the battles are turn-based. This gives you time to think about your next move, or even pause and wander off to get a snack. With Pokemon Legends: ...

At the outset, re-lobby if you see Duraludon with Hyper Beam as it will deal too much damage. Lead, using the first Blissey, and keep using Pound to charge your Dynamax Meter. Dodge attacks, ...

As for the strategy, its straightforward. Tap-tap-tap with your tanks and dodge incoming attacks, especially the large ones, effectively. Don't bother too much with using Charged moves during this ...

I got to play the upcoming Switch game. It takes place in one city, but its real-time feel is a whole new spin. I started with CNET reviewing laptops in 2009. Now I explore wearable tech, VR/AR, ...

Knowing the Max Battle schedule is useful if you’re looking to expand your inventory of Dynamax Pokémon in Pokémon Go. It does appear that Niantic will start rotating Pokémon in and out of Max Battles ...