Barry Wazzy (wazzy88) of deviantART is what you’d call “good at Photoshop.” He’s made a collection of absolutely gorgeous poké balls, mostly realistic-looking, as well as even made a few Okami-themed poké balls, because why not? Check them out after the break.

There have always been a lot of questions as to how Pokéballs really work. Okay, maybe that’s the wrong way to put it. Still, just try to tell me that you haven’t once thought about how those things would function, the “science” behind them, and whether or not certain rules were consistently applied in universe. Well, now your questions can be answered. This amazing set of graphics from EPICponyz tackles the subject in an in depth and semi in-universe style. Volume of a pokéball? 8.18 cubic inches. Total number of different varieties? 26. Want to know more? There’s plenty more to learn below.

In an installment of Watchmen Broadcasting’s flagship program Club36, a Georgia-based evangelical Christian program, recently uploaded to these great Internets, a middle-aged man says some surprising things about the well-loved video game Minecraft and popular franchise Pokémon.

In it, the man says that Pokémon are “all oriental demons.” He goes on to describe the evolution mechanic of the game, saying that the Pokémon become more demonic with each evolution until they are “totally demonic.” Concluding his discussion on the game, he says “the name [of the Pokémon] are actually names of demons.” Minecraft gets off a little easier. The gentleman on the show calls it “addictive,” though concedes that it is, “not necessarily occultic [sic], but certainly distracting.”

The sophisticated Pokémon trainer demands a beverage that will meet the needs of his or her discerning palate. The Pokémon cocktails developed by the author(s) of the Drunken Moogle blog does just that, with a series that include three separate drinks inspired by each evolutionary stages of various pocket monsters. Each series begins with a shot, moves on to a midsize drink served in a tumbler, and then a highball-sized cocktail. It’s notable that each drink builds on the previous, so the Charmeleon contains the ingredients from the Charizard, and so on.

The Charmander series looks particularly interesting, partly because it uses the truly excellent Fireball cinnamon whiskey, but also because you can light them on fire. See that weird blue haze above the shot glass? That’s what Bacardi 151 looks when in flames.

Read on below to get the recipes for this and other intriguing Pokémon cocktails, but remember: Pokémon masters always drink responsibly.

PRguitarman, the guy that brought us the ever-nyaning Nyan Cat, spent six months turning each of the original 151 Pokémon (except he had his friend draw Machamp) into cats. They aren’t zooming across the sky leaving a rainbow trail amongst the stars, but they’re fairly ridiculous, and provided in animated .gif format below the break.

You thought Minecraft had everything? Well, it didn’t have Pokémon, until now. If you install the Pokémobs Minecraft mod by Seagoingmanatee and co-coder Pwootage, you too can craft Pokéballs, find Pokémon in the wild, capture them, and have them follow you around like pets. The mod is young, but it still boasts some impressive functionality. When hit by a Pokéball, the Pokémon give that characteristic “is it going to escape?!” wiggle, and when caught, they turn into friendly mobs that’ll follow you around like Pikachu. They can also be leveled up and even evolve, at which point their stats can be adjusted.

For all that, the mod still lacks some important details. There is nothing for your Pokémon to fight, for instance, and it appears that captured Pokémon cannot be confined to their balls but will always follow you around. Perhaps most troubling is that, for the moment, Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur can be found in the wild. These guys clearly love their Pokémon, so I have no doubt they’ll eventually implement a mechanism by which you must ceaselessly harass your friends to trade their starters if you want to catch ‘em all. Otherwise it just wouldn’t be Pokémon.

Check out some videos of the mod after the jump.

It’s a law of nature; you just can’t get enough Pokémon puns. In order to help feed your ravenous need, the guys over at the memetastic website Canv.as have mocked up a collection of literary classics for you. Or covers for them anyway. Some of these don’t have the best image quality, but it’s the thought that counts, so just distract yourself by trying to imagine how the novel would actually play out. Bonus points for writing a book report on it.

I’ve got good news and a lot of bad news for you. The good news is that a fully licensed Pokémon game called Pokémon Say Tap? will be coming to both iOS and Android devices this summer. That’s all for good news, and it’s all downhill from here.

The bad news is that Nintendo, who own about a third of the Pokémon franchise, maintain that they have no plans on ever bringing a full-fledged Pokémon game to a third-party mobile device. Or any game, for that matter. The worst news is that it’s not even a full-fledged Pokémon game. Yes, there are monsters which are pocket-sized involved, but the forthcoming game is based around card and rhythm-matching mechanics. Perhaps its best that this game isn’t likely to see release out side of Japan.

Interestingly, Nintendo’s continued abhorrence of mobile gaming comes despite a 5% stock bump at the news of a mobile Pokémon game. If money won’t shift Nintendo, then nothing will.

(image and story via MobileCrunch, Engadget)

Remember the fashion show sidequest from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl? Pokémon&Fashion brings it to life, adding Pokémon into fashion shots. One can only assume the Pokémon were fed well-made Poffins in order to keep their coats shiny and smooth for the photo shoots.

In the far and distant past, we here at Geekosytem compiled a list of the 21 most amazing creations in Minecraft. Since then, much has changed. The game has entered Beta, and numerous updates have added new dimensions to the game that we could have only dreamed of back then. In honor of the impending 1.8 Adventure Update, we’ve assembled a bold slate of champions. Behold, 21 More Amazing Minecraft Creations!