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Before the 7th generation, Lucario could only be obtained through evolution. Thanks to Sword & Shield’s Wild Area, players can forgo evolving Riolu and just catch Lucario in the wild. There are three different ways of obtaining Lucario in Pokemon’s 8th Generation. RELATED: Pokemon Sword & Shield: 12 Hidden Details About Zacian & Zamazenta Evolving Riolu The most familiar way of getting Lucario was by evolving Riolu. Players can capture a Riolu in the wild as a Visible Pokemon in the Giant’s Cap....

By now, players should have a pretty good idea of the basics. In addition to a new region to explore and new Pokemon to catch, Isle of Armor will provide players with new rivals to fight, new moves to teach their Pokemon, and new Gigantamax forms for their starters, in addition to plenty of other new features and mechanics. Among all of these, Nintendo will also give players a new way to gain new items through a new device called the Cram-O-Matic....

With that in mind, we’ve put together a brief guide on how to secure one of the more challenging original starter Pokemon, Bulbasaur. This Grass-type can only be added to your party by ensuring that Pikachu is incredibly happy, but (as many will attest) this can be a rather challenging affair. Fortunately, we’ve got a few tips to help make the process a little less painful for those struggling to lock the creature down in Pokemon Yellow....

Ace-King is generally considered a strong starting hand in Texas Hold’em, and is rarely folded preflop—especially early in a tournament. However, that is exactly what 10-time WSOP bracelet winner did during Episode 1 of ESPN’s $1 Million buy-in Big One for One Drop coverage. MORE: Smith Returns to #1 on GPI World Rankings | Daniel Negreanu Player of the Month | WSOP November Nine Set As it turns out, Ivey made the correct fold....

Pokimane posted a YouTube video on October 4 in which she speaks openly to her audience about her health and different changes that she’s making to her routine beyond Twitch livestreaming. Earlier this year, Pokimane opened up about feeling depressed after hate raids from JiDion’s community, and her adoption of meditation may help her offset some of this trauma. Among the other things that Pokimane discussed in her recent YouTube upload are how she got prescribed “fake teeth” and how they’re supposed to benefit the popular Twitch streamer....

The accusations against FedMyster were numerous, with many female members of the Offline TV group citing some form of sexual misconduct or harassment during his tenure in the streamer house. Most notably, Yvonne “Yvonnie” Ng and Lily “LilyPichu” Ki offered up statements to that effect, with Ng pointing to two separate occasions where Gaytan entered her room without permission and inappropriately touched her. Ki suggested that similar things had happened to her, accusing FedMyster of taking advantage of her emotional state after a bad breakup in order to make sexual advancements upon her....

The legislation, yet to be signed into law by President Andrzej Duda, was unexpectedly rushed through parliament on Friday. It seeks to force the U.S. media giant to sell a majority in its local unit, TVN—the country’s biggest independent broadcaster which often airs reports critical of Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party. The government led by the PiS has maintained that the legislation seeks to limit foreign influence over local media....

According to the Associated Press, reporters were allowed to see work being done near a closed border crossing in the village of Tolcza in eastern Poland on Thursday. Military and border guards patrolled the area while excavators and cranes prepared the ground for the 18-foot metal wall that will be topped with barbed wire, cameras and electronic alarm systems and that will ultimately cost around 1.6 billion zlotys ($394 million)....

Last week it revealed its first SUV in the Polestar 3 and on Wednesday the company teased the Polestar 5 prototype sedan, which looks like a production version of its handsome Polestar Precept concept. Both the Polestar 2 BST edition 270 and the Polestar 5 will appear at the 2022 Goodwood Festival of Speed in Chichester, England June 23-26. The company has a habit of revealing vehicles at the mega-sized annual car event....

First, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported team executive vice president Kevin Demoff apologized to St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar during a phone call Monday. Minutes after that story was posted, Demoff told ESPN’s Nick Wagoner he did no such thing. MORE: Rams players join protests | Must-see Week 13 photos The county police responded via social media that, by definition, Demoff apologized: The Post-Dispatch obtained the email Belmar sent to his officers....

Acevedo will leave his post in Texas to take over the same responsibilities in Miami. The move was revealed late Sunday night through both news outlets and social media. Acevedo, who has guided the Houston department through Hurricane Harvey (2017), social justice marches, a Super Bowl, a World Series victory celebration and recent ice storm, will be formally announced Monday morning in Miami. Previously to his Houston position, Acevedo was the Austin chief of police and a chief for the California Highway Patrol in Los Angeles....

After initially being unavailable in Pokemon Sword & Shield, the Shinx evolutionary line has become a staple in Pokemon games. It was added to Galar in the Isle of Armor DLC, was a big part of many Pokemon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl playthroughs, and was prominently featured in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Now, it’s one of the go-to electric Pokemon for Pokemon Scarlet & Violet playthroughs. RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: How to Get Pikachu and Evolve it Into Raichu...

Tera types include any of the 18 standard types in Pokemon. Tera Pokemon are Paldea-exclusive phenomena and can result in exciting type combinations. One example is a Pikachu can have a Flying Tera type making it powerful against foes that it would usually be weak to. To have the ability to Terastallize Pokemon, players will need a Tera Orb, which is given to them early on in the storyline. All Pokemon can Terastallize, but there are higher level Tera Pokemon and unique Tera typings that players can get....

Increasing a Pokemon’s friendship levels in Scarlet & Violet can be done in multiple ways, but the best way to ensure a Pokemon becomes close to the trainer is by keeping it in the party and making sure it doesn’t faint in battle. As long as it levels up, it’ll become friendlier. However, there is a special item in Pokemon games that can be held by Pokemon to make them become friendlier faster....

Arguably, there are some Pokemon who are created purposefully to be more difficult to use in battle. The chances of them getting an evolution are much slimmer than others. These are just a few Pokemon that are still waiting on a base stat boost or an evolution after Gen 9’s Scarlet & Violet. 5 Skarmory At first glance, Skarmory looks like it could tear apart its enemies, but this Steel/Flying-type is overshadowed by Gen 8’s Flying/Steel-type, Corviknight....

RELATED: Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: References You May Have Missed This Pokemon is a Pokemon Violet exclusive, meaning that players will only be able to obtain Ceruledge from Violet, or by trading with a player who has Violet. Ceruledge is a wonderful Pokemon for sweeping or pivoting, and has wonderful attack stats. 8 Sweep Set Like said above, Ceruledge is one of the best Pokemon that a player can prepare for sweeping an opposing team of Pokemon....

RELATED: Every Pokemon in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Type advantage can help even an average Pokemon to take down one of the series’ most powerful Legendaries, even if they’re a little under-leveled for the occasion. With this in mind, players will want to make sure that they’re fully up to date with type effectiveness in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet, particularly if they play on beating all eight gym leaders and heading to the Pokemon League....

There are many reasons why a Pokemon type might need to be adjusted within the games. Primarily, it’s because of their average stats, strengths, and weaknesses. Additionally, some Pokemon are more common than others, which means there should be fewer instances of one type or more of another T. Some fans may be hoping that overpowered types, like Fairy, will become more balanced in Pokemon Scarlet/Pokemon Violetto even the playing field both in-game and competitively....

Since their initial announcement in February, fans have been wondering about the gameplay, Pokemon, and regions of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. A total of three trailers have been officially released till now, and each trailer has given fans more to get excited about the games. The third trailer was released at the start of August and revealed interesting details about Scarlet and Violet’s new features. Recent advertisements have excited fans as the music featured in the ads has not been heard before, and fans are wondering if it will be the OST of the games....

In Paldea, trainers can use Terastal crystals to imbue their Poke Balls and provide a boost to a given Pokemon’s type, but that’s not all. Via Terastallization, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players can even change the base type of all their Pokemon that use the battle gimmick for the duration of the fight, making for interesting combinations. With the new trailer, The Pokemon Company also revealed the early-purchase bonus for Gen 9 games, and it has to do with the Terastal phenomenon....