The Pokémon Company surprisingly launched its first-ever forum, allowing fans across the globe to talk about anything and everything Pokémon, and it almost immediately descended into chaos. Due to the large influx of people and the apparent lack of moderation, the forum was unfortunately graced with increasingly unhinged posts from its users that clearly violate its guidelines. Various people took to Twitter, reacting to the new forums and sharing various images of the absurd forum posts. That said, the forum moderation team has seemingly cleared up most of the guideline-violating posts.
In addition to the forum, a new YouTube series called Beyond the Pokedex was announced by The Pokémon Company.
This new series, hosted by the aspiring Pokémon researchers Spruce and Maple”, will go through every Pokémon in 1000+ episodes, examining their various appearances in video games, cards, and anime. In its debut episode, Spruce and Maple will tell viewers everything there is to know about Sobble, the Water Lizard Pokémon.