In one of the crucial novel concepts we have seen from The Pokémon Firm, the media large has revealed Pokécology, an official e-book that focuses on the behaviours of the fictional creatures.
Reported on my Automaton Media, Pokécology can be launched in Japan on 18th June 2025 by writer Shogakukan, with no official Western launch confirmed but. However the massive draw right here is that the e-book has been put collectively by two veterinary behaviorism and ecology PHD graduates from the College of Tokyo. So it is basically an actual science e-book about fictional creatures.
The e-book has been penned by Yoshinari Yonehara — who has labored with the corporate on Pokémon Legends: Arceus and Scarlet & Violet — with illustrations type Chihiro Kinoshita, who is thought for drawing a variety of kids’s illustrations specializing in animal ecology.
We have got no official photographs moreover the brand, which is fairly charming, however pre-orders from Amazon Japan, Rakuten, and HMV (amongst different retailers) value the e-book at round ¥1,430 — simply over USD $10.
As a substitute of specializing in Pokémon stats and battle strategies, Pokécology will as an alternative take a look at issues akin to sleeping habits, most well-liked meals, migration patterns, and different likewise matters. Appears like the right New Pokémon Snap companion to us.
Plus, it will apparently be offered in an easy-to-understand method, that means this could be the way you get your youngsters enthusiastic about animal sciences, ecology, and biology.
We all know translating the e-book may very well be plenty of work, however we would love to see this get the official remedy right here within the West. For now, we’ll have our fingers crossed as we put together to develop into Pokémon specialists. It might be an excellent factor to announce within the run-up to the following Pokémon sport’s launch, Legends: Z-A.
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