Google’s Pokémon game is back with a vengeance

The Pokémon franchise has often surprised me over the years — things like the introduction of real-time combat in Legends: Z-Aand the open world of Scarlet and Violet were certainly a shock to my system, but I’d never been actively jump-scared by the series until today. In the process of writing an article, I did a quick Google search to remind myself of the release date of Legends Arceus, and was immediately greeted by a big Poké Ball hovering at the bottom of my screen and a pang of desire in my chest to catch ’em all.