dragons

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Originally inspired by traditional summer insect hunts in Japan, gameplay usually involves capturing and training fantastical "pocket monsters" resembling anything from mice to dragons, before sending them into battle against one another.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

They looked exhausted and relieved on full-time, like they'd had a brush with ghosts rather than dragons.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

In medieval Europe, illness affecting people, animals, and crops was often blamed on dragons.

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

It’s also been about 50 years since actual dragons have been seen in the Realm, so the Targaryens are not quite as feared as they once were.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

“Anyway,” Wielaf said, focusing on Håkon, “we wanted to make sure you three were all right. We thought dragons were extinct. The tsar would turn himself inside out to get his hands on you.”

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack