Dear Colleagues We are pleased to invite contributions to an edited volume titled “Gotta Study 'Em All: 30 Years of Pokémon,” scheduled (tentatively) for publication with Bloomsbury Academic in 2026 - the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise. The project has already received initial positive feedback from the commissioning editors at Bloomsbury. This volume seeks to explore the Pokémon franchise as a complex and enduring global media phenomenon. We welcome submissions from scholars in internet research, media and cultural studies, game studies, education, psychology, and related fields. Contributions may address, but are not limited to, the following themes: Fan cultures and participatory practices Augmented reality and Pokémon GO Education, play, and cognitive engagement Nostalgia, transmedia storytelling, and consumer loyalty Worldbuilding, aesthetics, and global adaptations Social, intergenerational, or therapeutic uses of Pokémon Comparative media franchise analysis We are currently accepting extended abstracts (800-1200 words, excluding references) for chapter proposals. Deadline for submission: June 30, 2025 Please send submissions (including abstract, proposed title, and short bio) to: pokemon30yearsbook@gmail.com Full Call for Papers (PDF): https://piotrsiuda.com/wp-content/uploads/CFP_Pokemon.pdf Editors: Samuli Laato (University of Turku) Elina Koskinen (Tampere University) Piotr Siuda (Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz) We warmly encourage scholars from all disciplines and regions to submit. Please feel free to circulate this CFP within your networks. Best regards, Piotr Siuda (on behalf of the editorial team) -- *Piotr Siuda* (PhD, Professor of Media Studies) piotrsiuda.com Faculty of Cultural Studies Department of Game Studies and Digital Culture Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Associate Editor; *Journal of Creative Communication <https://journals.sagepub.com/home/crc> *(SAGE Journals) *Recent papers:* *-- **“Overdried, Without Curing? F*Ck, this [Is Supposed to be] Government Licensed Skunk!” Medical Cannabis and the Refracted Publics Within an Online Polish Drug Forum, **Sociological Inquiry*. https://doi.org/10.1111/soin.12652 -- *Self-exposure as a Way of Life. Privacy Tradeoff and Datafied Citizenship*,* Proceedings of the 58th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, HICSS 2025*, https://hdl.handle.net/10125/109127 -- *“Similar to Legal Companies”: Vendor Brands and Other Aspects of Marketing Communication in the Darknet Drug Trade*, *Deviant Behavior*, https://doi.org/10.1080/01639625.2024.2428711