Monday: Pokémon World Championships - Local Event & Pokémon Center + Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Update

19-06-2023 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.

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Last Update: 06:05 BST
Edit @ 06:05: Pokémon World Championships

Pokémon Sword & Shield

In The Games Department

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Details have been released for various events thart will run through the Pokémon World Championships in Yokohama. Events will run from August 8th 2023 through August 14th 2023
The Pokémon Summer Festival Park will have a small festival with stalls and dances associated with the Pokémon games
The Pokémon Trainers Cruise will be on board the Luxury Liner Japan Maru where you can enjoy battles and trades
A Pokémon Fantastic Live Show featuring Pikachu at Rinko Park will run. This is a ticketed event where tickets are lottery based. This features a drone show and a Pikachu dance show
A night show, Imagination into the Next will run at night featuring water displays and projections. This is a ticketed event where they are lottery based
A Pikachu March will run in the time
A special Parade will run as part of the Live Show featuring Many Pokémon. It is also a ticketed event that runs through lottery
Various PokéGenic Photo Spots will be dotted around Yokohama
For fans who didn't get a Spectator Pass, you will be able to watch the streams at the Conference Center 1F Main Hall
Tickets can be reserved on the official website
We have added full details for each event into our World Championships page

Summer Festival Park Trainers Cruise We Move
Imagination Into The Next Pokémon Parade PokéGenic

Pokémon Sword & Shield

In The Games Department

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

The first look at the Pokémon World Championships merchandise at the Pokémon Center has been released. This shows some of the merchandise that will be available including a backpack, shirt, Bear Walker Skateboard and TCG deck. Slots are also now available for the Pokémon Center allowing you to book your Top 3 choices before the selection runs through lottery
Tickets can be reserved on the official website
There has also been reveals of the World merchandise along with prices which have been added to our World Championships page.
The Pokémon Center will be cashless and can use IC Cards and PayPay

Pokémon Sword & Shield

In The Games Department

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

A new update has been announced to be coming to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet soon. This update will include some move description updates ahead of Regulation D starting which will correct an error on the moves Dire Claw, Ceaseless Edge and Stone Axe that state that they have increased Critical Hit ratios, when the moves do not have it. We don't have any further details on the update including any additional contents or details but we'll post them as they come so be sure to keep checking back

Until Next Time, See Ya