03-07-2021 07:34 BST / 02:34 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Community Day. On this day, for six hours in each region, Tepig will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Tepig appearing. During this event, when you evolve Pignite into Emboar, it will know the move Blast Burn, which is exclusive to this event. This coincides with 3* Catch Stardust and 3 hour Incense.
It runs from 11am to 5pm in your local time. We have full details in our Tepig Community Day section
02-07-2021 06:02 BST / 01:02 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:35: PokéToon | Edit @ 07:07: Pokémon Trading Card Game - Japanese Cards | Edit @ 11:52: Pokémon Anime - Dawn Return | Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A distribution has been announced for Pokémon Sword & Shield. During the livestream for the Video Game portion of the Pokémon Japan Championships 2021 on Sunday, July 18th, a special code to receive a distribution of a Torkoal will be given. This Torkoal is based on the Torkoal used by the winner of the Pokémon Japan No. 1 Final Battle in 2020. It has the moves Burning Jealousy, Body Press, Yawn and Protect and holds a Sitrus Berry. We'll provide the code as soon as it is available
Our Event Database has been updated with the details of the event
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Pokémon GO Community Day, the ticket for the Special Research is now available for purchase. This Special Research will give a variety of tasks and rewards based around Tepig and costs Ł0.79/$0.99 to purchase
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Pokémon (2019) - Upcoming Details
During the special that aired in Japan today, it has been confirmed that Dawn is returning to the Pokémon anime during an upcoming arc. These episodes are the Darkrai & Cresselia episodes that are due to air in Japan on July 23rd & 30th
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PokéToon
The Pokémon Company have released a new PokéToon episode. This episode, Please Wait! Magikarp, focuses on a young boy who meets Magikarp at the lake but, unable to take it home with him, the two wonder if they will ever meet again
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Pokémon Masters EX
A Special Unova 5 Star Guaranteed Scout is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This Scout allows for you to get 11 Sync Pairs, but then you have a guarantee of a 5 Star Sync Pair. All the Sync Pairs in this Scout are from Unova
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Pokémon TCG - Skyscraping Perfect & Blue Sky Stream
he Pokémon Company have officially revealed all the standard cards the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG.This is the seventh TCG set and comes in two sets: Skyscraping Perfect and Blue Sky Stream and are out next week July 9th 2021 and feature the return of Dragon-type cards, this time with no Weakness or Resistance.
As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with thanks to ToineLay for help with translation.
Skyscraping Perfect
Blue Sky Stream
01-07-2021 01:01 BST / 20:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, the Water Paradise is a Single Battle competition that allows for you to run Water-type Pokémon only. All players who enter get 50 BP
Registration is open now to July 15th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from July 16th 00:00 UTC to July 18th 23:59 UTC. We have full details, including a list of eligible Pokémon, in our Water Paradise Competition section
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
The Pokémon Company have announced the Series 10 ruleset, which will begin on August 1st 2021 through to October 31st. This ruleset includes a return to the ruleset that was active for Series 8. It allows for Pokémon in the Galar Pokédex, Isle of Armor Pokédex and now Pokémon in The Crown Tundra Pokédex, including other Pokémon not in the dex such as some Legendary Pokémon and 1 Restricted Legendary Pokémon per team. It also bans Dynamax. All Pokémon must have a Galar symbole or the Battle Ready Symbol.
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Pokémon GO
The Special Research "Professor's Research" is now available for players of Pokémon GO. This Special Research is obtained by a Serial Code on the promo Professor's Research card obtained through various means across the world including Pokémon Center in the US and Pokémon League events in Europe. The Research will become available when it hits July 1st in your area. We're currently compiling all the details in our Professor's Research Special Research section so be sure to keep checking
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until July 1st at 20:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Rufflet and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that various cities across Europe, North America and New Zealand will hold special celebrations for Pokémon GO Fest on July 17th from 10:00 to 18:00. These include photo ops and more across the cities. To enter these, you must register on the official site
Europe
Linz, AT
Dresden, DE
Essen, DE
Hamburg, DE
Sevilla, ES
Paris, FR
Warsaw, PL
Bristol, UK
Edinburgh, UK
Liverpool, UK
London, UK
United States
San Francisco, CA
Denver, CO
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Indianapolis, IN
New York City, NY
Nashville, TN
Austin, TX
Seattle, WA
Washington, D.C.
Asia-Pacific
Auckland, NZ
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 9/Season 20 is now live. This ruleset returns to the inability of using any Restricted Pokémon. This will run from July 1st at 04:00 UTC to July 31st at 23:59 UTC. Be sure to check out our section for full details and Pokémon restrictions.
With this, the eighteenth season of Pokémon Sword & Shield's Ranked Battle has come to an end and with it, the rewards for participation in battles is now live. To get them, you need to check your ranking in the Ranked Battle mode and then go to Mystery Gift > Receive via Battle Stadium. These rewards include BP and items range from Armorite Ore up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement.
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Bidoof Day is now rolling out globally. From 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time, Bidoof will be spawning in very high amounts, as well as being in all forms of Raid Battles. Alongside this, some Special Research is now available for all players with branching options and Bidoof Cup is now available in GO Battle League, which only allows use of Bidoof. We've added all details to our Bidoof Day event section so be sure to check it out
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Pokémon Masters
The Bidoof Day event is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This event gives a special gift of 400 Gems for 3 days of logging in between now and July 8th 2021 in celebration of Bidoof Day.
30-06-2021 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The All Aboard the Victory Train event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a Story Event based on the Battle Subway Masters, Ingo & Emmet, and their plans to bring the subway to Pasio. It introduces Ingo & Excadrill & Emmet & Archeosp through special Poké Fair scouts that are available now. The event runs until July 15th 2021.
We're currently compiling all details in our All Aboard the Victory Train event section
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Bdioof Breakout is now rolling out in Asia Pacific Regions. From 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time. It will also learn various moves using Charge TMs for the duration of the event and know Superpower when captured. It also includes the first branched Special Research. We're currently compiling all details of this event so be sure to check our event section
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Pokémon Masters
The fourth of the Battle Point Challenge Daily Region Rotation selections is now live. These stages provide a chance to get an increased amount of Battle Points with a 1-per day stage with boosts to your Sync Pair's strength if they have are of a specific region. It runs until July 5th 2021. We're currently compiling all details in our Daily Region Rotation - Unova event section
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Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has has added 15 new stages and various new stages. We're currently collating all the details for the new stages so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:02: Updated the Regular Orders pages with all the new details. It's confirmed the next batch of orders will be released on July 14th
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event is the Snorlax Team Event repeat and adds Snorlax to the game as a Special Customer. It runs until July 14th 2021
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Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Today is the release of the next wave of DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, adding the new characters Kazuya from Tekken as well as a new stage. With this, I have updated our secition to include all details on Kazuya as well as the new stage Mishima Dojo which also includes a list of all Poké Ball Pokémon and Assist Trophies that are incapable of spawning in the stage
29-06-2021 07:30 BST / 02:30 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Bidoof Breakout event has now changed some elements. Now, from 00:00 local time today to 23:59 local time tomorrow, Bidoof is spawning more often and knows the move Ice Beam. The experience bonus has now been changed to a 4* Catch Experience Bonus as well
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for July 2021.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From July 1st 2021 at 20:00 UTC to August 1st 2021 at 20:00 UTC you'll get a Rufflet
The 5 Star Raid Battles have been confirmed:
From July 1st 20:00 local time through July 16th at 10:00 local time, Defense Forme Deoxys will be in raids
Mewtwo will be in raids from 10:00 local time on July 16th through to 10:00 July 23rd
The 5 Star Raids beyond that are yet to be announced
Mega Houndoom will be in Mega Raids from July 1st through July 16th. Mega Gengar will be in Mega Raids from July 16th through July 23rd and Mega Charizard X will be in Mega Raids from July 23rd through August 6th
The events in July have also been revealed
From July 6th through July 15th, a special Pokémon GO 5th Anniversary celebration event will run. More details will come soon
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Spotlight Hours for the month of July. They happen at 6pm to 7pm local time are as follows:
July 6th - Bulbasaur - 2* Catch Experience
July 13th - Charmander - 2* Catch Candy
July 20th - Squirtle - 2* Transfer Candy
July 27th - Natu - 2* Evolution Experience
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have started rolling out a new Sky Box in-game in Australia, Mexico, United Kingdom and Singapore. This has the lighting for the game, the colour of the sky, clouds and even star placement change in realtime based on the location and the weather
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Pokémon Masters EX
DeNA have confirmed that on July 1st, to celebrate Bidoof Day, there will be a special Log In Bonus that will give all players gems when they log in during the time. We'll provide full detials of this login bonus when it is available
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
To celebrate Bidoof Day, players of Pokémon Trading Card Game Online will receive a Bidoof Deck Box, Sleeves and Coin if they log in between July 1st and July 7th
28-06-2021 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following this weekend's special event, the Max Raid Battle Event has reverted back to the prior event. From now until an unspecified date, various early game Pokémon such as Centiskorch, Corviknight and Orbeetle are in Max Raid Battles..
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a Bidoof Day event as part of The Pokémon Company's Bidoof Day celebration on July 1st. This event concludes the Bidoof Breakout event and runs from 10:00 local time to 20:00 local time on July 1st
Bidoof will spawn at ain incredibly high rate in the wild
During the event, all 1 Star, 3 Star and 5 Star raids will be Bidoof. Mega Raids will not be available during the event
Any Bidoof caught during the event will know Superpower and you'll be able to use a Charged TM to each Bidoof Ice Beam, Shadow Ball or Thunderbolt. All 4 moves will be available via Elite Charged TM after
Team GO Rocket Grunts will have Bidoof in their teams more often
A Special Bidoof Cup will be available in GO Battle League. Only Bidoof will be eligible in this cup and only teams of Bidoof will be allowed
There will be a Special Research story for Special rewards including a Bidoof Hat. This is the first Special Research that lets you make choices that'll affect the story and experience.
There will be 4* Catch Experience during this event
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have started rolling out a new Pokédex feature in Pokémon GO. This allows for you to see various Pokémon you have caught in various categories including 4*, Shiny, Lucky, Shadow, Event and more. It's rolling out to players at random as part of a test and is unclear when it will hit for all players
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Pokémon Masters EX
DeNA have outlined some upcoming changes to Pokémon Masters EX
First, the Battle Subway masters Ingo and Excadrill & Emmet & Archeops will be added to the game as part of the story Event All Abord the Victory Train on June 30th
Main Story stages will not consume Stamina
You can now store 500 Pokémon from the Day Care
A Rock-Type Gear Event will run from July 8th which gives 3 Star Rock-type Gear. All battles of this event will be Co-Op
A Rock and Ground-type Egg Event will run on July 12th, alongside a Legendary Arena for Moltes
A new Seasonal Story event featuring Summer Sync Pairs of Gloria & Inteleon and Marnie & Grimmsnarl will run in Mid July
A Sync Pair- UUp Event will run in late July to give players a chance to add new Sync Pairs
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Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO Battle League has now shifted to the Master League format, alongside its Master League Classic format and the Element Cup, which only allows for Pokémon of Grass, Fire or Water-type. This will run until July 5th 2021 at 20:00 UTC
27-06-2021 08:39 BST / 04:39 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Bidoof Breakout event has now changed some elements. Now, from 00:00 local time today to 23:59 local time tomorrow, Bidoof is spawning more often and knows the move Thunderbolt. The experience bonus has now been changed to a 3* Catch Experience Bonus as well
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the eighty-fourth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Galar Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. hey came over from another region long ago and worked together with humans. Their green skin is resistant to water. These Pokémon live in herds. Their trunks have incredible grip strength, strong enough to crush giant rocks into powder. After this Pokémon has Gigantamaxed, its massive nos So, here it is, the eighty-fourth entry, Copperajah
26-06-2021 07:26 BST / 02:26 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon UNITE
The Pokémon UNITE Network Test is continuing and has today added a couple more features and bug fixes. Our coverage is continuing for the game so be sure to keep checking back.
Edit @ 06:39: Updated the Stage Listing with another Quick Battle stage
Edit @ 16:00: The Network Test is now over and the game cannot be played anymore. All progress made in the Network Test will not carry over to the main game upon its release next month. We'll keep all data updated on the site and add full data as the game releases next month
25-06-2021 01:03 BST / 20:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon UNITE
The Pokémon UNITE Network Test is continuing and has today added a couple more features and bug fixes. Alongside this, more fashion items have been added. Our coverage is continuing for the game so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 06:39: Updated the Stage Listing with another Quick Battle stage
Edit @ 08:38: Updated the Pokémon Section to more clearly define when moves upgrade to over moves and when the Unite Move activates
Edit @ 15:22: Created a page on the Game Modes
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield for a new Extra Event. With this, for the next few days, Pokémon themed around tentacles will be available, with Shiny Grapploct available. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. This event runs until Sunday at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 00:11: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
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Pokémon - 25th Anniversary Set
Following the reveal of Pokémon Celebrations yesterday, the Japanese version of the 25th Anniversary set has been revealed. This set is coming out in Japan in October 22nd and like the English set features a return of prior mechanics including Dark Pokémon, Delta Species, Pokémon Star and more. We're currently compiling all details on the cards so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Bidoof Breakout is now rolling out globally. From 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time on July 1st, Bidoof will be spawning in the wild, with its Shiny variant now being available. It will also learn various moves using Charge TMs for the duration of the event. We're currently compiling all details of this event so be sure to check our event section
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash, Goh, Chloe and Team Rocket get separated in an underground labyrinth. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the section but be warned however as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Goh's biography with new Pokémon he obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon GO
Following the announcement yesterday, the new changes to Raid Battles are now live in Pokémon GO. Now, the Raid Battles have got a different look when you play them and, when completing Raid Battles, trainers will get shown off for completing certain tasks such as longest a Pokémon was active, furthest distance to raid etc.
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Pokémon Masters
The fourth of the Battle Point Challenge Daily Region Rotation selections is now live. These stages provide a chance to get an increased amount of Battle Points with a 1-per day stage with boosts to your Sync Pair's strength if they have are of a specific region. It runs until June 30th 2021. We're currently compiling all details in our Daily Region Rotation - Sinnoh event section
The Legendary Arena Regirock event also is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This event runs until July 9th and provides a challenge battling against Regirock in order to get a variety of rewards
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has been announced for Pokémon Café Mix. Snorlax will return in a repeat team event from June 30th through July 14th giving players another chance to get it.
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Pokémon Shirts
A new product in the Pokémon Shirts has been released by Original Stitch. These are a new kind of polo shirt, Polo Shirt Sports, a streamlined kind of shirt that can have embroidery on, or one of two designs featuring Pikachu or Piplup
24-06-2021 04:00 BST / 23:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon UNITE
The Pokémon UNITE Network Test is now live on the Nintendo Switch in Japan. This will run until 23:59 JST / 14:59 UTC on Sautrday, June 26th and is designed to test the servers ahead of the global launch next month. Progress will not carry over to the full game. As such, we're going to be compiling all the details from this and adding them to the section, though specific data may change by launch. We'll keep updating so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 04:58: Updated the Pokémon Section with moves and move data. More data is to be added including damage and more, so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 05:31: Created a Stage Listing
Edit @ 06:34: Created a Hold Items section, which will be added to as time progresses
Edit @ 07:11: Created a Battle Items section, which will be added to as time progresses
Edit @ 07:33: Altered the Pokémon listings with more up to date data for moves
Edit @ 10:37: Updated the Hold Items section with more data
Edit @ 11:32: Updated the Holowear section with details on effects of Holowear
Edit @ 12:22: Created a page on Premium Holowear
Edit @ 12:46: Updated the Stage Listing with the Quick Battle stage
Edit @ 13:23: Created a page on Trainer Level
Edit @ 19:15: Created a page on Shopping & Microtransactions
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Pokémon Celebrations
The Pokémon Company International have announced a new set to celebrate Pokémon's 25th Anniversary; Celebrations. This small set features over 45 cards, a subset of 25 remakes of classic cards, 4 Pokémon V and 2 Pokémon VMAX including returning mechanics such as Dark Pokémon, Delta Species, Pokémon C,Pokémon Star, Light Pokémon, Lv. X Pokémon Pokémon Prime and Pokémon V-UNION and remade cards including Base Set Charizard, Umbreon ☆ and Tapu Lele GX. It will start on October 8th across 9 products
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Collection—Dragapult Prime (available on Oct. 8, 2021)
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Collections—Lance’s Charizard V and Dark Sylveon V (available on Oct. 8, 2021)
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Deluxe Pin Collection (available on Oct. 8, 2021) - Contains a promo Zacian Lv. X
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Elite Trainer Box (available on Oct. 8, 2021) - Contains a promo Greninja ☆
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Mini Tins (available on Oct. 8, 2021)
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Special Collection—Pikachu V-UNION (available on Oct. 8, 2021) - Contains 4 promo cards to make Pikachu V-UNION
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Premium Figure Collection—Pikachu VMAX (available on Oct. 22, 2021)
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Ultra-Premium Collection (available on Oct. 22, 2021) - Contains Gold Version Pikachu V, Gold Version Poké Ball, Base set Pikachu &Charizard metal cards
Pokémon TCG: Celebrations Collector Chest (available in October 2021) - Contains Mimikyu Delta Species, Light Toxtricity, Hydreigon C
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced details for Pokémon GO Fest Day 2. During this, there will be special Raid Battles of all Legendary Pokémon appearing thus far in the game. These will rotate in 1 hour slots
During Wind Hour, occurring from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. local time, Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Latias, Latios, Regigigas, Altered Forme Giratina, Cresselia, and Therian Forme Tornadus will be in raids.
During Lava Hour, occurring from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time, Moltres, Entei, Regirock, Groudon, Heatran, Reshiram, Therian Forme Landorus, and Yveltal will be in raids.
During Frost Hour, occurring from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time, Articuno, Suicune, Lugia, Regice, Kyogre, Palkia, and Kyurem will be in raidss. Plus, Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf will be in raids in the regions that they normally appear in!
During Thunder Hour, occurring from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. local time, Zapdos, Raikou, Registeel, Rayquaza, Dialga, Therian Forme Thundurus, Zekrom, and Xerneas will be in raids.
As mentioned before, if you have a ticket you will get many Raid Passes through the event including 10 free Raid Passes from Gyms, 8 Remote Raid Passes from Timed Research and a Free Box containing 3 Remote Raid Passes
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Bdioof Breakout is now rolling out in Asia Pacific Regions. From 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time on July 1st, Bidoof will be spawning in the wild, with its Shiny variant now being available. It will also learn various moves using Charge TMs for the duration of the event. We're currently compiling all details of this event so be sure to check our event section
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced some upcoming changes to Raid Battles rolling out this summer. First there will be art and user experience updates and special Trainer Achievements. These will be things to celebrate at the end of each raid showcasing the data of things such as:
Delivering the final attack
Dealing the most damage overall
Keeping a single Pokémon in battle for the longest time of all participants
Using the tallest Pokémon among all participants in battle
Joining the raid from furthest distance
Using a Mega-Evolved Pokémon during the battle
Changing your avatar's clothing or pose
Using the most Charged Attacks of all participants
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Pokémon Masters
The Star of the Contest Fair event has begun its repeat run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a Story event focused around the Sync Pair of Dawn & Turtwig
We're currently compiling all details in our The Star of the Contest event section
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Pokémon Café Mix
To celebrate the 1 year anniversary of Pokémon Café Mix, all players are now being given 2,500 Golden Acorns and 25 Helping Paws. In addition to that, it's confirmed that more costumes will come for Pokémon in the future such as Rowlet in a monocle and more Pokémon are being added with the new update including Cyndaquil
23-06-2021 05:55 BST / 00:55 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon
Ahead of tomorrow's Japan exclusive Network Test, the Pokémon Unite Network Test is now available for download on the Japanese Nintendo Switch eShop. This software will only be usable from tomorrow, June 24th at 12:00 JST until June 26th at 23:59 UTC as a means to test network fortitutde for the game in Japan. It requires 999MB to download
22-06-2021 07:05 BST / 02:05 EDT by Serebii
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2022 Championship Series
The Pokémon Company International have announced some details for the 2022 Championship Series on the assumption that play will be able to resume over the next 12 months. As mentioned before, Pokémon's World Championships in 2022, hosted in London in August 2022, will be a 4 day event.
Players who reached the CP Bar in 2020 for VGC or TCG will qualify for the Thursday
Players who reach a new CP qualification threshold set in 2021 or 2022 will be eligible for Friday play, being able to skip Thursday play
Best Finish Limits and CP Bars will be announced at a later date
If a player has aged up from an age category after earning a qualification before the league was suspended, then their invite will be maintained regardless of if they meet the bar for the next season
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event has been announced. This event is a repeat of the The Star of the Contest event featuring the Sync Pair of Dawn & Turtwig. It runs from Thursday June 24th 2021
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Pokémon Masters EX
A Special 5 Star Select Scout is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This Scout allows for you to get 11 Sync Pairs, but then select any 5 Star Sync Pair that you desire.
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Pokémon Journeys - News
A new pair of Episode Titles have been released by a Japanese magazine. These episodes are due to air on July 23rd and July 30th
Episode 1164: Darkrai's Midsummer Night's Dream
Episode 1165: Cresselia's Midsummer Night's Light
21-06-2021 05:58 BST / 00:58 EDT by Serebii
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In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Rankings are now live in Pokémon Sword & Shield for the recent Fair and Square Online Competition. To check the results you need to go to VS and then into the Battle Stadium feature and check previous competitions. With this, once you have checked your results, you can now receive the 50 BP gift if you go to Mystery Gift and select Get Battle Stadium Rewards
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced some upcoming changes to Pokémon GO.
Starting the end of July testing first in the US and New Zealand, players will receive 2 free Raid Passes a day from spinning Poké Stops, get more Incense effectiveness while moving and be guaranteed Gifts from PokéStops. This will end when the Season of Discovery ends and will be available when it's safe to do so in other countries
Starting at the end of July, again for US and New Zealand as a test, Niantic are to remove Incense effectiveness back to how it was before March last year, requiring you to move around for increased effectiveness. Buddy Pokémon will bring back less gifts and the distance to reach Poké Stops and Gyms will be returned to normal
However, Niantic will continue to keep the Incense to last at 60 minutes, no walking requirement for GO Battle League, increased Gift amounts and the increased Stardust and Experience at the start of each day
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on July 3rd will focus on Tepig. This event will 3* Catch Stardust and has 3 Hour Incense & 3 Hour Lure Modules. However, it will also give out the move Blast Burn to Emboar and introduce Shiny Tepig into the game. You will be able to purchase a ticket to receive Special Research "Roasted Berries".
The Community Day runs at 11am to 5pm in each local time zone
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a celebration for Pokémon Air Adventures, a new initiative in Japan featuring Pokémon Jets as a new jet was revealed by SKYMARK. From July 22nd, a special Pikachu wearing a kariyushi will appear in the wild in the area of Okinawa in Japan. Alongside this, shiny Corsola will also start appearing in the game whenever it spawns. Corsola currently only spawns around the tropics
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The new Egg Event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is the Grass & Poison-type Egg Event and provides the opportunity to get a Sync Pair of Main Character & Nidoran♀, Zubat, Bulbasaur and Tangela with Shiny Nidoran♀, Bulbasaur and Tangela being available. It runs until July 8th.
In addition to that, a new Spotlight Scout is live that gives higher chance of the Sync Pairs Lyra & Chikorita, Plumeria & Salazzle & Dawn & Turtwig, adding the 6 Star EX outfits for Plumeria
In The Games Department
Pokémon Air Adventures
The Pokémon Company has announced a new aviation program, Pokémon Air Adventures (known in Japan as Flying Pikachu Project). This starts with a new Pikachu jet and partners with the Japanese aviation company Skymark. These will fly domestically and there will Pokémon designed buses, trains and airport gates. Special in-flight mechandise will also be offered and more collaborations are planned worldwide including with Singapore's Scoot airlines
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20-06-2021 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The third of the Battle Point Challenge Daily Region Rotation selections is now live. These stages provide a chance to get an increased amount of Battle Points with a 1-per day stage with boosts to your Sync Pair's strength if they have are of a specific region. It runs until June 25th 2021. We're currently compiling all details in our Daily Region Rotation - Hoenn event section
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the eighty-third entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Kanto Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the first generation. Blazing sunlight has brought out the true form and powers of this Pokémon. This Pokémon's psychic powers aren't as strong as they once were. The head on this Exeggutor's tail scans surrounding areas with weak telepathy. So, here it is, the eighty-third entry, Exeggutor
19-06-2021 09:00 BST / 04:00 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The next Egg Event has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters EX. This event runs from June 21st 2021 and allows for players to get eggs of various Grass or Poison-type Pokémon to make Sync Pairs. You can get the Sync Pairs of Main Character & Zubat, Bulbasaur, Nidoran♀ and Tangela with Shiny varaints of Bulbasaur, Tangela and Nidoran♀ being available
