Friday: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Darkrai Distribution + Pokémon Sword & Shield - Raid Event + Pokémon Café ReMix - Ditto Event + Pokémon UNITE - Holowear + Pokémon GO - April Fools Event + Pokémon Masters EX - Ditto Event + Pokémon TCG + Pokémon Anime - News, Episode Details & Character Biography
01-04-2022 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Café ReMix | Edit @ 07:24: Member Card | Edit @ 07:31: TCG | Edit @ 11:14: Character Biography | Edit @ 12:00: Pokémon Trailer | Edit @ 12:22: Episode Details | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Research Breakthrough
In The Games Department
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
The Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl event to obtain the Member Card is now live. This item will allow for you to go to Canalave City and acces the locked house to go to New Moon Island to capture Darkrai. This event is obtained through Mystery Gift > Receive via Internet and runs until April 30th at 20:28 UTC. We have full details in our Internet Events section
In The Games Department
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, Bonsly & Sudowoodo will be available, with Shiny Sudowoodo available. It runs until April 1st at 23:59 UTC. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back.
Edit @ 01:12: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 12/Season 29 is now live. This ruleset returns to the set of using 2 Restricted Pokémon and brings back Dynamax. This season will run from April 1st at 04:00 UTC to April 30th at 23:59 UTC. Be sure to check out our section for full details and Pokémon restrictions.
With this, the twenty-eighth 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.
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
Three new pieces of Holowear have been announced for Pokémon UNITE. This is the Theater Style outfit for Decidueye which costs 1050 Gems, the Theater Style outfit for Alolan Ninetales which is also 1050 gems, and the Pastel Style for Eldegoss which costs 1200 Gems but is reduced to 840 Gems for a week
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 event is now rolling out globally. This event runs from 00:00 local time April 1st until 23:59 local time April 1st and features a story of Ditto replacing Professor Willow. A special boost runs from 5pm to 8pm where spawns are further increased
We have all details of the event, including the Special Research in our April Fools' 2-Oh?-22 section
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until May 1st at 20:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Alolan Marowak and, with this, Field Research is shifting
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
A special event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate April Fools Day. This has all the trainers in the Pokémon Center duplicated by a Ditto and offers 1000 Gems as a Login bonus
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix Ditto Points Event has begun. This event has players collect points by playing various stages in order to recruit Ditto. This runs until April 20th 2022
There is also a new Monthly Goal Pass which offers the Balloon Banquet Jigglypuff outfit
In The TCG Department
Pokémon TCG - Time Gazer & Space Juggler
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed all the standard cards the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG.This is the tenth TCG set and comes in two set: Time Gazer & Space Juggler and is out next week April 8th 2022. This set is a set primarily based around Pokémon from the Hisui Region including the first cards for more of the new Pokémon and forms introduced.
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
Time Gazer
Space Juggler
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A new trailer has been released for the current Pokémon anime featuring footage from the coming episodes as this saga of the show goes towards its climax.
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon 2019
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Goh go to Kalos for Ash's next battle, but stop off to meet Clemont & Bonnie first. 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.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon 2019
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash's World Coronation Series battle against Drasna. 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.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon - 2019 - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Clemont's biography with new Pokémon he obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
