Friday: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Ranked Battle + Pokémon TCG Pocket - Monthly Update + Pokémon Masters EX - Trainer Lodge + Pokémon Café ReMix - Monthly Goals
01-08-2025 00:12 BST / 19:12 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 05:00: Ranked Battle Season 33 | Edit @ 05:17: PokéLids | Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon TCG Pocket & Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 07:31: Sales Figures | Edit @ 11:45: Episode Details | Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Regulation J
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Ranked Battle Regulation J has been officially announced. This Regulation Ruleset will run from September 1st 2025 through to January 4th 2026 and allows for you to use up to 2 Special Pokémon on a team including Mythical Pokémon for the first time
While Ranked Battle will be Regulation J, live VGC tournaments will use Regulation H until the end ofNovember 2025
We have added all known details, including a Banned Pokémon list to our Ranked Battle Section
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the 2025 Pokémon World Championships Celebrationevent and is due to run from August 15th at 10:00 to August 17th at 20:00 local time and adds Pikachu in its 2025 Worlds outfit into the game
There will be two T-Shirts available in-game. One at the venue which is yellow obtained through Scavenger Hunt Timed Research and a white one available through a code shared o nthe World Championships stream
During the event, you will have 5 Special Trades a Day, additional encounters and an increased chance to find Pikachu in a jacket
Pikachu & Honedge will be in 1 Star Raids
Lapras, Dusclops and Diggersby will be in 3 Star Raids
Pikachu, Marill, Paldean Wooper and Honedge will be in Field Research
Nidoran Female, Mankey, Marill, paldean Wooper, Spoink, Frillish, Vullab,y Inkay, Rookidee and Fuecoco will be in the wild
There will be paid Timed Research to get a Battle Pass, 25,000 Stardust and encounters with Lickitung, Lapras, Azumarill, Sableye, Swalot, Claydol, Carbink, Guzzlord and Lokix
Lapras will know Ice Beam, Primeape & Annihilape will know Rage Fist and Clodsire will know Megahorn during the event
There will also be a 2025 Worlds Jersey and a 2025 Worlds Visor available in the avatar shop
There will be a special GO Battle League arena from August 11th through August 17th themed around the World Championships
In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket - Monthly Subscription
Pokémon TCG Pocket has started its new monthly run of Subscription Missions for players with the paid subscription. With this, the shop has updated with new Coins, Playmats, Sleeves, Display Boards & Binders featuring Lugia & Ho-Oh
Alongside this, a new mission is live that will give players with the subscription the Cleffa Promo
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Ranked Battle Season 33
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Ranked Battle Season 33 has begun. This season features the third season of the Regulation I format which allows for you to use 2 Restricted Legendary Pokémon per team. This season will run until August 31st at 23:59 UTC
Alongside this, as Season 32 is now over, the rewards are able to be collected for all players
We've added all known details in our Ranked Battle Season 32 section including available Pokémon
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Horizons
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Liko look for Amethio. 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 Games Department
Pokémon Masters
A new trainer has been added to Pokémon Masters EX's Trainer Lodge. From now on, if you have obtained Lusamine & Pheromosa already, you have the ability to invite Lusamine into the Trainer Lodge to befriend. If you get the Friendship Level to 100, you will now be able to get the new Sync Pair, Lusamine & Lilligant. We have updated our Trainer Lodge Topics page to include the points each topic will give you when you speak to Lusamine
A new Gym Scout is available with Gym Ticket C which allows for you to get the newly added Sync Pairs of Fantina & Dusknoir, Lana & Cloyster & Roxie & Garbodor.
Alongside this, a new Poké Fair Scout is now live allowing you to get the sync pair of Arven & Mabosstiff. This runs until September 1st 2025
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has begun the next event. This event is the Inkay's Luminescent Party event and adds Inkay into the game. This event is a one minute cooking event where you play stages in 60 seconds to get points to exchange for items to earn points. This event runs until August 11th 2025
Alongside this, a new Delivery Focus is live to get Totodile's Rowdy Crew outfit, as well as the repeat focus being on Whimiscott's Pastel Balloon outfit
We have begun compiling all details in our Inkay's Luminescent Party event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has added a new Monthly Goal Pass pass which offers a chear to get the Pokémon Serperior, which has now been added into the game, as well as max out its Outfit Grade as you complete it throughout the month.
In The Pokémon Department
Poké Lids
Another set of new PokéLids have been introduced, this time in the area of Okinawa. These PokéLids feature Growlithe, the prefecture ambassador and mascot and are located throughout the islands
We have updated our Poké Lids section with these new Poké Lids and locations
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sales Figures
Nintendo have released their quarterly financial insights and with this we have new sales data from several Pokémon games as of June 30th 2025
Pokémon Sword & Shield - 26.84 million
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - 27.15 million
