Tuesday: Pokémon Masters EX - Best Buddies Program + Pokémon Café ReMix - Curious Electrode
05-08-2025 05:51 BST / 00:51 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 16:12: Pokémon World Championships | Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 18:51: Legends: Z-A demo | Edit @ 21:00; Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
It has been confirmed that, at the Pokémon World Championships in Anaheim next week, from August 15th to 17th, there will be a special demo to give the opportunity to be the first to play Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. This will be the same demo that will be playable at Gamescom the following week. We'll provide full details as and when we have them
In The Pokémon Championship Series Department
Pokémon World Championships
Further details have been released for the Pokémon 2025 World Championships that take place in Anaheim, California next week. This includes Autographs that can be obtained from TCG Artists, The Pokémon Company Staff and Pokémon Partners & Noteable Trainers, as well as panels on the Programming Stage in Hall C. Autographs in the Autograph Room are done through a sign-up of an interest list. Sign up before 05:00 UTC on August 10th and you will be notified by August 13th if you have been made eligible
Panels
Friday
Artist Spotlight – OKACHEKE
Artist Spotlight – Shimaris Yukichi & Saboteri
Artist Spotlight - Celebrating Pokémon Fandom with Serebii.net
Cosplay Showcase
Discover The Art of Pokémon GO
Saturday
Artist Spotlight – kantaro
Artist Spotlight – MINAMINAMI Take & OKUBO
Pokémon Center Exclusive Reveal
The Birth of Pokémon TCG Pocket And Its Unique Cards
The Gotta Catch 'Em All Game Show LIVE! with Brian David Gilbert
Sunday
Behind the Scenes of "Road to Worlds: Video Game Championships"
Victory Road: A Conversation with Pokémon Champions?
Women Who Power Pokémon Experiences
Autograph Sessions - These require sign-ups on the official site
Friday
OKACHEKE, , Saboteri, Serebii & TheWossy, Shimaris Yukichi
Saturday
Leonhart & Jordan Fringe, Kantaro, Minaminami Take, OKUBO, Pokémon GO Artists (Jason Marino, Alex Turbyfield, & Ting Tey), Pokémon GO Artists (Jason Marino, Aubrey Kim, & Craig Kitzmann)
Sunday
Jaiden Animation & Jacob Alpharad, Tsunekazu Ishihara.
In addition to the above Autograph Sessions, there will be Creator Signings in the Creator Zone throughout the weekend
On Friday and Sunday, there will also be a showcase of the TOYOTA Miraidon Project that was revealed last year which was a life size working Miraidon
There will be a Pin Rally where you have to collect special Worlds pins by trading with staff and creators.
There will also be a special Pokémon TCG Pocket booth with a photo spot and a loung to battle/trade with other players and a sticker sheet. A ssleeping Snorlax will also be at the venue as part of the Pokémon Sleep Booth which can be visited to get a sticker set including a code for incense in Pokémon Sleep. The Play! Pokémon Access Mobile App will also have a booth to explain he app, and it is a Pin Rally spot as well
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO Community Day has been announced. This event will run on September 14th 2025 will focus on Flabébé.
Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region
Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas
Orange Flower Flabébé: All regions
White Flower Flabébé: All regions
This event will 25% Incubator Distance, 2* Catch Candy and double the chance to get XL Candy as well as 3 hours Incense and Lure Modules.
It will also give out the move Chilling Water to Florges. You will be able to purchase a ticket to receive Special Research which offers multiple encounters with Flabébé with including 3 with a Special Background and the Special Background Timed Research will be free to all players and offer an encounter with Flabébé with the Special Background.
The Community Day runs at 2pm to 5pm in each local time zone
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event is rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event is the Cozy Companions event which runs from 10:00 local time on August 6th through 20:00 local time on August 12th and features the introduction of Snom into the game
We are compiling full details in our Cozy Companions event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has revealed the Twitch drops during the Pokémon World Championships next week
On Friday and Saturday, if you watch for 30 minutes you will get a Murkrow Emblem and a Rental License Select Box and if you watch for 60 minutes you get a jersey Random Box
On Sunday if you watch for 10 minutes you'll get the 500 Aeos Coins and a Rental License Select Box and if you atch for 30 minutes you'll get the Murkrow Platinum Emblem and a Gift Box including Unite License, Clothing and a Worlds Jersey
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX - Academy Event
The "Best Buddies Program" Academy Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is the latest Academy Event where you get given a Sync Pair, in this case Brendan (Academy) & Marshtomp, and have to battle through stages to earn Orbs in order to power them up. It runs until August 23rd
To tie in with that, a new Costume Scout is available to get the Sync Pair of Gladion (Academy) & Porygon-Z. A second Costume Scout is also live to get Iris (Academy) & Lapras.
We're currently compiling all details in our Best Buddies Program event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sleep
The new Pokémon Sleep patch has been announced. Following maintenance on Thursday August 7th from 04:30 UTC to 09:00 UTC, a new update will go live. This update will add Expert Mode into the game as well as the Super Skill Week event. In addition to that, the following changes will be made:
The Extra Helpful S skill will be more effective
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
As part of the celebration of the latest Academy event in Pokémon Masters EX, the four lead-upe Events that introduced Team Star bosses into the game are now live again with Story only reruns, meaning you can relive the story of each of these events without completing battles. These run until August 23rd 2025
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix Curious Electrode event is now live. This is a Points event that focuses around the Pokémon Electrode, offering a means to obtain it and power it up with cookies by earning points by completing stages. It runs until August 11th 2025
We're adding full details to our Curious Electrode event page
