Friday: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Shiny Ting-Lu Distribution + Pokémon Masters EX - Nature Incarnate

05-09-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.

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Last Update: 12:08 BST
Edit @ 06:11: Pokémon UNITE | Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 08:14: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 11:19: Character Biography | Edit @ 12:08: Episode Details

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

In The Games Department

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Following the tease yesterday for Malamar, it has been confirmed through materials sent to content creators for the My Friend Malamar campaign, there will be a special video celebrating Malamar on Wednesday September 10th at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST / 15:00 CEST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT / 22:00 JST
We'll provide full details for this as it comes so be sure to check back

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Shiny Ting-Lu Distribution

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

The latest Pokémon Scarlet & Violet distribution has begun. This distribution gives all players a Shiny Ting-Lu as a celebration for completion of 3,556,583 Shiny Ting-Lu raids being defeated. This is distributed via Mystery Gift -> Get via Internet. This distribution will run until September 30th 2025
Alongside this, a set of 100 Ground Tera Shard, 100 Rock Tera Shard, 100 Steel Tera Shard and 100 Ghost Tera Shards are also available to everyone through Mystery Gift.
We've added full details to our Event Database.

Pokémon Masters - Nature Incarnate

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Pokémon Masters EX - Solo Event

The "Nature Incarnate" Solo Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event focuses on N, Hilbert and Hilda getting the Forces of Nature and putting a showcase on for them. It runs until September 23rd 2025.
To tie in with that, a new Variety Scout is available to get the Sync Pairs of Hilda & Tornadus, Hilbert & Thundurus & N & Landorus
We're currently compiling all details in our Nature Incarnate event section

How Tinkatuff Makes the Ultimate Hammer

In The Anime Department

Pokémon Horizons

The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Dot's Tinkatuff try to get some more iron for a new hammer. 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.

Anime Character Biography - Dot

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Pokémon Horizons - Character Biography

With the latest episode that aired in Japan, we have been able to update Dot's biography with a Pokémon that she obtained in this episode. Be warned as the biography contains spoilers

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Online Competition

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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Battles for the next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition have begun. This is the Grand Challenge I competition and is the first online competition of the season that give players a chance to earn Championship Points towards their 2026 Pokémon World Championships invite. This competition runs Regulation H rules
Battles will run until 23:59 UTC on September 7th 2025 with players able to battle 15 times a day.
This competition also gives 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch to all players who complete 3 or more battles

Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO

The next Pokémon GO live event has been announced for South Korea. As part of Pokémon Korea's Pokémon Wonder Island campaign, a special event will run on Jeju Island from October 2nd through October 26th 2025
A Stamp Rally will be available at various areas of the island. This will give 4,000 Experience, 4000 Stardust and an encounter with Pikachu in a tangerine pattern shirt with a location background
There will be 1 hour Lure Modules
There will be various spawns at a variety of locations:
Jungmun Daepo Columnar Joints will have Pikachu and Squirtle, Jungmun Saekdal Beach will have Pikachu and Slowpoke, Yeomiji Botanical Garden will have Pikachu and Alolan Exeggutor, Beritnae Park will have Pikachu and Oddish, Jungmun Duty Free Shop will have Pikachu and Eevee, Cheonjeyeon Falls will have Pikachu and Gyarados and 9.81 Park Jeju will have Pikachu and Ditto
There wilkl be Timed Research to get 3,500 Experience, 5,000 Stardust and encouners with Pikachu, Squirtle, Oddish, Slowpoke, Alolan Exeggutor, Gyarados, Ditto and Eevee

Pokémon UNITE

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Pokémon UNITE

Pokémon UNITE has received a new patch in order to alter a variety of Pokémon with various adjustments to Pawmot to adjust it after a higher than anticipated loss rate. We've begun compiling all the changes of this patch in our Patch section

Until Next Time, See Ya