Tuesday: Pokémon GO - Pokémon Concierge Event + Pokémon Masters EX - Anniversary Event
26-08-2025 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 04:10: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon GO Season | Edit @ 14:01: Pokémon Legends: Z-A | Edit @ 18:00: Kanto Celebration | Edit @ 21:00: Sharpedo Raid Day
In The Games Department
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
It has been confirmed that a special video will be released for Pokémon Legends: Z-A on August 28th at 13:00 UTC. This video will show a match up against Hawlucha and Machamp. Currently no further information has been revealed but we'll provide it as it comes
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon Masters EX has announced the next event. This event is the anniversary event and adds three new Tera Sync Pairs into the game. It adds Red and Charizard, Irida & Hisuian Typhlosion and Gloria & Cinderace to the game. Alongside this, a new event will also give the Sync Pairs of Juliana & Sprigatito, Florian & Fuecoco and Nemona & Quaxly into the game. These events run from August 28th 2025
Edit @ 07:44: The update is live and we have added full details for all Sync Pairs added in this event including Red, Irida, Gloria, Juliana, Florian, Nemona, Volo, Flint, Brycen, Thorton, Phoebe, Bea, Barry, Main Character, Hilda, Hilbert, N, Rosa & Carmine
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the Kanto Celebration event and is due to run from September 2nd at 10:00 to September 7th at 20:00 local time
Pokémon like Chansey, Snorlax and Abra will spawn in the wild
During the event, you'll get 1 Candy XL for evolving a Pokémon, 3* Mega Evolution duration and 2* PokéStop Spinning Experience
Venusaur evolved in the event will know Frenzy Plant, Charizard will know Blast Burn and Blastoise will know Hydro Cannon
There will be daily Timed Research each day during the event. Farfetch'd will run from September 2nd to September 3rd, Kangaskhan from September 3rd to September 4th, Mr. Mime from September 4th to September 5th and Tauros from September 5th to September 6th
There will be Field Research for encounters, Experience and Mega Energy
There will be a Collection Challenge to receive Mega Energy
There will be paid Special Research to get encounters with Dynamax Articuno, Dynamax Zapdos, Dynamax Moltres and more
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO Raid Day has been announced. It will run on September 7th 2025 from 14:00 to 17:00 local time, focused on the Pokémon Mega Sharpedo, adding it into the game
Players will get up to 5 more additional Raid Passes from PokéStops and an Event ticket will be live for 8 more Raid Passes, 50% more experience, 2* more Stardust and more Rare Candy XL
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO Season has been fully detailed. This season, Tales of Transformation, runs from September 2nd through December 2nd and is focused around the Pokémon Keldeo, introducing its Resolute Form into the game
During this season, there will be Special Research toe ncounter Keldeo and power it up. Those who already have Keldeo will get additional candy
Mega Sharpedo, Mega Camerupt and Mega Metagross will debut during Mega Raid Days this season
Dipplin, Hydrapple and more Pokémon will make their debuts
Gigantamax Garbodor and Dynamax Duraludon, among others, will appear for the first time this season
Shadow Groudon will appear in Shadow Raids during the season
A new feature, Weekly Challenges, will go live this season. This social feature lets you team up with three other trainers to take on a group challenge each week. Complete the challenge to earn rewards and experience alongside boosting friendship level. You can group with other trainers on the friend list or get matched with new ones from around the world
Alakazam, Aggron, Sinistea, Morpeko, Dreey and Frigibax will be in Research Breakthroughs this season
During the season, Trainers 31 and above will get a guaranteed Rare Candy XL when catching a Raid Boss during Raid Hours. Plaers will also get 1 additional candy when trading Pokémon. There is also increased experience for PokéStop Spin streaks, increased experience and stardust for catch streaks and increased experience from increasing friendship levels
A Pokémon GO Wild Area event will also run with Impidimp being teased for it
Some changes to Pokémon movepools have also been announced
Salamence, Incineroar, Turtonator will be able to learn Brutal Swing
Shelgon & Salamence will be able to learn Crunch
Garchomp will be able to learn Breaking Swipe
Turtonator will be able to learn Dragon Claw
Torkoal will be able to learn Flame Wheel
Altaria will be able to learn Flamethrower
Empoleon & Kommo-o will be able to learn Metal Sound
Fearow will be able to learn Drill Peck
Dodrio, Xatu & Togekiss will be able to learn Peck
Charizard will be able to learn Air Cutter
Alolan Raichu, Xatu, Galarian Slowking, Victini, Delphox & Aromatisse will be able to learn Psyshock
Druddigon, Tyrunt, Tyrantrum & Hakamo-o will be able to learn RockTomb
Crustle will be able to learn Rock Wrecker
Flygon & Krookodile will be able to learn Sand Tomb
Nidoqueen & Torterra will be able to learn Mud-Slap
Pachirisu will be able to learn Hyper Fang
Kingdraw will be able to learn Swift
Dodrio will be able to learn Trailblaze
Kommo-o will be able to learn Upper Hand
Raikou, Celebi, Latias, Latios & Jirachi will be able to learn Aura Sphere
Slowbro, Galarian Slowbro, Gengar, Quagsire, Sableye, Toxicroak, Mienfoo, Mienshao, Incineroar & Passimian will be able to learn Drain Punch
Venusaur will be able to learn Sludge
Dragonite will be able to learn Thunder Punch
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the Pokémon Concierge Celebration event and is due to run from September 9th at 10:00 to September 14th at 20:00 local time and adds Psyduck with a swim ring into the game
This event has 2* Catch Candy, more Buddy items and increased chance of getting a Shiny Psyduck. Pyduck may also have a Special Background
Psyduck, Sealeo, Shinx and more may be in the wild
Pikachu, Magikarp and Shinx will be in 1 Star Raids
Arcanine, Dragonite & Luxray will be in 3 Star Raids
There will be Timed Research to get encounters with event Pokémon and Stardust
There will be paid Timed Research to get 5,000 Stardust, an event pose and encounters with Psyduck
Haru's shirt will be available in the store
