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Pokémon x ESA

The collaboration between Pokémon and the European Space Agency has been announced. This collaboration has been marked to celebrate World Space Week. To commemorate, a special exhibition will be held at various areas across Europe. These include themed panels and more. These will run during ESA Open Days

ESA Headquarters, Paris, France: 19-20 September 2026
ESRIN, Rome, Italy: 25 September 2026
ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands: 26-27 September 2026
ESOC, Darmstadt, Germany: 2 October 2026
ESAC, Villanueva de la Cańada, Spain: 3 October 2026
ECSAT, Harwell, United Kingdom: 10 October 2026
After this, the exhibition will be present at six venues from early October 2026 until April 2027.
Cité de l'espace, Toulouse, France
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias, Valencia, Spain
Deutsches Museum, Nuremberg, Germany
Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium
Lucca Comics & Games, Lucca, Italy
Science Museum, London, United Kingdom
Space Expo, Noordwijk, Netherlands
More details on the exhibition will come soon
With this collaboration, merchandise will be available through the ESA and Pokémon retail channels including clothing, accessories and collectibles
Pokémon GO will also be available. From October 4th through April 30th, players who go to these museums will have special Pokémon GO gameplay. There will be 1 Star Raids featuring Astronaut Pikachu, Timed Research and encounters. Some will have a location background
From October 4th through 10th, there will also be additional event themed gameplay including increased spawns and Field Research. More information is to come
To commemorate the collaboration between Pokémon and the ESA, a special Pikachu plush was sent to the International Space Station from April 11th through June 17th alongside astronaut Sophie Adenot where it spent 67 days in orbit and completed 1040 orbits total

Pokémon x ESA

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Pokémon TCG Pocket - Wonder Pick Event

The latest Pokémon TCG Pocket event is now live. This event is the latest Wonder Pick event which features a special Wonder Pick featuring new Fennekin & Meowstic Promo cards, as well as various missions to earn new cosmetic items themed around Fennekin. It runs until September 29th 2026.
We're currently compiling all details in our Wonder Pick Event event section

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Pokémon GO - Raid Day

The newest Raid Day is rolling out in Pokémon GO. For three hours in each region, Mega Staraptor will appear in Super Mega Raid Battles in all areas, adding it into the game
With this, you will get up to 5 extra Raid Passes from Gyms and can participate in up to 20 Remote Raid a day. You will also have a higher chance of finding shiny Staraptor after completion of the raid.
A paid ticket is also available that gives increased experience as well as another 8 additional free Raid Passes from Gyms.
It runs from 2pm to 5pm in your local time.
We have full details on our Mega Staraptor Raid Day page

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Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event

As part of the final push for the game's 7th Anniversary, Pokémon Masters EX has begun a repeat Master Fair Scout for last year's anniversary event. This allows for a chance to get Red & Charizard (Tera: Dragon). It runs until October 3rd 2026

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Pokémon Café ReMix

Pokémon Café ReMix has announced the next event. This event is Unaware Clodsire event which will run from 06:00 UTC on September 21st 2026 and focuses on Clodsire. We'll provide full details of this event as the event goes live so be sure to check back.