Friday: Pokémon Japan Championships - Champions & HOME Distributions + Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Incineroar Raid Battle + Pokémon Champions - Online Competition + Pokémon TCG - Chaos Rising + Pokémon UNITE - Meganium
22-05-2026 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 03:00: Pokémon Champions | Edit @ 05:42: Pokémon Sleep | Edit @ 06:05: Pokémon Champions Distribution | Edit @ 06:10: PJCS Garchomp | Edit @ 06;15: Pokémon HOME Medals | Edit @ 08:00: Pokémon UNITE | Edit @ 11:47: Episode Details
In The Games Department
Pokémon Champions
A new distribution has been announced for Pokémon Champions. During the Pokémon Japan Championships stream, set to run on June 6th and June 7th, a code to get a special Charizard in a Cherish Ball will be given
This Charizard has the moves Flare Blitz, Dragon Claw, Thunder Punch and Dragon Dance
In The Games Department
Pokémon HOME
A new distribution has been announced for Pokémon HOME for attendees of the Pokémon Japan Championships. In the Pokémon HOME corner of the event, you will b able to redeem a special Garchomp in Pokémon HOME. This Garchomp comes with the moves Earthquake, Dragon Claw, Rock Slide and Protect with the Ability Rough Skin
Edit @ 06:22: Our Event Database has been updated with details of this event
In The Games Department
Pokémon HOME
A new set of Pokémon HOME medals haves been announced. These are the medals for the Pokémon Japan Championships on June 6th - 7th. Throughout the venue there will be 9 spots where you will be able to scan your phone in order to get one of the 9 medals featuring Mega Evolved Pokémon that adorn the event's artwork including Mega Charizard X, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Raichu X, Mega Raichu Y, Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar, Mega Meganium, Mega Floette and Mega Zygarde
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Mega Evolution Chaos Rising - TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the Chaos Rising TCG Set. This set contains 120 cards of various Pokémon including more Mega Evolution Pokémon from Pokémon Legends: Z-A available such as Mega Greninja and Mega Floette
Our Chaos Rising card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the full details of all cards in this set
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Horizons
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Friede return to the Rising Volt Tacklers to get some help with some Fieldwork. 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 Museums Department
Pokémon Fossil Museum
Today is the opening of the Pokémon Fossil Museum in Chicago, which runs from today until April 11th 2027. It has been confirmed that ticketed attendees will receive a special promo card featuring Archeops from White Flare with a special stamp. This card will be available until April 11th 2027 and will be continually restocked for the entirety of the museum's tenure
We have updated our Fossil Museum page with details, as well updated the Fossil Museum GO Event page with details for that event including Timed Research
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The latest Tera Raid Battle event is now live in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This is the Mighty Incineroar event and is the latest in the series of weekly Starter Pokémon Tera Raid Battle reruns. This event has Incineroar appearing in 7 Star Raids with the Dark Tera Type. As with all past 7 Star Raid events, players can only catch one Incineroar from raids per save file
This event runs until May 28th 2026 at 23:59 UTC
We have full details of this Tera Raid Battle Event in our event section.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Champions
Registration for the latest Pokémon Champions online competition, the Monthly Challenge Series May 2026, is now open. This competition is a Single Battle competition which runs Regulation M-A rules
This competition also gives a Gallade and 100 Quick Coupons to all players who complete 3 or more battles, as well as various Titles for placing
Registration runs through June 1st 01:59 UTC and battls run from 02:00 UTC May 29th through 01:59 UTC on June 1st
We have full details in our Monthly Challenge Series May 2026 page
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sleep
Details have been given for the coming Latios and the Soul Dew event in Pokémon Sleep. This event is due to run from June 8th through June 22nd
In this event, Latios and Latias will be more likely to appear and a bonus, +10%, will be applied to Drowsy Power if you have Latios or Latias in your team. A larger bonus, +30%. will be available if you have both
Global Drowsy Power will be given during the event averaging the power from all players worldwide. With this, the Event will rank up and unlock new rewards
During the event, a Dragon-type Pokémon will bring 1 extra ingredient and their chance of skillswill be increased by 50%
Snorlax will always have Yache Berry as its favorite berry
You will be able to collect Latios Down to exchange for a variety of items including Latios Incense
In Week 1, Dragon-type Main Skill levels will be increased by 2
In Week 2, Main Skill levels of Dragon-type Pokémon will be increased by 5 and Snorlax will begin stronger
On the last day of the event, Drowsy Power will be increased by 50%
Latios, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Altaria, Bagon, Shelgon, Salamence, Latias, Noibat, Noivern, and Drampa will appear more
Latios is a Dozing Pokémon with the Main Skill Draco Meteor (Berry Burst) which gets Berries from your Pokémon. The more Dragon-type Pokémon on your team, the more Berries it brings
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has received a update which adds a variety of things to the game.
With this, the Pokémon Meganium is now available to obtain as a new unique Unite License.
We're currently compiling full details for Meganium in our Pokémon section for the game
In The Games Department
Pokémon Legends: Z-A
A pair of special side events have been announced for Pokémon Legends: Z-A at the Pokémon Japan Championships
First there is a Z-A Battle Club event where you will get 100 Mega Shards for entry, but if you win 3 times you will get a special title to display in game Z-A PJCS2026 A Rank
There is also a special Furfrou league where you can use only Furfrou to get a special sticker
