30-04-2020 07:02 BST / 02:02 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO May Events
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for May 2020.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From May 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC to June 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC you'll get a Shinx which gives bonus Shinx Candy.
Niantic have also announced the Spotlight Hours for May
May 5th: Shellder will be available with 2* Catch Stardust
May 12th: Sunkern will be available with 2* Catch Experience
May 19th: Poochyena will be available with 2* Catch Candy
May 26th: Bronzor will be available with 2* Transfer Candy
Niantic have also confirmed that from May through September, there will be no new Team GO Rocket Special Research
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Pokémon Masters
The latest event is now live in Pokémon Masters. This event, Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings is a Legendary Event that introduces the Sync Pair of Silver & Ho-Oh. Alongside this, a Spotlight Scout introducing Wallace & Milotic is also running. These run until May 14th 2020.
In addition to this, the Battle Villa has been refreshed and has more stages to complete including a battle with Darach at the end
29-04-2020 13:26 BST / 08:26 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:00: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 18:13: Pokémon GO Battle League | Edit @ 21:01: Volbeat & Illumise
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League Season 2 has been announced by Niantic. This will run from May 1st but with a change. It has a new Premier Cup which will run with Master League. This cup prevents use of Mythical and Legendary Pokémon but has no CP cap.
Great League will run from May 1st through May 25th
Ultra League will run from May 25th through June 15th
Master League and Premier Cup will run from June 15th through June 29th
All leagues will run from June 29th to July 6th.
Finally, Season 3 will begin on July 6th at 20:00 UTC
In addition to this, they've announced some tweaks to rewards with Stunfisk at Rank 4, Rufflet at Rank 8, Scraggy at Rank 9 and an avatar pose at Rank 10. In addition to that, the ordering of rewards has changed so you will get an encounter on Win 3 on the standard track and Win 1 on the Premium Track.
You'll also get an Elite Fast TM at the end of the season if you're Rank 7 or above. Pikachu Libre is still a Rank 10 reward
There is also some changes to moves in Trainer Battles. Drill Run requires less energy to charge
Moonblast requires less energy to charge and does less damage but has a chance to lower the opponent's Attack
Wild Charge's energy requirement has been reduced but damage increased. It also lowers the user's Defense
Trainer Battles can now be done with QR Codes regardless of friendship level or distance. You can also send challenges to Good Friends and higher regardless of sitance as of the start of Season 2
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that Volbeat and Illumise have now swapped locations in Pokémon GO. Since launch, they haven't moved out of their usual area except as part of events. Today, you'll now be able to find Illumise in Europe, Oceania & Asia and Volbeat in Africa and Americas
Edit @ 21:48: Niantic have now deleted the tweet indicating the change may not have been intended to happen right now and could happen some time in the near future. We'll bring more as and when it comes
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have implemented a new feature, following on from various promised features. For the time being, if you have a free research space and the time hits midnight, you'll get a piece of Bonus Research given to you without the need of visiting the stop. The research that has been shown from players in New Zealand is to Transfer 10 Pokémon for 1 Incense
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Pokémon Masters
The Pokémon Company International have confirmed that the Cynthia Spotlight Poké Fair Scout will be returning to Pokémon Masters on May 2nd at 06:00 UTC. This Spotlight Scout offers the Champion Cynthia as well as increased chance of getting 5 Star Sync Pairs
28-04-2020 01:05 BST / 20:05 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:01: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 21:00: Raid Battles | Edit @ 21:12: Pokémon GO Item Stacking
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Garbodor, Charizard, Duraludon and Copperajah have left the boosted raids and with this, various Pokémon including Heat Rotom, Excadrill, Whimsicott and more, themed around commonly used Pokémon in competitive, have been added. This event runs until May 11th at 23:59 UTC.
Edit @ 01:22: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for the coming weeks. These are the Throwback Challenges and will run each week globally.
Throwback Challenge Kanto runs from May 1st to May 8th and features special Timed Research which ends with Mewtwo with Psystrike, Kanto Pokémon in the wild and Venonat, Machop, Onix, Lickitung, Tangela, Scyther, Pinsir, Lapras, and Eevee in 7km eggs. Pikachu wearing Charizard hats will also run. Shiny Venonat will be live with this event as will 2* Catch, Raid and Hatch XP
Throwback Challenge Johto runs from May 8th to May 15th and features special Timed Research which ends with Ho-Oh with Earthquake and has a Shiny Gyarados encounter, Johto Pokémon in the wild, Chinchou, Yanma, Girafarig, Pineco, Dunsparce, Gligar, Shuckle, Skarmory, and Phanpy in 7km eggs. Pikachu wearing Umbreon hats will also be in the wild and Shiny Dunsparce will be in the game. It has 2* Catch and Raid Stardust
Throwback Challenge Hoenn runs from May 15th to May 22nd and features special Timed Research which ends with Groudon with Fire Punch, Hoenn Pokémon in the wild, Lotad, Slakoth, Nincada, Skitty, Sableye, Mawile, Trapinch, Feebas, and Clamperl in 7km eggs. Pikachu wearing Rayquaza hats will also be in the wild and Shiny Skitty will be in the game. It has half Incubator distance and buddy distance
Throwback Challenge Sinnoh runs from May 22nd to May 29th and features special Timed Research which ends with Cresselia with Grass Knot, Sinnoh Pokémon in the wild, Cranidos, Shieldon, Glameow, Chingling, Bonsly, Happiny, Gible, Munchlax, Riolu, and Mantyke in 7km eggs. Pikachu wearing Lucario hats will also be in the wild and Shiny Glameow will be in the game. It has One Hour Star Piece, Incense and Lucky Egg durations
If you complete all four Timed Research lines, you'll get the Champion Special Research. This will contain Special Research to earn 5 Rare Candies, Galarian Meowth, Galarian Stunfisk and Genesect. Plus it has a special tie in event, the Throwback Challenge Champion Tie In From June 3rd through June 8th, it adds Galarian Stunfisk into the wild and Galarian Meowth, Galarian Zigzagoon, Galarian Darumaka, and Galarian Stunfisk with Meowth, Zigzagoon and Darumaka able to evolve. Unova Pokémon will be in the wild
Edit @ 16:41: We have created pages for each of these events and will add more to it when we get the Research
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until May 5th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, Darkrai will be the Level 5 Raid Boss with its Shiny variant being available once again.
Edit @ 22:05: The Raid Bosses have shifted and we're currently compiling them in our Raid Battles section
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have now implemented another new feature into Pokémon GO. Now, your Buddy Pokémon will often bring you various gifts from Poké Stops and Gyms without the need for you to collect them at the Poké Stops themselves so you can send gifts to friends without having to leave the house
Edit @ 21:12: Announced earlier this month, the capability of stacking the effects of multiple Star Piece, Lucky Egg and Incense at once is now live. With this, you have the ability to stack up to 24 hours of boosts at one time so you could set up 6 Star Pieces for a 3 hour slot and so forth.
27-04-2020 07:04 BST / 02:04 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 11:02: Ho-Oh Legendary Event | Edit @ 16:00: TCG 2021 Format | Edit @ 19;04: Pokémon GO Remote Raids | Edit @ 23:21: Pokémon GO Raids
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Pokémon GO
A special Remote Raid Pass box is now live in Pokémon GO for 1 Poké Coin giving 3 Remote Raid Passes. You can also buy 1 Remote Raid Pass for 100 Coins or 3 for 250 Coins. You can only hold 3 Remote Raid Passes at a time. With this, Remote Raids are now possible for Level 40 players. Players can raid any Raid on their nearby even if not by it, and they can raid at any gym for a distance that they have a Pokémon in. It'll be rolled out to lower level players as time passes
Edit @ 19:56: It is now available for all Level 5 and above players. In addition to this, it's now know that, outside of these times, you will only be able to have 5 Remote Raiders per lobby
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Pokémon GO
A new feature has been added to Pokémon GO. From now until May 7th 2020, you can do the Throwback Challenge 2020: Kanto which provides some Field Research with various rewards. There are 9 different pages of Research to complete
Edit @ 21:15: Niantic have since disabled this research. We'll post should it return
Edit @ 21:40: It is back up and we are starting to compile all elements of the Throwback Challenge: Kanto Research
Edit @ 23:59: Niantic have confirmed that this went live early. Players who started it will be able to finish it while others will have to wait until it is added
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Level 5 Raid. After Landorus leaves Raid Battles later today, the Mythical Pokémon Darkrai will be available until 20:00 UTC on May 5th. Then, Altered Forme Giratina will run until May 12th at 20:00 UTC and finally from May 12th to May 19th, Virizion will run with Shiny Virizion then available.
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Pokémon GO
Following on from the addition of the box with various itemslast week, from now until May 4th at 20:00 UTC, you will be able to purchase 30 Ultra Balls, 15 Pinap Berries & 15 Razz Berries for 1 Poké Coin in Pokémon GO. This purchase can only be made once
Niantic have also updated it so you can spin a Poké Stop from twice the normal distance
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have put out a new update for Pokémon Masters. This update, Version 1.9 has added a variety of features. First is Eggs. Eggs will hatch after completion from a number of areas and will form a Sync Pair when hatched. More eggs are planned. You can raise affinity of Pokémon hatched from eggs to make them more powerful. This is done through Berry Tart items which will be available in a future update. The current eggs give Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle and require 5 battles to hatch. We've begun updating the Main Character Sync Pair page
There is a new Daily Scout feature at no cost to obtain various items and Sync Pairs. This is reset every day at 07:00 UTC and the Sync Pairs available will be reset periodically
You can also now change the order in which opponents will target your team members
You can now use Move Candy to level up the Sync moves of your Sync Pairs without the need to get them again in a Sync Pair Scout. Each Star Rating requires a different candy, 3 Star Move Candy, 4 Star Move Candy and 5 Star Move Candy while Pokémon hatched from Egg require Egg Move Candy
Edit @ 08:28: We have created a Pokémon Eggs page
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Pokémon Masters
The next Legendary Event has been announced to be coming soon. This event is called Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings and focuses on the Legendary Pokémon, Ho-Oh, and introduces the Sync Pair of Silver & Ho-Oh
Edit @ 12:01: Alongside this, they have confirmed that a Spotlight Scout for the new Sync Pair of Wallace & Milotic is also coming soon
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Pokémon TCG - Format Rotation
The Pokémon Company International have announced the format rotation for 2021 and will be live from August 28th 2020. This rotation includes all cards from Team Up and beyond, promos SM158 and higher as well as the promo sets Hidden Fates (except for Shiny Vault cards) and Detective Pikachu. With this, the regulation marks have now come into effect and all cards in Sword & Shield with the "D" regulation mark are usable. However, Expanded format has also been announced to be unchanged following the Black & White sets and beyond
26-04-2020 07:23 BST / 02:23 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @13:02: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon GO
Today is the make-up Pokémon GO Battle Day for players in Europe. All day today, Marill will be available as a GO Battle League reward with an increased chance of being shiny. Wins 1 and 3 result in getting a Marill and, on the Premium Track you will get a Marill for every win. In addition to this, all players around the world will be able to play two more sets of GO Battle League battles during the day
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have announced a change to the Battle Villa that will be implemented in the upcoming patch. You'll soon be able to do a certain number of co-op battles every day for chances to obtain Lucky Cookies
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-second entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Johto Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the second generation. It has an easygoing nature. It doesn't care if it bumps its head on boats and boulders while swimming. Its body is always slimy. It often bangs its head on the river bottom as it swims but seems not to care. So, here it is, the twenty-second entry, Quagsire
25-04-2020 06:37 BST / 01:37 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Community Day. On this day, for six hours in each region, Abra will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Abra appearing. During this event, when you evolve Kadabra into Alakazam, it will know the move Counter, which is exclusive to this event. This coincides with 3* Capture Stardust and 3 hour Incense. This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 5pm in your local time.
This also coincides with the Investigating Illusions Ticketed Event which unlocks Special Research that ties in with Community Day.
In addition to that, Niantic have released a new code to get 20 Great Balls and 20 Razz Berries MDWC4SNGUFXS2SW9
24-04-2020 11:35 BST / 06:35 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League Season 1 has now shifted to the final week of its season and with this is now allowing for all three rulesets: Great League, Ultra League and Master League to be played. This format will run for one week until May 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Pokémon GO Community Day, which runs from 11am to 5pm local time in each region, the Community Day Box is now live. This box is one time purchase and costs 1,280 Coins. It gives 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Super Incubators, 3 Incense and 1 Elite Charged TM
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have put out news of the upcoming Blissful Bonanza event. This will run from May 13th through May 31st and feature a special event battle to challenge once per day. You can obtain three types of tickets at random from this to exchange for Sync Orbs, Lucky Scrolls and Lucky Cookies. On the final day you're guaranteed to receive tickets
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Pokémon Shirts
Following the release of 99 of the 100 Johto Pokémon as Pokémon Shirts last week, it has been hinted that the Celebi pattern is hidden somewhere. At present it's unclear the method of getting the shirt but we'll provide full details as and when we get them
Edit @ 19:26: It has been discovered that you will be able to find the Celebi pattern and purchase it if you set the date on your device to November 21st 2020.
Original Stitch have also kindly given us the code "Serebii" to use for Free Delivery of the shirts
23-04-2020 07:40 BST / 02:40 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:03: Pokémon Journeys
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
The ruleset for Series 4 of Ranked Battle has been announced. This ruleset continues the addition of available Gigantamax Pokémon and now allows all presently available Gigantamax. This will run from May 1st at 04:00 UTC to June 30th at 23:59 UTC:
Pokémon Restrictions: Available National Pokédex. Pokémon need to be caught or hatched in Pokémon Sword & Shield or given through Pokémon HOME
Pokémon Limits: Team of 3 to 6 Pokémon (Singles) / 4 to 6 Pokémon (Doubles) from Level 1 to Level 100. All Pokémon then set to Level 50
Match Length: No limit
Allowed Gigantamax: Charizard, Butterfree, Pikachu, Meowth, Machamp, Gengar, Kingler, Lapras, Eevee, Snorlax, Garbodor, Corviknight, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Appletun, Sandaconda, Toxtricity, Centiskorch, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie, Copperajah, Duraludon
Banned Pokémon: Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Marshadow, Zeraora, Meltan, Melmetal, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus
Battle Time: 20 Minutes
Your Time: 7 Minutes
Team Preview: 90 Seconds
Turn Time: 45 Seconds
The rules can now be downloaded from the Battle Stadium. We have also updated our Ranked Battle section with Series 4, though rewards have yet to be announced.
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Pokémon 2019 - News
It has been confirmed that the new anime series will be called Pokémon Journeys and will air exclusively on Netflix in the US starting from June 12th. This show focuses on Ash and a new trainer called Goh who become research fellows for Pokémon Cerise. New episodes of Pokémon Journeys will be added to Netflix in the US every quarter of the year.
Edit @ 16:12: Pokémon Journeys is to be released in the UK on the channel POP on September 1st but will get a sneak peak of the new series on May 25th
In France it will be on Canal J later this year, in Germany it'll be on Super RTL, in Brazil it'll be on Cartoon Network and in Italy it'll be on K2 later this year
22-04-2020 06:34 BST / 01:34 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:03: Pokémon Rumble Rush | Edit @ 16:14: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
Following problems with the Marill Day event in Europe earlier this month, Niantic have announced that the repeat event will run in Europe on April 26th. This event will feature increased Marill rewards in the GO Battle League with a higher chance of Marill being shiny
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new Battle Royale Cup has started. This cup is the Shaymin Cup and, from today until May 6th, will run a special bonus powering up Grass-type moves. This cup includes two new pieces of Poké Glam to earn
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Pokémon Japan Championships
The Pokémon Japan Championships 2020 have been cancelled due to the current global crisis. These championships were to be held on June 27th and June 28th in Yokohama, Japan. Alongside this, the Japanese competitive circuit has also been cancelled. However, it is confirmed that the 2020 International Challenge May online competition in Sword & Shield will continue as planned
21-04-2020 07:23 BST / 02:23 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 17:12: Twilight Wings
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Pokémon Twilight Wings
The fourth episode of the Pokémon Twilight Wings web anime series is now live in English. This series is a web based show separate from the main anime which focuses on the characters of the Galar Region. It is produced by Studio Colorido and airs monthly on the official youtube channel. The episode can be found below. We're currently updating all our databases with the content of this episode.
Our Anime Dex is now updated with the contents of Twilight Wings Episode 4
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Pokémon GO
The Buddy Up event in Pokémon GO is now live. This event runs from April 21st at 08:00 local time until April 27th at 22:00 local time and features an increase in certain Pokémon including both Volbeat & Illumise in the wild. It also introduces Shiny Volbeat & Illumise into the game. There are also numerous boosts to your Buddy Pokémon and 2 * Evolution Experience
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Pokémon GO
Today features the third Spotlight Hour event in Pokémon GO of April 2020. From 18:00 to 19:00 local time, Wobbuffet will be spawning in greater numbers with a special bonus of 2* Transfer Candy
20-04-2020 07:15 BST / 02:15 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Buddy Up event in Pokémon GO is starting to roll out. This event runs from April 21st at 08:00 local time until April 27th at 22:00 local time and features an increase in certain Pokémon including both Volbeat & Illumise in the wild. It also introduces Shiny Volbeat & Illumise into the game. There are also numerous boosts to your Buddy Pokémon and 2 * Evolution Experience
Edit @ 21:04: Three new boxes have been added:
Special Box - 480 Coins - 30 Ultra Ball, 2 Premium Raid Pass, 2 Super Incubator, 2 Poffin
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 15 Premium Battle Pass, 5 Super Incubators, 3 Star Pieces, 3 Poffin
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 14 Super Incubators, 3 Star Piece, 3 Egg Incubator, 3 Poffin
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Pokémon GO - Limited Research Day
It has been announced that Landorus will be in raid battles for one week longer than previously planned. It will now leave Raid Battles next week, on April 28th 2020 at 20:00 UTC.
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Pokémon GO
Following on from the addition of the box with various itemslast week, from now until April 27th at 20:00 UTC, you will be able to purchase 50 Great Balls for 1 Poké Coin in Pokémon GO. This purchase can only be made once
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Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the Psychic-type Training Event and runs until May 4th. This event also comes with a Sync Pair Scout to get Caitlin & Reuniclus and a Co-Op Battle Rally giving 100 Co-Op Sync Orbs a Day and you can find new Missions to receive Co-Op Sync orbs if you complete any Main Story Co-Op area on Super Hard
19-04-2020 07:10 BST / 02:10 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:49: Episode Pictures | Edit @ 12:55: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon GO
Today is the first Pokémon GO Incense Day. From 11am to 5pm local time, every hour specific types of Pokémon will spawn in the wild with Incense. This rotates every hour. With this, Shiny Sentret also has increased rates
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Pokémon (2019) - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Raboot disappear when Ash and Go are in Hoenn. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
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Pokémon 2019 - News
TV Tokyo have put out their schedule and have removed the already planned episodes from their schedules from next week onwards, putting reruns of episodes on instead. This is due to production being halted due to the global crisis. At present it's unclear when new episodes of the anime will return but we'll post as soon as we get details
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-first entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Galarian Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. When it contracts its body, over 220 pounds of sand sprays from its nose. If it ever runs out of sand, it becomes disheartened. Its unique style of coiling allows it to blast sand out of its sand sac more efficiently. So, here it is, the twenty-first entry, Sandaconda
18-04-2020 21:41 BST / 16:41 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of the Incense Day that runs tomorrow, from 11am to 5pm local time, a Special Box has gone live in the game's shop. For 1 Poké Coin, you can purchase a box that contains 3 Incense
17-04-2020 06:00 BST / 01:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The next features have been announced for Pokémon Masters for April and May.
After the update, you'll be able to select an Egg for Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle and develop a new Sync Pair with your main character. In the future, more eggs including those for Scyther, Meowth and Tauros will be released
The next Legendary event will focus on Ho-Oh. This event adds a "Prize Box", a new item that lets you select Prize Coins from the event to obtain items and new area info. There's also a Reward Boost Ticket, which can be applied once per day and boost the rewards. Finally there will be a new item as a reward for the event which will let you power up a 5 Star Strike Sync Pair.
Sync Orbs will be adjusted in late April. The Sync Orb Chance in Single Player and Co-Op battles will be removed and Co-Op Sync Orbs will run as drop rewards to super courses. They'll also be available more often
They also have announced that the Legendary Arena will be detailed in Mid May
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Safari Zone event is now starting to run for people who kept their ticket for Safari Zone Liverpool and will run at the local time that matches the event ticket. This event features various spawns of Pokémon including a Safari Hat Pikachu and Shiny Chinchou. We'll be compiling all the event over the coming day in our section
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Pokémon GO
Following the announcement the other day, the ability to power up your Pokémon by multiple levels at once is now live. Now, when you go to Power Up a Pokémon, you will be able to power up using multiple candy and stardust at once and see athe CP before doing it.
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of next week's Pokémon GO Community Day, the special Ticket to get the Investigating Illusions Special Research is now available to purchase for Ł0.79/$0.99/€0.99. This Special Research will activate during the Community Day on April 25th from 11am to 5pm
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Pokémon Twilight Wings
The fourth episode of the Pokémon Twilight Wings web anime series is now live. This series is a web based show separate from the main anime which focuses on the characters of the Galar Region. It is produced by Studio Colorido and airs monthly on the official youtube channel. The episode can be found below. We're currently updating all our databases with the content of this episode. The English version of this episode is expected on Tuesday, April 21st
Edit @ 08:56: Our Anime Dex is now updated with the contents of Twilight Wings Episode 4
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed all the cards in the next expansion set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG. This subset, Explosive Walker, is being released on April 24th 2020 and features a variety of further Galar Pokémon. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with thanks to ToineLay with help with translation.
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Pokémon Shirts
The Johto Pokémon Shirts are now available to purchase at Original Stitch. These shirts provide multiple designs for each of the Johto Pokémon and you can mix and match with any Kanto or Johto Pokémon for your shirt. In addition to that, temporarily, if you order from Japan you'll get a fabric fashion face mask.
Original Stitch have also kindly given us the code "Serebii" to use for Free Delivery of the shirts
16-04-2020 01:03 BST / 20:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Ditto & the Baby Pokémon has left the boosted raids while Charizard, Duraludon, Garbodor and Copperajah remain, returning the event spawns to how they were before the Easter event. Click the image for full details
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next event, the Buddy Up event which runs from 08:00 local time April 21st to 10pm local time April 27th. It has Volbeat and Illumise appearing globally with their shinies available. It also adds Woobat into the wild and Research and has Alolan Meowth, Chansey, Eevee, Feebas, Lillipup, and Joltik appear in the wild.
Alolan Meowth, Eevee, Feebas, Lillipup, and Joltik will appear in 5km eggs during the event
There will be Field Research focusing on Alolan Meowth, Volbeat, Illumise and Woobat.
Distance for Buddy Candy and hearts will be halved. Your Buddy weill get excited easier and will be on the map for twice as long. You'll also have 2* Evolution Experience.
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day. This Community Day is a reschedule of the planned March Community Day and runs on April 25th from 11am to 5pm local time. During this, spawns of Abra will be increased and Alakazam will know the move Counter if evolved during the event. It also runs with 3 * Catch Stardust
Edit @ 17:30: It has been confirmed that the Investigating Illusions Special Research will be available to purchase to tie in with this event. It provides a Poffin, a Rocket Radar, 13,00 Stardust and more
Incense will last 3 hours during the event
Buddy Pokémon that are Great Buddy or higher will be able to bring you helpful items during this event
A Community Day Box will cost 1,280 Coins including an Elite Charge TM, 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Super Incubators and 3 Incense
There will also be a special GO Snapshot surprise during the event
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have added more Item Storage to Pokémon GO. Previously, the maximum storage you could have was 2,500 but now you can purchase even more item bag upgrades to make the maximum item storage capacity hit 3,000.
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Pokémon GO
A new Pokémon GO update is starting to roll out on iOS and Android devices. This update brings the game up to Version 0.173.0 contains various bug fixes and new features including the ability to mass transfer Costume Pokémon. We'll provide further details as they come so keep checking back
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Pokémon Twilight Wings
It has been confirmed that the fourth episode of Twilight Wings, the web based anime series set in Galar, will be released in English on April 21st 2020, following its Japanese release tomorrow at 05:00 UTC. In its story and in future stories, the show will feature Nessa, the Hulbury Gym Leader. We'll provide more details as they come
15-04-2020 07:11 BST / 02:11 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This is the Incense Day event on April 19th. For 6 hours, from 11am to 5pm local time, you'll get various boosts during your Incense. You'll also find a 1 PokéCoin bundle giving three incense All incense will boost Sentret but, for one hour, certain types will be boosted
11am - 12pm: Water-types: Such as Poliwag, Tentacool, Spheal & Clamperl
12pm - 1pm: Fire-types: Such as Growlithe, Ponyta, Houndour & Litwick
1pm - 2pm: Grass-types: Such as Oddish, Roselia, and Lileep & Ferroseed
2pm - 3pm: Psychic-types: Such as Slowpoke, Baltoy, and Bronzor & Gothita
3pm - 4pm: Bug-types: Such as Caterpie, Ledyba, and Skorupi & Joltik
4pm - 5pm: Ground-types: Such as Wooper, Barboach, and Hippopotas & Drilbur
Edit @ 21:17: We have created a section for both Incense Day and the April 2020 Incense Day
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have detailed further information about upcoming changes to come to Pokémon GO as the current global scenario continues.
First, Remote Raid Passes are coming soon and will allow you to select a Raid that you can see or is in your nearby Raid menu. These passes will cost 100 Poké Coins, but there will be a 1 Coin Bundle including them in the future. At launch, the Remote Raid Passes will function as normal but in the future, players using Remote Raid Passes will do less damage than those who are at the Raid location
Next, players will get a bonus Field Research task each day without having to spin a Poké Stop
Your Buddy Pokémon will also soon be able to bring you gifts, also without spinning a Poké Stop.
Soon there will be a few tweaks allowing you to Power Up Pokémon quicker, being able to select the amount of Stardust and Candy to use at once. There will also be changes to the Battle scenes to show consistent HP and even a Pokémon's types, and Shops to show if there's new items.
Finally, a note is also listed of people being able to use multiple Lucky Eggs, Star Pieces and Incense at once to have an increased duration of their effects, being able to activate for up to 24 hours at once
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Pokémon Masters
The Battle Villa has had a new reset. This reset keeps the same structure of stages as before. This will run until April 30th 2020 where it will reset again
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new event has started in Pokémon Rumble Rush. This event, Arceus and the Isle of Myths, is focused on an island based around Arceusand contains various Pokémon, all Sinnoh Pokémon, new Gears and more. It runs for three weeks, until May 6th. As such, we're currently compiling everything about this new event and so this update and our Rumble Rush section will be updated with details over the coming days
Updated Location Listings with further details of Arceus Sea
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Rumble Rush will cease service on July 22nd 2020 at 01:59 UTC meaning it'll no longer be able to be downloaded, update or played. Alongside this, as of today, you will now longer be able to purchase any Poké Diamonds and there will be a refund for unused Diamonds starting July 22nd. With this, they have put out the plans until then.
Events: Greninja and the Wonders of Kalos - May 6th to May 27th 2020
Battle Royale:
Shaymin Cup - April 22nd to May 6th
Zygarde Cup - May 13th - May 27th
On May 27h an update adding even more Pokémon will go live. You'll be able to goto many seas and see many Pokémon. Battle Royale w9ll be powered up with special participation requirements
14-04-2020 07:02 BST / 02:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The next event has been begun in Pokémon Masters. This event is the Solo Event Flying Types Incoming and features various battles against Flying-type Pokémon to get various rewards. It runs until April 28th 2020
In addition to this, a special Spotlight Scout adding Clemont & Heliolisk is now live for the duration of the event.
Finally, the Story Chapters have been given a new difficulty level and new rewards.
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Pokémon GO
Today features the second Spotlight Hour event in Pokémon GO of April 2020. From 18:00 to 19:00 local time, Magnemite will be spawning in greater numbers with a special bonus of 2* Capture Candy
13-04-2020 06:14 BST / 01:14 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Following on from the addition of the box with 20 Ultra Balls and 15 Pinap Berry last week, from now until April 20th at 20:00 UTC, you will be able to purchase 230 Poké Balls, 20 Great Balls, 15 Razz Berries and 5 Silver Pinap Berries for 1 Poké Coin in Pokémon GO. This purchase can only be made once
Edit @ 21:50: Due to a bug, this box has been removed. It's currently unclear when or if it will be fixed
Edit @ 23:59: The box has returned but has replaced Silver Pinap Berries for 2 0 Pinap Berries
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Pokémon Masters
The next event has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This is a new kind of event known as a Solo Event which focuses on Flying-type Pokémon. This event has you collect Flying Challenge Tickets to get rewards. It is expected to arrive in a few days
12-04-2020 07:16 BST / 02:16 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Today is the first Pokémon GO Battle Day, this time featuring Marill. All day, from midnight to midnight, you'll be able to do 20 sets of 5 battles in GO Battle League and, from 11am to 2pm local time, the rewards of the League have changed. On the standard track, Wins 1 and 3 result in getting a Marill and, on the Premium Track you will get a Marill for every win
Edit @ 17:46: Following problems with the event in Europe & Africa, Niantic have announced that there will be a make up event as compensation at a later point. Details on this make up event are to come
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Pokémon Masters
The next Spotlight Scout has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Clemont & Heliolisk. It is expected to arrive in a few days
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Pokémon (2019) - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash get entrusted an egg by Nurse Joy. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
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Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Ash's biography with new Pokémon he caught in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Goh's biography with new Pokémon he obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twentieth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with an Alola Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the seventh generation. To survive in the cold waters of Galar, this Pokémon forms a dome with its legs, enclosing its body so it can capture its own body heat. Within the poison sac in its body is a poison so toxic that Pokémon as large as Wailord will still be suffering three days after it first takes effect. So, here it is, the twentieth entry, Toxapex
11-04-2020 22:40 BST / 17:40 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Marill Day event, a new Event Box has gone live. For 480 Coins, this Event Box will get you 5 Premium Battle Pass, 2 Incense and 2 Lure Modules
10-04-2020 06:03 BST / 01:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. This provides an Easter event where more Baby Pokémon will appear with Breeding focused and EV boosting items. This event runs until April 15th at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 06:17: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
As the 2020 International Challenge April Online Competition has begun, the entry prize is now available for players who play in one match. Once you have battled in a match and joined the competition, you can now receive the Casual Tee (Ball Guy) gift if you go to Mystery Gift and select Get Battle Stadium Rewards.
Edit @ 08:05; At present the gift seems to be getting given on Sword but not Shield. It's possible Sword got released early and Shield has to wait for the Rankings
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the 2020 International Challenge April online competition have now begin. This competition, 2020 International Challenge April, is a Double Battle competition runs VGC Rules. Download Rules are also now available for this competition.
Battles will run from April 10th 00:00 UTC to April 12th 23:59 UTC. All players get a special Casual Tee (Great Ball Guy).
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League Season 1 has fnow shifted to the Master League format. This format will run for two weeks until April 24th 2020 at 20:00 UTC
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Pokémon Masters
A new Log-In Campaign has started in Pokémon Masters. Until April 24th there is a log in bonus that gives a lot of Gems and Level Up Manuals, ending with a 5-Star Power-up. There are also plans for a campaign to give 10,000 Co-Op Sync Orbs and another which will give various items including Lucky Cookies. They will be done in a method that can be challenged once per day
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the next expansion set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG. This subset, Explosive Walker, is being released on April 24th 2020 and features a variety of further Galar Pokémon. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set.
09-04-2020 07:09 BST / 02:09 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The latest news for Pokémon Sword & Shield has been released. This news is one of the moves Zarude can learn. If you raise it to Level 90, it will get a new Grass-type move called Jungle Healing. This move restores HP for both Zarude and any ally Pokémon and also removes status conditions
Edit @ 14:10: We have updated our Pre-Release Screenshot Page with new screenshots
Edit @ 14:38: We have created a preliminary Jungle Healing Attackdex Page
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announceda new feature launching tomorrow, GO Battle League leaderboards. This will show the top 500 trainers in the world, their names, teams, rankis, ratings and matches. They are catalogued for the previous day's battles from Rank 7 and higher. It is updated betwee 20:00 and 22:00 UTC each day.
In addition to that, a GO Battle Day will run on April 12th 2020. This focuses on Marill and during this, from 11:00 to 14:00 local time, you'll be able to get a Marill as a guaranteed reward for your first and third wins on the standard track or for every win on Premium Raid Pass track. You'll also receive 2* Catch Stardust catching Marill. All day on GO Battle Day, you'll be able to beat 20 sets of GO Battle League Battles meaning a total of 100 Battles
Edit @ 16:10: We have created a section for both GO Battle Day and the Marill Day
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Pokémon GO
The Spring into Spring 2020 event in Pokémon GO is starting to roll out. This event runs from April 9th at 08:00 local time until April 16th at 22:00 local time and features an increase in Spring themed Pokémon including Flower Hat Pikachu and Flower Crown Buneary in the wild, Flower Crown Togepi and Flower Crown Pichu in eggs and more. It also introduces Shiny Exeggcute into the game
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Pokémon Twilight Wings
It has been confirmed that the fourth episode of Twilight Wings, the web based anime series set in Galar, will be released on April 17th 2020 at 05:00 UTC. In its story and in future stories, the show will feature Nessa, the Hulbury Gym Leader. We'll provide more details as they come
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Pokémon 2019 - News
Some new episode titles for the upcoming anime series have been released through Japanese TV Guides. These episodes are set to air on May 3rd & May 10th respectively. The first episode features Team Rocket relaxing in the Resort Area of Sinnoh after Giovanni orders everyone to do a vacation, and by chance Ash & Go are also there, only for Team Rocket's Elite unit, led by Matori, shows up where they are to steal everyone's Pokémon. Team Rocket are still in disguise and decide to help Ash & Go. The second episode features the return of Korrina, the Shalour City Gym Leader from Kalos and her Mega Lucario
Episode 1113: Rest, Team Rocket!
Episode 1114: A Battle Festival Exploding With Life! VS Mega Lucario!!
08-04-2020 19:25 BST / 14:25 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Spring into Spring 2020 event in Pokémon GO is starting to roll out. This event runs from April 9th at 08:00 local time until April 16th at 22:00 local time and features an increase in Spring themed Pokémon including Flower Hat Pikachu and Flower Crown Buneary in the wild, Flower Crown Togepi and Flower Crown Pichu in eggs and more. It also introduces Shiny Exeggcute into the game
Edit @ 21:39: With this event, Marill can also now be natively shiny in the wild. Previously, you could only get Shiny Marill by hatching a Shiny Azurill and evolving it.
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a new GO Battle League Feature. Now, if you lose all 5 matches in a set, you can continue battling in that set until you get a win for up to 15 losses, allowing for you to have a better chance of getting one Win and a reward for that win
07-04-2020 10:09 BST / 05:09 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have announced that a new difficulty is to go live for Single Player stages. From April 14th at 06:00 UTC, you'll be able to access a higher difficulty for each of the main story stages, starting with Chapter 4
06-04-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Following on from the addition of the box with 50 Great Balls last week, from now until April 13th at 21:00 UTC, you will be able to purchase 20 Ultra Balls and 15 Pinap Berry for 1 Poké Coin in Pokémon GO. This purchase can only be made once
Niantic have also released a code to get 8 Poké Balls, 4 Silver Pinap Berries & 4 Golden Razz Berries: EMRK2EZWLVSSZDC5. This code can be redeemed in-game on Android or on the official site for iOS users
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Pokémon Masters
The Legendary Event, The Beast That Devours The Sun is now live in Pokémon Masters for its second run. Until April 24th at 06:00 UTC you will be able to play through these stages to get the Sync Pair of Main Character & Solgaleo and various items to power it up.
In addition to this, a Bug-type Training Event has started to run to give various boosts to levelling up Bug-type Sync Pairs
05-04-2020 10:48 BST / 05:48 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon (2019) - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Go helping Professor Sakuragi with Pokémon Orienteering. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
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Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Goh's biography with new Pokémon he obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the ninteenth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with an Alola Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the seventh generation. It excels at violent, no-holds-barred battles. The temperature of the flames that issue from its navel exceeds 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit. Incineroar's rough and aggressive behavior is its most notable trait, but the way it helps out small Pokémon shows that it has a kind side as well. So, here it is, the ninteenth entry, Incineroar
04-04-2020 09:00 BST / 04:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
It has been confirmed that the Legendary Event, Lurking Shadow, which introduced the Sync Pair of Main Character & Solgaleo will have a new run starting soon
03-04-2020 08:03 BST / 03:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This is the Spring 2020 event and features floral hat Pikachu, Pichu, Buneary, Togepi as well as Togepi themed outfits. At present they haven't revealed the full details of this event but we'll post as and when they come. This event runs from Thursday 9th April at 08;00 Local to Thursday April 16th at 22:00 local. It adds shiny Exeggcute. All Eggs from gifts during the event will be 2km eggs. It includes Field Research tasks that give Alolan Exeggutor, Azumarill and Audino. Lucky Eggs last an hour and you have 2 * Hatch Candy
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced some changes to the Spotlight Hour, combining the Pokémon bonus and Mystery Bonus Hour. From 6pm to 7pm local time on each Tuesday a specific Pokémon will have increased spawns and a special bonus
April 7th: Purrloin - 2* Catch XP
April 14th: Magnemite - 2* Catch Candy
April 21st: Wobbuffet - 2* Transfer Candy
April 28th: Pidgey - 2* Evolution XP
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Pokémon Championship Series
The Pokémon Company have put out their Japanese and Korean notices about the cancellation of the Pokémon World Championships this year. With this, the Korean League competitions have also been cancelled. However, The Pokémon Company has stated that Japan is still set to run with the Japan Championships, set to run June 27th/28th but the final decision on if it will run will come by Mid-May
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Pokémon the Movie Coco
It has been announced that the plans to allow for prebooking tickets for the movie, Pokémon the Movie Coco have been delayed beyond the planned April 17th date. At present there's no further dates for when it will be able to be prepurchased. However, it has been stated that the movie is still set for release on July 10th 2020 at this time
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Pokémon Shirts
It has been confirmed that the Johto Pokémon Pokémon Shirts will be available in Mid-April. Previously, only around 20 Johto Pokémon shirts had been revealed for pre purchase but today it was confirmed that all 100 Johto patterns will be available. We'll bring more information when they're finally live
02-04-2020 21:03 BST / 16:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed some changes to various attacks in Pokémon GO. These are focused around Grass-type Pokémon for this month;
Bullet Seed generates energy quicker
Energy Ball is charged quicker and now lowers Defense by one stage
Leaf Tornado now has a chance of decreasing your opponent's attack by 1 or 2 stages.
Ancient Power now does less damag
Silver Wind now does less damage
Ominous Wind now does less damage and charges slower
In addition to this, the following Pokémon learn new moves:
Bellossom - Bullet Seed
Jumpluff - Aerial Ace
Ludicolo - Energy Ball
Cradily - Bullet Seed
Cherrim Sunshine Form - Weather Ball (Fire)
Tangrowth - Rock Slide
01-04-2020 06:47 BST / 01:47 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The second series of Pokémon Sword & Shield's Ranked Battle has come to an end and with it, the rewards for participation in battles is now live. To get them, you need to check your ranking in the Ranked Battle mode and then go to Mystery Gift > Receive via Battle Stadium. These rewards include BP and items range from nature mints up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement. We have full details of the rewards in our Ranked Battle section
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The next season of Ranked Battle has begun. This month runs from today until April 30th at 23:59 UTC and runs the same rules as last month but comes with a rank reset. This series will have various rewards including a Brave Mint and Quiet Mint. We have full details in our section
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have put out further details for the April Fool's event. This eventruns until 22:00 local time on April 7th and Aipom, Wynaut, Bonsly, Croagunk, and Stunfisk can be found in 5km eggs. Stunfisk will not be in 5km eggs after the event ends but will be found in the wild and in research. We've updated our event page with all the details
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until May 1st at 20:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Alolan Exeggutor with a Stardust boost on capture and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have put a few new updates out into Pokémon Masters. First, the Supercourses in Training Mode, which rotate every 16 hours, now have a new difficulty: Super Hard. These difficulties bring even more rewards than the standard difficulties and give even more to do
If you haven't logged in for more than 30 days, a new Welcome Back Rally will activate which will give you a variety of rare items each day
In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new Battle Royale Cup has started. This cup is the Kyogre Cup and, from today until April 15th, will run a special bonus powering up Water-type moves. This cup includes two new pieces of Poké Glam to earn
In The Anime Department
Pokémon 2019 - News
Some new episode titles for the upcoming anime series have been released through Japanese TV Guides. These episodes are set to air on April 12th, 19th and 26th respectively. The first episode features Ash looking after a mysterious egg. The second has Ash & Go go to Hoenn to experience the Beautifly migration so that Go can catch more Wurmple. However, when Go sends out Raboot, it starts disobeying him. The third episode has all the food in Sakuragi's park go missing causing the Pokémon to fight, so Ash & Go have to investigate
Episode 1110: Hit Your Mark, Aura! Ash and the Mysterious Egg!!
Episode 1111: Farewell Raboot!
Episode 1112: Massive Panic! Sakuragi Park!!