31-08-2020 06:55 BST / 01:55 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:07: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 09:04: Pokémon Master Egg Events | Edit @ 12:30: Pokémon Korea | Edit @ 17:21: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Event
Pokémon Korea have announced that they'll be distributing a Serial Code to obtain a King's Rock during their Pokémon Korea 2020 Champion Invitational livestream that airs on September 5th at 06:00 UTC. It also states that there may be other surprising news within. We'll provide full details of the code and news as and when it comes so be sure to check back
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have detailed the Mega Raid Challenge event. Runs from 08:00 local time tomorrow until 10:00pm local time on September 7th. During this event, if players defeat 2 million Mega Raids, then Mega Pidgeot will be unlocked in Mega Raids. This event contains an increased amount of Mega Raids as well as Mega Energy for the Kanto Starters in Field Research. Abra, Magnemite, Exeggcute, Rhyhorn, Tangela, Electabuzz, Omanyte, Aerodactyl, Murkrow, Treecko, Torchic, Lotad, and Roselia. will appear in the wild
From September 11th to 17th, it is the Mega Battle Challenge. Complete 275 million battles to unlock Mega Houndoom. During this event you'll get Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise & Beedrill Mega Energy in Field Research tasks and receive a temporary CP boost when you use Mega Beedrill in battle. Caterpie, Weedle, Paras, Venonat, Scyther, Pinsir, Ledyba, Spinarak, Wurmple, Kricketot, and Burmy will spawn in the event and there will be new Shadow Pokémon. Timed Research will be added in the event and the will be Shiny Ledyba
From September 22nd through September 28th it's the Mega Buddy Challenge. There will be Timed Research and Mega Evolved Pokémon will last for 12 hours. Large Pokémon such as Doduo, Alolan Exeggutor, Pinsir, Lapras, Snorlax, Furret, Wobbuffet, Mantine, Skarmory will appear in the wild with Shiny Doduo available. You'll also get Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise as well as Beedrill Mega Energy in Field Research. Complete the Timed Research during this event to unlock Mega Gengar during the Halloween Event
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of the Mega Raid Challenge Event in Pokémon GO that starts tomorrow, a special Box has gone live in Pokémon GO. This box contains 3 Remote Raid Passes for 1 Poké Coin and will be available until September 30th 2020
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that as of October, they will end support for Android 5, iOS 10, iOS 11 and iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 devices. Players using those devices will be no longer able to access Pokémon GO, including PokéCoins and items on their accounts until they sign in on a more recent device.
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Pokémon Masters EX
DeNA have officially unveiled more of the Pokémon that will be in the Grass, Fire and Water-type Egg Event that will start later this week. In this event, the Main Character will develop Sync Pairs with Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle, but in addition to that they are also to create Sync Pairs with Goldeen. We'll provide full details of the event as it goes live so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon Masters EX
A Special 5☆ Select Special Scout is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout will use 3000 paid gems to scout 11 different Sync Pairs but then also give you a choice of a single 5☆ Sync Pair. It runs until September 14th
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Pokémon Journeys - News
Further details episode titles for the episodes revealed last week have been released by Pokémon Fan magazine. These episodes are set to air on September 13th, 20th and 27th respectively,. The fiorst episode has Ash & Goh go to Alola, where Kiawe wants to see Goh's battle prowess. The third episode has Ash & Riolu rematch against Bea and her Grapploct
Episode 1126: I'm Back, Alola!
Episode 1128: Ash VS Bea! Overcome Octolock
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Today is the final day of Pokémon Virtual Fest and, before the servers go offline, there is to be a special show including a Pikachu Dance Show and a collaboration between Pikachu and Pikotaro. The Pokémon Company are livestreaming this final show in Pokémon Virtual Fest before it leaves
Edit @ 16:09: The Pokémon Virtual Fest service has now ended and can no longer be accessed by any player
30-08-2020 07:03 BST / 02:03 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:25: Character Biography | Edit @ 10:47: Episode Detail | Edit @ 12:51: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon Café Mix
It has been confirmed that there will be brand new Order stages added to Pokémon Café Mix this Wednesday and alongside this, Audino will be added into the game. It's currently unclear how many new stages will be added but we'll detail them in full as they are released so be sure to check back
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The second of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 2 of the Pokémon TCG Finals, with the finals contiuing Sunday
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
Edit @ 23:00:The winner of the VGC Players Cup is Santino Tarquinio
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Goh go to a Pikachu habitat to find Goh a Pikachu, only to find the Pikachu are there to dig Thunder Stones. 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.
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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.
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the fortieth 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. This is a Porygon that was updated with special data. Porygon2 develops itself by learning about many different subjects all on its own. After artificial intelligence was implemented in Porygon2, the Pokémon began using a strange language that only other Porygon2 understand. So, here it is, the fortieth entry, Porygon2
29-08-2020 14:13 BST / 09:13 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The first of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 1 of the Pokémon TCG Finals, with the finals contiuing Sunday
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
28-08-2020 06:07 BST / 01:07 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Masters EX Anniversary Update | Edit @ 14:12: TCG
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Pokémon Masters EX
The Pokémon Masters EX Anniversary content is now live. This content comes with a variety of shifts and changes
The Champion Stadium feature is now open. This allows for you to battle against the Kanto Elite Four and Champion to get a variety of rewards but can only be challenged once a week. We're compiling details and will have a section up soon.
You can now get items to get you to unlock the Level 125 cap on your Sync Pairs. This is done through a new Cap Unlock Area in the Training Area. We have updated the section with all the new stages
You can now get items to improve the Type Skills on your Sync Pairs
You can now increase several characters to be 6☆EX, Capable allowing for a special change of effect of their Sync Move and outfit. Only Rosa, Red, Blue and Leaf have 6☆EX capability
The new Training with Legends Solo Event is now live. This event tells a story of battling through various trainers and gives a variety of rewards. Alongside this, Sync Pair Scouts for Red & Charizard, Sygna Suit Blue & Blastoise & Sygna Suit Leaf & Venusaur are live from today
Some special events featuring Bingo Missions are currently running: Professor Oak's Special Missions, Rise to 6☆ EX with Rosa! which both will last for a couple of years and One Year Anniversary which runs until September 14th.
Edit @ 08:26: We have created a Champion Stadium section which will have pages on each Champion Challenge, including the current Kanto Challenge
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Pokémon Masters EX
The Pokémon Masters EX official site has revealed a new set of Sync Pairs coming soon to Pokémon Masters. Following Lillie & Clefairy, it has been confirmed that Lusamine & Pheromosa and Gladion & Silvally will be coming to the game soon, each with an EX Costume. It was previously confirmed that the three trainers will be added in the Family Ties Story Event in mid September.
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with a new attraction, the Pokémon Dream Balloon. We've updated our section with full details
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company International have announced the next English set. This set is called Vivid Voltage and will be released on November 14th 2020. This set features over 185 cards including 11 Pokémon V cards including Zarude V and new "Amazing Pokémon" featuring Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, it also includes VMAX for Pikachu, Orbeetle and Coalossal. This set is made up of the Legendary Beat & Astonishing Volt Tackle Japanese sets
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The first of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is the preshow of the Pokémon TCG Finals, with the finals running tomorrow and Sunday
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
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Pokémon Center
It has been confirmed that a new Pokémon Center is to open up in Kanazawa. This Pokémon Center, Pokémon Center Kanazawa is to be adroned with Milotic imagery and is due to open in Japan this November
27-08-2020 06:53 BST / 01:53 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:04: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 07:46: Pokémon Virtual Fest | Edit @ 14:30: Mega Evolution in Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
Following the reveals from media yesterday, elements of Mega Evolution including a button to Mega Evolve as well as the Mega Pokédex are starting to go live. This confirms that you initially need 200 Mega Energy to evolve the Kanto starters and 100 to Mega Evolve Beedrill. We also have confirmed the stats for these Mega Evolved Pokémon and have updated our Pokémon Listings and Database We'll be continuing to update as all info comes out
Edit @ 18:30: The Mega Raid Battles are starting to appear and New Special Research is available, A Mega Discovery. Only Mega Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise & Beedrill are currently available. We're currently collating all the details of this so keep checking our section for full details
Edit @ 19;46: We now have full details on the Research A Mega Discovery.
Edit @ 21:30: The GO Mega Bracelet is now available in the Style Shop for free. Coloured variants can also be purchased for 100 Coins a piece
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Pokémon Masters EX
Ahead of the update tomorrow, DeNA have announced the Sygna Suit Red Poké Fair Spotlight Scout, the Sygna Suit Blue Poké Fair Spotlight Scout and the Sygna Suit Leaf Poké Fair Spotlight Scout. These add the characters of Blue (Sygna Suit) & Blastoise and Leaf (Sygna Suit) & Venusaur. Both Blue and Leaf also have special EX outfits when you reach 6 star. We have full details in our sections so be sure to check them out
They have also announced Stamina Gifts. Each day from tomorrow until September 10th at 05:59 UTC, you'll get 200 Stamina in a login bonus. In addition to that, every day until October 1st at 05:59 UTC you'll receive 200 Stamina as a gift (up to 6800 Stamina obtained this way). This is to give you a good chance to play the content
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have implemented one of the changes ahead of the release of Mega Evolved Pokémon. From now, all 2 star Raids are now grouped with 1 star raids and all prior 4 star raids are grouped with 3 Star Raids. They've had their HP and damage adjusted down but rewards for 1 star and 3 star raids now match what were 2 star and 4 star raids respectively. We've updated our Raid Battle page accordingly
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
To celebrate the release of Pokémon Masters EX and the game's first anniversary, new avatar items have been added to Pokémon Virtual Fest. You can now dress your avatars up in outfits based on Red, Leaf and Blue in their Sygna Suits from Pokémon Masters
26-08-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 11:53: Pokémon Virtual Fest | Edit @ 14:27: Pokémon GO Mega Evolution | Edit @ 18:53: Taiko no Tatsujin | Edit @ 21:23: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the introduction of Mega Evolution through various news outlets including Gamespot, Eurogamer & VG247. Coming tomorrow, you'll be able to Mega Evolve Pokémon, specifically Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Beedrill. To do this, you need to collect Mega Energy for each Pokémon. This is done by defeating Mega Raids and the faster you complete Mega Raid Battles, the more Energy you will receive.
Mega Raid Battles will appear soon featuring Mega Venusaur, Mega Charizard and Mega Blastoise and these will give the Mega Energy for each Pokémon. In doing so, Niantic are removing 2 Star and 4 Star raids from the Raid Table in order to include a focus for Mega Evolved Pokémon
Mega Evolution lasts only a limited time, but after you Mega Evolve a specific Pokémon for the first time, the cost to Mega Evolve it will reduce. When Mega Evolved, you can participate in Gyms, Raids, Trainer Battles and GO Rocket Battles. Shadow Pokémon and Clone Pokémon cannot Mega Evolve.
You'll be able to pick which Mega Charizard you wish to get when you Mega Evolve
If you use Mega Evolved Pokémon in Raid Battles, any moves of the same type as that Pokémon will get boosted
There will be a Mega Pokédex to keep track of Mega Evolved Pokémon
There will be Special Research as well as events throughout September that will focus on Mega Evolved Pokémon. An event from September 1st to 7th is focused around Mega Raids, September 11 to September 17 focused on Battles with Mega Evolutions and September 22nd through September 28th there will be events about Buddy features with Mega Evolution. We'll provide full details as they come
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for September 2020.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From September 1st 2020 at 201:00 UTC to October 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC you'll get an Alolan Raichu
The 5 Star raid battles have been confirmed. Following Heatran on September 10th through September 18th, Cresselia returns. Then, for a week, Articuno will be available until September 25th and finally Zapdos will run from September 25th through to October 2nd
Jessie & James will leave on September 30th
Special Research, Investigate a Mysterious Energy, will be available at the end of September for players to get Victini. If players got Victini in the GO Fest then they will be rewarded with additional Victini Candy instead of another Victini encounter
On September 24th from 18:00 to 23:59 local time, a GO Battle Night event will be held. During this time, you'll receive twice the Stardust for winning battles andyou'll be able to complete 20 sets of GO Battle League Battles
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Spotlight Hours for the month of September. They happen at 6pm to 7pm local time are as follows:
September 1st - Eevee - 2* Catch Experience
September 8th - Houndour - 2* Catch Candy
September 15th - Tentacool - 2* Transfer Candy
September 22nd - Spearow - 2* Evolution Experience
September 29th - Skitty - 2* Stardust
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event adds the Pokémon Celebi to the game. To recruit it, you need to encounter it at least once during the event period and then continue to invite it until recruited. This event runs until September 9th 2020 Check our event page for more details.
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Taiko No Tatsujin Rhythmic Adventure
Today a new game was announced in the Taiko no Tatsujin series for Nintendo Switch. This game, Taiko no Tatsujin Rhythmic Adventure Pack is an enhanced port of two 3DS Taiko no Tatsujin games from 2014 and 2016, never released outside of Japan, and are now confirmed to contain the following Pokémon songs in the Japanese version. It's currently unclear if the European & American versions of the game will have the songs but we'll provide full details as and when they come
Rhythmic Adventure 1 - V Volt from Pokémon X & Y's Japanese anime opening
Rhythmic Adventure 2 - X Y & Z from Pokémon X Y & Z's Japanese anime opening
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with the the final new area of the game; The Lapras Maritime Athletics course We've updated our section with full details
25-08-2020 06:53 BST / 01:53 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 19:33: Pokémon GO Spawns
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Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon Masters has updated ahead of the anniversary events on Friday and has now upgraded to be Pokémon Masters EX. With this new Sync Pairs and features have been added. We're currently compiling all the relevant data so be sure to keep checking back
Alongside the new Sync Pairs, this update features an overhaul of the UI including new home menu, new menu for Single Player content and more
As of the update, Sync Pairs can be increased in level to Level 125 and Type Skills will be able to be improved using items found in a new Type Skill Area in the Training section
Edit @ 08:26: We have updated our Sync Pair Listing to include the newly added Sync pairs as well as the special outfits. We're currently working on updating all Sync Pairs to include the new stats at Level 125
Edit @ 09:51: The Sync Pair listings are now fully updated with stats for all Sync Pairs for Level 125
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that the spawns for wild Pokémon have been altered and so now more Pokémon will appear in some areas while in other areas they will start to appear more spread out. With this, they have said that it will continue to change more and more as people play, possibly changing every month
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has announced some Stage Events that will run over the next few days up until the end of the service on August 31st
August 26th - 13:00 JST / 20:00 JST - Screening of all Pokémon Generations episodes
August 27th - 13:00 JST / 17:00 JST - Screening of Pokémon Kids TV features
August 28th - 13:00 JST / 17:00 JST - Screening of all Pokémon ASMR
August 30th - 16:30 JST - 17:30 JST - Screening of all Pokémon Game Gym Battle stream
The Summer Stage has also been anounced. On August 29th the Virtual Fest will shift to a night time mode and will air Pikachu Virtual Dance Shows every 90 minutes in the stage
On August 31st at 20:00 JST, a special finale collaboration song and show will be shown. This will also be livestreamed on Youtube
24-08-2020 07:12 BST / 02:12 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:50: Episode Titles | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Battle League
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Pokémon GO
The polls are now over and the Pokémon for the next two Community Days in Pokémon GO have been decided.
September 20th 2020 - Porygon
October 17th 2020 - Charmander
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League Season 3 has now shifted to the Master League format. This format will run for two weeks until September 7th 2020 at 20:00 UTC. Both standard Cup and Premier Cup, which bans Legendary and Mythical Pokémon, can be used
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Pokémon Journeys - News
A new set of episode titles have been revealed by a Japanese TV Guide. These episodes are set to air on September 13th, 20th and 27th respectively though no details about the episode have been given. Their titles are likely incomplete and we'll post the full titles as they come
Episode 1126: I'm Back, Alola!
Episode 1127: The Fossil Pokémon!
Episode 1128: Ash VS Bea
23-08-2020 10:25 BST / 05:25 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:48: Episode Details | Edit @ 12:55: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The second of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 2 of the Pokémon VGC Finals, with the finals contiuing Sunday
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
Edit @ 23:00:The winner of the VGC Players Cup is Santino Tarquinio
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Goh go to the Fighting Dojo to find the Galar Gym Leader, Bea there. Ash decides to challenge her to a match. 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.
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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 thirty-ninth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Unova 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 fifth generation. This Pokémon is known as the Bully of the Sands. Krookodile's mighty jaws can bite through heavy plates of iron with almost no effort at all. While terribly aggressive, Krookodile also has the patience to stay hidden under sand for days, lying in wait for prey. So, here it is, the thirty-eighth entry, Krookodile
22-08-2020 05:03 BST / 00:30300 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:01: Pokémon Virtual Fest | Edit @ 19:10: Porygon2 Event | Edit @ 21:06: Pokémon GO Fest Makeup Event Makeup Event
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
During today's Players Cup stream by The Pokémon Company International, they have released a code for a competitive Porygon2. It is Sassy, comes with an Eviolite and has the moves Recover, Trick Room, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. It has max EVs in HP and Defense and max HP IV, though its Attack and Speed IVs are guaranteed 0. Defense, Special Attack and Special Defense IVs are random. The code is PKMNPLAYERSCUP and is scheduled to run until August 31st. Our Event Database has full details for these events
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
During today's Japan Championships 2020 stream by The Pokémon Company, they have released a code for a competitive Gastrodon. This Gastrodon matches the Gastrodon used by the winner of the 2019 Pokémon Japan Championships. It has the moves Protect, Surf, Ice Beam and Earth Power and comes at Level 50. It has competitively focused IVs with max in HP, Defense, Special Attack, Special Defense with a 0 IV in Speed. and comes fully EV Trained. This is obtained with the code: PJCS2019CHAMP and can only be redeemed until tomorrow at 14:59 UTC. Our Event Database has full details for these events
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The first of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 1 of the Pokémon VGC Finals, with the finals contiuing Sunday
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Fest 2020 Makeup Event Makeup Event is now starting to roll out for Asia Pacific Regions. For all areas in UTC+7 to UTC+14 time zones, from 11am to 2pm local time on Sunday August 23rd, a makeup event matching last week's will run featuring the Fire, Water and Friendship Habitats from Pokémon GO Fest. This event is happening due to a problem that hit during GO Fest's Makeup Event in those time zones last week
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with the new Beach Area as well as the Pokémon Decoration Café and Galarian Slowpoke's Dream Shop We've updated our section with full details
21-08-2020 06:49 BST / 01:49 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:04: Pokémon Café Mix | Edit @ 14:04: Pokémon Players Cup | Edit @ 21:00: Heatran
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. From now until 20:00 UTC on September 10th, Heatran is the 5 Star Raid Boss and with it, other Raid Bosses are to come. We're currently collating all details so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 22:05: We're now cataloguing all associated Raid Bosses in Pokémon GO including Magikarp, Galarian Weezing and more
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Pokémon GO
Due to the problem with the Dragon Week Timed Research before during the Dragon Week event, special Timed Research has now begun to make up for the error. This runs from today, 08:00 local time to August 26th 22:00 local time
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has been announced for Pokémon Café Mix. From August 26th through September 9th, Celebi will start to appear in the Café as a Special Customer. Once you encounter it, you'll be able to invite it to Parties and reucruit it as staff
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The first of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is the preshow of the Pokémon VGC Finals, with the finals running tomorrow and Sunday
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with two new attractions in the Store Area: Inteleon's Shooting Shop and Let's Catch Magikarp! We've updated our section with full details
20-08-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
The ruleset for Series 6 of Ranked Battle has been announced. This ruleset continues the addition of a ban list. This ban list bans the Top 10 most used Pokémon from Series 5/Season 8 in July in both Singles and Doubles. This season will run from September 1st at 04:00 UTC to September 30th at 23:59 UTC with the ruleset running both this coming Season and the following one until October 31st 2020:
Pokémon Restrictions: Galar Pokédex, Isle of Armor Pokédex, Alola Starters, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion. Require Galar Mark or Battle Ready Mark
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
Allowed Gigantamax: Charizard, Blastoise, Butterfree, Pikachu, Meowth, Machamp, Gengar, Kingler, Lapras, Eevee, Snorlax, Garbodor, Inteleon, Corviknight, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Appletun, Sandaconda, Toxtricity, Centiskorch, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie, Copperajah, Duraludon, Urshifu
Banned Pokémon: Venusaur, Gyarados, Porygon2, Tyranitar, Torkoal, Hippowdon, Magnezone, Togekiss, Excadrill, Whimsicott, Incineroar, Mimikyu, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Indeedee, Dragapult,
Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, Marshadow, Zeraora, Meltan, Melmetal, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Zarude
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 5, though rewards have yet to be announced.
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Pokémon Masters
The next Legendary Arena Event based on Latios, has begun Pokémon Masters. This event features a strong battle against the Legendary Pokémon Latios, using up to 30 Sync Pairs to clear it. It runs until September 3rd at 06:00 UTC
Alongside this, a Spotlight Scout for Lance has begun. This is a Poké Fair Scout and is the only way to get the Sync Pair of Lance & Dragonite. It runs until September 3rd
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Pokémon TCG - Raid Battles
The Pokémon Company International have confirmed to us that the Pokémon Trading Card Game Raid Battles, announced last month, will be a physical format in game stores that run Play! Pokémon events. When stores resume regular opening and event times, players will be able to meet up and play with other trainers to try and defeat the Raid Boss and if they succeed, they will earn a special Promo Card. This will also include a new Alcremie boss card that has yet to be made available. We have opened up a Raid Battles section for the TCG
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Taiko No Tatsujin Drum 'n' Fun
IThe first Opening Theme to the current Japanese Pokémon anime is to be released as DLC on Taiko No Tatsujin Drum 'n' Fun is now available in Japan for 150¥. This song, 1·2·3 by After the Rain. Its difficulty is 2☆, 4☆, 5☆ and 7☆ on each respective difficulty. There's currently no details on international release but will be expected a few weeks after
19-08-2020 07:01 BST / 02:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Level 5 Raid. After Genesect leaves Raid Battles on Friday, the Legendary Pokémon Heatran will replace it. Heatran will run from August 21st at 20:00 UTC to September 10th at 20:00 UTC. We'll provide full details of all associated Raid Bosses as it goes live so be sure to check back
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a Makeup Event for Asia Pacific Regions, specifically for those in UTC+7 to UTC +14 regions. On Sunday August 23rd from 11am to 2pm local time, the Pokémon GO Fest Makeup Event will run again for GO Fest 2020 ticket holders in Asia Pacific Regions, going through the Fire, Water and then Friendship habitats each hour. The other bonuses will not be active. This is due to issues during the GO Fest 2020 Makeup event
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced some new stickers are coming to Pokémon GO. Three of them are now available for purchase in the in-game Shop in bundles of 3 or 5 while the rest will be obtained through opening gifts
Edit @ 21:23: We have now updated our Stickers section to include a list of all the new stickers
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Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has added multiple new stages and various new Pokémon, gimmicks and offerings including Buizel. All Pokémon can now get to Level 3. We're currently collating all the details for the new stages so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 09:30: Updated the Pokémon, Offerings, Gimmicks & Regular Orders pages
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Pokémon GO
A new version has started to go live for Pokémon GO on Android and iOS. This version is a gradual rollout and brings the game up to Version 0.185.0.This version has got various bug fixes and the new features of being able to swipe through Friend pages, a warning if you are about to enter a GO Rocket Battle with no Pokémon Space and a new option to refresh game data.
In addition to this, this patch has started adding the framework for more Mega Evolution mechanics which will feature in Raids and give Mega Candy, a candy that may be used to Mega Evolve a Pokémon. We'll bring full details as and when they come
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with the new area, the Store Area which contains many small minigames. We've updated our section with full details
18-08-2020 21:01 BST / 16:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that some Timed Research will be available as a makeup event for Dragon Week. From August 21st 08:00 local time to August 26th 22:00 local time, all players will be able to get the Timed Research. The rewards will be the same as the Dragon Week Timed Research but the tasks will be slightly different. No additional or special spawns will be running during this time period. This is due to some time zones losing access to the research earlier than intended.
17-08-2020 07:01 BST / 02:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Porygon2
It has been confirmed that, during the Pokémon Players Cup Video Game Championship finals this weekend, August 22nd and 23rd, a special Shared Serial Code will be available for players to redeem. This code will get players a competitive Porygon2 trained to be good in Trick Room. It is Sassy, comes with an Eviolite and has the moves Recover, Trick Room, Ice Beam and Thunderbolt. The code will run until August 31st. We'll provide full details of the code as it comes. Our Event Database has been updated with details of this event
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Pokémon HOME
The Pokémon HOME software update is starting to roll out on iOS, Android and. This update adds a variety of changes
The GTS search filters have been improved
The filter blocking Legendary and Mythical Pokémon now also blocks Legendary Pokémon
You can now filter in the GTS based on what has been deposited
You can now place multiple Pokémon into the Wonder Box at once
You can now see Natures in Battle Data
Various bug fixes
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed some new details for the upcoming Pokémon GO Community Day. It'll be decided by vote which will be cased from 01:00 UTC August 23rd to 01:00 UTC August 24th on the official Twitter. The winner will be available in the Community Day on September 20th and the 2nd place on October 17th. The options are:
Charmander - Evolve Charmeleon to Charizard for Dragon Breath
Caterpie - Evolve Metapod to Butterfree for Hurricane
Grimer - Evolve Grimer/Alolan Grimer to Much/Alolan Muk to get Fire Punch. Alolan Grimer would appear in Raids during the event
Porygon - Evolve Porygon2 to Porygon-Z to get Tri Attack, a move new to Pokémon GO which has a chance of lowering opponent's Attack and Defense
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have updated Pokémon GO to include some new style options. Earlier this year, some Black Sandals were added to the game and today, three new variants of those sandals are now available. These variants come in the colours of Team Instinct, Mystic and Valor and cost 50 Coins each
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Pokémon Masters
Pokémon Masters has announced their first anniversary update. With this, the game will change its name to Pokémon Masters EX and introduce a variety of new features.
First is a new 6 Star EX feature for Sync Pairs. You can now power them up to 6 star EX which changes an outfit
Champion Stadium will begin on August 27th and lets you face the Elite Four and then the Champion of Kanto
A Legendary Arena event featuring Latios starts on August 20th
August 27th introduces the Training with Legends event
Grass Fire Water-type Egg event begins on September 2nd 2020
Familiy Ties event starts with the addition of Lusamine, Gladion and Lillie as Sync Pairs
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Pokémon Masters
The next Legendary Event, New World Dilemma, has begun Pokémon Masters. This event features a story about the head of Team Galactic, Cyrus and allows for you to form a Sync Pair of Cyrus & Palkia. It runs until September 3rd.
Alongside this, a special Poké Fair Spotlight Scout has begun which adds the Sync Pair of Cynthia Sygna Suit & Kommo-o into the game.
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Pokémon Café Mix
The Pokémon Company have announced some new upcoming characters to Pokémon Café Mix. In addition to Wobbuffet being added with new orders, Audino will be added soon and alongside that, Celebi will be added as a Special Customer Event, marking the first Mythical Pokémon in the game
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Pokémon Café Mix
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Café Mix has been downloaded over 5 million times. To celebrate, they are giving a special gift to all players from now until August 30th at 06:00 UTC. This gift is 5,000 Golden Acorns, 3 Vertical Whistles and 3 Horizontal Whistles
16-08-2020 07:10 BST / 02:10 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Today is the Pokémon GO Fest Makeup event. For those who purcased tickets for Pokémon GO Fest 2020, from 11am to 2pm three habitats will rotate through: The Fire Habitat, Water Habitat and Frienship habitats. We have full details in our GO Fest Makeup event section
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Pokémon Café Mix
It has been confirmed that there will be brand new Order stages added to Pokémon Café Mix this Wednesday and alongside this, Wobbuffet will be added into the game. It's currently unclear how many new stages will be added but we'll detail them in full as they are released so be sure to check back
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Goh participate in a Pokémon Trade Festival in Vermilion City. 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.
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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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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The first of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 2 of the Pokkén Tournament DX Finals
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
Edit @ 22:24: Shadowcat has won the tournament and has become the first Pokémon Players Cup Pokkén Tournament DX Champion
![Pokémon of the Week - Zoroark](https://www.serebii.net/potw-swsh/571-i.jpg)
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the thirty-eighth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Unova Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & McdThis Pokémon cares deeply about others of its kind, and it will conjure terrifying illusions to keep its den and pack safe. Seeking to ease the burden of their solitude, lonely Trainers tell Zoroark to show illusions to them.. So, here it is, the thirty-eighth entry, Zoroark
15-08-2020 09:01 BST / 02:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The first of the special Pokémon Players Cup Finals is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 1 of the Pokkén Tournament DX Finals
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with one new attraction: The Wailord's Sky Ocean Cruise attraction which takes you around the park. These attractions are in the Attraction area. we've updated our section with full details
14-08-2020 07:35 BST / 02:35 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
It has been announced that during the livestream of the Pokémon 2020 Japan Championships on August 22nd 2020, a distribution of an East Sea Gastrodon will be given. This Gastrodon is based on the Gastrodon of the winner of the 2019 Japan Championships and comes with a competitive moveset. Full details on the distribution aren't known but we will post when we have them. Our Event Database has been updated with details of this event
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Pokémon GO
The Unova Week event has begun in Pokémon GO. From now until 20:00 UTC on August 21st, various Unova Pokémon will be in the wild and more in raids, adding Sewaddle, Swadloon, Leavanny, Cottonee, Whimsicott, Emolga and Bouffalant to the game. With this, Shiny Roggenrola & Shiny Genesect are now available inthe game. We're currently collating details on all spawns and other features of this event
Edit @ 22:06: We are now adding all the new Raid Bosses added in this event
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following the appearance in Gamestop signage earlier this week, The Pokémon Company International are now informing people that the Gigantamax Copperajah Dynamax Crystal event for the US has been cancelled. We'll post full details if it gets rescheduled so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon Masters
The next Legendary Event, New World Dilemma, has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This event features a story about the head of Team Galactic, Cyrus and allows for you to form a Sync Pair of Cyrus & Palkia. It's expected to arrive in a few days
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Pokémon Café Mix
A new event is being held. This event is Leah's Cheer Rush which allows for you to get a bonus for completing multiple orders in a row. This event runs until August 17th 2020.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG in Japan. This set, Astonishing Volt Tackle, is being released on September 18th 2020 and features a variety of further Galar Pokémon including the first Gigantamax Pikachu card. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with thanks to ToineLay for the help translating.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield- TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the third Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG set. This set contains 201 cards of various Pokémon including various Pokémon-V & Pokémon VMAX like Charizard and Eternatus. It is made up of the Infinity Zone & Explosive Walker sets from Japan. Our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set
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Pokémon Journeys
The Netflix app in the US has confirmed that the next batch of episodes for Pokémon Journeys are to be released on September 11 2020. At present it's unclear on if it will be another 12 episodes but we'll provide full details on the episodes as and when they come so be sure to keep checking back.
13-08-2020 06:55 BST / 01:55 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Dynamax Crystal event has been announced for the US. From August 14th through August 31st at Gamestop stores, you'll be able to scan a code into the Pokémon Pass app to get the ☆SGR 6879 Dynamax Crystal which will get you a Max raid Battle for a Gigantamax Copperajah with competitive IVs. This Dynamax Crystal was distributed in Europe earlier this year. Full details of the event raids can be found in our Dynamax Crystal section
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest has been updated with two new attractions: The Galarian Weezing Exciting Train and Snorlax's Fluffy Trampoline. These attractions are in the Attraction area. we've updated our section with full details
12-08-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Days for September and October will be decided by a vote. At present we don't have details on how the vote will happen but the choices between Porygon, Charmander,Grimer and Caterpie
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event adds the Pokémon Grookey to the game. To recruit it, you need to encounter it at least once during the event period and then continue to invite it until recruited. This event runs until August 26th 2020 Check our event page for more details.
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Taiko No Tatsujin Drum 'n' Fun
It has been announced that the first Opening Theme to the current Japanese Pokémon anime is to be released as DLC on Taiko No Tatsujin Drum 'n' Fun in Japan on August 20th 2020. This song, 1·2·3 by After the Rain, will cost 150¥. There's currently no details on international release but will be expected a few weeks after
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Pokémon Virtual Fest
Pokémon Virtual Fest is now live. This works in the app Cluster in Japan and allows for you to explore a Theme Park based around Pokémon with numerous activities and minigames. This is available until August 31st 2020. We've begun updating a section for this game and will continue to update it as new elements become available
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Play! Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International have released the first Play! Pokémon podcast. Hosted by former commentator Jay Blake, it discusses the various competitive parts of Pokémon with other TPCi staff and commentators. It can be found on Youtube, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Spotify
11-08-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The Rock-type Egg event has begun in Pokémon Masters. This event adds multiple Rock-type Pokémon to Eggs including Kabuto & Aerodactyl and allows for you to form Sync Pairs with them and the Main Character. It also adds shiny kabuto and Shiny Aerodactyl in. It runs until August 25th
10-08-2020 07:13 BST / 02:13 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following this weeked's special Pikachu Outbreak event, the Max Raid Battle Event has reverted back to the Water and Ground-type event. From now until August 31st at 23:59 UTC, certain Water or Ground-type Pokémon including Gigantamax Drednaw & Sandaconda are in Max Raid Battles..
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League has now shifted to the Ultra League Format which now has its own Premier Cup. This will rotate again in two weeks on August 24th 2020 at 20:00 UTC to Master League
09-08-2020 07:46 BST / 02:46 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
During today's Trainer's Cup stream by Pokémon Korea, they have released a code for a Shiny Amoonguss. This Amoonguss matches the Amoonguss used by World Champion Senior Top 4 player Baik Jongyoon in the 2019 World Championships. It has the moves Clear Smog, Spore, Protect and Rage Powder and comes at Level 50. It comes with max IVs in all but Attack and Speed and is EV trainer. This is obtained with the code: TRA1NERSCUP. This code can only be redeemed until 14:59 UTC tomorrow, August 10th. Our Event Database has full details for these events
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Goh return to Azalea Town where, three years ago, he helped a new friend hunt for Celebi only for that friend to disappear. 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.
We have also updated the Shiny Pokémon in the Anime section with the Shiny Pokémon shown in this episode
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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 is to have in the future. 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 and that he'll get in the future. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon (2019) - Upcoming Details
In the new opening for the anime in Japan, it has been confirmed that Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow and Lana, supporting cast in the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime will make appearances in the new series soon. This marks the first return of any previous supporting cast in Pokémon Journeys and the first returning ones aside from Brock & Misty since Dawn appeared in Pokémon Black & White. We'll provide more details as they come.
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the thirty-seventh entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Galar 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. With jaws that can shear through steel rods, this highly aggressive Pokémon chomps down on its unfortunate prey. This Pokémon rapidly extends its retractable neck to sink its sharp fangs into distant enemies and take them down. It responded to Gigantamax energy by becoming bipedal. So, here it is, the thirty-seventh entry, Drednaw
08-08-2020 08:08 BST / 03:08 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, Magikarp will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Magikarp appearing. During this event, when you evolve Magikarp into Gyarados, it will know the move Aqua Tail, which is exclusive to this event. This coincides with 3* Catch Stardust and 3 hour Incense. This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 5pm in your local time
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Pokémon Masters
The next event, the first Egg Event, has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This event adds multiple Rock-type Pokémon to Eggs including Kabuto & Aerodactyl and allows for you to form Sync Pairs with them and the Main Character. It's expected to arrive in a few days
07-08-2020 01:36 BST / 20:36 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
In Japan, prebooking of tickets for the movie, Pokémon the Movie Coco, is now open and with that, serial codes are now being given for Shiny Celebi and Zarude, with Zarude now being available for players. Tickets can be purchased until December 24th 2020 and the serial codes can be redeemed until March 31st 2021. You can also redeem multiple codes for each save file. Our Event Database has full details for these events
If you have Zarude and take it to the person in the Isle of Armor station, you'll also be able to get the special Partner Cap, a hat based on Ash's hat from the movies
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Pokémon GO
The Enigma Week event has begun in Pokémon GO. From now until 20:00 UTC on August 14th, mysterious Pokémon will be in the wild and more in raids, adding Elgyem & Beheeyem to the game. With this, Shiny Staryu & Shiny Deoxys are now available inthe game. We're currently collating details on all spawns and other features of this event
Edit @ 22:07: We are now adding all the new Raid Bosses added in this event
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has been announced for Pokémon Café Mix. From August 12th through August 26th, Grookey will start to appear in the Café as a Special Customer. Once you encounter it, you'll be able to invite it to Parties and reucruit it as staff
06-08-2020 06:58 BST / 01:58 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, a special event featuring the Pikachu family including Alolan Raichu has begun. It also has a slot featuring shiny Pikachu. This runs until August 9th at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 07:18: 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 Twilight Wings
The seventh and final 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.
Edit @ 14:18: Our Anime Dex is now updated with the contents of Twilight Wings Episode 6 - Sky
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Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update, with this the following have been altered:
Stages 51-150 have been adjusted
Munchlax is no longer as heavy and can move better
The hitbox after clearing combos is now larger in order to take out gimmicks
You now get a better view on if a Pokémon isn't ideal for an order
You will no longer use a move when you tap a Pokémon
05-08-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon the Movie Coco
A special livestream has aired and has showcased the latest information for Pokémon the Movie Coco. This information includes the latest trailer. This trailer starts off with Ash in a lab talking to his mother before hanging up and going to the jungle. Coco is seen swinging across a jungle scene. It then cuts to Ash showing Coco the local town. Later, the jungle gets attacked and Coco & Zarude defend it. It will be released on December 25th 2020
The opening theme is by Tortoise Matsumoto & Taiiku Okazaki and is called "Really Mysterious Creatures"
Edit @ 13:00: Official trailer has been released
Edit @ 13:31: We now have a translation of the movie summary:
This is a story of a slighly unusual parent-child relationship
involving one Pokémon and one human.
In the depths of a jungle in the middle of nowhere,
we find Okoya Forest,
a Pokémon paradise operating with strict laws.
The stubborn and obstinate Zarude lived there with his kin,
but one day he discovered a human baby by the riverside.
"Human, this is..."
Zarude could not allow himself to abandon it,
so he decided to disobey the law of the forest,
leave his tribe behind, and live alone with the child, whom he named Coco.
It has been 10 years since this Pokémon first started to raise this human.
Coco meets Ash and Pikachu as they visit Okoya Forest.
This is the first "Human friend" he has ever made.
And little by little, questions start to sprout deep in the mind of a boy
who had been fully convinced he was a Pokémon.
"Father, am I a human?"
Am I a Pokémon? Or am I a human?
As Coco ponders this,
one days sees the sound of uninvited human footsteps approach Okoya Forest,
signalizing a drastic change to the peaceful days it has thus far been enjoying.
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Ahead of this week's Pokémon GO Community Day, the special Ticket to get the "Making a Splash" Special Research is now available to purchase for Ł0.79/$0.99/€0.99. This Special Research will activate during the Community Day on August 8th from 11am to 5pm
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that Shiny Unown is still around for players to catch following Pokémon GO Fest. However, with this, they have announced that shiny Unown will stop appearing following Enigma Week. At present it's unclear when Unown will be found shiny again but we'll provide full details when they are
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has added multiple new stages and various new Pokémon, gimmicks and offerings including Buizel. All Pokémon can now get to Level 3. We're currently collating all the details for the new stages so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 09:39: Updated the Pokémon, Offerings, Gimmicks & Regular Orders pages
In The Games Department
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Today, a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate update came and, along with it, a new stage was added. This stage is Small Battlefield. I have updated our section with full details which also includes a list of all Poké Ball Pokémon and Assist Trophies that are incapable of spawning in the stage
04-08-2020 06:56 BST / 01:56 EDT by Serebii
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon the Movie Coco
Japanese variety show Oha Suta has aired and has shown the latest trailer for the movie Coco. This trailer starts off with Ash in a lab talking to his mother before hanging up and going to the jungle. Coco is seen swinging across a jungle scene. Oha Suta then stopped the trailer part way through to be shown in the previously announced livestream
We'll post an official upload of this trailer when it comes so be sure to keep checking back.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Pokémon Company have announced a new event coming to Korea. On August 9th, the official Korean site will post a code for a Shiny Amoonguss. This Amoonguss matches the Amoonguss used by World Champion Senior Top 4 player Baik Jongyoon in the 2019 World Championships. It has the moves Clear Smog, Spore, Protect and Rage Powder and comes at Level 50. Our Event Database has been updated with details of this event
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that the new PokéCoin system in Pokémon GO is now being tested in Germany, New Zealand and Taiwan in addition to Australia. This system drops the amount of coins each player obtains from gyms from 50 down to 30 but allows for 20 coins to be done through various tasks including Winning Raids, Evolving a Pokémon and more with a new Team GO Rocket Mission involved
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Pokémon Journeys - News
A new title has been revealed by a Japanese TV Guide. This episode is set to air on September 6th though no details about the episode have been given
Episode 1125: Crawl Out of the Sand Tomb, Ash and Goh!
03-08-2020 07:27 BST / 02:27 EDT by Serebii
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon the Movie Coco
It has been announced that Japanese Variety Show, Oha Suta, will showcase the latest trailer for the movie Pokémon the Movie Coco, during the episode set to air on Wednesday August 5th. This will air 12 hours before the scheduled livestream which will include further news for the movie
02-08-2020 07:32 BST / 02:32 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
It has been confirmed that there will be brand new Order stages added to Pokémon Café Mix this Wednesday and alongside this, Buziel will be added into the game. It's currently unclear how many new stages will be added but we'll detail them in full as they are released so be sure to check back
In The Anime Department
Pokémon the Movie Coco
It has been announced that The Pokémon Company is going to hold a special livestream on August 5th at 19:00 JST on their YouTube channel. This livestream will contain a screening of The Power of Us as well as a major announcement for Pokémon the Movie Coco. We'll provide full details from this livestream as they come so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash, Goh & Chloe help out a friend of Chloe's brother to show her Feebas' true potential. 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 Anime Department
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.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
It has been announced that on August 9th, at 16:55 JST, a special "Pokémon: A Timeless Anime" will be aired. This 20 minute special will present the latest news on the current anime as well as a look back.
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the thirty-sixth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Unova 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 fifth generation. Volcarona scatters burning scales. Some say it does this to start fires. Others say it's trying to rescue those that suffer in the cold. This Pokémon emerges from a cocoon formed of raging flames. Ancient murals depict Volcarona as a deity of fire. So, here it is, the thirty-sixth entry, Volcarona
01-08-2020 01:05 BST / 20:05 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, the Rock and Steel-type Pokémon have left the boosted raids and with this, various Water and Ground Pokémon have been added. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. The event runs until August 31st at 23:59 UTC.
Edit @ 01:28: 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 - Ranked Battle Rewards
The seventh season 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 Armorite Ore up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement. We have full details of the rewards in our Ranked Battle section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 5August is now live. This ruleset continues the addition of available Gigantamax Pokémon and now allows all presently available Gigantamax. This will run from August 1st at 04:00 UTC to August 31st at 23:59 UTC. With this, the rewards that you'll get after this month's Season have also been announce
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until September 1st at 20:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Scraggy and, with this, Field Research is shifting