31-12-2020 07:35 GMT / 02:35 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon - Pikachu Distribution
To celebrate the Space Sunrise stream, a special Pikachu is now being distributed to all players. This Pikachu has the moves Thunderbolt, Swift, Wish and Celebrate and comes holding a Comet Shard. It is available over Mystery Gift over Internet until January 15th 2021. Our Event Database has been updated with full details of the event
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Pokémon Augmented Reality Showcase
Today is the special Pokémon Augmented Reality Showcase live from the International Space Station. As part of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)'s livestream from the KIBO module on the ISS, this showcase will run alongside other elements hosted by Coca-Cola and Twitter and will showcase Pokémon in augmented reality over live imagery of space. It is being streamed on Twitter and Youtube by JAXA from 14:45 UTC / 09:45 EST / 06:45 PST.
Edit: The stream featuring Pokémon is over. It featured Pikachu in the capsule alongside Astronaut Soichi Noguchi followed by a live view outside the ISS with Rayquaza flying around.
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO New Year Event is now rolling out running from 22:00 local time to 22:00 local time on January 4th. This event gives players the addition of various New Years themed Pokémon including Hat Pikachu and Glasses Slowpoke. It also includes variou party hat Pokémon in Research and Raids
Edit @ 17:48: The Raid Bosses have shifted with this event, including both Slowpoke and Slowbro as Raid Bosses. We're currently compiling them in our Raid Bosses section
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Pokémon GO
As more players are reaching Rank 24 in Pokémon GO's GO Battle League, there have been multiple reports that you are now able to get a chance to get Pikachu Libre as its Shiny variant as your first guaranteed encounter at that Rank
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Pokémon Masters EX
A new Special Scout has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout is the Kalos & Alola 5-Star Guaranteed Scout. It can be done once and pulls 11 Sync Pairs, only from Kalos & Alola. With this, you have a guaranteed 5 star Sync Pair pulled. It is available until 06:00 UTC on January 1st
30-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event has been announced. This event is the Seasons Greetins event and is focused around New Year. It adds the special exclusive Sync Pairs of Lance & Gyarados and Lillie & Ribombee. It runs from Friday January 1st
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Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has added 50 new Regular Order stages, with the addition of various new gimmicks and offerings. We're currently compiling details for all these updates so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:06: Updated the Offerings, Gimmicks & Regular Orders pages with all the new details. It's confirmed the next batch of orders will be released on January 13th.
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event is a repeat of the Scorbunny Special Customer Event, allowing you to level up Scorbunny or recruit it if you have previously not done so. It runs until January 4th 2021
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the end date to start the Shiny Celebi special research. This research will stop being able to start from February 28th 2021 alongside Jessie & James. All players who have started the Research by the time it ends will be able to continue.
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Pokémon GO
Four new boxes are now live in Pokémon GO ahead of the end of the Holiday Event
Special Box - 480 Coins - 2 Premium Battle Pass, 1 Star Piece, 3 Super Incubator, 30 Poke Ball
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 16 Premium Battle Pass, 6 Super Incubator, 4 Incense, 4 Star Piece
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 16 Super Incubator, 4 Incense, 4 Star Piece, 4 Egg Incubator
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Pokémon GO
The special bonus for the Pokémon GO Holiday Event has shifted. From 00:00 local time today to 21:59 local time tomorrow, the special bonus for this event is now 2* Catch Stardust
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Pokémon Masters EX
A new Special Scout has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout is the Hoenn & Sinnoh 5-Star Guaranteed Scout. It can be done once and pulls 11 Sync Pairs, only from Hoenn and Sinnoh. With this, you have a guaranteed 5 star Sync Pair pulled. It is available until 06:00 UTC on January 1st
29-12-2020 07:09 GMT / 02:09 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 08:11: Spotlight Hour
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Pokémon GO
Today is the weekly Pokémon GO Spotlight Hour. However, due to some problems, players in the UTC+11, UTC+12 and UTC+13 regions couldn't get the usual boosted spawns. As such, Niantic have announced there will be a makeup event soon for these regions so they can have the Snover Spotlight Hour. At present it's not dated but we'll provide full details on it as soon as we get hem
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Pokémon Masters EX
A new Special Scout has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout is the Hoenn & Sinnoh 5-Star Guaranteed Scout. It can be done once and pulls 11 Sync Pairs, only from Hoenn and Sinnoh. With this, you have a guaranteed 5 star Sync Pair pulled. It is available until 06:00 UTC on January 1st
28-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 08:18: Latios Legendary Arena | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Battle League
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following this weekend's special Christmas event, the Max Raid Battle Event has reverted back to the Ice and Fire-type event. From now until December 31st at 23:59 UTC, certain Ice and Fire-type Pokémon including Gigantamax Lapras and Centiskorch are in Max Raid Battles..
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Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO Battle League has now shifted to the Master League format, alongside its Premier Cup. It also introduces Master League Classic, a new league that only allows up to Level 40 Pokémon. It also includes the Holiday Cup which allows Normal, Grass, Electric, Ice, Flying, and Ghost type only. This will run until January 4th 2020 at 21:00 UTC
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Pokémon Masters
The Champion Stadium has been updated in Pokémon Masters EX. With this update, the Hard Lv. 1 Mode allows for players to battle against the Johto Elite Four & Champion. Each battle can be completed once a week with types of Sync Pairs used going towards your medal
New with this reset is the Master Mode. Here, you can earn points by inflicting certain elements onto the battle such as increasing opponents power in order to get better rewards.
Alongside this, some Special Scouts have begun. Each day this week a scout based on a region will be available, only focusing on Sync Pairs of a region starting today with a Kanto & Johto Scout. It can be done one time only and guarantees a 5 Star
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Pokémon Masters
A new Rally has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This Rally gives you increased rewards in the Training Area, specifically the Level-Up Area, Cap-Unlock Area with new stages being opened for the Cap Unlock Area to allow for players to get the items required to get to Level 130. The Rally gives 50% more rewards and lasts until 06:00 UTC on January 4th. We're currently updating our section accordingly
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Pokémon Masters EX
The Legendary Arena Latios event has now begun a renewed run. This run runs until January 11th at 06:00 UTC. If you already received the items for completion a previous time, you will not receive them again
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Pokémon GO
The special bonus for the Pokémon GO Holiday Event has shifted. From 00:00 local time today to 23:59 local time tomorrow, the special bonus for this event is now 2* Lucky Egg Duration
27-12-2020 07:20 GMT / 02:20 EST by Serebii
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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. 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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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the fifty-eighth 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, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. Glastrier emits intense cold from its hooves. It's also a belligerent Pokémon—anything it wants, it takes by force. Glastrier has tremendous physical strength, and the mask of ice covering its face is 100 times harder than diamond. So, here it is, the fifty-eighth entry, Glastrier
26-12-2020 07:19 GMT / 02:19 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Winter Weekend event has begun. During this event, Regice will be available in Level 5 Raid Battles and Pokémon such as Jynx, Delibird, Snorunt, Spheal, Snover, Cubchoo and Cryogonal will be appearing more from Incense. This runs from 08:00 local time to 22:00 local time tomorrow
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Pokémon GO
The special bonus for the Pokémon GO Holiday Event has shifted. From 00:00 local time today to 23:59 local time tomorrow, the special bonus for this event is now 2* Star Piece Duration
25-12-2020 00:02 GMT / 19:02 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield for a new Extra Event. With this, for the next few days, the Fire & Ice-type Pokémon have left raids and Pokémon that are Ice-type such as Delibird and Alolan Vulpix. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. This event runs until December 27th at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 00:15: 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
Today marks the release of the new movie Secrets of the Jungle in Japan and with this, Japanese players are now able to get the special form of Zarude, "Dada Zarude" through a Serial Code given when you go to see the movie. This Zarude is based on the one in the movie and comes adorned with Zarude's Shiny Celebi cape. We have full details of the distribution in our Event Database
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Pokémon GO
The Jessie & James Rocket Balloon Takeover has begun rolling out in Pokémon GO. From 08:00 local time to 22:00 local time, Team GO Rocket Balloons will appear more frequently and are more likely to be Meowth Balloons for battles against Jessie & James. This is to promote the new movie Secrets of the Jungle which opens today in Japan
24-12-2020 06:01 GMT / 01:01 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, Players Cup III Qualifier, is a Double Battle competition following current VGC rules. All players who enter get 50 BP and the top players in each region will be able to qualify for the Players Cup III
Registration is open now to January 14th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from January 15th 00:00 UTC to January 17th 23:59 UTC.
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Pokémon Masters
The Ideal Formula Story Event is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This event runs until January 12th 2021 and tells the story of N's appearance in the Pasio region. It contains a Prize Box to get a variety of rewards
In addition to that, a Poké Fair Scout is now live that introduces the Sync Pair of N & Zekrom
Finally, a new event offering 3000 Gems and a new Mission Bingo has begun, the New Year's Gifts Galore event
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Pokémon GO
The special bonus for the Pokémon GO Holiday Event has shifted. From 00:00 local time today to 23:59 local time tomorrow, the special bonus for this event is now 2* Catch Candy
23-12-2020 06:48 GMT / 01:48 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the Unova Celebration Event and featured an increased focus of Unova Pokémon. It runs from January 5th 08:00 local time to January 10th 22:00 local time.
This event features increased spawns of Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Lillipup, Herdier, Blitzle, Roggenrola, Drilbur, Scraggy, Tympole, Venipede, Trubbish, Gothita, Solosis and Ferroseed with Shiny Snivy appearing starting with this event
Roggenrola, Sewaddle, Petilil, Emolga, Karrablast, Joltik, Elgyem, and Shelmet will be in 5km Eggs
There will be Field Research tasks that give Stardust or encounters with Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott or Ferroseed
There will be 1 Star Raids of Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Timburr, Dwebble, and Klink, 3 Star raids featuring Herdier, Tranquill, Excadrill, and Amoonguss and the 5 Star raid features Burn Drive Genesect, though it is incapable of being shiny.
A new feature will be in this event for Collection Challenges. More information will come in early January.
Following this event will be the Sinnoh Celebration Event which runs from January 12th through 17th
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Pokémon Café Mix
The Shiny Celebi login bonus has now started in Pokémon Café Mix. This event offers special daily bonuses including 7,000 Acorns with Shiny Celebi being given on the third day of login bonuses. This runs until January 31st
22-12-2020 07:53 GMT / 02:53 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for January 2021.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From January 1st 2021 at 20:00 UTC to February 1st 2021 at 21:00 UTC you'll get an
The 5 Star Raid Battles have been confirmed. Ho-Oh will be available from January 1st 21:00 UTC through 5th 10:00 local time.
Genesect in its Burn Drive form will appear from January 5th 10:00 local time to 12th 10:00 local time.
Heatran returns January 12th 10:00 local time to 19th 10:00 local time
Kyogre & Groudon from January 19th 10:00 local time - 26th 10:00 local time
A "Surprise" Pokémon will appear from January 26th 10:00 local time.
Mega Charizard Y, Mega Blastoise and Mega Abomasnow will be in Mega Raids with Mega Charizard Y from January 5th through 12th. Following that, on January 12th a new Mega Evolution will be added while Venusaur and Houndoom return, with Houndoom
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the New Year Event and features a variety of boosts. It runs from December 31st 2020 at 22:00 local time until January 4th at 22:00 local time. It contains 2* Hatch Candy, 2* Hatch Stardust and 50% Incubator Distance
During this event, Slowpoke will be available with special 2020 Glasses, which then evolves into a Slowbro with 2021 glasses
Pichu will be available with a New Year's Hat in 2km eggs with Pikachu with the New Years Hat in the wild and in Field Research. It can also evolve into a Raichu in the New Years Hat.
Wynaut will also be hatching in 2km Eggs
Raticate, Wobbuffet and Wurmple with party hats will be in 1 Star Raids. Klink and Espurr will also be in 1 Star Raids
Eevee with a Party Hat will be available in Field Research
There will also be special outfits for the New Year Hat and 2021 Glasses available from December 30th
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Spotlight Hours for the month of January. They happen at 6pm to 7pm local time are as follows:
January 5th - Lilipup - 2* Catch Stardust
January 12th - Drifloon - 2* Catch Experience
January 19th - Shroomish - 2* Catch Candy
January 26th - Phanpy - 2* Transfer Candy
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Some new updates have gone live for Nintendo Switch Pokémon software. First Pokémon Sword & Shield has received a new update bringing the game to Version 1.3.1. This update provides various undisclosed bug fixes including ones with a few battle mechanics. We're currently working out what it fixes
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Holiday Event is now rolling out, running from 08:00 local time on December 22nd to 22:00 local time on December 31st. This event gives players the addition of Vanillite to the game alongside winter outfit Pikachu, Cubchoo and Delibird, new raids, Field Research and more. We're currently collating all details of this event so be sure to check our section
21-12-2020 03:06 GMT / 22:06 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 18:01: Pokémon GO Community Day | Edit @ 19:00: Pokémon GO Event | Edit @ 19:37: GO Code
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Holiday Event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions, running from 08:00 local time on December 22nd to 22:00 local time on December 31st. This event gives players the addition of Vanillite to the game alongside winter outfit Pikachu, Cubchoo and Delibird, new raids, Field Research and more. We're currently collating all details of this event so be sure to check our section
Edit @ 19:16: The Raid Bosses have also changed in areas with this event. We're currently cataloguing all details in our Raid Battles section
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on January 16th will focus on Machop. This event will 3* Capture Stardust and has 3 Hour Incense. However, it will also give out Payback to Machamp. There will also be a ticket for $1 to get the Special Research "Straight to the Top, Machop!", but it'll be free if you purchased the Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto tickets. There will also be a special Community Day Box for 1,280 Coins including an Elite Charged TM, four Incense, four Star Pieces and 30 Ultra Balls. We'll bring more details as they come.
The Community Day runs at 11am to 5pm in each local time zone
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have released a special code to celebrate their AR Photo a Day challenge. This code will get you 30 Ultra Balls, 10 Max Revives and 1 Lucky Egg and is redeemable until 08:00 UTC on January 1st. The code is: TRFJVYZVVV8R4
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Pokémon Masters EX
It has been confirmed that N & Zekrom are to come to Pokémon Masters EX starting on December 24th at 06:00 UTC. With this, there will also be a special gift of 3,000 Gems, enough to do 1 11-Pair Scout. Alongside this, a Story Event will run based around N from December 24th to January 12th
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Pokémon Masters EX
Pokémon Masters EX has a new update live. This update adds a variety of fixes, upcoming Sync Pairs and new Theme Skills, a set of skills that boost certain stats if you combine two or more of the skills. Each Skill has a different effect based on the Sync Pair's Category. We've created a section detailing all of these Theme Skill elements. All Sync Pairs can also now reach Level 130
Edit @ 07:57: We have updated our Sync Pair Section to include stats for Level 130 for all characters as well as the new characters of N & Zekrom, May & Swampert, Mallow & Tsareena, Lillie & Ribombee & Lance & Gyarados
20-12-2020 13:00 GMT / 08:00 EST by Serebii
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the fifty-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, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. Within dense forests, this Pokémon lives in a pack with others of its kind. It's incredibly aggressive, and the other Pokémon of the forest fear it. Once the vines on Zarude's body tear off, they become nutrients in the soil. This helps the plants of the forest grow. So, here it is, the fifty-seventh entry, Zarude
19-12-2020 08:14 GMT / 03:14 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Special Research for players who purchased a ticket is now starting to go live. This Special Research, "Tap.. Tap... Tappity-Tap..." offers a Special Research Story that gets players 2 Galarian Mr. Mime, Mr. Mime Candy and a variety of encounters including Alolan Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Chimecho, Incense and Rare Candy. It becomes active at 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time tomorrow for those who purchased a ticket. After that time, you can still finish the Research but you will be unable to get it if you purchased a ticket and didn't log in during this 34 hour period
18-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following the announcement last week, and with the continuing global situation escalating in many areas of the world, the Crown Tournament finals in Korea have been temporarily postponed, including the Galarica Wreath distribution that was set to be held. There will be a release at a later point and we'll provide full details as they come.
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Pokémon GO
The Galarian Mr. Mime Tie-In Event is starting to roll out. This event runs from 10:00 local time December 18th to 20:00 on December 21st. This event features a variety of Incense spawns as well as boosted Incense effectiveness and the introduction of Shiny Cubchoo
Edit @ 20;14: The Special Research: Tap.. Tap... Tappity-Tap... is starting to roll out in Asia Pacific regions for all players who purchased a ticket, and Mr. Mime & Mr. Rime are now in the game. We're currently collecting all details of the Special Research so be sure to check our special page for it
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Pokémon Masters
The Double Trouble event is beginning a rerun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event ties in with the new movie Secrets of the Jungle and features a story where Jessie, James and Meowth come to Pasio in search of the Shiny Celebi from the movie. It allows players to get the Sync Pair of Jessie & Arbok. It runs until January 25th 2021
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Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Today is the release of the next wave of DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, adding the new character Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII as well as a new stage. With this, I have updated our secition to include all details on Sephiroth as well as the new stage Northern Cave which also includes a list of all Poké Ball Pokémon and Assist Trophies that are incapable of spawning in the stage
17-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that Jessie & James will be appearing in Meowth balloons until the end of February 2021. In addition to that, they have also stated that they will appear in boosted rates until 22:00 local time on December 21st
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Pokémon GO
The Galarian Mr. Mime Tie-In Event is starting to roll out. This event runs from 10:00 local time December 18th to 20:00 on December 21st. This event features a variety of Incense spawns as well as boosted Incense effectiveness and the introduction of Shiny Cubchoo
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Pokémon GO
With the Secrets of the Jungle event having ended in Pokémon GO in some areas, the Raid Bosses have started to change including various other Pokémon including Cubchoo while keeping Explorer Pikachu. We've added full details in our Raid Battles section
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Pokémon Masters
The next Egg Event has begun in Pokémon Masters. This event gives access to various Fire-, Rock-, and Bug-Type and allows for you to form Sync Pairs with them and the Main Character. While this event doesn't give you any new Sync Pairs, it does add shiny Growlithe and shiny Onix
ALongside this, a special Triple Feature Scout is available offering a chance to get Red & Charizard, Blue & Blastoise or Leaf & Venusaur
Edit @ 11;30: A special promotion is also now live giving all players 3000 free gems
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Players Cup III has been announced. This competition contains arms for Video Games, TCG and the return of Pokkén Tournament.
Video game players will obtain a spot by participating in the next Online Competition which takes place from January 15th 2021 - January 17th 2021 with the top 256 players each in North America, Europe and Latin America and Top 128 in Oceania qualifying. Regional Qualifiers take place March 20th and 27th with Global Finals on April 10th-11th
TCG players can qualify by ranking in Tournaments in Pokémon Trading Card Game Online from January 26th through February 26th. Regional Qualifiers take place March 20th and 27th with Global Finals on April 10th-11th
Pokkén Tournament players will be able to register with 128 players from North America, 128 from Europe and 64 in Oceania. Regional Qualifiers take place March 20th and 27th with Global Finals on April 10th-11th
16-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Ticket for the Special Research for this weekend's event is now live to purchase. This Special Research, "Tap.. Tap... Tappity-Tap..." offers a Special Research Story that gets players a Galarian Mr. Mime, Mr. Mime Candy and a variety of encounters including Alolan Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Chimecho, Incense and Rare Candy. It costs $7.99/Ł7.99. The research will be available from December 19th at 10:00 local time until December 20th at 20:00 local time. Once you start the research, it will remain
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Pokémon Masters EX
DeNA have outlined some upcoming changes to Pokémon Masters EX
First there will be a change to Stamina with Stamina recovering 1 point every 4 minutes rather than every 6 minutes
Theme Skills will be introduced. These will be tags such as Kanto, Elite Four, Gym Leaders etc. which are activated when two or more Sync Pairs are on a team. If multiple skills match, then all matching effects are activated.
Day Care Limit will be increased from 100 to 200
There will be presents for everyone who logs in after December 24th at 06:00 UTC
On December 28th, the new Champion Stadium update appears, with Johto being the new focus including the Johto Elite Four and Champion. Master Mode will also be added, offering more of a challenge to players
A new Story Event, Season's Greetings will begin on January 1st. This introduces new Sync Pairs in New Years Outfits and players will receive a Special Gift
The Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings event will begin a repeat run on January 4th 2021 with Silver's Level Cap increasing to Level 130
6 Star EX Skyla Sync Pair Support Rally will begin January 11th 2021 offering 20 3 Star Power Ups, 20 4 Star Power Ups and 20 Custom Power Ups for Skyla
There will also be new Seasonal Sync Pairs added in an event for Valentine's Day
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Pokémon Café Mix
The Pokémon Company have announced that Shiny Celebi is to be distributed to Pokémon Café Mix as part of a special Login Bonus including 7,000 Golden Acorns. This will run for all players from December 23rd through January 31st to promote the release of the movie Secrets of the Jungle.
The upcoming Special Customer schedule has also been released:
Scorbunny: December 30th - January 4th
Sobble: January 4th - January 9th
Grookey: January 9th - January 13th
Chansey : January 13th - January 27th
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Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has added 50 new Regular Order stages, with the addition of Gogoat & various new gimmicks and offerings. We're currently compiling details for all these updates so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:28: Edit @ 08:11: Updated the Pokémon, Offerings, Gimmicks & Regular Orders pages with all the new details. It's confirmed the next batch of orders will be released on December 30th.
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Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event is the Lucario Holiday Team Event Event and adds a Lucario with a Holiday Outfitto the game as a Special Customer. Complete the tasks as a Team to earn stars to befriend it and level it up. It runs until December 30th 2020
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Winter Fest
The Pokémon Company International have been kind enough to provide to use with a code to use in Pokémon Kids Winter Fest to unlock the Legendary Pokémon, Zygarde. This code will work in all regions and languages. The code is Serebii.
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Pokémon Journeys - News
A new set of Episode Titles have been released by a Japanese TV Guide. These episodes are due to air on January 15th, 22nd and 29th respectively
Episode 1140: The Great Farfetch'd Trial!
Episode 1141: Hands-On Agriculture Studies! Where is Diglett?!
Episode 1142: Getting a Legend?! Search for Suicune, the Guardian Deity of Water!!
15-12-2020 07:08 GMT / 02:08 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 08:01: Pokémon Masters EX
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Pokémon Masters
The next event, the fifth Egg Event, has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This event gives access to various Fire-, Rock-, and Bug-Type and allows for you to form Sync Pairs with them and the Main Character. It's expected to arrive in a few days
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Pokémon Trading Card Game - 2021 Reveal
The Pokémon Company have announced the next new feature of the Pokémon TCG - Battle Styles. Starting with the next set in Japan due out next month, and in the west in March, many cards will start to have a special tag. These tags are based on Urshifu's two form fighting styles: Single Strike and Rapid Strike. Various Pokémon, Trainer and Energy cards will have this tag and different move, ability and Trainer effects will call upon cards of these styles incentivising making a deck around them.
The sets in Japan are to release on January 22nd in two sets of 70 cards each.
The Battle Styles set in the west will release March 19th containing over 163 cards including 60 Battle Style, 12 Pokémon V, 6 Pokémon V Max and 16 Full art cards
Edit @ 12:43: We have compiled all this information into a variety of sections on the site:
First, we have made our English Set page for Battle Styles, the set coming in March
We've made our Japanese set pages for both Single Strike Master and Rapid Strike Master
We have also expanded our database so that you can now search specifically for Single Strike cards and Rapid Strike
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Pokémon - LINE Stickers
For those of you who have the social media app, LINE on your iOS, Android or Windows Mobile devices, The Pokémon Company have put out some new stickers for Japan. These stickers are animated and designed by Japanese artist Kanahei, who has designed various merchandise as well as the artwork for Pokémon Smile. They cost 250¥/Ł1.49/$1.99
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14-12-2020 06:18 GMT / 01:18 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:01: Pokémon TCG Reveal | Edit @ 08:56: Zarude Code | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following issues with the lack of distribution on GAME's online store after it was announced for the UK, The Pokémon Company International have announced that European players in regions including the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy can get a code for Zarude if they sign up for the Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter by December 18th. If you have done so, then a code will be sent in January
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next event in Pokémon GO. This event is the Holidays 2020 Event and features a myriad of winter related activities. First, it introduces Vanillite, Vanillish and Vanilluxe into the game as well as Costumed Pikachu, Delibird and Cubchoo. This event runs from 08:00 local time on December 22nd to 22:00 on December 31st
Ice-type Pokémon like Spheal, Snover and Vanillite will spawn in the wild.
Seel, Swinub, Smoochum, Snorunt, Snover and Vanillite will be appearing in 5km Eggs
Alolan Sandshrew, Dewgong, Jynx, Sneasel, Swinub, Walrein, Cubchoo, and Cryogonal will be in Raids with Mega Abomasnow appearing more. It'll also be boosted in power during this event. Jynx will also now be available as a Shiny in the wild as of this event
There will be special Winter avatar items including a Greedent Sweaterr, Whimsicott Earmuffs, Winter Boots, and Winter Coat. There will also be Limited Stickers during the event
There will also be some bonuses. Throughout the event, you'll be able to open 45 gifts a day and carry up to 40 gifts. There will also be special bonuses that change every two days, running from midnight to midnight local time:
December 22nd & 23rd - 2* Raid Experience
December 24th & 25th - 2* Catch Candy
December 26th & 27th - 2* Star Piece Duration
December 28th & 29th - 2* Lucky Egg Duration
December 30th & 31st - 2* Catch Stardust
In addition to that, on December 26th at 08:00 local time to December 27th at 22:00 local time there will be a special Winter Weekend Event. This event includes Regice in raids, AR Mapping tasks to earn Incense and will attract Delibird, Snorunt, Spheal, Snover, Cryogonal and Cubchoo to Incense more
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle x Pokémon GO collaboration event is now rolling out, running from 08:00 local time on December 14th to 22:00 local time on December 17th. This event gives players a free Special Research to obtain Shiny Celebi as well as spawns of Pokémon from the movie including Explorer Pikachu, based on Pikachu's movie attire. There's also an outfit for Jessie and James now available for free for all players. Jessie & James are also returning in Meowth Balloons from this event.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO Battle League has now shifted to the Ultra League format, alongside its Premier Cup. This will run until December 28th 2020 at 21:00 UTC
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
The Battle Villa in Pokémon Masters EX has made a return, running from today until December 29th. This gives players more opportunities to get a myriad of rewards.
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Trading Card Game - 2021 Reveal
The Pokémon Company have announced a special reveal of a new Battle Style that'll be included in cards released in 2021. This reveal will run tomorrow at 11:00 UTC. We'll provide full details of this reveal as and when it comes
13-12-2020 06:35 GMT / 01:35 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 13:00: Pokémon of the Week | Edit @ 18:30: Pokémon GO Shiny Celebi Event
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle x Pokémon GO collaboration event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions, running from 08:00 local time on December 14th to 22:00 local time on December 17th. This event gives players a free Special Research to obtain Shiny Celebi as well as spawns of Pokémon from the movie including Explorer Pikachu, based on Pikachu's movie attire. There's also an outfit for Jessie and James now available for free for all players. Jessie & James are also returning in Meowth Balloons from this event.
We're currently collating all details of this event, including the Special Research in our Secrets of the Jungle Event Page
Edit @ 20:10: The Raid Bosses have also changed in areas with this event. We're currently cataloguing all details in our Raid Battles section
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Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks Day 2 of the Pokémon GO Community Day. From 06:00 local time today until 22:00 local time tomorrow December 13th, all the Pokémon from this year's Community Day will appear in the wild while ones from 2019 will be available in 2km Eggs and in Raids.
From 11:00 to 17:00 local time, Charmander, Electabuzz, Magmar, Magikarp, and Porygon will appear more with higher shiny chances in the wild and Mega Charizard X will appear more in raids. There will also be 2* Catch Stardust and half Incubator distance during this 6 hour window
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 including the addition of Gogoat. 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
Today marks the Players Cup II Grand Finals. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled.
This stream will start at 18:45 UTC / 19:45 CEST / 13:45 EST / 10:45 PST and we're hosting it in our section
Players Cup Stream
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the fifty-sixth 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, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. It's so strong that it can knock out some opponents in a single hit, but it also may forget what it's battling midfight. This hungry Pokémon swallows Arrokuda whole. Occasionally, it makes a mistake and tries to swallow a Pokémon other than its preferred prey. So, here it is, the fifty-sixth entry, Cramorant
12-12-2020 07:24 GMT / 02:24 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
A code was given at the end of the Pokémon Players Cup 2 stream. This code allows for all players to receive a Gold Bottle Cap and runs only until December 14th 2020 so get it while you can. The code is PC2F1NALSSTREAM
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Community Day. From 06:00 local time today until 22:00 local time tomorrow December 13th, all the Pokémon from this year's Community Day will appear in the wild while ones from 2019 will be available in 2km Eggs and in Raids.
From 11:00 to 17:00 local time, there will also be bonuses today. Timed Research and the Special Research story will activate. Weedle, Abra, Gastly, Rhyhorn, Seedot, and Piplup will appear more with higher shiny chances in the wild and Mega Gengar will appear more in raids. There will also be 2* Catch Stardust and half Incubator distance during this 6 hour window
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Today marks the Players Cup II. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today marks Day 2 of both VGC and TCG Global Finals
This stream will start at 18:45 UTC / 19:45 CEST / 13:45 EST / 10:45 PST and we're hosting it in our section
Sword & Shield Players Cup Stream
Trading Card Game Players Cup Stream
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Shirts
Original Stitch have revealed the first three patterns for Hoenn Pokémon shirts featuring Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip. These are due for release on February 27th
11-12-2020 00:07 GMT / 19:07 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 05:12: Pokémon Shirts | Edit @ 06:04: Pokémon Café Mix | Edit @ 10:19: Character Biography | Edit @ 10:44: Episode Details | Edit @ 13:44: Galarica Wreath distribution | Edit @ 16:17: Zarude | Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO - Mr. Mime Event
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The newsletter that contains unique serial codes for Zarude are now starting to appear in email inboxes for players in North America and Australia. This code gives players Zarude and needs to be redeemed by March 31st 2021
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Next week is the South Korean Pokémon Sword & Shield Crown Tournament, which will be live streamed. During the livestream, a code will be released to give our 1 Galarica Wreath, the item needed to evolve Galarian Slowpoke into Galarian Slowking. This code will run for just 24 hours from the start of the event to 14:59 UTC December 20th. We'll provide full details as it goes live.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the next online competition have begun. This competition, Dragon King Cup, is a Single Battle competition that allows for you to use 1 of the Restricted Legendaries in your team. All players who enter get 50 BP
Battles will run from December 11th 00:00 UTC to December 13th 23:59 UTC.
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next event in Pokémon GO. This event is set to introduce Galarian Mr. Mime and Mr. Rime.
From December 18th at 10:00 local time to December 21st at 20:00 local time, all players will get various special bonuses: Jynx, Swinub, Spoink, Woobat, Cubchoo will spawn more in Incense. Incense will last for 3 hours and will be more effective. Shiny Cubchoo will also be added to the game.
There is also a special Ticket for purchase. This Ticket gives Special Research that allows you to get Galarian Mr. Mime. It also provies a medal, and a pose. The research gives you three Incense, three Rare Candies, 30 Ultra Balls, three Premium Battle Passes, one Poffin, two Glacial Lure Modules, three Super Incubators, and three Star Pieces and encounters Alolan Vulpix, Jigglypuff, Jynx, Whismur, Chimecho, and Snorun. It costs $7.99. The Special Research is available for players if they log in between 10:00 local time on December 19th to 20:00 local time on December 20th
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Pokémon GO
The special Pokémon GO x The Game Awards event has begun. Until December 12th at 00:00 UTC, there's an increase in Stardust for captures, Team GO Rocket appearances and you can TM the move Frustration off of Shadow Pokémon.
This event also is a Wooper Watch event. The Pokémon Wooper is spawning in high amounts in game with its shiny variant now being available and Shadow Wooper also being available
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
The next Team Event Pokémon has been announced for Pokémon Café Mix. This event runs from December 16th to December 30th and has players work as a team to get a special Holiday Lucario.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Today marks the Players Cup II. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today marks the start of both VGC and TCG Global Finals
This stream will start at 18:45 UTC / 19:45 CEST / 13:45 EST / 10:45 PST and we're hosting it in our section
Sword & Shield Players Cup Stream
Trading Card Game Players Cup Stream
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features an Eevee escape from a laboratory only to encounter Chloe's Yamper. 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 Chloe's biography with new Pokémon she obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon Shirts
A new set of Pokémon Shirts are to be revealed by Original Stitch. These shirts will feature the first fabrics of Hoenn Pokémon, starting with Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip and will be fully revealed later today so be sure to check back. The remaining Pokémon fabrics will be released from February 27th 2020 through to the summer
Edit @ 11:49: It has also been confirmed that there will soon be patterns for Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble. The schedule has also been revealed. In February there will be fabrics released including Treecko, Torchic and Mudkip. In April there will be fabrics including but not limited to Groudon, Flygon and Metagross. In July there will be fabrics including but not limited to Kyogre, Wailord and Milotic and in September there will be fabrics including but not limited to Rayquaza, Latias and Latios
You can use code SEREBII for free delivery when ordering their shirts
10-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 17:53: Pokémon GO Community Day | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Regi Raid Weekends | Edit @ 21:43: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO - Raid Weekend
Three special Raid Weekends are to run in Pokémon GO this month. These will run at the same time as Kyurem. Each Pokémon will run on a separate weekend
Regirock - December 12th 06:00 local time to December 13th at 22:00 local time
Registeel - December 19th 06:00 local time to December 20th at 22:00 local time
Regice - December 26th 06:00 local time to December 27th at 22:00 local time
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO - Community Day
The ticket for the "December Community Day" Special Research is now available for purchase in Pokémon GO. This ticket costs Ł0.79/$0.99/€0.99 and provides Special Research to get various encounters and various items.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO is starting to roll out a new update. Along with this update are various new fixes including moving the Tag Button in a Pokémon summary so the Appraise button is back to where it was. It also includes a new load screen
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event, the Deck the Halls has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a story event themed around the Holidays and provides a variety of rewards. This event also includes Seasonal Scouts to add Erika & Comfey & Skyla & Togekiss to the game
09-12-2020 08:11 GMT / 03:11 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 21:02: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next event in Pokémon GO in celebration of The Game Awards. From December 11th at 00:00 UTC to December 12th at 00:00 UTC, you'll be able to use Charge TMs to remove Frustration from Shadow Pokémon. Incense will also be more effective and you'll gain more Stardust catching Pokémon. Team GO Rocket Grunts will also appear more frequently in balloons and at PokéStops
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced some new tests in Pokémon GO. From now until early January, players in UK & Ireland will receive different Raid Battle Rewards
Globally, players will soon start to have three additional egg slots if they have 9 eggs in their storage. This means if you receive an egg through Adventure Sync or GO Rocket Leader battles, you will be able to have up to 3 more eggs. This runs from December 11th at 18:00 UTC
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Pokémon HOME
A fix has been pushed to the Nintendo Switch version of Pokémon HOME. This fix will allow for the correction of movesets for Alolan Form and Galarian Form Pokémon that were sent from Pokémon GO to Pokémon HOME froim November 11th to 16th. That bug gave those Pokémon the movesets of its standard learnset. Now, if you connect to the game on the Nintendo Switch and connect to a Sword & Shield save file, it'll automatically fix those Pokémon's learnsets
08-12-2020 09:00 GMT / 04:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:07: Pokémon GO Tour | Edit @ 17:02: Pokémon TV
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto event has been officially revealed. This event will run from 9am to 9pm local time on February 20th 2021. Tickets are available now for Ł10.99/$11.99
This event provides Special Research that, when completed, gives you a second Special Research that results in obtaining Shiny Mew and has all Kanto Pokémon appearing in the wild/raids. All will be available as Shiny
Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Mewtwo will be in Legendary raids knowing Hurricane, Thunder Shock, Sky Attack, Psystrike respectively
Trade distance will be 40km during the event
All players get Timed Research
You'll get increased candy for catching Kanto Pokémon
Players choose between Red Version and GreenVersion which gives exclusive spawns:
Red Version
Exclusive Pokémon: Ekans, Oddish, Mankey, Growlithe, Scyther, and Electabuzz will be attracted to Incense.
Higher Shiny Chances: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgey, Ekans, Pikachu, Nidoran F, Oddish, Diglett, Mankey, Growlithe, Ponyta, Shellder, Drowzee, Krabby, Hitmonlee, Lickitung, Scyther, Electabuzz, Eevee, Kabuto, and Dratini.
Green Version
Exclusive Pokémon: Sandshrew, Vulpix, Meowth, Bellsprout, Magmar, and Pinsir will be attracted to Incense.
Higher Shiny Chances: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pidgey, Pikachu, Sandshrew, Nidoran ?, Vulpix, Meowth, Psyduck, Bellsprout, Geodude, Exeggcute, Hitmonchan, Koffing, Tangela, Horsea, Magmar, Pinsir, Eevee, Omanyte, and Dratini..
You'll earn rewards if you collect the first 150 Pokémon from Kanto in challenges. If you don't get them in the day, you have until February 28th at 07:59 UTC to do this.
Finally, if you purchase a ticket early, you'll get the tickets for the Community Day Special Research for January and February's Community Day Research completely for free
Edit: We have now compiled a full section that'll catalogue all details of this GO Tour event
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event has been announced. This event is the Deck the Halls event and is focused around the Holidays. It adds the special exclusive Sync Pairs of Erika (Holidays) & Comfey and Skyla (Holidays) & Togekiss. It runs from Thursday December 10th
In The Apps Department
Pokémon TV
ThePokémon Company International have announced an update to Pokémon TV's website and app in the US. With this update, viewers will now be able to watch some Play! Pokémon matches from previous Pokémon events such as the most recent World Championships
07-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:10: Episode Title
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event, the Legendary Arena Regirock has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is the latest Legendary Arena event and has you bring multiple Sync Pairs up against Regirock. It runs until December 21st
In conjunction with this, a new Sync Pair Scout featuring an increased chance to get the Sync Pairs of Brendan & Treecko & Dawn & Turtwig
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
The next event, the The Beast That Devours The Sun has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a repeat of the event that went live earlier this year that gives players the capability to get the Sync Pair of Main Character & Solgaleo. It runs until December 21st
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A new set of Episode Titles have been released by a Japanese TV Guide. This episode is due to air on January 8th following a 3 week gap for the holidays. This episode features Ash, Goh and Chloe being sent to research some fossils
Episode 1139: Galar Fossils! Stick 'em Together!!
06-12-2020 13:02 GMT / 08:02 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Today marks the commencement of Players Cup II. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today marks the start of both VGC and TCG Region Finals, with the Grand Finals running next week
This stream will start at 18:45 UTC / 19:45 CEST / 13:45 EST / 10:45 PST and we're hosting it in our section
Sword & Shield Players Cup Stream
Trading Card Game Players Cup Stream
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the fifty-fifth 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, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the second generation. This Pokémon has the ability to move through time. Records describing it as a forest deity can be found from many different eras. This Pokémon traveled through time to come from the future. It bolsters grass and trees with its own strength, and it can heal wounds, too. So, here it is, the fifty-fifth entry, Celebi
05-12-2020 14:23 GMT / 09:23 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Today marks the commencement of Players Cup II. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today marks the start of both VGC and TCG Region Finals, with the Grand Finals running next week
This stream will start at 18:45 UTC / 19:45 CEST / 13:45 EST / 10:45 PST and we're hosting it in our section
Sword & Shield Players Cup Stream
Trading Card Game Players Cup Stream
04-12-2020 08:03 GMT / 03:03 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:14: Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION | Edit @ 10:42: Episode Details
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
The next Legendary Arena event has been announced for Pokémon Masters EX. This event focuses on the Legendary Pokémon Regirock and starts at 06:00 UTC on December 7thth 2020
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION
The movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION is now available to purchase on iTunes, Google Play and Amazon Prime Video in "select" parts of Europe including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain and Italy with further details coming soon
Edit @ 16:05: We now also have confirmation of the release in the US on the same platforms
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys
The third batch 12 episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, are now available in the US on Netflix. This saga of the anime features Ash as he meets up with a new trainer Goh and become research assistants, travelling the world in order to achive their dreams of becoming a Pokémon Master and catching all Pokémon respectively. New episodes will come every 3 months.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Team Rocket plan to replace Pikachu with a mech designed just like it. 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.
03-12-2020 07:04 GMT / 02:04 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:06: Shining Fates | Edit @ 18:02: Pokémon GO Community Day | Edit @ 23:04: Pokémon GO
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next event in Pokémon GO, based on the upcoming movie, Pokémon Secrets of the Jungle. On December 14th at 08:00 local time, Special Research will appear in the game to get an encounter with Shiny Celebi
Jessie & James will return
Explorer Pikachu will appear in the wild and Raids from December 14th through December 21st.
An event will run for the movie from December 14th at 08:00 local time to December 17th at 22:00 local time featuring Hoothoot, Nuzleaf, Drilbur, Cottonee, Dwebble and Durant with Lickitung, Mawile, Flygon and Rufflet in raids. Igglybuff, Smoochum, Elekid, Magby, Bonsly and Rufflet will be in 5km eggs and Shiny Rufflet will be available
Jessie & James' baloon will appear more frequently from 08:00 to 22:00 local time on December 25th to commemorate the movie's launch in Japan on that day
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Further details for this month's Pokémon GO Community Day running from 06:00 to 22:00 local time on December 12th & 13th. During the event, the following Pokémon will appear. It'll also have Timed Research & Special Research
Saturday 11:00 to 17:00 features Weedle, Abra, Gastly, Rhyhorn, Seedot, and Piplup in the wild with Mega Gengar appearing more in raidsand features 50% Egg Distance and 2* Catch Stardust during the limited times
Sunday 11:00 to 17:00 features Charmander, Electabuzz, Magmar, Magikarp, and Porygon in the wild with Mega Charizard X appearing more in raidsand features 50% Egg Distance and 2* Catch Stardust during the limited times
Totodile, Swinub, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Ralts, Slakoth, Trapinch, Bagon, Turtwig, and Chimchar will appear in Raids and Eggs
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
A new Pokémon has been added to the main Egg Pool in Pokémon Masters EX. Now, you have the ability to get the sync pair of Main Character & Lickitung, with shiny Lickitung now being avialable
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield- TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company International has announced the next TCG Special Set, Shining Fates. Starting release on February 19th 2021, these cards contain a small set of standard cards and a set of Shiny Pokémon cards featuring over 190 cards, over 100 Shiny Pokémon and over 30 Pokémon V and VMAX:
Elite Trainer Box featuring Eevee VMAX and 10 Booster Packs
Tins featuring Eldegoss V, Boltund V and Cramorant V
Pikachu V collection
Mad Party Pin Collections featuring Bunnelby, Polteageist, Mr. Rime Dedenne
March 5th
Mini Tins with 2 Booster Packs
Premium VMAX Collection featuring Crobat VMAX or Dragapault VMAX
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In The Games Department
Taiko No Tatsujin Rhythmic Adventure
The new Taiko no Tatsujin game is now available in the US and Europe. This game comes with two games, Rhythmic Adventure Pack 1 & Rhythmic Ad
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
02-12-2020 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 22:13: Pokémon GO Tags
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Kalos Celebration event is rolling out today in Pokémon GO. Live from 10:00 local time to December 8th at 22:00 local time and introduces the first wave of Kalos Pokémon into the game, alongside Timed Research and Field Research. We have full details in our page
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
A new feature has gone live in Pokémon GO: Tags. Now, you have the ability to create custom tags to group together certain Pokémon and then be able to access a list of those Pokémon from the left side of the Pokémon menu. You can create up to 100 tags with the colours Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow, Red, Orange, Grey and Black and you have the ability to check a Pokémon's tag from their status screen and check all other Pokémon with that tag
Pokémon GO Tags |
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has added 50 new Regular Order stages, with the addition of various new gimmicks and offerings. It also altered Master Mode so that the stages are random and not set. We're currently compiling details for all these updates so be sure to keep checking back.
Edit @ 08:16: Updated the Offerings, Gimmicks & Regular Orders pages with all the new details. It's confirmed the next batch of orders will be released on December 16th.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event is the Dragonite Event and adds Dragonite to the game as a Special Customer. Encounter it enough times during the course of the event and you'll be able to recruit it as a staff member. It runs until December 16th 2020
01-12-2020 00:03 GMT / 19:03 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:42: Pokémon Sword & Shield Ranked Battle | Edit @ 14:15: Pokémon Kids Winter Fest | Edit @ 16:00: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Raids & Research | Edit @ 21:06: Recommended Search
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, the Bug and Poison-type Pokémon have left the boosted raids and with this, various Ice & Fire Pokémon have been added including Gigantamax Centiskorch and Gigantamax Lapras. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. This event runs until 23:59 UTC on December 31st
Edit @ 00:15: 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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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 7/Season 13 is now live. This ruleset adds all Pokémon that were added with The Crown Tundra and brings back the 16 banned Pokémon from the previous season. This will run from December 1st at 04:00 UTC to December 31st at 23:59 UTC. With this, the rewards that you'll get after this month's Season have also been announced including the addition of Dynite Ore as a reward
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The eleventh 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
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced further details for the Kalos Celebration event starting tomorrow at 10:00 local time.This event features Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie, Bunnelby, Fletchling, Litleo, and Noibat in the wild and some egg changes
Bunnelby, Fletchling, and Litleo will be hatching from 2 km Eggs.
Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie will be hatching from 5 km Eggs.
Espurr and Noibat will be hatching from 10 km Eggs.
There will also be Field Research and Timed Research with this event
Edit @ 20:02: The event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific Regions and we're now cataloguing all elements of the Kalos Celebration Event including Timed Research
Edit @ 21:15: All Timed Research is now added
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon Company have announced a new upcoming event for Pokémon GO towars the end of the current season. This event, Pokémon GO Tour: Kanto is inspired by the release of Red & Green and give players the opportunity to choose between Red and Green, each featuring exclusive Pokémon and Special Research to collaborate with other Trainers to get all 151 Pokémon in a single day. Currently we don't have further details of this event including the date but we'll provide full details as they come
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
From now until 21:00 UTC on January 1st, Kyurem will appear as the 5 Star Raid Boss. This follows on from Azelf, Mesprit & Uxie. In addition to this, Mega Charizard Y, Mega Houndoom and Mega Blastoise have left Mega Raids and Mega Abomasnow is now available
Edit @ 22:06: We've started cataloguing the new Raid Bosses in our Raid Battles section<
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until January 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Unovan Darumaka or Lapras and, with this, Field Research is shifting
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Season of Celebration season is now rolling out in Pokémon GO. This runs from 08:00 local time today to 08:00 local time on March 1st 2021 and features differing spawns based on the temperate seasons as well as varying raids. We're compiling all details in our section
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
A new feature has gone live in Pokémon GO: Recommended Searches. When you go to the search bar, there will now be a few icons of common searches and the ability to See More which gives pretty much every possible search possibility.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Ahead of the Kalos Celebration event tomorrow, the maximum amount of Pokémon you can store has been increased to 4000. To get to this amount, you need to purchase upgrades which increase your storage space by 50 a purchase
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A Japanese magazine has confirmed that the Pokémon anime will take its annual break starting December 18th and December 25th over the holiday period where no episodes will air. It will return in the new year
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In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Winter Fest
The Pokémon Company International have revealed a new website, Pokémon Kids Winter Fest where players, specifically children, can participate in a variety of mini-games to compete and play in order to earn badges for over 890 Pokémon.
The activites include Snow Holes where you hit Diglett in holes, Waterfall Crossing where you have to bounce Pokémon across a river on a Snorlax, Relay Ridge, a race to get through the area and Battle Dunk a battle to knock other Pokémon into water. There's also a pair up game where you match two Pokémon together and a Scene Creator where you can set a scene with various Pokémon. Each of these gives you Pokémon badges. There's also Daily Rewards and Mythical Pokémon Missions
This is available from today until January 3rd
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In The Site Department
Serebii.net Advent Calendar
As we have done since 2003, this year I have created an Advent Calendar. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the term, an Advent Calendar is essentially a countdown until Christmas. Every day, a new puzzle and a variety of new downloads for you to enjoy. As time goes on, the puzzles get harder and the downloads get more plentiful, so be sure to check back every day. Continuing on from the last few years, we are doing a variety of puzzles which can be done in-browser rather than via printing. Click the picture you go to our Advent Calendar.