31-05-2020 07:08 BST / 02:08 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon 2019 - News
TV Tokyo have confirmed that the new series of the anime has had production resume, and with this, the show resume from the latest episode in Japan on June 7th at 18:00 JST. It's currently unclear how much the 6 week hiatus will impact the anime as a whole but we'll provide all details as we can
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-seventh 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 highly territorial Pokémon prefers dry climates. It won't come out of its boulder on rainy days. Its thick claws are its greatest weapons. They're mighty enough to crack Rhyperior's carapace. So, here it is, the twenty-seventh entry, Crustle
30-05-2020 07:04 BST / 02:04 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The Blissful Bonanza event has changed in Pokémon Masters. From now until May 31st 2020 at 06:00 UTC, the stage has been updated in order to provide even more rewards including Lucky Scrolls.
29-05-2020 01:01 BST / 20:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The second Mystery Gift set to lead us into the Isle of Armor has begun in Pokémon Sword & Shield. This gift is available on Mystery Gift > Receive Via Internet. This week's gift gives a Galarian Ponyta with its Hidden Ability of Anticipation as well as a Level Ball, Fast Ball, Love Ball, Friend Ball and Beast Ball. This will run until June 4th at 23:59 UTC where it'll be replaced by the next distribution
We have updated our Event Database with each of these events
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced two events in Pokémon GO.
First is the Solstice event which will run from June 19th 08:00 local time to June 24th at 22:00 local time and the Bug Out event will run from June 26th at 08:00 local time to July 1st at 22:00 local time. Full details for this event have yet to be announced
Niantic have also announced the next Research Breakthrough Reward. From June 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC to July 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC you'll get a Trapinch which will give bonus Trapinch candy upon capture
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Spotlight Hours for the month of June. They happen at 6pm to 7pm local time are as follows:
June 2nd - No Spotlight Hour
June 9th - Patrat and 2* Evolution Experience
June 16th - Numel and 2* Catch Stardust
June 23rd - Clefairy and 2* Catch Experience with Shiny Clefairy being available in the wild for the first time
June 30th - Kricketot and 2* Catch Candy
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Pokémon GO
As the Throwback Challenge Sinnoh event is now ending in Pokémon GO, as of 1pm local time, the Raid Bosses will shift to a more general list of Pokémon based around the current 5 Star Legendary Raid, Reshiram. We have updated our Raid Battle section with a list of these bosses
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that Zekrom is to replace Reshiram in Raid Battles from June 16th. With this, it will have a Raid Hour on June 17th, June 24th and July 1st at 18:00 local time
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed ll the standard cards for the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG in Japan. This subset, Infinity Zone, is being released on June 5th 2020 and features a variety of further Galar Pokémon including the first Eternamax Eternatus card. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company International have announced the next English set. This set is called Darkness Ablaze and will be released on August 15th2020. This set features over 185 cards including 14 Pokémon V cards including Mew V, Galarian Slowbro V and more and 7 VMAX cards featuring Eternamax Eternatus as a VMAX and various VMAX cards including Charizard and Grimmsnarl. This set is made up of the Explosive Walker & Infinity Zone Japanese sets
28-05-2020 07:02 BST / 02:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
As the 2020 International Challenge May Online Competition results are now live, the entry prize is now available for players who play in one match. Once you have battled in a match and joined the competition, you can now receive the Casual Tee (Ball Guy) gift if you go to Mystery Gift and select Get Battle Stadium Rewards.
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Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the The Star of the Contest Story Event and runs until June 11th. This event also comes with a Sync Pair Scout to get Dawn & Turtwig, which have been newly added into the game
27-05-2020 13:59 BST / 08:59 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced this year's Pokémon GO Fest. This year's GO Fest is a play at home event and will be ticketed running July 25th and July 26th. Players who buy the ticket can play on both days and the event will provide Special Research, bonuses, encounters and more which will all run no matter where you are.
26-05-2020 01:02 BST / 20:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Gigantamax Eevee has left the boosted raids and with this, Gigantamax Meowth has been added as the focus of the event. With this, players can get multiple Gigantamax Meowth and can now even find Shiny Gigantamax Meowth and the first time you can get it with its Hidden Ability. This is presently the only way to get Gigantamax Meowth as it was event distribution only and the event ended in early January. This event runs until 12:59 UTC on June 2nd 2020
Edit @ 01:15: 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 GO
Niantic have announced a new feature coming to Pokémon GO: Reality Blending. This new feature will allow for some changes to AR mode on some phones to allow for some objects to block in AR mode on devices like Samsung Galaxy S9, Samsung Galaxy S10, Google Pixel 3, and Google Pixel 4.
In addition to this, they are working to develop a new feature called PokéStop Scan, which will be available to Level 40 players in Early June. This feature allows for you to record a PokéStop or Gym's real life location in order to help build a 3D Map
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until June 16th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, Reshiram will be the Level 5 Raid Boss.
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Pokémon Masters
The next Story Event has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This event is the Star of the Contest event. It also runs alongside a Spotlight Scout for Dawn. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Dawn & Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra. It is expected to arrive in a few days
25-05-2020 06:54 BST / 01:54 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO - Community Day
The votes have been tallied and Niantic have confirmed that the June Pokémon GO Community Day will focus on Weedle while the July Pokémon GO Community Day will focus on Gastly. The Weedle Community Day will run on June 20th. At present we have no further details about these Community Day events but we'll post as soon as they're revealed. Alongside this you can now also use a code of K8G9DFV4X7L3W to redeem 50 Poké Balls. This runs until the 28th of May
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Pokémon Masters
The next update for Pokémon Masters has been released. This update contains data for new Sync Pairs including Dawn & Turtwig, Burgh & Leavanny and Grimsley & Sharpedo but also a variety of features:
You can now go directly to events/Sync Pair Scout from the news page
You can now jump to news pages by speaking to the relevant character in the Pokémon Center
It has fixed issues where players can't go beyond the title screen
It has fixed an issue that would trigger passive skills when an attack fails.
24-05-2020 07:26 BST / 02:26 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, Seedot will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Seedot appearing. During this event, when you evolve Nuzleaf into Shiftry, it will know the move Bullet Seed, which is exclusive to this event. This coincides with 3* Capture Experience and 3 hour Incense. This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 5pm in your local time.
This also coincides with the Investigating Illusions Ticketed Event which unlocks Special Research that ties in with Community Day.
In addition to that, Niantic are running a 24 hour nature stream featuring Seedot, which periodically releases codes to redeem for items. These codes expire within minutes of being shown on the stream but the code 6W2QRHMM9W2R9 can be redeemed until 01:00 UTC on May 25th
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-sixth 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. This species lives in antique teapots. Most pots are forgeries, but on rare occasions, an authentic work is found. Leaving leftover black tea unattended is asking for this Pokémon to come along and pour itself into it, turning the tea into a new Polteageist. Trainers Polteageist trusts will be allowed to experience its distinctive flavor and aroma firsthand by sampling just a tiny bit of its tea. When angered, it launches tea from its body at the offender's mouth. The tea causes strong chills if swallowed. So, here it is, the twenty-sixth entry, Polteageist
23-05-2020 21:00 BST / 16:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Pokémon GO Seedot Community Day Day event, which runs from 11am to 5pm local time, a special Cmmunity Day Box is also now live. For 1280 Coins you'll get 1 Elite Fast TM, 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Super Incubators and 3 Incense
22-05-2020 01:52 BST / 20:52 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A new Mystery Gift has started to run on Mystery Gift > Receive Via Internet. Two gifts are available: One is a Level 15 Hidden Ability Galarian Mr. Mime and the other is a collection of balls: Lure Ball, Heavy Ball, Moon Ball and Dream Ball. At present it's unclear why these are being distributed or for how long they'll be given but we'll provide details as we can. We have updated the Event Database with the details of this event
Edit @ 06:01: Further details of the distribution have been given. This distribution will run until 23:59 UTC on May 28th 2020. Following that, more distributions will run:
Galarian Ponyta will run from May 29th 2020 00:00 UTC to June 4th 23:59 UTC alongside another Ball set of Level Ball, Fast Ball, Love Ball, Friend Ball and Beast Ball
Galarian Corsola will run from June 5th 2020 00:00 UTC to June 11th 23:59 UTC alongside an Evolution Item set of Sweet Apple, Tart Apple, Chipped Pot, Cracked Pot, Whipped Dream and Sachet
Galarian Meowth will run from June 12th 2020 00:00 UTC alongisde a set of 50 Big Nugget and 100 EXP. Candy L. This is said to prepare players for the Isle of Armor
We have updated our Event Database with each of these events
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the next online competition have begun. This competition, 2020 International Challenge May, is a Double Battle competition runs VGC Rules. This competition allows players to compete towards the Pokémon Players Cup where the Top 256 players from each region who are eligible will move on to the special competition.
Battles will run from May 22nd 00:00 UTC to May 24th 23:59 UTC. All players get a special Casual Tee (Ultra Ball Guy).
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Pokémon HOME
A new update is live for Pokémon HOME on mobile. With this update, there are multiple fixes including the addition of Battle Data and various bug fixes. To celebrate, for a limited time, with an end date to be announced later, you can now trade with friends far away in the app. The time that the Wonder Box requires to complete has been reduced to 1 hour and you can now join 10 Free Room Trades a day, with the times utilised shortened
Battle Data will show you your data for previous competitions and Ranked Battle options. You can also then check previous Ranked Battle Series or Online Competitions to see rankings including what Pokémon use and the moves, items and abilities it used, much like the Global Link did with Gen 6 and 7 Pokémon games
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Pokémon GO
The Throwback Challenge 2020 Sinnoh event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 13:00 local time today, May 22nd to 13:00 local time on May 29th, Sinnoh Pokémon will spawn in increased numbers, have increased raids and so forth. There's also a Pikachu in a Lucario hat spawning in the game and unique Throwback Timed Special Research which results in a Cresselia encounter. This research needs to be completed to get the Special Research featuring Galarian Form Pokémon in June. We're currently compiling all details of this event so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 02:24: We now have full details of all the Timed Research tasks for this event. They have been added to the page
21-05-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that Pokémon GO will be unavailable for all players on June 1st from 18:00 UTC until June 2nd 01:00 UTC. It's currently unclear why it will be down or if anything will be added afterwards but we'll provide full details as they come so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the Fighting-type Training Event and runs until June 4th. This event also comes with a Sync Pair Scout to get Jasmine & Steelix, which have been newly added into the game
20-05-2020 21:02 BST / 16:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced further details for the Throwback Challenge 2020 Champion Research. In addition to the research unlocked for completing the Timed Research, you'll also get the chance to purchase a ticket for the Special Research, the Celebration research, allowing players who couldn't complete the Timed Research to get the rewards that exist in the Special Research unlocked by completing the Timed Research
It gives Galarian Meowth & Stunfisk
It has encounters with Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott, Blitzle, Audino, Darumaka, Gothita, and Genesect
It gives Professor Willow's glasses.
If you have the Champion Research for doing all the Timed Research and purchase the ticket, you'll get 10 Candies for Pokémon encounters and Stardust instead of Professor Willow's Glasses.
The Ticketed Special Research will cost £7.99/$7.99/€8.99/980¥
19-05-2020 01:02 BST / 20:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Gigantamax Pikachu has left the boosted raids and with this, Gigantamax Eevee has been added as the focus of the event. With this, players can get multiple Gigantamax Eevee and can now even find Shiny Gigantamax Eevee and the first time you can get it with its Hidden Ability. This event runs until 23:59 UTC on May 25th 2020
Edit @ 01:13: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
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Pokémon GO
It has been confirmed that Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem are to come to Pokémon GO in Raid Battles soon. This will begin with Reshiram which will run from May 26th 2020 at 20:00 UTC until June 16th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, with Raid Hour events every Wednesday at 6pm local time. Zekrom and Kyurem are currently not dated.
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until May 26th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, Terrakion will be the Level 5 Raid Boss with its Shiny variant now being available.
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of this week's Pokémon GO Community Day, the special Ticket to get the Seeing Double Special Research is now available to purchase for Ł0.79/$0.99/€0.99. This Special Research will activate during the Community Day on May 24th from 11am to 5pm
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Pokémon Masters
The next Spotlight Scout has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Jasmine & Steelix. It is expected to arrive in a few days
18-05-2020 16:56 BST / 11:56 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Further details have been released about the Player's Cup. They have announced the amount of players from each region who will enter the Finals:
TCG and VGC will have 4 from North America, 4 from Europe, 4 from Latin America, 3 from Oceania and 1 from an Invitational tournament while Pokkén will have 4 from North America, 2 from Europe, 1 from Oceana and 1 from the Invitational
Pokkén Tournament DX's cup will run on a 1 VS 1 format, different to the Team Battle Format it has run the last two years.
The events will be streamed in various broadcasts between June and August with the TCG Invitational is on May 30th to 31st and will be streamed on June 6th through 7th. VGC Invitationals will run on June 6th through 7th and be streamed June 20th through 21st. Pokkén Invitational will run on June 13th to 14th and be streamed on June 27th through 28th. The Invitationals all feature 8 of the current top players or past champions.
The qualifiers are as follows:
July 11th: VGC, TCG and Pokkén get down to 64 players in each region
July 18th: VGC, TCG and Pokkén get down to 16 players in each region
July 25th: VGC, TCG and Pokkén get down to the amount of players assigned for each region
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Days in June and July will be decided by a vote. You'll be able to vote from May 24th at 01:00 UTC until May 25th at 01:00 UTC on the official Twitter. The winner will be in June and the runner up in July. The options are:
Squirtle - Evolve to Blastoise for Aura Sphere
Weedle - Evolve to Beedrill for Drill Run
Sandshrew - Includes Kanto Sandshrew in the wild and Alolan Sandshrew in Raids. Both Sandslash will have Shadow Claw
Gastly - Evolve to Gengar for Shadow Punch
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Pokémon GO
In conjunction with a recent collaboration between The Pokémon Company and Uniqlo, three special T-Shirts in their latest range, based on Pikachu, Eevee and Ditto will be available to all players for free from 00:00 UTC on May 19th 2020
Edit @ 00:47: They are now live within a special Uniqlo category inside the style option
17-05-2020 08:03 BST / 05:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Incense Day Day event featuring Carvanha is now starting to run in much of the world. This event runs from 11:00 local time until 17:00 local time and features increased spawns of Water-type and Dark-type Pokémon through Incense with the focus alternating every hour. We've got this entire event covered so check our page for details
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-fifth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Kanto 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 first generation. A timid fairy Pokémon that is rarely seen, it will run and hide the moment it senses people. Their ears are sensitive enough to hear a pin drop from over a mile away, so they're usually found in quiet places. So, here it is, the twenty-fifth entry, Clefable
16-05-2020 21:02 BST / 16:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Incense Day event, which runs from 11am to 5pm local time, a special Event Box is also now live. For 1 Coin you'll get 3 Incense
15-05-2020 02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Throwback Challenge 2020 Hoenn event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 13:00 local time today, May 15th to 13:00 local time on May 22nd, Hoenn Pokémon will spawn in increased numbers, have increased raids and so forth. There's also a Pikachu in a Rayquaza hat spawning in the game and unique Throwback Timed Special Research which results in a Groudon encounter. This research needs to be completed to get the Special Research featuring Galarian Form Pokémon in June. We're currently compiling all details of this event so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 02:46: We now have full details of all the Timed Research tasks for this event. They have been added to the page
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that there will soon be a special section in Pokémon GO that will help players to understand what they can do while Playing At Home. It will detail all the various features that exist in the game in six categories: Catch, Gift, Battle, Research, Buddy and Style.
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Pokémon Twilight Wings
It has been confirmed that the fifth episode of Twilight Wings, the web based anime series set in Galar, will be released on June 5th 2020 at 05:00 UTC. We'll provide more details as they come
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Pokémon Masters
The Battle Villa has had a new reset. With this reset, the stages have shifted around to provide a different experience from before. This will run until May 29th 2020 where it will reset again
14-05-2020 06:05 BST / 06:05 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, 2020 International Challenge May, is a Double Battle competition runs VGC Rules. Download Rules are also now available for this competition.
Registration is open from now to May 21st 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from May 22nd 00:00 UTC to May 24th 23:59 UTC. All players get a special Casual Tee (Ultra Ball Guy).
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special Players Cup competition has been announced for Pokémon Sword & Shield, Pokkén and the TCG. This will have two stages. In July players can compete in a double elimination bracket when in August the top finishers will compete in the final stage to be crowned champion and earn a Travel Award to an International Championship in the future
Sword & Shield players compete through the newly announced International Challenge May Competition with the Top 256 from North America, 256 from Europe, 128 from Oceania and 256 from Latin America moving through to the July competition. Players need to make sure that their Trainer Club Account and Nintendo Account are connected.
TCG players compete through the ranking on the June Leaderboard on Teading Card Game online with the top players moving through to the July competition
Pokkén players will compete in the competition with a sign up later down the line.
Each competition kicks off with an invitational event with the winners qualifying for the final stage. Only Masters Divisions players can enter
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Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the Fighting-type Training Event and runs until May 25th. This event also comes with a Sync Pair Scout to get Wally & Gallade, which have been newly added into the game
13-05-2020 07:05 BST / 02:05 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon the Movie Coco
It has been announced that the plans the upcoming movie, Pokémon the Movie Coco has been postponed beyond its originally planned July 10th 2020 date. This is due to the current global crisis causing delays and shutdowns. At present no date for the movie has been revealed but we'll provide further details for it as an when it comes
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Pokémon Masters
The Blissful Bonanza event has begun in Pokémon Masters. From now until May 30th 2020, you'll be able to participate in one event battle a day. With this, you can receive a Happy Ticket, Joy Ticket or Bliss Ticket which can be exchanged for items that can be used to unlock Lucky Skills.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new Battle Royale Cup has started. This cup is the Zygarde Cup and, from today until May 27th, will run a special bonus powering up Dragon-type moves. This cup includes two new pieces of Poké Glam to earn
12-05-2020 01:03 BST / 20:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Dragapult, Togekiss, Rotom etc. have left the boosted raids and with this, Gigantamax Pikachu has been added as the focus of the event. With this, players can get multiple Gigantamax Pikachu and can now even find Shiny Gigantamax Pikachu and the first time you can get it with its Hidden Ability. This event runs until 23:59 UTC on May 18th 2020
Edit @ 01:17: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
Edit @ 07:11: It has now been confirmed that this is the first in a 3 week campaign giving Gigantamax Pokémon through Max Raid Battles
Gigantamax Eevee will be available in Max Raid Battles from May 19th through May 25th
Gigantamax Meowth will be available in Max Raid Battles from May 26th through June 1st
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on May 24th will focus on Seedot. This event will 3* Capture Experience and has 3 Hour Incense. However, it will also give out Bullet Seed to Shiftry. We'll bring more details as they come. This Community Day comes with Special Research which you can purchase called "Seeing Double" which gives Incense, Golden Razz Berries and more.
There will also be a Community Day bundle featuring an Elite Fast TM, 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Incense and 3 Lucky Eggs
Niantic will also host a 24 hour stream from 01:00 UTC May 24th to 01:00 UTC May 25th which will display Seedot and other Pokémon in the wild
The Community Day runs at 11am to 5pm in each local time zone
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until May 19th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, Virizionwill be the Level 5 Raid Boss with its Shiny variant now being available. It is also confirmed that there will be a Virizion Raid Hour on May 13th at 18:00 local time
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Pokémon GO
It has now also been confirmed that Terrakion will return to Pokémon GO Raid Battles following Virizion and will run from May 19th 20:00 UTC through May 26th 20:00 UTC. It's also confirmed there will be a Terrakion Raid Hour on May 20th at 18:00 local time
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The next Spotlight Scout has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Wally & Gallade. It is expected to arrive in a few days
In The Trading Card Game Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG. This subset, Infinity Zone, is being released on June 5th 2020 and features a variety of further Galar Pokémon including the first Eternamax Eternatus card. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set.
11-05-2020 21:00 BST / 16:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Following a delay from its previously planned time, Pokémon GO Battle League Season 2 has begun. From now until June 1st at 20:00 UTC, the GO Battle League will be on Great League. Season 1 rewards are now available to redeem and we're currently cataloguing all changes to ranks and rewards
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Pokémon GO
Following on from the addition of the box with various items last week, from now until May 18th at 20:00 UTC, you will be able to purchase Remote Raid Pass × 1, Poké Balls × 20, Great Balls × 10, and Ultra Balls × 5 for 1 Poké Coin in Pokémon GO. This purchase can only be made once. It is also the last
10-05-2020 13:00 BST / 08:00 EDT by Serebii
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-fourth 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. In ancient times, it was unbeatable thanks to its powerful lower body, but it went extinct anyway after it depleted all its plant-based food sources. The powerful muscles in its tail generate its electricity. Compared to its lower body, its upper half is entirely too small. So, here it is, the twenty-fourth entry, Dracozolt
09-05-2020 07:01 BST / 02:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Limited Research Day event featuring Snubbull is now starting to run in much of the world. This event runs from 08:00 local time tomorrow, May 9th until 22:00 local time on May 9th and features special Timed Research focusing on Snubbull, providing 60 different tasks and 68 total chances to get Snubbull, with increased shiny odds. We've got this entire event including every task covered so check our page for details
08-05-2020 06:15 BST / 01:15 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The Throwback Challenge 2020 Johto event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 13:00 local time today to 13:00 local time on May 15th, Johto Pokémon will spawn in increased numbers, have increased raids and so forth. There's also a Pikachu in an Umbreon hat spawning in the game and unique Throwback Timed Special Research which results in a Ho-Oh encounter. This research needs to be completed to get the Special Research featuring Galarian Form Pokémon in June
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Pokémon GO
The Limited Research Day event featuring Snubbull is now starting to run in. This event runs from 08:00 local time tomorrow, May 9th until 22:00 local time on May 9th and features special Timed Research focusing on Snubbull, providing 50 different tasks and chances to get Snubbull. As such, we're starting to catalogue much of the events so keep checking our page for full details
A special Event Box is also now live. For 480 Coins you'll get 3 Super Incubators, 2 Star Piece, 3 Incense and 10 Pinap Berries
Edit @ 22:15: We have now got all research tasks listed for this event in our Snubbull Limited Research Day page
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Pokémon Masters
The next features have been announced for Pokémon Masters for May and June.
The next Legendary event will focus on Entei in a new feature, a Legendary Arena which works like the Battle Villa and lets you use multiple Sync Pairs
They have announced they will reduce the time needed to get items
They are to reoganise battles that reward items
There is to be a set number of playable battles a day. This limit doesn't apply to the Battle Villa and co-op. To balance this out, more items will be given in each stage
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Safari Zone event is now starting to run for people who kept their ticket for Safari Zone Philadelphia and will run at the local time that matches the event ticket. This event features various spawns of Pokémon including a Safari Hat Pikachu and Shiny Voltorb. We'll be compiling all the event over the coming day in our section
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
Some new episode titles for the upcoming anime series have been released through Japanese TV Guides. These episodes currently lack an airdate due to the show being on hiatus due to the global conditions. The first episode is in two parts. The first features Goh entering a Magikarp High Jump Competition while the second part features Ash & Goh going to an island filled with Slowpoke. The second episode features Ash & Goh going to Galar to witness a match between Leon and the Hammerlocke Gym Leader, Raihan. The third episode features Ash & Goh encounter an upset Sobble. The final episode features Yamper getting jealous of some of a Pidove being looked after at Cerise's laboratory
Episode 1115a: Splash! Magikarp
Episode 1115b: Crown Yourself! Slowking
Episode 1116: The Legend of Heroes! Leon's Ultimate Battle!
Episode 1117: Sobble Sobs For What Reason?
Episode 1118: One Crackling Fit of Jealousy: Yamper's Fantasy
07-05-2020 07:02 BST / 02:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of the commencement of the Throwback Challenge 2020 Johto event, which begins at 1pm tomorrow local time, the special Timed Research has gone live for players around the world. As such, we're starting to catalogue all elements of this research so be sure to check our event section
Edit @ 23:07: We have updated with all tasks in the Timed Research in our Throwback Challenge 2020: Johto section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The latest event in Pokémon Masters, Pure Hearts and Rainbow Wings, has now received an update adding a few more stages to it. These stages involve multiple battles and can be completed in order to earn special Move Candy items
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Pokémon GO
A new update is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO on iOS and Android devices. This update contains various new features including some friend filtering and a lot of data for future features including the addition of Galarian Form Pokémon and their evolutions
06-05-2020 07:05 BST / 02:05 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 21:01: Poké Coin changes
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a change in how Poké Coins are going to work. Starting soon in Australia as part of a trial with worldwide rollout after the trial, you'll be able to get 55 Poké Coins a day. However, rather than earning 6 coins per hour spent defending a gym, you'll now only get 2 coins per hour; 1 every 30 minutes. To counter this, there will now be various features you can do each day to gain 5 Poké Coins for completing all of the tasks
* Make an Excellent Throw
* Evolve a Pokémon
* Make a Great Throw
* Use a Berry to help catch a Pokémon
* Take a snapshot of your buddy
* Catch a Pokémon
* Power up a Pokémon
* Make a Nice Throw
* Transfer a Pokémon
* Win a raid
This feature will be run as a trial so Niantic will be paying attention to feedback.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new event has started in Pokémon Rumble Rush. This event, Greninja and the Wonders of Kalos, is focused on an island based around Greninja and contains various Pokémon, all Kalos Pokémon, new Gears and more. It runs for three weeks, until May 6th. As such, we're currently compiling everything about this new event and so this update and our Rumble Rush section will be updated with details over the coming days
Updated Location Listings with further details of Greninja Sea
05-05-2020 18:01 BST / 13:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a Limited Research Day in Pokémon GO. This day is Snubbull Day and will run on Saturday May 9th 2020 from 8am local time to 10pm local time. During this, there will be 50 Timed Research tasks to complete that will appear in the Today's View section of the game, without the need to spin a Poké Stop, which can result in encounters with Snubbull but this research will disappear at 10pm on the 9th
Edit @ 21:10: We have created a page with full details of the Snubbull Research Day event
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a new Incense Day in Pokémon GO. This day is Carvanha Day and will run on Sunday May 17th 2020 from 11am local time to 5pm local time. During this, Incense will predomiantly spawn the Pokémon Carvanha and other Dark-type and Water-type Pokémon alternating every hour. Scraggy and Alomomola will also appear
Edit @ 21:10: We have created a page with full details of the Carvanha Incense Day event
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until May 12th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, Giratina Altered Forme will be the Level 5 Raid Boss with its Shiny variant being available once again.
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Pokémon GO
Following a delay from its previous time, it has been announced Pokémon GO Battle League Season 2 will begin on Monday May 11th at 20:00 UTC. With this, the times for each league have been altered
Great League will run from May 11th through June 1st
Ultra League will run from June 1st through June 22nd
Master League and Premier Cup will run from June 22nd through July 6th
All leagues will run from July 6th to July 13th.
Finally, Season 3 will begin on July 13th at 20:00 UTC
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
A new box is now live in Pokémon GO. Following the release of Remote Raid Battles last week, a new one-time purchase box is now live which offers 1 Remote Raid Pass for 1 Poké Coin.
04-05-2020 21:07 BST / 16:07 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
It has been announced that there will be a special Remote Raid Hour on Wednesday at 18:00 local time. For 1 hour, each gym will have a raid for Giratina Altered Forme.
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Pokémon GO
Following on from the addition of the box with various items last week, from now until May 11th at 20:00 UTC, you will be able to purchase 3 Incense, 20 Poké Balls, 10 Pinap Berries & 15 Razz Berries for 1 Poké Coin in Pokémon GO. This purchase can only be made once
03-05-2020 07:02 BST / 02:02 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have released 3 new codes through Facebook advertising to get various items in the game
H7APT5ZTLM45GZV - 30 Poké Balls
DYEZ7HBXCRUZ6EP - 30 Great Balls & 30 Pinap Berries
P2XEAW56TSLUXH3 - 30 Ultra Balls, 30 Max Revives, 30 Pinap Berries
Edit @ 11:46: It appears that the codes have now expired. We'll provide further details as they come
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
A Special 5 Star Select Special Scout is now live in Pokémon Masters. This scout lets you pull 10 Sync Pairs with 3000 paid Gems, but in addition to this, it will allow for you to select a 5 Star Sync Pair of your choice
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-third entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Kanto 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 first generation. A smart and kindhearted Pokémon, it glides across the surface of the sea while its beautiful song echoes around it. Crossing icy seas is no issue for this cold-resistant Pokémon. Its smooth skin is a little cool to the touch So, here it is, the twenty-third entry, Lapras
02-05-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The Cynthia Spotlight Poké Fair Scout is now live in Pokémon Masters. This Spotlight Scout offers the Champion Cynthia as well as increased chance of getting 5 Star Sync Pairs
01-05-2020 06:06 BST / 01:06 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The second series of Pokémon Sword & Shield's Ranked Battle has come to an end and with it, the rewards for participation in battles is now live. To get them, you need to check your ranking in the Ranked Battle mode and then go to Mystery Gift > Receive via Battle Stadium. These rewards include BP and items range from nature mints up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement. We have full details of the rewards in our Ranked Battle section
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
As the 2020 International Challenge April Online Competition results are now live, the entry prize is now available for players who play in one match. Once you have battled in a match and joined the competition, you can now receive the Casual Tee (Ball Guy) gift if you go to Mystery Gift and select Get Battle Stadium Rewards.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle
The next season of Ranked Battle has begun. This month runs from today until May 31st at 23:59 UTC and runs the rules allowing for every single Gigantamax Pokémon that's available. This series will have various rewards including Nature Mint. We have full details in our section
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Pokémon GO
The Throwback Challenge 2020 Kanto event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 13:00 local time today to 13:00 local time on May 8th, Kanto Pokémon will spawn in increased numbers, have increased raids and so forth. There's also a Pikachu in a Charizard hat spawning in the game and unique Throwbacak Timed Special Research which results in a Mewtwo encounter. This research needs to be completed to get the Special Research featuring Galarian Form Pokémon in June
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until June 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Shinx and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Pokémon GO
Three new items of clothing have gone live in Pokémon GO. These items are a Denim Jacket for 150 Coins, Loose Polka-Dot Pants for 100 Coins and Black Sandals for 50 Coins
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield- TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the second Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG set. This set contains 192 cards of various Pokémon including various Pokémon-V & Pokémon VMAX. It is made up of the Rebellious Clash & VMAX Rising sets from Japan. Our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set