30-11-2021 02:24 GMT / 21:24 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO season, the Season of Heritage, starting December 1st through March 1st
This season is focused around the the past and features a variety of new elements
The Pokémon GO Johto Tour event has been announced. This follow up to this year's Kanto event will focus around Johto Pokémon and will be held in February 26th - 27th
December gives you 2* Catch Stardust for the first catch of the day. There will also be a Timed Research to earn Stardust to unlock a Deino Hat Avatar Item
January gives a 2* Catch Experience bonus for the first catch of the day. There will be a Timed Research to earn experience as a pre-purchase exclusive for GO Tour Johto which gives a Goomy Hat
February gives a Increased Candy XL from hatching eggs and 2* hatch experience with a Timed research Catch Challenge that gives you access to a Noibat Avatar Item. It is also a GO Tour Pre-Purchase exclusive
During this season, Pokémon will change. In cities, Porygon, Snubbull, Glameow, Bronzor, Lillipup, Trubbish, Solosis and more will appear more. In forest areas, Caterpie, Taillow, Croagunk, Joltik, Ferroseed, Karrablast, Shelmet & more will appear more. In the mountains, Clefairy, Aerodactyl, Teddiursa, Meditite, Numel, Hippopotas, Munna & More will appear more and near water, Psyduck, Lapras, Wingull, Barboach, Finneon, Feebas and Bidoof will appear more
In the northern hemisphere, Delibird, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Cottonee, Vanillite, Winter Form Deerling and more will appear in the wild
In the southern hemisphere, Tangela, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Carvanha, Combee, Summer Form Deerling and more will appear in the wild
Different Pokémon will also be appearing in eggs
Poliwag, Bellsprout, Swinub, Meditite, Barboach, Swablu, Bunnelby and more will be hatching from 2km Eggs
Onix, Azurill, Happiny, Munchlax, Snover, Froakie, Hippopotas and more will be hatching from 5km Eggs
Audino, darumaka, Mienfoo, Rufflet, Espurr, Goomy, Noibat and more will be hatching from 10km Eggs
Shieldon, Cranidos, Female Frillish, Skrelp, Clauncher and Dedenne will be hatching from 5km Adventure Sync Eggs
Dratini, Bagon, Beldum, Riolu, Deino & Noibat will be hatching from 10km Adventure Sync Eggs
Community Days will be on January 16th and February 12th
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for December 2021.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From December 1st 2021 at 20:00 UTC to January 1st 2022 at 20:00 UTC you'll get a Deino
Every Monday, a box containing 1 Remote Raid Pass and other items will be available
Reshiram & Zekrom will return to raid battles from December 1st 2021 through December 16th 2016. They will be available as Shiny Pokémon
Kyurem will be in Raid Battles from December 16th, with its Shiny also being available.
Mega Steelix will be available from December 1st through 23rd, with Abomasnow running December 23rd through January 7th
A Pokémon GO Incense Day focused around Swinub will run on December 5th from 11am to 5pm local time. We have added full details to our event section
The events through December have also been announced
An event themed around Dragonspiral Tower will be running from December 7th - 12th called Dragonspiral Descent
The annual Holiday event will run from December 16th through 31st and will run in two parts
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Pokémon HOME
The update for Pokémon HOME is now available to download on mobile. This update brings the app to Version 1.5.2 and adds some new features
First, it now lets you sort Catch Calendar in a way by day or by month. There are also a few bug fixes available
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Pokémon Masters
The The Light Devourer Story Event is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This event runs until December 16th 2021 and tells the story of Necrozma appearing within Pasio. In addition to that, a special Master Scout is now live that introduces the Sync Pair of Lusamine & Necrozma which runs until December 29th 2021. We're currently compiling full details of this event in our The Light Devourer event page
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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has revealed the December schedule. First Holiday Piplup is going to be available from the start of the month to December 27th while a Greninja Points event runs until December 17th. Then, on December 17th, Alolan Vulpix will be available in a Points Event, followed by Kantonian Vulpix on December 27th in a Team Event alongside the Warm Cape costume available through a special Friendship Vulpix event that runs across both events
The December Pass will include a special Minccino Outfit and a Top Hat Rowlet
They have also confirmed that you now have a small chance of finding Shiny Minccino and Shiny Eevee coming to your Café,though an event with increased chances is to come
Edit @ 08:08: I have created a page on Shiny Pokémon
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Pokémon 25: The Album
Following the release of Pokémon 25: The Album last month, the collection of songs as part of the P25 Music campaign, the latest music video has been released. This video is by Jax Jones with Sinead Harnett doing their song Phases. You can find it below and in our P25 Music section
29-11-2021 07:32 GMT / 02:32 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 6
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 10:23: Edited a few parts of the game's section for further clarifications
Edit @ 19:32: With thanks to MercuryEnigma, we've added some preliminary data for Contest Sticker Effectiveness
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO season, the Season of Heritage, starting December 1st through March 1st. At present no further details have been revealed but we'll provide full details as they come
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Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO Battle League has now shifted to GO Battle League Season 10, which will run for the entirety of this game's season untl the end of March. It features new rewards featuring Lysandre and has shifted now to being Great League & Great League Remix rulesets
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Pokémon Café ReMix
A new Points Event has been announced for Pokémon Café ReMix. This event will allow for players to work on their own to get the new character of Greninja for their game. Currently details on the event such as time are not known but we'll provide all details as they come
28-11-2021 06:42 GMT / 01:42 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 6
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 07:36: Updated our Sinnoh Location Database, Item Database & Item Listings with more items that are found hidden throughout Sinnoh. Be sure to let us know if you see any we missed
Edit @ 10:04: Updated the PokéBall Legality section with full details for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Edit @ 12:00: Updated the Daily Events page
Edit @ 13:08: As per many requests, I have created a page on the Vs. Seeker
Edit @ 13:28: As per requests, I have create a page on Groups
Edit @ 14:54: Added more Sticker Locations
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event has been announced. This event is focused around Lusamine and tells the story of the return of Ultra Beasts. It adds a new Sync pair into the game, Lusamine & Necrozma. It runs from Tuesday November 30th 2021
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
It has been confirmed that the next Holowear will be released for Machamp on Friday December 3rd. This Holowear is the Premium Adept Style. Full details on how to get it are currently unknown but be sure to check back on Friday for full details
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & fifth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Sinnoh Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the fourth generation. I It has the ability to distort space. It is described as a deity in Sinnoh-region mythology. It is said to live in a gap in the spatial dimension parallel to ours. Palkia appears in mythology. So, here it is, the one-hundred & sixth entry, Palkia
27-11-2021 08:35 GMT / 03:35 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 6
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 08:35: Done a various amount of fixes and clarifications throughout the section
Edit @ 12:26: Created a page on Box Customisation
Edit @ 13:21: Updated our Sinnoh Location Database, Item Database & Item Listings with more items that are found hidden throughout Sinnoh. Be sure to let us know if you see any we missed
Edit @ 19:21: Updated the Trophy Garden with a new discovery
26-11-2021 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Statue Distribution
A new Mystery Gift distribution has begun. By answering questions on the official Japanese site, you could get the code: BDSPUNDERGR0UND. This will offer you a distribution of Color Statues of Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup for your Secret Base. This distribution ends on May 31st 2022
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
A new piece of Holowear is now available in Pokémon UNITE for purchase. The first is the Masked Style for Gengar and runs alongside the special Black Friday sale which reduces the price of all customisation items by 30% until December 1st at 23:59 UTC
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Mischief Unbound event is now rolling out. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on November 29th and features new Special Research that unlocks the ability to get Hoopa Unbound. This Special Research unlocks for players if they beat the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research that ran through the season, or players can purchase it as a ticket. Players can also purchase the ticket if they unlocked the research to get double the rewards. It also features daily Raid Hours from 12pm and Spotlight Hours from 6pm. We have added all details of the event in our Mischief Unbound section
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Pokémon Masters
The next part of the Main Story in Pokémon Maters EX is now available. This is the Paulo Interlude part of the Villain Arc and focuses on the character Paulo and the new character Tina
A Blissful Bonanza event has also begun. Alongside this, a new Spotlight Scout is live to get the new Sync Pair of Grimsley (Kimono) & Bisharp. It runs until December 10th
In The TCG Department
Pokémon TCG - VMAX Climax
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed all the standard cards the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG.This is the eighth TCG set and comes in one set: VMAX Climax and is out next week December 3rd 2021. This set is primarily a reprint set with some new cards scattered within and a lot of Character Rare cards; Special Arts featuring both trainers and Pokémon.
As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with thanks to ToineLay for help with translation.
VMAX Climax
25-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 6
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 09:32: Updated our Sinnoh Location Database, Item Database & Item Listings with more items that are found hidden throughout Sinnoh. Be sure to let us know if you see any we missed
Edit @ 10:39: Updated the Statues page to indicate if you need the National Pokédex to get each individual statue
Edit @ 11:35: Updated the Grand Underground with more specific item rarities
Edit @ 14:05: Updated the Super Contests page with images of the Hall Rank decor
Edit @ 18:15: As per requests, I've created a page on the Friendship Mechanics
Edit @ 20:22: Updated the Ribbons page with a new ribbon
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, the Tiny Tourney is a Doublese Battle competition that only allows for you to use unevolved Pokémon no taller than 3'03". All players who enter get 50 BP
Registration is open now to December 9th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from December 10th 00:00 UTC to December 12th 23:59 UTC.
We have full details of this competition, including an eligible Pokémon list, in our Tiny Tourney section
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Mischief Unbound event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on November 29th and features new Special Research that unlocks the ability to get Hoopa Unbound. This Special Research unlocks for players if they beat the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research that ran through the season, or players can purchase it as a ticket. Players can also purchase the ticket if they unlocked the research to get double the rewards. It also features daily Raid Hours from 12pm and Spotlight Hours from 6pm. We are
adding all details of the event in our Mischief Unbound section
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
A special "Black Friday" sale has been announced for Pokémon UNITE. From 00:00 UTC November 26th through 23:59 UTC December 1st, Trainer Fashion will be sold at a reduced price. In addition to this, the new Holowear, Masked Style, will be added for Gengar
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
A special event has begun. For one day only each month on the 25th, the Pokémon Masters Day event will be held. This event will give you a variety of rewards for completion. Alongside this, a special 25 Gem for 11 Sync Pair scout is now live. We've updated our Pokémon Masters Day page with the details of this month's event
24-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 6
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress. . As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 08:04: Updated the sections with various bug fixes
Edit @ 10:24: Updated the Item Database to include Berry data on individual Berry pages
Edit @ 11:32: As per request, I've made a page on unique evolution methods
Edit @ 13:22: Added female clothing images to the Trainer Customisation page
Edit @ 16:19: Updated our Sinnoh Location Database, Item Database & Item Listings with more items found in the Pokémon Hideaways in the Underground
Edit @ 16:47: Added some details for the Underground Man's tasks in the Grand Underground page
Edit @ 17:47: Updated the Pokémon Hideaways page with spawn counts
Edit @ 18:23: As per requests, I've made a page on Common locations of NPCs in the Grand Underground
Edit @ 19:36: I have started adding Sticker Locations to the page. if you get any we don't have listed be sure to let us know
Edit @ 20;53: Added a Following Pokémon page which lists the Berries that you will get when you speak your Pokémon
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have unveiled the lineup for Pokémon GO Battle League Season 10:
Great League & Great League Remix will run from November 29th - December 13th
Ultra League & Ultra League Remix will run from December 13th - 27th with the Holiday Cup beginning December 16th. Holiday Cup only allows Normal-, Grass-, Electric-, Ice-, Flying-, and Ghost-type Pokémon below 1500 CP
Master League, Master League Classic will run from December 27th - January 10th. You will receive 3* Stardust from winning.
Great League & Sinnoh Cup will run January 10th - 24th. Only Pokémon from Turtwig to Arceus will be allowed
Ultra League & Ultra League Premier Classic will run from January 24th - February 7th
Master League & Master League Premier Classic will run from Feb 7th - 21st with Love Cup being added. Love Cup only allows Red or Pink Pokémon
All three Leagues and the Johto Cup will run from Feb 21st through 28th. Johto Cup only allows Pokémon from Chikorita to Celeb under 1500 CP
Rewards will be based around Lysandre with players reaching Rank Ace Rank, Veteran, Expert and Legend getting avatar items: Gloves, Shoes, Top, Shorts and a pose respectively inspired by his pose. The Pokémon rewards are also changed to match Pokémon he has
Rank 1 has a guaranteed encounter with Pyroar, and standard encounters with Bayleef, Quilava, Croconaw, Spinarak, Chinchou, Azumarill
Rank 6 adds encounters with Mienfoo
Rank 11 adds encounters with Noctowl, Forretress, Shieldon, Skuntank, Frillish
Rank 16 adds Larvitar, Scraggy, Rufflet
Rank 20 adds the current Legendary Pokémon
Veteran Rank adds Noibat encouters
Expert Rank adds Deino encounters
Legend Rank provides a guaranteed encounter with Pikachu Libre
Rock Tomb will now lower opposing Pokémon's Attack in Trainer Battles
Pound's damage is reduced from 5 to 4
Bug Buzz's damage is increased to 100
Donphan will learn Body Slam
Noctowl will learn Shadow Ball
Magcargo will learn Incinerate & Rock Tomb
Octillery will learn Lock-On
Sudowoodo will learn Rock Tomb
Lairon will learn Rock Tomb
Aggron will learn Rock Tomb
Claydol will learn Rock Tomb
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Pokémon Masters EX
DeNa have unveiled some of the next elements of Pokémon Masters EX for the next month
Hall Skip is being added that lets you skip various halls in the Battle Villa
You'll be able to play Legendary Events at any time starting with Lurking Shadow
Champion Stadium is getting boosted with Master Mode with limits being raised to 1000 Points
A new Eggstreme Incubator will be available. Eggs in these will have half the incubation time but last for 2 weeks
Paulo Interlude will be released on November 26th as part of the Story Mode
Seasonal Outfits will appear on December 16th
A new Legendary Gauntlet event is announced for January next year, which allows for you to take on multiple Legendary Arenas in a row to get a new kind of Lucky Cookie to get new Lucky Skills
Edit: We have begun updating the section for the new Sync Pairs of Sonia & Yamper, Lusamine & Necrozma, Leon & Calyrex, Nessa & Eiscue, Elesa & Emolga & Grimsley & Bisharp
Edit @ 11:24: We have added the Legendary Adventures to the Main Story section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
New orders have been added to Pokémon Café ReMix, alongside the new Pokémon Chimchar. This adds stages 401-425 to the game. We're currently cataloguing all these new stages and details so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:25: We have updated the Main Orders and Menu Section with the contents of today's update. The next batch of Orders will be released on December 1st 2021
23-11-2021 08:04 GMT / 03:04 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 6
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch week. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress. . As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 08:04: Updated the sections with various bug fixes
Edit @ 10;11: Created a page on Poffins & Berries
Edit @ 12:02: Updated the Amity Square page to include Berries found by the Pokémon
Edit @ 13:01: As requested, I've created a page on The method to get Feebas
Edit @ 14:53: As requested, I've created a page on Trainer Card
Edit @ 17;22: Created a page on Pokémon Trainers Dawn & Lucas
Edit @ 18:46: Updated the Grand Underground section with details on Multiplayer mechanics
Edit @ 19:59: Created a page on Growing Berries
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have announced a new scout for Pokémon Masters EX of a Sync Pair that hasn't been properly datamined. This Sync Pair is Grimsley (Kimono) and Bisharp and will be available on November 26th 2021
In The Games Department
Pokémon Evolutions
A new trailer has been released for ther second half of the Pokémon Evolutions episodes. These episodes focus on the Sinnoh, Hoenn, Johto and Kanto regions:
Thursday, Dec. 2: "The Rival" featuring the Sinnoh region
Thursday, Dec. 9: "The Wish" featuring the Hoenn region
Thursday, Dec. 16: "The Show" featuring the Johto region
Thursday, Dec. 23: "The Discovery" featuring the Kanto region
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A new pair of Episode Titles have been released by a Japanese magazine. These episodes are due to air on December 17th & 24th respectively. No further details have been given.
Episode 1179: The Ghost Train Departs...
Episode 1180: Gengar Does Its Best! The Road to Gigantamax!!
22-11-2021 07:51 GMT / 02:51 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 4
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch day. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress. . As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 07:50: Updated the sections with various bug fixes
Edit @ 09:33: Created a page on Ball Capsules & Stickers
Edit @ 11:07: Created a page on Available Ribbons
Edit @ 12:22: Created a page on Team Galactic
Edit @ 13:26: Updated the Super Contest page with details of the mechanics. More for moves and Stickers to come soon
Edit @ 14:25; Created a page for all the Contest Move Effects with a way to find moves by effect, then linking into the Attackdex
Edit @ 16:19: Updated our Sinnoh Location Database, Item Database & Item Listings with the hidden items and more items found inside
Edit @ 18:03: Updated the Great Marsh page with Flee Rates
Edit @ 19:57: Created a page for the Grand Underground Goods Trader
Edit @ 21:51: Updated the Statues page with details on Secret Base Expansion
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Pokémon UNITE
A new piece of Holowear is now available in Pokémon UNITE for purchase. The first is the Checkered Style for Blissey
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the Mischief Unbound event and is due to run from November 26th from 10:00 to November 29th at 20:00 local time and introduces Hoopa Unbound into the game
If you completed the Misunderstood Mischief research by December 1st at 09:59 local time, you will get the new Special Research for free, otherwise you can purchase it in the shop
You can change HoopaConfined to Hoopa Unbound for 50 Hoopa Candy and 10,000 Stardust but change back for 10 Hoopa Candy and 2,000 Stardust. This can be done after Page 2 of the Mischief Unbound Special Research
You will have 2* Catch Experience and 2* Transfer Candy
There will be daily Raid Hours from 6pm to 7pm local time:
November 26th - Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres
November 27th - Heatran
November 28th - Regirock, Regice, Registeel
November 29th, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion
There will be Spotlight Hours from 12pm to 1pm local time:
November 26th - Rattata
November 27th - Sableye
November 28th - Pikachu
November 29th - Beldum
Players will also get a Hoopa T-Shirt from the Mischief Unbound Special Research
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO x Ed Sheeran event is now live globally. This event features a special performance by Ed Sheeran in the in-game news as well as boosted spawns of the Water Starter Pokémon including the return of Sunglasses Squirtle. A special hoodie is available in-game with the code: 4SQS6N359Y7NPCUW. We have adding all details of the event in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 1: Brilliant Diamond section
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Pokémon UNITE
A new online tournament has been announced by The Pokémon Company for Japan. This is the Winter Tournament and entry is open now through the official site. The first competitions will be held December 4th & 5th, then January 8th and 9th and up to 512 teams can participate. Players need to be able to read or write in Japanese
21-11-2021 07:07 GMT / 02:07 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 13:01: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 4
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch day. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress. . As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and our Location Database and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 07:07: Updated the sections with various bug fixes
Edit @ 08:57: Created the page on Trainer Customisation & Outfits. Female images to come soon
Edit @ 10:16: Created the page on Pickup
Edit @ 11:33: Created the page on Trophy Garden
Edit @ 12:54: Created a page on Daily & Weekly Events
Edit @ 14:13: Created a page on Barry
Edit @ 15:58: Updated our Sinnoh Location Database, Item Database & Item Listings with the hidden items and more items found outside. Caves and buildings to come soon
Edit @ 17:43: Updated the Grand Underground section to have a key to accessing each of the 6 different areas of the underground while also listing the Caves & Caverns within
Edit @ 19:19: Added native imagery for all the Pokémon that were added in Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl that weren't in Sword & Shield. These will be seen across the game section, Pokédex, Pokéarth and more where contextually relevant
Edit @ 20:41: Created a requested page on Hidden Moves
Edit @ 21:14: Updated the page on Daily & Weekly Events
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Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Community Day. On this day, for six hours in each region, Shinx will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Shinx appearing. During this event, when you evolve Luxio into Luxray, it will know the move Psychic Fangs, which is exclusive to this event. This coincides with 25% egg distance, 3* Transfer Candy and 3 hour Incense. This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 5pm in your local time.
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & fifth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Sinnoh Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the fourth generation. It has the power to control time. It appears in Sinnoh-region myths as an ancient deity. This Pokémon is spoken of in legend. It is said that time began moving when Dialga was born So, here it is, the one-hundred & fifth entry, Dialga
20-11-2021 07:07 GMT / 02:07 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 2
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch day. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress. . As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 07:07: Created a page on PokéRadar
Edit @ 08:08: Created a page on Secret Bases & Statues including a full list of the Statues, the type they boost and their size
Edit @ 09:28: Created a page on In-Game Trades
Edit @ 10:38: Updated the Secret Bases & Statues with details about multiplayer
Edit @ 11:20: Created a page on Amity Square
Edit @ 12:48: Created a page on Battle Tower. Full trainer database to come soon
Edit @ 14:05: Updated the Ramanas Park page
Edit @ 14:32: Updated the page on Pokémon Hideaways in the Grand Underground
Edit @ 15:08: Updated the Pokétch page with all the app locations and details
Edit @ 16:05: Created a page on Move Tutors
Edit @ 17:56: Created a page on Useful Miscellaneous Characters
Edit @ 19:05: Created a page on Great Marsh
Edit @ 20:03: Updated the Battle Tower section with Trainer Listings
19-11-2021 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:14: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 10:24: Character Biography | Edit @ 11:53: Episode Details | Edit @ 17:38: Pokémon GO Community Day
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 2
It's Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl's launch day. As such, our usual discoveries are in progress. . As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl page and our Pokédex are all continually being added to, and we have a Version Exclusives page, Sinnoh Pokédex page and more available so be sure to check our section out. This update will be amended repeatedly with more pages and details as we get through the game
Edit @ 05:04: The Pokédex and Pokéarth - Sinnoh have both been updated with location data for the game
Edit @ 05:48: Created a page on Gym Leaders & their Pokémon
Edit @ 06:38: Created a page on Elite Four & their Pokémon
Edit @ 07:24: Created a page on Gym Leaders Rematches
Edit @ 08:09: Created a page on National Pokédex
Edit @ 09:43: Updated Pokéarth - Sinnoh to include Trainer Listings. In addition to that, as you need to see Pokémon to complete the Sinnoh Pokédex, we have added Trainer Battle locations to the Pokédex so you can see which Trainer has a Pokémon in their party
Edit @ 11:25: Created a page on Battle Partners
Edit @ 12:11: Created a page on Legendary Pokémon
Edit @ 12:41: Created a page on Mystery Gift and how to unlock it
Edit @ 13:47: Created a page on Non-battle based Pokémon Form Changing
Edit @ 14:38: Created a page on Gift Pokémon
Edit @ 15:16: Created a page on Honey Trees
Edit @ 16:27: Added preliminary Item data to both our Item Database and Pokéarth - Sinnoh. At present it lacks hidden items but those will be adde over the coming days
Edit @ 17:07: Added a preliminary Item Listing specifically for the game with the above data
Edit @ 18:25: Created a page on Shiny Pokémon and their rates
Edit @ 19:00: Updated the TMs page with preliminary locations
Edit @ 19:37: Added native imagery of the areas in the game into Pokéarth
Edit @ 19:51: Created a page on Pokémon Hideaways in the Grand Underground
Edit @ 20:08: Created a page on Interactable Pokémon
Edit @ 20:38: Updated the page on Grand Underground
Edit @ 21:12: Created a page on Swarms
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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, Pokémon themed around Eeevee will be available, with Shiny Eevee & Gigantamax Eevee. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. This event runs until November 28th at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 00:13: 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 UNITE
The new update and Decidueye, as well as some new Holowear for it, is now live in Pokémon UNITE. We're currently adding full details for Decidueye so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Pokémon GO Community Day, the ticket for the Special Research is now available for purchase. This Special Research will give a variety of tasks and rewards based around Shinx and costs Ł0.79/$0.99 to purchase
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Pokémon Masters EX
A special log in bonus has begun in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate the launch of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. This log in bonus runs over 10 days and gives players 900 Gems and 30 Sinnoh Scout Tickets.
Alongside this, the Legendary Arena Regirock event has begun a repeat run. It runs until December 2nd
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Pokémon 2019
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Goh get given his next Project Mew task. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the section but be warned however as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon 2019 - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Goh's biography with new Pokémon he obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
18-11-2021 02:09 GMT / 21:09 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 05:20: Pokémon GO x Ed Sheeran | Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 13:03: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage | Edit @ 18:12: Community Day | Edit @ 23:38: Pokémon GO Special Weekend
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Coverage Day 1
With many parts of the world getting their copies today & tomorrow and the eShop now live in some regions, it would be remiss of us to hold off further when so many of you hunger for information. As such, our usual discoveries shall begin. As usual, I'll be posting the main focal points here, while more in-depth details go on the discovery thread on the forums If you want to remain unspoiled, do not click the spoiler tag, nor visit the Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Edit @ 13:35: We have updated the Generation VIII Pokédex to include moveset and stat data for Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. We'll add more including locations soon
Edit @ 14:14: Created a Unobtainable Pokémon Page
Edit @ 14:51: Updated the Version Exclusives page
Edit @ 15:36: Created a Transfer/Event Only Pokémon Page
Edit @ 16:14: Created a TMs Page. We'll provide locations over the coming days
Edit @ 17:02: Created a Unusable Attacks Page
Edit @ 18:06: Created a Wild Hold Items Page
Edit @ 19:09: Updated the Shiny Pokémon Game Mechanic page with the Shiny Locked Pokémon
Edit @ 19:30: Updated the Sinnoh Pokédex page and included a new page on Other Available Pokémon
Edit @ 20;25: Created a page on New Items
Edit @ 22;16: Created a page on Moveset Changes for Pokémon in Sword & Shield and Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Edit @ 23:07: The game is now live on the European eShop
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Internet Events
The first distributions are now live for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. From now until February 21st you can receive Manaphy's Egg and the clothes for protagonists wore in Pokémon Platinum through Mystery Gift. Mystery Gift is unlocked either at Jubilife TV Station, or when you get the third badge
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
Another patch has been released for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, bringing the game up to Version 1.1.1. This update provides an optimisation of the Version 1.1 update data that dropped last week
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on December 18th & 19th will focus on all the Pokémon from 2021, with the 2020 ones appearing in Eggs and raids. There will be 50% Hatch Distance, 2* Catch Experience, 2 * Catch Stardust, and from December 17th to December 19th you'll have a 25% reduced cost for trades and an extra special trade a day
Machop, Roselia, Swablu, Gible, Snivy and Fletchling will spawn more on December 18th while Eevee, Duskull, Shinx, Tepig and Oshawott will on Sunday
Charmander, Weedle, Abra, Gastly, Rhyhorn, Magikarp, Porygon, Elekid, Magby, Seedot, Piplup and Budew will be in 2km Eggs and Charmander, Weedle, Abra, Gastly, Rhyhorn, Magikarp, Porygon, Electabuzz, Magmar, Seedot, and Piplup will be in raids
There will be special Timed Research and a Special Research story
Field Research will give you Mega Energy for Charizard, Beedirll, Gengar, Gyardos and Altaria
The Community Day runs at 11am to 5pm in each local time zone
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Pokémon GO
The first Pokémon GO Special Performance has been announced. On November 22nd at 19:00 UTC, a special performance by Ed Sheeran will be accessible via the in-game news untl 21:00 UTC on November 30th. This will feature the songs "Perfect", "Bad Habits", "Overpass Graffiti", "Thinking Out Loud", "First Time", "Shivers",. Alongside this, Squirtle in Sunglasses will make its return to Pokémon GO and the song Overpass Graffiti will play every night. The Water-type Starters will also be spawning more frequently in the wild and a new avatar item will be available, alongside some stickers.
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Pokémon GO
The Special Weekend event has been announced for 7-11 stores in Mexico. Running on December 11th like the others in Japan, you'll be able to get a ticket when you purchase over $50 of Agua Purificada 7-Select at the store.
This event features increased spawns of Pokémon including Geodude, Baltoy, Aron, Numel, Hippopotas, Bronzor, Shuckle and Onix with Unown S & E appearing. There will also be Timed Research to get encounters with Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Onix, Bronzor, Shuckle, as well as giving Mega Steelix Energy.
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 2: Shining Pearl event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on November 21st and features a variety of spawns of Pokémon native to the Sinnoh region alongside the Sinnoh Starters wearing the hats of Dawn and Lucas. We have adding all details of the event in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 2: Shining Pearl section
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Pokémon Masters
The final part of the Poké War Games event is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This gives players a new key to get another story of your choice as well as a new battle challenge. Alongside this, a new Seasonal Scout is now live which adds the Sync Pair of Jasmine & Celesteela/
We're currently compiling all details in our Poké War Games event section
17-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 20:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 2: Shining Pearl event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on November 21st and features a variety of spawns of Pokémon native to the Sinnoh region alongside the Sinnoh Starters wearing the hats of Dawn and Lucas. We have adding all details of the event in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 2: Shining Pearl section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
New orders have been added to Pokémon Café ReMix, alongside the new Pokémon Chimchar. This adds stages 401-425 to the game. We're currently cataloguing all these new stages and details so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 07:20: We have updated the Main Orders and Menu Section with the contents of today's update. The next batch of Orders will be released on November 24th 2021
16-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 16:05: Pokémon GO x Ed Sheeran
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 1: Brilliant Diamond event is now rolling out. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on November 18th and features a variety of spawns of Pokémon native to the Sinnoh region alongside the Sinnoh Starters wearing the hats of Dawn and Lucas. We have adding all details of the event in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 1: Brilliant Diamond section
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Pokémon GO
A collaboration has been teased between Pokémon GO and the popular music artist Ed Sheeran. At present there's no details as to what this collaboration will entail, but we'll provide full details when they come so be sure to check back
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Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix Greedent Team Event has begun. This event has players collect points by playing various stages in order to recruit Greedent. This runs until November 30th 2021
Alongside this, a new bundle is available that gives a new costume for Pikachu
15-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:07: Battle Festival | Edit @ 09:04: Pokémon Café ReMix | Edit @ 20;00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 1: Brilliant Diamond event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on November 18th and features a variety of spawns of Pokémon native to the Sinnoh region alongside the Sinnoh Starters wearing the hats of Dawn and Lucas. We have adding all details of the event in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration Event Part 1: Brilliant Diamond section
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Pokémon GO
Ahead of the Shinx Community Day, the maximum amount of Pokémon you can store has been increased to 5000 and the maximum amount of Items 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.
Edit @ 22:52: These will then be increased by another 500 in December ahead of the December Community Day
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Pokémon Masters
The new Egg Event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is the Fighting & Bug-type Egg Event and provides the opportunity to get a Sync Pair of Main Character & Scyther, Paras, Machop & Mankey with Shiny varaints of Scyther, Paras, & Mankeybeing available. It runs until November 29th
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Pokémon Café ReMix
It has been confirmed that a special outfit of Pikachu will be available to purchase in a special pack alongside tomorrow's start of the Pokémon Café ReMix Greedent Team Event. We don't have full details as of yet so be sure to check back
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Pokémon Masters
The Pokémon Battle Festival Asia 2021 has been announced for Asian markets including Malaysia, Singapore, the Phillipines, Thailand, Taiwan and more. This event will have special showcases of Pokémon Legends Arceus, as well as a tournament in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl, a UNITE showcase and competitive elements for Pokémon GO and Pokémon Trading Card Game. This will be in various events starting with GO qualifiers on November 26th running up playoffs in February and beyond. We'll provide any further details as they come
14-11-2021 12:37 GMT / 07:37 EST by Serebii
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & 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, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. In times past, it worked together with a king of the people to save the Galar region. It absorbs metal that it then uses in battle. This Pokémon slept for aeons while in the form of a statue. It was asleep for so long, people forgot that it ever existed. So, here it is, the one-hundred & fourth entry, Zamazenta
13-11-2021 08:00 GMT / 03:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The next Egg Event has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters EX. This event runs from November 15th 2021 and allows for players to get eggs of various Fighting or Bug-type Pokémon to make Sync Pairs. You can get the Sync Pairs of Main Character & Paras, Scyther, Mankey and Machop with Shiny varaints of Mankey & Paras being available
12-11-2021 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii
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Last Update: 13:00 GMT
Edit @ 07:07: Pokémon Café ReMix | Edit @ 08;38: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | Edit @ 09:34: Shiny Zacian & Zamazenta event | Edit @ 13:00 Pokémon UNITE
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are now available to preload on Nintendo Switch consoles for digital players. With this, you can now purchase the game and download it in advance of the release date on November 19th 2021. The game will be unplayable until then. All players who download the game from the eShop before February will receive a Serial Code for 12 Quick Balls. The preload is 8GB and comes automatically with the Day 1 patch installed
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta event has been announced for Australia. Runs from November 19th 2021 at EB Games. Players will receive a code for Zamazenta for Sword or Zacian for Shield/
In addition to that, the US distribution has shifted and Shiny Zamazenta is now being given at Gamestop for Pokémon Sword players. It is available until November 26th
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Pokémon UNITE
It has been confirmed that the next character for Pokémon UNITE, Decidueye, is to be released in-game on November 19th at 07:00 UTC. At present there are no further details but we'll provide them as soon as they come so keep checking back
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the next Battle Competition have begun. This competition, the Gym Challenge is a Single Battle competition that only allows for you to use Pokémon owned by the Gym Leaders of Galar. All players who enter get 50 BP
Battles will run from November 12th 00:00 UTC to November 14th 23:59 UTC.
We have full details of this competition, including an eligible Pokémon list, in our Gym Challenge section
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Pokémon GO
Today is the last repeat event of the Pokémon GO Safari Zones from 2020. Today tomorrow & Sunday, from 11am to 5pm local time, ticketed players will have access to the special event spawns, as well as Special Research. Players can play either wherever they are or in St.Louis on their selected day. All event spawns and the Special Research match the one from last year. We have full details in our Pokémon GO Safari Zone st.louis page
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Pokémon Café ReMix
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Café ReMix has been downloaded over 10 million times. To celebrate, you can receive 5000 Golden Acorns if you log in during the next week. Good Biags are also being given daily in the shop. Therse will give Stamina Crystal today, Vertical Megaphone Maker tomorrow, 10 Rare Tart M on the 14th, Horizontal Megaphone Maker Infinite on the 15th, Stamina Crystal on the 16th, Infinite Skill Plus on the 17th and Heaping helping Ticket * 2 on the 18th. Each Goodie Bag requires 10 Golden Acorns
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Pokémon 2019
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features a new girl come to Chloe & Goh's School. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the section but be warned however as it contains spoilers.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield- TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the new Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG Set, Fusion Strike. This set contains over 200 cards of various Pokémon including various Pokémon-V & Pokémon VMAX and is focused around a new battle style: Fusion Strike. It is made up of the Eevee Heroes, Skyscraping Perfect & Blue-Sky Stream, Fusion Arts sets from Japan. Our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set
11-11-2021 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 08:00: Pokémon Café ReMix
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Pokémon UNITE
A new piece of Holowear is now available in Pokémon UNITE for purchase. The first is the Checkered Style for Sylveon. The Checkered Set clothing option is also now available for players
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Pokémon Masters
The next part of the Poké War Games event is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This gives players a new key to get another story of your choice. Alongside this, a new Seasonal Scout is now live which adds the Sync Pair of Guzma & Buzzwole
We're currently compiling all details in our Poké War Games event section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
It has been confirmed that Greedent will be made available in Pokémon Café ReMix next week alongside a new Team Event. Currently no further details have been given but we'll provide full details on these Wednesday so be sure to check back
10-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Last Update: 14:56 GMT
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Pokémon Legends: Arceus
It has been announced that you can get Shaymin Land Forme and Kimono in Pokémon Legends Arceus if you have a Pokémon Sword & Shield save and a Pikachu or Eevee mask if you have a Let's Go Save
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
The latest news for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl has been released. We're currently compiling all details so keep checking back
You can get Jirachi in BDSP if you have a Pokémon Sword or Shield save and Mew if you have a Pokémon Let's Go save
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Version 1.1 has been announced. The patch will release on November 11th. Includes communication features, in-game movies and effects and post-game content. A later patch is planned to increase the amount of people in the Union Room from 2, as well as to activate the "GWS" and Colosseum area inside a Pokémon Center
Edit @ 14;13: We have update our Pre-Release Screenshot page with dozens of new screenshots
Ramanas Park allows for you to use Slates obtained through the Underground to get various Legendary Pokémon. Raikou, Entei, Suicune and Ho-Oh are exclusive to Brilliant Diamond and Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres & Lugia are exclusive to Shining Pearl
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Pokémon UNITE
A small patch is to go live in Pokémon UNITE at 07:00 UTC today. This small update will alter various Pokémon in balance. We're currently compiling changes in our Patch section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
New orders have been added to Pokémon Café ReMix, alongside the new Pokémon Chimchar. This adds stages 351-400 to the game. We're currently cataloguing all these new stages and details so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 09:21: We have updated the Pokémon Listings, Main Orders and Menu Section with the contents of today's update. The next batch of Orders will be released on November 17th 2021
09-11-2021 05:54 GMT / 00:54 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon UNITE
A small patch is to go live in Pokémon UNITE at 07:00 UTC tomorrow, November 10th. This small update will alter various Pokémon as well as add elements for the new Halloween Festival event
We have updated our Patch & Updates page with details of this patch
In addition to this, the Pokémon Decidueye has been teased to be coming to the game soon. We'll provide more details as they come
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO With Light Comes Shadow event is now live. Thisd runs from 00:00 local time and features the final part of the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research as well as increased spawns of Team GO Rocket and the addition of Shadow Lugia to the game. We have added full details to our With Light Comes Shadow Event Page
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Pokémon Masters
The Legendary Arena Latias has begun its repeat run in Pokémon Masters EX. This features tough battles with Latias. It runs until November 23rd 2021
Alongside this, a Poké Fair Scout to get the Sync Pairs of Iris & Hydreigon and Diantha & Gardevoir
We're currently compiling all details in our Legendary Arena Latias Event event section
08-11-2021 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration event and is due to run from November 16th from 10:00 to November 21st at 20:00 local time
Turtwig, Chimchar and Piplup wearing Lucas and Dawn's hats will be available during the event and can be shiny
There will be 50% Incubator Distance and 33% Super Incubator Distance
A Collection Challenge to catch all the hat Starters will run giving an encounter with a Froslass, 1000 XP and 300 Stardust
Special Avatar items of onesies of the Sinnoh Starters or outfits based on Lucas and Dawn will also be available
Part 1: Brilliant Diamond - November 16th - 18th
Turtwig (Lucas Hat), Chimchar (LucasHat), Piplup (Lucas Hat), Seel, Murkrow, Poochyena, Aron, Bidoof, Kricketot, Buneary, Stunky, Scyther, Larvitar, Burmy, Buizel ill be in the wild
Cranidos, Drifloon, Bronzor and Gible will be in 1 Star Raids
Tyranitar, Lopunny, Drapion, Toxicroak, Gallade will be in 3 Star Raids
Budew, Bonsly, Happiny, Mime Jr. and Riolu will be in 7km Eggs
Bagon, Turtwig (Dawn Hat), Chimchar (Dawn Hat), Piplup (Dawn Hat), Burmy Sandy Cloak, Burmy Trash Cloak and Shieldon will be in Field Research
We have added full details in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration event Part 1: Brilliant Diamond section
Part 2: Shining Pearl - November 18th - 21st
Turtwig (Dawn Hat), Chimchar (Dawn Hat), Piplup (DawnHat), Pinsir, Misdreavus, Houndour, Spheal, Bidoof, Kricketot, Buneary, Glameow, Slowpoke, Bagon, Buizel, Burmy Sandy Cloak will be in the wild
Shieldon, Drifloon, Bronzor will be in 1 Star Raids
Salamence, Lopunny, Drapion, Toxicroak, Gallade will be in 3 Star Raids
Budew, Bonsly, Happiny, Mime Jr. and Riolu will be in 7km Eggs
Turtwig (Lucas Hat), Chimchar (Lucas Hat), Piplup (LucasHat), Burmy Plant Cloak, Burmy Trash Cloak , Larvitar and Cranidos will be in Field Research
We have added full details in our Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl Celebration event Part 2: Shining Pearl section
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Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has now shifted to a new Ranked Battle Season which runs until January 30th 2022, as well as a new Battle Pass, Sun, Sun, Sunshine which runs until December 19th. This Battle Pass adds multiple new clothing items, as well as new Holowear for Charizard and Venusaur
In addition to that, new Shrine Style Holowear is available for Crustle for 60 Holowear Tickets.
Edit @ 00:06: We have updated the Holowear and Premium Holowear pages with full details
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the With Light Comes Shadow and is due to run from November 9th from 00:00 local time
Team GO Rocket will appear more at Poké Stops & in Balloons
You will be able to use Charged TMs to remove Frustration from your Shadow Pokémon
Giovanni returns and has Shadow Lugia
The final pages of the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research is now available
The Team GO Rocket Leaders are using different Pokémon
There will be Field Research to encounter Vullaby and adds Shiny Vullaby into the game
We have added full details to our With Light Comes Shadow Event Page
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Pokémon Masters
The Fighting-type Gear Event has begun its repeat run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a Co-Op Stage focused event that has you play stages to earn rewards to get 3 Star Fighting Gear
We're currently compiling all details in our Fighting-type Gear Event event section
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Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO Battle League has now shifted to the Master League and Master League Premier Cup and the Kanto Cup, which only allows Pokémon from Bulbasaur to Mew. This will run until November 2nd 2021 at 21:00 UTC.
07-11-2021 14:00 GMT / 09:00 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Smile Coverage
A new update has gone live for Pokémon Smile. This update contains more new Pokémon such as Mime Jr., as well as new Brushing Session Length and Take In-Game Pictures options in the Brushing Settings menu. We're currently compiling full details so be sure to check back
Edit @ 16:26: Updated the Pokémon Listings, Land Listings and Hat Listings with all the new content added
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & third entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Kalos Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the sixth generation. By releasing enmity-erasing waves from its ribbonlike feelers, Sylveon stops any conflict. There's a Galarian fairy tale that describes a beautiful Sylveon vanquishing a dreadful dragon Pokémon. So, here it is, the one-hundred & third entry, Sylveon
06-11-2021 07:05 GMT / 03:05 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next event has been announced. This event is a new style of event, a Gear Event which runs Co-Op only stages and will provide players with 3 Star Gear and Materials for the Fighting-type. It runs from Monday November 8th 2021
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Pokémon Café ReMix
It has been confirmed that Chimchar will be made available in Pokémon Café ReMix next week with the new Main Orders. Currently no further details have been given but we'll provide full details on these Wednesday so be sure to check back
05-11-2021 04:57 GMT / 00:57 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A special commercial has been released by Nintendo for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It provides an overview with various different looks at the game.
In addition to that, two TV Commercials have been released in Japan that provide further looks at the game. We have added them to our Pre-Release Video section
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Festival of Lights event is now rolling out. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time on November 14th and introduces Dedenne into the game. It also has new pages in the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research. With this, the Raid Bosses have also changed with Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion returning. We have adding all details of the event in our Festival of Lights section
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Pokémon (2019) - Upcoming Details
During the episode that aired in Japan today, it has been confirmed that Dawn is returning to the Pokémon anime again during an upcoming arc. These episodes are the Dialga & Palkia episodes that are due to air in Japan on December 3rd and 10th
Dialga & Palkia |
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Pokémon 2019
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Bea's battle come to an end in a clash of Gigantamax against Mega Evolution. 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.
04-11-2021 06:00 GMT / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Masters
The next part of the Poké War Games event is now live in Pokémon Masters EX. This gives players a new key to get another story of your choice. Alongside this, a new Seasonal Scout is now live which adds the Sync Pair of Hilda & Diancie
We're currently compiling all details in our Poké War Games event section
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Festival of Lights event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time on November 14th and introduces Dedenne into the game. It also has new pages in the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research. With this, the Raid Bosses have also changed with Cobalion, Terrakion and Virizion returning. We have adding all details of the event in our Festival of Lights section
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Pokémon GO
Previously, it was confirmed that if you complete the Misunderstood Mischief Special Research story in time for the event at the end of this month, you'll unlock a new piece of Special Research. It has now been confirmed that if you don't complete Misunderstood Mischief by the event which runs November 26th through 29th, you'll be able to purchase a ticket to get the new Special Research for $5/€5/Ł4.49
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Live
The Pokémon Company International have confirmed that the mobile soft launch and global beta for Pokémon TCG Live, previously set for this year is to be postponed until 2022 to provide a better experience. With this, code cards will appear as being for Pokémon TCG Live in Pokémon TCG products, but can be redeemed in Pokémon Trading Card Game Online
03-11-2021 00:01 GMT / 20:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon UNITE
Two new piece of Holowear are now available in Pokémon UNITE for purchase. The first is the Bedtime Style outfit for Wigglytuff which costs 1050 Gems, and the last is the Big Ribbon Style for Eldegoss which costs 350 Gems. The Stakeout Set clothing option is also now available for players
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Pokémon Trading Card Game - 2021 Reveal
The Pokémon Company have officially announced the next new set for the Pokémon Trading Card Game. This set is called Star Birth and will be released January 14th 2022. This set contains cards based around Sinnoh and introduces the recently revealed VSTAR mechanic. A VSTAR Marker was also revealed to be used when you play a VSTAR Power once per game. We'll provide full details on the set as it comes but have added all known cards to our Star Birth section
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Pokémon Trading Card Game - 2021 Reveal
The Pokémon Company International have also officially revealed the next set, the equivalent of the above set. This set is to be called Brilliant Stars and is due for release in February 25th 2022. This set contains over 170 cards including
20 Pokémon V and 15 full-art Pokémon V,
Four new Pokémon VSTAR,
Three new Pokémon VMAX including Arceus VSTAR, Charizard VSTAR, Shaymin VSTAR and Whimsicott VSTAR. The expansion will also include a special Trainer Gallery subset of 30 cards with artwork featuring fan-favorite Trainers and Pokémon.
We have added all known cards to our Brilliant Stars section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
New orders have been added to Pokémon Café ReMix, alongside the new Pokémon Gothorita. This adds stages 301-350 to the game. We're currently cataloguing all these new stages and details so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 09:21: We have updated the Pokémon Listings, Main Orders and Menu Section with the contents of today's update. The next batch of Orders will be released on November 10th 2021
02-11-2021 08:03 GMT / 04:03 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Café ReMix
It has been confirmed that 50 new Main Orders will release tomorrow in Pokémon Café ReMix. Alongside this, Gothorita will be added to the game as a new Pokémon to recruit as staff, while Torterra will also be available. We'll provide full details on these tomorrow so be sure to check back
01-11-2021 06:57 BST / 02:57 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
A special commercial has been released by Nintendo America for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl. It doesn't contain much new footage but contains various looks at places in the game
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 11/Season 24 is now live. This ruleset returns to the set of using 1 Restricted Pokémon and brings back Dynamax. This season will run from November 1st at 04:00 UTC to November 30th at 23:59 UTC. Be sure to check out our section for full details and Pokémon restrictions.
With this, the twenty-third 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.
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the Festival of Lights and is due to run from November 5th from 10:00 to November 14th at 20:00 local time. It introduces Dedenne into the game and comes in two parts
Part 1:
Friendship levels increase twice as fast, Gifts provide more rewards and you can open 45 gifts a day
The Misunderstood Mischief Special Research continues
Pikachu, Magnemite, Slugma, Whismur, Electrike, Blitzle, Cottonee, Darumaka, Tynamo, Litwick, Fennekin and Dedenne will be in the wild
Vulpix, Magnemite, Electabuzz, Magmar, Electrike, Blitzle, Darumaka, Litleo and Dedenne will be in Field Research
Charmander, Vulpix, Chinchou, Litwick and Dedenne will be in 1 Star Raids
Alolan Raichu, Electabuzz, Magmar and Bellossom will be in 3 star raids
Alolan Geodude, Chinchou, Pichu, Vulpix, Magby, Elekid, Budew will be in 7km Eggs
In India,on November 7th from 16:00 to 19:00 local time, there will be 2* Catch Candy and Blitzle & Dedenne will be in the wild more
There will be Dedenne themed avatar items and stickers
Part 2 - With Light Comes Shadow...
From November 9th, Team GO Rocket will appear more. You will be able to use a Charge TM to make a Shadow Pokémon forget Frustration and GO Rocket grunts will appear more at PokéStops and Balloons
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Día de Muertos event is now rolling out. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time on November 2nd and features increased spawns to celebrate Dia de Muertos. It also introduces a new Collection Challenge. We have added all details of the event in our Día de Muertos section
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until December 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Vullaby and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Play! Pokémon
It has been confirmed that casual events such as League, Prerelease, Non-CP Tournaments are to now open up inArgentina, Italy, Spain, and Sweden in addition to the previously opened up Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Malta and Uruguay, Australia and New Zealand. The special guidance for events is to be followed.