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How are your jump roping skills? Players will soon be able to test their mettle in Pokémon Pokopia with an upcoming event. Bulbasaur’s Jump Rope Contest will be held from April 19 to April 26. Participants can earn rewards and even a trophy! Don’t forget to come visit Jungle Isle, our official Cloud Island! Join ... Read more Source

Following Articuno’s debut in Pokémon UNITE, the next three characters coming to the game have been announced. The Johto Starter trio, Meganium, Typhlosion and Feraligatr, will be joining as playable characters. Articuno now playable in UNITE Articuno is a ranged fighter classified as a Defender; it can reduce damage with its Snow Cloak passive and ... Read more Source

The extremely popular line of blind box figures featuring Pokémon TCG art coming to life as Pokémon figures is expanding — China will be getting a new set called Dream Painting Water Ecology. This follows the first set which was originally also released in China and later in Japan. Each figure also includes the card ... Read more Source

Teased earlier this year, fans finally have a few more details about the upcoming Pokémon Night Out and Day Out events, including where and when they’ll be held! Night Out details EDM and Pokémon? It’s a combination that will be coming later this year with the Pokémon Night Out concerts starring Marshmello and Alison Wonderland! ... Read more Source

Spring is here! And so is a Shiny Mega Rayquaza plushie one of you can win! Our friends and website sponsor Meccha Japan have generously supplied the prize, so read below on how to enter! LIMITED-TIME COUPON CODE: Until April 14, fans can get $10 off orders of $60 or more with code JNGL10 at ... Read more Source

Later this month we’ll be seeing the debut of a new Pokémon, another chance at Gigantamax forms and plenty of chances to save Shadow Pokémon. Don’t forget that Tinkatink Community Day is tomorrow, Saturday, April 10! Replay: GO Bigger On Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. local time, the Replay: GO ... Read more Source

The popular Nintendo Switch 2 game Pokémon Pokopia has been updated to version 1.0.3, which aims to fix some of the bugs that have been found in the game since its release. It is available to download now and, if your game hasn’t auto-updated, you can use the options menu from the Switch 2 home ... Read more Source

The Pokémon battling game Pokémon Champions is now available for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 consoles through the eShop. A mobile release for iOS and Android will be coming as well, but not for several months (the Korean website the mobile version may be releasing in June). The game is free to download but ... Read more Source

Banpresto will start their April roll out of Pokémon prizes in Japanese arcades and game centers soon — check out what’s on the way! As always, a reminder that Banpresto will sometimes re-release previous items. Want to buy any of the goods below? Luckily, you don’t have to be in Japan. Our website sponsor Meccha ... Read more Source

The long-awaited Pokémon HOME update that brings support for Pokémon Legends: Z-A is finally ready to download on the Nintendo Switch, Switch 2 and mobile platforms! It also brings support for the battling platform Pokémon Champions, which will be launching on April 8 for the Switch and Switch 2. Once updated, you’ll see the new ... Read more Source

It’s April Fools Day for a few more hours and fans can take part in some Pokémon Pokopia hijinks to get an Inflatable Sudowoodo to decorate with if they act quickly! There’s also a Mystery Gift code to receive a Chansey Plant as well. A special April Fools activity To celebrate April Fools Day, a ... Read more Source

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Cyclizar is a Dragon/Normal-type Pokémon whose name is a combination of “Cycle” and “Lizard”. It is categorized as the Mount Pokémon mainly for its role for Pokémon trainers. It is a bipedal lizard ... Read more Source

Pokémon GO is springing some new events on players for April, including Tinkatink Community Day, Sustainability Week and Riolu Hatch Day! You can read about what’s coming in each below. Tinkatink Community Day details Tinkatink Community Day will take place in GO on Saturday, April 11, 2026, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time. ... Read more Source

The final wave of Pokémon Pokopia icons in the Nintendo Switch Online app for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 are now available to redeem for Platinum Points. They will be available until until April 1 at 7:59 CDT. The new icons include Chef Dente, Smearguru, Mosslax, DJ Rotom, as well as Ditto transformed into ... Read more Source

News about Pokémon Champions‘ upcoming April 8 release date and other details were released yesterday and now select creators and journalists covering Pokémon have published hands-on previews of the game. In addition to Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar and Mega Feraligatr’s Abilities being revealed yesterday, the new previews have also revealed that Mega Dragonite has the ... Read more Source

We now have an official release date for the Pokémon battling game Pokémon Champions: April 8! A new overview trailer has also been released, as well as some additional details about the game. It will first launch on the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 consoles, with a release for mobile devices coming later. The Nintendo ... Read more Source

Owners of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet can challenge a Rock Tera Type Infernape with the Mightiest Mark in 7-Star Tera Raid Battles until Thursday, March 26, 2026, at 6:59 p.m. CDT. Although it can only be caught once per save file, defeating the raids will still give players rewards, so it may be worth ... Read more Source

The next Themed Booster Pack for Pokémon TCG Pocket has been announced: Mega Shine! You’ll be able to collect special Super Shiny Rares of Mega Evolved Pokémon when it launches on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. CDT. Mega Shine card previews Mega Charizard ex and Mega Gengar ex, as well as their Shiny ... Read more Source

There’s a lot of good news for Nintendo Switch 2 owners today! Unfortunately, the original article mentioned Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness being available on the Switch, but it is only playable on the Switch 2. Pokémon Pokopia updated to version 1.0.2 A new update is available for Pokémon Pokopia on the Nintendo Switch 2. ... Read more Source

New Pokémon and new device compatibility are coming to Pokémon Sleep! Latias, Noibat and Noivern will be featured in upcoming events and select Garmin watches will have Sleep compatibility soon. Latias Research Event teased Next month a Latias Research Event will be held, allowing players to collect Latias Down in order to trade it for ... Read more Source

A second member of Kanto’s Legendary Bird Trio has officially joined Pokémon UNITE as a playable character: Moltres! It’s bringing the heat as a Melee All-Rounder; Moltres’ Ability, Flame Body, will leave opponents burned when it hits them with basic attacks or abilities. A special burn counter displayed on opponents increases the more they get ... Read more Source

The 7-Star Ground Tera Type Torterra Tera Raids (phew, that’s a mouthful) are back in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet until Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CDT. Torterra has the Mightiest Mark and can only be caught once per save file. That means if you caught it previously, you cannot catch it again ... Read more Source

The Pokémon TCG will be getting a new expansion, Mega Evolution—Chaos Rising, this May! Products will start hitting shelves on May 22. Pokémon such as Mega Greninja, Mega Floette, Mega Dragalge and Mega Pyroar will be available to strategize around. Chaos Rising will feature: Chaos Rising card previews Ahead of the expansion’s release, Mega Dragalge ... Read more Source

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been one year since we re-opened the official PokéJungle forums, Mount Moon Community. I envisioned a space in which fans could discuss the Pokémon games, franchise, gaming in general and life at large… and I’m really proud of how it has turned out. Our forum had a 10-year ... Read more Source

Following the initial wave of Pokémon Pokopia icons, frames and backgrounds on the Nintendo Switch Online app, new icons have been made available and can be redeemed until March 18. The top row of five icons, Ditto, Ditto disguised as Lapras, Charmander, Professor Tangrowth and another Peakychu are new. The same frames and backgrounds are ... Read more Source