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A new Paldean Pokémon will be debuting later this month in Pokémon GO and players will be able to challenge Shadow Raikou and Incarnate Forme Thundurus in upcoming events. Read about them below! Precious Pals: Taken Over event information The Precious Pals event will be getting a little darker with the Precious Pals: Taken Over ... Read more Source

This year is a big one for the Pokémon franchise as it will be celebrating its 30th anniversary. Japanese toy company Takara Tomy has revealed some of its first merchandise celebrating the milestone. Want to buy any of the goods below? Luckily, you don’t have to be in Japan. Our website sponsor Meccha Japan stocks ... Read more Source

It’s a year of the Horse and we’re celebrating by giving away a Galarian Ponyta plush with Meccha Japan, our partner that sells Japanese goods to fans all over the world! Congratulations to last month’s winner, Mizbun! January’s prize One winner will receive a Kuta Kuta Tatta Galarian Ponyta plushie from Japan! You can also ... Read more Source

The first Pokémon sets from LEGO have been officially revealed and will be coming on Pokémon Day, February 27! There’s also a limited-time gift with purchase set for fans buying through LEGO’s official site. Pikachu and Poké Ball set details The Pikachu and Poké Ball LEGO set has 2,050 pieces and features a a poseable ... Read more Source

The newest playable character in Pokémon UNITE is Meowth, a melee speedster that integrates its signature gold coins into its kit. One important thing to note is that Meowth does not evolve during a match. Sorry Persian fans! You can watch Meowth in action in the move overview trailer below. Meowth’s Pokémon UNITE kit Ability: ... Read more Source

Two new events, High Zaptitude and Precious Pals, have been revealed for Pokémon GO and players will be able to participate in them later this month. Get ready for the debut of Wattrel and its evolution Kilowattrel, as well as Shiny Fidough! High Zaptitude event details From Tuesday, January 13, at 10:00 a.m. until Sunday, January ... Read more Source

The Pokémon TCG expansion Mega Evolution—Perfect Order will be launching globally starting on March 27, 2026. The set is themed around Pokémon Legends: Z-A and includes new Mega Evolved Pokémon cards Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Starmie ex, Mega Clefable ex and Mega Skarmory ex. Perfect Order will include: Perfect Order TCG products The usual selection ... Read more Source

A new event and a new Pokémon debut are coming to Pokémon Sleep on January 19! Learn more about Super Skill Week Part 3 and Shuckle’s arrival in our post below. Super Skill Week Part 3 details From Monday, January 19, at 4:00 a.m. until Monday, January 26 at 3:59 a.m., players can take part ... Read more Source

This week will begin a series of 7-Star Tera Raid Battles featuring the final evolutions of starter Pokémon in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet! The battles begin on Thursday, January 8. Featured Pokémon The first Pokémon will be Ground-Tera Type Venusaur, starting from Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. CST to Thursday, January 15, ... Read more Source

Pokémon fans in the US may have several hours of 2025 left, but 2026 has already arrived in Japan and the official Pokémon account started the new year with a teaser for the franchise’s 30th anniversary! The first games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, were first released on February 27, 1996, in Japan and there ... Read more Source

Our friends at Pokémon TCG-focused fansite PokéBeach are reporting that the card game will be returning to McDonald’s in 2026 for a special promotion to celebrate the Pokémon franchise’s 30th anniversary! Earlier this year, McDonald’s Japan posted an apology after an exclusive Pikachu card led to scalping and food waste. Hopefully there will be steps ... Read more Source

The new year will start with a new Pokémon arriving in Pokémon GO, Klawf, and also another chance to take on Kyurem in its fused forms and gain Volt and Blaze Fusion Energy to fuse your own Kyurem and Zekrom and Reshiram to get Black Kyurem and White Kyurem, respectively. Pinch Perfect event details The ... Read more Source

Ranked Battles Season 4 has started in Pokémon Legends: Z-A and players can earn Baxcalibrite, the Mega Stone required to Mega Evolve Baxcalibur, by reaching Ranks S before the end of the season on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at 7:59 PM CST. Mega Baxcalibur is one of the new Mega Evolutions introduced in the Mega ... Read more Source

Christmas and the new year are right around the corner and Pokémon Sleep has prepared some special events to for players to celebrate! Holiday 2025 event details New Pokémon will be coming to Sleep with this year’s week-long holiday event: Togedemaru, Cetoddle and Cetitan, as well as a costumed Spheal. Players can participate from December ... Read more Source

We’re ending this year with a special giveaway, one with not only Meccha Japan, who has generously supplied the giveaway prizes, but also Out of Context Pokémon, one of the best humorous Pokémon fan accounts to follow on social media! This month there will be two winners, one picked at random through OoC Pokémon’s giveaway ... Read more Source

The Japanese Pokécology book that got quite a bit of online attention when it was announced will also be published in English! It details Pokémon biology with illustrated descriptions and will be released on April 21, 2026. You can use our Amazon affiliate link to pre-order it right now! This book and its vivid illustrations ... Read more Source

A new themed booster pack, Crimson Blaze, has been announced for Pokémon TCG Pocket and will arrive on December 17. It introduces news cards for Mega Charizard Y, Mega Venusaur and Mega Blastoise and other Mega Evolutions. Crimson Blaze card previews Mega Venusaur, Charizard Y and Blastoise ex cards will bring serious power to your ... Read more Source

The Mega Dimension DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A can now be downloaded. If it does not start automatically, you can manually check for updates from the Nintendo Switch or Switch 2 home screen by navigating to Legends: Z-A and using the ‘+’ button and then searching the internet for software updates. Patch notes for the ... Read more Source

New Ranked Battle seasons for Pokémon Legends: Z-A have been announced, along with their Mega Stone rewards! Players who reach the required rank, most likely S, will have the opportunity to earn the Mega Stones for Sceptile, Blaziken and Swampert. Sceptile, Swampert and Blaziken are not normally available in the base Legends: Z-A game and ... Read more Source

To celebrate the imminent release of the Pokémon Legends: Z-A Mega Dimension DLC, a new Mystery Gift code has been revealed that will allow players to receive an Alpha Charizard! It may just come in handy as you try to explore Hyperspace Lumiose! How to receive Alpha Charizard You can receive the Alpha Charizard Mystery ... Read more Source

Information has been released on two new events and how the highly anticipated remote trading feature will work in Pokémon GO. The required Forever Friend friendship level required to trade remotely is gradually being rolled out globally starting today. Remote Trading requirements and restrictions announced In a recent blog post, the GO team has outlined ... Read more Source

New Pokémon debuts and the return of a Gigantamax Max Battle are coming soon to Pokémon GO! Well Armed event details The Well Armed event will take place in GO from Thursday, December 11, at 10:00 a.m. until Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time. While the event is active, players will receive ... Read more Source

We’re less than a week away from the December 10 launch of Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s Mega Dimension DLC and have already gotten some exciting reveals about what’s coming. To get players ready to face the new challenges ahead, a Mystery Gift can now be redeemed to receive some items. Receive an item bundle Mystery Gift ... 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. Wattrel Wattrel is an Electric/Flying-type bird whose name is a combination of “watt” and “petrel“. The European Storm Petrel lives in the Mediterranean. It will dive into the water to catch fish. To ... Read more Source

Mega Lucario Z has been revealed as the latest Mega Evolution that will be introduced in Pokémon Legends: Z-A‘s Mega Dimension DLC! Watch it in action in the new trailer below. Mega Lucario Z information Mega Lucario Z looks different than the Mega Lucario we know, but is still a Fighting/Steel type Pokémon. Z Mega ... Read more Source