31-01-2020 00:13 GMT / 19:13 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 05:59: Heal Ball Distribution | Edit @ 06:55: VMAX Rising | Edit @ 07:39: Labo | Edit @ 11:16: GO Research | Edit @ 11:38: Pokémon Episode Titles | Edit @ 20:23: Ranked Battle | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Pokémon Company have confirmed their plan for Pokémon Day, February 27th 2020. On this day, there will be many reveals:
First and foremost, a brand new Mythical Pokémon is to be revealed. This Pokémon will star in the new movie Coco and be available in Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special Max Raid Battle will run in Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special event will run in Pokémon GO
New information about Pokémon Masters will be revealed
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Alcremie has left the boosted raids while Coalossal, Flapple, Lapras & Appletun remain. However, joining them is high ranking Milcery but some of these Milcery have the ability to evolve into Alcremie and have the capability of Gigantamaxing. With this, the special Ribbon and Star Sweets are also now available for players as rewards for defeating the Milcery raids. This allows for any of the 63 forms of Alcremie to now be available as Gigantamax Variants.
Edit @ 05:02: It has been confirmed that Milcery will run until February 16th 2020 at 23:59 UTC, going further than the Coalossal, Lapras, Flapple and Appletun which will leave next week on February 6th at 23:59 UTC
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special distribution has begun on Pokémon Sword & Shield to promote the change in Wild Area Events. These codes can be redeemed until March 31st 2020:
G1GAGRANF1NALE - 10 Heal Balls
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for February 2020.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From February 1st 2020 at 21:00 UTC to March 1st 2020 at 21:00 UTC you'll get a Woobat
Next it has been confirmed that facing Giovanni in January will result in Shadow Raikou being available
A Sinnoh Region Celebration event will run from February 7th at 08:00 local time to February 10th at 22:00 local time. This makes Pokémon from Sinnoh appear more with 7km eggs containing Budew, Combee, Bronzor, Gible, Riolu, Hippopotas, and Mantyke. Shiny Riolu & Shiny Hippopotas will be live with this event
Pokémon GO Valentine's Day event will run from February 14th at 08:00 local time to February 17th 22:00 local time. This event introduces Audino and Almomola and gives 2* Catch Candy and 6 hour Lure Modules. Shiny Happiny will start to hatch from Eggs and Shiny Chansey in the wild
On February 15th 2020, a Lickitung Raid Day will be held from 2pm to 5pm local time. lickitung will know Body Slam & Shiny Lickitung will be available.
From February 21st 2020 at 08:00 local time to February 24th at 22:00 local time a special friendship weekend event will run. During this time
Friendship levels will increase faster,
2x Trade Candy,
1/2 Trade Stardust cost,
The number of Gifts you can open daily will increase to 40 and
The number of Gifts you can carry in your inventory will increase to 20.
Finally there are two special hours. Pokémon Spotlight Hour will run from 6pm to 7pm local time on February 4th which features a Surprise Pokémon appear in the wild
Mystery Bonus Hour will have a special bonus in the app on February 6th from 6pm to 7pm local time
Tornadus will appear in Raid Battles from February 4th 2020 to February 25th
Edit @ 21:21: We have created pages for each event, the Sinnoh Celebration, Valentine's Day Event, Friendship Weekend 2020 and the Lickitung Day
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle
Ranked Battle Series 2 February Season has been confirmed to start tomorrow, February 1st at 04:00 UTC. This season continues the ruleset of the previous one with a new set of rewards that will become available in March after completion
In The Trading Card Game Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed all of the standard cards for the next Pokémon TCG Expansion Set. This set is called VMAX Rising and will release in Japan next week on February 7th and features many more Galarian Pokémon. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with translation help from Riyu, David Hochmann & ToineLay. Click here for the Sword set & here for the Shield set
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
As it is now February 1st in some parts of the world, reports are coming in of the Special Research is going live.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon 2019 - News
Some new episode titles for the upcoming anime series have been released through Japanese TV Guides. These episodes are set to air on February 16th and February 23rd respectively. The first episode features Ash & Go encountering a Drednaw which Dynamaxes in Wyndon Stadium, and when Ash goes to confront it, Pikachu gets enveloped in a red light. The second episode features Ash & Go go to the Desert Resort in Unova to investigate the Ruins of the Giants
Episode 1102: Ash VS Leon! The Path to Power
Episode 1103: The First Visit to the Unova Region! Raid Battle at the Ruins!!
30-01-2020 06:05 GMT / 01:05 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:54: Sales Data
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Pokémon Masters
The next Legendary Event for Pokémon Masters is now live. This event is the "The Dragon That Rules the Sky" and features a short story featuring Rayquaza and introduces the Sync Pair of Zinnia & Rayquaza. We're currently collating all elements of this event in our event section so click the image to go to the page
In addition to this, a new Sync Pair Scout has opened up. Until February 13th at 05:59 UTC, the Kukui Spotlight Scout will be running which introduces the Sync Pair of Kukui & Lycanroc into the game
29-01-2020 09:03 GMT / 04:03 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 19;51: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
Following the announcement yesterday and quick launch and removal, Pokémon GO Battle League is now starting to roll out for players across the globe. At the moment only select players are able to play, with no indication as to what the criterea is
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed a delay in the sale of tickets for Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool. Tickets won't be on sale on Friday but will instead be available on February 14th 2020 at 08:00 UTC. A reason has not been given for the delay
In The Games Department
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Today is the release of the next wave of DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, adding the new character Byleth from Fire Emblem as well as a new stage. With this, I have updated our secition to include all details on Byleth as well as the new stage Garreg Mach Monastery which also includes a list of all Poké Ball Pokémon and Assist Trophies that are incapable of spawning in the stage
28-01-2020 08:00 GMT / 03:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:02: Pokémon HOME | Edit @ 16:02: GO Battle League
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Pokémon HOME
The latest news for Pokémon HOME has been released. We're currently compiling all details so keep checking back
The app has a free plan and a premium plan.
Free plan stores 30 Pokémon and can use the GTS and sent Pokémon to the Wonder Box and participate in Room Trades. The Premium plan can store 6000 Pokémon, transfer Pokémon from Bank to HOME, host and participate in Room Trades store 10 Pokémon through the Miracle Box at a time, hold 3 Pokémon in the GTS, and have a Judge function
The Switch version can connect with Pokémon Let's Go, Pokémon Bank and receive BP
The Mobile version can connect with Pokémon Bank, do Trades, Receive Mystery Gifts
The price is 370 Yen/$2.99 a month or 610 Yen/$4.99 for 3 months or 1960 Yen/$15.99 for 12 months
Pokémon HOME includes a full National Dex to check across all the games connected to the app
To coincide with Pokémon HOME's launch, Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter will have a one-month free cost
The game includes Wonder Box, which acts as Wonder Trade, a GTS,, Room Trade which lets you join a room storing up to 20 people where you trade things at random and Friend Trade to trade with your friends
Mystery Gifts are included in the game. They allow for you to receive Pokémon that get deposited into the box or Serial Codes that can be opened in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Pokémon HOME also includes an IV checker built in for Premium subscriptions
Pokémon GO connectivity into Pokémon HOME will not be available at launch
There's a Your Room section where you can see information about events and edit profile using stickers. You get special stickers when you meet certain Challenges
Edit @ 14:25: Created a Pre-Release Screenshot Page
Edit @ 15:04: Created a page detailing all Features of the App
Edit @ 15:29: Created a page on Pokémon HOME Subscriptions
Edit @ 18:08: We've received some clarifications over how some elements in HOME work:
As suggested, it's confirmed that if you have the Premium Plan on Nintendo Switch, you have it on mobile and vice-versa if the apps are connected to the same Nintendo Account.
You do not need Nintendo Switch Online to access HOME features on the Nintendo Switch version
There are two ways to connect to Bank. First is simply having it connected to a Nintendo Network ID that is connected to your Nintendo Account. This also allows you to transfer ALL Pokémon from Bank to HOME at once. The second is using a password issued in Pokémon HOME. If you then enter it in Bank, it will connect the two so you can transfer. This allows you to transfer Pokémon Box by Box
Edit @ 21:22: Created a page on Transferring Pokémon
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced further details of the GO Battle League. It will start off with a preseason iand will rotate formats. Starts with Great League now until February 10th where it shifts to Ultra League and then Master League on February 24th with Great League returning on March 9th.
Pikachu Libre is to be added to GO as a special reward for GO Battle League along with outfits based on her. As you rise through the ranks, you can find them as exclusive rewards
Premium Raid Passes are now Premium Battle Passes and work for both Raids and GO Battle League
Trainers will be asked to walk five kilometers in order to earn entry into the GO Battle League and unlock five online matches, and this can be done up to three times a day
There's a feature called Battle Now which activates the Battles early in exchange for PokéCoins
GO Battle League will start to roll out over the week based on Trainer Level
Edit @ 20:00: It is now live for Level 40 players
Edit @ 20:06: Niantic have now disabled them again
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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 Professor Kukui & Lycanroc. It is expected to arrive in two days
27-01-2020 07:08 GMT / 02:08 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 17:31: Galar Newcomers Reward
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Rankings are now live in Pokémon Sword & Shield for this weekend's Galar Newcomes Online Competition. To check the results you need to go to VS and then into the Battle Stadium feature and check previous competitions. With this, once you have checked your results, you can now receive the 50 BP gift if you go to Mystery Gift and select Get Battle Stadium Rewards
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
A new patch for Pokémon Masters has been released. This patch adds the details for the next few events as well as the following fixes:
Stops your stat boosts resetting after the opponent uses a Sync Move
Lowered difficulty of existing EX Challenges
Marks Supercourses differently
26-01-2020 09:31 GMT / 04:31 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 09:48: Episode Pictures & Pokémon of the Week
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019) - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash and Go visit the Dragonite Paradise. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Ash's biography with new Pokémon he caught in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Go's biography with new Pokémon he caught in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the ninth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with an Alola 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 seventh generation. With the long hairs on its back, this Pokémon takes in electricity from other electric Pokémon. It stores what it absorbs in an electric sac. When it's in trouble, it curls up into a ball, makes its fur spikes stand on end, and then discharges electricity indiscriminately. So, here it is, the ninth entry, Togedemaru
24-01-2020 04:57 GMT / 23:57 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon GO Safari Zone | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the next online competition have begun in Pokémon Sword & Shield's VS Option. This competition, Galar Newcomers, is a Double Battle competition that only allows Pokémon that were discovered in the Galar Region as well as Galarian Forms. It will not allow Zacian or Zamazenta. You can use Gigantamax Pokémon..
Battles run to January 26th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50 BP
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Lunar New Year event has begun in Pokémon GO. From now until 21:00 UTC on February 3rd 2020, there will be increased spawns of Red Pokémon, as well as Gyarados with Gyarados' Shiny form being available in the wild. It also adds various Red Pokémon to 7km eggs including the introduction of Darumaka. The event adds Gifts having the chance of giving Rare Candies, increased Lucky Friend Chance and increased Lucky Trade change
Edit @ 21:46: Along with the Gyarados being able to be shiny in the wild during the event, there are multiple reports that Magmar can also be shiny. Previously you could only get Shiny Magmar by hatching Shiny Magby
Edit @ 21:54: The Raid Bosses have shifted with this event. At present the Eggs now have a 30 minute time
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Special Raid Weekend event has begun. Until Monday at 21:00 UTC, Latios and Latias will both appear in Raid Battles as Level 5 Raid Bosses
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Tickets for the recently announced Pokémon GO Safari Zone are now available to purchase from within the Pokémon GO app. These tickets cost $12 for one ticket, or $18 if you wish early access. Players can only purchase a ticket for one day of the event and they will sell on a first-come first-served basis.
23-01-2020 06:19 GMT / 01:19 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:12: Pokémon World Championships | Edit @ 21:02: Pokémon GO Battle Changes
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Pokémon World Championships
The 2020 World Championships have been finally dated. The competition will be held at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom from August 14th to 17th 2020. Spectators will be required to purchase a ticket, with details on the spectator tickets coming at a later point
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have detailed some changes to the combat system. First Charge Attacks in Trainer Battles will now be queued and activated at the end of the current Fast Attack
Volt Switch & Megahorn will now deal more damage
Flying Press is to be added soon
Plusle & Minun can learn Grass Knot
Lanturn can learn Spark
Ampharos can learn Thunder Punch
Masquerain can learn Bubble Beam
Vespiquen can learn Fury Cutter & Air Slash
Finally, the following Pokémon can now learn more moves that they were previously able to learn
Raichu: Thunder Shock
Magneton: Thunder Shock, Discharge
Venomoth: Poison Fang
Haunter: Shadow Ball
Hypno: Shadow Ball
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Pokémon GO
Further details have come out for the upcoming patch that is starting to roll out on iOS and Android for Pokémon GO. This patch adds avatar shadows, fixes, a new tag for searching for Trade Evolutiuon and a feature that removes the EX Raid tag from gyms that have scheduled EX Raids. It also implements the battle changes of clearing stat changes on switching and a new feature where if Pokémon attack at the same time, the Pokémon with the higher Attack stat will go first. It also fixed a number of bugs with the new buddy system
22-01-2020 05:42 GMT / 00:42 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 06:18: Rumble Rush | Edit @ 16:00: Pokémon GO Live Events | Edit @ 18:01: Pokémon GO Community Day | Edit @ 21:27: Pokémon GO Update
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The end date for the currently running Wild Area event has been given. The event has two end dates. First, the inclusion of Gigantamax Alcremie is set to end on January 30th at 23:59 UTC. After that, the rest of the Gigantamax Pokémon will remain in the event until February 6th at 23:59 UTC Click the image for full details of the event
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the first wave of live events for Pokémon GO for the first half of the year. These events culminate the recent #NianticLive2020 campaign where people put in suggestions for locations for GO events. These events are as follows:
Taiwan Lantern Festival - Taichung, Taiwan - February 6th - February 9th 2020
Pokémon GO Safari Zone St. Louis - Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, US, - March 27th - March 29th 2020. Tickets available from January 24th at 14:00 UTC. General admission tickets will be $12, and early access tickets will be $18.
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Liverpool - Sefton Park, Liverpool, UK, - April 17th - 19th 2020. Tickets available from January 31st at 08:00 UTC. General admission tickets will be Ł12, and early access tickets will be Ł18
Pokémon GO Safari Zone Philadelphia - Philadelphia, US, - May 8th - May 10th 2020. Ticket details coming soon. General admission tickets will be $12, and early access tickets will be $18.
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on February 22nd but this comes with a twist. On February 1st, you'll be able to vote for the Pokémon you wish by completing unique Field Research that will appear on every PokéStop throughout February 1st. The winner will be the option that had the most research completed and will then be announced on February 3rd. The options are as follows:
Vulpix - Kantonian Vulpix will be in wild and Eggs while Alolan Vulpix will be in Raids and Research Rewards. Ninetales will get the attack Weather Ball upon evolution. Shiny Kantonian Vulpix will be available
Machop - Machop will appear in the wild, Eggs and Raids. Evolve Machoke into Machamp to get the move Payback
Rhyhorn - Rhyhorn will appear in the wild, Eggs and Raids. Evolve Rhydon into Rhyperior to get the move Rock Wrecker. Shiny Rhydon will then be available
Dratini - Dratini will appear in the wild, Eggs and Raids. Evolve Dragonair into Dragonite to get the move Superpower
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The Community Day runs at 11am to 2pm in each local time zone in the Northern Hemisphere and 3pm to 6pm in the Southern Hemisphere
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Pokémon GO
A new version of Pokémon GO is starting to roll out on Android, with a full rollout across Android and iOS expected in the next week. This update brings the game to Version 0.165 and includes a variety of fixes. It also adds various features including adding a shadow to the player character
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Masters
A new Sync Pair Scout banner that increases the chance of getting the Sync Pair, Leaf & Eevee is now live, being available until February 5th.
With this, Pryce has also had the Sync Grid activated
In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new event has started in Pokémon Rumble Rush. This event, Sylveon & the Eco Guardian, is focused on an island based around Zygarde and contains various new Pokémon, new Gears and more. It runs for two weeks, until February 5th. 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 Zygarde Sea
21-01-2020 19:00 GMT / 14:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This is the Year of the Rat event and runs from Friday at 21:00 UTC to February 3rd at 21:00 UTC. This event includes increased spawns of Red Pokémon, as well as Gyarados with Gyarados' Shiny form being available in the wild. It also adds various Red Pokémon to 7km eggs including the introduction of Darumaka. The event adds Gifts having the chance of giving Rare Candies, increased Lucky Friend Chance and increased Lucky Trade change
In addition to that, there's a Limited Research Day on February 2nd from 2pm to 5pm local time which adds Minccino to the game including its shiny variant. It adds increased spawns of Rattata, Raticate, Pikachu, Sandshrew, Nidoran?, Nidoran?, Sentret, Marill, Zigzagoon, Plusle, Minun, Bidoof, and Patrat and adds Minccino to 5km eggs
Edit @ 21:07: Created a page to keep track of the Lunar New Year Event
Edit @ 21:19: Created a page for the Minccino Limited Research Day
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION
The Pokémon Company International have finally announced that the movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution, will hit Netflix on February 27th 2020 globally, except for Japan and South Korea. This movie is a 3D CG remake of the original movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back and features a retelling of the story with a new look.
20-01-2020 08:03 GMT / 03:03 EST by Serebii
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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 Leaf & Eevee. It is expected to arrive in two days
19-01-2020 07:31 GMT / 02:31 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 09:50: Pokémon Anime & Pokémon of the Week
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Community Day. On this day, for three hours in each region, Piplup will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Piplup appearing. During this event, when you evolve Prinplup into Empoleon, it will know the move Hydro Cannon, which is exclusive to this event. This can be done for a further 2 hours after the event. This coincides with 25% Egg Distance and 3 hour Lure Modules. This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 2pm in your local time in the Northern Hemisphere and 3pm to 6pm in local time in the southern hemisphere
In The Games Department
Pokémon Championships
Today is the final day Pokémon Regional Championships in Dallas Texas and the first North American Regional that runs on Pokémon Sword & Shield. This event has hard the largest amount of VGC entrants of any event for years and is to be streamed by The Pokémon Company International in one single stream which will start around 17:00 UTC / 18:00 CEST / 12:00 EST / 09:00 PST and will cover both TCG and VGC. You can find the stream in our VGC section
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019) - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash and Go visit Johto in search of the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Go's biography with new Pokémon he caught in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the eighth 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, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the fourth generation. As everyone knows, it visits peaceful regions, bringing them gifts of kindness and sweet blessings. It shares many blessings with people who respect one another's rights and avoid needless strife. . So, here it is, the eighth entry, Togekiss
18-01-2020 09:56 GMT / 04:56 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 21:16: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Championships
Today is the Pokémon Regional Championships in Dallas Texas and the first North American Regional that runs on Pokémon Sword & Shield. This event has hard the largest amount of VGC entrants of any event for years and is to be streamed by The Pokémon Company International in one single stream which will start around 15:30 UTC / 16:30 CEST / 10:30 EST / 07:30 PST and will cover both TCG and VGC. You can find the stream in our VGC section
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Ahead of tomorrow's Community Day, which runs at 11am to 2pm local time in the Northern Hemisphere and 3pm to 6pm in the Southern Hemisphere, a special Community Day Box is now live. For 480 Coins you get 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Super Incubators, 1 Incense and 1 Lure Module
16-01-2020 07:29 GMT / 02:29 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 20:39: Pokémon GO Boxes | Edit @ 21:00: Raid Weekend
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Registration for the next online competition is now open in Pokémon Sword & Shield's VS Option. This competition, Galar Newcomers, is a Double Battle competition that only allows Pokémon that were discovered in the Galar Region as well as Galarian Forms. It will not allow Zacian or Zamazenta. You can use Gigantamax Pokémon..
Registration is open now until January 23rd 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from January 24th 00:00 UTC to January 26th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50 BP
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Special Raid Weekend. From Friday January 24th 2020 at 21:00 UTC to Monday January 27th 2020 at 21:00 UTC, Latios and Latias will both appear as Level 5 Raid Bosses in addition to Heatran.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
As the current Hatchathon event comes to an end, the available boxes in Pokémon GO have changed. These three new boxes are now live
Special Box - 480 Coins - 2 Premium Raid Pass, 2 Super Incubator, 2 Lucky Egg
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 17 Premium Raid Pass, 5 Super Incubator, 3 Incense, 3 Star Piece
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 15 Super Incubator, 3 Star Piece, 3 Incense, 3 Egg Incubator
Edit @ 21:56: As the event is now over, there are reports that Wurmple in general can now be shiny in the game
15-01-2020 06:07 GMT / 01:07 EST by Serebii
Be sure to check Thursday's update for big news. This update will be amended throughout the day so be sure to check back. If you have any ideas for the site, be sure to send them in
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Edit @ 13:00: Twilight Wings | Edit @ 18;00: Community Day | Edit @ 18:36: Galar Newcomers
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Twilight Wings
The first episode of the Pokémon Twilight Wings web anime series is now live. This series is a web based show separate from the main anime which focuses on the characters of the Galar Region. It is produced by Studio Colorido and airs monthly on the official youtube channel. The episode can be found below. We're currently updating all our databases with the content of this episode
Edit @ 13:16: Our Anime Dex is now updated with the contents of Twilight Wings Episode 1
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following the announcement last week and the subsequent confusion in dates, The Pokémon Company International have put out the corrected dates for the upcoming Galar Newcomers competition. Registration opens at 06:00 UTC on January 16th through January 23rd 23:59 UTC with battles January 24th through January 26th 23:59 UTC. Check the image for full details on this online competition
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Pokémon GO
It has been confirmed that during the Community Day on Sunday, if you evolve Prinplup into Empoleon during the five hour window, your Pokémon will know the charge move, Hydro Cannon. The Community Day runs at 11am to 2pm in each local time zone in the northern hemisphere and 3pm to 6pm in the southern hemisphere, with an extra 2 hours afterwards for evolution
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Masters
A new Sync Pair Scout banner that increases the chance of getting the Sync Pair, Ethan & Cyndaquil is now live, being available until January 29th.
Alongside this, a new Fire-type Training Event has begun. These stages allow for you to train up your Fire-type Pokémon
A special EX stage for Janine has been made available
A new Sync Pair Support Log In Bonus is now running giving 150 Gems a day for 14 days
Edit @ 08:35: Sync Grids are now live and we have updated our Sync Pair listings accordingly with full details of each cell in the grids
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Masters
Details about upcoming updates have been revealed for Pokémon Masters:
First, the Sync Grid is to debut in an update in Mid January. This feature allows for you to collect Sync Orbs and teach your Sync Pairs new skills which include stat boosts, passive skills, enhancements to moves and more. Almost all Sync Pairs will have limited Sync Grids but more will be enhanced as time passses starting with Main Chatacter, Flannery and Flint with Pryce getting added. The plan is for 4 Sync Pairs to get expanded a month
A new Legendary event will begin in late January. This event will feature an "immensely popular Legendary Pokémon"
Event Mission Bingo will start in late January offering special items for training and Sync Orbs for the Sync Grid
To celebrate 6 months of the game, some things have been further detailed
The Battle Villa will launch. This feature lets you train up to 9 Sync Pairs a day. Here, you'll face off against Sync Pairs of various difficulties depending on the level you're in to get further. It has unique rewards and special items. Progress is reset at fixed intervals and you'll receive gems based on how far you make it. Battle Villa items allow you to obtain Sync Pair Lucky Skills hat give special effects when conditions are met.
Story Events will be updated starting late February which give more rewards including Sync Orbs and Power-Up Items.
A special Sync Pair will come to Passio with some training Missions
Many unevolved Pokémon will become able to be evolved
Chapters 22 through 24 will be added to the game including new Sync Pairs to coincide with it
13-01-2020 08:05 GMT / 03:02 EST by Serebii
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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 Ethan & Cyndaquil/Quilava/Typhlosion. It is expected to arrive in two days
12-01-2020 09:47 GMT / 04:47 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon (2019) - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash and Go return a Piplup they found in Kanto to its trainer in Sinnoh. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
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Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Go's biography with new Pokémon he caught in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the seventh entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Galar Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. Powerful legs and jaws made it the apex predator of its time. Its own overhunting of its prey was what drove it to extinction. Its mighty legs are capable of running at speeds exceeding 40 mph, but this Pokémon can't breathe unless it's underwater. So, here it is, the seventh entry, Dracovish
11-01-2020 09:51 GMT / 04:51 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
On Thursday, the next Nintendo Switch spin-off title, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon - Rescue Team DX was revealed and alongside this, a demo was released. We have been delving into the demo over the past day or so and are starting to compile pages based on the demo as we go towards its launch in March
Edit @ 09:49: Created pages on Starter Pokémon and Full Item listings
Edit @ 11:04: Created preliminary Dungeon listings
Edit @ 11:15: Created a page on Rare Qualities
Edit @ 11:44: Created a page on New & Updated Mechanics
Edit @ 12:32: Created a page on Pokémon Square
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Pokémon North American International Championships
The dates for the Pokémon North American International Championships have been revealed. The competition will run from June 26th to June 28th at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus Ohio
10-01-2020 11:21 GMT / 06:21 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have started to released some new changes to Pokémon GO. First, Pokémon with Trade Evolutions are now capable of being evolved by trading rather than just by Candy. These Pokémon are Kadabra, Machoke, Graveler, Haunter, Boldore, Gurdurr, Karrablast, and Shelmet
In addition to that, more Unova Pokémon are starting to appear:
Pokémon appearing in the wild: Roggenrola, Tympole, Dwebble, Trubbish, Karrablast, Joltik, Shelmet, and more.
Pokémon hatching from Eggs:
2 km Eggs: Venipede and Dwebble
5 km Eggs: Roggenrola, Tympole, Trubbish, Karrablast, Joltik, and Shelmet
10 km Eggs: Timburr, Tirtouga, Archen, and Axew
Pokémon appearing in raids: Timburr will also be available in one-star raids.
Pokémon appearing in the wild in certain parts of the world:
North America, South America, and Africa: Throh (also available in 10 km Eggs)
Europe, Asia, and Australia: Sawk (also available in 10 km Eggs)
Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America: Maractus
Egypt and Greece: Sigilyph
Eastern hemisphere: Red-Striped Form Basculin
Western hemisphere: Blue-Striped Form Basculin
We have full details on each of these Pokémon in our Pokémon GO Pokédex. Click the image to go to the database.
Edit @ 21:19: We have updated our Pokémon GO Eggs Listing and Pokémon GO Regional Exclusive pages.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The currently running distribution for Pokémon Sword & Shield distribution various Poké Balls is due to end on Wednesday. This promotion tied in with a social media campaign featuring Ball Guy and provides 3 different balls per code. The codes are as follows:
K0UN1NMASC0T: Fast Ball, Moon Ball, Level Ball
1YAHAYA: Heavy Ball, Lure Ball, Beast Ball
0KUGAFUKA1B0RU: Love Ball, Friend Ball, Dream Ball
09-01-2020 09:09 GMT / 04:09 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:30: Pokémon Direct Contents | Edit @ 17:06: Wild Area Event | Edit @ 22:14: Pokémon Coco | Edit @ 01:01: Pokémon Coco Trailer
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Pokémon Movie
The trailer for the next movie has aired on Japanese variety show, Oha Suta. This trailer showcases a forest with a person dressed in rags going in it, swinging from tree to tree. Ash is stunnedas he hears around the forest. It cuts to a shrine and there's a baby there. The movie is called Pokémon the Movie Coco
Edit @ 01:02: The trailer has been uploaded
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The new Wild Area event has begun. During this event, Gigantamax Flapple, Alcremie and Coalossal will be found more often in Pokémon Sword and Gigantamax Appletun, Alcremie & Lapras will be found more often in Pokémon Shield. At present this event doesn't have an end date. Click the image for full details of the event
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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon
During the Pokémon Direct, a new Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch. This game is a remake of the original Pokémon Mystery Dungeon game which was released on the GameBoy Advance and Nintendo DS. It is out March 6th 2020
Edit @ 15:49: Added multiple Pre-Release Screenshots
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, Galar Newcomers, is a Double Battle competition that only allows Pokémon that were discovered in the Galar Region as well as Galarian Forms. It will not allow Zacian or Zamazenta. You can use Gigantamax Pokémon. Download Rules are also now available for this competition.
Registration is open now until January 30th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from January 31st 00:00 UTC to February 2nd 23:59 UTC. All players get 50 BP
Edit @ 09:29: At present there's a discrepency between the English and Japanese notes. The Japanese event note states registration runs from January 16th through January 23rd 23:59 UTC with battles January 24th through January 26th 23:59 UTC. We don't know which is accurate but as registration is not yet open, we're going to try and get further information
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special distribution has begun on Pokémon Sword & Shield to promote the next online competition. These codes can be redeemed until February 28th 2020:
GALAR - 1 Bottle Cap
Edit @ 16:41: Another code has run for the new Wild Area event. This code gets you 10 Premier Balls and is AREAS1LVESTRE
08-01-2020 06:15 GMT / 01:15 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on January 19th will focus on Piplup. This event will give 25% Egg Distance and has 3 Hour Lure Modules. However, it will also give out an as of yet unannounced special move to Empoleon. We'll bring more details as they come.
The Community Day runs at 11am to 2pm in each local time zone in the Northern Hemisphere and 3pm to 6pm in each local time zone in the Southern Hemisphere
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new event has started in Pokémon Rumble Rush. This event, Silvally vs. Buzzwole, is focused on an island based around Buzzwole and contains various new Pokémon, new Gears and more. It runs for two weeks, until January 21st. 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 Buzzwole Sea
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Pokémon Masters
A new EX Challenge stage is now live in Pokémon Masters. This stage is based on Hau and gives you various Ground type boosting items
Edit: With this Super Hard difficulty courses are now available in Co-Op for the Main Story. These courses can only be challenged once per week, resetting once a week
Finally, the New Year's Rally has had more missions added to unlock Limited Time 3☆, 4 ☆ and 5☆ Power-Up items
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Movie
It has been announced that the first trailer for this year's Pokémon anime movie is due to air on the episode of Oha Suta that airs at 07:05 JST on Friday January 10th 2020. At present we have no details for the movie but we'll provide full information as it comes
07-01-2020 12:13 GMT / 07:13 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 13:45: Pokémon Direct announcement | Edit @ 21:00: Heatran
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A Pokémon Direct is to be aired on January 9th at 14:30 UTC / 09;30 EST / 06:30 PST / 23:30 JST. This Direct will house 20 minutes of Pokémon content. At present we don't know what it'll contain but we'll provide more details as it comes.
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Pokémon GO
The Raid Battles have started to shift in Pokémon GO. From now until February 4th 2020 at 21:00 UTC, Heatran will be a Level 5 Raid with Shiny Heatran now available. As such, Raid Bosses will have changed in conjunction with it
Edit @ 22:05: The Raid Bosses have shifted and we're currently compiling them in our Raid Battles section
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Pokémon 2019 - News
Some new episode titles for the upcoming anime series have been released through Japanese TV Guides. These episodes are set to air on January 26th, February 2nd and February 9th respecitvely. The first episode features Ash & Go going to a Dragonite paradise. The second episode focuses on Koharu. The third episode features Ash & Go travel to Galar to watch the Pokémon World Championships final between Lance and the undefeated trainer in Galar, Leon
Episode 1099: The Dragonite Paradise and the Dragonair Trial!
Episode 1100: Koharu, Yamper, and Sometimes Gengar Too
Episode 1101: Dynamax Battle! Leon, The Greatest of Them All!!
06-01-2020 12:28 GMT / 07:28 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The currently running event on Pokémon Sword & Shield distribution a Gigantamax Meowth to players is due to end next week on Wednesday January 15th. This Meowth is the only way to get a Meowth capable of Gigantamaxing in the game. Click the image for full details of the event
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Funko Pokémon
Following their reveal last year, the latest in the Funko A Day With Pikachu line has been revealed. This figure is "Surprising Weather Ahead" and features a Pikachu shocked at the Diglett that appears in the weather, and will be released later this month exclusively on the official Pokémon Center Website
05-01-2020 13:00 GMT / 08:00 EST by Serebii
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the sixth 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. It is not satisfied unless it eats over 880 pounds of food every day. When it is done eating, it goes promptly to sleep. This Pokémon's stomach is so strong, even eating moldy or rotten food will not affect it. Gigantamax energy has affected stray seeds and even pebbles that got stuck to Snorlax, making them grow to a huge size. So, here it is, the sixth entry, Snorlax
04-01-2020 07:36 GMT / 02:36 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The previous Wild Area event featuring Magikarp has finished and so the Wild Area event, obtained simply by going online or by going to Mystery Gift > Get Wild Area News, has reverted back to the December 2019 event which contains increased spawns of certain Gigantamax Pokémon and the only way to get Gigantamax Snorlax. This event runs until January 9th 2020. Click the image for full details of the event
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Pokémon VGC 2020 - Ruleset
The ruleset for all Video Game Championships events has changed as of today. From today, all VGC events, the VGC 2020 ruleset will be used. This brings Pokémon Sword & Shield officially into competitive play
Battle Type: Double Battle
Pokémon Restrictions: Galar Pokédex.
Banned Pokémon: Mew, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus, Pokémon not captured or hatched in Sword or Shield
Allowed Gigantamax Pokémon: Butterfree, Corviknight, Drednaw, Centiskorch, Meowth, Pikachu, Eevee, Snorlax, Sandaconda, Charizard (but only with Blaze)
Clauses: No same Pokémon, No same item
Players may only use Pokémon with items or moves obtained in Pokémon Sword & Shield
Match Time: 15 Minutes
Your Time: 7 minutes
03-01-2020 05:03 GMT / 00:03 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle
Ranked Battle Series 2 is now live in Pokémon Sword & Shield. This mode has a new ruleset that allows specific Gigantamax Pokémon and runs until January 31st 2020
Edit @ 08:12: Updated with the rewards. The rewards will be available in February
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A special distribution has begun on Pokémon Sword & Shield to promote the commencement of Ranked Battle Series 2. These codes can be redeemed until February 28th 2020:
KAMPFTEAM: 20 BP
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Pokémon Masters
The 5-Star-Select Special Scout is live in Pokémon Masters. For 3000 Paid Gems, this scout lets you scout the usual 10 different Sync Pairs but also allows for you to select a specific 5 Star Sync Pair in order to recruit in addition to the 10. It runs until January 22nd at 05:59 UTC
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Pokémon Championships
The Pokémon Company have announced the streaming schedule for upcoming Regional Championships. The following Regional Championships will be officially streamed by The Pokémon Company International. These will showcase VGC with Sword & Shield gameplay and TCG battles with the stream schedule varying depending on the Regional. We'll provide hosts of the streams each Regional
January 18–19, 2020: Dallas, TX, Regional Championships
February 29–March 1, 2020: Collinsville, IL, Regional Championships
March 21–22, 2020: Charlotte, NC, Regional Championships
April 4–5, 2020: Salt Lake City, UT, Regional Championships
May 9–10, 2020: Albany, NY, Regional Championships
May 23–24, 2020: Fort Wayne, IN, Regional Championships
June 6–7, 2020: Milwaukee, WI, Regional Championships
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02-01-2020 05:20 GMT / 00:20 EST by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
The latest event has begun in Pokémon GO. From today until January 16th at 21:00 UTC, the Adventure Sync Hatchathon is live. During this event, you'll get 2* Hatch Candy, 2* Hatch Stardust and more rewards when you hit 50km with Adventure Sync including a guaranteed Unova Stone. In addition to that, Party Hat Pichu and Wurmple can be found in 2km eggs, Party Hat Pikachu in the wild and Party Hat Raticate & Wobbuffet in 2* Raids.
Edit @ 21:45: Three new Boxes are now live:
Special Box - 480 Coins - 1 Premium Raid Pass, 3 Super Incubator, 4 Star Piece
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 10 Premium Raid Pass, 10 Super Incubator, 4 Lure Module, 4 Lucky Egg
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 13 Super Incubator, 5 Egg Incubator, 4 Lure Module, 4 Lucky Egg
01-01-2020 05:20 GMT / 00:20 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:10: Pokémon Masters - Solgaleo Event | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The first 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 GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until February 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Lapras with the moves Ice Shard and Ice Beam
Edit @ 21:01: Spinda Form #7 is now back in rotation and will be available from research
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Pokémon Masters
The next Legendary Event for Pokémon Masters is now live. This event is the "The Beast That Devours The Sun" and features a short story featuring Solgaleo and introduces the Sync Pair of Main Character & Solgaleo. We're currently collating all elements of this event in our event section so click the image to go to the page
In addition to this, a new Spotlight Scout has opened up. Until January 22nd at 05:59 UTC, the Cynthia Poké Fair Spotlight Scout will be running which introduces the Sync Pair of Cynthia & Garchomp into the game
In addition to that, repeats of various Training Events are now live until January 15th
Finally, to celebrate new years, they have added 2020 Gems as a gift and a new New Years Login bonus giving 300 Gems a day except on the first 3 days where it's 1000 Gems
