30-06-2020 01:07 BST / 20:07 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 02:39: Zeraora Event | Edit @ 07:01: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 08:49: Smash Bros. Ultimate | Edit @ 18:51: Play! Pokémon | Edit @ 21:00 Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield / HOME - Zeraora Distribution
The Shiny Zeraora is now being distributed to players through Pokémon HOME. To celebrate over 2 million Zeraora being defeated in the recent Max Raid Battle Event, you can get the Shiny Zeraora as well as 8 Armorite Ore. To be eligible, you need to have deposited a Pokémon in Pokémon HOME from Sword & Shield since Wednesday June 17th, and have up until July 6th to do so to register it. This distribution will run for one week until July 6th at 23:59 UTC. We have updated our Event Database with details of this event
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, the 22 Gigantamax Pokémon have left the boosted raids and with this, various Steel-type and Rock-type Pokémon have been added. At launch this event is currently bugged as it's calling for an item that doesn't exist in the code but a fix is expected soon. This event runs until July 31st at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 01:28: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
Edit @ 02:56: The bug that afflicted the Max Raid Battle event is fixed and raids can now be completed without a crash
Edit @ 17:08: They have updated the data again and have changed the item rewards. We have updated our section to detail this
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO events for July 2020.
First, the Research Breakthrough Reward has been announced. From July 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC to August 1st 2020 at 20:00 UTC you'll get a Larvitar
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Spotlight Hours for the month of July. They happen at 6pm to 7pm local time are as follows:
July 7th - Taillow - 2 * Transfer Candy
July 14th - Zubat - 2 * Evolution Experience
July 21st - Oddish - 2 * Catch Stardust
July 28th - Buizel - 2 * Catch Experience
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that Kyurem will join Raid Battles in Pokémon GO from July 7th at 20;00 UTC. With this, it will also have a Raid Hour every Wednesday at 18:00 UTC until it leaves Raid Battles
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
Two events are now live in Pokémon Masters. Alongside the new release of the Spotlight Scout that adds Serena & Fennekin into the game, which runs until July 21st, these two events are running
First is the Story Event - Serena's Dessert Party. This story event tells the story of Serena as she enters Pasio and ends with a big new Arena style battle where you have to face off against opponents using up to 9 Sync Pairs
Finally is the Training Event - Fire-Type Training Event. This event allows for easy training of Fire-type Pokémon and can get you to earn vouchers to exchange for Move Candy.
This event also unlocks the Sync Grid for both Serena & Fennekin and Hilda & Tepig.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Championship Series
Details have been announced for the 2021 Championship Series on the assumption that play can resume within the next 12 months. The details are as follows:
Age Divisions remain the same as this season
The World Championships will take place over 4 days starting on Thursday
Championship Points will be carried over into the whole of the 201 series
The CP qualifiers are as below:
Thursday players are those who reach the qualification bar that matches the 2020 bar, so players who qualified for Worlds 2020 already qualifier for Thursday of Worlds 2021
Friday players are those who reach a new CP bar set in 2021. Players who hit the Friday bar skip play on Thursday
CP amount and Best Finish Limits will be announced at a later date.
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 Min Min from ARMS as well as a new stage. With this, I have updated our secition to include all details on Min Min as well as the new stage Spring Stadiun which also includes a list of all Poké Ball Pokémon and Assist Trophies that are incapable of spawning in the stage
29-06-2020 10:09 BST / 05:09 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 19:57: Pokémon Players Cup | Edit @ 22:09: Pokémon GO Box
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Pokémon Café Mix
It has been confirmed that there will be brand new Order stages added to Pokémon Café Mix this Wednesday. It's currently unclear how many new stages will be added but we'll detail them in full as they are released so be sure to check back
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Three new boxes have gone live in Pokémon GO ahead of the GO Fest tie in events later this week:
Special Box - 480 Coins - 4 Premium Battle Pass, 1 Super Incubator, 4 Incense
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 17 Premium Battle Pass, 4 Super Incubator, 4 Star Piece, 4 Lucky Egg
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 14 Super Incubators, 4 Star Pieces, 4 Egg Incubators, 4 Lucky Egg
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The registration is now live for the Pokkén Tournament DX aspect of Players Cup. 128 players for Europe, 128 players for North America and 64 players for Oceania can register to participate in the Players Cup. Players will play on qualifiers on July 11th until 64 players remain. Registration is open until July 3rd or until it is capped out and is available on the official site
28-06-2020 09:01 BST / 004:01 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:47: Episode Details | Edit @ 13:01: Pokémon of the Week | Edit @ 22:43: Episode Title
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Pokémon Masters
The next Story Event has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This event is the Serena's Dessert Party event. It also runs alongside a Spotlight Scout for Serena. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Serena & Fennekin. It is expected to arrive in a few days
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The special Pokémon Players Cup Invitational is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 2 of the Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational Tournament featuring the players Allister "ALLISTER" Singh, Anthony "Rokso" Paratore, Benjamin "Toasty" De La Rosa, Chaz "Mewtater" Wright, Davon "Shadowcat" Amos-Hall, Jacob "ThanksAlot" Waller, Labib "slippingbug" Haq & Niklas "Wingtide" Laerbusch
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode featured to vignettes, one focused on Goh entering a Magikarp Jump competition and another featuring Ash & Goh arriving on an island full of Slowpoke. 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 Journeys - News
A new episode title has been released by a TV Guide. This episode is due to air on July 26th. No further details have been announced for this episode
Episode 1119: The Reluctant Pikachu
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the thirty-first entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Galar Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the eighth generation. This form of Urshifu is a strong believer in the one-hit KO. Its strategy is to leap in close to foes and land a devastating blow with a hardened fist. Inhabiting the mountains of a distant region, this Pokémon races across sheer cliffs, training its legs and refining its moves. It's believed that this Pokémon modeled its fighting style on the flow of a river-sometimes rapid, sometimes calm. This form of Urshifu is a strong believer in defeating foes by raining many blows down on them. Its strikes are nonstop, flowing like a river. So, here it is, the thirty-first entry, Urshifu
27-06-2020 07:18 BST / 02:18 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 18:16: Players Cup
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Pokémon Café Mix Coverage
Following its reveal last week, Pokémon Café Mix is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, iOS and Android. As such, our coverage is beginning. We'll be posting details over the coming days as we play through with pages being made periodicially so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 07:24: Updated the Available Pokémon section with more Pokémon stats
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The special Pokémon Players Cup Invitational is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 1 of the Pokkén Tournament DX Invitational Tournament featuring the players Allister "ALLISTER" Singh, Anthony "Rokso" Paratore, Benjamin "Toasty" De La Rosa, Chaz "Mewtater" Wright, Davon "Shadowcat" Amos-Hall, Jacob "ThanksAlot" Waller, Labib "slippingbug" Haq & Niklas "Wingtide" Laerbusch
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
26-06-2020 05:49 BST / 00:49 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:24: Café Mix | Edit @ 08:43: Pokémon TCG
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been begun. This competition runs the current VGC Ruleset. Pokémon introduced in the Isle of Armor cannot be used and Registration is open from now to June 25th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from June 26th 00:00 UTC to June 28th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50BP.All players get 50BP.
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Pokémon GO
The Bug Out 2020 Event event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 08:00 local time today, June 194th to 22:00 local time on June 24th, Bug-type Pokémon wwill appear in wild, 5km eggs, raids and Field Research with Shiny Dwebble available. In Incense, certain Pokémon will be attracted more. On June 26th and June 27th, Nincada will be attacted more. On June 28th and June 29th Wurmple will be attracted more and on June 30th and July 1st, Scyther will be attracted more. This event has 2* Catch Experience
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix Coverage Day 2
Following its reveal last week, Pokémon Café Mix is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, iOS and Android. As such, our coverage is beginning. We'll be posting details over the coming days as we play through with pages being made periodicially so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 07:24: Updated the Available Pokémon section with more Pokémon stats
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Twilight Wings
It has been confirmed that the next episode of Twilight Wings, the web based anime series set in Galar, will be released on July 3rd 2020 at 05:00 UTC. We'll provide more details as they come
In The Trading Card Game Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed all the standard cards for a special subset that's being released in Japan on July 10th. This set is set out in 9 different V Starter Decks, with the cards within making up the equivalent of a full set. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with thanks to ToineLay for help in translation.
25-06-2020 07:17 BST / 02:17 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 08:22: Ranked Battle | Edit @ 13:00: Pokémon GO
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
The ruleset for Series 5 of Ranked Battle has been announced. This ruleset continues the addition of available Gigantamax Pokémon and now allows all presently available Gigantamax. This will run from July 1st at 04:00 UTC to August 30th at 23:59 UTC:
Pokémon Restrictions: Galar Pokédex, Isle of Armor Pokédex, Alola Starters, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion. Require Galar Mark or Battle Ready Mark
Pokémon Limits: Team of 3 to 6 Pokémon (Singles) / 4 to 6 Pokémon (Doubles) from Level 1 to Level 100. All Pokémon then set to Level 50
Match Length: No limit
Allowed Gigantamax: Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Butterfree, Pikachu, Meowth, Machamp, Gengar, Kingler, Lapras, Eevee, Snorlax, Garbodor, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon, Corviknight, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Appletun, Sandaconda, Toxtricity, Centiskorch, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie, Copperajah, Duraludon, Urshifu
Banned Pokémon: Mewtwo, Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, Marshadow, Zeraora, Meltan, Melmetal, Zacian, Zamazenta, Eternatus
Battle Time: 20 Minutes
Your Time: 7 Minutes
Team Preview: 90 Seconds
Turn Time: 45 Seconds
The rules can now be downloaded from the Battle Stadium. We have also updated our Ranked Battle section with Series 5, though rewards have yet to be announced.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix Coverage Day 2
Following its reveal last week, Pokémon Café Mix is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, iOS and Android. As such, our coverage is beginning. We'll be posting details over the coming days as we play through with pages being made periodicially so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:15: Updated the Available Pokémon section with more Pokémon stats
Edit @ 16:03: Updated the entire section with various native imagery
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the first details for the Pokémno GO Fest lead-in events.
Week 1's event runs from July 3rd at 08:00 to July 8th at 22:00 local time. It is focused on Skill and coincides with Pokémon GO's fourth anniversary. and will feature Timed Research which will include Ducklett, Flying Pikachu and more. It adds Ducklett and Swanna, as well as a Pikachu that can know Fly. It also makes shiny Pidove available. If 1 million Valor players complete the research, Chansey will be in available in GO Fest. If 1 million Mystic players complete the research, Alomomola will be in available in GO Fest. If 1 million Instinct players complete the research, Chimecho will be in available in GO Fest. Flying-type Pokémon and Party hat Pokémon will be in the wild, eggs and raids. The Jump-start Research will also return.
From July 3rd 08:00 local time to July 6th 22:00 local time, Ho-Oh will be appearing more in Raid Battles for a special Raid Weekend.
Week 2's event runs from July 10th at 08:00 to July 15th at 22:00 local time ands is focused on Battles. It includes Timed Research featuring Hitmonlee, a Super Rocket Radar and more. If 1 million Valor players complete the research, Alolan Marowak will be in available in GO Fest. If 1 million Mystic players complete the research, Alolan Grimer will be in available in GO Fest. If 1 million Instinct players complete the research, Ferroseed will be in available in GO Fest. If you complete the research you'll gain access to the GO Fest Elite Battle Challenge, a set of tasks for bragging rights
On July 12th from 11:00 to 14:00 local time, there will be a Battle themed event
Week 3's event runs from July 17th at 08:00 local time to July 22nd 22:00 local time and is focused on friendship. It will have Timed Research that includes an encounter with Alolan Raichu and Petilil, with Petilil being added to the game. Summer themed Pokémon will appear in the wild, eggs and raids with Shiny Bellsprout being available. Summer Style Pikachu will also return. If 1 million Valor players complete the research, Litwick will be in available in GO Fest. If 1 million Mystic players complete the research, Dratini will be in available in GO Fest. If 1 million Instinct players complete the research, Togetic will be in available in GO Fest.
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Pokémon Masters
The next update for Pokémon Masters has been released. This update contains data for new Sync Pairs including Jessie, Lucy, Morty & Serena but also a variety of features:
It has added the Egg Feature and Egg Research Items. Eggs currently can include Tauros, Meowth, Bellsprout, Nidoran Female, Zubat and Rattata. Presently only Tauros can be Shiny
You need an Egg Box to put Eggs in and an Incubator to hatch them. When hatched Pokémon from eggs are set to daycare but you can then select them to be your partner. If you donate the Pokémon hatching from eggs to Professor Bellis, you can get an Egg Research Ticket. Hatching egg is based on time but you also need to battle to fill up the Egg Gauge. You get eggs at random for beating stages
Move Gauge's initial slot is now 6
You can now team up with a sync pair from a set pool after completing an area..
24-06-2020 02:01 BST / 21:01 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:38: Pokémon Rumble Rush | Edit @ 08:20: Zeraora Event
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Presents
Following the announcement of it last week in the prior Pokémon Presents, The Pokémon Company is set to air today at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT and will be 11 minutes long. We have embedded the stream for it and will post the full details as and when they come so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 14:04: The game is Pokémon Unite, a Team Based game for Nintendo Switch and mobile. It's developed by TiMi Studios
Edit @ 14:06: Players team up in teams of 5 to battle another team
You catch wild Pokémon in the field to score points. The goal is to score the most points
Unite Moves are exclusive to this game and do a lot more damage than the standard moves. Tactics such as surrounding and snealing to get to a goal are known tactics in this
Pokémon Unite is free-to-start for Nintendo Switch and Android/iOS and features crossplay
Edit @ 14:10: If you reach a goal, your HP is recovered
Edit @ 14:28: We have added several Pre-Release Screenshots to our new Pokémon UNITE section
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Pokémon Café Mix Coverage Day 1
Following its reveal last week, Pokémon Café Mix is now available on the Nintendo Switch eShop, iOS and Android. As such, our coverage is beginning. We'll be posting details over the coming days as we play through with pages being made periodicially so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 02:01: Every month you'll get 6 new Pokémon added for free. There are to be events periodically. You can use Golden Acorns in order to improve your café and recruit Pokémon. There are also Puzzle Powers that allow for you to easily solve puzzles. With each puzzle you can bring a lead Pokémon in which has a special power you can activate and each stage has up to 3 requirements for completion. The puzzles are turn based.
Edit @ 02:27: A special Pikachu Pack is available to purchase from the shop giving a Special Pikachu Sweets Partner.
Microtransactions are 1,200 Acorns: Ł0.99, 6,100 Acorns Ł4.99, 12,200 Acorns Ł9.99 and 4,400 Acorns Ł19.99 as well as various packs
Edit @ 04:20: Around Order 50 you get a special Party Invite. Once a day you can invite various Pokémon to a party. Here you can do multiple stages designed to boost friendship of Pokémon so you can level them up
Edit @ 05:07: Scorbunny will appear as a customer to befriend and recruit in Pokémon Café Mix from July 1st through July 15th 2020
Edit @ 06:29: There are 100 Regular Stages to complete. When you finish them you unlock Master Café Mode which lets you keep playing to accumulate stars until the next set of new stages is released
Edit @ 06:42: Created a page for All Available Pokémon
Edit @ 07:07: Created a page for the Offerings of food and drink on the menu
Edit @ 07:32: Created a page for the Regular Orders Stage Listings, listing all 100 current stages and the tasks you need to complete them
Edit @ 08:24: Created a page for Party Invites and the mechanics behind them
Edit @ 09:38: Created a page for The Shop
Edit @ 10:05: Created a page for The Challenges
Edit @ 10:39: Updated the Available Pokémon section to create an entire page for each individual Pokémon, acting as a Pokédex, providing stats, location and more
Edit @ 10:56: Created a page for Master Café Mode
Edit @ 11:17: Created a page for Items
Edit @ 11:49: Created a page for Special Customer Events
Edit @ 12:22: Created a page for Gimmicks in Stages
Edit @ 20:00: Created a page for Gameplay Mechanics
Edit @ 21:27: Updated the Available Pokémon section with more Pokémon stats
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 8
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with full information for the DLC including locations, learnsets and more
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 6
The Pokémon Company have put out a note regarding the progress for the current Zeraora raid event. It has been confirmed that the target of 1 million players defeating Zeraora has been completely passed well in advance of the end of the event. As such, a Shiny Zeraora is to be distributed from June 30th 2020 in Pokémon HOME. To get this, you need to put a Pokémon in HOME from Sword & Shield at any time between now and July 7th. Then, when the event starts, you'll get access to the Shiny Zeraora. We'll provide full details when the event begins
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new Battle Royale Cup has started. This cup is the Diancie Cup and, from today until June 24th, will run a special bonus powering up Rock and Fairy-type moves. This cup includes two new pieces of Poké Glam to earn
23-06-2020 07:03 BST / 02:03 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon Presents
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 6
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with full information for the DLC including locations, learnsets and more
Edit @ 10:22: Fixed an issue with the Pokédex that prevented Pokémon that are part of a secondary Egg Group from appearing
Edit @ 13:21: Updated the Weather Section to give further lists of Pokémon in fewer than 4 weather conditions and prevent the coded Snow/Snowstorm appearing for Isle of Armor spawns
Edit @ 13:45: Updated Pokéarth - Galar to display weather available in each location of the Isle of Armor as not every area can have every weather
Edit @ 17:45: Updated the Digging Ma page with locations
Edit @ 20:46: As per request, I've updated the Marks page to show approximate rates on individual mark rows rather than in a table above
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Pokémon Presents
Following the announcement of it last week in the prior Pokémon Presents, The Pokémon Company have confirmed that the presentation will air tomorrow at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT and will be 11 minutes long. We will host the stream tomorrow so be sure to check back
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the return of GO Battle League following a major bug. With it now live again, from June 23rd to June 30th, the Pokémon you encounter in Basic and Premium tracks no longer includes Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott and Rare Candy will now be in the fourth slot and not fifth on the reward track.
Ultra League now runs until July 6th 2020
Master League and Premier Up will run from July 6th through July 20th at 20:00 UTC. Then all three cups will run for a week until July 27th 20:00 UTC.
Following that, Season 3 will begin
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Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the Steel-type Training Event and runs until July 14th. This features a variety of stages to get useful items to boost your Sync Pairs. It also reintroduces the Poké Fair Scout for Steven & Metagross
22-06-2020 07:59 BST / 02:59 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 08:04: Pokémon Smile Coverage
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 6
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with full information for the DLC including locations, learnsets and more
Edit @ 07:58: Updated the Cram-o-Matic page with clarifications around the Berry Sweets.
Edit @ 09:18: Fixed a bug with the Pokédex that prevented Max Moves displaying based on the new Isle of Armor Move Tutors
Edit @ 11:03: Updated the Stats Game Mechanic Page with the addition of new moves and items that affect the stats
Edit @ 12:12: Updated the Status Game Mechanic Page with the addition of new moves and items that afflict status
Edit @ 13:37: Updated the Critical Hits Game Mechanic Page with the addition of new moves that have increased Critical Hit rates
Edit @ 13:48: Updated the Terrain Game Mechanic Page with the addition of new moves that are affected by Terrain
Edit @ 15:01: Updated the Sword & Shield Pokédex with native imagery of all returning Shiny variants
Edit @ 17:52: Updated the Cram-o-Matic page with a better explanation as the convoluted nature of it can confuse.
Edit @ 20:52: Updated the Cram-o-Matic page with some calculated rates for the drop of Poké Balls.
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Pokémon Smile Coverage Day2
Pokémon Smile was shadowdropped following the Pokémon Presents presentation several days ago. Now things are slowing with Isle of Armor coverage, we can now begin our coverage of the game. We'll be updating sections in time so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:04: Updated the Photo Decoration page with more details
Edit @ 10:46: Created a page on Lands Pokémon are found in
Edit @ 11:27: Updated the Pokémon Listing to show the locations they're found
21-06-2020 08:25 BST / 03:25 EDT by Serebii
Be sure to check back yesterday's update for massive news on new games. 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
Last Update: 21:28 BST
Edit @ 10:31: Character Biographies | Edit @ 10:51: Episode Details | Edit @ 13:04: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 5
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with full information for the DLC including locations, learnsets and more
Edit @ 08:25: Updated the Berry Trees page with further deails
Edit @ 09:57: Updated the Trainer Customisation page with another outfit
Edit @ 11:33: Created a page for Mustard and his trials & challenges
Edit @ 12:53: Updated the Isle of Armor page and the New Item Page to list the new items introduced in the Isle of Armor
Edit @ 14:33: Updated the Available Hidden Ability Page
Edit @ 14:52: As requested, I've created a page dedicated to Apricorns
Edit @ 16:20: Updated Pokéarth & the Item Database with locations of over 200 hidden items
Edit @ 16:31: Updated the Sword & Shield Item Listings with Isle of Armor content
Edit @ 16:46: Updated the page on Encounters with Hop which didn't upload yesterday
Edit @ 19:16: Updated the Cram-o-Matic page with what we believe is the methodology and item list working behind it.
Edit @ 21:28: As requested, I've made a page on the Cameos of Gym Leaders & Rivals in the Isle of Armor
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Pokémon Smile Coverage Day 1
Pokémon Smile was shadowdropped following the Pokémon Presents presentation several days ago. Now things are slowing with Isle of Armor coverage, we can now begin our coverage of the game. We'll be updating sections in time so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 18:05: Created a Available Pokémon listing
Edit @ 18:40: Created a page on the Gameplay
Edit @ 19:04: Created a page on Photo Decoration
Edit @ 19:33: Created a page on Hats
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The special Pokémon Players Cup Invitational is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 2 of the Pokémon VGC Invitational Tournament featuring the players Alessio Yuri Boschetto, Alex Gomez, Ashton Cox, Eduardo Cunha, Graham Amedee, James Baek, Markus Stadter, Wolfe Glick
.
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash go to Kalos for a Battle Festival, only for his old friend Korrina to be his opponent. 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.
In The Anime Department
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.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019) - Character Biography
With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Korrina's biography with new Pokémon she obtained 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 thirtieth 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 crushes its foe under its heavy body to cause fainting. In a pinch, it will withdraw inside its shell. The rocket cannons on its shell fire jets of water capable of punching holes through thick steel. So, here it is, the thirtieth entry, Blastoise
20-06-2020 07:23 BST / 02:23 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 3
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with full information for the DLC including locations, learnsets and more
Edit @ 07:23: Updated the Marks page with rarity and the changes added with the Mark Charm
Edit @ 08:00: Updated the Pokédex Stat Listings to account for the newly added Pokémon
Edit @ 08:50: Updated the Weather Page to note about the weather not in the Isle of Armor and have recoded Pokéarth so that encounters for those weather, despite being coded in, do not display
Edit @ 10:47: As requested by many, I have updated the New Egg Moves page to show newly added Egg Moves on Pokémon that have been added in the DLC
Edit @ 12:05: Added native imagery of all the new and returning Pokémon to the Pokédex and Sword & Shield Section. I will add Shiny images soon
Edit @ 12:56: Updated the Daily Events page
Edit @ 13:42: Created a page for the Digging Pa & Digging Ma
Edit @ 15:22: Created a page on Encounters with Klara & Avery
Edit @ 16:54: Updated the page on Encounters with Hop
Edit @ 18:27: Updated the Max Soup page
Edit @ 18:39: Updated the page on Encounters with Klara & Avery
Edit @ 19:25: Updated the Music Customisation page
Edit @ 20:24: Updated the Battle Backgrounds page
Edit @ 21:04: Updated the Trainer Customisation page with female customisation options
Edit @ 22:13: Due to requests for easier use, I've separated the Max Raid Battles Page so that the Max Raid Battle Partners are listed separately
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO - Community Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Community Day. On this day, for six hours in each region, Weedle will appear, enmass, in Pokémon GO with a chance of Shiny Weedle appearing. During this event, when you evolve Kakuna into Beedrill, it will know the move Drill Run, which is exclusive to this event. This coincides with 3* Capture Stardust and 3 hour Incense. This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 5pm in your local time
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have started rolling out another new update to Pokémon GO on iOS and Android. This update, Version 0.179.0 has added a various features including details for the upcoming Friend Activity Feature, Raid Invites and more.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The special Pokémon Players Cup Invitational is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 1 of the Pokémon VGC Invitational Tournament featuring the players Alessio Yuri Boschetto, Alex Gomez, Ashton Cox, Eduardo Cunha, Graham Amedee, James Baek, Markus Stadter, Wolfe Glick
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This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
19-06-2020 06:46 BST / 01:46 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 3
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Edit @ 06:46: We have updated both our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with locations for Pokémon.
Edit @ 08:23: We have updated the Pokédex to include full and complete locations for every Pokémon, including those who wander
Edit @ 09:07: Our Pokéarth section has been updated with full details on all Wandering Encounters. For duplicate entries, we have truncated into 1 value for space
Edit @ 09:55: Updated the page on Max Soup
Edit @ 10:25: We have updated the Pokédex to include accurate flags on when a Hidden Ability is enable
Edit @ 11:49: Created a preliminary Cram-O-Matic page. We're still trying to grab the recipes directly but if you get any we're missing, be sure to let us know
Edit @ 12:39: Updated the Item Database to have full listings of rewards for Max Raid Battles alongside more items discovered. If you see an item we've missed in the Isle of Armor, be sure to let us know
Edit @ 13:22: We have updated our Useful Characters page
Edit @ 13:53: Updated the New Evolution Methods section
Edit @ 15:06: Created a page on Restricted Sparring. We'll hopefully add a full trainer list soon.
Edit @ 15:38: Created a page on Taking your Pokémon For A Stroll
Edit @ 16:21: Created a page on Dojo Upgrades
Edit @ 16:38: Updated the League Cards page with the new additions
Edit @ 16:38: Updated the League Card Album page with the new additions
Edit @ 17:45: Updated the Shiny Pokémon page to detail Shiny Locked Pokémon
Edit @ 18:54: Updated the Interactable Pokémon page
Edit @ 19:06: Updated the Weather page to show Pokémon from the Isle of Armor that appear only in certain weather
Edit @ 20:34: Updated the Berry Trees page with lists of Berry Trees and which ones give which Apricorns
Edit @ 21:25: Added Shop details to Pokéarth.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Solstice 2020 Event event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 08:00 local time today, June 194th to 22:00 local time on June 24th, Pokémon related to the Sun & Moon are now starting to spawn enmass. With this, Solrock and Lunatone will be rotating. On June 19th & 20th, Lunatone will be in the eastern hemisphere and Solrock in the west, on June 21st & 22nd they'll both appear in the wild and on June 23rd and 24th they will swap hemispheres. Lunatone will appear in the Western Hemisphere and Solrock in the Eastern Hemisphere. They will remain this way after the event. It also has 2* Catch Stardust
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Dragon Boat Festival event for Taiwan. From June 25th to June 29th across Taiwan, there will be special Field Researtch at PokéStops throughout Taiwan that will eventually allow for players to get Lickitung, Darumaka, Hippopotas, Almomola and Audino
18-06-2020 04:05 BST / 23:05 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 17:51: Series 5 Ruleset | Edit @ 21:01: Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 2
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Edit @ 04:04: We have updated both our Pokédex and Pokéarth section with locations for Pokémon. These are preliminary as we try to catalogue the locations of the 200+ Wandering Pokémon and the Max Raid Battles so will be updated periodically over the next few days.
Edit @ 04:15: You can now speak to a person in the Battle Tower who will let your Pokémon be able to be used in Ranked Battles if it has been transferred. To do this, the Pokémon has to forget all of the moves it had known and will reset to its standard learnset. Any rare moves will be forgotten but this means Pokémon you bred in X & Y, or any prior game, can be used in Ranked Battles
Edit @ 04:28: We have updated our Version Exclusives page
Edit @ 05:22: We have updated our Useful Characters page
Edit @ 06:12: We have updated our Diglett Hunting page with more Diglett locations
Edit @ 07:00: We have created aIsle of Armor Move Tutor page
Edit @ 08:26: We have updated Pokéarth - Galar to include details on all trainer battles
Edit @ 08:29: We have updated the Max Raid Battles page to list new CPU partners when raiding without 3 other players
Edit @ 12:05: We have updated Pokéarth - Galar and the Item Database with non-hidden item locations
Edit @ 12:34: We have updated our Diglett Hunting page with all Diglett locations
Edit @ 12:40: Updated the Gift Pokémon page with a list of more gifts
Edit @ 13:34: Updated the In-Game Trade page with a list of more trades
Edit @ 15:43: Updated the Weather page with guaranteed weather patterns in the Isle of Armor.
Edit @ 17:04: Updated the Max Raid Battle Den Listing to show what Pokémon can be found in which den. With huge thanks to LeanYoshi for helping collate the locations. Do note, the water dens may have been mixed up. If you notice a discrepency, be sure to contact us
Edit @ 17:07: We have updated Pokéarth - Galar to showcase the raids in each area
Edit @ 17:47: We have updated our Pokédex to fully list out locations for Pokémon in the Isle of Armor for Max Raid Battles. We're still working on the Wandering Pokémon, but as there's over 200 it will take some time
Edit @ 19:02: We have updated our Trainer Customisation section to add the new features for male players. Female player choices will be added soon
Edit @ 19:23: We have updated Pokéarth - Galar with more details
Edit @ 20:55: I have updated the Unobtainable Pokémon List
Edit @ 21:11: I have updated the Transfer Only Pokémon List now that many Pokémon previously on the list are now natively available
Edit @ 21:29: Created a page on Max Soup
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - Series 5
The next Pokémon Sword & Shield Competitive Ruleset has been announced. Starting in July, Ranked Battle and any VGC event will run the following rules:
Pokémon Restrictions: Galar Pokédex, Isle of Armor Pokédex, National Dex Numbers #638-640 and #722-730. Pokémon require the Galar Mark or the Battle Ready Mark
Pokémon Limits: Team of 3 to 6 Pokémon from Level 1 to Level 100. All Pokémon then set to Level 50
Match Length: No limit
Allowed Gigantamax: Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Butterfree, Pikachu, Meowth, Machamp, Gengar, Kingler, Lapras, Eevee, Snorlax, Garbodor, Rillaboom, Cinderace, Inteleon, Corviknight, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Appletun, Sandaconda, Toxtricity, Centiskorch, Hatterene, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie, Copperajah, Duraludon, Urshifu
Battle Time: 20 Minutes
Your Time: 7 Minutes
Team Preview: 90 Seconds
Turn Time: 45 Seconds
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced two new features for Pokémon GO. Soon, these two features will start to roll out
The first are Daily Guaranteed Encounters. During this test, you'll receive a Special Incense that will attact a Pokémon once a day only for you
The second is a Daily Free Box in the shop. This will give a variety of items, different every day, to players completely for free.
At the moment these features are being tested in limited amounts
In addition to this, three new boxes have gone live:
Special Box - 480 COins - 2 Premium Battle Pass, 2 Super Incubators, 3 Star Piece
Ultra Box - 1480 Coins - 16 Premium Battle Pass, 4 Super Incubators, 3 Star Piece, 3 Lucky Egg
Adventure Box - 1480 Coins - 14 Super Incubators, 3 Star Pieces, 4 Egg Incubators, 3 Lucky Egg
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The next Special Event has been begun Pokémon Masters. This event is the Challenge Unova event. It also runs alongside a Spotlight Scout for Burgh. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Burgh & Leavanny. In addition to this, the Story Event: The Importance of Elegance has also begun for a second run
17-06-2020 07:05 BST / 02:05 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:52: Pokémon HOME Update | Edit @ 14:21: DLC Coverage
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield Coverage Day 1
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor patch is now live and our copy is downloading. 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 Sword & Shield section until you have your game. Don't worry as blatant spoilers will NOT be on the home page.
Edit @ 14:47: We have updated our Pokédex with preliminary Sword & Shield Isle of Armor data
Edit @ 14:47: We have updated our Isle of Armor page to include full details of all the Pokémon that have been added into the DLC
Edit @ 15:39: We have full details on the Zeraora Max Raid Battle Event
Edit @ 16:13: After reaching a certain point, the first Pokémon in your party will follow you when you're in the Isle of Armor
Edit @ 17:04: We have created a page detailing the Isle of Armor Pokédex
Edit @ 118:12: We have updated our Pokédex with data on each of the Move Tutors
Edit @ 18:26: After beating the story you unlock Restricted Sparring. Pick Pokémon of the same type and then select 3 Pokémon of that type. After 5 battles, you have finished the training
Edit @ 18:45: As you get through collecting Diglett, you will receive various gift Pokémon including Alolan Forms
Edit @ 19:29: We have compiled lists of every Max Raid Battle Den added. We're working on locations
Edit @ 20:26: Fixed a bug with Max Raid Battle locations
Edit @ 21:37: We've started updating ourPokéarth - Galar section with details for the games. First up are Random encounters. We're working on cataloguing overworld encounters and more
Edit @ 23:23: We have started compiling data for all the Diglett Locations and the rewards. Let us know if you find any we've missed
Edit @ 23:30: We've started updating ourPokéarth - Galar with item data. We're currently cataloguing this gradually with visible items first then hidden. Let us know if you find any we've missed
Edit @ 00:15: Completing the Pokédex gets you the Mark Charm, which increases chances of getting marks, as well as a crown item and a certificate.
Edit @ 01:31: Updated the Gift Pokémon page with a list of all the gifts
In The Games Department
Pokémon
During today's Pokémon Presentation, a new game was revealed. This game is a sequel to the Nintendo 64 classic, Pokémon Snap. This game will be called New Pokémon Snap and is coming to Nintendo Switch
Edit @ 14:51: We have added multiple pictures to our Pre-Release Screenshot Page
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Pokémon
During today's Pokémon Presentation, a new game was revealed. This game is Pokémon Café Mix and is a new puzzle title coming soon with preloads now available on Nintendo Switch. It'll be released on Nintendo Switch and Mobile.
Edit @ 14:56: We have added multiple pictures to our Pre-Release Screenshot Page
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Pokémon
During today's Pokémon Presentation, a new game was revealed. This game is Pokémon Smile and is a mobile game which lets you catch Pokémon by brushing your teeth. It is currently available on iOS and Android
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Pokémon HOME
The Pokémon HOME software update is starting to roll out on iOS, Android and Switch. This update adds Isle of Armor compatibility as well as the removal of ability to add impossible search conditions on GTS when putting a Pokémon up, improved Box Labelling and more bug fixes.
The maintenance is set to end at 14:00 UTC today, an hour after the Pokémon Presents presentation
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Today is the Pokémon Presents presentation. This presentation will showcase various news about Pokémon products including the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass, due out later today. It will air at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT. We'll be updating with all details as soon as they happen so be sure to keep checking back. You can also watch below
Edit @ 13:56: Presumably to tie in with this event, Galarian Farfetch'd and Sirfetch'd are now available in Pokémon GO alongside the outfit trainers have in the Isle of Armor for free and a Galarian Farfetch'd outfit that can be purchased
Edit @ 14:00: A new mobile title called Pokémon Smile has been announced. A game that lets you catch Pokémon by brushing your teeth. It is available today.
Edit @ 14:06: A new game, Pokémon Café Mix has been announced. This game is a puzzle game that allows for you to collect Pokémon and earn them as staff to get skills to finish puzzles. Pokémon Café Mix will be available on Nintendo Switch and Smart Devices and is free to play and will be available soon. You can preload today
Edit @ 14:08: A new Pokémon Snap game has been revealed called New Pokémon Snap and is coming on Nintendo Switch
Edit @ 14:10: Pokémon GO will add Victini in Pokémon GO Fest 2020 and will be adding Mega Evolution later this year
Edit @ 14:12: Zeraora is to be in Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword & Shield to celebrate the Expansion Pass release. If 1 million defeat Zeraora, everyone gets a shiny Zeraora. This runs for one week
Edit @ 14:15: A new project will be revealed on a new Pokémon Presents next week on June 24th
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Pokémon
Some tie-in features for Pokémon GO and the Isle of Armor were announced. To tie in with the DLC, you can now get outfit items matching the Isle of Armor Dojo clothing. In addition to that, some Galarian Farfetch'd clothing is also live. In addition to that, both Galarian Farfetch'd is now live in game
In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new Battle Royale Cup has started. This cup is the Zekrom Cup and, from today until June 24th, will run a special bonus powering up Electric and Dragon-type moves. This cup includes two new pieces of Poké Glam to earn
16-06-2020 09:01 BST / 04:01 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon Presents | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Raid Battles
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Pokémon Company have announced that at 13:00 UTC / 14:00 BST / 09:00 EDT / 06:00 PDT, a special presentation will be held. This will last for 11 minutes and will include information on the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass with the Japanese stream being named ポケモン新作発表会 Pokémon New Product Presentation indicating that there may be more being shown. We will host the stream tomorrow so be sure to check back
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until early July, Zekrom will be the Level 5 Raid Boss.
Edit @ 22:01: The Raid Bosses have shifted and we're currently compiling them in our Raid Battles section
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Pokémon Masters
The next Story Event has been announced for Pokémon Masters. This event is the Challenge Unova event. It also runs alongside a Spotlight Scout for Burgh. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Burgh & Leavanny. It is expected to arrive in a few days
15-06-2020 06:53 BST / 01:53 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon GO Fest | Edit @ 14:15: Isle of Armor
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Some new high quality images have been released for the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass. These images showcase the previously announced Ash Partner Cap that you can obtain in-game if you have the Mythical Pokémon Zarude or you can obtain it when you go see the movie, Pokémon the Movie Coco in Japan later this Winter. We've added these screenshots to our Pre-Release Screenshot Page
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Some previews have been released for the Isle of Armor. Within this, there are a few clarifications we have received. Firstly, IGN have stated that the first trainer battle they found was at Level 60 and the trainers and wild Pokémon you encounter will scale to your progress, to what extent we don't currently know. In it, there are more Pokémon interacting with surroundings such as one being a tree branch. Players must complete three trials in order to earn sacred armor. One challenge involves collecting Max Mushrooms, an ingredient for Max Soup which is used to activate ability for Gigantamax.
Nintendo Life have listed a side quest where you have to find 150 hidden Alolan Diglett across the area.
We'll bring more details as they come so keep checking back
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Pokémon GO
Tickets for the Pokémon GO Fest 2020 are now live. This event will run for ticketed users from July 25th 2020 at 10:00 local time to July 26th 2020 at 20:00 local time and costs $14.99.
GO Fest Day 1 runs from 10am to 8pm local time and has a Day 1 Specific Special Research. It will have 5 rotating habitats themed around fire, water, grass, battle and Friendship. They will rotate every hour.
A Global Challenge Arena will be live. During the time, players can join forces to beat a challenge. If trainers complete it then there's a bonus for the remainder of an hour. There will be 75 Pokémon in the wild and raids
Day 2 will have a second set of Special Research and the experience will be a surprise
In the run up to GO Fest, all trainers will be able to participate in three weeks of Timed Research which will unlock additional Pokémon appearing in GO Fest
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14-06-2020 10:24 BST / 05:24 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:48: Episode Details | Edit @ 13:00: Pokémon of the Week
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The special Pokémon Players Cup Invitational is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 2 of the Pokémon TCG Invitational Tournament featuring the players Andrew Mahone, Henry Brand, Michael Pramawat, Nathália Fernandes, Pablo Meza, Rahul Reddy, Ross Cawthon, Tord Reklev.
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
In The Anime Department
Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Team Rocket go to the Resort Area of Sinnoh for vacation, only for Ash & Goh to turn up there as well. 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.
In The Anime Department
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.
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-ninth 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. It controls waves known as auras, which are powerful enough to pulverize huge rocks. It uses these waves to take down its prey. It can tell what people are thinking. Only Trainers who have justice in their hearts can earn this Pokémon's trust. So, here it is, the twenty-ninth entry, Lucario
13-06-2020 08:19 BST / 03:19 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 11:46: Players Cup
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that, due to a potential game breaking exploit that allowed for players to set off more attacks than should be possible, they have disabled GO Battle League until a fix is released. At present there's no timeframe for this but we'll provide full details as they come
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The special Pokémon Players Cup Invitational is being streamed today. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today is Day 1 of the Pokémon TCG Invitational Tournament featuring the players Andrew Mahone, Henry Brand, Michael Pramawat, Nathália Fernandes, Pablo Meza, Rahul Reddy, Ross Cawthon, Tord Reklev.
This stream will start at 18:00 UTC / 19:00 BST / 20:00 CEST / 14:00 EDT / 11:00 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
12-06-2020 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:23: Pokémon TCG | Edit @ 08:00: Pokémon Journeys | Edit @ 12:15: Pokémon Sword & Shield | Edit @ 14:04: Pokémon HOME | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Events
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The final Mystery Gift set to lead us into the Isle of Armor has begun in Pokémon Sword & Shield. This gift is available on Mystery Gift > Receive Via Internet. This week's gift gives a Galarian Meowth with its Hidden Ability of Unnerve as well as a gift including 50 Big Nuggets and 100 EXP Candy L. This will run until June 16th at 23:59 UTC
We have updated our Event Database with each of these events
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
CoroCoro has confirmed a new element of distribution. If you have Pokémon Sword & Shield Isle of Armor and you have a Zarude in your party, you'll be able to receive Ash's Cap based on his Partner Cap from the movie Coco, for your character from an attendant at the Taxi Station. If you don't have the DLC, you can receive the hat when you go to watch the movie. We'll provide full details of this distribution as and when they come so be sure to keep checking back.
In The Games Department
Pokémon HOME
It has been confirmed that Pokémon HOME will undergo maintenance on Wednesday June 17th 2020 from 09:00 UTC to 14:00 UTC. After this maintenance is complete, players will need to update to Version 1.1 on the Switch and 1.2 on mobile in order to use the software
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the details of the next Pokémon GO events.
First the Solstice Event runs from 8am June 19th to 10pm June 24th. This has Pokémon associated with the Sun & Moon appearing more in 5km eggs, in the wild and in raids with Shiny Clefairy being possible. In the event, Lunatone and Solrock will be in raids and 5km eggs in all regions but will alternate every two days. On June 19th & 20th, Lunatone will be in the eastern hemisphere and Solrock in the west, on June 21st & 22nd they'll both appear in the wild and on June 23rd and 24th they will swap hemispheres. Lunatone will appear in the Western Hemisphere and Solrock in the Eastern Hemisphere. They will remain this way after the event. It also has 2* Catch Stardust
The Bug Out event runs from June 26th at 8am to July 1st at 10pm. Bug-type Pokémon wwill appear in wild, 5km eggs, raids and Field Research with Shiny Dwebble available. In Incense, certain Pokémon will be attracted more. On June 26th and June 27th, Nincada will be attacted more. On June 28th and June 29th Wurmple will be attracted more and on June 30th and July 1st, Scyther will be attracted more. This event has 2* Catch Experience
On June 28th from 11am to 2pm local time, there will be a Pinsir Raid Day alongside a 1 PokéCoin bundle for 3 Remote Raid Passes
Edit @ 21:18: We have created full pages for each of these events so click their names for full details. These pages will be updated with full details as the events begin
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced a change in how Poké Coins are going to work following the first month of a test. Following feedback, Poké Coins will be earned by the following means
You can only earn 50 Coins a day - 30 from Gyms, 20 from Today's View
You can earn 6 coins per hour from a gym
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The special Raid Weekend featuring Latios and Latias has begun. From June 12th at 08:00 local time to June 15th at 22:00 local time, Latios and Latias will be appearing more in raids as a Level 5 Raid Boss with their shiny variants still being available
In The Trading Card Game Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG. This subset, Legendary, is being released on July 10th 2020 and features a variety of Legendary Pokémon including a new style of card known as Amazing Rares which have big effects but with strong energy costs. 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.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys
The first 12 episodes of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, are now available in the US on Netflix. This saga of the anime features Ash as he meets up with a new trainer Goh and become research assistants, travelling the world in order to achive their dreams of becoming a Pokémon Master and catching all Pokémon respectively. New episodes will come every 3 months.
11-06-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:15: Pokémon Masters Upcoming Features | Edit @ 08:10: Pokémon Sword & Shield Online Competitions | Edit @ 11:45: Coco | Edit @ 20:48: Pokémon GO Stickers | Edit @ 21:01: GO on Android
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, the International Friendly, runs for all countries except Japan and runs the current VGC Ruleset. Pokémon introduced in the Isle of Armor cannot be used
Registration is open from now to June 25th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from June 26th 00:00 UTC to June 28th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50BP.
In addition to this, a different competition has been announced for Japan. This competition is the Japan Decisive Battle 2020 Qualifier and also runs the standard Ranked Battle Rules. This competition will be used for players to qualify for the Japan Decisive Battle 2020 Main Event. The top 60 players from this competition and the Top 30 players from each International Challenge will qualify for the event. Pokémon introduced in the Isle of Armor cannot be used
Registration is open from now to June 25th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from June 26th 00:00 UTC to June 28th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50BP.
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Pokémon the Movie Coco
According to CoroCoro, booking of tickets for the movie Pokémon the Movie Coco will open in Japan on August 7th, after a more than three month delay due to the global situations. The movie will be released at a later point in the Winter of 2020. Alongside this, serial codes for Shiny Celebi and Zarude will be given and available to use instantly. We'll provide full details and further official confirmation of this as soon as they come so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon GO
Stickers are now available in Pokémon GO. Now, you'll be able to attach stickers to gifts to send tovarious players. At present there are 8 different Stickers to obtain and you can get them by opening gifts or by purchasing them if bundles are available in the shop
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that Pokémon GO is to cease support on 32-bit Android devices as of August 2020. With this, players on those devices will be unable to access any of the game unless they log in on a 64-bit device or on iOS. This is to streamline the development process and more better optimise resources.
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have announced some new upcoming elements to Pokémon Masters
First they are going to streamline how you can strengthen Sync Pairs. This will be done around the first anniversary of the game
They promise new Sygna Suit and Seasonal Outfits for characters will appear more frequently. New Season Exclusive ones will be announced in the next message
A new battle feature for battling Champions will be introduced. This lets you battle through the Elite Four and then the Champion. This mode lets you battle with multiple Sync Pairs such as the Battle Villa and Legendary events
New Egg Events will be added in July. This also includes a chance to get a Shiny Pokémon through hatching eggs. A new Legendary event is also coming soon
DeNA have also detailed how Stamina will work. Stamina will be consumed each time you battle in the Main Story, Level-Up Area, Cap-Unlock Area, Sync Orb Area, Evolution Area and Some events. No limits will be imposed on Legendary Arena, Battle Villa or Co-op, and some event battles. This will be launched in a trial basis so feedback can be heard
The Training Area will be renamed EX Plaza and the courses within will be changed to focus on Level Up, Cap Unlock, Sync Orb or Evolution Material with the stages focusing on giving items for that. There will be a maximum of 10 attempts per day in say the Sync Orb area allowing up to 90 items with each event. Features shall be altered based on feedback
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Pokémon Masters
The latest Pokémon Masters event has begun. This event is the first Legendary Arena event and acts in a similar manner to the Battle Villa where you go against the Entei and its health carries on after each battle. With this, you have to use multiple collections of Sync Pairs to take the Pokémon down. Doing so will give you some special medals and rewards. This runs alongside a Double Spotlight Scout which allows you to get Grimsley (Sygna Suit) & Sharpedo
There are also new Main Story Chapters. We're currently cataloguing all details for them
10-06-2020 07:08 BST / 02:08 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:00: Pokémon Rumble Rush
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Pokémon Masters
A new Rally has begun in Pokémon Masters. This will give an item each day for the next two weeks in order to celebrate the release of the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass. With this, many characters in the game will now be having discussions about the Isle of Armor
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new Pokémon Rumble Rush update is now live. This update, the final one for the game, has brought a variety of changes:
You can now explore multiple sea
There are new "Snag Stages" where Pokémon you haven't caught yet appear
There's a special mission and title for catching every Pokémon in every sea
Battle Royale now has special effects when you summon Gear Pokémon.
We're currently compiling all details so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 10;26: We have started compiling all the new Locations in the game as they are new adaptations of previous ones. We're currently gradually adding data so keep checking back
Edit @ 11:37: We have updated with all Pokémon found in each of the newly added Locations in the game
Edit @ 11:38: The next Battle Royales taking us through to the end of the game have also been announced.
Cobalion Cup - Now live
Zekrom Cup - June 17th
Diancie Cup - June 24th
Pheromosa Cup - July 1st
Lunala Cup - July 8th
Arceus Cup - July 15th
09-06-2020 18:01 BST / 13:01 EDT by Serebii
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Pokémon GO
Further details have been revealed for the Pokémon GO Community Day on June 20th. This Community Day will have Shiny Weedle introduced and give Beedrill Drill Run. It'll also have 3* Catch Stardust and 3* Incense and a Community Day Box of Elite Charge TM, 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Star Piece and 3 Incense
08-06-2020 07:14 BST / 02:14 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 09:27: Legendary Arena | Edit @ 18:12: Pokémon GO Medal
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that as of now, Pokémon GO Trainers Level 38 and above can now review Poké Stops on Niantic's Wayfarer page. However, alongside this, there will be a new Wayfarer Medal in Pokémon GO which will be added when you have hit a select amount of agreements
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Pokémon Masters
A new feature has been added to Pokémon Masters: Medals. You can obtain medals by completing various tasks and then assign up to three medals as your favourite, which will display on your Friend List. We're currently compiling all details
Edit @ 07:34: We have created a page detailing all the Medals in the game
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Pokémon Masters
DeNA have confirmed that the Legendary Arena event featuring Entei will run soon. This event ties in with a Spotlight Scout that introduces Grimsley & Sharpedo into the game and requires you to face off against the Legendary Pokémon, Entei. A medal will be given upon completion
07-06-2020 10:24 BST / 05:24 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 10:44: Episode Details | Edit @ 13:00: Pokémon of the Week
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Pokémon (2019)
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Ash & Goh try to solve the mystery of the missing food in Cerise Park. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode page. Click the picture to go to the section 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 Goh's biography with new Pokémon he obtained in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.
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Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the twenty-eighth 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. This Pokémon consumes particles that contaminate the air. Instead of leaving droppings, it expels clean air. Long ago, during a time when droves of factories fouled the air with pollution, Weezing changed into this form for some reason. So, here it is, the twenty-eighth entry, Weezing
05-06-2020 01:01 BST / 20:01 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Twilight Wings | Edit @ 06:05: Pokémon Shirts | Edit @ 08:00: Copperajah Event | Edit @ 16:01: Pokémon GO Raid Invites & Stickers | Edit @ 18:01: Pokémon GO Eggs
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The third Mystery Gift set to lead us into the Isle of Armor has begun in Pokémon Sword & Shield. This gift is available on Mystery Gift > Receive Via Internet. This week's gift gives a Galarian Corsola with its Hidden Ability of Cursed Body as well as a gift including multiple evolution items including Sweet Apple, Tart Apple, Chipped Pot, Cracked Pot, Whipped Dream and Sachet. This will run until June 11th at 23:59 UTC where it'll be replaced by the next distribution
We have updated our Event Database with each of these events
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A new Dynamax Crystal event has begun. This event is rolling out in various countries, starting with getting a code at GameMania in Belgium & The Netherlands and Gamestop in Italy & Germany, Cultura in France from June 5th through to July 5th. When you enter the code from this event, you'll get a special Dynamax Crystal which can be activated to create a Gigantamax Copperajah Max Raid Battle in the Watchtower Ruins. We're currently investigating this event in other countries and we have updated our Dynamax Crystal event page with a list of all details for this Max Raid Battle
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO features.
First are Raid invites which will allow for you to invite friends to raid battles regardless of the friend's location. In the menu, a + button will appear in both public and private lobbies. When you're at the raid in person you can invite up to 5 friends to join and they'll be able to see it in their Nearby or with push notifications. Your friends will use a pass when the battle starts
Next, you'll soon be able to add stickers to Gifts that you send to friends. Originally you'll be able to only send one of five stickers and you can only use them once. You can get Stickers by opening gifts and in the future you'll be able to purchase some from the shop
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that, after the current event in Pokémon GO, from June 8th at 1pm local time, the following Pokémon will be in 7km eggs:
Galarian Meowth, Galarian Darumaka, Galarian Zigzagoon, Galarian Stunfisk, Alolan Vulpix, Alolan Sandshrew, Alolan Diglett, Alolan Meowth, Alolan Geodude & Alolan Grimer
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have confirmed that a special Raid Weekend featuring Latios and Latias will run from June 12th at 08:00 local time to June 15th at 22:00 local time. With this, Latios and Latias will be appearing more in raids as a Level 5 Raid Boss with their shiny variants still being available
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Pokémon Shirts
A special new kind of Pokémon Shirts have been announced. These are Polo Shirts and can be purchased at Original Stitch. Like the standard Pokémon shirts, these can be customised with embroidery of the Kanto Pokémon in three possible places, using Poké Balls, Great Balls or Ultra Balls as buttons, and a pocket using the fabric of the standard Pokémon Shirts. They come in Black, White, Navy, Blue, Yellow and Pink and all elements can be customised including if it's long sleeve or short sleeve
Original Stitch have also kindly given us the code "Serebii" to use for Free Delivery of the shirts
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Pokémon Twilight Wings
The fifth 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. The English version of this episode is expected soon
Edit @ 06:22: Our Anime Dex is now updated with the contents of Twilight Wings Episode 5
04-06-2020 07:02 BST / 02:02 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:32: Grimsley | Edit @ 20;12: Player's Cup
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The streaming schedule for the Pokémon Player's Cup this summer has been announced. Each week will have a specific game's stream. It is as follows:
Pokémon TCG Invitational—Day 1 - Jun-13 - 18:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Invitational—Day 2 - Jun-14 - 18:00 UTC - 23:00 UTC
VG Invitational—Day 1 - Jun-20 - 18:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC
VG Invitational—Day 2 - Jun-21 - 18:00 UTC - 23:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Invitational—Day 1 - Jun-27 - 18:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Invitational—Day 2 - Jun-28 - 18:00 UTC - 23:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Region Qualifiers Week 1 - Jul-16 - 22:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC
VG Region Qualifiers Week 1 - Jul-16 - 00:00 UTC - 02:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Region Qualifiers Week 1 - Jul-17 - 22:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Region Qualifiers Week 2 - Jul-23 - 22:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC
VG Region Qualifiers Week 2 - Jul-23 - 00:00 UTC - 02:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Region Qualifiers Week 2 - Jul-24 - 22:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Region Qualifiers Week 3 - Jul-30 - 22:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC
VG Region Qualifiers Week 3 - Jul-30 - 00:00 UTC - 02:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Region Qualifiers Week 3 - Jul-31 - 22:00 UTC - 00:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Finals—Day 1 - Aug-15 - 18:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC
Pokkén Tournament Finals—Day 2 - Aug-16 - 18:00 UTC - 23:00 UTC
VG Finals Preshow - Aug-21 - 18:00 UTC - 19:00 UTC
VG Finals—Day 1 - Aug-22 - 18:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC
VG Finals—Day 2 - Aug-23 - 18:00 UTC - 23:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Finals Preshow - Aug-28 - 18:00 UTC - 19:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Finals—Day 1 - Aug-29 - 18:00 UTC - 22:00 UTC
Pokémon TCG Finals—Day 2 - Aug-30 - 18:00 UTC - 23:00 UTC
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Pokémon Masters
It has been confirmed that new Story Chapters will be added to Pokémon Masters on June 11th. These chapters focus around the Sync Pair of Sygna Suit Grimsley. These new chapters include Interlude 4, Chapter 25 and Interlude 5
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Pokémon Masters
The next event is live in Pokémon Masters. This is the Water-type Training Event and runs until June 18th. This features a variety of stages to get useful items to boost your Sync Pairs
03-06-2020 02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 09:45: Pokémon Rumble Rush | Edit @ 12:18: Galarian Meowth Event Details
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
In case you missed it, some big news was shared yesterday including the introduction of New Pokémon Regieleki and Regidrago, New Galarian Form of Slowbro and so much more in the Isle of Armor Expansion, due out on June 17th. We've been compiling all the pages in our Sword & Shield section so be sure to check that and yesterday's update for full details
Edit @ 02:16: A TV Commercial has been released. This commercial doesn't reveal much new but does showcase Skarmory is returning in The Isle of Armor
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
When announced a week and a half ago, an end date had not been given for the Galarian Meowth and 50 Big Nuggets & 100 EXP Candy L distribution. It has now been confirmed that this event will run from June 12th at 00:00 UTC to June 16th at 23:59 UTC, giving a shorter time in which to receive it. We'll provide full details on the event when it launches
We have updated our Event Database with each of these events
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Pokémon GO
The Throwback Challenge 2020 Champion event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 13:00 local time today, June 3rd to 13:00 local time on June 8th, Unova Pokémon, including Galarian Stunfisk, will spawn in increased numbers, have increased raids and so forth. In addition to that, Galarian Meowth, Darumaka and Zigzagoon are now available in 7km eggs, and Perrserker & Obstagoon, the first Gen 8 Pokémon are available in the game. We have full details in our Pokémon GO Pokédex
With this, the Throwback Challenge Champion Special Research is live for players who completed all four Throwback Challenge Timed Research research last month. This research contains various rewards including Galarian Meowth, Galarian Stunfisk and Genesect. This research doesn't go away when the event ends so you can take your time to complete it
If you didn't earn this Special Research, you can now purchase the Throwback Challenge Celebration Research which provides the same encounters. If you earned it and purchase the ticket, you'll get 10 Candy instead of each encounter.
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Pokémon Rumble Rush
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Rumble Rush will have maintenance tying in with the Release of Version 1.6.0 on June 10th. This update is the final update of the game and includes the following changes:
You can now switch between multiple sea
Adds "Snag" stages, where Pokémon you haven't caught in your Pokédex yet will appear
Adds special missions and titles for catching all Pokémon in every sea
Adds Battle Royale specific effects to Summon Gears
Allows for you to search for Pokémon by Atk stat
Removes connectivity with the Nintendo Account
02-06-2020 12:06 BST / 07:06 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 21:35: Pokémon GO Update
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
Following the confirmation yesterday, today has the latest news for the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass. This news will drop at 13:00 UTC/14:00 BST/15:00 CEST/09:00 EDT/06:00 PDT/22:00 JST. It is currently unclear what topics this presentation will include but we'll provide full coverage as it happens for be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 14:00: The trailer has been released. We're currently compiling details
The DLC for Isle of Armor will be released on June 17th
The two Regi Pokémon are Regieleki, Electric-type with a new ability Transistor. It also has the new move Thunder Cage which deals damage and traps them in an electrified cage for four to five turns and Regidrago, Dragon-type with a new ability Dragon's Maw and the move Dragon Energy which does more damage the higher the HP
Galarian Articuno is Psychic/Flying with the Ability Competitive and the new move Freezing Glare which may leave the target frozen, Zapdos is Fighting/Flying with the ability Defiant and a new move, Thunderous Kick which does damage and lowers Defense and Moltres is Dark/Flying with the ability Berserk and the new move Fiery Wrath that does damage and can cause the opponent to flinch
Galarian Slowbro is Poison/Psychic-type. It has the new Ability Quick Draw and the new move Shell Side Arm, which only it can learn. It Poisons the opponent and does Physical or Special damage based on which does the more damage
Gigantamax Venusaur's G-Max Move is G-Max Vine Lash which does damage and continues to do damage for 4 turns to any non-Grass-type Pokémon
Gigantamax Blastoise's G-Max Move is G-Max Cannonade which does damage and continues to do damage for 4 turns to any non-Water-type Pokémon
Gigantamax Urshifu (Single-Strike)'s G-Max Move is G-Max One Blow and Rapid Strike is G-Max Rapid Flow. These can do damage even if the target defends itself
Edit @ 14:27: Hidden Ability Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble are now available through Pokémon HOME if you deposit a Pokémon from Sword & Shield
There's an item, tentatively known as Cram-o-matic which lets you combine up to 4 items together to make new items. You get different items based on the items you put into it
There are Move Tutor moves given in exchange for Armorite Ore, a substance found through Max Raid Battles in the Isle of Armor. The first, a Fire-type move, Burning Jealousy damages both opponents and has a chance of Burning the opponent if they have had their stat boosted dfuring this turn. The Grass-type one, Grassy Glide, is boosted in priority in Grassy Terrain
In the Isle of Armor, you can make "Max Soup", which when a Pokémon with the potential to Dynamax drinks it, it can become Gigantamax
In the Crown Tundra, Dynamax Adventure is a game where four players together investigate the Dynamax Raid dens.
In The Crown Tundra, there's a new feature called the Galarian Star Tournament in Wyndon. In this, you play Multi Battles against various characters from the story
Urshifu's new ability, Unseen Fist, allows for you to damage Pokémon that have used Protect.
Edit @ 14:38: We have added dozens of new Pre-Release Screenshots to our pre-release screenshot page
Edit @ 14:46: We have updated our DLC Galarian Forms page with some new data
Edit @ 15:01: We have updated our DLC New Pokémon page with some new data
Edit @ 15:18: We have updated our DLC Gigantamax Forms page with some new data
Edit @ 15:24: We have updated our Isle of Armor & The Crown Tundra page with listings of more returning Pokémon found within them
Edit @ 15:31: We have created temporary Pokédex pages for Regieleki & Regidrago
Edit @ 15:51: We have updated our New Moves page with the new moves revealed today, including AttackDex pages for each.
Edit @ 16:25: We have updated our New Abilities page with some new data including Abilitydex pages for each
Edit @ 18:08: Created a preliminary page for Isle of Armor Move Tutors
Edit @ 18:22: Created a preliminary page for Dynamax Adventures in The Crown Tundra
Edit @ 18:29: We have updated our Returning Pokémon between both Expansion Passes
Edit @ 19:05: Created a preliminary page for Galarian Star Tournament in The Crown Tundra
Edit @ 21:28: We have updated our G-Max Moves page with the new moves revealed today, including AttackDex pages for each.
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Gigantamax Meowth has left the boosted raids and with this, over 22 different Gigantamax Pokémon are starting to appear in Max Raid Battles across Pokémon Sword & Shield. This event runs until 23:59 UTC on June 29th 2020
Edit @ 01:15: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event
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Pokémon HOME
A new gift has begun. This gift offers the Galar Starters with their Hidden Abilities: Grookey with Grassy Surge, Scorbunny with Libero and Sobble with Sniper, to all Pokémon HOME players. To get it, you need to deposit a Pokémon from Pokémon Sword & Shield into Pokémon HOME on the Switch and then check the Mystery Box in Pokémon HOME on mobile
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Pokémon GO
A new update is starting to roll out on iOS/Android for Pokémon GO. This update brings a variety of bug fixes and the following improvements:
You can now see how many Charged Attacks are stored up by white rings surrounding the Charge Moves in Raid and Trainer Battles
You can no longer use a Mystery Box at the same time as Incense
You can now use Apple ID as a sign in method
GO Battle League ratings have temporarily been removed
Adds the Reality Blending AR feature for some Android devices pending activation
01-06-2020 07:01 BST / 02:01 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 13:04: Max Raid Battle Event | Edit @ 14:02: News Announcement | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Research Breakthrough
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
It has been confirmed that the next bit of Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass news will be revealed on Tuesday June 2nd at 13:00 UTC/14:00 BST/15:00 CEST/09:00 EDT/06:00 PDT/22:00 JST. It is currently unclear what topics this presentation will include but we'll provide full coverage as it happens for be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon Sword & Shield
A news post in Pokémon HOME has revealed the next Max Raid Battle event in Pokémon Sword & Shield. From 13:00 UTC tomorrow, June 2nd, until June 29th at 23:59 UTC, the following Pokémon will be available:
In Pokémon Sword: Gigantamax Snorlax, Gengar, Kingler, Lapras, Garbodor, Corviknight, Appletun, Toxtricity (Amped Form), Centiskorch, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie and Duraludon will appear in Max Raid Battles
In Pokémon Shield: Gigantamax Snorlax, Charizard, Butterfree, Machamp, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Sandaconda, Toxtricity (Low Key Form), Hatterne and Copperajah will appear in Max Raid Battles
We'll bring full details of this Max Raid Battle event shortly after it goes live so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The sixth 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 nature mints up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement. We have full details of the rewards in our Ranked Battle section
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The next season of Ranked Battle has begun. This month runs from today until June 30th at 23:59 UTC and runs the same rules as last month but comes with a rank reset. This series will have various rewards including a Relaxed Mint and Sassy Mint. We have full details in our section
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From when the current maintenance is over until July 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Trapinch and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League Season 1 has now shifted to the Ultra League format. This format will run for thee weeks until June 22nd 2020 at 20:00 UTC
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Pokémon Masters
Some new stages have opened up for the event The Star of the Contest. From today until June 11th, you'll be able to face off various stages with tough battles that give a variety of rewards including Strike Candy
