Wednesday: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Ranked Battle + Pokémon HOME - Update + Pokémon GO - Team GO Rocket Takeover
01-02-2023 05:03 GMT / 00:03 EST by Serebii.
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Last Update: 21:00 GMT
Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Café ReMix & Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 11:00: Pokémon HOME | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Valentine's Day
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Ranked Battle
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Ranked Battle Series 2 has begun. This new Series adds the Paradox Pokémon to the allowed Pokémon list. This ruleset will run until March 31st 2023 at 23:59 UTC, but this season will run until February 28th 2023
Alongside this, as Series 1 | Season 2 is now over, the rewards are able to be collected for all players
We've added all known details in our Ranked Battle Series 2 / Season 3 section
In The Games Department
Pokémon HOME
The Pokémon HOME maintenance is now over and Version 2.1.0 is available in the iOS and Android App Stores. This update provides Ranked Battle data for players in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet showing the top players, teams, and the moves, items, abilities and Tera Types most commonly used on each Pokémon. You can sort by all of the top players, or search for your own records. You also have the ability to get archival data for the Pokémon Sword & Shield Ranked Battle and Online Competition rankings
Connectivity with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet for transferring Pokémon is still set for release in Spring 2023
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Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the Valentine's Day event and is due to run from February 8th at 10:00 to February 14th at 20:00 local time and introduces Mega Gardevoir, Shiny Tapu Lele, Shiny Frillish and Shiny Heart Trim Furfrou into the game
Gardevoir and Gallade evolved in the event will know Synchronoise
Gifts give 2* Stardust, Lure Modules last for 2 hours
Timed Research will appear that allows you to choose between extra experience, extra Candy and increased Daily Adventure Incense. It offers encounters with Frillish
A Global Challenge will run to unlock 3* Transfer Candy and 2* Transfer Candy XL if 100,000,000 Gifts are given
Heart Trim Furfrou will once again be available, and be Shiny for the first time
Nidoran, Chansey, Skitty, Volbeat, Illumise, Woobat, Audino, Frillish, Alomomola, Flabébé, Furfrou and Morelull will spawn in the wild
Lickitung, Smoochum, Happiny, Frillish and Alomomola will be in 7km Eggs
Chansey, Shinx, Furfrou and Espurr are in 1 Star Raids
Nidoqueen, Nidoking, Lickitung, Miltank and Gallade are in 3 Star Raids
There will be Field Research to get Pikachu, Eevee, Ralts, Luvdisc, Hippopotas, Frillish, Litleo, Chansey, Spinda, Combee, Audino, Alomomola and Morelull
We have added details to our Valentine's Day Event page
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced ta Limited Research Day for Pokémon GO will run on February 11th from 2pm to 5pm focused around Luvdisc with Field Research to encounter Luvdisc and an increased chance of Shiny Luvdisc
Slowpoke, Lickitung, Miltank, Lileep, Feebass, Alomomola, Spritzee and Fomantis will be in the wild
We have added details to our Luvdisc Limited Research Day page
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
A new trainer has been added to Pokémon Masters EX's Trainer Lodge. From now on, if you have obtained Morty & Drifblim already, you have the ability to invite Morty into the Trainer Lodge and befriend him. If you get the Friendship Level to 100, you will now be able to get the new Sync Pair, Morty & Gastly. We have updated our Trainer Lodge Topics page to include the points each topic will give you when you speak to Dawn
Alongside this, a new Poké Fair Scout is now live allowing you to get the sync pair of N & Zekrom. This runs until March 1st 2023
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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has added a new Monthly Goal Pass pass which offers a chance to get the Pokémon Umbreon, as well as max out its Outfit Grade as you complete it throughout the month
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Team GO Rocket Takeover is now rolling out globally. This event runs from 00:00 local time until 23:59 local time on February 5th and features the introduction to Shadow Registeel into the game and changes up the teams and Pokémon of the Team GO Rocket Leader
We are currently compiling details of the event in our Team GO Rocket Takeover event section
