Thursday: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Online Competition + Pokémon UNITE - Armarouge + Pokémon Masters EX - Malva & Talonflame
12-09-2024 01:00 BST / 20:00 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 08:00: Pokémon UNITE | Edit @ 16:42: Episode Title | Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Registration for the next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition has begun. This competition is the Grand Challenge 2024 I and features Double Battles in standard VGC rules
Registration is open from 00:00 UTC until September 19th at 23:59 UTC while battles run from 00:00 UTC on September 20th through 22nd.
This competition also gives 100,000 League Points, an Ability Patch and a Gold Bottle Cap to all players who complete 3 or more battles
Players enrolled in the Play! Pokémon Circuit will also receive Championship Points based on where they finish
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This is the Legendary Heroes event and is due to run from September 26th at 10:00 to October 1st at 20:00 local time and adds Shiny Zacian into the game
Koffing will be able to evolve into Galarian Weezing during the event
Special Trades will cost 50% less Stardust
There will be Timed research that lets you choose between Sword & Shield with different encounters and Collection Challenges based on your choice
If you choose Sword Path, seedot, Scraggy, Gothita, Deino, Swirlix and Passimian will spawn on Incense. If you choose Shield Path, then Larvitar, Lotad, Croagunk, Solosis, Spritzee and Oranguru will spawn on Incense
Galarian Ponyta, Koffing, Galarian Darumaka, Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble and Skwovet will spawn in the wild
Galarian Ponyta, Galarian Darumaka, Goomy and Jangmo-o will be in 1 Star Raids
Turtonator and Drampa will be in 3 Star Raids
Zacian (Hero of Many Battles) will be in 5 Star Raids
Field Research will be avaiilable to get Rare Candy, Stardust and Galarian Slowpoke encounters
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has received a small update which adds a variety of things to the game.
First, the Pokémon Armarouge is now available to obtain, and its Noble Style Holowear is now available to purchase in the shop for 1,050 Gems with animation for Movement.
We're currently compiling full details for Armarouge in our Pokémon section for the game.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX - Daily Type Rotation Event
The next Pokémon Masters EX Daily Type Rotation: Type Team-Up event is now live. This event features new stages every day focused on completing battles with Pokémon of various types. It runs until October 6th 2024
Alongside this, a new Spotlight Scout is live. This Spotlight Scout focuses on the Sync Pair, Malva & Talonflame, adding them into the game.
We have full details in our Type Team-Up event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has announced the next Delivery focus. This will add a new outfit to the game for Teddiursa, the Moon Dumpling oufit. Jolteon's Starry Sky outfit will also return during Delivery in this time. This event runs from Friday, September 13th 2024.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Horizons - News
A new set of episode titles have been revealed for the next saga of the anime in Japan called Rayquaza Rising. This episode features Liko, Dot and Roy testing their strengths out against Arboliva, Galarian Moltres and Lapras. It is due to air on October 11th 2024
Episode 68: Taking to New Skies! The Brave Olivine!!
