Thursday: Pokémon Legends: Z-A Ranked Battle + Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Online Competitions + Pokémon TCG Pocket - Monthly Subscription + Pokémon Masters EX + Pokémon Café ReMix
01-01-2026 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii.
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Edit @ 05:07: Pokémon Legends: Z-A | Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters EX & Pokémon TCG Pocket & Pokémon Café ReMix
In The Games Department
Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Ranked Battle Season 5
Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Ranked Battle Season 5 has been announced. This season will run from January 8th at 06:00 UTC to January 29th at 01:59 UTC. It also allows for use of Lumiose Pokédex #001-227 and Hyperspace Pokédex #001 - 127, 131 and 132, allowing Mythical and Sub-Legendary Pokémon
Players will be able to get the Greninjite at Rank Y, the Delphoxite at Rank X, Chesnaughtite at Rank W, Baxcalibrite at Rank V and Sceptilite at Rank S
In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket - Drop Event
The next Pokémon TCG Pocket event is now live. This event is the latest Drop Event which features special Solo Battles with various rewards and missions to complete. It adds numerous new Promos into the game including the Mareep Promo card. It runs until January 11th 2026
We're currently compiling all details in our Mareep Drop Event event section.
In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket - Monthly Subscription
Pokémon TCG Pocket has started its new monthly run of Subscription Missions for players with the paid subscription. With this, the shop has updated with new Coins, Playmats, Sleeves, Display Boards & Binders featuring Mega Charizard Y
Alongside this, a new exchange is live that will give players with the subscription the Ditto Promo
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Pokémon Masters EX - Neo Champion Event
The "Fishing Up A Golden New Year" Story Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event focuses on the New Year festivities in Pasio. It runs until January 19th 2026 and gives all players the Sync Pair of Linnea & Aromatisse
To tie in with that, a new EX Fair Scout is available to get the Sync Pair of Ball Guy (Sygna Suit) & Hisuian Electrode
We're currently compiling all details in our Fishing Up A Golden New Year event section
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Pokémon UNITE
It has been confirmed that Meowth is to be available in Pokémon UNITE on January 9th 2026. Currently we don't have full details for them such as moves or stats but we'll provide full details as soon as they come
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Pokémon Masters
A new trainer has been added to Pokémon Masters EX's Trainer Lodge. From now on, if you have obtained Ball Guy & Amoonguss already, you have the ability to invite them into the Trainer Lodge to befriend. If you get the Friendship Level to 100, you will now be able to get the new Sync Pair, Ball Guy & Voltorb. We have updated our Trainer Lodge Topics page to include the points each topic will give you when you speak to Ball Guy
Alongside this, a new Poké Fair Scout is now live allowing you to get the sync pair of Lance & Dragonite. This runs until February 1st 2026
A new Mix Scout has also begun which adds the Sync Pair of Elio & Decidueye into the game
In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket - Drop Event
The next Pokémon TCG Pocket event is now live. This event provides special New Year Event Missions based around login in that provide a variety of hourglasses and packs, as well as a booster packs for free from Mega Rising and Crimson Blaze. A special bundle is also available to get new Pikachu themed cosmetics for the New Year
We're currently compiling all details in our New Year Event Missions event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Registration for the next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition has begun. This is the Grand Challenge IV competition and is the fourth online competition of the season that give players a chance to earn Championship Points towards their 2026 Pokémon World Championships invite. This competition runs Regulation F rules
Registration runs until January 8th at 23:59 UTC with battles following on January 9th - 11th.
This competition also gives 100,000 League Points, a Gold Bottle Cap and an Ability Patch to all players who complete 3 or more battles
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Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has begun the next event. This event is the New Year's With Keldeo event and adds Keldeo into the game. This event is a Full Bellied Adventure event where you go through one minute cooking stages to earn points to exchange for rewards. This event runs until January 11th 2026 and features the New Year Lucky Wheel to get various rewards
Alongside this, a new Delivery Focus is live to get Alolan Vulpix (Festive Ceremony)
We have begun compiling all details in our New Year's With Keldeo event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
Pokémon Café ReMix has added a new Monthly Goal Pass pass which offers a chance to get the Pokémon Raichu, which has now been added into the game, as well as max out its Outfit Grade as you complete it throughout the month.
