Monday: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Tera Raid Battle Event & Ranked Battle + Pokémon Sleep - New Year's Event Week 2
05-01-2026 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii.
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The next 7 Star Tera Raid Battle event has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This event features a series of the First Partner Pokémon from various regions coming back into 7 Star Raids. The events will run weekly starting January 9th 2026 with the Ground Tera Type Venusaur. This will run until January 15th 2026 at 23:59 UTC and the next one will start immediately afterwards. If you previously caught them when they first ran, you will be unable to catch them again
We'll provide full details on each one as they come so be sure to keep checking back
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Europe International Championships - Merchandise Reveal
The Pokémon Company International has revealed a number of pieces of merchandise for the Pokémon Center that will be at the Europe International Championships in London, UK next month. For the first time, a special plush will be available featuring Pikachu in a Mega Evolution hat alongside a display for a Pokémon TCG card. Alongside this, Mega Evolution themed clothing and apparel have also been revealed
Details on the opening of slots for the Pokémon Center will come at a later point. We'll provide full details as they come
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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the High Zaptitude event and is due to run January 13th at 10:00 to January 18th at 20:00 local time and adds Wattrel & Kilowattrel into the game alongside Shiny Tadbulb & Shiny Bellibolt
This event features increased chance of hatching Shiny Tadbulb
There will be a Global Challenge throughout the event based on exploring to unlock rewards. Level 1 unlocks 2* Catch Experience, Level 2 unlocks 2* Catch Stardust and the introduction of Wattrel into the game and Level 3 gives 2* Hatch Experience and 2* Hatch Stardust
Chinchou, Helioptile, Tadbulb, Shinx and more will spawn in the wild
Pichu, Elekid, Toxel and Tadbulb will be in 2km Eggs
There will be paid Timed Research which gives the bonus of 50% Incubator distance as well as 1 Incubator, 1 Super Incubator, encounters with Tadbulb and more
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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event is rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event is the Pinch Perfect Event event which runs from 10:00 local time on January 6th through 20:00 local time on January 11th and adds Klawf into the game
We are compiling full details in our Pinch Perfect Event event section
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Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Pass: December has started rolling out.. This will run from January 6th at 10:00 local time through February 2nd 2026. As before, a free track is available for all players who gain access, or you can purchase to get even more rewards
The Pass will include encounters with Pokémon like Dialga, as well as Stardust, Candy, Poké Balls, and if you purchase then you'll get a Lucky Trinket.
We have begun compiling all details for Pokémon GO Pass January including encounter rewards and items
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Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Ranked Battle Season 38
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Ranked Battle Season 38 has begun. This season features a return to the Regulation I format. This format allows for you to use two Restricted Pokémon.
Alongside this, as Season 37 is now over, the rewards are able to be collected for all players
We've added all known details in our Ranked Battle Season 38 section including available Pokémon
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Pokémon Sleep
The Pokémon Sleep Pinch Perfect event has gone into its second week. This week features different spawns happening in all islands as well as new missions to obtain Dream Coins.
We have all details to our New Years 2026 Event Page
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Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
The "Friend-Making Battle" Story Event has begun a repeat run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event focuses on the story of Raihan and Poppy helping in the celebrations in Pasio. It runs until January 23rd 2026
To tie in with that, a new Seasonal Scout is available tot ge a chance to get all prior New Years Sync Pairs
We're currently compiling all details in our Friend-Making Battle event section
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Pokémon Café ReMix
The latest bingo panel is now live for Pokémon Café ReMix's currently running event. This panel gives a number of tasks which, if completed, give you Eevee's Stylish Snow outfit. These need to be completed before the event ends on January 11th 2026
We have full details in our New Year's With Keldeo event page
