Thursday: Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Ranked Battle + Pokémon Pokopia Patch + Pokémon Champions Patch + Pokémon Sleep Update
23-04-2026 05:44 BST / 00:44 EDT by Serebii.
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Last Update: 14:18 BST
Edit @ 06:15: Pokémon Sleep | Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Legends: Z-A | Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon TCG Pocket
In The Games Department
Pokémon TCG Pocket
The latest set for Pokémon TCG Pocket has been officially revealed. This set is called Pulsing Aura and will release on April 28th 2026 and focuses on Mega Lucario
A myriad of events have also been officially announced
A mission to get useful Supporter cards like May, Giovanni and Cyrus will run from Late April to Late July
A special event to celebrate the 1.5 anniversary of the game which offers special cosmetic items and a Zygarde ex promo card runs from Late April to early May
The Emblem event will run from early May to Mid May
The Mega Heracross ex Drop event runs from Mid May to Late May
A Wonder Pick event featuring Treecko and Gallade promo cards and Mega Sceptile cosmetics runs from Mid May to late May
A new feature has also been announced where for 1 to 3 Diamond cards, you will be able to exchange 10 of them to get a gold border
Edit @ 14:18: We have created our Pulsing Aura section which will contain full details as the set comes
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Pokémon Champions Patch
Pokémon Champions has received a new bug fix patch. This brings the game to Version 1.0.3 and needs updating in order to go online
This patch fixes a variety of issues including the description of Leech Seed, the gender of Gallade in the Tutorial, Unnerve not working against Pokémon with some abilities, changes in speed caused by hold items not showing in the order of abilities and a problem where the player was unable to select a move when they move the cursor over Mega Evolution
We have added full details of this patch into our Pokémon Champions patch section
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Pokémon Pokopia Patch
Pokémon Pokopia has received a new bug fix patch. This brings the game to Version 1.0.4 and needs updating in order to go online
This patch allows for you to move Pokémon Centers while in-game events are happening
It also includes a variety of bug fixes
We have added full details of this patch into our Pokémon Pokopia patch section
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Ranked Battle Season 10
Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Ranked Battle Season 10 has begun. This season is the eighth for the Z-A Battle Club and features battles to get rewards by earning points in the battle. This season runs a ruleset where no Restricted Pokémon can be used. This season will run until May 14th at 05:59 UTC
Players who reach Rank Y to S will get the prior Mega Stones from Ranked Battle.
We've added all known details in our Ranked Battle Season 10 section including available Pokémon and rewards
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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO Community Day Classic on May 16th will focus on Deino. This event will 3* Catch Experience as well as 3 hours Incense and Lure Modules.
It will also give out the move Brutal Swing to Hydreigon.
The Community Day runs at 2pm to 5pm in each local time zone
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Pokémon HOME
After finding an issue with it earlier this month, Pokémon HOME has now resolved the issue that was happening with Friend Trades on the mobile version of the game. which ran from April 10th at 14:00 UTC through to April 11th at 05:00 UTC. Friend Trades are now able to be completed again. If you were affected by the bug which caused some Pokémon to duplicate and others to disappear, then you need to contact Customer Support and they will work to resolve it.
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Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Sleep has had a small update which has contained the new data for the next week. This includes the addition of Sandshrew into the game, as well as the brand new dish, the "Scald" Chunky Salad
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Pokémon UNITE
Pokémon UNITE has announced the next Battle Pass This Battle Pass will go live on May 1st 2026 and will add one new piece of Holowear: Elegant Style Espeon, alongside other items
In The Pokémon Department
Poké Lids
1 new PokéLids has been officially revealed. This PokéLid is in the Miyagi Prefecture at the special Lapras Park in Sendai. They are also available as a Pokémon HOME medal and are to be aded as part of the PokéLid Stamp Rally in Pokémon GO
