Wednesday: Pokémon GO - Fall Marathon + Pokémon UNITE - Aeos Crown 2027 + Pokémon Sleep
23-09-2026 06:15 BST / 01:15 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 06:36: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 06:54: Pokémon HOME | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Event
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Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event has been announced. This is the Fall Marathon: Buddy Trek event and is due to run October 13th at 10:00 to October 19th at 20:00 local time and adds Bramblin & Brambleghast into the game
There will be Timed Research to get Marathon Visor Pikachu again for walking 42km during the event time.
Shiny Electrike and Shiny Hisuian Growlithe will be boosted
Mega Manectric will know the move Discharge+ starting from this event with its Super Mega Level unlocked
Ponyta, Doduo, Electrike, Blitzle and Skarmory will spawn in the wild
From October 13th - 16th, Galarian Ponyta, Hoppip, Electrike, Dwebble & Bramblin will spawn on Incense.
From October 16th - 19th, Hisuian Growlithe, Nincada, Electrike, Heioptile and Bramblin will spawn on Incense
There will be Field Research to get encounters with Doduo, Electrike, Bramblin and more
There will be a GO Pass available. At Rank 10, Incense will last for 2 hours. At Rank 20, you'll get 5* Mega Energy exploring with Electrike or Manectric
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Dancing in the Moonlight event is rolling out in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. It runs from 10:00 local time until 23:59 local time on September 27th
This event features boosted spawns for five minutes at 12pm, 1pm, 7pm and 8pm
We have full details in our Dancing in the Moonlight event section
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Pokémon HOME
A new Pokémon HOME medal has been announced. This medal is for a special collaboration happening at Pokémon Center Taipei, the Journey of Memories, which will run from October 2nd through November 1st 2026.
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Pokémon UNITE
Following its removal from the Pokémon World Championships circuit, Pokémon UNITE has announced the Pokémon UNITE Aeos Crown event. This event takes place in Tokyo from March 20th through 21st where 32 teams will be invited to play to win the Aeos Crown.
Qualifiers will be online starting on December 5th.
The Regional Qualifiers will follow All-Star Draft only on the final day while the Finals will have it in all matches
The final days of each qualifier and offline finals will be broadcast on official channels. More details including participating regions are to come at a later point
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Pokémon Sleep
Pokémon Sleep has confirmed a coming change that will be in effect on the update due to release on October 22nd. From this update, the age-restricted feature, Research Community, which allows for you to add friends and share records, and get extra event items during key events, will be available to players of all ages. We'll provide full details on this update when it comes so be sure to check back
