​ The fourth Online Competition in the 2026 Championship Series has been announced. The sign-up period for the 2026 Grand Challenge IV runs from 1 January 2026 at 00:00 UTC to 8 January 2026 at 23:59 UTC, and the event itself runs throughout the weekend of 9 January 2026 at 00:00 UTC to 11 January 2026 at 23:59 UTC. The results and winning teams from the 2026 Grand Challenge IV, known colloquially as the 2026 Grand Challenge 4, will... Read more

Pokémon Masters EX is today launching its latest Ranked Damage Event, Super Sparring No. 17. Featuring battles against Blue, Nemona, and Bede, this event will run through to January 6th, at 9:59pm (PST). Also announced today was the annual New Year's Gem Giveaway. Ranked Damage Event: Super Sparring No. 17 Ranked Damage Events follow the same basic rules as the Damage Challenge, while applying some additional special rules to ensure a... Read more

After completing the sixth season, episodes from the seventh season of Pokémon the Series, Pokémon: Advanced Challenge, are now available on the Pokémon TV YouTube channel, with five new episodes being added per week. These uploads have audio tracks in a total of 14 languages: English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French (France), German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese (Brazil)... Read more

Check out all the latest updates from Pokémon UNITE in this roundup! Four Mega Evolutions now available​ Main articles: Mega Gyarados joins the fray in Pokémon UNITE; Mega Charizard Y joins the fray in Pokémon UNITE Four Mega Evolution Unite Licenses are now available in Pokémon UNITE: Mega Lucario, Mega Charizard X, Mega Gyarados, and Mega Charizard Y. These are separate licenses from their base form UNITE... Read more

Pokémon Masters EX is squeezing in one last Story Event before the end of 2025, with the launch today of Pecharunt Strikes Back featuring Sygna Suit Carmine & Pecharunt. A brief letter from the game's general producer, Tetsuya Iguchi has also been released today, including information on today's launches, plus a new Mix Scout commencing December 31st. A full length producer letter is slated for December 31st, and will include information about this year's New Year's... Read more

The Pokémon Company is debuting a very pastel new collection themed after Pokémon daydreaming of their evolutions, including plushes that have little plush toys of their own. The “Little Daydream” collection will arrive at Pokémon Centers in Japan on January 10th, and to the Pokémon Center Online on January 8th. On top of that, The Pokémon Company is adding four new plushes to their popular Comfy Friends line, arriving at Pokémon Centers in Japan on January... Read more

Pokémon UNITE updated to Version ver.1.21.1.7 at 7:00am (UTC) on December 25th. This update, dubbed (Japanese: 「蒼天海吼 Part2」), brings changes to the new Theia Sky Ruins (Kyogre) map, alongside the usual balance adjustments for various Pokémon, bug fixes, and Shop and Event updates. Version 1.21.1.7 Update Patch This update brings Shop and Event updates, along with changes to some Pokémon stats and moves to adjust the balance of Unite Battles. Specifically... Read more

Today's video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has unveiled a new Mega Skarmory ex card, which will be released in the upcoming Nihil Zero expansion that hits store shelves in Japan late next month on January 23rd. Nihil Zero is the first booster set to be fully based on the video game Pokémon Legends: Z-A (although there have been cards based on Pokémon and characters from the video game in products released... Read more

To celebrate the holiday season, a Holiday Campaign is currently underway in Pokémon TCG Pocket, where players will be able to buy Poké Gold at a great discount, and earn various rewards (such as Crimson Blaze booster packs) by completing event missions. Holiday Event Missions Availability Period: December 25th to 31st, 2025 Mission Reward ... Read more

RTA in Japan Winter 2025 is set to go live from December 25th to December 31st. Following the incident affecting the summer edition of the event earlier this year, games published by Nintendo will officially return to the schedule with this marathon, including Pokémon Puzzle Challenge and Pokémon Scarlet/Violet. Like most RTA in Japan events, it will feature a mixture of remote and on-location events, and benefit Doctors Without Borders. The live portion of the event will... Read more

Japan-based clothing retailer Uniqlo is previewing a new collab with The Pokémon Company, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green’s release in Japan. Pokémon Day 2026 is coming up on February 27th, and to mark the occasion, Uniqlo’s graphic tee imprint, UT, will be debuting t-shirts in kid’s and adult’s sizes inspired by watercolor artwork from the early days of the Pokémon franchise. The collection will launch in late March 2026 to... Read more

The Penguin Pokémon Piplup will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's next Community Day Classic event early next month on Sunday, January 4th. During the event, which will run from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time, Piplup and its Shiny variant will be appearing more frequently in the wild, sometimes also having a Special Background. Event Bonuses and Activities The following event bonuses will be active throughout the event's 3-hour period: * ... Read more

Trainers can look forward to a number of activities, bonuses, and events that will be running in-game in Pokémon GO throughout January with the continuation of the Precious Paths season, including a new GO Pass. January 2026's Featured Pokémon, Encounters, and Raids The following will be available in-game during January and early February. All Pokémon listed below with a ⁂ next to their name can also be encountered in their Shiny variants. Pokémon... Read more

Pokémon GO is once again ringing in the New Year with a special New Year's celebration event, which this year will commence on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31st, at 10:00am, running through to Sunday, January 4th, 2026, at 8:00pm local time. During this event, festive fireworks will light up the skies. Permanent Updates to Lucky Pokémon Starting from this event, the number of guaranteed Lucky Pokémon that a Trainer can receive in a trade is being... Read more

Pokémon GO will have an official booth on the campus of IIT-Bombay in Mumbai for this week's Techfest 2025 festival. In addition to some special in-game activities running the length of the event, from Monday, December 22nd, at 10:00am to Wednesday, December 24th, at 8:00pm local time, Trainers are also invited to attend the event in-person and take part in the Catch Cup tournament. Event Bonuses and Activities The following bonuses will be active during... Read more

Hm… I have mixed feelings about this latest episode of Pokémon Horizons. It feels weird having them since I should be happy Friede is back, but there’s a lot to take in that it didn’t really process well with me. First off, this episode feels like a downgrade given how Friede had a masterclass of a flashback episode back in episode 18, while this one is just a rushed info dump. Don’t get me wrong; it’s still full of important information, but I... Read more

Pokémon TCG Pocket has launched the Crimson Blaze Emblem Event, giving players the opportunity to acquire emblems to set on their in-game player profiles. This event is set to run through to December 30th, at 9:59pm (PST). In regular Emblem Events, players will be awarded emblems for winning Event Match Versus Battles against other players, with higher tier emblems unlocking as players build up more wins. Unlike in Emblem Event SP, players do not need to... Read more

Pokémon Masters EX is counting down to the New Year with the game's latest Special Event, Battle Countdown. Players will face a series of ten limited time battles that are each available for one day only, earning 200 gems for each stage completed. Each battle will go live at 10:00pm (PST) each day, remaining available until it is replaced the next day. Each battles is classed at the "Ultra Hard" level of difficulty with opponents at Level 140, which in practice means most... Read more

As part of the video streamed today on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel, fans have gotten their first look at cards from the Munikisu Zero expansion, which will be released in Japan on January 23rd, 2026. The set centers around Mega Zygarde ex, and will feature a variety of Pokémon and characters from Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Also revealed today was a new Mega Gallade ex promo card that will release in a Special Card Set... Read more

The English dub of the second episode of the third season of the POKÉTOON series has been released on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Titled "Another Day with Gardevoir", it features an young delivery driver named Yugo who lives with a Gardevior and dreams of becoming a Pokémon Champion. The English cast for this episode includes Kevin Andrew Rivera and Stephanie Southerland. Yugo dreams of the time he spent training to be a champion with Gardevoir... Click to expand... Read more

Mega Charizard Y is the latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE. Mega Charizard Y is a separate Unite License from Charizard's regular Unite License. It is a Melee All-Rounder with Novice difficulty that deals Physical damage. It can Mega Evolve for a short while after using its Unite Move Seismic Slam. To celebrate the introduction of Mega Evolution Unite licenses, Pokémon UNITE will hold a special event from Friday... Read more

Pokémon Sleep's next Good Sleep Day event will run from Friday January 2nd through to Sunday January 4th. Good Sleep Day events are being held in Pokémon Sleep once every lunar month, starting the day before the full moon, and ending the day after. As usual, a Good Sleep Day Bundle will be available from the in-game shop alongside this event. Sleep Researchers' average sleep durations were relatively flat during the most recent Good Sleep Day event, being... Read more

The Pokémon Company International is once again partnering with King Ice, the LA-based streetwear company who debuted their first Pokémon jewelry collab in 2024. There are eight new pieces available in the latest drop, four of which are Poké Balls and four of which are Pokémon. Some items are available now on King Ice’s website, and some pieces are available only for preorder. The Poké Balls represented in the drop are the Great Ball, Ultra Ball... Read more

A major leasing contract has been finalized between Trinity Capital and Starwood, owners of the Spark LS manufacturing campus in Morrisville, North Carolina, and an “undisclosed tenant,” which local industry press has identified as TCG card and packaging printer Millennium Print Group. Millennium Print Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Pokémon Company International (TCPi), having been acquired in 2022 after working with TCPi as a printer since 2015. Details... Read more