The Day 2 livestream for this weekend's Pokémon Champions League 2026 tournament in Japan's Aichi prefecture has revealed another batch of cards from the upcoming Start Deck 100 Battle Collection decks for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which are being released in Japan on December 19th. Cards from these decks will released internationally in the Ascended Heroes expansion on January 30th. In addition to these brand new cards, a selection of reprinted cards that will be... Read more

The newest Wonder Pick Event in Pokémon TCG Pocket brings new Drifblim and Eevee promo cards to the game's Wonder Pick feature, along with a selection of limited time event items. This event will run through to December 16th, at 9:59pm (PST). As usual for Wonder Pick Events, every time a player's Wonder Pick is updated, there will be a chance of a Bonus Pick or Chansey Pick being made available. Bonus Picks are free, however Chansey Picks... Read more

Gigantamax Snorlax makes its return this month as the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's final Max Battle Day for 2025 on Sunday, December 14th, running as usual from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time. Lucky Trainers may also encounter Gigantamax Snorlax in its Shiny variant during this event. Event Bonuses and Activities The following bonuses will be active during the event hours: * Max Particle collection limit increased to 1600 * All Power Spots will... Read more

The Pokémon Company has announced a small collection of plushes that have a smooth, glittery texture, which will be arriving at Pokémon Centers in Japan beginning on December 13th, and to the Pokémon Center Online on December 11th. Meanwhile, The Pokémon Company International is continuing to collab with The Wand Company for collectors’ quality Poké Ball replicas, this time debuting a new Safari Ball, available online now at the Pokémon... Read more

​ The 2024 Pokémon Portland Regional Championships were held from 6-7 January 2024, and were won by 3x Regional Champion Alex Underhill. This tournament used the Regulation Set F format, allowing access to every Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, excluding Restricted Special Pokémon such as Koraidon or Miraidon. More information from the event can be found below, including each trainer in the Top 32; the teams they used, which you can click or... Read more

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

Speedromizer VIII is set to go live this weekend December 5th-7th, continuing with part 2 the following weekend December 12th-14th. Two Gameboy Color Pokémon games are scheduled for the 13th: Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Crystal, the latter of which will be a part of a multiworld alongside Tunic and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The event will be raising money for QMUNITY!, a resource center for LGBTQ+ people in British Columbia. The twist of the... Read more

Pokémon Masters EX is throwing down the gauntlet to trainers once more, with the Legendary Gauntlet returning until December 17th at 9:59pm (PST). Players finding themselves without the proper sync pairs to take on the Gauntlet will be able to take advantage of a new Scout launching alongside this event, featuring a variety of Sync Pairs suited to these particular challenges. Epic Battle Event: Legendary Gauntlet No. 10 3 powerful opponents arrive... Read more

Pokémon UNITE updated to Version ver.1.21.1.2 at 4:00am (UTC) on December 4th. This update, dubbed "The Roar of Sea and Sky" (Japanese: 「蒼天海吼」), is possibly the game's biggest overhaul yet, bringing the new "License Journeys" feature and discontinuing Aeos Coins. Additional changes include a revamp of the Ranked Matches Draft Selection, overhaul of the main menu UI, addition of the new Theia Sky Ruins (Kyogre) map, addition of Mega Gyarados to the fray... Read more

As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. Let's take a moment to highlight some of the standout contributions that blossomed in November 2025. More Megas (And Donuts) Bring a New Dimension to Legends: Z-A Main... Read more

Ahead of the release of Wave 2 Story Content for Pokémon Legends: Z-A's Mega Dimension DLC next Wednesday December 10th, Mega Lucario Z was officially revealed in a new trailer released on The Official Pokémon YouTube channel. Also announced was the introduction of Mewtwo and its Mega Evolutions to the game in a new Side Mission which players can acquire through Mystery Gift. Mega Lucario Z and Z Mega Evolutions... Read more

​ Befriend a Shiny Teddiursa in the latest event of Pokémon Café ReMix Teddiursa's Shiny Festival. An adorably-dressed Furret with its new Soft Antique outfit is also now available in Pelipper Delivery, while Marill: Holiday and Spheal: Holiday are returning for a limited time. The featured Pokémon for December 2025's monthly goals is Tyranitar, with Macarons being added to the premium course for the first time. --- Teddiursa's Shiny... Read more

The first rule of Fighting-type Pokémon events is that you tell everyone about them. Trainers in Pokémon GO mid-this month will be getting their hands on a bunch of Fighting-type Pokémon in the Well Armed event, which will be running from Thursday, December 11th, at 10:00am to Tuesday, December 16th, at 8:00pm local time. Event Bonuses and Activities The following bonuses will be active throughout the event period: * 2× Candy for catching Pokémon... Read more

The next set of special Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will be focusing on the Stealth Pokémon Dragapult, which will be making its first appearance in 7-star Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles between December 5th at midnight (UTC) / 4th at 4:00pm (PST), and December 7th at 11:59pm (UTC) / 3:59pm (PST). This will be followed by a second appearance one week later from December 12th at midnight (UTC) / 11th at 4:00pm (PST), to December 14th at... Read more

​ Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Season 36 ran from 1-30 November 2025, with Kirameki Neon taking 1st place in the Double Battle division, attributing their victory to a team featuring Terapagos and Calyrex's Shadow Rider form. Keep reading for more details on the team that achieved the impressive 1st place finish, as... Read more

The Fair-Exclusive 5★ are the featured Sync Pair for Monthly Poké Fair Scout Vol. 40 in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout will remain available until December 31st, at 9:59pm (PST). Teaming up with the pair will unlock N as a Guest for the Trainer's Lodge. N & Zekrom last appeared in the Monthly Poké Fair Scout in Vol. 24, back in August 2024. As normal for Poké Fair Scouts, 5★ sync pairs have a 10% chance of appearing in this scout. The first five times players perform... Read more

​ The next ruleset for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles has been announced: Regulation Set I will return from 5 January 2026 onwards, with a currently unannounced date for when it will end. Regulation I was the ninth official ruleset for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and first ran from 1 May to 31 August 2025. Pokémon eligible for use includes those in the Paldea Pokédex, Kitakami Pokédex, Blueberry Pokédex, and Pokémon... Read more

​ The 2026 Pokémon Stuttgart Regional Championships were won by 2024 World Champion Luca Ceribelli. The event ran from 29-30 November 2025, and featured a total of 661 trainers battling for an invite to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships. This was the final tournament in the 2026 Championship Series to use the Regulation Set H ruleset, banning the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and Restricted Special... Read more

I get that the Blueberry Academy focus is so short is because we already had an arc focusing on school during the Terastal Debut arc, and it would just be rinse and repeat at this point having the entire arc be about them training in school. Regardless, this week's episode of Pokémon Horizons was a good episode because it gave the group their next objective, and important lessons were taught to them along the way. First off, the whole stuff with... Read more

Hilda debuts her Neo Champion sync pair with Iron Leaves today in Pokémon Masters EX in a new EX Master Fair Scout. The Hilda EX Master Fair will run through to January 6th, at 9:59pm (PST) alongside the ongoing Neo Champions event, Facing the Future with Fight. Hilda (Champion) & Iron Leaves are a Psychic-type Strike Role Sync Pair. This EX Master Fair-Exclusive Sync Pair make their debut with the ability to be raised to 6★ EX, and the ability to unlock... Read more

​ The 2024 Pokémon Trainers Cup Finals, a National-level event held in South Korea, were won by 2017 Senior World Champion Juyoung Hong. The event ran from 5-6 May 2024, and rewarded the Top 16 trainers with invites to the 2024 Pokémon World Championships. This tournament used the Regulation Set F format, allowing access to every Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, excluding Restricted Special Pokémon such as Koraidon or... Read more