Corocoro Comic July 2024 Issue (コロコロコミック 2024年7月号) was published by Shogakukan on June 14th, 2024. There was a page dedicated to the recent anime episodes as well as summaries for this episode and episode 56.

DREAM MATCHES AGAINST THE PALDEA REGION'S ELITE FOUR BECOME REALITY!!
Believe it or not, it's been revealed that Liko and the others will team
up with Gym Leaders and battle the Paldea Elite Four! Make absolutely sure not to miss out!!!

LIKO & KAEDE VS CHILI, THE GROUND TYPE TRAINER:
*Liko and Kaede are a powerful team. Will Terastallizing be the key to victory?!
CHILI'S POKÉMON: DOOH
*It has thick spines hidden in its body.

DOT & NANJAMO VS POPPY, THE STEEL TYPE TRAINER:
*Popular content creators Dot and Nanjamo join forces!
POPPY'S POKÉMON: DEKANUCHAN
*The hammer tops 100 kilos, yet it gets swung around easily by

ROY & COLZA VS HASSAKU, THE DRAGON TYPE TRAINER:
*Roy and Colza have an extremely fierce fight against the skilled Hassaku!
HASSAKU'S POKÉMON: SEGLAIVE
* It unleashes cryogenic air that can instantly freeze even liquid-hot magma!

WHO COULD AOKI'S PARTNER POKÉMON BE...?
*The Elite Four are the top 4 in the Paldea Region's Pokémon League. When will we get a battle against the last one, Aoki...?!

The editorial board recommends these two episodes:

Scheduled for June 21st: "Showdown! The Paldea Elite Four"
After returning to Orange Academy, Liko and the others now have to team up with the Gym Leaders that handled the training and battle the Elite Four. Dot and Nanjamo's opponent is Poppy. Next in line is Roy and Colza, who will battle Hassaku!

Scheduled for June 28th: "Liko VS Chili! Beyond the Battle"
Liko teams up with Kaede and takes on Chili in a battle, and, having just realized how fun it is to battle for real, Terastallizes Nyarote. Chili counters by likewise Terastallizing Dooh. Who will win?!

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted news about PM2023 55 and 56 on June 14th, 2024.

Pokémon Anime Preview:
We're bringing you a preview of the next two weeks' worth of episodes, which will involve exhibition matches featuring Liko, Roy and Dot VS the Paldea Elite Four! Each member of the trio will team up with the Gym Leader that was in charge of their assessment test and challenge an Elite Four member! Special illustrations inspired by these exhibition matches are coming up!

アニポケ 大予告！！
次回から2週にわたってお届け予定
リコ、ロイ、ドットVSパルデア四天王交流戦
リコたち3人はそれぞれ基礎テストを担当した
ジムリーダーとタッグを組み、四天王に挑みます！
交流戦をイメージした特別イラストをこの後公開

The official Japanese Anime PR Twitter account posted a special illustration for this episode on June 14th, 2024 by Sanosuke Sakuma.

AniPoke Special Illustration released
In episode 55, airing Friday June 21st, we'll get battles featuring Dot & Nanjamo VS Poppy, then Roy & Colza VS Hassaku. We present a special illustration by Sanosuke Sakuma-san!
アニポケ 特別イラスト公開
6/21(金)放送の第55話ではドット＆ナンジャモ VS ポピー
ロイ＆コルサ VS ハッサク がバトル
佐久間さのすけ(@sakumasanosuke)さんによる
イメージイラストはこちら

To celebrate episode 55 and 56 of the new series of the anime Pocket Monsters (airs on the TV Tokyo Network every Friday at 6:55pm, officially abbreviated "Anipoke"), we present illustrations depicting the Paldea region's Elite Four with Liko and the others, drawn by Pokémon Card Game illustrators Sanosuke Sakuma and Akira Komayama.

Liko, Roy and Dot have been battling the Gym Leaders to learn Terastallization. Having successfully passed their assessment tests, the three are now facing the Paldea Elite Four. They will each team up with the Gym Leader that was in charge of their assessment test as battles against the absolute elite four representing the Paldea region will unfold.

In addition, everyone making a purchase at any Pokémon Center in Japan, or at the Pokémon Center Online, between June 21st and July 5th will receive a "Paldea Elite Four Photo Card-style Leaflet". Paldea Elite Four standees will also be present at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo, Pokémon Center Yokohama, Pokémon Center Kanazawa, Pokémon Center Osaka, and Pokémon Center Okinawa.