Kyogre Appearing in Raid Battles around the World in Pokémon GO
Kyogre is appearing in Raid Battles in Pokémon GO around the world from January 12th, 2018 until February 14th, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. PST. Kyogre Appearing in Raid Battles around the World! Trainers, Kyogre, the Water-type Legendary Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region, is now appea...
Pokémon GO Community Day
Niantic has announced Pokémon GO Community Day's. It is designed to be a day where players around the world meet up in a real-world location to play the game and meet new friends. Introducing Pokémon GO Community Day! Trainers, We’re incredibly excited to announce Pokémon GO Community Day–a ...
Detective Pikachu to be released March 23rd, 2018
The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo announced Detective Pikachu, a new video game scheduled to release exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems both digitally and at retail on March 23rd, 2018. It was originally released in Japan on February 3rd, 2016, which will be over two year...
P-Sports Aim To Be A Pokémon Battle Master (P-Sports〜目指せ、ポケモンバトルマスター！〜)
Abema TV has announced that a new TV Show called P-Sports Aim To Be A Pokémon Battle Master (P-Sports〜目指せ、ポケモンバトルマスター！〜) will air on Wednesday, January 24th, 2018 from 6:00 - 7:00 JST. The new program is a Pokémon e-sports show that focuses on battling. Will the challengers that appear and battl...
Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack
A Nintendo Direct Mini was broadcast on January 11th, 2018 and details about the Pokkén Tournament DX Battle Pack was announced. Wave 1 will be available January 31st, 2018 and Wave 2 will be available March 23rd, 2018. Nintendo Download, Jan. 11, 2018: Build Before You Buy! The Battle Pack ...
Six Pokémon Characters made Pornhub's Top Search List for Game Character Searches in 2017
Six Pokémon characters made Pornhub's top search list for Game Character Searches in 2017 according to Pornhub’s official 2017 Year in Review news post. Misty, Dawn, Ash, Serena, Gardevoir and Pikachu all placed in the list. Misty made it to fourth place with a 120% boost with 2,600,507 searches and...
"Win at the Battle Agency!" Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon Global Mission
The Pokémon Global Link website has announced another Global Mission for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon called "Win at the Battle Agency!". If participating players win a collective 100,000 times at the Battle Agency in Festival Plaza between January 9th, 2018 at 0:00 (UTC) and January 22n...
2018 International Challenge January
The second international tournament for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon has been announced. 2018 International Challenge January will take place from Friday, January 26th, 2018 at 00:00 UTC through Sunday, January 28th, 2018 at 23:59 UTC. Full details are listed below and on our 7th Generation Onli...
Pokémon GO to discontinue support on Apple devices that are not capable of upgrading to iOS 11
In what can only be described as yet another stupid move for Niantic, they have announced that Pokémon GO will no longer support Apple devices that can not run iOS 11. Players that have an Apple device than cannot run iOS 11 but can still currently play Pokémon GO will become obsolete on February 28...
Pokémon GO to Launch in China
Niantic has partnered with the Chinese company NetEase to help launch Pokémon GO in China. Pokémon Go set finally to land in China US group Niantic’s tie-up with games company NetEase opens door to launch “We absolutely intend to bring our existing games into China,” Mr Hanke said. “Beyond t...
The “Have Fun Mantine Surfing!” Global Mission Was a Success!
From December 12th, 2017 until December 25th, 2017, the second Global Mission for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, called Have Fun Mantine Surfing!, took place. The goal was for all participating Trainers to collectively earn 1,000,000 Beach Points (BP) in Mantine Surf events. The “H...
Movie 21 Website Updates with Info on Upcoming Relevant Media
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: Media Information Magazines: Friday December 29th: "TV-kun" - Presentation of artwork *Note that these are the scheduled publication dates, and as such are subject to change without notice. Source: http://www.pokemon...
Pokémon GO Christmas 2017 Event
Niantic has announced the Pokémon GO Christmas 2017 event will take place from December 22nd, 2017 until December 25th, 2017 and will feature Water-type and Ice-type Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region for the very first time. Celebrate the holiday season with Pikachu and fr...
AR+ is now available in Pokémon GO
Niantic has announced Pokémon GO! AR+ which leverages Apple’s ARKit framework for more realistic Pokémon encounters. AR+ is now available in Pokémon GO! Trainers, Get ready for even more realistic Pokémon encounters: AR+ is coming to Pokémon GO! AR+ leverages Apple’s ARKit framework to build...
Movie 21 Website Updates with Info on New Year Special
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: We Are Going to Air the New Year's Special "Gather in 2018 as Well, Pokémon Fans! A 2 Hour Special"! We are going to air a Pokémon new year's special! There, we will air "Pokémon the movie XY: The Archdjinni of Rings - Hoopa",...
New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition to be released in Europe and Australia
Nintendo Europe and Nintendo Australia have both announced that the New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition will be released in those areas of the world on January 26th, 2018 in Europe and January 27th, 2018 in Australia and New Zealand. New Nintendo 2DS XL Pikachu Edition – out January 27th, 201...
Groudon Appearing in Raid Battles around the World in Pokémon GO!
Niantic announced that from December 15th, 2017 until January 15th, 2018, Groudon will be appearing in Raid Battles around the world in Pokémon GO. Groudon Appearing in Raid Battles around the World! Trainers, Groudon, the Ground-type Legendary Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn regi...
Rainbow Rocket Gang - Pokémon Center Campaign
From January 20th, 2018 until March 11th, 2018, the Rainbow Rocket Gang Campaign (レインボーロケット団の野望 キャンペーン) will take place at the Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide in Japan. A bunch of new goods, event Pokémon distributions and staff members dressed up as the bosses of Rainbow Rocket Ga...
Pocket Monsters Crystal Version - Virtual Console - January 26th, 2018
To celebrate the 17th anniversary of the game Pocket Monsters Crystal Version, which was first released in Japan on December 14th, 2000, the official Pokémon websites have announced that Pocket Monsters Crystal Version will be released on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console on January 26th, 2018. A...
Pokémon Hub
A new officially licensed Pokémon merchandise store called the Pokémon Hub opens on December 15th, 2017 at 11am at the K11 shopping mall in Hong Kong. The Pokémon Hub will feature displays of rare Pokémon TCG Sun and Moon series cards as part of the extensive card display and the latest Pokém...
