Pokémon - Timeline
Tuesday8th Aug 2023
Review Pokémon Trading Card Game - A Cracking Adaptation That Still Holds Up
A rare source of fun or just an uncommon?
This review originally went live in 2014, and we're updating and republishing it to mark the game's arrival in the Nintendo Switch Online Game Boy / Game Boy Color library. It’s almost surreal nowadays to think that there was ever a time when portable gaming didn’t have Pokémon. When Red and Blue...
Guide Pokémon Presents August 2023: Every Announcement, Full Livestream
Scarvi DLC date! NSO drops! Detective Pikachu drinks more coffee!
The Pokémon Presents August 2023 showcase has come and gone, bringing with it 35 minutes of updates on the world of Pokémon and announcements for new and upcoming PokéProjects, including fresh details on the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. It...
News New Detective Pikachu Returns Trailer Is Full Of Mysteries, Pokémon Helpers And Coffee
With a good dose of 3DS visuals too
Detective Pikachu is back! We first heard about the aptly-titled Detective Pikachu Returns back in the June Nintendo Direct showcase, but today's Pokémon Presents has given us the chance to see what the upcoming title is all about away from all of the Mario announcements that stole our attention in June. Yes, we...
News Brand New Pokémon Dipplin Is The Best Thing About Scarlet & Violet's DLC
Three other newcomers also revealed
Everyone's favourite apple dragon has got a brand new evolution thanks to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Revealed during today's Pokémon Presents August 2023 showcase, Dipplin is a new evolution for Applin that looks a bit like a candy apple — it's adorable, it's perfect, it was the best thing we saw during the...
News Mewtwo Will Star In The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event
Imagine me and Mew, I do
Update [Tue 8th Aug, 2023 15:00 BST]: Well, Trainers, after being rumoured yesterday, today's Pokémon Presents showcase revealed that the Mewtwo Tera Raid Battle is indeed a thing and it will be coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet next month from 1st - 17th September. The legendary Pokémon appearing during this special...
News Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC The Teal Mask Launches This September
Part one of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero
The first part of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's DLC finally has a release date. The Teal Mask, which is just one half of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, will be launching on 13th September 2023. Set in the land of Kitakami beyond the borders of Paldea, you're on a school trip along with your partner...
News Pokémon Stadium 2 And Pokémon Trading Card Game Available On NSO Today
Game Boy Color and N64 favourites
Two new Pokémon games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online later today. Announced during the Pokémon Presents August 2023 presentation, Pokémon Trading Card Game is coming to Game Boy on NSO, while Pokémon Stadium 2 will be dropping on N64 via the NSO + Expansion Pack. Both of these games have been previously...
Watch Pokémon Presents August 2023 - Live!
What will we DLSee?
Eager to see what's next for the world of Pokémon? Well, you're in luck! The latest Pokémon Presents showcase is right around the corner and promises 35 minutes of news and updates — intriguing... This presentation will be getting underway in just a few minutes at 6am PST / 9am EST / 2pm BST / 3pm CEST / 11pm AEST and we are...
News Switch Online's GBC Library Might Be Getting The Pokémon Trading Card Game Very Soon
Pokémon Presents is almost here
We're so close to the Pokémon Presents August 2023 showcase now and it seems there might have been another accidental reveal ahead of schedule. In the same newsletter that seemingly confirms MewTwo is on the way to a Tera Raid Battle Event in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Monday7th Aug 2023
Soapbox Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC Is A Chance To Win Back Disenchanted Fans
Mask off
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Ahead of tomorrow's Pokémon Presents, Alana is hoping that The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero is a real treasure for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s DLC, The...
Saturday5th Aug 2023
Report Ex-NFL Player Blake Martinez Banned From Reselling Pokémon Cards On Whatnot
"We have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform"
On the heels of a meteoric rise, a notable Pokémon and sports trading card re-seller is suddenly grappling with a potentially similar meteoric fall. The streaming trading card resale company Blake’s Breaks, which is helmed by ex-NFL player Blake Martinez, has been embroiled in...
Friday4th Aug 2023
News Pokémon Presents Announced For 8th August 2023
Time for some Hidden Treasure?
The next Pokémon Presents showcase has been announced by The Pokémon Company, and it's coming early next week. On Tuesday 8th August at 9am EST / 2pm BST / 11pm AEST, we'll be getting a 35-minute presentation on the latest Pokémon news over on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. What exactly that news will be,...
Thursday3rd Aug 2023
Raking in the (Fi)dough
Nintendo's financial report for the first quarter of FY2024 shows some pretty big numbers for the likes of Tears of the Kingdom and the Switch family of systems as a whole, but another name that has continued to climb in the rankings over the past few months is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, which has pull
News The Pokémon Company Hypes Scarlet & Violet's 'Part 2: The Indigo Disk' DLC
"Part 1 ain't even out yet"
The adventures in the Paldea region aren't over yet, with the release of the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC on the horizon. The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero will contain two parts - 'The Teal Mask', due out at some point in Fall 2023, and 'The Indigo Disk', due out in Winter 2023. Although we haven't even got the...
Wednesday2nd Aug 2023
News Two New Pokémon Squishmallows Are Now Available To Pre-Order From Pokémon Center
Get 'em while they're hot
The Pokémon Company has today opened pre-orders for the latest two additions to the Squishmallows range: Piplup and Winking Pikachu. You can place an order for either 'mon right now from the official Pokémon Center site in both Europe and North America. These two new plushies were revealed back in May following t
Saturday29th Jul 2023
News The Next Pokémon Presents Could Be Soon, According To A New Datamine
August is just around the corner
We're constantly thinking about the next Nintendo Direct around these parts, but don't forget Pokémon Presents. In fact, it seems it might actually be time for another one soon - with a recent datamine quite possibly leaking the announcement. After sifting through the latest files of Pokémon Masters EX, dataminers...
Thursday27th Jul 2023
News Brace Yourselves, Pokémon Cards Are Seemingly Returning To UK McDonald's Happy Meals Soon
Fillet O' Magicarp
As has become something of a yearly occurrence, it looks like Pokémon cards will once again be returning to McDonald's Happy Meals within the next month (thanks, Eurogamer). In some European countries, the promotion has begun today (27th July) with 15 different Pokémon cards up for grabs with the purchase of a Happy Meal. It...
Tuesday25th Jul 2023
Review Pokémon Sleep - A Snore-Fest In Mostly The Right Ways
Is this a game to sleep on?
Pokémon Sleep has been a bit of an enigma ever since its reveal in 2019 and nobody quite knew what to make of it or even how it could possibly work. After years of silence, finally, in 2023, we have the game so we’ve fully got to grips with what's on offer, and it is definitely an interesting one. We’ve spent over a...
Feature How Summer Holidays And Childhood Nostalgia Revolutionised Pokémon
20 years of Ruby & Sapphire
In 2003, Pokémon was at a bit of a crossroads. The first two sets of entries in its canon — Game Boy debuts Red and Blue, followed by sequels Gold and Silver — had cemented the series as one of the biggest of all time in gaming, defining millennial pop culture. With the arrival of Nintendo’s new handheld, the Game...
Monday24th Jul 2023
News The Pokémon Company Shares 11-Minute Sneak Peek At Upcoming Pokémon Horizons Anime
Trailer for Ash's goodbye also revealed
Ever since we learnt that Ash Ketchum and Pikachu would be leaving the Pokémon animated series, our thoughts have naturally turned to what comes next. Pokémon Horizons began to air in Japan back in April, and The Pokémon Company has now revealed a sneak peek at the series' Western dub at San Diego Comic-Con...
Sunday23rd Jul 2023
Soapbox Catching Legendary Pokémon The Old-Fashioned Way Was So Much Better
Mewsings
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Kevin remembers a time when getting your hands on a legendary involved going on a real-life journey... The '90s were a fun time, weren’t they? AOL was brand new, The Simpsons was still...
Saturday22nd Jul 2023
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Is Now Available
A special Charizard is up for grabs
The Pokémon Company has announced a new limited-time distribution for the latest entries in the series Scarlet and Violet. This time it's a Dark Tera Type Charizard. It will be available until 31st August 2023 via the Mystery Gift option. Here's a bit about it, along with the code (via Serebii.net): DARKTERA0006...
Thursday20th Jul 2023
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Distribution Announced
A Shiny Grimmsnarl is on the way
The Pokémon Company has announced another limited-time distribution for the latest entries in the series Scarlet and Violet. This time it's a Shiny Grimmsnarl! It will be available on the series' official website as a special code in the following locations: Singapore, Thailand and Phillipines. And it will be up...
Wednesday19th Jul 2023
News Niantic Announces Pokémon GO Community Day Classic 'Makeup Event' After Earlier Log-In Issues
Squirtle sticks around
Following certain problems with July's Community Day Classic event in Pokémon GO, Niantic has announced a special global 'makeup event' on 23rd July so that everyone who previously missed out has another chance to get involved. The Squirtle-starring Community Day Classic event took place a few weeks back on 9th July,...
News Pokémon Sleep Is Now Available In Even More Regions On iOS And Android
Napplin
After launching on open beta earlier this week, The Pokémon Company has now expanded the release of Pokémon Sleep even further, with the app now available to download on iOS and Android in much of Europe, Africa and the Middle East (thanks, Serebii.net). We went hands-on with the new sleep companion app in its early stages last week,...
Tuesday18th Jul 2023
News The Pokémon Company Reveals Exclusive Figures For This Year's World Championships
Gotta buy 'em all
The Pokémon World Championships will get underway in Yokohama next month from 8th-14th August, and TPC has started to reveal some of the exclusive merch that you will be able to pick up if you are lucky enough to be in attendance. Just today, The Pokémon Company took to Twitter to share a first look at a range of figures that...
Monday17th Jul 2023
News The Next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet 7-Star Tera Raid Battle Event Has Been Revealed
Right on, Rillaboom
The Pokémon Company has announced the next 7-star Tera Raid Battle event coming to Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, with this one seeing you face off against gen VIII's Rillaboom. The news was shared to Twitter by @SerebiiNet, revealing that the event itself kicks off at the end of this month from 28th-30th July before repeating...
Saturday15th Jul 2023
Reminder Pokémon GO Plus + Is Now Available In Stores
It comes with a Pikachu inside of it
The Pokémon Company this week gave select regions a test try of its new app Pokémon Sleep, and now it's also released the new device Pokémon GO Plus + in a number of regions. In case you missed the initial announcement, this device can be used in Pokémon Sleep to record your sleep patterns. It even includes...
Friday14th Jul 2023
Hands On Pokémon Sleep (Open Beta) - An Absolute Snoozefest
Pokémon Let’s Go (to bed)
Pokémon Sleep was finally released in select regions earlier this week as an open beta for Android devices. After being the butt of all jokes when it was originally announced and then experiencing a series of delays, it now officially “launches soon” according to The Pokémon Company. Developed by Select Button...
Wednesday12th Jul 2023
Random Pokémon Invade K-Pop Band Enhypen's Latest Single, 'One And Only'
Pikachu, Snorlax, and more
South Korean boy band Enhypen has been making waves since it formed back in 2020, and judging from the latest single 'One and Only', the lads have only gone and recruited some Pokémon to help out with the music video. We're assuming the Pokémon are taking a break from battles and whatnot to appear here, but we've got...
