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Pokémon Center now estimates mid-to-late November UK shipment for its Elite Trainer Box, Tech Sticker Collections, Eevee product and Knock Out Collection. Booster Bundles and Mini Tins remain early October in the US, Canada and UK; these are changeable preorder estimates, not universal retail dates.
Read this story →The official Pokémon card database now exposes separate 30th Celebration and 30th Classic Collection set filters and searchable individual card records. The Japanese owner product page dates the standard booster pack, Premium Espeon and Umbreon Deck Set and Futuristic Collection Box for September 16. The owner page lists the standard pack at ¥360, the premium deck set at ¥6,200 and the Futuristic Collection Box at ¥27,500. A searchable database and dated product pages do not prove current store inventory, print quantities or identical regional assortments. Prices are Japanese manufacturer prices and should not be generalized to Canada or other markets.
Read this story →Players will use a forthcoming official communications platform to recruit teammates from any rating zone. Every team chooses a captain responsible for the final roster and tournament procedures; Japan's top four and named Asia-Pacific playoff champions enter recruitment as designated captains. Organizers say they will help qualified players left without teams. Qualification, match format, roster deadlines, selection rules and eligible Pokémon remain forthcoming.
Read this story →TCG CON runs today, September 13, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Centro Estadual de Inovação, Avenida Manuel Bandeira 360, São Paulo. The official schedule lists voice actors Matheus and Renan at 1 p.m., PokeBeach's Jon at 2:30, Pokémon card illustrator Yuka Morii at 4 and the cosplay contest at 5; more than 20 Artist Alley exhibitors and a R$3,000 prize pool are advertised.
Read this story →The program opened September 9 and runs through November 29 across Nihonbashi and Yaesu in Tokyo, Japan. The operator lists more than 100 Pokémon displays and nineteen legendary-Pokémon statue installations; its paid research kit supports an approximately two-hour puzzle route. Event-themed PokéStops and Gyms also appear in Pokémon GO. No touring edition or worldwide digital event is announced.
Read this story →Players will use a forthcoming official communications platform to recruit teammates from any rating zone. Every team chooses a captain responsible for the final roster and tournament procedures; Japan's top four and named Asia-Pacific playoff champions enter recruitment as designated captains. Organizers say they will help qualified players left without teams. Qualification, match format, roster deadlines, selection rules and eligible Pokémon remain forthcoming.
Read this story →The program opened September 9 and runs through November 29 across Nihonbashi and Yaesu in Tokyo, Japan. The operator lists more than 100 Pokémon displays and nineteen legendary-Pokémon statue installations; its paid research kit supports an approximately two-hour puzzle route. Event-themed PokéStops and Gyms also appear in Pokémon GO. No touring edition or worldwide digital event is announced.
Read this story →The September 4–5 floor advertises sports cards, Pokémon TCG, vintage cards, sealed boxes, memorabilia and buy-sell-trade tables. A ticket to the September 5 AV Alta FC match earns a show-admission discount and on-site parking is advertised without a separate charge. The promoter still labels show hours and admission price as TBC, and its site contains unfinished template text.
Read this story →The Pokémon Company released the song and its music video at 10:25 p.m. JST on September 3. Every one of the 1,025 Pokémon introduced from Pokémon Red and Green through The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero appears in the lyrics and video, with a handmade scrapbook composition created for each creature.
Read this story →The Pokémon Company announced on August 31 that Pokémon: Wild Card will open worldwide in 2027 and follow card player Mikiya and his partner Mimikyu. Katsuhiko Kitada directs, Akemi Hayashi designs the characters, CloverWorks animates and STORY inc. plans and produces the film; exact dates, territory sequencing, distributors, voice cast and runtime remain unannounced.
Read this story →Disney announced August 28 that the Aardman series will debut on Disney XD and stream exclusively on Disney+ worldwide in 2027. The broader deal also places Pokémon the Series: The Beginning on Disney XD and Disney+ in the United States and selected international markets, but no exact 2027 premiere date or episode count is given.
Read this story →Published images confirm Aquapolis Crystal Lugia, Team Rocket Returns Dark Tyranitar and the Magikarp promotion, plus new Gimmighoul and Ditto cards. The English Lugia follows the Japanese layout rather than its original English e-Reader frame and removes the e-Reader mark; the full classic list and pull rates remain unknown.
Read this story →ICv2 found Chaos Rising booster displays falling from roughly US$240–250 to about US$200, and Pitch Black displays from roughly US$230–240 to US$180–185. Elite Trainer Boxes that sold near US$90 were around US$65–69, still above suggested retail.
Read this story →Advance pickup opened August 26 from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Centro de Atividades Sesc Palmas in Palmas, Tocantins, Brazil. One kilogram of non-perishable food is required for each day attended; tickets can also be collected during the August 28–30 event. The program includes Pokémon TCG and Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments, cosplay, K-pop and voice actors Úrsula Bezerra and Vyni Takahashi.
Read this story →Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced more than five million physical and digital copies sold. A free update adds the Dive ability, while the first part of the paid Bubbly Basin pass is now available.
Read this story →The official Japanese Pokémon channel published the short on August 14. Directed by Shingo Yamashita with Studio Chromato and Studio Colorido, it follows Rikuto meeting a Wartortle that his father knew roughly thirty years earlier.
Read this story →The Pokémon Company’s August 13 notice says Bank and its transfer link to Pokémon HOME will end on February 26, 2027; players must move stored Pokémon before then, because new Bank downloads have already ended.
Read this story →The October 2026 version 4.1.0 update will connect the Switch releases of FireRed and LeafGreen, award Celebi for completing their Pokédex, accept Pokémon GO Safari Ball transfers and increase Premium Plan storage from 6,000 to 9,000.
Read this story →Cyan Beach (Expert) became available on August 10 as part of Pokémon Sleep's version 3.7.0 rollout. The update notice identifies it as the app's newest Expert area.
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