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Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield's October 2022 Season for Ranked Battles (Season 35) has begun. This season will run until 4:59pm PDT on October 31st. This season will follow the Series 13 regulations, in which Trainers can battle alongside special Pokémon that are normally restricted. However, there are no restrictions on the number of special Pokémon that may be registered to the Battle Team. Dynamaxing or Gigantamaxing are also allowed.

Following on from the announcement last week that the Pokémon Trading Card Game will be officially printed in Simplified Chinese for release in Mainland China, full details on the initial launch have now been revealed, including information about the first sets to be released. The 太陽＆月亮一橫空出世 (Sun & Moon一Spectacular Transcendence) expansion will be released as three different subsets, 赫 (Radiant), 苍 (Verdant), and 泽 (Abundant), for release on October 28th, alongside a GX Starter Set. A launch event will also be held in China on this same day to celebrate the release of the Simplified Chinese cards.

Niantic has announced the Evolving Stars event for Pokémon GO, which will run from October 5th at 10:00am to October 11th at 8:00pm local time. Cosmoem will be making its Pokémon GO debut during this event, with Trainers able to able to evolve their Cosmog into Cosmoem by using 25 Cosmog Candy. A new part in the season-long Season of Light Special Research will also be unlocking as part of this event.

A video released today on the World Pokémon Ecological Society website has given us our first look at Wiglett, an entirely new Pokémon making its debut in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

Niantic has given an update on a range of content that will be available in Pokémon GO over the month of October. These events will be running from October 1st, at 1:00pm (PDT, GMT −7) to November 1st, at 1:00pm (PDT, GMT −7).

A press conference for the launch of the game in Mainland China will be livestreamed via the official Pokémon channel on the Chinese video sharing website Bilibili on September 28th at 8:00pm (CST). No other information about the launch has been made available at this time, however the press conference is expected to include an announcement of the first sets that will be launched in the market.

The Pokémon Company International has announced that Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series, the 25th season of the long-running Pokémon animated series, will premiere October 21st, exclusively on Netflix in the U.S. This season will continue to follow Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu, as well as Goh and Chloe, as they embark on their latest adventures in the Pokémon world.

To celebrate the Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Goyang event in South Korea, all Trainers worldwide are receiving limited Timed Research tasks from September 24th at 8am local time until September 25th at 8pm local time. By completing these tasks, Trainers will be able to encounter the Perfume Pokémon Spritzee. Particularly lucky Trainers may encounter its Shiny variant, which is making its debut with this event.

Niantic has released more details on the upcoming ticketed Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Taipei event, which will being held from October 21st to October 23rd at the Da'an Forest Park in the city of Taipei. A Pokémon Air Adventures event is also scheduled to be held concurrently with this Safari Zone event. While only Trainers in Taipei will be able to access the complete event, some limited items from the Air Adventures event will be available worldwide.

Niantic has announced details for the 2022 edition of Pokémon GO's Fashion Week event, which this year will be running from September 27th at 10:00am through until October 3rd at 8:00pm local time. During the event, trainers can look forward to encountering a variety of Pokémon wearing fashionable costumes including Diglett, Dugtrio, Absol, and Toxicroak. The Brutal Star Pokémon Mareanie and Toxapex will each be making their debut during Fashion Week, together with a selection of new avatar items inspired by the two Pokémon. Furfrou, who made its Pokémon GO debut during 2021's Fashion Week event, will be able to be encountered in its Shiny variant for the first time.

Niantic has confirmed that the Candle Pokémon, Litwick will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's Community Day for October 2022. During this event, Litwick will be appearing more frequently in the wild, with its Shiny variant also being available. The event will be held on October 15th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time.

A limited-time distribution of Lucario was announced for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield during the September 16th broadcast of Pokémon Journeys: The Series (Pocket Monsters) in Japan. This Lucario is based on the Lucario used by Ash Ketchum in the World Coronation Series. Players can redeem this Lucario using the code「HAD0UW0CATCH」. This code can only be redeemed until September 29th.

The Ultra Beasts Celesteela and Kartana are making their Pokémon GO debut, appearing in five-star raids in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres respectively between September 13th and September 27th. Mega Aggron will also make its Pokémon GO debut in Mega Raids between September 16th and September 27th. Meanwhile, Niantic has also announced the Test Your Mettle event that will be running from September 16th at 10:00am to September 21st at 8:00pm local time. The Roly-Poly Pokémon, Togedemaru will be making its Pokémon GO debut as part of this event.

Universal Music Japan will tomorrow launch their new Pokémon Music Collective project with the release of 「うたう」 ("utau", meaning "sing"), a new single from popular young TikTok artist imase. From midnight Wednesday, the song will be available for download from the iTunes Store, and for streaming via Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Deezer, and Soundcloud.

Pokémon Masters EX continues its current run of event re-runs with the return of A Pasio Spectacle from early this year. Also running this week is a new Egg Event focused on Electric- and Fighting-Types.

Players of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield will be able redeem Shiny Eternatus in-game using a code card that will be distributed starting from the end of this week at several retailers in North America and across the Asia-Pacific region. The distribution of code cards will begin from Friday September 16th in Malaysia, Singapore and The Philippines, and from Sunday September 18th in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The distribution ends on October 1st in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and on November 17th in Malaysia, Singapore and The Philippines. No purchase will be required for players to receive these codes, however supplies are limited and codes will only be available while stocks last. Each person can only receive one code card, and each code can only be used once. No date has yet been given for when these codes will expire after the distribution concludes.

Pokémon UNITE's official social media accounts have announced that the Fairy Pokémon Clefairy and Clefable will be joining the game's roster from October 13th. While their Character Spotlight trailer does not explicitly state their Battle Style, Clefairy and Clefable were a Support Pokémon during the original closed beta. It is believed they will primarily focus on healing other team members, while operating at melee range.

Several stores across Europe are currently distributing free code cards that can be redeemed for Genesect, Volcanion, and Marshadow in Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield. No purchase is required for players to receive these codes, however supplies are limited, and they will only remain available until September 30th, or while stocks last.

A selection of events are currently running in Pokémon Café ReMix, with the debut of Dialga, and a selection of limited time bonuses and presents associated with that event. Gardevoir, a recommended Pokémon for clearing orders in this event, is also currently a target for Pelipper Delivery.