Jun2

Ranked Battles Season 7 has begun in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, running through to June 30th - Regulation Set D comes into force July 1st

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles Season 7 has begun. This season, which will run through to June 30th, at 11:59pm (UTC), will follow Regulation Set C, which came into force at the beginning of April. Regulation Set D will launch with the start of the next Season on July 1st, expanding the list of allowable Pokémon to include those outside of the Paldea Pokédex.
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May31

Pokémon GO Season 11: Hidden Gems begins in-game today, will run through to September 1st - details for other upcoming events in June also announced

Niantic has released details on Pokémon GO's newest season: Hidden Gems. This new season will run from today until September 1st, at 10:00am local time. Alongside this announcement, Niantic have also released details on a number of activities, bonuses, and events that will be running in-game in the month of June in conjunction with this new season.
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May31

Adaman & Leafeon debut in Pokémon Masters EX in a Master Fair Scout, alongside new Story and Extreme Battle events

A new version of Pokémon Masters EX, version 2.33.0, launched this week, ahead of today's debut of the first of two new Sync Pairs from the Hisui region, as well as the new Travelers from a Distant Past story event. The game's producers of have also revealed details on several new components of the game in their monthly message to players, along with information about upcoming Sync Pairs. The next letter is slated for late June and will include information about new battle content currently scheduled for release in July, as well as details on new Sync Pairs and events that will also launch in that month.
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May27

Special Sync Pairs from Hisui are coming to Pokemon Masters EX - More info to be released May 28th

The official Twitter account for Pokemon Masters EX today tweeted a short teaser for the arrival of new Sync Pairs featuring characters from Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The brief video clip shows Lucas and Dawn looking at a Space-time distortion while a crack appearing above Pasio. No date has yet been provided on which characters will be appearing in these Sync Pairs, or when the new Sync Pairs will become available, however the Twitter account also promised that more information would be forthcoming on May 28th.
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May27

Pokémon Bus touring Smyths Toys Superstores across the UK for the May Half-Term

The Pokémon Company International has announced that its special Pokémon tour bus will be touring a selection of Smyths Toys Superstore locations across the UK between May 27th and June 2nd, offering a range of activities to entertain younger fans, as well as a selection of Pokémon merchandise for purchase including several exclusive Pokémon TCG products. The tour will visit Hedge End on May 27th, Milton Keynes on May 28th, Norwich on May 29th, Mansfield on May 30th, York on May 31st, Hull on June 1st, and Leeds on June 2nd.
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May26

Update to official Japanese Pokémon TCG site unveils Wigglytuff ex and Art Rare cards from upcoming Pokémon Card 151 expansion

Updates today on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have revealed a Wigglytuff ex, as well as a selection of fossil Pokémon and Art Rare cards that will be available in the Pokémon Card 151 subset that will launch in Japan on June 16th. As the name suggests, this subset focuses on Pokémon from the original generation of the franchise.
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May26

Pokémon HOME maintenance for the 3.0.0 update has been scheduled for May 29th and 30th

The Pokémon HOME 3.0.0 update, which was originally announced for May 23rd, has now been confirmed as releasing at the end of this month. At 5pm (PDT) on May 29th, Pokémon HOME will enter an extended period of maintenance ahead of 3.0.0 becoming available to users. The Pokémon Company has warned that this maintenance could extend for more than 24 hours, going as late as 11pm (PDT) on May 30th.
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May26

First details released on the Scarlet & Violet - Obsidian Flames expansion for the Pokémon TCG, launching internationally from August 11th

The second Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in the Scarlet & Violet series, Obsidian Flames, has been officially announced by The Pokémon Company International. This expansion will be the international equivalent of the Ruler of the Black Flame expansion releasing in Japan later this year, including cards from that set, the ex Special Set, and the ex Start Decks.
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May25

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet updated to Version 1.3.1 - Patch resolves issues that had impacted the Japanese and Korean National Tournament Qualifiers

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet today have received an update to Version 1.3.1. First announced on the Japanese official Pokémon Twitter account @Pokemon_cojp, and with an English announcement on the @playpokemon 15 minutes later, this update fixes multiple issues that were impacting players in invite-only official tournaments, including the Japanese and Korean National Championship Qualifiers, to repeatedly face the same opponents, have difficulties in exiting between battles, and be unable to view rankings.
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