Niantic has announced that codes for special Pokémon GO Timed Research will be shown in the Pokémon GO Twitch chat throughout the 2022 Pokémon GO World Championships streams. When redeemed and completed, players will receive a set of Pokémon encounter rewards, to assist them in crafting a competitive Great League team.

As previously announced, a special Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store will be opening at the 2022 Pokémon World Championships at ExCeL London from August 17th, with a range of Pokémon Center-branded products being available exclusively at the event. The Pokémon Company International today revealed the latest of those exclusive products, with four different coin and marker sets for the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The 2022 Pokémon World Championships will be taking place from August 18th to 21st, at the ExCeL Centre in London. The Pokémon Company International has today shared details about how fans can catch all the action via livestreams on the various official Pokémon Twitch channels. Also released were details on a variety of digital broadcast rewards that fans can receive simply by tuning in, including the Victory Pokémon, Victini, as well as a physical distribution of Sinistea for people attending the event in-person.

2022 marks the first time Pokémon GO will be included as category in the Pokémon World Championships. To celebrate this, Niantic has announced an in-game event that will be taking place during the same timeframe as the 2022 Pokémon World Championships, running from August 18th at 10:00am to August 23rd at 8:00pm local time.

ExCeL London, the venue for the 2022 Pokémon World Championships, has released details on several side events that fans attending the World Championships as spectators will be able to enjoy. Many of these activities appear to be particularly geared towards younger fans, and to older fans who may be bringing their children along with them to the event.

During the Pokémon Presents presentation broadcasted on August 3rd, it was revealed that the Ultra Beasts Nihilego, Pheromosa, Buzzwole, and Xurkitree, which appeared in the Pokémon GO Fest 2022 worldwide event, Berlin event, Seattle event, and the Sapporo event respectively, will be appear again in the Pokémon GO Fest 2022: Finale event. The event will be held on August 27th, from 10am to 6pm local time, and will be available for players worldwide.

Niantic, The Pokémon Company and the Flying Pikachu Project have jointly announced the Pikachu Weekend in Taipei event for Pokémon GO, which will be held from October 21st to October 23rd in Taipei, Taiwan.

The Pokémon Company International have announced over this past week a special online exhibition of Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrations. This free digital gallery of artwork from the game will be opening from August 10th, with the exhibition running through to October 22nd.

Sinister Creative, a live music company that specialises in organising video game music concerts, today announced that they will be holding a concert celebrating the mainline Pokémon games later this year on Saturday, October 29th, in Melbourne, Australia.

Niantic has announced that a Pokémon GO event will be taking place at BIG Festival 2022 at the São Paulo Expo Convention Center in São Paulo, Brazil. BIG is the biggest games festival in Latin America, and is being held this year between July 7th to July 10th, from 10:00am to 10:00pm local time.

Niantic has confirmed that the Starling Pokémon, Starly will be the featured Pokémon for July 2022's Pokémon GO Community Day. During this event, Starly will be appearing more frequently in the wild, and its Shiny variant will be available as well. The event will be held on July 17th, from 11:00am to 2:00pm local time.

Niantic has announced more details on the in-person Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event in Berlin, Seattle, and Sapporo. Trainers attending the Berlin, Seattle, and Sapporo Pokémon GO Fest events will encounter an Ultra Beast as a part of their Special Research.

The 2022 edition of the Adventure Week in Pokémon GO has begun and will remain running until June 12th, at 8:00 p.m. local time. This event features the debuts of the two Fossil Pokémon introduced in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, Tyrunt and Amaura, the Shiny variants of Archen and Tirtouga appearing for the first time, as well as several Rock-types and more Fossil Pokémon.

Niantic has revealed even more details on the Pokémon GO Fest 2022, taking place next weekend on June 4th and 5th. When Trainers complete their personalized Pokémon GO Fest 2022 Special Research, they will be able to encounter the Mythical Pokémon Shaymin in its Land Forme. They will also receive the Land Forme Shaymin T-shirt and the Gracidea Bouquet Pose.

Niantic has announced details for the in-person Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event that will be held in Seattle, Washington; the Seattle Center Park and the city of Seattle, from July 22nd to July 24th. During the event dates, all Trainers in Seattle will have access to special Pokémon GO Fest 2022 raids, including Cresselia and Darkrai in five-star raids.

Niantic has announced a collaboration between Pokémon GO and Prime Gaming. Over the next several months, Trainers who have an Amazon Prime membership or Prime Video membership can receive codes to claim bundles of bonus items every two weeks in Pokémon GO, including Poké Balls, Max Revives, and more.

Niantic has announced details for the in-person Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event that will be held in two locations in Sapporo, Japan, from August 5th to August 7th. During the event dates, all Trainers in Sapporo will have access to special Pokémon GO Fest 2022 raids, including Cresselia and Darkrai in five-star raids.

Niantic has announced details of the in-person Pokémon GO Fest 2022 event in Berlin, Germany, which will be held at the Britzer Garten, from July 1st to July 3rd. During the event dates, all Trainers in Berlin will have access to special Pokémon GO Fest 2022 raids, including Cresselia and Darkrai in five-star raids.

Niantic has announced that special postcards will be distributed in several cities across countries in the Asia-Pacific region on the Stufful Community Day on April 23rd, between 2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m. local time.

Niantic has announced that a real-life ticketed event will be held in Okinawa, Japan, in addition to the global collaboration event. This event will be held on May 7th and May 8th, between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on both days. Unlike the global collaboration event, all players must have a ticket to receive event bonuses. These bonuses will not be active without a ticket even if the Trainer is in Okinawa, Japan.