Glimmet, the Ore Pokémon, will make its Pokémon GO debut in the Into the Depths event, which will run from Tuesday, January 27th, at 10:00am, to Sunday, February 1st, at 8:00pm local time. Trainers will have the opportunity to encounter Glimmet from Routes, Field Research, free Timed Research, and paid Timed Research during this event.
Team GO Rocket are back to their old tricks in Pokémon GO, with the latest Team GO Rocket Takeover event, Precious Pals: Taken Over, running from this Friday January 23th, at 12:00am, and concluding Sunday January 25th, 2026, at 8:00pm local time. A Raikou Shadow Raid Day will also run alongside this event on Saturday from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time.
The Dutch speedrunning community is coming together for the 2026 edition of BSG Plus this week at the Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Nieuwegein-Utrecht. This year's event will be raising money for Stichting MIND, a charity for mental health based out of the Netherlands. Runs of two Pokémon games have been scheduled for the event, which can be watched from its Twitch channel.
The 2026 Pokémon Toronto Regional Championships were won by Cary D'Ortona. The event ran from 17-18 January 2026, and featured a total of 750 trainers battling for an invite to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships. This was both the first official tournament in 2026, as well as the first to use the Regulation Set F ruleset in the 2026 Championship Series, allowing the use of all Paradox and Legendary Pokémon, with the exclusion of Restricted Special Pokémon such as Koraidon and Miraidon.
Pokémon UNITE's January 15th update has introduced various new features, including helpful features that encourage teamwork and communication, and more game modes, with the new "Super Magikarp Splash" mode and the returning "Electrode Volleyball" mode. Additionally, the Draft Pick mode will be suspended temporarily due to instability and crashing issues.
A Mega Latios ex Drop Event has now commenced in Pokémon TCG Pocket, running through to January 26th at 9:59pm (PST), offering players the opportunity to challenge a series of special solo battles to attempt to obtain promo card packs and other rewards.
The Pokémon Company is debuting some new Mega Evolution plushes today, which will be coming to Pokémon Centers in Japan beginning January 24th, and to the Pokémon Center Online on January 22nd. Meanwhile, Takara Tomy has announced a new plush as well, a classic “fat” version of Pikachu in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary. The “Welcome Back!” Pikachu plush, as it's called, will be available via Takara Tomy’s website beginning February 28th.
In a brief update posted on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage, it has been announced that Medicham V, released in Japan in 2021 in the Blue Sky Stream expansion, and overseas in Sword & Shield—Evolving Skies), will no longer be able to be used in Extra Regulation decks from February 20th.
Three new Sync Pairs are making their debuts in Pokémon Masters EX today alongside the launch of the game's latest Academy Event, Art Agony, Teacher’s Tears. Players will receive Kris (Academy) & Igglybuff simply for starting the event, while Brassius & Sudowoodo and Hassel & Baxcalibur make their debuts in separate EX Fair Scouts.
Updates posted today on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have given fans their first look at all remaining regular print versions of cards from the upcoming Nihil Zero expansion in Japan at the end of next week on January 23rd. Cards from his set will release internationally in the Mega Evolution—Perfect Order expansion on March 27th.
At about 6:40 PM on January 14th, several masked men entered The Poké Court, a Pokémon Trading Card Game shop in the Borough of Manhattan, in New York City. Reports differ on if there were three or four suspects, but the group was armed, and held employees and customers at gunpoint while they smashed glass cases and grabbed cards. Employees of the shop told local news that an estimated $100,000 USD worth of PSA-graded cards and other products were stolen. No injuries have been reported.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's first deluxe pack, Deluxe Pack: ex, which was originally available as a limited-time booster between September 29th and October 29th, 2025, is making a return to the game for roughly the next two weeks. Players will once again be able to open boosters from this set until January 28th, at 4:59pm (PST).
Today's video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has unveiled new Honedge, Doublade, and Aegislash cards, which will be released in the upcoming Nihil Zero expansion that hits store shelves in Japan later this month on January 23rd. Cards from his set will release internationally in the Mega Evolution—Perfect Order expansion on March 27th.
Pokémon Sleep will enter a maintenance period this week for an update of the software to Version 3.2.0. This update is expected to run for roughly four and a half hours, commencing Thursday January 15th at 4:30am (UTC), and continuing through until 9:00am (UTC). In addition to preparing the game for the Super Skill Week Part 3 event, the update also makes adjustments to the Speed Review Function.
The first Pokémon Horizons episode of this new year is just a lighthearted one. It’s basically an homage to Mochi Mayhem from the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet DLC. It was hilarious to see the Rising Volt Tacklers go through a sort of horror scenario when the adults all get possessed and then the kids fall victim to the poisoned mochi one by one until they’re all doing the mochi dance.
Today, The LEGO Group and The Pokémon Company announced the first LEGO Pokémon sets, as part of a collaboration first teased during March last year. The three main sets revealed today include models of Eevee, Pikachu, and the fully-evolved forms of the Kanto first partner Pokémon. These three sets are all primarily for display, with age ratings of 18+. All of these sets are available for pre-order starting today from both LEGO.com and Pokémon Center, and are slated for release on Pokémon Day, February 27th.
Today's video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has unveiled new Salandit and Salazzle ex cards, which will be released in the upcoming Nihil Zero expansion that hits store shelves in Japan later this month on January 23rd. Cards from his set will release internationally in the Mega Evolution—Perfect Order expansion on March 27th.
Pokémon Masters EX's latest High Score Event, Ghost and Fairy Conqueror, has launched today alongside a one-time-only 5★-Select Fair Exclusive Scout ×11. Both the event and scout will be running through to January 17th, at 9:59pm (PST).
The Pokémon Company is showing off their latest merchandise drop, a small patchwork-style collection starring Pikachu. The “Pikachu’s Sweet Delivery” mini collection will be arriving to Pokémon Centers in Japan on January 17th, and to the Pokémon Center Online on January 15th.
The latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE is Meowth, a Melee Speedster with Intermediate difficulty that deals Physical damage. As is usual for a new Pokémon release, a new set of Holowear has also been made available, with Happi Style: Empoleon now available in Zirco Trading, featuring Audio/Visual FX for Movement.
