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The English dub of the first episode of the third season of the POKÉTOON series, titled “Bonding with Kangaskhan”, has been released on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. It features an girl named Yurado who lives with a Kangaskhan and dreams of becoming a Pokémon battle commentator like her mother.
Based on player feedback received after the release of the Deluxe Pack: ex expansion, Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has released a statement about an update planned for the Card Dex feature. From now on, when players obtain a card that appears in multiple booster packs, it will be registered in the card dex for all corresponding booster packs. This update is planned for release in summer 2026 or later.
Pokémon Sleep's next Good Sleep Day event will run from Tuesday November 4th through to Thursday November 6th. Good Sleep Day events are being held in Pokémon Sleep once every lunar month, starting the day before the full moon, and ending the day after. As usual, a Good Sleep Day Bundle will be available from the in-game shop alongside this event.
Mega Charizard X is the latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE. It is a separate Unite License from Charizard's regular Unite License. It is a Melee All-Rounder with Beginner difficulty that deals Physical damage. It can Mega Evolve for a short while after using its Unite Move Seismic Slam. To celebrate the introduction of Mega Evolution licenses, a special event in-game event will be held till November 14th, where players can complete missions to earn the Unite license for Mega Charizard X.
The second episode of the third season of the POKÉTOON series has been released on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. The episode is titled 「明日もサーナイトと」 ("Tomorrow With Gardevoir"), and features a delivery guy named Yūgo who lives with a Gardevoir and recalls their training to become a Champion.
A Parallel Foil Cards Mass Outbreak Event has launched today in Pokémon TCG Pocket, offering players the opportunity to more easily acquire various parallel foil cards introduced in the Deluxe Pack: ex expansion. This event will run through to October 30th at 5:59am (UTC) / October 29th, at 10:59pm (PDT).
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has now officially announced its newest expansion, "Mega Rising", which is set to launch worldwide on worldwide next week on Thursday October 30th at 6:00am (UTC) / Wednesday October 29th at 11:00pm (PDT). The expansion will introduce Mega Evolved Pokémon ex to the game, and will consist of three booster packs. The announcement also includes a new trailer and a look at various cards from the set, along with revealing new app features and a selection of events coming to the game throughout November.
Pokémon UNITE updated to Version ver.1.20.3.10 at 7:00am (UTC) on October 23rd. This update, dubbed "Guardian Awakening" (Japanese: 「守り手の覚醒」), brings balance adjustments for various Pokémon and map changes, alongside bug fixes and Shop and Event updates.
Project VOLTAGE High ↑, the continuation to the art and music collaboration Project VOLTAGE 18 Types/Songs between Pokémon and the popular Volcaloid character Hatsune Miku, will be posting its fourth song, 「ドキドキ！」 Doki Doki!, by Japanese musician and producer すりぃ (THREEE) this Tuesday October 21st, at 6:30pm JST / 9:30am UTC / 2:30 am (PDT). The song will feature vocals by both Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Len.
BBC iPlayer and CBBC's updated schedule has revealed titles and airdates for new episodes from Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope, which will premiere in the United Kingdom on BBC iPlayer on October 27th, 2025. The season is expected to comprise the Mega Voltage, Episode: Mega Evolution, and Rising Again arcs from the Japanese version, with the episode schedule listing the episode count as 47 episodes.
The music video for the song "GwGw" (pronounced ぐわぐわ guwa-guwa) by Non, which is part of the Pokémon Music Collective collaboration project, is now available on the Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. The song was released for digital streaming on various platforms on September 24th, and depicts a lazy, carefree vacation with Psyduck, a Pokémon who escapes from a hectic daily life. It was produced by the Japanese rock band KANA-BOON, with lyrics by Maguro Taniguchi and additional vocals by Psyduck.
The third season of Pokémon Horizons: The Series will premiere January 6th, 2026, in the US and other territories exclusively on Netflix. Titled “Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope”, the newest season will follow protagonists Liko and Roy a year after the events of the previous season, as they set off on more adventures across different regions with their teammate Dot and new companion Ult, chasing after the mysterious pink mist and rebuilding the Rising Volt Trackers.
The first episode of the third season of the POKÉTOON series has been released on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. The episode is titled 「めがはなせないね ガルーラ」 ("Can't Take My Eyes Off Kangaskhan"), and features an girl named Yurado who lives with a Kangaskhan and dreams of becoming a Pokémon battle commentator like her mother.
Mega Lucario is the latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE. Mega Lucario is separate Unite License from Lucario's regular Unite License. It is a Melee All-Rounder with Expert difficulty that deals Physical damage. It can Mega Evolve for a short while after using its Unite Move Aura Cannon.
Check out all these latest updates from Pokémon UNITE, including a new Quick Battle, debuts of Mega Pokémon, an update to the Theia Sky Ruins (Groudon) map, and new Holowear.
To celebrate the relaunch of the official Pokémon websites for Asian regions with a new look, a campaign is being held where visitors can complete "missions" (which involve exploring the various areas of the new website) to download exclusive wallpapers for their PC and smartphone. The campaign will be available until October 8th 2025 on the official Pokémon websites for the following regions: Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The Pokémon Company in India has announced that the unique Hindi-language names of Pokémon will be updated to be based on English names of Pokémon, to align them with Tamil, Telugu, and Bengali-language content distributed in India and provide a unified and consistent experience to all fans across India. Unique Hindi names for Pokémon were introduced with the launch of Hindi-language support for Pokémon GO on September 15th, 2023, and were derived from Hindi-root words.
Pokémon UNITE updated to Version ver.1.20.2.7 at 7:00am (UTC) on September 25th. This update, dubbed "Celestial Rumble [Part 2]" (Japanese: 「蒼天震鳴 Part2」), brings balance adjustments for various Pokémon, alongside bug fixes and Shop and Event updates.
The South Korean girl group Hearts2Hearts (하츠투하츠) has collaborated with Pokémon Legends: Z-A to release the music video for their song ‘Pretty Please’ as a pre-release single from their upcoming album ‘Focus’.
The release date for Mega Lucario, the next Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE has been updated — it will now be available from September 28th. Mega Lucario will be a separate license from Lucario's existing Unite License and will be an All-Rounder. Mega Lucario was originally revealed to be joining Pokémon UNITE on October 3rd, along with Mega Charizard X on October 24th, and two more Mega Evolved Pokémon joining the fray by the end of this year.
