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As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. Let's take a moment to highlight some of the standout contributions that blossomed in April 2026.

The Nagoya RTA is scheduled to go live from May 3rd to May 5th. While predominantly an in-person series of marathons, they have recently started holding online events, including the RTA EXPERIENCE series of marathons. This particular marathon will feature two Pokémon games, and can be watched from its Twitch channel.

The big Pokémon 30th anniversary event scheduled for South Korea is the Pokémon Mega Festa, a title which encompasses several different celebrations including themed areas, merchandise, athletic events, and tie-ins with Pokémon GO. One of the introductory events for Mega Festa’s opening day, May 1st, was a Pokémon GO stamp rally with a Pokémon TCG card as the completion prize. The event has been suddenly cancelled due to large crowds flooding into the Pokémon Secret Forest, in Seoul Forest Park in the Seongdong District of Seoul.

Elious, the creator behind the PokéNational series, has recently uploaded a video explaining to fans that the PokéNational channel is scheduled to be terminated by YouTube seven days after April 25th. Nintendo of America (NOA) has issued at least 20 copyright strikes against videos on the channel, triggering YouTube’s policy of terminating a channel after three unresolved copyright strikes. While some avenues of recourse are available for the creator, they have expressed the severity of the situation: “Yeah, I’m one guy. This is Nintendo of America.”

The team at RetroGamingLive are presenting the 2026 edition of Retrothon from April 18th to April 26th. This marathon will run around the clock for the duration and feature a variety of retro games, including a speedrun of Pokémon Puzzle League. The event can be watched from its Twitch channel as well as on their YouTube.

Pokémon Local Acts has announced six new Poké Lids to be installed in late April in Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan. Poké Lids are donations from The Pokémon Company to prefectures, and along with events and merchandise hosted by Pokémon Local Acts, are intended to encourage tourism to various areas of Japan.

The Pokémon Company International (TPCi) has announced details for their Pokémon Night Out, which will consist of two EDM concerts with artists Marshmello and Alison Wonderland performing. The first concert will take place October 24th of this year in Los Angeles, and the other will be on November 10th in London. Both concerts will feature Pokémon-inspired visuals, special effects, and other stage technology.

On Sunday 12 April, the community art collaboration project, Poké Earth Collabs, is teaming up with Jwittz, the 1.5m subscriber YouTube personality, to help raise money for entertainment devices for hospitalised children through Gamers for Giving.

As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. Let's take a moment to highlight some of the standout contributions that blossomed in March 2026.

In celebration of the recent release of Pokémon Pokopia, several cities in Europe are seeing urban spaces transformed into Pokopia gardens, complete with Pokémon and other elements from the game among the plants. Pokopia gardens in London, Berlin, and Paris are all free and open to the public today, and will each stay open for several months.

The Play! Pokémon Video Game Championships (VGC) Tournament Handbook was updated at the end of March 2026 to include rules and guidance relating to Pokémon Champions and VGC's transition to the upcoming title. It includes insights into currently unannounced features present in Pokémon Champions, future rulesets, and the controversial removal of local communication.

Four Job Fiesta's 2026 Pokévent is now live. In this event, players who register will be assigned one of 78 Pokémon games at random. The goal is to beat the game. If possible. Otherwise "have fun and then submit something."

Really Really Lots of Lore 7 is currently underway, having started on March 30th and scheduled to run through to April 11th. Among other speedurns, a run of Pokémon Scarlet/Violet is scheduled to close out the event, which can be watched from its Twitch channel.

Pokémon Local Acts has announced four new Poké Lids to be installed throughout April in Iwate Prefecture in Japan. Poké Lids are donations from The Pokémon Company to prefectures, and along with events and merchandise hosted by Pokémon Local Acts, are intended to encourage tourism to various areas of Japan.

Pokémon Local Acts has announced five new Poké Lids to be installed throughout the rest of March in Kochi Prefecture in Japan. Poké Lids are donations from The Pokémon Company to prefectures, and along with events and merchandise hosted by Pokémon Local Acts, are intended to encourage tourism to various areas of Japan.

STA All Stars 2026 is currently underway, scheduled to last through this weekend. Part of the greater SpeedThemAll series that has been running for over a decade, this marathon is intended to showcase the French speedrunning community. Two Pokémon games, Sapphire and Red/Blue, are scheduled for the event, which is currently live from its Twitch channel.

The Gamers For Hope's 2026 Gamers Against Cancer marathon is scheduled to go live this weekend from March 13th to March 15th. A run of Pokémon Crystal is scheduled for the event, which can be watched from its Twitch channel. The marathon will be raising money for the Stand Up To Cancer Foundation.

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the White House has shared a meme making use of the Pokémon Pokopia logo, to the chagrin of The Pokémon Company International (TPCi). The Tweet features Donald Trump’s infamous mantra, Make America Great Again, in the Pokopia title font. TPCi has responded with a statement firmly disassociating itself from the controversial administration. Sravanthi Dev, spokesperson for TPCi, said: We are aware of recent social content that includes imagery associated with our brand. We were not involved in its creation or distribution, and no permission was granted for the use of our intellectual property. Our mission is to bring the world together, and that mission is not affiliated with any political viewpoint or agenda. TPCi has previously had to distance itself from the Trump White House, when in September of last year the official Department of Homeland Security (DHS) X account posted a video with the “Gotta Catch ‘Em All” tagline...

As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. In this special edition, we bring you a detailed overview on many of the celebrations around the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon franchise!

After being the victim of a robbery for $100,000 USD worth of Pokémon cards, among other merchandise, owners of a Pokémon Trading Card Game shop in New York City have been asked to change their name and branding, which included Nintendo trademarks. The robbery, which occurred on January 14th of this year, apparently brought so much publicity to the shop that Nintendo took notice.