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The Pokémon Company International and TiMi Studio Group have announced that Pokémon’s first strategic team battle game, Pokémon UNITE, will be released in July 2021 on the Nintendo Switch systems and in September 2021 on mobile devices. Pokémon UNITE will be free-to-start, with optional in-game purchases available. Pokémon UNITE will first be available in English, Korean, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. French, Italian, Spanish, and German language support will be added later this year. Cross-platform play which will allow players from both platforms to battle together will be added. Players may use their Pokémon Trainer Club account or Nintendo Account on both versions to keep their progress synced between devices.

Niantic has reported a Bidoof Breakout is coming to Pokémon GO! Bidoof will be appearing more often in the wild, in raids, and in encounters after you complete event-exclusive Field Research tasks. The event will take place from June 25, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to July 1, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Niantic has revealed more details for the Solstice Event coming to Pokémon GO this June, including the return of a Legendary Pokémon in five-star raids. Trainers will be able to encounter and catch different Pokémon depending on which hemisphere they're playing in.

The official Pokémon GO Twitter account have revealed that Meloetta, the Melody Pokémon, will be the star Pokémon of Pokémon GO Fest 2021. Meloetta can be encountered if you have completed all parts of the GO Fest 2021 Special Research.

The official Pokémon Café Mix Japanese Twitter account has announced that Sobble will be returning as the Event Pokémon for June 16 to June 30, 2021.

Niantic has announced that Giovanni will have Shadow Ho-Oh in his grasp from June 17, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. to September 1, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. local time.

Four separate Spotlight Scouts for fan favourite characters from the Aloan region, including Lana & Araquanid, Kiawe & Marowak, Hala & Crabominable, and The Masked Royal & Incineroar, will be running in Pokémon Masters EX this month alongside the Town Square Street event. The event showcases each of these four Alolan sync pairs, with a special story when the designated event missions are completed.

The recent announcement of the release date for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl and the upcoming Nintendo Direct has sharpened minds as to the content of these already-familiar games, but any established Pokémon fan will be able to tell you that it's far from an exact science to predict the changes, additions and subtractions of a remake relative to the original titles. Nevertheless, we've taken a stab at predicting a handful of features we'd love to see in the return to Sinnoh.

The first-ever Legendary Arena boss, Entei, returns to Pokémon Masters EX this month. New Legendary Arena: Entei event missions are also available as part of this event, which will run until June 22nd, 10:59 p.m, giving you plenty of time to dive in and fight this fire-type boss before it disappears again.

Pokémon GO social media accounts have announced that Pokémon storage has been expanded to a maximum of 4,500.

Several Pokémon that enjoy the rain will be appearing more frequently in Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield through June 6, 2021, at 4:59 p.m. PDT. These Pokémon include Venusaur, Politoed, Croagunk, and Seismitoad. Gigantamax Venusaur and Shiny Politoed can also be encountered.

A new online competition has been announced for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Registration for the Fair and Square competition will begin on June 2, 2021, at 10:00 p.m. PDT, and will remain open until June 17, 2021, at 4:59 p.m. PDT. The competition itself will then takes place starting from June 17, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. PDT, running until June 20, 2021, at 4:59 p.m. PDT.

Pokémon GO's Season of Discovery will begin with A Very Slow Discovery, featuring Slowpoke, and the debut of Galarian Slowpoke, Galarian Slowbro, and Mega Slowbro. Several other slow Pokémon will also be appearing during this event. The event will begin June 8, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., and run through to June 13, 2021, at 8:00 p.m. local time.

Niantic has announced the Season of Discovery, which will feature both new Pokémon never-before-seen in Pokémon GO, and new things about Pokémon we're familiar with, will be coming to Pokémon GO this June. The season begins on June 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time and will last to September 1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time.

Niantic has announced details of the monthly update for June 2021 in Pokémon GO.

Niantic has announced more details for the Pokémon GO Fest 2021, taking place on July 17 and 18, 2021. Each day has different special events for ticket holders and players worldwide.

The mobile version of Pokémon HOME will be receiving an update to version 1.4.0 in June 2021. A brand new feature in this update, Catch Calendar, allows you to view your Pokémon arranged by the dates on which you caught them. You can also set specific dates as Anniversaries to mark special occasions. The Pokédex will also be updated which gives the ability to view Pokémon registered to your Pokémon HOME Pokédex from different angles, similar to Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. To celebrate the release of version 1.4.0, all players can receive special Bulbasaur and Squirtle via the Mystery Gift option. When you move these two Pokémon to Pokémon Sword or Pokémon Shield, when fully evolved as Venusaur and Blastoise, can be Gigantamax during battle.

The Pokémon Company today sprung a pre-E3 surprise on fans with the sudden announcement of release dates for their three upcoming Nintendo Switch titles, together with the first images of the US box art for these games.

The Two Champions Story Event is back in Pokémon Masters EX, and will run until June 7th, 10:59 p.m (PT). Participants who played the previous event can also still take part and claim the rewards for a second time. A Super Spotlight Poké Fair is also running alongside the event, featuring four fair-exclusive Sync Pairs.

Sheep Pokémon Wooloo and Dubwool will be appearing more frequently in Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield through May 23, 2021, at 4:59 p.m. PDT.