Following the release of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket's newest expansion, Pulsing Aura, various special events and missions, aimed at new and returning players to allow them to obtain frequently used cards easily, are now available in-game. Additionally, log in to obtain Pack Hourglasses as a gift from the dev team.

Japanese coffee brand BOSS has announced their latest collab with The Pokémon Company, debuting lots of limited-edition merchandise like t-shirts, jackets, acrylic charms, and, of course, Pokémon-themed coffees. Most merch is available via lottery, with customers gaining entries to win by purchasing the Pokémon coffees. The new can designs will be available and the lotteries will open on June 1st, with the promotions ending August 31st. This collab is only available for customers in Japan.

The Pokémon Company is continuing its Timeless Adventure series of merchandise, this time debuting a collection starring Pikachu and the Gen III starters. The new collection features stationery, tableware, and the centerpiece, a Quagsire side table. Hoenn’s Timeless Adventure merch will arrive only at the Pokémon Center Online for customers in Japan on May 14th. It is not expected to be available at any in-store locations upon release.

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.”

Pokémon Sleep has now racked up more than thirty million downloads across both Android and iOS devices. In celebration, a set of special gifts are being given out to all players who log-in to the game between Monday April 27th at 6:00am (UTC), and Saturday June 27th at 3:59am (UTC).

Police in Vancouver, Canada, have arrested three teenage boys in connection with a violent Pokémon card robbery that occurred the night of Tuesday, April 22nd. Police say the victim met up with the teens shortly after 8 PM, after agreeing to the sale via Facebook Marketplace. The boys then allegedly used bear-spray on the seller and robbed him of the cards. The suspects fled the scene, and only one of the cards has been recovered.

Pokémon Pokopia's next in-game event, “Sableye's Gem Hunt” will be held from Wednesday, April 29th at 5:00am (local time) to Thursday, May 14th at 4:59pm (local time). During the event period, players can befriend Sableye to receive requests to collect red crystal fragments found on Dream Islands, which can then be exchanged for themed items, including furniture, building kits, and more.

The latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE is Typhlosion, a Ranged Attacker with Intermediate difficulty that deals Special damage. Until Thursday, May 20th, players can clear event missions to collect exclusive coins and exchange them for Typhlosion's Unite License.

Pokémon TCG Pocket's next expansion, “Pulsing Aura”, is set to launch worldwide next week on Monday, April 27th at 6:00pm (PDT) / Tuesday, April 28th at 1:00am (UTC). Various in-game events to take place throughout the next month have also been announced.

A video posted on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel on April 22nd has unveiled new Drilbur and Mega Excadrill ex cards, which will be released in the upcoming Abyss Eye expansion that hits store shelves in Japan on May 22nd.

As part of the year-long Pokémon 30th Anniversary celebrations, a new music project in line with the second theme of "Singing" called Pokémon All-Stars 1025 (ポケモンオールスターズ1025) by by Masayoshi Ōishi (オーイシマサヨシ) has begun. This project involves creating a song featuring all 1,025 Pokémon introduced from Pokémon Red and Green to Pokémon Scarlet Violet: The Treasure of Zero in the lyrics. The music video for the first part of the song, featuring 213 Pokémon, has now been released on the Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. A full version featuring all 1,025 Pokémon is also planned for release in the future.

The Champions Arena, an online grassroots tournament hosted by Victory Road, featured a total of 1,039 players battling for a grand prize of $3,120 USD. The event was won by a trainer named Hyungwoo Shin, featuring a team led by Mega Charizard Y alongside Incineroar, Milotic, Sneasler, Venusaur, and Garchomp. More details regarding the event can be found on Victory Road's official results page.

The latest episode of Pokémon Horizons is a lot better and less clunky compared to the previous episode. Once again the episode has been split up into multiple segments, but the pacing is a lot better, which is surprising.

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.

Following on from the launch of the game's latest Academy Event earlier this week, two separate Academy Events are making their return to Pokémon Masters EX today alongside Poké Fair and Costume Scouts featuring the sync pairs from each event. Also launching today is a Special Academy Edition Super Sparring event limited to Academy Sync Pairs.

The newest Wonder Pick Event in Pokémon TCG Pocket brings new Gastly and Wigglytuff promo cards to the game's Wonder Pick feature, along with a selection of limited time Mega Kangaskhan-themed event items to the in-game shop. This event will run through to April 27th.

The next arc of the Pokémon animated series, known as Pocket Monsters: Wonder Voyage (Japanese: 「ポケットモンスター　ワンダーボヤージュ」) will be debuting in Japan starting Friday, May 22nd. The new arc will see the protagonists Liko, Roy, Dot, and Ult set on a fresh adventure, joined by a mysterious new girl accompanied by a Ditto.

The Pokémon Company is debuting the second round of “Timeless Adventure” merchandise in celebration of the franchise’s 30th anniversary, this time themed after singing. This Johto-focused drop follows the first round of Timeless Adventure merch, which featured the Kanto starters in a retro style. The new line will arrive, unusually, only at the Pokémon Center Online serving customers in Japan on April 23rd. It is not expected to be available at any in-store locations upon release.

Fans have today received their first official look at cards from the Abyss Eye expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which will be released in Japan on May 22nd. This set is based on the Mega Dimension DLC for Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and features Mega Darkrai as the central Pokémon. Also revealed today were cards from the newest Pokémon Card Gym Promo packs, coming out on May 1st, and a special promotional Magikarp card that will be distributed in Korea in May as part of the Mega Festa event celebrating the franchise's 30th Anniversary.

Sandshrew and Sandslash will be sleepwalking their way onto player's devices late this month, as they make their Pokémon Sleep debuts in the week-long Spring Festival 2026 event, which this year is running from Monday April 27th at 4:00am local time, through until Monday May 4th at 3:59am local time.