Pokémon GO's newest season: Precious Paths, commences next week on December 2nd at 10:00am local time, running through to March 3rd, 2026 at 9:59am local time. Ahead of the new season, Scopely have released details on activities, bonuses, and new features that will be running in-game in conjunction with this new season.

The Pokémon Company has announced their latest merchandise collection, Pika Pika Mart, which imagines what a supermarket in the world of Pokémon might look like. The Pokémon Company is also announcing a new lineup of mini plushes designed to fit in the palm of the hand. Both these new collections will arrive at Pokémon Centers in Japan beginning December 6th, and at the Pokémon Center online on December 4th.

As previewed in the recent monthly update from the game's developers, Hilbert debuts his Neo Champion sync pair with Shiny White Kyurem today in Pokémon Masters EX in a new EX Master Fair Scout. Alongside this scout, Hilbert and Hilda are taking center stage in the brand new Neo Champions event, Facing the Future with Fight.

The next Mega Evolution Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE have been revealed: Mega Gyarados will be available in-game next week from Friday, December 5th, while Mega Charizard Y will be available from Friday, December 19th. Both will be separate licenses to Gyarados and Charizard's regular unite licenses, and can be obtained via events for a limited time.

Last week's episode of Pokémon Horizons was quite a surprising episode! There was a lot on Ann focus too! It’s a very wholesome episode and I liked it a lot!

A new version of Pokémon Masters EX, Ver. 2.63.0, is now available to download. With this update, the game's general producer, Tetsuya Iguchi, has also revealed information on the brand new Neo Champions Event commencing tomorrow, featuring two Neo Champion Sync Pairs from Unova, and more information on events and updates coming to the game in the remainder of this month and in early December.

The newest Wonder Pick Event in Pokémon TCG Pocket brings new Torchic and Psyduck promo cards to the game's Wonder Pick feature, along with a selection of limited time Psyduck-themed event items to the in-game shop. This event will run through to December 6th, at 9:59pm (PST). The newest Ranked Match Season, for the Mega Rising Expansion, is also underway, running through to December 13th, at 9:59pm (PST).

The 2024 Pokémon Melbourne Regional Championships were held from 3-4 February 2024, and were won by Kiran Singh. This tournament used the Regulation Set F format, allowing access to every Pokémon in Scarlet and Violet, excluding Restricted Special Pokémon such as Koraidon or Miraidon.

Pokémon Sleep will enter a maintenance period this week for an update of the software to Version 3.1.0. This update is expected to run for roughly four and a half hours, commencing Wednesday November 26th at 4:30am (UTC), and continuing through until 9:00am (UTC). In addition to preparing the game for the Packed Portions Cooking Week Part 2 event, the update also makes adjustments to Delibird's main skill, and to special appearance rates for New Moon Day.

The 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships were won by 2025 Japan National Champion Yuma Kinugawa. The event ran from 21-23 November 2025, and featured a total of 518 trainers battling for an invite to the 2026 Pokémon World Championships. This was the largest-scale tournament to use the Regulation Set H ruleset, banning the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and Restricted Special Pokémon.

With almost a month gone since the First Anniversary of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, it seems a bit of a stretch that the game is extending the celebrations even further, but a second set of First Anniversary Celebration Special Missions has been released, which will run all the way through to December 17th, at 5:59am (UTC) / December 16th, at 9:59pm (PST). These missions, which require players to complete basic tasks such as logging in and participating in battles, will grant players booster packs from A series expansions.

A new letter from the Pokémon UNITE team has revealed details about new changes and updates planned for the game in December and beyond: Details about License Points and Aeos Coins exchange; Updates to the Ranking System; Updates to the Theia Sky Ruins map; Changes to Exp. Points distribution; and Additional features for team play and communication.

Pokémon Café ReMix enters into a gothic setting with the new Pancham: Antique Suit and the Pancham All Grown Up event. In Pelipper Delivery, familiar faces make their return with Tinkaton and Zeraora in a Special Delivery, and Banette: Antique Gallery makes its debut as the latest Five-Star Chef. An issue notice regarding previous Mission Bingos has also been released, with compensations on the way to players.

A French speedrunning marathon celebrating the Nintendo DS's 20th anniversary will be taking place this weekend, November 22nd and 23rd. Entitled Dual Screen Them All, the marathon is scheduled to feature a total of three Pokémon games: Diamond/Pearl, HeartGold/SoulSilver, and Learn With Pokémon: Typing Adventure. Or, Conquer the Keyboard as it literally translates to from French, if you ever thought Pokémon game names couldn't be metal (besides actual metals). The event will be streamed on the SpeedThemAll Twitch channel.

A limited-time distribution of four Phantasmal Flames booster packs for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live was announced during the Day 1 livestream of the 2026 Latin America International Championships. Fans can also receive full art cards a set of special cosmetic items just for watching the live stream on the official Pokémon channel on Twitch.

A limited-time distribution of a Whimsicott was announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet during the day 1 livestream of the 2026 Pokémon Latin America International Championships. This Whimsicott is based on the one used by Federico Camporesi in his winning team in the Masters division of the 2025 Pokémon North America International Championships. This distribution will remain available only until Sunday November 30th, at 11:59pm (UTC) / 3:59pm (PST).

The Pokémon Company is debuting a selection of new merch for the upcoming winter holidays, which includes plenty designed to be given as gifts and some festive decor. Each piece in this list will be available at Pokémon Centers in Japan and at the Pokémon Center Online, most arriving in late November.

To celebrate Eevee Day, which is held annually on November 21st, Pokémon UNITE is holding a variety of Eevee Festival events, which will allow players to obtain multiple Eeveelution-based rewards. This Eevee Festival comes just one day after Vaporeon's addition to the game, which is the latest Eeveelution to join the fray after Sylveon, Espeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, and Leafeon.

November 11th is Eevee Day, and Pokémon Sleep is marking the occasion this year with a special gift of an Eevee Incense and 1,121 Sleep Points for all Sleep Researchers. This gift can be redeemed by anyone who logs in to the game before February 21th, 2025, at 2:00pm (UTC).

Eevee Day has finally arrived in Pokémon Masters EX, bringing with it a re-run of the Eevee Day Celebration event Eevee Tales, together with a selection of returning Eevee-themed events and scouts. The majority of these events and scouts will run through to December 4th, at 9:59pm (PST).