Mar10

Brand new Terrakion Legendary Arena launches in Pokémon Masters EX, alongside a selection of returning monthly rallies and events

On top of all the events currently running for the 3.5 Year anniversary, Pokémon Masters is offering players even more content over the coming week with a brand new Legendary Arena focused on Terrakion. Multiple rallies and monthly events are running, including the monthly Training Area Reward Boost and Special Rally, the Blissful Bonanza Daily Battle event and the Battle Villa.
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Mar10

First look at Professor Friede's airship, and his crew, the Rising Volt Tacklers

We first heard about Friede, a new Pokémon Professor who will feature in the upcoming new Pokémon anime series, two weeks ago. In information released after the Pokémon anime episode that aired earlier tonight in Japan, we've now gotten our first look at his airship, as well as the four members of his crew, the Rising Volt Tacklers, and the voice actors who will be portraying these characters in Japan.
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Mar9

Spreading Shadows Villain Event returns to Pokémon Masters EX until March 26th

Following hot on the heels of Looming Shadow of Kanto, the Spreading Shadows Villain Event is making its own return to Pokémon Masters EX until March 26th, at 9:59pm (PDT). This event originally ran in September and October 2001 together with the launch of the Kanto arc of the Villain chapter, before being re-run from late-February to early March 2022 in conjunction with the game's 2.5 year anniversary.
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Mar9

Funko expands its Pokémon lineup with new Pearlescent Pikachu figure, more Pokémon Pop! vinyl figures to be released throughout the rest of this year

Funko, in collaboration with The Pokémon Company International, has officially released a new pearlescent variant of the 353 Pikachu figure from the Pop! Games subset of Funko's Pop! line of vinyl figures. The figure is the first in a line dedicated to the pearlescent design, all of which will be available exclusively via the Pokémon Center online store in the US, Canada, and UK.
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Mar7

Looming Shadow of Kanto Villain Event returns to Pokémon Masters EX until March 26th

The Looming Shadow of Kanto Villain Event is making a return to Pokémon Masters EX until March 26th, at 9:59pm (PDT). This event originally ran in September and October 2001 as a prelude to the Kanto arc of the Villain chapter, before being re-run from mid-February to early March 2022 in conjunction with the game's 2.5 year anniversary. A new remix of Battle! (Galar Gym Leader) was also made available today.
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Mar6

Pokémon recognised by NPD as Global Top Toy Property of the Year for 2022 at the Nuremberg International Toy Fair

The massive success of the Pokémon franchise has been recognised once again by NPD, with The Pokémon Company International receiving multiple awards last month at Spielwarenmesse, the Nuremberg International Toy Fair. In addition to winning Global Top Toy Property of the Year, Pokémon also won the Europe’s Top Gaining Property Total Toys and Europe’s Top Gaining Property Games & Puzzles awards.
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Mar6

Catch Decidueye in 7-star Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet from March 17th

The next past generation starter evolution to make its Paldea debut in special Tera Raids will be the The Arrow Quill Pokémon Decidueye, who will be making its first appearance in 7-star Black Crystal Tera Raid Battles later this month, between March 17th at 00:00 (UTC), and March 19th at 23:59 (UTC), with a follow-up appearance one week later from March 24th at 00:00 (UTC), to March 26th at 23:59 (UTC).
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Mar3

Update to official Japanese Pokémon TCG site reveals majority of remaining card list for upcoming Triplet Beat subset

Updates today on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have revealed the majority of the remaining new cards for Triplet Beat, the upcoming Scarlet and Violet subset for the Pokémon TCG which will be released in Japan on March 10th. While several full art cards have yet to be announced or previewed, these cards should be alternative art reprints of other cards in the set, rather than entirely new cards.
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Mar3

New trailer, concept art, and cast information released for the upcoming new Pokémon anime series

A new trailer for the upcoming new Pokémon anime series aired this evening in Japan after the end of the most recent anime episode. Shortly afterwards, the trailer was uploaded to the English language Official Pokémon YouTube channel, together with English subtitles. A new Japanese press also released a collection of concept art and cast information for the three main human characters in the new anime. The new series will begin broadcasting on TV Tokyo in Japan with a 1 hour special starting 6:55pm (JST) on April 14th.
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Mar1

Gloria & Zacian headline in Pokémon Masters EX's latest Monthly Poké Fair Scout

The Fair-Exclusive 5★ N & Zekrom are the featured Sync Pair for the latest Monthly Poké Fair Scout in Pokémon Masters EX, which will remain available until March 31st, at 9:59pm (PDT).. Players who manage to scout the pair will be able to invite Gloria as a Guest to the Trainer's Lodge. The sync pair has also received new fair-exclusive tiles in their sync grid in conjunction with this scout.
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Feb28

Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic, a premium Pokémon TCG product for non-tournament play, announced during Pokémon Presents

In what might be generously described as an unexpected announcement, the Pokémon Presents video presentation for Pokémon Day announced Pokémon Trading Card Game Classic, a premium Pokémon TCG product for non-tournament play centered around classic cards from the very first sets of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. In addition to classic cards, the set also features unique Ho-Oh ex, Lugia ex, and Suicune ex cards that will be exclusive to this set.
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Feb28

Pokémon Company partners with Netflix for Pokémon Concierge, a new stop-motion series from dwarf studios

In a surprise announcement as part of the Pokémon Presents video presentation for Pokémon Day, The Pokémon Company in partnership with Netflix and the animation team at dwarf studios have announced Pokémon Concierge, a new stop-motion animation series. At this stage, no date as yet been given for when we can expect this series to be released, though promotional material states that the series is "coming soon".
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Feb28

Pokémon Masters EX's 3.5 Year Celebration is now underway, beinging Master Fair and Special Scouts, new events, and a 3000 gem gift

As announced earlier during the Pokémon Presents presentation for Pokémon Day, a range of scouts, events and bonuses are launching in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate the game's 3.5 year anniversary. The monthly message from the game's producers has also dropped, providing more detail on the recent app update which added redecorating features to the Trainer Lodge, as well as information on the three Master Sync Pairs that will be making their debut as part of the anniversary celebrations. The next developer letter is slated for late March, and will include more information regarding new events and sync pairs coming to the game in April.
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