Wednesday: Pokémon 25th Anniversary + Pokémon GO Community Day + Pokémon Café Mix
13-01-2021 06:00 GMT / 01:00 EST by Serebii
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Last Update: 21:57 GMT
Edit @ 12:36: Pokémon 25 | Edit @ 18:01: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 21:01: Pokémon GO Hoenn Event | Edit @ 21:57: Episode Title
In The Games Department
Pokémon
The Pokémon Company International have put out the first details of the Pokémon 25th anniversary celebrations. This starts with a video about the 25th anniversary as a rundown of what happened ending in a reveal of a collaboration with pop artist Katy Perry. They have also announced that they are teaming up with other big names but we'll provide full details as they come
It has also been announced that various Pokémon 25th anniversary merchandise will be released throughout the year
Edit @ 14:10: There will be Pokémon 25th Anniversary collaborations with the following brands and more: Build-a-Bear, Levi's, McDonalds, General Mills, Jawards, Scholastic, Mattel, Funko, PowerA and The Wand Company. In addition to that, there is to be Pokémon 25th anniversary related features in the Pokémon anime, video games, Pokémon GO and Pokémon Masters EX and more big announcements throughout the year
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO event. This event is the Hoenn Celebration Event and featured an increased focus of Hoenn Pokémon. It runs from January 19th 10:00 local time to January 24th 20:00 local time.
This event features increased spawns of Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Taillow, Loudred, Nosepass, Aron, Meditite, Roselia, Carvanha, Numel, Baltoy, and more
Skitty, Aron, Corphish, Lileep, Anorith, Bagon, & Beldum will be in 5km Eggs
There will be Field Research tasks that give Stardust or encounters with Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Aron, Plusle, Minun, Wailmer
Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Ralts, Aron & Bagon are in 1 Star raids while Breloom, Mawile, Grumpig, Spinda and Absol will appear in 3 star raids.
There will be a Collection Challenge that gives XP, Silver Pinap Berries and Incense
During this event, evolving Metang into Metagross will get you the move Meter Mash, previously a Community Day move in 2017
There will be Timed Research involving catching both Groudon and Kyogre in order to get an encounter with Rayquaza with the exclusive Charge Move of Hurricane. There is also a Free Remote Raid Pass box giving 3 Remote Raid Passes during this event
Following this event will be the Johto Celebration Event which runs from January 26th through 31st
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on February 7th will focus on Roselia. This event will 25% Egg Distance and has 3 Hour Incense. However, it will also give out the moves Bullet Seed and Weather Ball to Roserade. Budew will also be available in 2km Eggs during the event. It will come with Timed Research to receive Sinnoh Stones and you will be able to purchase a ticket to receive Special Research "Smells like Roselia", which you'll also get for free if you have purchased the Pokémon GO Tour Kanto ticket.
The Community Day runs at 11am to 5pm in each local time zone
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
Pokémon Café Mix has received an update. This update has added 50 new Regular Order stages, with the addition of Whimsicott & various new gimmicks and offerings. We're currently compiling details for all these updates so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 08:08: Updated the Pokémon, Offerings, Gimmicks & Regular Orders pages with all the new details. It's confirmed the next batch of orders will be released on January 27th.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
The next event has begun in Pokémon Café Mix. This event is the Chansey Team Event Event and adds a Chansey to the game as a Special Customer. Complete the tasks as a Team to earn stars to befriend it and level it up. It runs until January 27th 2020
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café Mix
The First Partner Pack has been revealed. For the Pokémon 25th anniversary, each month a special First Partner Pack will be released which will contain oversized cards featuring the starters of that region as well as 2 regular booster packs
Feb. 26, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Collector's Binder
March 5, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Galar)
April 2, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Alola)
May 7, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kalos)
June 4, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Unova)
July 9, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Sinnoh)
Aug. 6, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Hoenn)
Sept. 3, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Johto)
Oct. 8, 2021 - Pokémon TCG: First Partner Pack (Kanto)
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A new set of Episode Titles have been released by Corocoro. This episode is due to air on February 12th and has Chloe & Eevee get lost in Glimwood Tangle
Episode 1144: The Tale of You and Me in Glimwood Tangle!
