Thursday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Online Competition + Pokémon GO - Secrets of the Jungle + Pokémon Masters EX - Spreading Shadows Event & Villain Arc Story
30-09-2021 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:09: Online Competition | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Event
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, the Spooky Cup 2021 is a Double Battle competition that only allows for you to use "Spooky" Pokémon. All players who enter get 50 BP
Registration is open now to October 14th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from October 15th 00:00 UTC to October 17th 23:59 UTC.
We have full details of this competition, including an eligible Pokémon list, in our Spooky Cup 2021 section
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Secrets of the Jungle tie-in event is now rolling out in Asia Pacific regions. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 20:00 local time on October 10th and features increased spawns of Pokémon from the movie. It also introduces a new piece of Special Research which allows for players to get the Mythical Pokémon Zarude. We have all details of the event in our Secrets of the Jungle section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX - Villain Event
The Spreading Shadows Villain Event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is the first Villain event and ties in with the new story arc. It allows for you to earn rewards to power up the Sync Pair of Giovanni & Mewtwo in order to be able to Mega Evolve his Mewtwo
A new Spotlight Scout is now available to get the Sync Pair of Misty & Vaporeon. It runs until October 16th.
We're currently compiling all details in our Spreading Shadows event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
A new Main Story has begun. This is the second arc, known as the Villain Arc, and will contain various Chapters based on each villain team leader, added over the coming months. This starts off with the Kanto Chapter of the event, which includes battles against Giovanni as well as the story of his attempt to take Pasio, as well as rewards including 50 Kanto Scout Tickets
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A new Episode Title has been released by a Japanese magazine. This episode is due to air on October 29th and features a battle in Galar between Ash & Bea.
Episode 1173: Rival Showdown! Ash VS Bea!!
