Friday: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Blaziken Raid Battle & Online Competition + Pokémon HOME + Pokémon TCG - Wild Force & Cyber Judge + Pokémon Masters EX - Iono Release + Pokémon Horizons - Episode Details
12-01-2024 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii.
Be sure to check the previous update for the coverage of the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet DLC Epilogue. This update will be amended throughout the day so be sure to check back. If you have any ideas for the site, be sure to send them in.
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Edit @ 03:02: Pokémon HOME | Edit @ 03:23: Nintendo Switch Online Icons | Edit @ 05:37: Pokémon TCG | Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 10;39: Episode Titles | Edit @ 17:43: Pokémon Horizons | Edit @ 20:00: Pokémon GO Dazzling Dream
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
The latest Tera Raid Battle event is now live in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. This is the Mighty Blaziken event. This event has Blaziken appearing in 7 Star Raids with the Flying Tera Type. As with all past 7 Star Raid events, players can only catch one Blaziken from raids per save file
This event runs until January 14th at 23:59 UTC and will repeat again next week
We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back
Edit @ 00:08: We have updated our section with full details of this Tera Raid Battle Event
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet
Battles have begun for the next Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Online Competition. This competition is the Blueberry Prologue and features Double Battles using only Pokémon that are in the Blueberry Pokédex
Registration is still open alongside the battles which run until Sunday January 14th at 23:59 UTC.
This competition also gives 10,000 League Points to all players who complete 3 or more battles
In The Games Department
Pokémon HOME - Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Update
Pokémon HOME's maintenance is now over and this maintenance allows for connectivity with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero: Epilogue and allows for you to deposit the new Pokémon as well as move added in the Epilogue.
Edit @ 03:10: Updated the Challenges section to include newly added challenges on HOME Mobile
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Ahead of the set's release later this month, The Pokémon Company have unveiled dozens of new cards being introduced in the Japanese sets Wild Force and Cyber Judge, including Special Illustration Rares for the Paradox Pokémon. We have begun adding the cards to our new pages, with thanks to ToineLay for assistance in translation:
SV5 Wild Force
SV5 Cyber Judge
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX - Story Event
The "The Electrifying Influencer" Story Event has begun a run in Pokémon Masters EX. This event has you follow the story of Iono arriving in the Pasio region. It runs until February 1st
To tie in with that, a new Poké Fair Scout is available to get the Sync Pair of Iono & Bellibolt
We're currently compiling all details in our The Electrifying Influencer event section
In addition to that, a small co-op event Time We Got Down To It! is live featuring battles to get Whosawhatsit Stickers
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The next Pokémon GO event is starting to roll out in Asia Pacific regions. This event is the Dazzling Dream event. It runs from 10:00 local time on January 13th to 20:00 local time on January 16th and introduces shiny Cutiefly into the game
We are currently compiling details of this event, including the Timed Research, in our New Years Event event section
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Horizons
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features Liko & Roy joining Friede on a paid mission to find a missing Bramblin. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the section but be warned however as it contains spoilers.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet - Nintendo Switch Online Icons
A new wave of the Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Hidden Treasure of Area Zero icons is now live for Nintendo Switch Online Subscribers. This allows for players to purchase icons and borders to use as their icons. Wave 4 includes multiple new icon parts including Raging Bolt, Iron Crown & Cyrano, alongside the return of Terapagos, Pikachu and Eevee and more. These are available for one week until January 19th
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Horizons - News
It has been confirmed that the US release of Pokémon Horizons is to be delayed slightly from the previously announced date. It has now been confirmed that the first part of the series will be released on Netflix in the US on March 7th 2024