The Pokémon Company News Articles
Sunday21st Sep 2025
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Reveals New Distribution
Update: A special distribution will be available in Japan
It's been an exciting week on the Pokémon front with multiple new announcements shared in the recent broadcast. Following this, more details about the Pokémon Legends: Z-A physical and digital pre-order goodies in select regions have been surfacing online. Now, we've got an update about...
Friday19th Sep 2025
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available
Add a Shiny Chi-Yu to your party
The Pokémon Company is still rolling out regular distribution events for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet on the Switch. This time it's a Shiny Chi-Yu and it's available to claim via Mystery Gift between now and 30th September 2025. This gift celebrates the following event: "We gathered and fought our hardest...
Thursday18th Sep 2025
Anniversary Celebrate Unova As Pokémon Black & White Turns 15
Is that a grey hair we spot?
Pokémon's fifth generation kicked off 15 years ago today with the release of Pokémon Black & White in Japan. On 18th September 2010, the world first stepped foot into Unova, a brand new Pokémon region based on North America, specifically New York City's metropolitan area, with a mix of landmarks inspired by the...
Saturday13th Sep 2025
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A And Pokémon HOME Connectivity Scheduled For 2026
Here are the transfer restrictions
The Pokémon Company this week announced connectivity between Pokémon Legends: Z-A and Pokémon HOME is scheduled for 2026. Like other games, once linked, it will allow trainers to transfer Pokémon from the new game to the cloud service (and vice-versa). You'll be able to "bring select Pokémon from past games...
Friday12th Sep 2025
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Is Getting DLC Featuring Two Different Mega Raichu
Plus new starter Megas are coming, but there's a catch
it's not even out yet, but Pokémon Legends: Z-A is already getting DLC, and it was announced during today's Nintendo Direct. Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Mega Dimension doesn't have a release date yet (though it will release by 28th February 2026). Pre-orders are available now on the
News Pokémon Pokopia Looks Like An Adorable Mix Of Minecraft And Animal Crossing
New HoriZ-Aons
We've (read: this writer) has been banging on about a Pokémon life sim for ages, and today, our wish has finally come true. Pokémon Pokopia was announced during today's Nintendo Direct; it's got a pastel aesthetic and blocky structures, a little bit like Minecraft or Dragon Quest Builders, but with a cosy little Animal...
Thursday11th Sep 2025
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Unveils A Newly Discovered Mega Evolution
"Meet Mega Malamar"
The Pokémon Company has been building excitement for Pokémon Legends: Z-A with new Mega Evolution reveals. Now, after the latest teaser video, Mega Malamar has been officially revealed. Its psychic power overflows from its body, emitting a bright glow and amplifying its hypnotic abilities. Here's a bit more about it, courtesy...
Friday5th Sep 2025
PSA Pokémon YouTube Channel Airing Pokémon 3: The Movie This Weekend
The first three movies are free to watch
Back when Pokémon was taking off in the late '90s, trainers around the globe were treated to the very first anime movie. It stars Ash, Pikachu and their friends, as well as a Pokémon battle "like never before" featuring Mew and Mewtwo. If you've never got around to watching Pokémon: The First Movie, or...
News Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available
Get it while you can
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has started a new limited-time Mystery Gift distribution event. This time it's for a Shiny Ting-Lu following the completion of the latest raid. To add this Pokémon to your game, you'll need to navigate to "Mystery Gift" and then select "Get via Internet". It will be available until 30th September...
PSA New Episodes Of Pokémon Concierge Are Now On Netflix
Return to the island resort with Haru and Psyduck
In case you missed it, the charming stop-motion series Pokémon Concierge has released a new batch of episodes on Netflix this week. This includes episodes five to eight, and each one has a runtime of about 20 minutes. Here's the official title and description for each of the new episodes now...
Tuesday2nd Sep 2025
News More Mega Evolution Pokémon Are Coming To Pokémon Unite
Starting with Mega Lucario this October
It's been announced the free-to-play Switch and mobile MOBA Pokémon Unite will be getting "more Mega Evolution Pokémon" soon. Mega Lucario will join the fray on 3rd October 2025, and this Pokémon will be followed by Mega Charizard X on 24th October 2025. After this, there'll be two more Mega Evolution...
Monday1st Sep 2025
Rumour LEGO Pokémon Collection May Include One Of The Biggest Sets Ever
Talk about Gigantamax
We're still waiting for the official word on what next year's Pokémon LEGO collection will look like, but a recent leak suggests that something big might be on the horizon (thanks, VGC). Over the weekend, a new post appeared on the r/Legoleak Reddit forum from user
Thursday28th Aug 2025
News Pokémon Legends Z-A's Latest Mega Evolution Looks Particularly Snazzy
Glitter ball
Following on from last week's Mega Victreebel reveal, The Pokémon Company has revealed another powered-up 'mon, with Mega Hawlucha joining the fray in Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The new Mega was introduced in a new combat-focused short on the official Pokémon YouTube channel titled 'FULL MATCH: Hawlucha vs. Machamp'. Rather fittingly, it...
News Upcoming 'Mega Evolution' Pokémon TCG Set Won't Hit Its September Release Date In Europe
Card times
Mega Evolutions are coming to the Pokémon Trading Card Game. We have known this for a while, of course, but it looks like TCG fans in select regions will have to wait a little longer before they can get their hands on the upcoming creatively-titled 'Mega Evolution' set, as The Pokémon Company has announced a delay. In a statement on...
Wednesday27th Aug 2025
News Pokémon GO's Level Cap Is Getting Increased In A New Update
80 is the new 50
Niantic's popular augmented reality mobile game Pokémon GO will be getting an update in October, raising the level cap from 50 to 80. This update will drop on 15th October 2025 and will apparently make the levelling journey "more fun and engaging" by adding new rewards, new cosmetics, and more for each levelling milestone. This...
Tuesday26th Aug 2025
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Seems To Be Teasing Another New Mega Evolution
"Ready for the mega matchup of the millennium?"
Another week, another Pokémon Legends: Z-A teaser. The Pokémon Company is teasing another YouTube Premiere for Thursday, 28th August 2025. This is the second premiere in two weeks, following last week's unveiling of Mega Victreebel. This time, the hook is a little more obvious - no purple
Friday22nd Aug 2025
News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Next Gen II-Themed Booster Pack Arrives Very Soon
Raicool
The rollercoaster ride of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket releases is continuing at breakneck pace, as TPC has revealed that the next Themed Booster Expansion will arrive next week on 28th August. The 'Secluded Springs' expansion is another Gen II-focused set, with legendaries Raikou, Entei, and Suicune taking centre stage. A bunch of...
News New Limited-Time Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Distribution Now Available
Add a Shiny Chien-Pao to your party
Although the focus is beginning to shift to the next Pokémon game, The Pokémon Company is still running regular distribution events for Scarlet and Violet. Following on from the World Championships last week, there's now a Shiny Chien-Pao up for grabs. This distribution is in celebration of 5,020,994 victories...
Thursday21st Aug 2025
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Lands Another New Mega Evolution
With a particularly spooky reveal
The Pokémon Company has revealed yet another new Mega Evolution that will make its debut in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and it's Victreebel being put in the limelight this time. This classic Grass / Poison Type has been a series mainstay throughout the generations, and its new Mega design looks particularly... sweet...
Tuesday19th Aug 2025
News Pokémon Teases A Spooky Legends: Z-A Reveal Later This Week
"Viewer discretion advised"
We've got some more fresh Pokémon Legends: Z-A news coming our way this week, as The Pokémon Company is teasing a little YouTube Premiere for Thursday, 21st August. All we have to go on is a post on social media site X confirming that a video will be dropping at 6am PDT / 9am EDT / 2pm BST on Thursday, a photo of...
Monday18th Aug 2025
Random The Pokémon Company Is Putting This Pronunciation Debate To Bed
This is the Ray
We Pokémon fans are no strangers to a mispronunciation or two, and at the recent World Championships, The Pokémon Company was on a mission to put one legendary debate to bed (thanks for the heads up, IGN). If the above image wasn't enough of a giveaway, we're talking about Rayquaza, the Gen III legendary dragon. As it turns out,...
News Pokémon TCG Pocket's Upcoming Expansion Introduces A Mega Mix-Up
Arriving "This Fall"
Mega Evolution is the talk of the town for Pokémon in 2025, and it looks like it won't be long before Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket gets in on the fun too. As showcased in the weekend's Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony, the next TCG Pocket expansion will introduce a batch of Mega Evolution cards to the mobile...
News Pokémon Champions Confirmed For Switch 2, Includes "Free-To-Start" And "Paid" Digital Version
More details will be "shared in the future"
We've just had an update about the new battle-focused game Pokémon Champions at the World Championships, and apart from the news it will lead as the main title for the VGC next year, along with a Mega Evolution update, we've also got details about platforms and pricing. According to the latest press...
News Pokémon Teases New 'PokémonXP' Event
Taking place in "downtown San Francisco"
One mystery reveal at this year's World Championships event for Pokémon was the announcement of PokémonXP. This news was revealed alongside the confirmation of an "epic arena experience" for Championship Sunday next year at the Chase Center, San Francisco between 28th - 30th August, 2026, with passes going...
News Pokémon Champions Is The Main Battle Game For The 2026 World Championships
The VGC shifts to the new battle entry
We've got another update about Pokémon Champions today, and it confirms the video game competition will shift to this battle entry at next year's World Championships. The 2025 tournament was played on Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Alongside this was a look at multiple Mega Evolutions featured in the game,...
News Pokémon Legends: Z-A Unveils New Multiplayer Battle Mode For Up To Four Trainers
The first rule of Battle Club...
During the 2025 Pokémon World Championships, it was announced Link and Ranked Battles would be coming to Pokémon Legends: Z-A for the Switch and Switch 2 as part of the Z-A Battle Club. These battles will allow up to four trainers to join in on battles where they attempt to defeat as many of each other's Pokémon...
Round Up Everything Announced At The 2025 Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony
Updates for Legends: Z-A, Champions and much more!
The Pokémon Company president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara made an appearance at this year's Pokémon World Championships closing ceremony and shared updates about multiple Pokémon games, and even some event news. If you weren't able to catch the event live, don't worry - because we've put together...
Sunday17th Aug 2025
Video Pokémon Legends: Z-A - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Full Gameplay Demo
Playable at the World Championships
The 2025 Pokémon World Championships are taking place this weekend in Anaheim, California and there's an exclusive Pokémon Legends: Z-A Switch 2 demo trainers can check out on the show floor. If you're unable to make it to the event, don't worry because we've now got the next best thing – it's a full demo...
Saturday16th Aug 2025
News Sonic Mania 2 Prototype Artwork Revealed By Christian Whitehead
"The game that never was"
Sonic Mania is one of the best Sonic games ever, and while there were hopes it would get a sequel, a few years ago, it was revealed how Sega was eager to move beyond pixel art and ultimately it didn't go ahead. At the time, Sega worked with Headcannon and Christian Whitehead "to consider concepts for the next generation of...
Round Up The First "Hands On" Impressions Of The Pokémon Legends: Z-A Demo Are In
Playable at the World Championships
Pokémon Legends: Z-A isn't out until October, but this weekend there's a Switch 2 demo at the 2025 Pokémon World Championships. The first impressions are now rolling in, and we've put together some thoughts so far – starting with a 'hands on' from our senior video producer Zion Grassl. Although it might not...
