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Season 7 of Pokémon Legends Z-A's Ranked Battles detailed:

🗓️ Feb 19 - March 12
➤ All Pokémon eligible, limit of 1 restricted legend
➤ Mega Blaziken's Blazikenite at Rank S
➤ Prior Mega Stones, incl. Swampertite, unlocked from Rank Y to T
➤ Promotion Reward: Safari Balls
February 12, 2026 at 5:20 AM
GNN: gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?s...

➤ Asked whether the original Pokémon designs will make it into other games, Ohmori says they can’t answer that, but notes that they were all made by Game Freak. He then described how the Pokémon were inspired by the setting.
➤ No content locked to MP
February 12, 2026 at 3:59 AM
IGN: www.ign.com/articles/pok...

➤ You collect “Human Records,” codex files that in one example, describe Professor Tangrowth’s life with his missing trainer.
➤ Director says it will take “20 to 40 hours” to hit credits, and that there’s “more things” after credits
February 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
Gamerbraves, cont.:

➤ Deciding Pokémon line-up was both “most fun and most challenging” aspect, as naturally each dev has favourites. Instead, they put a strong emphasis on making choices that supported the gameplay loop.
➤ Mouse controls support in
➤ No comment on shinies
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Gamerbraves’ interview: www.gamerbraves.com/pokemon-poko...

➤ Ohmori completed a prototype in 2022, presented to TPC which recruited Koei-Tecmo; full development commenced January 2023
➤ Game music increases resemblance to classic Pokémon songs as you get closer to restoring each town
February 12, 2026 at 3:31 AM
VGC interview, cont.:

➤ Project keywords: chill (relaxed) and pop (universally understood cuteness)
➤ In a sense, Pokopia scales up the Secret Base concept into a full game; Ohmori plans to continue looking for opportunities like this to scale the non-battling aspects of the games
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
VGC’s interview: videogameschronicle.com/features/pok...

➤ Idea came to Ohmori when SV’s development prompted memories of designing maps for the 2D games/RSE, how placing grass made him think about Pokémon habitats
➤ Wanted to explore how Pokémon speak w/o trainers, and their unique traits
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Several different outlets were given a chance to speak to Pokémon Pokopia's development team, including Game Freak's Shigeru Ohmori, who is responsible for the game's concept. Here's a thread going over some of the highlights from these interviews.
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
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February 11, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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After our demo, The Pokémon Company and Game Freak provided concept art for Pokopia.
February 11, 2026 at 2:58 PM
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In a career highlight, I went to Japan to speak to Game Freak veteran Shigeru Ohmori and Koei Tecmo about Pokemon Pokopia.

It's going to be absolutely massive.

Check out my extensive preview, and Game Freak's first Western interview in years, at the link below.
February 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
February 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Press previews are out for Pokémon Pokopia, giving us our first hands-on impressions with the game.

IGN: ign.com/articles/pok...
Eurogamer: eurogamer.net/an-hour-with...
GameSpot: gamespot.com/articles/pok...
Serebii: serebii.net/pokemonpokop...
PokeKalos: pokekalos.fr/news/actuali...
February 11, 2026 at 6:22 PM
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With the 30th anniversary campaign kicking off, The Pokémon Company has announced two event types that will run this year:

Day Out: "family-friendly activities and programming"
Night Out: "for longtime fans who grew up with Pokémon"

More to be shared in the future.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Promotional shots of the artists and actors featured with their favourite Pokémon in the 30th anniversary Super Bowl ad.

Lady Gaga & Jigglypuff
Jisoo & Eevee
Trevor Noah & Psyduck
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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Wave 3 of the Pokémon Legends Z-A NSO icons available is live!

This batch adds avatars for Lida, Corbeau, Phillipe, Lebanne, Jacinthe, and Korrina, as well as the Pokémon Mega Lucario Z, Mega Emboar, Mega Hawlucha, Mega Chimecho, and Zygarde 10%.
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The limited selection of backgrounds + lack of frames is pretty lame
February 9, 2026 at 3:44 AM
With the 30th anniversary campaign kicking off, The Pokémon Company has announced two event types that will run this year:

Day Out: "family-friendly activities and programming"
Night Out: "for longtime fans who grew up with Pokémon"

More to be shared in the future.
February 9, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Charles Leclerc & Arcanine
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan & Luxray
Lamine Yamal & Zgyarde
Young Miko & Gengar
February 9, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Promotional shots of the artists and actors featured with their favourite Pokémon in the 30th anniversary Super Bowl ad.

Lady Gaga & Jigglypuff
Jisoo & Eevee
Trevor Noah & Psyduck
February 9, 2026 at 2:13 AM
The Pokémon 30th anniversary Super Bowl commercial has been released: youtu.be/J3O4ymaZ41Q
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 AM
Wave 3 of the Pokémon Legends Z-A NSO icons available is live!

This batch adds avatars for Lida, Corbeau, Phillipe, Lebanne, Jacinthe, and Korrina, as well as the Pokémon Mega Lucario Z, Mega Emboar, Mega Hawlucha, Mega Chimecho, and Zygarde 10%.
February 9, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The portal for Pokémon's 30th anniversary is live: 30.pokemon.com

It should host the Super Bowl video with Lady Gaga and Jigglypuff shortly, but it also promotes a campaign in Pokémon GO to share your favourite Pokémon with the game's snapshot mode.
February 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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The GTS when you tried to input Cofagrigus
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM
The GTS when you tried to input Cofagrigus
February 5, 2026 at 8:31 PM