As announced earlier this year, the Pokémon Fossil Museum will be making its debut in North America at The Field Museum of Natural Science in Chicago, after first exhibiting throughout Japan beginning in 2021. The exhibit includes models of Fossil Pokémon compared with real fossils, plus displays of real-life fossil preparation and excavation tools. Pokémon Fossil Museum opens on May 22nd, 2026, with no currently announced closing date. The preview of the... Read more

The Pokémon Company International has announced that the third season of the latest Pokémon animated series, Pokémon Horizons: The Series will premiere January 6th, 2026, in the US and other territories exclusively on Netflix. Titled “Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope”, the third season will follow protagonists Liko and Roy a year after the events of the previous season, as they set off on more adventures across... Read more

The Pokémon Company International has quietly launched Pokémon Center Germany, the first online store serving any part of mainland Europe. The website was soft-launched with no major announcement, and currently offers limited products for availability. Pokémon Center Germany notes that there may be technical issues occasionally, and that new product lines will continue to be added. This is the sixth Pokémon Center Online store operating outside Japan, after Pokémon Center... Read more

Pokémon Masters EX is throwing down the gauntlet to trainers once more, with the Legendary Gauntlet returning until October 20th at 10:59pm (PDT). Players finding themselves without the proper sync pairs to take on the Gauntlet will be able to take advantage of a new Scout launching alongside this event, featuring a variety of Sync Pairs suited to these particular challenges. Epic Battle Event: Legendary Gauntlet No. 9 3 powerful opponents arrive... Read more

The Fastest Furs will be returning for their autumn 2025 marathon from October 9th to October 12th, raising money for Trans Lifeline. While the event is primarily speedrun focused, a score attack of New Pokémon Snap is scheduled to be part of the event, which will be streaming via the group's Twitch channel. Fastest Furs is a team of furry speedrunners who have been hosting charity marathons since 2019. They have raised over $160,000 in donations for various charities... Read more

Pokémon GO will be celebrating the spooky later this month starting with the Halloween 2025 Part I event, which commences Tuesday, October 21st, at 10:00am. This event will continue through until the beginning of Part II on Monday October 27th, at 10:00am local time, which will then run until Sunday, November 2nd, at 8:00pm local time. A special GO Pass: Halloween 2025 will be available over the entire event period. Pokémon GO will receive a... Read more

The Pokémon Company and streetwear brand Human Made are teaming up for the first time for an apparel collection featuring Pikachu and other symbols of the brand. The collection, featuring jackets, hoodies, and several special edition t-shirts, will be available beginning October 11th at Human Made stores in Japan and South Korea, and online at the Human Made website. The collection is shipping worldwide, but Human Made warns that customs and other import fees may... Read more

The Pokémon Local Acts project has announced six new Poké Lid designs today, all of which are to be installed throughout Kochi Prefecture in Japan during October. Poké Lids are donations from The Pokémon Company to prefectures, and along with events and merchandise hosted by Pokémon Local Acts, are intended to encourage tourism to various areas of Japan. Quagsire was appointed as Kochi Prefecture’s Ambassador Pokémon last year due to the region's picturesque rivers... Read more

​ The 2026 Grand Challenge II was won by a trainer who goes by the name Ustm Ns online. More details on their winning team, as well as other high-placing teams, can be found below! This was the second Online Competition in the 2026 Championship Series. The 2026 Grand Challenge II, also known as the 2026 Grand Challenge 2, used the Regulation Set H ruleset, banning the use of all Paradox, Legendary, and... Read more

A Raichu ex Drop Event has now commenced in Pokémon TCG Pocket, running through to October 15th at 10:59pm (PDT), offering players the opportunity to challenge a series of special solo battles to attempt to obtain promo card packs and other rewards. On completing each event battle, players will have a chance at acquiring one or more of the following chance rewards: * Promo Pack A Series Vol. 13 ×1 * Shinedust ×25 * Shop Ticket ×1 Each Promo Pack A Series... Read more

Pokémon Masters EX is today launching its latest Ranked Damage Event, Super Sparring No. 15. Featuring battles against Gladion, Silver, and Marnie, this event will run through to October 12th, at 10:59pm (PDT). Ranked Damage Events follow the same basic rules as the Damage Challenge, while applying some additional special rules to ensure a special challenge for players. The three battles included in this latest Super Sparring event, and their... Read more

Pokémon GO's annual Festival of Lights event will be returning this year exclusively for Trainers in India, running from Saturday, October 18th, at 10:00am to Thursday, October 23rd, at 8:00pm local time. This event celebrates Diwali, a five-day long festival originating in the Indian subcontinent. Event Bonuses and Activities The following bonus will be active for Trainers in India throughout the event period: * 2× Stardust for catching Pokémon... Read more

Mega Rayquaza is the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's next Raid Day event, which is being held on Saturday, October 18th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time. Event Bonuses and Activities The following event bonuses will be active during the Raid Day: * Increased chance of encountering Shiny Rayquaza from Mega Raids. * Trainers will receive up to five additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs * Remote Raid Pass limit will be... Read more

To commemorate of the release of Pokémon Legends: Z-A on October 16th, a special Pokémon Legends: Z-A Celebration Event will be held in Pokémon GO, commencing Thursday, October 16th, at 10:00am, and running through to Monday, October 20th, at 8:00pm local time. Event Bonuses and Activities The following bonus will be active throughout the event period: * Mega Raids will appear more frequently. Featured... Read more

This October, the Pokémon community art collaboration project, Poké Earth Collabs, is holding a special charity collaboration to celebrate the memory of James Carter Cathcart, the Pokémon voice actor who died of throat cancer in July of this year. Pokémon community artists are invited to help contribute to the project by submitting artwork of any of the variants of the Pokémon Meowth, one of James’ most iconic roles, by October 26th. Contributors can submit art of... Read more

Perrin & Growlithe make their Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a new EX Fair Scout, alongside a set of Special Photo Missions, Perrin's Photo Requests. Both the Scout and Missions will be available through to October 17th, at 10:59pm (PDT). Perrin EX Scout EX Fair Scouts are effectively the Poké Fair equivalent of the recent EX Master Fair Scouts, with an offering rate of 2% for the featured EX Fair Sync Pair, 1% for additional featured 5★... Read more

Five members of Japan’s NHK Symphony Orchestra will be putting on a special concert this coming November, where they will perform a selection of music from Pokémon games, along with some classical pieces. The live performance has a limited number of free tickets available, but it will also be streamed and available to view later via the Pokémon Kids TV Japan YouTube channel. The brass quintet scheduled for this performance includes Kazuaki Kikumoto and Kotaro Fujii... Read more

The release of Pokémon: Legends Z-A is fast approaching, and Pokémon Centers in Japan are debuting lots of new merch to be released with the game. New releases will include apparel like that worn by the player characters Harmony and Paxton, souvenirs from Lumiose City, and plushes of the starters and of the newly revealed Eternal Flower form of Floette. All these items will be coming to Pokémon Centers across Japan and to the... Read more

The tenth episode of the second season of the POKÉTOON series has been released on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. The episode is titled 「めがはなせないね ガルーラ」 ("Can't Take My Eyes Off Kangaskhan"), and features an girl named Yurado who lives with a Kangaskhan and dreams of becoming a Pokémon battle commentator like her mother. The cast for this episode includes 五郎丸莉菜 Rina Goromaru as "Yurado", 清水理沙 Risa Shimizu as "Kalimna", 菊池... Read more

Mai & Munchlax make their Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a new EX Fair Scout, alongside the ongoing Perrin and the Diamond Clan Story Event. This Scout will continue through to October 17tth, at 10:59pm (PDT). EX Fair Scouts are effectively the Poké Fair equivalent of the recent EX Master Fair Scouts, with an offering rate of 2% for the featured EX Master Sync Pair, 1% for additional featured 5★ Fair-Exclusive Sync Pairs (0.5% each), and 10% for other... Read more

As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. Let's take a moment to highlight some of the standout contributions that blossomed in September 2025. Mega Malamania Main articles: My Friend Malamar, Malamar... Read more

​ Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Season 34 ran from September 1-30, 2025, with 2022 Japan National Champion Kentaro Matsumoto taking 1st place in the Double Battle division; they attributed their victory to a team featuring Zamazenta and Calyrex Shadow Rider. Keep reading for details on the most used Pokémon, Restricted Pokémon, and the team that won Kentaro Matsumoto their impressive 1st place finish! This was the first season to use the brand-new... Read more