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Joe Merrick

@joemerrick.bsky.social

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Geek. Pokémon Master. Webmaster of http://Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social. Freelance Journalist. Also @VirtuallyMarti.bsky.social's Player 2. Business Email: [email protected]

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Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 6h

What a trash event

Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 6h

Serebii Update: The next Pokémon GO Max Battle Day has been announced. Adds Gigantamax Garbodor into the game. Runs from 2pm to 5pm on November 1st 2025

Details @ www.serebii.net

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 10h

So in case you didn't see, the Pokémon Center put the special My Friend Malamar plush & box up for purchase

I know a few of you wanted it so go quickly!

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · Sep 5

Just received a lovely package from The Pokémon Company International celebrating my friend Malamar!

Really looking forward to seeing this video on Wednesday. Malamar has frequently been a mainstay of my VGC teams

Thanks TPCi!

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Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 13h

For it to be fun

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 13h

Exactly one week from now, coverage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A will begin on Serebii.

Crazy how soon it is.

I'll do my usual level of coverage, but remember it's a process. New stuff may end up without full context right away while we figure things out.

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 21h

Looking forward to it!

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

I'd be in my 60s, so year

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait for people to get these to be kept sealed for 30 years just for a creator in 2055 to open a sealed crate of PSA10 chicken noodle soup cans

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

So the intent of these distributions is identical to how it was done with Shiny Zacian/Zamazenta and Shiny Solgaleo/Lunala in 2021 and 2019 respectively

Get you in the store and hope you Preorder the next game while there

It’s why it always ends the day before launch

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Nothing yet

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

I will forever be the last outpost of what made the Internet great in the early 2000s, before social media took off and drove traffic away from dedicated websites turning dedicated websites into ad riddled messes

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

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Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure, Pokémon X & Y would be tough to beat

My baseline is much higher since then but the peaks were high

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Inexplicably, last month was, albeit by a very tiny margin, the best September Serebii has ever had.

Yes, even better than 2010 when BW launched and 2023 when The Teal Mask launched.

I can't thank you enough for your support. I'll do my best with Legends Z-A next week

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Like I would be living such a comfortable life if I went the same as route as my competitors but I choose to go for less in order to have a better experience for the end user.

Most people don’t even realise Serebii has ads

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Starting to think the people who go at me don’t even use my website

My site is one of the lightest on ads in the community, maybe even in gaming.

I pride myself on having only two non intrusive ads.

Unbelievable

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah there was. It was to protect his family while he was on a big investigation

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Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 2d

Serebii Update: The Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Roaring Moon and Iron Valiant 7 Star Raid event has been fixed. You can now play both version's raids on either game and catch both of the 7 Star Raid Pokémon

Details @ www.serebii.net

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 2d

Happy anniversary to the only game to date to not hit the Serebii daily Top 20 sections on its launch day.

Today in Pokémon History by Serebii.net @serebiiotd.bsky.social · 2d

On this day in 2023, 2 years ago, Detective Pikachu Returns released on the Nintendo Switch

This game was a sequel to the 3DS game and featured the conclusion of Tim and Pikachu searching for Tim's father.

www.serebii.net/detectivepik...

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 3d

Seeing adverts on TV for Pokémon Legends: Z-A now.

We're so close. If you use a calendar where Sunday is the first day of the week, then that means the game is out NEXT WEEK.

Though the UK advert did call it Zee A instead of Zed A. I'm not happy with that haha

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Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 3d

Yeah the Netherlands is being weird and not following the same as the rest of Europe where it's printed on the receipt. They instead made their own bespoke code cards. I can't explain that one

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 4d

That’s so dumb. Europe doesn’t have those restrictions.

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 4d

It says code is printed on receipt. That's good. Thank you for listening.

But... despite this, I've heard there's still a hard limit per store but I have no 100% confirmation.

If there is, that's dumb. The European one doesn't.

I hope it's bad intel

Serebii.net @serebii.bsky.social · 4d

Serebii Update: A restock of Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon codes is now available at GameStop stores in the US www.serebii.net/index2.shtml

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 4d

Already confirmed

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 4d

Na

I will keep spoilers off my personal socials too, don't fret

Joe Merrick @joemerrick.bsky.social · 4d

Following that date, things may be there if instances require but I will not actively go pushing spoilers to the home page.

Anything beyond the home page such as Pokédex and the Z-A page, it's all open season so be warned.