Mar18
Today's video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed the Art Rare print of the new cards for Poltchageist and Heliolisk, which will be released in Japan at the end of this week on March 22nd as part of the Crimson Haze subset for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Crimson Haze will be released internationally on May 24th as part of the Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade expansion.
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Mar18
This week, the Pokémon Trading Card Game Live will be receiving an update to Version 1.12.0 ahead of the release of Scarlet & Violet— Temporal Forces and the 2024 Standard Format rotation. This update will resolve a large quantity of issues impacting on both gameplay, and general app stability both in and out of matches. As usual, the update will be preceded by an 8 hour long maintenance window, which is scheduled to start at 8:00am (PDT) / 3:00pm (UTC) on March 19th.
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Mar18
Pokémon Sleep will enter a maintenance period this week on Thursday March 21st, ahead of a planned update of the software to Version 1.4.0. This maintenance period is expected to last for roughly 4 and a half hours, from 1:00am until 5:30am (UTC). This update is primarily intended to prepare the game for the Raikou Research event starting on March 25th, but also makes a small number of quality of life changes for the game.
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Mar18
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are giving players more opportunities to catch certain Version-Exclusive Pokémon this coming weekend, with the Paradox Pokémon Brute Bonnet and Iron Hands making their first appearance in a 5-star Tera Raid Battle event in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. These raids will be available starting Friday March 22nd at midnight (UTC), and will run through until Sunday March 24th at 11:59pm (UTC).
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Mar18
Continuing on from the recent launch of the new The Power of Dance Costume Event, Tierno & Crawdaunt are making their debut in Pokémon Masters EX today in a new set of Spotlight Scouts.
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Mar17
When the Explorers start showing up, you know it’s getting to the end of an arc. With the third chapter of Pokémon Horizons announced, and with two of the Explorers showing up in this episode, it’s inevitable that a big battle is going to happen. I’m excited for the next two weeks. I also enjoyed this week's episode a lot too! It was surprisingly fun.
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Mar17
A new video on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed the Special Art Rare print of the new Lana's Assistance Supporter card, which will be released in Japan at the end of next week on March 22nd as part of the Crimson Haze subset for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Crimson Haze will be released internationally on May 24th as part of the Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade expansion.
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Mar16
2022's Raise Tyrogue! Egg event is returning to Pokémon Masters EX today, alongside a set of Costume Scouts featuring the debut of Irida (Special Costume) & Zoroark.
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Mar15
The Pokémon Center has announced their latest merch collection, Treasured Way Home, featuring Scarlet and Violet mascots Koraidon and Miraidon, which will be available on March 23rd in-store at Pokémon Centers in Japan. Merchandise like t-shirts, Nintendo Switch carrying cases, and stationary will feature the two Pokémon in their Ultimate Mode and Apex Build forms. Some of the more unique pieces from the Treasured Way Home collection include an LED framed art of Miraidon and Koraidon for ¥4,950 ($33.20 USD), a glasses case with a cleaning cloth for ¥2,420 ($16.23 USD), and even kids’ sport sandals for ¥7,480 ($50.18 USD). Pieces will be available for pre-order at the Pokémon Center Online beginning March 21st,
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Mar15
A limited-time distribution of a Sprigatito has been announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. This Pokémon is based off of Liko's Sprigatito from Pokémon Horizons: The Series, which recently made its US debut on Netflix. This distribution will remain available until September 30th, at 11:59pm (UTC) / 4:59pm (PDT).
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Mar15
Pokémon UNITE has released a new version, now available for all players to download. This version implements several balance changes to various Pokémon in the game. As announced in February by the official Pokémon UNITE X (formerly Twitter) account, Miraidon has joined the fray, and along with it, draft picks and new events have also been added.
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Mar15
Today's updates on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have revealed most of the remaining new cards from the upcoming Crimson Haze subset for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which releases in Japan at the end of next week on March 22nd. Cards from this set will be released internationally on May 24th year as part of the Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade expansion that was announced yesterday.
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Mar15
In Celebration of World Sleep Day on March 15th, a special gift is now being distributed in-game in Pokémon Sleep to all Sleep Researchers. This gift can be redeemed by anyone who logs in to the game before March 31st, at 6:59pm (UTC).
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Mar14
The Toyota Motor Corporation recently revealed its impressive reproduction of Miraidon as a motorcycle, and has now debuted it for display to the public at the Waku Waku World technology showcase in Toyota City, Japan. The Miraidon motorcycle is the result of work done by the Toyota Engineering Society, a volunteer organization within the Toyota Motor Corporation to which members interested in furthering technology are appointed for one year. Work on the project began in June 2023 and was completed in just six months, fitting into the Toyota Engineering Society’s yearly theme of “Future Mobility.”
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Mar14
The next Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion in the Scarlet & Violet Series, Twilight Masquerade, has finally been officially announced by The Pokémon Company International. This expansion, which launches internationally on May 24th, is expected to contain cards from the Japanese Crimson Haze expansion, and the newly announced Transformation Mask expansion, which launches in Japan on April 26th. It's not yet known if all of the cards from those sets will make it over to Scarlet & Violet—Twilight Masquerade internationally, or if some will only see release in later sets.
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Mar14
Continuing the month of 4.5 Year Anniversary celebrations in Pokémon Masters EX, the first of two new Costume Sync Pairs are making their debut today alongside the brand new The Power of Dance Costume Event.
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Mar14
Registration for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet's 2024 Global Challenge III Online Competition will open next week on March 21st at Midnight (UTC). Registration will remain open until the end of the month, with the competition itself scheduled to run from March 29th, at Midnight (UTC) through to March 31st, at 11:59pm (UTC).
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Mar13
Today's livestream on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed the new Boomerang Energy Special Energy card, which will be released in Japan at the end of next week on March 22nd as part of the Crimson Haze subset for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Crimson Haze will be released internationally later this year as part of an as-yet unannounced expansion.
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Mar13
The special distribution of Pawmot which was announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet late last week has now commenced. This Pawmot, which is based on Nemona's Pawmot as seen in the music video of the YOASOBI song Biri-Biri, is being released to celebrate the song's physical CD & LP release in Japan. This distribution will remain available to redeem until February 28th next year.
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Mar13
Multithon 2024 is being held this week from March 14th to March 17th, with an additional preshow on the 13th. This year's marathon, which is raising money for BluePath Service Dogs, will feature both Pokémon Red and Pokémon Emerald, alongside Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX in a multiworld format using Archipelago. The event's stream will be active on the Multithon Twitch channel from 9:00am (PDT) to around 12:30am (PDT) each day if the event.
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