Pokémon World Championships 2025 merchandise showcase

Gaming website IGN recently revealed additional pictures of the merchandise fans can expect at this year’s Pokémon World Championships which will be held August 15–17, 2025, in Anaheim, California. The merch below will be sold at the event’s pop-up Pokémon Center, but it’s worth noting that visiting the store will require an advance reservation. There … Read more

Toedscool and Toedscruel stroll into Pokémon GO later this month

Paldea’s pair of Pokémon that look similar to Tentacool and Tentacruel, the land-dwelling Toedscool and Toedscruel, will be making their debut in Pokémon GO later this month as part of the Adventure Week event. Adventure Week details From Tuesday, July 29, at 10:00 a.m. until Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. local time, Adventure … Read more

July Giveaway: A Pokécology book from Japan!

What’s better than a nice summer day with a good book? A nice summer day and the Pokécology book that was recently released in Japan! Our partners at Meccha Japan have generously provided us a copy to give away to one of our readers! It features some really fun Pokémon illustrations that can be enjoyed … Read more

Oshawott Parks officially open in Japan

Two Oshawott Parks have opened to the public in Mie Prefecture, Japan! They are located in Suzuka and Toba and feature plenty of Oshawott-themed playground equipment and a central slide and climbing setup. Oshawott is the official Mie Prefecture Support Pokémon, part of the Pokémon Local Acts program that promotes areas throughout Japan. Below are … Read more

A Summer Concert and Dynamax Latios and Latias are coming to Pokémon GO

We’re almost midway through July, but there are still events to look forward to in Pokémon GO; new Dynamax battles are coming and players will have the opportunity to enjoy background music chosen by Pokémon music composer Junichi Masuda! Summer Concert event details From Saturday, July 19, to Tuesday, July 22, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. … Read more

Bug Out! Pokémon merchandise unboxing

Released last year, the Bug Out! collection of Pokémon merchandise featured many Bug-type Pokémon in a variety of goods. Our website sponsor Meccha Japan was kind enough to send over some of the merchandise for us to unbox and you can watch it in the video below! The featured merchandise includes the Swadloon hooded towel, … Read more