Pokémon TCG expansions Black Bolt & White Flare revealed in English

The Pokémon originally introduced in Pokémon Black and Pokémon White are about to be celebrated in a big way — two expansions have been announced for the franchise’s trading card game, Scarlet & Violet—Black Bolt and Scarlet & Violet—White Flare, and they’ll feature all 156 Pokémon from Generation V! We previously reported on the Japanese release of … Read more

Metagross coming to 7-Star Tera Raids soon

The next Tera Raid battle event for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet has been announced and will feature Steel Tera Type Metagross! From May 8 at 7:00 p.m. CT until May 11 at 6:59 p.m. and again from May 15 at 7:00 p.m. CT until May 18 at 6:59 p.m., players will be able to … Read more

Banpresto Pokémon releases for May 2025

A new month means new Pokémon items will start appearing in arcades in Japan! Here’s a look at what’s coming from Banpresto this month, including an adorable winking Squirtle, some green-colored friends and new Poké Peace items. Please note that Banpresto sometimes re-releases items, so there may be pieces of merchandise that have been previously … Read more

Golden Week events announced for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Golden Week is a period in Japan with multiple public holidays resulting in almost an entire week off for students and some workers. To celebrate, Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet will be having Tera Raid battles and Mass Outbreaks! Both will be taking place from Tuesday, April 29 at 7:00 p.m. CT until Thursday, May … Read more

Pokémon Sleep teases New Moon Day event with Darkrai and more

Following Darkrai’s addition to the sleep-tracking game Pokémon Sleep earlier this month in the Cresselia vs. Darkrai event, the Dark-type Mythical Pokémon will be getting featured in a second special event, New Moon Day, coming at the end of May. A short teaser trailer has been released which you can watch below. Although full details … Read more