The newest Wonder Pick Event in Pokémon TCG Pocket brings new Pachirisu and Beldum promo cards to the game's Wonder Pick feature, along with a selection of limited time Oshawott-themed event items to the in-game shop. This event will run through to August 25th, at 10:59pm (PDT) / 26th, at 5:59am (UTC).

Continuing the Marvelous Mega Run-Up to 7, Urbain & Meganium make their playable Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a set of EX Fair Scouts. Also launching today is the game's latest Ranked Damage Event, Super Sparring No. 23.

As announced in the latest trailer, a range of scouts, events and bonuses are launching over the coming days in Pokémon Masters EX to celebrate the game's upcoming 7 year anniversary, including the debuts of characters from Pokémon Legends Z-A. The first of these new Sync Pairs, Harmony & Feraligatr, make their debut today in the Team MZ Joins the Fray Event. Also launching today is the Marvelous Mega Training event, in which players can team up with three classic Synga Suit Sync Pairs.

While the October update to Pokémon HOME will give players the opportunity to bring Pokémon from the Nintendo Switch editions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions to other games, soon players will no longer have the ability to have their Pokémon from the classic Game Boy Advance games make the epic journey to the latest games, with the closure of Pokémon Bank announced for February 25th, 2027, at 7:00pm (PST).

Pokémon HOME will be receiving an update this October to Version 4.1.0. Alongside other changes, this update will allow users to trade between Pokémon HOME and the Nintendo Switch editions of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions for the first time.

The English and other western dubs of the eighth episode of the second season of the POKÉTOON series have been released on the official Pokémon YouTube channels. Titled "A Tale of Two Charcadet", it features two Charcadet as inseparable friends.

Fans can add Krispy Kreme to the ever-growing list of collabs celebrating Pokémon’s 30th anniversary this year, as the doughnut and coffee chain debuts six new themed doughnuts. The limited time collab starts August 18th, though customers can preorder the Pokémon doughnuts now at Krispy Kreme’s website. The themed doughnuts will be available at Krispy Kreme locations across the US, plus at their usual retail partners like Walmart, Kroger, and Publix.

The newest short from the POKÉTOON series has been released on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. The episode is titled 「カメールと、夏のつづき」 ("Wartortle and the Continuation of Summer"), and features a young boy encountering a Wartortle with a different tail color and moss on its shell.

A Mega Houndoom ex Drop Event has now commenced in Pokémon TCG Pocket, offering players the opportunity to challenge a series of special solo battles to attempt to obtain promo card packs and other rewards. Ranked Match Season B4 has also now underway.

A Tinka-ton of new Pokémon will be sleepwalking their way onto player's devices next week, as they make their Pokémon Sleep debuts in a special collaboration event with Pokémon Horizons. This event is scheduled to begin on Monday August 17th at 4:00am local time, running through until Monday August 24th at 3:59am local time.

Over the history of competitive Super Smash Bros., one of the more unusual yet popular events has been the Combo Contest. This tasks competitors with pulling off flashy combos in the games' Training Mode. A panel of judges then scores them, with the highest scores moving forward. Recently, Supernova 2026's Smash 64 Combo Contest featured one involving the Poké Ball item, not used normally due to the randomness in which Pokemon emerges and the limited number of attempts given to succeed.

Pokémon Masters EX is throwing down the gauntlet to trainers once more, with the Legendary Gauntlet returning until August 21st 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.

Pokémon Champions' fourth season of Ranked Battles, Ranked Season M-4, ran from 8 July to 5 August 2026. Jude Lee took first place alongside Mega Floette and Mega Garchomp.

As part of the continuing 30th anniversary celebrations, it was announced late last month that more new episodes of the POKÉTOON series would be coming soon. Dates and times for the next two episodes have now been confirmed, with both episodes to air on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel within the coming two fortnight.

In a short video posted earlier to the official Play Pokémon YouTube channel and the @Pokemonlatam account on X, Pokémon commentators Vicky Souza and Pablo Meza announced that Pokémon Regional Championships in Mexico and Brazil would be broadcast live on Pokémon's official channels starting from the 2027 season.

The latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE is Reshiram, a Ranged Attacker with Intermediate difficulty that deals Special damage. Until Tuesday, September 1st, players can clear event missions to collect exclusive coins and exchange them for Reshiram's Unite License.

Pokémon UNITE's latest update, “Aeos Summer Rush”, was released on August 6th and brings balance adjustments for various Pokémon, alongside the usual bug fixes, and Shop and Event updates. Specifically, this update provides buffs (⇧) for Mewtwo (X), Zoroark, Alolan Raichu, Meganium, and Palkia; while bringing nerfs (⇩) for Feraligatr, Mega Lucario, Yveltal, Alcremie, and Zacian.

On August 5th, DeNA, the developers of Pokémon Masters EX and Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, released their financial results for the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year, which encompasses the months of April, May, and June. In their reports to investors, the company noted that the revenue and profit from its gaming business had decreased significantly, with sales revenue falling 33.2% year-on-year to ¥12.12 billion and segment profit falling 62.0% to ¥3.826 billion. DeNA attributed the decline in fiscal performance to TCG Pocket, which had 39 million monthly active users (MAU) over the same three-month period last year, but only 23 million during those months in 2026.

Back in March, Bulbanews reported that Pokémon Pokopia had sold over 2.2 million units in its first four days, and was on track to become one of the best-selling Pokémon spin-off games ever. Five months from launch, it now appears to be the best-selling Pokémon spin-off yet, though confirming this requires some math.

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 during the Summer 2026 season.