Surf actually flooding the field is a lot of fun. "Guess I'll die"

A short new ad for Pokémon Legends Z-A has been released, giving us a look at a new player outfit and how Surf works in battle.

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s Deluxe Pack ex is now live, a one-month-only booster pack that reruns cards from Genetic Apex to Wisdom of Sea & Sky. Each pack provides 4 cards with one guaranteed 4◆ (ex) card.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's next 7☆ Tera Raid boss event is a version-exclusive Paradox fest. 🗓️ Oct 2 - 12 (5PM PT) 🦖 Scarlet: 7☆ Dragon Tera Roaring Moon with Mightiest Mark feat. 5☆ Scarlet Paradox Pokémon 🤖 Violet: 7☆ Fairy Tera Iron Valiant with Mightiest Mark feat. 5☆ Violet Paradoxes

Adaman will meet Perrin in Pokémon Masters’ next event! This Diamond Clan-focused event will introduce Arezu & Hisuian Lilligant (Sept 29), Mai & Munchlax (Oct 1), and Perrin & Hisuian Growlithe (Oct 3), all three releasing through EX Fair Scouts. Trailer: youtu.be/6HOvwanFrXY

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Artwork of Shiny Koraidon and Shiny Miraidon at higher quality than previously shared.

Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's next online competition: double battles... but you can only use 2 Pokémon, and one must be either Koraidon or Miraidon. 🗓️ Oct 9 - Oct 12 (5PM PT) Complete at least 1 match for a Master Ball and 300x Dragon, Fighting & Electric Tera Shards each.

Nintendo of America's president and COO Doug Bowser has announced that he will retire at the end of 2025. Bowser will be succeeded by Devon Pritchard, current VP of sales and marketing. Satoru Shibata (best known as Nintendo of Europe's former president) will also be joining NoA to become its CEO.

This Oak art is unsettling. It looks like he’s too eager to give me a physical examination I do not like it.

Pokémon TCG Pocket’s next set is Deluxe Pack ex, a set available for a month (Sept 30 - Oct 30). It reruns cards from Genetic Apex to Wisdom of Sea & Sky—incl. all ex cards—and each pack guarantees one 4◆ card (ex) or better. Some cards have new rare illustrations.

One final round of press previews are out for Pokémon Legends Z-A, this time with access to Wild Zones and the day-night cycle gameplay. IGN: www.ign.com/articles/pok... GameSpot: www.gamespot.com/articles/pok... VGC: www.videogameschronicle.com/features/han... Serebii: serebii.net/legendsz-a/p...

Pokémon GO news: Dipplin and Hydrapple debut in Harvest Festival event, Oct 10 - 16. pokemongo.com/en/post/harv... ➤ Dipplin evolution: 200 candy + 20 Syrupy Apples ➤ Hydrapple: 400 candy + catch 7 Dragon-types with Dipplin as buddy ➤ Event bonuses incl. boosted shiny rate for Pumpkaboo & Smoliv

2026 Grand Challenge II announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet — Online competition to run from October 3rd-5th #pokémon

Regional Moon Festival event revealed for Pokémon GO: "Dancing in the Moonlight," for Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Indonesia & Singapore. pokemongo.com/en/post/danc... 🗓️ October 4 - 8 ➤ 5 minutes of Clefairy spawns at 1PM & 7PM ➤ Timed Research with Teddiursa, Lunatone, Bunnelby & moon scarf Umbreon

Final win totals for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet's Shiny Treasures of Ruin raid challenge: Wo-Chien: 6,078,885 Chien-Pao: 5,020,994 Ting-Lu: 3,556,583 Chi-Yu: 3,126,823

Shiny Chi-Yu's Mystery Gift is live in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! With a final total of 3,126,823 victories, the last set of Tera Shards is available too. With this, all four Shiny Treasures of Ruin have been released. Any player can claim them up until September 30th, 5PM PT.

Shiny Chi-Yu's Mystery Gift is live in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet! With a final total of 3,126,823 victories, the last set of Tera Shards is available too. With this, all four Shiny Treasures of Ruin have been released. Any player can claim them up until September 30th, 5PM PT.

Pokémon GO news: Duraludon and Mega Metagross' debuts have been detailed. pokemongo.com/news/steel-s... 🗼 Duraludon (incl. shiny) will debut in 4☆ max battles in the Steel Skyline event, Sept 30 - Oct 7 ➤ Global Challenge for candy, XP bonus 🗼 Mega Metagross Raid Day takes place Oct 4 (2PM - 5PM)

Pokémon Sleep's next two Pokémon are Natu & Xatu (Snoozing), coming to Greengrass (incl. Expert) & Lapis Lakeside with the Buncha Berries event. The event runs from Sept 29 - Oct 6, with berry speciality Pokémon spawning and receiving effect boosts. www.pokemonsleep.net/en/news/3331...

Mega Chesnaught's cape is actually drawn out of the red outline from its chestnut shell. I think that's brilliant; taking an unremarkable design detail and using it as the basis for a major new physical feature, pulling on it like a little red thread to unspool the cape.

I have been informed of shortcomings in my "friends of Lumiose" collage and have amended it.

I have been informed of shortcomings in my "friends of Lumiose" collage and have amended it.

Mega Chesnaught's cape is actually drawn out of the red outline from its chestnut shell. I think that's brilliant; taking an unremarkable design detail and using it as the basis for a major new physical feature, pulling on it like a little red thread to unspool the cape.

Team MZ, friends of Lumiose

Did you notice that the shot of Mega Gardevoir and Mega Gallade in Pokémon Legends Z-A's final trailer has an an advertisement of a dancing Gallade & Gardevoir behind Gallade? Oh, and Mega Mawile & Mega Sableye appear to be in the sewers; note the green hue.

A reference model for the redevelopment project—I love when teams wring the most out of a premise.

Pokémon TCG Pocket news: a Phanpy and Miltank Wonder Pick event is now live. The new unlockable cosmetics include mats and displays featuring Clodsire and Quagsire, a Quagsire avatar, and a Mimikyu & Pikachu pumpkins Halloween display.

𝙂𝙞𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙖! 𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣! Volo (Alt.) & Giratina have been revealed as Pokémon Masters' next sync pair. Their EX Master Fair goes live Sept 14th alongside chapter 6 of the Arceus Arc storyline.

Did you notice that the shot of Mega Gardevoir and Mega Gallade in Pokémon Legends Z-A's final trailer has an an advertisement of a dancing Gallade & Gardevoir behind Gallade? Oh, and Mega Mawile & Mega Sableye appear to be in the sewers; note the green hue.

A reference model for the redevelopment project—I love when teams wring the most out of a premise.

More Pokémon Pokopia screenshots. "Over time, players can develop a town of their own and invite other players or Pokémon to visit. Pokopia also features a day-night cycle linked to real-world time, changing weather, and in-game locations with their own unique characteristics."

The trailer also confirms that Lumiose City's sewers are explorable in some capacity.

One interesting moment seemingly shows the same location under totally different conditions. Or at least, I *think* it's the same location? In the second shot, the plaza is flooded with sand for a Wild Zone, and a construction gate is in front of the tower.

Vinnie's key stone is inside of his glove, so it looks like he's firing off a ki blast when he Mega Evolves his Pokémon. Dope and pretty inspired design choice for a presumed Fighting-type expert.

Mega Greninja's water shuriken becoming irradiated by the colours of the Mega Energy aura/glow is so cool. I love that there are Mega designs that are actually designed around the new aura effect.

Seeing people express horror or confusion over Pokopia's Ditto human protagonist, but we've been here before! (Also it's charmingly weird, c'mon.)

The battle is even a kind of triple battle like some restaurant battles were, though it actually appears to be a 3v1 like you might find in PLA.

Vinnie's key stone is inside of his glove, so it looks like he's firing off a ki blast when he Mega Evolves his Pokémon. Dope and pretty inspired design choice for a presumed Fighting-type expert.

Mega Greninja's water shuriken becoming irradiated by the colours of the Mega Energy aura/glow is so cool. I love that there are Mega designs that are actually designed around the new aura effect.

(That's a confirmation of multiplayer for Pokopia, by the way.) Here's the key visual for Pokémon Pokopia in high res.

Screenshots of Pokémon Pokopia, a Switch 2 life sim by Koei Tecmo releasing 2026. You play as a Ditto using its transformation skills to learn moves to terraform an island and attract new Pokémon. You can scavenge, build furniture, grow vegetables, and create homes for Pokémon.

Pokémon Legends Z-A's final trailer confirms that the restaurants from Pokémon X & Y will return. The player is shown battling inside a restaurant that resembles Sushi High Roller (with a nigiri logo), and a two-star restaurant can be seen behind Fennekin in another shot.

The extended cut of today's Pokémon Legends Z-A trailer is marked as the Final Trailer: youtu.be/22oUOztp-88 It's three minutes long and not only reveals Mega Greninja, Delphox, and Chesnaught, but also provides a glance at new locations and story beats.

Official artwork of the Mega Stones (Greninjite, Delphoxite, and Chesnaughtite) for the Kalos starters. The stones will be available as rewards for ranking up in the Z-A Battle Club Ranked Battles, with Mega Greninja's available starting from the game's launch on Oct. 16.

Mega Greninja "uses its incredible reflexes to launch attacks at opponents while they are distracted by the sight of it clinging to a gigantic water shuriken" LOL

Pokémon Legends Z-A's Mega Dimensions DLC key art in high res. "The Mischief Pokémon, Hoopa, seems to hold the key to Mega Dimension’s story. ... Spatial distortions have also appeared in Lumiose, giving fans even more to discover throughout the city."

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Direct feed screenshots of Mega Greninja, Mega Delphox, and Mega Chesnaught in Pokémon Legends Z-A.