Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:44:56 +0000

A Nintendo Direct has aired and featured some Pokémon news. After a short recap of earlier info, it's revealed that at night trainers come out to battle in a tournament called the Z-A Royale.

In special zones, similar to wild zones but marked in red, if a trainer sees you they will challenge you to battle. You can also sneak up on a trainer or their Pokémon, similar to taking wild Pokémon by surprise in Legends: Arceus. In the tournament, trainers start at rank Z and work up to rank A.

Here is the Pokémon part of the Direct:

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:13:33 +0000

A new Pokémon Presents has aired today - Pokémon Day - and revealed more about the upcoming game Pokémon Legends Z-A, as well as a new battle-focused game. The full presentation can be seen below:

After a little bit of Pokemon history and some brief trailers on mobile games, a new game was announced: Pokemon Champions. It will be available on the Nintendo Switch as well as mobile devices, and focuses on core-style battles. It will also connect to Pokemon Home.

Finally, we learned more about Pokémon Legends: Z-A.

Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:59:46 +0000

Niantic have announced a large update to Pokémon GO, bringing the release of Generation 8 along with the Dynamax feature from Pokémon Sword & Shield. It will start September 3rd with the season, titled Max Out.

New Pokémon will be released in the wild: Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble, Dreepy, and Stonjourner (UK only). Morpeko was also announced previously but it's not clear when it will be released. It will bring a change to battles, with it being able to change form like the main series games. With the new event starting on the 3rd, Skwovet and Wooloo (which were released a while back) will also appear and can be shiny.

Niantic decided to release very little information about how Dynamax will work in GO. But so far we know that from September 10th, mysterious Power Spots will appear in which players can battle Dynamax Pokémon. A new substance Max Particles can be collected at Power Spots to take them on.

Only Pokémon caught from Max Battles can be Dynamaxed. Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Skwovet, Wooloo will be the first battles available.

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:40:04 +0000

A new Pokémon Presents has finished airing and revealed a new game: Pokémon Legends Z-A. It will be set in Kalos and feature Mega Evolution in some way. Presumably it will focus on Zygarde, the third legendary of the X&Y games.

Here is the full Presents; the Legends Z-A trailer starts around 10 minutes:

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 16:41:24 +0000

A new trailer has been released by The Pokémon Company, which officially announces the mythical Pokémon, Pecharunt. It's Poison/Ghost and has a new ability Poison Puppeteer which causes poisoned Pokémon to also become confused.

Pecharunt is available during the epilogue of the Scarlet/Violet expansion pass. An additional video telling the story of Pecharunt's history was also released, see below.

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 17:50:57 +0000

An update for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet has been announced, which will include an epilogue to the SV Expansion Pass, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. A short video has been released, which hints at a new mythical Pokémon.

The epilogue will be available from January 11th, 2024.

(If you're happy to be spoiled, here is a link to the new Pokémon.)

Thu, 14 Dec 2023 23:28:24 +0000

The second part of the Scarlet/Violet Expansion Pass, known as The Indigo Disk in now available! In this part the player takes a new school trip to the Blueberry Academy, located on an island near the region of Unova. Inside the Terarium are four artificial biomes that house many wild Pokémon.

We are busy updating the site with all the new details so stay tuned! We have some details up for the new Pokémon, which you can find via the links on The Blueberry Pokedex (which contains spoilers, of course).

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:47:19 +0000

A new trailer has been released for The Indigo Disk, part 2 of the Scarlet/Violet DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The new DLC will be released on December 14th.

The Indigo Disk takes the player to Blueberry Academy, an artificial island near the Unova region. Various quests can be undertaken, and many legendary Pokémon from past games can be found. Trainers from Paldea also make a reappearance in the battle arena.

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 21:47:33 +0000

The latest update to Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, an expansion pass known as The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero has been released today. This first part, The Teal Mask, consists of a school trip to a new land, Kitakami. Of course, we are busy playing and cataloguing all the data for new Pokémon, moves, abilities, items and so on.

Here are some useful links:

• The Teal Mask Pokedex
• Newly introduced Pokémon are listed on the Gen 9 stats page
• The TMs page has been updated with the 30 new TMs

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 13:20:41 +0000

A new Pokémon video has been released, which tells an ancient tale of a newly-discovered Pokémon, Poltchageist. Here is the video:

Poltchageist is Grass/Ghost type and bears many similarities to Polteageist from Generation 8. UPDATE: a second trailer, showing Poltchageist in action has been released, see below.

Sun, 13 Aug 2023 22:03:26 +0000

A new trailer has been shown at the Pokémon Video Game World Championships in Yokohama, Japan. As is typical, they showed off some competitive elements by detailing new moves coming to the DLC. The typings of Raging Bolt and Iron Crown were also revealed as Electric/Dragon and Steel/Psychic respectively.

Also shown were the starter Pokémon from all previous generations, which will be available in part 2, The Indigo Disk. The new moves shown were:

• Psychic Noise - deals damage and prevents target from healing.
• Upper Hand - strikes before a target's priority move.
• Thunderclap - strikes before a target's move and was used by Raging Bolt.
• Tachyon Cutter - hits twice in a row and was used by Iron Crown.

At the end of the video all the type icons used in Terastal come together on a crown to make a 19th Tera Type. Exact details on how it works have not been revealed.

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 14:04:10 +0000

A new Pokémon Presents has just finished airing and announced new features for various Pokémon games, including the DLC for Scarlet/Violet, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The first part, The Teal Mask will be released on September 13th, 2023. The trailer for SV is below, or watch the full Pokémon Presents here.

Four new Pokémon were revealed:

• Dipplin, an evolution of Applin, which will be available in part 1. It has a new ability, Supersweet Syrup and a new move, Syrup Bomb.
• Archaludon, an evolution of Duraludon, which will be available in part 2. It has a new move, Electro Shot.
• Raging Bolt, a Paradox Pokémon based on Raikou.
• Iron Crown, a Paradox Pokémon based on Cobalion.
• Also, the Pokémon shown in a previous trailer was revealed to be the Normal Form of Terapagos, with the original being its Terastal Form.

A Tera raid event for Mewtwo was also announced. Players can get a Mew in the game right now by using the Mystery Gift code GETY0URMEW.

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 15:32:15 +0000

A new trailer has been released for the Pokémon Scarlet/Violet expansion, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. Not much new information is given, however we do see Okidogi, Munkidori, and Fezandipiti natively in-game.

The first part, The Teal Mask introduces us to two trainers Carmine and Kieran in the new region of Kitakami. There is a Festival of Masks going on. The second part, The Indigo Disk, sees you visit Blueberry Academy, which appears to feature a large battle arena known as a Terarium.

Mon, 17 Apr 2023 15:24:11 +0000

A new Pokémon has been revealed for the upcoming Scarlet/Violet DLC, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero:

Very little information has been revealed but it appears to be related to Terapagos (perhaps an alternate form or pre-evolution). The official site states:

This Pokémon is small in stature and not particularly strong, but when push comes to shove, it can crystallize the energy in its body to form a protective shield. Apparently, it can also assume a dormant state when it feels that its life is in danger by pulling its head, limbs, and tail into its shell and making itself look like a jewel.

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 15:39:37 +0000

A new Pokémon Presents has just finished airing and revealed multiple new items. The biggest news was a new DLC update for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Named The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, it comes in two parts:

1. The Teal Mask, to be released autumn this year. In this part you visit a new land, Kitakami, on a school trip
2. The Indigo Disk, to be released in winter this year. In this part you study as an exchange student at Blueberry Academy.

Over 230 Pokémon from past generations will be available to catch in these new regions, or brought in via Pokémon Home. Several new Pokémon were also announced:

• Walking Wake, a Water/Dragon type Paradox Pokémon that looks like Suicune. It will be available very shortly.
• Iron Leaves, a Grass/Psychic type Paradox Pokémon that looks like Virizion. It will be available very shortly.
• Okidogi, a large green canine Pokémon.
• Munkidori, a blue ape-like Pokémon.
• Fezandipiti, a large pink/red bird Pokémon.
• Ogerpon, a legendary Pokémon available in Part 1.
• Terapagos, a legendary Pokémon available in Part 2.

Artwork and more news can be seen below. Here is the full Pokémon Presents video:

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 14:34:52 +0000

The newest games in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet are starting to be released around the world! As usual we are busy cataloguing all the new information for the games such as new Pokémon, moves, abilities and locations.

The home page and top-level Scarlet/Violet page will not contain spoilers, and the new Pokémon will not be shown on pages such as the National Pokédex for two weeks. However, following links from the SV section will show the new information. Also on PokéBase there is a button on the right hand side to hide questions tagged scarlet-violet.

Here are some links to notable pages:

• Scarlet/Violet Pokédex
• The new Pokémon, with stats
• New moves introduced
• Gym Leaders & Team Star Bosses
• TM locations
• Pokémon locations

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 14:34:47 +0000

A new trailer has been released for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. For the most part it recaps things we've already seen to the tune of Ed Sheeran's Celestial (which is part of the soundtrack to the game), but near the end some brief shots of new Pokémon are seen. They bear a resemblance to Donphan, and according to the press release are known as Great Tusk and Iron Treads.

The two Pokémon are exclusive to Scarlet & Violet respectively, and are part of the Scarlet Book / Violet Book which are ancient tomes written about an expedition in the past.

Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:12:53 +0000

Following on from yesterday's addition to Pokémon GO, today a new trailer was released which confirms the Pokémon to be Gimmighoul. It is Ghost type and has two forms - Roaming Form, which is the one appearing in GO - and Chest Form, where it tries to get people to give it coins.

The Pokémon GO website also added an update, confirming that linking Scarlet/Violet with GO will allow catching the Roaming Form in GO, which can then be transferred (via HOME) to SV.

Sat, 05 Nov 2022 10:06:48 +0000

A new Pokémon has surfaced, following Dratini Community Day in Pokémon GO (which runs from 2-5pm on Saturday 5th). Yesterday its model was found in GO data and leaked by PokeMiners on Twitter.

At 5pm, this creature begins following the player around the map, however, it is not catchable (and may not be a real Pokémon, in the vein of Zygarde cells). Several PokéStops turn gold and many items can be acquired from them, including a ?????? Coin which is apparently from the Paldea region.

UPDATE: a new website chest.pokemon.com was unveiled by the Pokémon Twitter account. It has a treasure chest which updates periodically. As I discovered, it's set to update at specific intervals, concluding at 24 hours and 999 coins (1pm GMT/6am PT), with something else happening an hour later at 2pm GMT/7am PT - possibly a new trailer!

Thu, 03 Nov 2022 23:04:01 +0000

It's been a while since I posted about any updates to the site but minor amendments are always being done, particularly for ongoing games like Pokémon GO. And over the past few months a few larger changes have been made.

The biggest is a complete overhaul of the egg move parents section. Previously we only had one page per Pokémon which showed the latest game, and omitted alternate forms which can have different egg moves. It worked well enough in the past as the details didn't change much across generations, but with recent games having limited Pokédexes (Pokédices?) it was becoming less and less helpful. So this content has now been expanded for each set of games and moved to the bottom of the moves by generation page, with tabs for alternate forms.

The second new page is a Pokémon text list generator. It's a simple tool to grab a plain text list of Pokémon. There are various options to show forms, types and base stats, or filter by generation/type. The output can be pasted into a spreadsheet or a text editor for further analysis/manipulation. Give it a try and let us know what you think!

Tue, 25 Oct 2022 13:46:07 +0000

A new teaser trailer has aired, showing a new ghost dog Pokémon. It was later revealed to be named Greavard, and a new trailer released showing it in-game:

Greavard is Ghost type and has the ability Pickup.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 13:17:20 +0000

A new electric frog Pokémon has been revealed. It was teased in a livestream two days ago, featuring Iono, the Electric type gym leader of Levincia, Paldea. In today's video the Pokémon was revealed as Bellibolt.

A second trailer has now been released, showing Bellibolt in action:

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:44:09 +0000

A new 14-minute trailer has been released for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet, mostly recapping old information but also introducing some new features. A new Pokémon, Farigiraf was revealed, which is an evolution of Girafarig. It remains Normal/Psychic type, and can have one of two new abilities:

• Cud Chew, which recycles a Berry once more, on the next turn.
• Armor Tail, which prevents opponents from using priority moves.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:10:17 +0000

A new Pokémon has been revealed in a spoof presentation released on the Japanese Pokémon website. Purporting to be a meeting of the World Pokémon Ecological Society, it featured several people on a conference call, discussing Pokémon and Pokémon habitats.

Various footage from the Paldea region in Scarlet/Violet was shown. At the end a new white worm Pokémon was seen. It was described as looking similar to Diglett, but appears to be a distinct Pokémon named Wiglett. We'll post further details when we get them. The full original presentation can be viewed here.

UPDATE 29/09: A short new trailer was released, providing more details on Wiglett:

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:38:41 +0000

A new trailer has dropped for Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet and introduces new Pokémon and characters, including Team Star, some troublemakers at school.

New Pokémon revealed:

• Klawf - a Rock-type crab-like Pokémon. It can have a new ability Anger Shell which lowers its Def/SpDef but raises its Atk/SpAtk/Speed when Klawf's HP drops below half.
• Armarouge - a Fire/Psychic robot-like Pokémon. It has the ability Flash Fire and is exclusive to Pokémon Scarlet.
• Ceruledge - a Fire/Ghost robot-like Pokémon. It has the ability Flash Fire and is exclusive to Pokémon Violet.

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:22:17 +0000

The new Pokémon, Grafaiai, which was teased two days ago, has been unveiled in a new video styled as camera trap footage:

It described the markings Grafaiai leaves on trees, to attract prey. The colours of its paint are determined by its diet.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:00:15 +0000

Some new images for Pokémon Scarlet & Violet have been released, pertaining to a new Pokémon known as Grafaiai. A Paldean photographer was apparently trying to capture it but it was difficult to catch in action. So these images have been released teasing it via a shadow.

Grafaiai shadow

More images below.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:44:34 +0000

A new Pokémon Cyclizar has been revealed at the closing ceremony of the Pokémon World Championships, among several other competitive elements. Here’s the official video:

Cyclizar is Dragon/Normal type with the ability Shed Skin. It has a new move, Shed Tail, which creates a substitute then switches out with a party Pokémon in waiting.

Also revealed are new items Mirror Herb, which copies an opponent's stat changes; Loaded Dice, which makes multi-strike moves like Bullet Seed more likely to hit more times; and a move Tera Blast, which changes type to the user's Tera Type when Terastallized.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 14:17:08 +0000

A new Pokémon Presents has just finished airing, and revealed new Pokémon and features for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet. The region is known as Paldea and the games have been confirmed to be open world, with the gyms being completable in any order. Part of the story involves enrolling in an academy as a student - Naranja Academy in Scarlet or Uva Academy in Violet - and taking on a Treasure Hunt.

The full Pokémon Presents is below; the Scarlet/Violet portion starts at 9:20.

One of the major features is the Terastal Phenomenon, which turns Pokémon into a crystalline form. All Pokémon in Paldea can Terastallize which increases their power. Some Pokémon change type when Terastallizing, depending on their Tera Type, for example Pikachu can become Flying type.

New Pokémon revealed:

• Paldean Wooper, a new regional form of Wooper. It's Poison/Ground type and has the ability Poison Point or Water Absorb.
• Fidough, a Fairy type dog Pokemon, with the ability Own Tempo.
• Cetitan, an Ice type whale-like Pokemon. It can have the ability Thick Fat or Slush Rush.

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 14:17:32 +0000

A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet has been released. It shows off some new characters and a handful of new Pokémon, and announces the release date as 18th November 2022. Watch it here:

New Pokémon revealed are:

• Lechonk, a Normal-type pig-like Pokémon. It can have the ability Aroma Veil or Gluttony.
• Pawmi, an Electric-type rodent Pokémon. It can have the ability Static or Natural Cure.
• Smoliv, a Grass/Normal-type Pokémon. It has the ability Early Bird.

The legendary Pokémon that will appear on the game covers are Koraidon and Miraidon. No more details about them were revealed. See below for official artwork.

Sun, 27 Feb 2022 14:32:51 +0000

The latest Pokémon Presents has just finished airing, and announced brand new Pokémon games, titled Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet.

The footage showed a new region, filled with Pokemon like recent games Sword/Shield/Legends: Arceus. At the end, the three starter Pokémon are shown. Their names were later officially announced as:

• Sprigatito, the Grass Cat Pokémon
• Fuecoco, the Fire Croc Pokémon
• Quaxly, the Duckling Pokémon

The Scarlet/Violet starter Pokemon - Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly

Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:27:05 +0000

Pokémon Legends: Arceus has now been released globally! We've added key information to the site, and will continue to update sections like Pokemon locations as we progress.

• Legends: Arceus Pokédex, which includes the new Pokémon, stats and learnsets
• Hisui Pokémon locations
• Missions & Requests

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:10:34 +0000

A new trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been released. It reveals that there are new Hisuian forms for the starter Pokémon - Decidueye, Typhlosion, Samurott - although it doesn't show them explicitly. However, their silhouettes were shown in a Pokémon Trainer Club email and are displayed below.

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:18:14 +0000

The Pokémon Company has released a new 13-minute Gameplay Preview video on Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It shows some of the basic mechanics as well as various missions you need to complete. Watch here:

Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:29:08 +0000

A new trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus has dropped, and reveals two rival clans: Diamond Clan and Pearl Clan. They are led by Adaman and Irida respectively. According to the press release:

The people of the Diamond Clan often speak of the importance of cherishing the present and living in the moment with one’s allies. On the other hand, members of the Pearl Clan frequently advocate the importance of valuing the vast, spacious land shared with others.​

The trailer is below, which also announces the Ginkgo Guild, who travel around Hisui selling their wares.