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And the Winner Is… Mega Hawlucha! The Luchador Pokémon Steps Into the Ring
Ladies and gentlemen, in the ring tonight — Mega Hawlucha! The high-flying luchador keeps its Fighting/Flying typing and grows a touch larger in its new Mega form.
Things Get Spooky as Mega Victreebel Oozes Onto the Scene
Cue the creepy camcorder footage. Mega Victreebel made its debut in an eerie, found-footage style video that's equal parts unsettling and awesome.
Four-Way Chaos! Z-A Battle Club Revealed at the World Championships
Straight from the Pokémon World Championships: the Z-A Battle Club is bringing the mayhem! Up to four Trainers throw down in a chaotic melee, and the one who defeats the most Pokémon and racks up the most points takes the crown.
Legends: Z-A Soars in on October 16th — and Mega Dragonite Steals the Show
Big news from the latest Pokémon Presents: Pokémon Legends: Z-A officially lands on October 16, 2025. Get those teams ready!
Rank Z to Rank A: The Z-A Royale Turns Lumiose Into a Nighttime Battleground
The city comes alive after dark! A Nintendo Direct unveiled the Z-A Royale, a nighttime tournament where Trainers duke it out inside special red-marked battle zones.
Pokémon Champions Announced — Competitive Battling Goes Cross-Platform
Competitive Trainers, listen up! A Pokémon Presents announced Pokémon Champions, a brand-new game built entirely around battling — and it's coming to both Nintendo Switch and mobile devices.
Pokémon GO Goes Galar! Generation 8 and Dynamax Are Here
Pokémon GO just got a massive upgrade! Niantic announced the arrival of Generation 8, bringing a wave of Galar Pokémon to the wild starting September 3rd.
Return to Kalos! Pokémon Legends: Z-A Revealed on Pokémon Day
What a way to celebrate Pokémon Day! A Pokémon Presents pulled back the curtain on Pokémon Legends: Z-A, a brand-new adventure returning us to the gorgeous Kalos region.
Meet Pecharunt — the Sneaky Mythical Pulling Everyone's Strings
The mystery is solved! The Pokémon Company officially revealed Pecharunt, a devious Poison/Ghost Mythical Pokémon at the heart of the Scarlet & Violet expansion pass epilogue.
One More Adventure: Scarlet/Violet's Epilogue Drops January 11th
The Area Zero journey isn't over yet! An epilogue to the Scarlet & Violet Expansion Pass, The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, was announced for January 11th, 2024.