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POKÉMON Company International revealed three Worlds-exclusive Pokemon Center merchandise lines for Worlds 2026—PokemonXP (space-themed items with UV-glow), World Championships (regal Pikachu), and the San Francisco Line (colorful line drawings)—with cross-line items including an exclusive Steiff World Championships Pikachu and a Reyn Spooner tote; access to the Pokemon Center will require both an event badge and a reservation, per IGN.
Game Freak says future Pokémon titles may evolve battles beyond strict turn-based mechanics, using Legends: Z-A’s real-time approach as a blueprint, but Pokémon Champions is intended to preserve the classic turn-based system for longtime fans, with Winds and Waves expected to maintain the traditional style while other installments may experiment with new formats.
Pokémon and Polaroid are teaming up to release limited-edition cameras inspired by Pikachu, Sylveon, and a Poké Ball (Pikachu and Sylveon editions are color- and art-based variants of Polaroid Go Gen 3; a Poké Ball edition is a Polaroid Now Gen 3). The lineup also includes Pokémon-themed film packs. Pre-orders start August 25, 2026, with shipping beginning September 29, 2026, available via Polaroid and Pokémon Center sites.
Rumors claim a mysterious RGB Mew card exists in the Pokémon TCG’s 30th Anniversary set, coming in three tinted variants with a purported pull rate of 1 in 20,000 packs. The claim, shared by an insider via Millennium Print Group, suggests this could be the rarest card ever produced, though official confirmation and full details won’t be known until the set releases (Sept. 16) and packs continue to leak ahead of launch, fueling scalper chatter and early sales on sites like eBay.
The Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration set reveals Ho-Oh and Lugia, igniting discussion about Lugia’s potential roles—from partnering with Slowking to a standalone attacker in Mega Rayquaza EX decks—and how players might accelerate energy or use strategies like Lost Zone and Tera Box, with deck-building tips involving Crispin, Glass Trumpet, Energy Switch, and Hourglass.
China’s 30th Celebration rollout includes a coin-set package (68 yuan) with two random Pikachu coins and three booster packs; gold coins are 99x rarer; additional China-only items are a 200 yuan coin display frame, an 180 yuan faux leather binder for 360 cards, and a 300 yuan two-player rubber playmat.
Pokemon China announced the 'Artistic Touch: 30th Anniversary Pikachu Figure Set' for Sept. 16 at 88 yuan (~$13). Each box includes one of 13 Pikachu figures based on 30th Celebration card art, a holo card, a stand with card holder, and a 30th Celebration pack; eight designs have been revealed so far, with the 13th figure serving as a secret rare at roughly 1-in-143 odds.
Polaroid is releasing a Pokémon 30th‑anniversary collection that includes two limited‑edition Go Gen 3 and Now Gen 3 instant cameras with Pikachu and Sylveon designs, three Pokémon‑themed instant films, and Poké Ball–themed accessories. Preorders start August 25 in the US, Canada, and the UK, with a global release around October 5. Prices: Go Gen 3 for $99.99, Now Gen 3 for $139.99, Go Color film packs $24.99, and Color i-Type film $22.99, plus themed camera cases, straps, and photo albums.
A Pokopia player (Reddit user ArcadiaCitizen_) uncovers a workaround to recruit limited-time Pokémon without altering the Switch 2’s clock. By accessing a cloud island with the Mysterious Goggles, using Pokopia’s 3D printer at Pokémon Centers, and crafting needed items (requiring Pokémetal and a Nintendo Switch Online membership), players can spawn rarer Pokémon like Jumpluff, Sableye, and Jirachi. The island code used is 6DXL PD6F. The discovery adds to ongoing debate about time-limited recruitment in Pokopia and whether these exploits were intended by developers.
Nintendo shares rose about 7% after ‘Pokémon Pokopia’ sold over 5 million copies on the Switch 2, four months after its March launch and becoming the second-best-selling Switch 2 title. The milestone comes as investors monitor game sales amid memory-cost-driven price increases for the Switch 2. In the June quarter, Switch 2 sales were 3.82 million units (down 34.4% YoY), with Nintendo guiding to 16.5 million Switch 2 units for the year ending March 31, 2027. The company also announced Pokopia updates and two new Pokémon titles next year, plus a Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. Despite headwinds, the stock has jumped about 26% in the last month but remains down around 16% for the year.
The Pokémon Company is ending support for Pokémon Bank, cutting off the long-running cross-generation storage that linked GBA-era games to modern titles. The shutdown will erase or greatly limit features tied to transferred Pokémon, including Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon's Alola Photo Club backgrounds and the Ribbon system that tracks cross‑game achievements; many ribbons and titles will become inaccessible or confined to older games. Fans are compiling lists of what will be lost, and while transfer guides exist to move Pokémon to newer titles before the February 25 cutoff, the process is lengthy and complicated, marking the end of decades of cross‑generation connectivity in Pokémon.
Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter are ending, closing the long-running DS/3DS-era bridge to newer games. Bank will stop functioning on February 25, 2027 (with 3DS online services already shut since 2024), and only pre-redeemed access remains until then. In October, the FireRed/LeafGreen Switch ports will gain Pokémon HOME support, enabling transfers from those games to newer titles, but overall this marks the end of an era for migrating older Pokémon to modern systems.
Less than a week after Pokopia’s Bubbly Basin DLC released, a Reddit user drained nearly all the water from its underwater town, creating a land-dominated area (Bubble-less Basin) though four water sources remain tied to quests. Water-type Pokémon suffer on dry land while land-enabled species thrive, and players even resorted to tunneling to help water-adapting Pokémon cope with the change.
To celebrate International Cat Day, The Pokémon Company announced two new Meowth cards for the upcoming 30th Celebration Pokémon TCG set—one regular Meowth and one Alolan Meowth—each with contrasting day/night artwork and Easter eggs linking the forms; Galarian Meowth has not been previewed yet.
Pokémon Pokopia director Shigeru Ohmori explains that Ditto was chosen as the game's lead because its transformation ability lets players become the Pokémon they meet, learn their moves, and create a cycle where new Pokémon appear in terrain shaped by actions, all while keeping human proportions and a big-headed, stylized look suited for the block-based world on Nintendo Switch 2; Ditto also helps facilitate talking to Pokémon within the game’s ecosystem.