New trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet shows off version exclusive Pokémon - official website updates with info on upcoming Raid Battle Events

History has been made at Wyndon Stadium, where Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town has secured a decisive victory over the Galar region's Champion Leon, in the finals of the Masters Eight Tournament. The latest episode of the Pokémon anime series, entitled The Finals IV: "Partner" (ファイナルⅣ「相棒」) aired in Japan in the evening of November 11th. This episode was the conclusion of the thirteen-part Masters Eight Tournament arc of Pokémon Journeys: The Series, as well as the climax of Ash's battle versus Leon, the number-one ranked Pokémon Trainer and the Monarch of the Pokémon World Coronation Series.

Pokémon Masters EX has launched a new Egg Event, focused on Bug-, and Steel-Type Pokémon. New event missions have also been added to Legendary Arena Azelf for a limited time only. Both of these events will run through to November 22nd, at 9:59pm (PST).

Niantic has announced details regarding the Greedy Gluttons and Team GO Rocket takeover events which are being held this month in Pokémon GO. Shiny Munchlax and Shiny Pawniard will make their Pokémon GO debut in each event respectively.

In Pokémon GO on November 5th, shortly after the conclusion of the Dratini Community Day Classic event, players began noticing Poké Stops around the world turning gold which, when spun, had a chance of revealing a mysterious coin (called the ?????? Coin in-game), followed by an unknown Pokémon tagging along the player like a Buddy Pokémon to help them search for more coins. The following day, a trailer was posted, revealing this Pokémon to be Gimmighoul, specifically its Roaming Form. At the same time, a page on the official Pokémon Scarlet and Violet website went live showing an empty treasure chest and a counter that was slowly counting up, which then redirect to a new page with further details on Gimmighoul once the counter hit 999.

Bulbapedia may seem monolithic at times, but the wiki's success rests upon the efforts of everyday contributors and especially the team of Researchers, Poké Maniacs and Super Nerds that run the site and manage those contributions. In this article we'll be speaking with some of those (very human) Admins and figuring out what makes both them and Bulbapedia tick, covering their day-to-day priorities as well as their future plans. Whether you're a seasoned wiki editor or have never so much as thought about getting involved, we hope you'll find it enlightening!

A new Fire-Type Gear Event has just landed in Pokémon Masters EX. This co-op battles event, which allows players to obtain 3★ Fire-Type Gear, will be available until November 17th at 10:59pm (PT).

The Pokémon Company International has announced the final special expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Sword & Shield Series, Crown Zenith. It will be released on January 20th, 2023.

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield's November 2022 Season for Ranked Battles (Season 36) has begun. This season will be the final Ranked Battles Season for Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, and will run continuously until support for the games is ended an unspecified time in the future. Trainers competing in this season will not receive any rewards.

As we begin the new month, Niantic has given an update on the schedule of content coming to Pokémon GO during November. These events will be running from November 1st, at 1:00pm (PDT, GMT −7) to December 1st, at 1:00pm (PDT, GMT −7).

A new version of Pokémon Masters EX game, Version 2.26.0, became available for download on October 26th. Amongst other changes, this new version brings with it updates to sales of gems in the in-game store, including changes to purchase limits for minors. The producers of Pokémon Masters EX have also revealed details on several new components to the game in their monthly message to players, along with information about upcoming Sync Pairs. The next letter is slated for late November and will include information about new Sync Pairs coming in December, as well as details on events that will be running over the holiday period.

Niantic has announced that the Tricky Fox Pokémon Zorua and the Illusion Fox Pokémon Zoroark will be making their Pokémon GO debut as part of the continuing Halloween 2022 event, which is running through until November 1st, at 10:00am local time. Zorua can evolve into Zoroark using 50 Zorua Candy.

The Pokémon Company has launched a new set of animated stickers for the LINE app titled "POKÉMOOOVE!". The set can be purchased from the LINE Store for 250¥, or 100 LINE coins, for users in Japan only. The set features the Paldea First-Partner Pokémon Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly, alongside a variety of different Pokémon including Pikachu, Magnemite, and Rowlet.

Niantic has released full details on the upcoming ticketed Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Singapore event, which will be running concurrently with the Pikachu Weekend in Singapore from November 18th to November 20th. In conjunction with these events, a Pokémon Air Adventures event will also be running for trainers in Singapore.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet are close, but even closer is Halloween, and even closer... Greavard, the newest Pokémon to join the roster! Greavard was revealed earlier today in a special video teaser uploaded to Pokémon's official social media channels, with additional information being released shortly afterwards via press release and an update to the official site.

We're only a few weeks away from the release of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, the new generation of Pokémon games set to be released for the Nintendo Switch worldwide simultaneously on November 18th, 2022. A large variety of different bonuses are being offered by different stores around the world together with pre-orders for the physical copies of the game. In this article, we'll be rounding up a list of all the pre-order bonuses for both individual game and the Double/Dual/Duo Pack available throughout the world. If you know of one that isn't yet on our list, please send through the details in the comments below, or via the Bulbagarden Discord or Bulbanews' Twitter account, so that we can add them in. Likewise, if any of these pre-order bonuses have since sold out, please let us know so we can keep everyone updated.

Halloween is right around the corner, and in celebration, Pokémon Masters EX will be seeing a rerun of the Midnight Battle Ball Story Event. Seasonal Morty, Caitlin, Hilbert, and Acerola also return for a limited time in Seasonal Spotlight, Tiered, and Ticket Scouts.

Niantic has announced details regarding Part 2 of Pokémon GO's Halloween 2022 event, which will be running from October 27th at 10:00am to November 1st at 10:00am local time. This event has brought a Halloween makeover to the game, with PokéStops and Gyms appearing decorated for both parts of the Halloween event, and a remix of the Lavender Town music playing in-game from 6pm to 6am local time daily. The Timed and Special Research introduced in Part 1 of the event also will remain available until November 1st.

Glastrier and Spectrier are appearing more frequently in Max Raid Battles in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield until October 23rd, at 4:59pm (PDT). Players who defeat them can receive many useful items that wouldn't normally be earned in Max Raid Battles. This event may possibly be the final Wild Area News to be released for Sword and Shield, with the impending release of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. A notice on the Nintendo Switch News Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield channel last week stated that Wild Area News will not be updated after November 1st.

Niantic has announced that the Día de Muertos event for Pokémon GO will be returning for 2022 from November 1st at 10:00am to November 2nd at 8:00pm local time. Día de Muertos, also known as the Day of the Dead, is a holiday observed in Mexico and other parts of the Americas that celebrates the lives and memories of friends and family who have moved on to the next world. In this event, Duskull, Dusclops, and Dusknoir will each be wearing a cempasúchil crown.