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Pokémon Sleep is currently celebrating its second anniversary on Monday July 20th with a special two-week long Third Anniversary Fest event. On top of all the previously announced bonuses for the second week of the event, the game will also be debuting the new Munchlax's Nap Island, a new game feature designed to help grow helper Pokémon.

In preparation for the 2026 Pokémon World Championships taking place next month, Play! Pokémon have shared a variety of details regarding the upcoming 2027 Championship Series, including updates to Championship Points and Worlds Invites, and a host of online and offline events.

The celebration of summer continues in Pokémon Masters EX, with a re-run of last year's High-Flying Seaside Holiday Story Event, together with Seasonal Scouts featuring Summer-themed Sync Pairs going back to 2020.

As part of the ongoing celebrations of Pokémon Sleep's 3rd Anniversary on Monday July 20th, a new hashtag campaign has been launched on X, rewarding Sleep Researchers for posts and reposts made on the campaign's official hashtags with points that can be redeemed for in-game items.

The Grand Champions Festival Encore was a grassroots Pokémon Champions tournament that featured an astounding 4,254 trainers battling for first place. The event was ultimately won by 3x Regional Champion Alex Underhill alongside Mega Charizard Y and Venusaur.

Pokémon Masters EX's latest High Score Event, Water and Grass Conqueror, has launched today alongside a one-time-only 5★-Select Fair-Exclusive Scout ×11. Both the event and scout will be running through to July 22nd, at 10:59pm (PDT).

The Champions Arena II was a grassroots Pokémon Champions tournament that featured 706 players battling for prize money. The event was ultimately won by 3x International Champion Marco Silva alongside Mega Charizard Y. The event was organised by Victory Road—more information regarding current and future events can be found on their official website.

Brassius & Sudowoodo and Sygna Suit Ball Guy & Electrode are making their returns to Pokémon Masters EX today in a set of Double Feature EX Fair Scouts running through to July 26th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

The third season of Ranked Battles in Pokémon Champions, Ranked Season M-3, ran from 17 June to 8 July 2026. 2023 World Champion Shohei Kimura took first place alongside Mega Aerodactyl and Mega Charizard Y. This was the first season to use the Regulation Set M-B ruleset, restricting teams to the 76 Mega Evolutions and 208 Pokémon species currently available in Pokémon Champions.

As previewed last week, Pokémon Sleep is celebrating its third anniversary on Monday July 20th with a special two-week-long Third Anniversary Fest event commencing Monday July 13th, at 4:00am local time, running through until Monday July 27th at 3:59am local time. Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup, and their evolutions, will all be making their Pokémon Sleep debuts as part of this event.

Past Seasonal Sync Pairs are making a comeback to Pokémon Masters EX in a new Presents! Limit 1! 5★-Select Seasonal Scout ×11 requiring 3,000 Paid Gems, and running through to July 28th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

The latest Pokémon to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE is Yveltal, a Ranged Attacker with Novice difficulty that deals Special damage. Until Tuesday, July 28th, players can clear event missions to collect exclusive coins and exchange them for Yveltal's Unite License.

The Everyday Wonders Emblem Event is now underway in Pokémon TCG Pocket, giving players the opportunity to acquire emblems to set on their in-game player profiles. This event is set to run through to July 12th, at 10:59pm (PDT) / July 13th, at 5:59am (UTC).

Following on from the recent summer Story Event, Pokémon Masters EX is launching a new Solo Event today featuring Manaphy. The Brave Heroes of the Sea Solo Event will run through to July 21st, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Arezu (Summer 2026) & Basculegion are making their playable debut in Pokémon Masters EX today in a set of Seasonal Scouts alongside the continuing Sea's Legend and Raging Souls Story Event. The Arezu Seasonal Scout and Arezu Seasonal Tiered Scout will run through to July 21st, at 10:59pm (PDT). while the associated Arezu Seasonal Featured Ticket Scout, and Arezu Seasonal Guaranteed Ticket Scout meanwhile will run through to July 28th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Pokémon Masters EX is today giving players a chance to pair up with Lysandre & Yveltal in the latest set of rallies as part of the ongoing 30-Year Celebrations. Also launching today is the game's latest Monthly Poké Fair, which this month features Lacey & Granbull.

Pokémon Sleep will celebrate its 3rd anniversary on Monday July 20th. Ahead of this milestone, the game will be holding a special Third Anniversary Prelude Event from Monday July 6th, ahead of the Third Anniversary Fest celebration the following week.

The height of summer is once again bringing a festival of new content to Pokémon Masters EX. As announced in the recent update letter from the game's producers, a brand new story event, Sea's Legend and Raging Souls, is making its debut today alongside a set of brand new Seasonal Scouts featuring Akari in a seasonal outfit together with their new sync partner Manaphy.

A new version of Pokémon Masters EX, Ver. 2.70.0, is now available to download. With this update, the game's general producer, Tetsuya Iguchi, has revealed information on this year's Summer themed Story Event commencing soon, featuring two Seasonal Sync Pairs from Hisui, along with information on other events coming to the game in July.

Four new Legendary Pokémon have been announced to join the fray in Pokémon UNITE — Yveltal, Palkia, Reshiram, and Solgaleo will debut July 3rd, July 17th, August 7th, and August 21st, respectively, as part of the game's 5th Anniversary celebrations, which will be starting from July 21st. Yveltal and Resiram are Attackers, while Palkia and Solgaleo are All-Rounders. Players will be able to obtain their Unite Licenses through events held alongside their debuts. Additional events held during the Anniversary celebrations will allow players to obtain various rewards such as Holowear, License Points, License Art, Selection Box, and more!