FastForTheKids will be performing the second part of a speedrun event in support of Extra Life benefiting Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals over this US Veterans Day weekend, with Pokémon Red/Blue being one of the featured games for the first day of runs on November 11th. Part one of the event was performed by the Pandora's Mighty Soldiers Clan, and raised $795 of their $2500 goal. The event can be watched from the PMS Clan's Twitch channel.

Starting November 20th, Pokémon Sleep will be holding the Eevee Week 2023 in-game event, in celebration of the annual Eevee Day on November 21st. The game will also be receiving a small update next week, with Onix and Steelix starting to appear for sleep research in Taupe Hollow.

Penny is making her Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a new Poké Fair Scout, together with her partner Sylveeeon. Alongside this scout, Penny is taking center stage in the brand new Veevee on Pasio! Story Event launching in-game today. Both the scout and event will continue through to November 29th, at 9:59pm (PST).

Defying recent media speculation that the series may have been delayed until 2024, The Pokémon Company International has announced that Pokémon Horizons: The Series will make its English language debut in the UK this December on BBC iPlayer and CBBC. Listings on the BBC website suggest the first episode will go up on December 1st, as part of an initial batch of 6 episodes.

There is quite a variety of new Pokémon merchandise this week, ranging from practical Trading Card Game accessories and skincare to cozy plushes and holiday décor. Long-term partner of The Pokémon Company International, Ultra PRO, has announced the Paldea First Partner accessory bundle, available online now only at Ultra PRO’s website. The bundle includes 65 protective card sleeves, a 24 inch by 13.5 inch playmat, a deck box which holds 80 or more cards, and a card storage box which holds up to 500 sleeved cards, all decorated with the Paldea starters Quaxly, Fuecoco, and Sprigatito. The set retails for $44.99 USD and ships internationally.

Niantic has revealed this week that the next Pokémon GO Community Day Classic event, scheduled for later this month on November 25th, will feature the Wool Pokémon, Mareep. Niantic has also announced dates for multiple as-yet unannounced events being held in-game over the next season.

Pokémon Masters EX's latest High Score Event, Fire-Type Masters, is launching today alongside two new Scouts featuring Fire-type Sync Pairs. Both the event and these scouts will run through to November 21st, at 9:59pm (PST). Pokémon Masters EX official social media accounts have also confirmed that Penny will be making their debut later this week in their own Poké Fair Scout.

More past story content is returning to Pokémon Masters EX this month, with a re-run of 2021's Shining Heart of Dragons Story Event. Iris (Alt.) & Hydreigon, who made their debut together with the initial run of this event, is also returning in a new Poké Fair Scout.

The latest Questing for Glory (QFG) speedrunning marathon is being held this week, starting November 6th and running through to November 12th. Pokémon Stadium will be one of the featured runs in this event on Saturday 11th, which can be watched from the RPGLimitBreak Twitch channel.

This week's episode is a fun episode for the Rising Volt Tacklers, and a nice buildup episode for the Explorers. The title and theme of this episode is “As Long I’m With My Companions”, and the story is split into two mini-plotlines, with the first focusing on the Rising Volt Tacklers preparing and eating curry together, while the second shows us the Explorers having a meeting. I do like how both sides are shown without either one hogging the spotlight too much.

Continuing on from the recent launch of the new Who's the Best Singer? Story Event, Ryuki & Turtonator are making their debut in Pokémon Masters EX today in a set of Spotlight Scouts.

Today's livestream on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel of part 6 of the Pokémon Card Elite Four (ポケカ四天王) series, with the deciding match for the next Pokémon Card Elite Four member, has officially unveiled a selection of cardsfrom the upcoming Shiny Treasure ex subset, the first High Class Pack for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from these sets will be released internationally in a future, as yet unannounced expansion.

The Bulbapedia encyclopedia is always growing here at Bulbagarden! All sorts of edits and contributions sprout up every single day thanks to Pokémon enthusiasts from all around the world! Let's take a closer look at our editors' best contributions that have taken root during October 2023.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles Season 12 began earlier this week on November 1st, and will continue through to November 30th, at 11:59pm (UTC). This season follows Regulation Set E, which came into force at the beginning of October with the start of Season 11, expanding the list of allowable Pokémon to include those found in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 1: The Teal Mask.

Niantic has revealed that Mega Garchomp will make its Pokémon GO debut as part of a Mega Garchomp Raid Day event this November 11th, running from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time. Mega Garchomp's shiny variant will also be making its debut.

An update on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage has revealed a selection of new cards from the upcoming Shiny Treasure ex subset, the first High Class Pack for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from these sets will be released internationally in a future, as yet unannounced expansion.

The Pokémon Company International confirmed this week that a giant Pokémon balloon will appear in the yearly Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, just as in every parade since the debut of the original Pikachu balloon in 2001. Pikachu and Eevee will appear along the 2.5 mile long parade route in New York City in their Poké Ball sleigh, accompanied by 90 balloon handlers on the ground. This will be Pikachu and Eevee’s third appearance in the sleigh, as the balloon debuted in 2021 in conjunction with the Pokémon franchise’s 25th anniversary. It’s also the first of the four Pokémon balloons in the parade’s history to feature a Pokémon other than Pikachu.

Piers, who features in the Who's the Best Singer? Story Event currently ongoing in Pokémon Masters EX, is debuting his new Sygna Suit Sync Pair together with Toxtricity in a new Poké Fair Scout.

For the first time since the conclusion of the Villain Arc, a new chapter is making its debut in Pokémon Masters EX with the addition of the Mysterious Stones to the game's Main Story. Also debuting today is the game's first Mix Scout, featuring Red in his new 5★ Sync Pair with Venusaur.

At about 12:20 a.m. on Friday, October 27th, two unidentified suspects backed a red Ford pickup truck through the side door of Gabi’s Olympic Cards and Comics in Lacey, Washington. With the door completely removed from the hinges, the two thieves entered the store and stole approximately $10,000 dollars worth of merchandise, including eight to ten cases (containing six booster boxes each) of Pokémon cards, according to owner Gabi Shepard. Shepard, who helped construct the store, says she remembers putting up the pillar that the pickup truck destroyed. “I know the building is just a thing, but it's still a thing that, you know, has been a part of my life for almost 20 years.” said Shepard.