A blink-and-you'll-miss-it update on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage has given us the name and release date for the third Japanese subset for the Pokémon Trading Card Game's Scarlet & Violet Era. Raging Surf which will release in Japan on September 22nd. These cards should make their way to international fans in a yet-to-be-announced expansion later this year.

Drasna, the Dragon-type Trainer and member of the Kalos Elite Four, is making their Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a sync pair together with their partner Dragalge. Also launching today is a new Egg Event focused on Fire- and Psychic-type Pokémon.

I can see why this anime is called Pokémon Horizons; it goes on horizons far beyond its own capabilities. Episode 16 is now the best episode of the series by far. The animation, the execution and the buildup to what’s to come were all handled beautifully!

After a week of rumours, The Pokémon Company have confirmed that a Pokémon Presents will be broadcast live on YouTube this coming Tuesday, August 8rd. As of writing, no details have been given about what fans can expect from the 35 minute broadcast, though it seems reasonable to expect that it will go into some detail regarding the upcoming The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, including a release date for The Teal Mask, and possibly also for The Indigo Disk.

Olympia, the Gym Leader of Anistar City, is making their Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a sync pair together with their partner Sigilyph. Also launching today is a Daily Type Rotation event, Type Team-Up. This is the first Daily Type Rotation event in two years, since the end of the original Type Team-Up event in August 2021.

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The Pokémon Company International has released full information regarding the 2023 Pokémon World Championships Fantasy Team, a skill-based sweepstakes in which Trainers can use their knowledge of the Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Video Games to submit their predictions of which Pokémon will dominate the 2023 Pokémon World Championships. This sweepstakes is open only to Trainers aged 18 or older who are currently residing in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. Trainers must have a Pokémon Trainer Club account to sign up for this sweepstakes, with registration closing on August 10th, at 8am (PDT).

Continuing on from the launch of the conclusion to the Villain Arc's Galar Chapter at the start of this week, a brand new Extreme Battle event, Beat the Unbeatable Champion!, has now has now begun in Pokémon Masters EX. Also launching today is the previously announced Poké Fair Scout for Gloria, with her new Sync Pair partner Cinderace. Both the event and limited-time scout will run through to August 18th at 10:59pm (PDT).

Palkia is making its return this week through the Cooking with Palkia event, succeeding the recent Cooking with Dialga event. This new event offers many rewards, including the opportunity to recruit Shiny Charizard. A special delivery for Five-Star Chef Zorua in its Starry-sky outfit is also now running.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles Season 9 has begun. This season, which will run through to August 31st, at 11:59pm (UTC), will follow Regulation Set D, which came into force at the beginning of July with the start of Season 8.

The Fair-Exclusive 5★ N & Zekrom are the featured Sync Pair for the latest Monthly Poké Fair Scout in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout will remain available until August 31st, at 10:59pm (PDT). Teaming up with the pair will unlock N as a Guest for the Trainer's Lodge.

Niantic has announced details on upcoming events and activities in Pokémon GO across August, with an infographic posted to their social media accounts. The infographic includes a variety of events between now and the beginning of September. While several of the items included in this infographic were previously announced during previous months, the update does provide dates and times for an additional event running between the end of the Pokémon World Championships and the start of the Pokémon GO Fest 2023: Global at the end of the month.

Niantic has revealed that the Bubble Frog Pokémon, Froakie will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO's Community Day for August 2023. During this event, Froakie will be appearing more frequently in the wild, together with its Shiny variant. The event will be held on August 13th, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm local time.

Niantic has announced a new type of event in Pokémon GO, the City Safari. These ticketed in-person events, similar to Safari Zones and Pokémon GO Fest, will feature location-themed wild Pokémon encounters, event-exclusive Special Research, and more. The Mount Pokémon Skiddo will make their Pokémon GO debut exclusively in these City Safari 2023 events, before becoming available to all Trainers worldwide at a later date.

The conclusion to the Galar Chapter of Pokémon Masters EX's Villain Arc has now launched in game. Debuting alongside the release of this new chapter is a brand new Villain event, Hear the Cheers!, offering players the opportunity to power up Hop & Zamazenta. Two new sync pairs will also be appearing in special Poke Fair scouts in conjunction with this new story content, with the scout for Leon with her new partner Dragapult launching in game today.

In Episode 15 of Pokémon Horizons, Dot leaves her room and Iono makes her debut! Nidothing and Iono team up for their biggest collaboration!

In Episode 14 of Pokémon Horizons, Roy flies for a happy ending with Wattrel while Liko runs into a dead end.

A new version of Pokémon Masters EX, version 2.35.0, is now available to download. This relatively minor update will enable players to invite Calem to the Trainer Lodge, starting from July 31st. The monthly message from the producers of Pokémon Masters EX has also revealed details on the upcoming conclusion to the Galar Chapter of the Villain Arc, including information on new Poké Fair-Exclusive Sync Pairs that will launch along this story update. The producers also provide a brief preview of events coming to Pokémon Masters EX with the final Villain Arc chapter at the end of August, during the game's 4-year anniversary. The next letter from the producers is slated to be released sometime mid-August, before the run-up to that anniversary begins.

The folks over at GameChops have released the latest album in their Poké Tape series, which spotlights individual artists and their unique perspectives on their favourite Pokémon music. Poké Tape 3 features the work of Italian lofi and synthwave producer Helynt, utilizing a blend of guitar and smooth lofi beats. The album comprises remixes of a variety of songs from the 2nd to 5th generations of Pokémon main series games, including music originally composed by Junichi Masuda, Gō Ichinose, Hitomi Satō, and Shota Kageyama.

Following its launch in Japan earlier this year, JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles, under the supervision of the National Crafts Museum, has brought the Pokémon × Kogei art exhibit to the United States, for a run that is scheduled to last until January 7th, 2024. JAPAN HOUSE, an international gallery which “seeks to foster awareness and appreciation for Japan around the world by showcasing the emerging art of the very best,” reports that the exhibit will feature more than seventy pieces by a variety of Japanese artists, such as metal artist Morihito Katsura. Twenty acclaimed artists’ work is on display now, and pieces will be rotated during the duration of the exhibit. Admission to the gallery is free and can be reserved online, or guests can walk in as space allows.