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As Emolga flutters through the air, it crackles with electricity. This Pokémon is cute, but it can cause a lot of trouble. #EmolgaDay #エモンガの日 #PokéPapi #Pokemon30 #Pokémon #pokemonfanart #pokemonart #speedpaint #ポケモン #ポケモンファンアート 日本のアーティスト友達を作りたいです！フォローしてくれたら、フォローバックします！

22 years ago today, 'The Princess and the Togepi' aired in the US -- marking Misty's return to the anime and the beginning of the arc where Togepi would evolve into Togetic and say goodbye to the main cast. A small egg-shaped Pokemon, a farewell that landed harder than most. The two-part arc introduced Princess Sara of the Mirage Kingdom, whose Togepi was tied to an ancient prophecy -- which is a sentence that sounds completely normal if you grew up watching this show. By the end of 'A Togepi Mirage!', Misty's Togetic chose to stay behind and protect the kingdom. No dramatic villain. No forced goodbye. Just a Pokemon that had grown into something bigger and knew exactly where it was needed. 22 years later, it's still the kind of sendoff the franchise does quietly and then lets you sit with. That's enough.

CORPORATE: Pokemon Pokopia is about to hit 1 million physical copies sold in Japan -- and it's only been out a matter of weeks. * Pokopia sits at 978,706 total physical units in Japan after the Golden Week charts (April 27 - May 10, 2026) * Sold 51,662 units in that two-week window alone, good for #2 on the Famitsu chart * Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream leapfrogged it for the top 2026 physical release in Japan -- with 1,043,557 units and 299,619 in just two weeks * Switch 2, the platform Pokopia lives on, moved 214,438 hardware units over the same period * Nintendo announced a Switch 2 price increase in Japan on May 8th, two days before the chart cutoff Approaching 1 million physical copies in Japan before most people have finished their first playthrough is a perfectly normal Pokemon thing to do.

POKEMON GO: GO Fest 2026: Global is free for every trainer on the planet -- and the raid bosses are Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y. * July 11-12, 2026 -- any trainer who logs in during the weekend gets free access, no ticket required * Free perks include Special Research, event bonuses, and boosted shiny encounter rates * Super Mega Raids pit you against both Legendary Mega Mewtwo forms -- bring friends * 26 Community Celebration cities worldwide across North America, Europe, Latin America, and Asia-Pacific * North America: New York City (July 11-12), San Francisco (July 12), Dallas-Fort Worth (July 12), Atlanta (July 11), Vancouver (July 11) * Europe: Hamburg, Barcelona, Bordeaux, Warsaw (all July 11) -- Edinburgh, Antwerp (July 12) * Latin America: São Paulo, Santiago, Puebla, Lima (all July 12) * Asia-Pacific: Seoul, Taipei, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bengaluru, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Melbourne (July 11-12) -- Tokyo (July 11), Miyagi (July 12) * In-person venues feature pop-up activities, photo spots, community ambassador meetups, and prizes * Venue locations to be announced -- this is Pokemon GO's 10th anniversary year 26 cities, both Mega Mewtwo forms, free to everyone. The 10th anniversary understood the assignment.

POKEMON GO: Deino Community Day Classic is this Saturday, and if you have a Shadow Hydreigon sitting without Brutal Swing, this is the event that fixes that. * Date: Saturday, May 16th, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM local time * Evolving Zweilous into Hydreigon during the window teaches Brutal Swing automatically -- no Elite Charged TM required * Shadow Hydreigon with Brutal Swing cracks the Top 3 Dark attackers in the entire game * Without Brutal Swing, Hydreigon is a noticeably weaker option -- the move is not optional if you want it on your raid team * Double weak to Fairy, double resists Psychic -- it survives Psychic-type raid bosses longer than Ghost attackers that out-DPS it * Great XL Candy opportunity for powering up; Deino is not an easy grind outside of events * As a Dragon attacker it does not compete at the top -- treat it as a Dark specialist and it earns its spot Elite Charged TMs are rare enough that "free Brutal Swing on Shadow Hydreigon" is a complete sentence.

The direr the situation, the more Emboar enjoys itself — its neck flames intensify, boosting its power and speed. #EmboarDay #エンブオーの日 #PokéPapi #Pokemon30 #Pokémon #pokemonfanart #pokemonart #speedpaint #ポケモン #ポケモンファンアート 日本のアーティスト友達を作りたいです！フォローしてくれたら、フォローバックします！

Arcanine runs 6,200+ miles in a day and night. My version of #PokemonTCG Secret Wonders 22/132. #ArcanineDay #ウインディの日 #PokéPapi #Pokemon30 #ポケモン30 #Pokémon #ポケモン #pokemonfanart #ポケモンファンアート #speedpaint 日本のアーティスト友達を作りたいです！フォローしてくれたら、フォローバックします！

GAME UPDATE: Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen have sold over 4 million copies on Switch in just 6 weeks -- a 33.4MB file that apparently contains multitudes. * FireRed / LeafGreen: 4M+ copies in 6 weeks at $19.99 / £16.99, no extras, no filters * That's roughly 1/3 of the 12 million the original GBA versions sold in their entire lifetime * Pokemon Pokopia hit 4M+ copies even faster -- 5 weeks on Switch 2 * Both milestones came despite Switch 2's still-limited install base * Multiple retailers sold out at launch, so actual demand likely exceeded reported numbers * No mainline Pokemon titles releasing in 2026 -- Pokemon Winds and Waves are confirmed for Switch 2 in 2027 Somewhere a product manager is printing out the FireRed/LeafGreen revenue slide and laminating it.

@umiri_o Omg soooo good. I know a little about animation but always have a hard time drawing the movement! Amazing job! It's so cute! 🥰

アニメーションを作ってみました イーブイはごきげんだ！

Extremely loyal to its Trainer, it will bark at those who approach the Trainer unexpectedly and run them out of town. #PokemonTCG Legendary Treasures Radiant Collection RC4/RC25 #GrowlitheDay #ガーディの日 #PokéPapi #Pokemon30 #Pokémon #fanart #ポケモンイラスト #ポケモン公式じゃないよ #ポケモン #ガーディ #LegendaryTreasures #RadiantCollection 日本のアーティスト友達を作りたいです！フォローしてくれたら、フォローバックします！

POKEMON GO: Data miners just found Unity Raids hiding in the game code -- a new large-scale raid format where trainers physically raise their phones in the air together to charge a finishing move. * Unity Attack requires every trainer in the battle to simultaneously hold their device up to charge the strike * Massive trainer counts required -- designed for events like in-person GO Fest, not your standard raid hour * Up to 6 Pokemon per trainer, auto-revive on faint, no fleeing once the raid starts * Speculation: Mega Mewtwo X and Mega Mewtwo Y may be the first Unity Raid bosses at GO Fest this summer * Tutorial text is apparently built in and explains the mechanic clearly -- a thoughtful touch * Data-mined only, subject to change or not releasing at all A park full of trainers silently raising their phones toward the sky is either the most beautiful thing Pokemon GO has ever produced or the most committed flash mob in recorded history.