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Singapore will host Worlds from Aug. 13–15, 2027, with TCG, VGC and Pokémon GO competition at Singapore Expo and grand finals at Singapore Indoor Stadium.
Maschiff and Mabosstiff will debut alongside Mega Staraptor during September, with a Pokémon Horizons tie-in and the Mega Squads event beginning September 8.
Free research will award Pokémon GO players a perfect-stat Mewtwo, while GO Fest 2026 closes with a Mega Finale weekend in early September for the game’s 10th anniversary.
Pokémon GO players who were disappointed they missed out on a perfect Mewtwo in New York are getting a chance to get their own through new free research! Plus, the Pokémon GO Fest 2026 concludes with a ‘Mega Finale’ weekend early next month! Celebrate Pokémon GO’s 10th anniversary with a perfect Mewtwo A new trailer
Q3 updates cap asymmetrical Swiss top cuts at 16 players for the TCG, revise age eligibility, and shorten League event sanctioning from 14 days to seven.
Armored Mewtwo will appear in five-star raids from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. local time on Sept. 5–6, its first availability in six years; no Shiny variant will be offered.
Worlds 2026 unveiled Mega Lucario Z ex and the new ex★ card series, confirmed Singapore as the 2027 host, and dated Pokémon Champions’ Z Mega Evolutions for September 9.
Pokémon Champions adds Mega Lucario Z, Mega Garchomp Z and Mega Absol Z on September 9, 2026; the TCG will also introduce Z Mega Evolution cards led by Mega Lucario Z ex.
The closing ceremony unveiled the ex★ TCG series and Mega Lucario Z, confirmed Singapore for Worlds 2027, and announced the Pokémon Wild Card movie for 2027 alongside several game updates.
The San Francisco ceremony featured Pokémon Champions, Pokémon GO, TCG and movie updates, while naming Singapore as the host of the 2027 World Championships in August.
Andrew Hedrick won the TCG Masters division with Dragapult in San Francisco, while Jake N. and Yuta Araki took the Senior and Junior titles.
The 2026 Worlds prize pool totals $2 million, with the Pokémon TCG champion receiving $50,000; top players also earn booster packs based on performance.
Twilight Trails runs from September 8 through December 1, 2026, adding new Pokémon, Mega Evolutions and Max Battles to Pokémon GO.
Version 4.1.0 arrives in October, raises Premium storage from 6,000 to 9,000 Pokémon at no extra cost, and enables Safari Ball transfers from Pokémon GO.
Free research will award Pokémon GO players a perfect-stat Mewtwo, while GO Fest 2026 closes with a Mega Finale weekend in early September for the game’s 10th anniversary.
Smoochum and Magby will hatch more often from 2 km Eggs, with boosted Shiny odds, Timed Research, and reduced Incubator distance during the global event.
Summer Marathon: Arctic Embers runs globally on August 10 from 10:00 to 20:00 local time, adding Timed Research for Marathon Pikachu, a GO Pass and Shiny Snom.
The August GO Pass runs from August 4 at 10:00 local time through September 8, offering Latias encounters on the free track and a Lucky Trinket on the paid track.
From 10:00 local time, five countries get LEGO-themed PokéStops and Gyms, 1-star Pikachu raids with special backgrounds, Timed Research, a Stamp Rally and an in-store Sitrus Berry Tag.
Gigantamax Rillaboom takes over every Power Spot worldwide from 2–5 p.m. local time, with paid Timed Research awarding XP and Max Mushrooms.
GO Fest: Mega Finale will run September 5–6, 2026, with activities and other event details still to be announced.
The global makeup event runs from 10:00 to 19:00 local time, restoring Sunday’s GO Fest 2026 raids, including Mega Mewtwo Y Super Mega Raids.