Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Battles Season 14 has now begun, and will run through to January 31st, at 11:59pm (UTC). This season follows the new Regulation Set F, which expands the list of allowable Pokémon to include those found in The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk. The sign-up period for the Blueberry Prologue is also now open, with the competition itself scheduled to start January 12th at Midnight (UTC). An official acknowledgement has also been issued for a bug with the move Dragon Cheer.

The New Year is finally here, and with it comes another returning story event in Pokémon Masters EX, with the re-run of last year's Gather Up! Dream Duo! event. A collection of past New Year's Seasonal Sync Pairs are also making their return in a set of Seasonal Scouts.

Niantic has announced that the next Pokémon GO Community Day Classic event will feature the Virtual Pokémon, Porygon. During this event, which will be held on January 20th, between 2:00pm and 5:00pm local time, Porygon will be appearing more frequently in the wild, and its Shiny variant will also be available to be encountered.

Niantic this week have announced details on the Lustrous Odyssey event, running in Pokémon GO from January 6th at 10:00am to January 10th at 8:00pm local time. Dusk Form Lycanroc will make its Pokémon GO debut as part of this event.

Pokémon Café ReMix is marking the new year with a new event, Hungry Miraidon, offering players to acquire the sandwich-loving legendary Pokémon as well as introducing the brand new tea party mode. Meanwhile in Pelipper Deliveries, Tinkaton is appearing in its brand new Five-Star Chef outfit, and Pichu in its tea party outfit makes a return. Axew also returns as the chosen Pokémon for January's monthly Goals.

A new playable Pokémon for Pokémon UNITE, Gyarados, has been revealed in a set of news updates on the official Japanese website, and posts on official Pokémon UNITE social media accounts. This announcement also included details on mechanics and gameplay for Magikarp. In celebration of the announcement, a new artwork featuring Magikarp using "Splash" in Theia Sky Ruins has been unveiled, and the official Pokémon UNITE japanese account on X (formerly Twitter) will be holding a special giveaway of in-game items and real life merchandise featuring Magikarp and Gyarados.

Starting today, January 1st, and running through to January 29th, at 8:00pm local time, Trainers in Pokémon GO can purchase a ticket for Eggs-pedition Access to gain access to Timed Research and special bonuses. After purchasing the ticket, Trainers will have until January 31st, at 8:00pm local time to complete all research tasks and claim their rewards.

Following on the return of two Master Sync Pairs earlier today at midnight Japanese time, two new Seasonal Sync Pairs are making their Pokémon Masters EX debut today alongside the launch of the brand new Rising New Year's Resolutions Story Event. The first developer letter for the year has also dropped, sharing additional information on a selection of upcoming events, rallies, and scouts.

Ahead of the start of the typical daily content update, Pokémon Masters EX dropped a special update at midnight Japan Standard Time, with a collection of Master Fair and Poké Fair Scouts featuring a raft of Fair-exclusive Sync Pairs. The game's Pokémon Center lobby has also received a New Year's makeover, with special decorations and background music filling the lobby until the end of January.

In a repeat of 2023's New Year's Gem Present, all players who log-in to Pokémon Masters EX between December 31st, at 10:00pm (PST) and January 7th, at 9:59pm (PST) will be entered into a draw to receive a share in a giveaway of over 200 million Gems. All players who log-in during this period will receive a minimum 300 gems, with 10 First Prize winners taking away a whopping 60,000 gems each.

In a bit of a holiday treat to all players, Pokémon UNITE has recently made a pair of redemption codes available, giving giving all players the opportunity to redeem one free Unite License and a Meowscarada Platinum Boost Emblem using the codes SURPRISE23 and MERRYXMAS. SURPRISE23 will expire on December 31st, at 10:59pm (PST), so don't delay!

As previewed in the recent monthly update from the game's developers, a brand new Egg Event, A Jolly Trio, is making its debut today in Pokémon Masters EX, showcasing Pokémon from Pokémon Sword and Shield's Galar region. This event will run through to January 9th, at 9:59pm (PST).

As previewed in the recent monthly update from the game's developers, Rosa (Champion) & Meloetta are making their Pokémon Masters EX debut today in a new Master Fair Scout. Alongside this scout, Rosa will be taking center stage in the brand new Neo Champions: A Touching Sepia-Toned Song Story Event. Also available today are the previously announced 3,000 gem gift, along with new Extreme Battle and Special Battle Events, and the regular monthly Pokémon Masters Day activities.

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Shining Pearl and Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver will be featured in the RTA in Japan Winter 2023 charity marathon, which is being held at the Bellesalle Iidabashi First hotel in Tokyo, Japan from December 26th to December 31st (JST). This year's event will be raising money for Doctors Without Borders.

While this week's episode of Pokémon Horizons was mainly a straightforward episode with the gang holding a party for Diana’s departure, I actually liked the subtle hints of foreshadowing for the future they snuck in. This episode has hints of the Rising Volt Tacklers going to find the Scarlet/Violet Book that harbors details about Terapagos, Dot going into battle, and Spinel and Agate hinting on usurping Amethio’s chances of finding the Black Rayquaza. This episode has done a lot to help build my excitement for what's coming in future episodes.

Following on from the reveal of the Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the Day 1 stream for the Pokémon Champions League tournament in Kyoto, the Day 2 stream today has revealed an additional selection of cards from the upcoming sets. Also announced today were Ancient Koraidon ex and Future Miraidon ex box sets, which will release in Japan on the same day as these new sets, on January 26th, 2024.

The final monthly message for 2023 from the producers of Pokémon Masters EX has announced a a pair of new events, a new sync pair, and a special Christmas gem gift, all of which will be coming to the game over the next few days. Another developer letter is scheduled for just over a week from now, on January 1st, which will share information about events and rallies starting in 2024.

As part of the Day 1 live stream for this weekend's Pokémon Champions League tournament in Kyoto, Pokémon TCG fans have received their first official look at the upcoming Wild Force and Cyber Judge expansions for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, scheduled for release in Japan on January 26th, 2024. This expansion will see the return of ACE SPEC cards, as first announced earlier this year during the Pokémon World Championships Closing Ceremony.

Pokémon GO is once again ringing in the New Year with a special New Year's celebration event. Unlike the 2023 event, this time around the event will start only after the beginning of the near year, running from January 1st, 2024, at 10:00am, until January 3rd, at 8:00pm local time. Details on several upcoming events and activities in Pokémon GO across January 2024 have also been announced by Niantic on their website and in infographics posted to their official account on X (formerly Twitter).

RTAinbiim are currently hosting the Winter 2023 edition of their speedrunning marathons, with the event running through to January 2nd. A run of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team will feature late in the event, on December 30th (JST/UTC) / December 29th (PST).