Held over the weekend of May 31st to June 2nd, Pokéverse was an unaffiliated, “by the community, for the community” Pokémon convention held in Mandaluyong City, near Manila in the Philippines. Since the convention, congoers, vendors, and even its own celebrity guests have come online to discuss the many issues they encountered, from its unusually high ticket prices and table fees to concerns with how it treated its Make-A-Wish child guests.

The latest Pasio Special Stadium event has now launched in Pokémon Masters EX, featuring battles against Champion Cheren. In this event, which will run until June 18th, 2024, at 10:59pm (PDT), players will challenge a team comprised of Phoebe, Aaron, Siebold, and Acerola, lead by Champion Cheren. All five of these trainers share the same Electric-type weakness.

The Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast Story Event that originally ran in Pokémon Masters EX in March and April last year is making a return to the game today alongside a Variety Scout featuring Ball Guy & Amoonguss, who made their debut together with the original run of the event. Both the event and scout will be available until June 17th, at 10:59pm (PDT).

Fantasy Sports have long since been a staple of sporting discourse, allowing fans to argue about which players are the best with purpose. For Pokémon fans wanting their share of the fun, Pokémon Fantasy Team has returned for another vague approximation of a Fantasy League. This time, the event being predicted is the 2024 North America International Championships, which will be occurring this weekend from June 7th to June 9th. All entries must be submitted before June 6th, at 9:00pm (PDT).

During the Pokémon Japan Championships 2024 this past weekend, it was announced that Pokémon UNITE's newest playable Pokémon, Ceruledge, would be making its debut on Thursday June 13th. The announcement was also accompanied by the promotional video for Battle Pass Season 24, which will be available to buy from Thursday June 6th.

The northern Summer has arrived in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, with a Mass Outbreak event focused on Water-type Pokémon set to run over this coming weekend, starting Friday June 7th at midnight (UTC), and running through until Sunday June 9th at 11:59pm (UTC).

As previewed in the recent monthly update from the game's developers, Bianca debuts her new Sync Pair with Virizon in Pokémon Masters EX today in a set of Master Fair Scouts. Also launching today is Take on Cheren and Bianca!, a new Special Battle Event featuring the two Neo Champions.

The next Pokémon Trading Card Game main expansion for Japan was revealed during today's Pokémon Japan Championships stream. The Stellar Miracle set will be released in Japan on Friday July 19th. Today's stream and the accompanying update on the official Japanese homepage has also given fans their first look at a selection of cards from this set, including a Pokémon ex card for Terapagos, originally introduced in The Indigo Disk expansion for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.

A limited-time distribution of a Talonflame was announced for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet yesterday during the Day 1 broadcast of the Pokémon Japan Championships. This distribution will remain available only for this weekend, until June 2nd at 11:59pm (JST) / 2:59pm (UTC) / 7:59am (PDT).

I liked this week's episode of Pokémon Horizons because it’s actually a needed development episode for Roy's Wattrel, which has been neglected far too long.

The Pokémon Company’s popular and very extensive plush line, Sitting Cuties (Pokémon fit in Japan) is getting a major addition. A whopping 107 new Sitting Cuties will be available at Pokémon Centers in Japan and at the Pokémon Center Online beginning June 15th, with online preorders opening on June 13th. The new drop includes Pokémon native to Gen VI’s Kalos region, including many different forms of Pokémon such as Vivillon and Furfrou.

As previewed in the recent monthly update from the game's developers, Cheren debuts his Neo Champion sync pair with Tornadus today in Pokémon Masters EX in a new Master Fair Scout. Alongside this scout, Cheren will be taking center stage in the brand new Neo Champions event, One More Step to a New Path. Also launching today is a new Extreme Battle Event featuring Hilbert and Hilda.

Following the announcement earlier this month, the popular Pokémon Center Online Store has now soft launched for Pokémon fans in Australia and New Zealand.

Today's updates on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese homepage and YouTube channel have revealed most of the remaining new cards from the upcoming Night Wanderer subset for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, which releases in Japan at the end of next week on June 7th. Cards from Night Wanderer will be released internationally on August 2nd this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet—Shrouded Fable expansion.

Today's livestream on the Pokémon Trading Card Game's official Japanese YouTube channel has revealed the SR version of the Janine's Secret Technique Supporter card, which is being released in Japan early next month on June 7th as part of the Night Wanderer subset for the Scarlet & Violet series of the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Cards from Night Wanderer will be released internationally on August 2nd this year as part of the Scarlet & Violet—Shrouded Fable expansion.

Niantic has release details on next week's Slumbering Sands event in Pokémon GO, which will run from June 7th, at 10:00am, to June 12th at 8:00pm local time. Slakoth, Vigoroth, and Slaking wearing a visor will all make their Pokémon GO debuts as part of this event.

Niantic this week have announced details regarding the upcoming Stadium Sights event for Pokémon GO, which will run from June 1st at 10:00am, through to June 4th at 8:00pm local time. Stadium Sights features a selection of Fighting- and Flying-type Pokémon that will be appearing during Pokémon GO Fest 2024: Sendai, as well as the Pokémon GO debut of Shiny Emolga.

Niantic has announced the schedule and details for the upcoming Shared Skies season for the GO Battle League in Pokémon GO. The season will start on June 1st, at 1:00pm (PDT).

Niantic has released details on Pokémon GO's newest season: Shared Skies, which begins this Saturday on June 1st at 10:00am local time, running through to September 3rd at 10:00am local time. Alongside this announcement, we also have details on a number of activities, bonuses, and events that will be running in-game in the month of June in conjunction with this new season.

A new version of Pokémon Masters EX, Version 2.45.0, is now available to download. Together with this update, the monthly message from the producers of Pokémon Masters EX has teased a brand new Neo Champions Event featuring two Neo Champion Sync Pairs from Unova, and the return of 2023's Galar's Poké Ball Enthusiast Story Event.