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Official source

Looks like B4a will indeed be a Team Rocket themed set. The datamined info from 2 weeks ago hinted at that.

Official source (there are also other panels announced)

So, the Pocket panel will take place on Aug 28 at 5-6pm PDT (which is 12am UTC on Aug 29) and we will get a preview of what's to come in the game (new features, updates, cards etc).

Above is the Top 20 most used decks in tournaments since the release of Ruler of the Skies.

The set has introduced several new decks into the meta, notably Vespiquen EX, Mega Rayquaza (w/ Dragonair + Gouging Fire/Drampa), Hoopa EX variants, Mega Sharpedo, Heliolisk etc.

Do note/remember that, announced in the recent big update, you will no longer lose points for losing ranked matches in Poke Ball, Great Ball and Ultra Ball tiers (no changes to Master Ball tier). You can only gain points (by winning of course). So, you can freely experiment, play meme decks or whatever to get up to Master Ball and that 95 pack hourglasses reward.

• Puebla, Merida and Monterrey - in Latin American Spanish
• Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre - in Brazilian Portuguese

Source - Official announcement video

Additionally, the tournaments in Indonesia will be played on Mobile only and its Premier Ball League will not have an online qualifier; entry will be lottery-based if capacity is exceeded.

Source and source

If you're looking for something from the A series, please ask and I'll check to see if I have it. Cheers!

Source

Per Serebii

>Ahead of the Pokémon Regional Championships in Frankfurt, it has been announced that a special version of Pokémon Champions is to be released on Nintendo Switch. Due to age ratings in various regions, the current version of Pokémon Champions cannot be played by Junior Division players in Germany.

>According to the official Frankfurt Regional Championships event website, a special Junior version of Pokémon Champions on Nintendo Switch will launch on September 9th 2026. Currently no further details have been given so be sure to keep checking back

I know this was already announced last week but don't think the exact date has been mentioned yet. Apologies if someone has already posted about this earlier today after the game update.

Also, here are the other events coming up over the next month:

• August's shop will feature Metagross accessories (will obviously cost $)
• The next Premium Shop will have Mega Rayquaza accessories
  • Celebi from Pulsing Aura will be the next premium promo
• Summer Event Missions - July 31 to Aug 9
  • Can obtain shinedust, hourglasses, 2 packs of Ruler of the Skies, Everyday Wonders and Paradox Drive each
• Elite Deck Gift Missions 3 - July 31 to Oct 28
  • Can obtain pack hourglasses
• PVP Emblem Event - Aug 3 to Aug 13
• Community Week Missions - Aug 9 to Aug 16
• B4 Ranked Season - Aug 12 to Aug 26
• Mega Houndoom EX Drop event - Aug 12 to Aug 29
• Wonder Pick Event ft. Pachirisu and Beldum - Aug 16 to Aug 26

Source: Pokemon Zone

30 of the 50 pre-Legends ZA Megas (including the 2 Primals) are already in Pocket at the time writing.

We know Mega Rayquaza is coming in the next set - Ruler of the Skies - but which other Megas do you think will be in it?

Then, there are the 45 new Megas that were introduced in Legends ZA. A number of them have already made their debut in the physical TCG but we have no word when these new ones will come to Pocket. Hopefully, it'll be soon.

EDIT: Golurk should be in Gen 5, not Gen 6. My bad!

Source - Pocket's official Twitter account

• Everyday Wonders - Butterfree, Sylveon, Enamorus, H-Goodra, Snorlax, Ursaluna
• Paradox Drive - Iron Valiant, Iron Leaves, Iron Crown, Kingambit, Glimmora, Roaring Moon, Walking Wake, Raging Bolt, Dudunsparce
• Pulsing Aura - Celebi, Sceptile, Budew, Zekrom, Meowstic, Bombirdier, Dunsparce

Also have plenty from older sets. Please ask and I'll check.

Click HERE to find out more about the event dates, Global/Grand Challenges etc.

There's also info on the age eligibility in Brazil and Germany and device policy for competitive play in the link above.

Mega Charizard Y is so OP that it's now even partnering with its main rival weather. There are 5 such teams in top cut! What are we doing here? lol

Anyway, the tournament was won by Alex Underhill (aka LexiconVGC) and you can see the full results here - https://play.limitlesstcg.com/tournament/grandchampionsfestivalencore/standings

Let's try this again because I missed 3 mons previously...

For simplicity sake, mons that have different forms are grouped as one (e.g. Landorus, Kyurem) and also excluded the regional forms. Here are the missing ones:

• Galarian - Slowbro, Weezing, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Slowking, Darmanitan and Yamask
• Hisuian - Growlithe, Arcanine, Voltorb, Electrode, Typhlosion, Qwilfish, Sneasel, Samurott, Braviary, Avalugg and Decidueye

Kleavor, Wyrdeer, Basculegion, Sneasler and Overqwil are included under Gen 8 because it was introduced in Legends Arceus, which was released during...Gen 8.

Hopefully I did not miss out on anyone else!

For simplicity sake, mons that have different forms are grouped as one (e.g. Landorus, Kyurem) and also excluded the regional forms. Here are the missing ones:

• Galarian - Slowbro, Weezing, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Slowking, Darmanitan and Yamask
• Hisuian - Growlithe, Arcanine, Voltorb, Electrode, Typhlosion, Qwilfish, Sneasel, Samurott, Braviary, Avalugg and Decidueye

Kleavor, Wyrdeer, Kleavor, Basculegion, Sneasler and Overqwil are included under Gen 8 because it was introduced in Legends Arceus, which was released during...Gen 8.

Hopefully I did not miss out on anyone.

EDIT: Looks like I did miss some mons - Kecleon and Wynaut (both Gen 3). My bad!

Everyday Wonders set is cute and all but like the B4 set can't come soon enough. Mega Rayquaza EX. Maybe Kyogre and Groudon EX too?

From Serebii:

The Pokémon Company have announced a special Champion of Champions tournament.

This tournament is taking place on July 29th 2026 in London and features battles in Pokémon Champions between eight individuals from different competitive backgrounds including:

• Whistling Champion – Aina Ziordia Botella [Spain]
• Pizza Acrobatics Champion – Nicola Matarazzo [Italy]
• Pillow Fighting Champion – Leandro Silva [USA]
• Doing Nothing Champion – Denis Kwan Hong-Wang [Hong Kong]

All players will be coached by Ray Rizzo ahead of the event.

This event will be livestreamed on the official Pokémon Twitch and YouTube channel at 1pm UTC on July 29th.

The winner will get a trip to the Pokémon World Championships in 2027 and a donation made in their name to the charity of their choice.