The Dutch speedrunning community is coming together for the 2026 edition of BSG Plus this week at the Fletcher Hotel-Restaurant Nieuwegein-Utrecht. This year's event will be raising money for Stichting MIND, a charity for mental health based out of the Netherlands. Runs of two Pokémon games have been scheduled for the event, which can be watched from its Twitch channel.

Awesome Games Done Quick will be returning this week from January 4th through to January 11th, live from the Wyndham Grand in downtown Pittsburgh. Pokémon Legends: Z-A, Pokémon HeartGold/SoulSilver, and Pokémon Emerald are all scheduled to be part of the event, the last of which will be the final run of the marathon. As with all GDQ events, it will be raising money for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, and can be watched from its official Twitch channel.

The Finnish speedrunning community are once again coming together for the winter 2026 edition of the FINNRUNS speedrunning event, which is taking place at GamePit Pro in Jyväskylä, Finland, from January 2nd through to January 6th. This year's event is raising money for the World Wildlife Fund, specifically to help the endangered Saimaa ringed seal. A run of Pokémon Pearl is scheduled for the event, which can be watched from its official Twitch channel.

RTA in Japan Winter 2025 is set to go live from December 25th to December 31st. Following the incident affecting the summer edition of the event earlier this year, games published by Nintendo will officially return to the schedule with this marathon, including Pokémon Puzzle Challenge and Pokémon Scarlet/Violet. Like most RTA in Japan events, it will feature a mixture of remote and on-location events, and benefit Doctors Without Borders. The live portion of the event will be taking place out of Bellesalle Iidabashi First in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.

Delibird used Present! It’s super effective! The festive period is well and truly upon us, and that means it’s the season of jolliness and generosity here at Bulbagarden. This year, we have three contests you can enter for a chance at your share of over $2,000 USD worth of prizes, with some entirely new challenges and activities for you to try your luck at in addition to a returning old fan favorite.

"Balan's VGC Wonderworld", an unofficial Video Game Championships (VGC) tournament, was won by 2025 Singapore Premier Ball League Champion Jude Lee, also known as magicaura. The event ran from 6-7 December 2025, and featured a total of 967 trainers battling for a share of the $1,500 USD prize pool. This makes it one of the largest unofficial online events in Pokémon VGC history.

Speedromizer VIII is set to go live this weekend December 5th-7th, continuing with part 2 the following weekend December 12th-14th. Two Gameboy Color Pokémon games are scheduled for the 13th: Pokémon Trading Card Game and Pokémon Crystal, the latter of which will be a part of a multiworld alongside Tunic and Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The event will be raising money for QMUNITY!, a resource center for LGBTQ+ people in British Columbia.

As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. Let's take a moment to highlight some of the standout contributions that blossomed in November 2025.

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Season 36 ran from 1-30 November 2025, with Kirameki Neon taking 1st place in the Double Battle division, attributing their victory to a team featuring Terapagos and Calyrex's Shadow Rider form. Keep reading for more details on the team that achieved the impressive 1st place finish, as well as the top Pokémon, Restricted Pokémon, and Mythical Pokémon in Ranked Season 36.

The third edition of the Shine in the Dark speedrun marathon is set to go live this weekend, over November 29th and 30th. Every run in the event will be performed blindfolded. Pokémon Diamond/Pearl and Pokémon Emerald are scheduled to be part of the event, running back-to-back on the second day. Somewhat unusually, the marathon organizers have neglected to include information on the schedule page about which Twitch channel the event will be streamed on, only saying it's a "surprise". A YouTube simulcast will also be available.

A French speedrunning marathon celebrating the Nintendo DS's 20th anniversary will be taking place this weekend, November 22nd and 23rd. Entitled Dual Screen Them All, the marathon is scheduled to feature a total of three Pokémon games: Diamond/Pearl, HeartGold/SoulSilver, and Learn With Pokémon: Typing Adventure. Or, Conquer the Keyboard as it literally translates to from French, if you ever thought Pokémon game names couldn't be metal (besides actual metals). The event will be streamed on the SpeedThemAll Twitch channel.

The Legendary Pokémon Xerneas is now legal to use in Season 2 of Pokémon Legends Z-A's Ranked Battles, and in a similar fashion to its performance in the Video Game Championships (VGC) from 2016 to 2019, it's swiftly dominating its competition. In an unofficial 32-player tournament run by content creator and VGC player Phillip Wingett (also known as THATSAplusONE), Xerneas appeared on four teams in the Top 8, including the winning team.

As Bulbagarden's community-driven encyclopedia, Bulbapedia is always growing thanks to the hard work and dedication of Pokémon fans across the world. Each day new edits and contributions sprout up as contributors bring their expertise and passion to the project. In this special edition, we bring you a detailed guide on many of the things to see and do in Pokémon Legends: Z-A as we revisit Lumiose City!

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's Ranked Season 35 ran from 1-31 October 2025, with a Japanese player known as Cobalt taking 1st place in the Double Battle division, attributing their victory to a team featuring Kyogre and Calyrex Ice Rider. Keep reading for more details on the team that won the impressive 1st place finish, as well as the most used Pokémon, Restricted Pokémon, and Mythical Pokémon in Ranked Season 35.

Pokémon Red/Blue will be featured in Scène Speedrun marathon benefiting 3 Hit Combo. Scène Speedrun will be live this weekend from 360 + Rennes 2 University as part of Stunfest's 3 Hit Combo, a Rennes-based association founded in 2005. Their goal is to develop and promote video game cultures as a source of social connection and creativity by giving unique experiences that one could not have elsewhere around the major themes of the association's colleges. The event can be watched from the Stunfest Twitch channel

Pokémon Local Acts has announced eight new Poké Lids to be installed throughout October and November in Hokkaido Prefecture in Japan. Poké Lids are donations from The Pokémon Company to prefectures, and along with events and merchandise hosted by Pokémon Local Acts, are intended to encourage tourism to various areas of Japan.

The Brazilian speedrunning community will be coming together for Brazilians Against Time (BRAT) 2025 between October 15th and October 19th. The event will be raising money for Doctors Without Borders. In what may well be a first and last time the author of these articles will get to report on this, a Pokémon game will feature as part of the speedrunning event on the day of its release. Just a block of a casual playthrough, mind you - they're unlikely to finish and there's no indication this is going to be a speedy casual playthrough. The event can be watched from its Twitch Channel.

The Victory Road October Challenge (2025), an unofficial Video Game Championships (VGC) grassroots tournament hosting high-level trainers, featured 168 trainers battling for a prize of $570 USD. The event was won by Matthew Henry; continue reading for more information on every high-placing team from this event!

The inaugural RPG Speedrunner Union Event is set to go live daily from October 12th through to October 18th. Set to take place live from the Netherlands as well as online, RPGSU was founded to bring European RPG speedrunners together and showcase what makes their runs special. The third day of the event (October 14th) is scheduled to be a trifecta of Pokémon runs of Generations 1-3 by Crrool, without the use of Pokémon Centers or Poké Mart stores. The event can be watched from the group's Twitch channel.

The 2025 edition of Multithon Rivals is set to take place this weekend from October 10th to October 12th. A diploma race of Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee in which the competitors will attempt to catch'em all* (150) will be taking place on Sunday. Like all previous Multithon events, the marathon will be raising money for BluePath Service Dogs, an organization that provides service animals to autistic individuals, offering them safety, companionship, and opportunities for independence. The event can be watched from its Twitch channel, which will be live from late morning to around 12:00am (PDT) each day.