The sixth edition of Speedromizer will be split up in two halves, with the first running from November 15th-17th, and the second continuing next weekend from November 22nd-24th. A run of Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color is scheduled for the first day of the event. This marathon will be raising money for QMUNITY, a resource center for queer, trans, and Two-Spirit people in British Columbia, Canada, aiding with community initiatives while providing a safe space and collective strength. The marathon can be watched from its official Twitch channel.

On November 11th, Quagsire was ceremonially signed in as the official Ambassador Pokémon for Kochi Prefecture, making it the twelfth Pokémon to be given the honor. The Ambassador Pokémon promotion is sponsored by Pokémon Local Acts, a program designed to drive tourism by “highlighting [the] well-known and not so well-known charms,” of various localities in Japan through events and activities.

Seven European speedrunning groups are coming together over the next four days for Marathon Alliance. Germench, NSG, Sum of Besties, Speedcon, Bingothon, Nitro Speedrun and GSPS each have been allotted two six hour slots during the marathon. A run of Pokémon Red/Blue is scheduled as part of the second Germench Block. Marathon Alliance can be watched from the event's official Twitch channel.

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The Pixel Festival is a free access event dedicated to video games in Quimper, France. French speedrunning group Speed Them All are performing a series of speedrunning challenges live at the event from around 9:30am to 6:40pm local time on the 25th and 26th of October, including a reverse badge order run of Pokémon Blue on Saturday, with all runs being broadcast on the groups official Twitch channel.

The fourth Prevent-A-Thon event is scheduled to take place between October 24th through October 28th. Among other speedruns, randomizers, and showcases, the event is set to feature a speedrun by toronite of Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color. Prevent-A-Thon will be streamed live on the event's official Twitch channel.

Pokémon is expanding its presence in the Indian subcontinent: As part of the "Pokémon Festivities" campaign, Pikachu will be donning an Indian look and appearing in various events - from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Kids TV, to collaborations and celebrations taking place across the country. The male Pikachu sports a stylish navy-blue kurta with a beige vest, while the female Pikachu is clad in a pink saree. Pikachu’s attire has a clear Indian influence, with the Mago Berry pattern, resembling India’s national fruit, the mango. The design also incorporates the Poké Ball motif that is well-known among Pokémon fans. In addition to an exclusive event in Pokémon GO, the campaign will include a special gift box, a sticker pack, a dance video, keychain giveaways, and Pokémon Mela events.

This weekend, GamesDoneQuick is hosting the Disaster Relief Done Quick marathon to raise money for Direct Relief, a US-based humanitarian organization that provides medical aid to people in need in both the United States and internationally. This marathon is being held for people and communities affected by Hurricane Helene and Mlton. A run of Pokémon Violet is set to feature as part of the marathon, which can be watched either from GDQ's website or their Twitch channel.

United Kingdom Speedrun Gathering will be hosting one of their quarterly speedrunning events this weekend, live out of the Leonardo Hotel Glasgow in Glasglow, Scotland. 90% of all donations will go directly to CRISIS, a UK charity for single homeless people. A run of Pokémon Puzzle League is scheduled to be part of the event, which can be watched from their Twitch Channel.

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Pixels for People will be returning for its fourth annual gaming event this weekend continuously from October 4th to October 6th. As with the prior three events, the marathon will be raising money for Child's Play, a charity dedicated to providing entertainment for children in hospitals. A mixture of speedruns and showcases will be featured in the event, and a glitchless speedrun of Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen is scheduled as the finale run. Pixels for People 2024 is coordinated by karterfreak and Amad and can be watched on karterfreak's Twitch channel.

The Twitch Unity Guilds (Black, Latin, Women) are coming together for their inaugural event this weekend from October 4th to October 6th, to raise money for Palestine Children's Relief Fund. A run of Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee is scheduled to close out the event, which can be watched on their Twitch channel.

The Pokémon Local Acts program has announced plenty of new Poké Lids today, including the first ones ever coming to Shimane Prefecture. 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. Shimane Prefecture showed off five new Poké Lids today, the very first to be installed there. In the absence of a prefectural Ambassador Pokémon, which would act as a mascot, the new Poké Lids coming to Shimane instead feature a variety of Pokémon in different scenes.

Pokémon Local Acts, the program which encourages tourism in Japan through events, merchandise, and its most popular project, Poké Lids, has revealed its newest additions to the streets of Fukushima Prefecture. Eight new Poké Lids, manhole covers decorated with Pokémon, will be installed throughout the prefecture one by one, beginning this week. These eight Poké Lids will feature Chansey, as Fukushima Prefecture’s appointed Ambassador, in scenes with other Pokémon.

SpeedGamingEspañol are hosting a marathon in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month this weekend from September 28th to September 29th. As the premise suggests, every runner in the marathon will be Hispanic, although as a twist, the marathon will be broadcast in English on the main Speedgaming Twitch Channel. A mix of randomizers, races, and solo speedruns of various games are set to feature in the event, which will include runs of Pokémon Blue and Pokémon Trading Card Game.

The inaugural Speedrun Charity marathon is set to begin on September 27th, running through to September 29th. Created by RandycomicsFR and Hikari67, and hosted on the former's Twitch channel, Speedrun Charity 2024 will feature 52 hours of nonstop speedrunning with the goal of raising money for les petites bosses, a charity that aims to provide support of all kinds for children and adolescents to improve their daily lives. A run of Pokémon Black in which the runner will attempt to softlock the game as quickly as possible will feature in the event.

The Pokémon Local Acts program is showing off the newest additions to its Poké Lids project, which places manhole covers decorated with Pokémon around Japan in an effort to encourage tourism. The five new lids will feature Dragonite, who was nominated as the prefecture’s Ambassador Pokémon earlier this year, in scenes with other Pokémon.

SpeedrunEspañol will be hosting the SRE X marathon online over the week from September 22nd to September 29th. Pokémon Platinum, Pokémon Trading Card Game for the Game Boy Color, Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu, and the webgame Pokémon Quiz: Type Them All will all feature as part of the marathon. SRE X is being held to raise money for Save One Animal, a charity that fights against the mistreatment of, cruelty towards, and abandonment of dogs and cats in Spain, with plans to expand its operations into other parts of Europe and Latin America. The event can be watched from the SpeedrunEspañol Twitch channel.

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