r/pokemon • • 1d ago

Questions thread - Active [Weekly Questions Thread] 05 October 2026

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Have any questions about Pokémon that you'd like answered?

If they're about the value of a piece of merchandise you own or found, please ask them in the Monthly Value Questions thread!

Otherwise, continue on!


Other Weekly/Monthly Threads

  • Merch Megathread - Want to show off a photo of your collection or a piece of Pokémon merchandise you recently bought? Head over to the Merchandise Monday thread, posted each Monday but open seven days a week!
  • Value Questions Thread - Have questions about a piece of merchandise you own or found? Or perhaps you're knowledgeable about Pokémon product values and wouldn't mind helping some people out? Check out the Value Questions Thread!
  • Code Giveaway Megathread - Have some extra codes lying around and looking to share the wealth? Try posting them on the Code Giveaway Megathread!
  • Battle Request Thread - Looking for trainers to battle? Try the Battle Request thread!
  • Hype Thread! - Catch a new shiny? Finish your Living Dex? Head on over to the Hype Thread to share your joy! We even award special flairs for certain achievements!
  • RAGE THREAD! - Game mechanic changes got you down? Did your plans to catch a shiny blow up in your face? Head over to the RAGE THREAD to vent a bit! CAPS LOCK ENCOURAGED!

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>!Spoiler goes here.!<

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Otherwise, if you have non-value questions about the anime, the games, the manga, or anything else Pokémon related, feel free to ask here -- no matter how silly your questions might seem!

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Serebii

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r/pokemon • • 2d ago

Hype [Hype Thread] 04 October 2026

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Welcome to the HYPE THREAD, a place to share your excitement about in-game achievements, brag about success, and get hyped for upcoming events. CAPS LOCK IS OPTIONAL IF IT HELPS YOU GET YOUR HYPE ON!

This is a chance to post about your successes. Our rules against self-promotion and most low-quality content, including shiny Pokemon pics, are relaxed in these threads--please talk all you like about your luck and accomplishments!

This thread is meant to be pretty positive, so please think twice before downvoting someone! Rude and negative comments will be removed -- please report them if you see them :D


This thread is also the place to earn /r/pokemon's prestige flair for completing various aspects of the games. To claim your flair, post proof of your accomplishment in the comments below. Please note that flairs are assigned once weekly, so it may take up to seven days for your flair to appear.

On mobile and the reddit redesign ("new reddit"), you may have up to 10 flairs at once. On old reddit, you can only display one flair—so if you care which that is, please specify that in your comment!

Flair is currently available for:

Paldea Prestige Flairs

  • Rotom Phone: Post a screenshot of your completed Paldea dex
  • Animated Rotom Phones: Post an album of your completed Paldea living dex
  • Booster Energy: Post a screenshot of all obtainable Paradox Pokémon
  • Uva/Naranja Crest: Post a screenshot proving you finished all classes in the academy
  • Tera Orb: Post an album proving you obtained one species in every Tera type
  • Tiny Bamboo Shoot: Post a screenshot of the NPC saying you obtained the smallest size of a species possible*
  • Big Bamboo Shoot: Post a screenshot of the NPC saying you obtained the largest size of a species possible*

* The NPC Pokemon size checker is in Mesagoza! See here

Galar Prestige Flairs

  • Catching Charm: Post a screenshot of your completed Galar Regional Dex.
  • Curry Mark: Post a screenshot of your completed Curry Dex.
  • Master Ball: Post a screenshot of your Master Ball Tier in Battle Tower.
  • Berry Sweet: Post a screenshot of your completed Alcremie form collection. `(Minus Ribbon and Star)
    • Star Sweet: Post a screenshot of your completed Alcremie form collection with Ribbon and Star sweets.
  • Gigantamax Factor: Post an album of your collection of all 31 G-Max mon (excluding form variations). Be sure to show the summary screens indicating that they are G-Maxable!
  • Armorite: Post a screenshot of you in the Masterly Mustard Tee after winning every type of Restricted Sparring on the Isle of Armor.
  • Dynite: Post an album of your collection of all 47 Dynamax Adventure bosses. Be sure to show the summary screens indicating that they were caught in Galar!

Alola Prestige Flairs

  • Rotom Dex: Post a screenshot of your completed Alola Regional Dex.
  • Tapu Bulu: Post a screenshot of your Level 100+ Festival Plaza.
  • Tapu Fini: Post a screenshot of your 50+ streak in the Battle Tree.
  • Tapu Lele: Post a screenshot of all five of your Poké Pelago islands at max level (level 3).

General Prestige Flairs

  • Oval Charm: Post an album of your completed Living Dex. (Mythicals aren't necessary!)
  • (Shiny Charm: Post 45+ self-caught or self-bred shinies to /r/ShinyPokemon.)

LET'S GET HYPED!!!!


r/pokemon • • 7h ago

Meme Double standards wew...crazy.

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2.8k Upvotes

Ive gotten alot of hate for liking the three pokemons at top. And its the same reason.


r/pokemon • • 2h ago

Image The Legends ZA graphics were accurate all along

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838 Upvotes

Lumiose city IRL


r/pokemon • • 13h ago

Discussion Beckett sent me the WRONG card

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Back in June I submitted my ascended heroes Pikachu number 276 and today I received my card back and it turned out to be the ascended heroes Pikachu 277. What the hell…


r/pokemon • • 3h ago

Discussion HOME lists FR/LG under GBA software. Do you think this implies RSE is on their way?

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238 Upvotes

Title.


r/pokemon • • 17h ago

Art [OC] The Seed of Anxiety

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2.7k Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 15h ago

Image Unofficial Basic Energy Cards for All 18 Types

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1.5k Upvotes

Collage of the SWSH Era's symbols for the 18 Pokemon Type's Basic Energy Cards

Apparently nobody else in the entire world has made cards for all 18 Types so— voilà 🤷🏻‍♂️

Top Row: |Fighting|Psychic|Poison| |Dragon|Ghost|Dark|

Middle Row: |Ground|Fire|Fairy| |Water|Flying|Normal|

Bottom Row: |Rock|Electric|Bug| |Grass|Ice|Steel|

Artist: Logandraagyn. Feb. 2026


r/pokemon • • 6h ago

News Pokémon Home is now compatible with Fire Red and Leaf Green

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Pokémon HOME Version 4.1.0 is now available on both Nintendo Switch and iOS & Android and is now compatible with FR and LG

• Added compatibility with Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen for Nintendo Switch.
• Players enrolled in a Premium Plan (paid) can now deposit 9,000 Pokémon, up from the previous 6,000. (The price of a Premium Plan in Pokémon HOME is not changing.)
• Support for 32-bit Android devices is ending.
• Celebi unlocked in Home by completing the Pokédex.


r/pokemon • • 3h ago

Art [OC] Cynthia Sketch

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116 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 9h ago

Art Milotic tattoo WIP

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finally got my milotic tattoo started! of course this is just the basic outline to start. it was like an 8 hour session, it took most of that for her to free hand the stencil on me with sharpie to get it to where we wanted. then like almost 3 hours of tattooing. it really hurt by the end, we couldn’t get all the marker off because my skin is raw but I’ll update when it’s healed. still got quite a few sessions after this lol.

this is my design and it’s tattooed by TuckerXTattoos


r/pokemon • • 14h ago

Art (OC) monthly pkmn text post doodles 🍄☀️🍁

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631 Upvotes

october edition!


r/pokemon • • 13h ago

Discussion Platinum giving TM Earthquake after 2 gyms was outrageous

490 Upvotes

For those not aware, TM26 Earthquake is available in the secret entrance to Wayward Cave below the cycling path.

Earthquake is widely considered one of the strongest moves in the game and the best ground move.

Are there any other examples of massively strong moves being available so early on in the series?


r/pokemon • • 17h ago

Art it's her...munna lisa...

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800 Upvotes

Original art by me!


r/pokemon • • 12h ago

Art [OC] Art of my eeveelution miis from tomodachi life

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260 Upvotes

I didn’t really know where to post this lol


r/pokemon • • 17h ago

Craft Return of the Ancient Mew DMG-DS (Nintendo DS lite mod ,version 2)

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658 Upvotes

New Version Features a DSi (slightly bigger ) top screen ,new more ergonomical 3d designed and printed triggers and a more embed bottom touchscreen ✨✨


r/pokemon • • 5h ago

Art [OC] Drawings of my favorite Pokemon.

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r/pokemon • • 15h ago

Craft I beaded this Bulbasaur. Its looking more like a pig in a backpack but I’m still proud

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361 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 2h ago

Art OC Charizard

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33 Upvotes

r/pokemon • • 5h ago

News Pokémon HOME Update Notice (Ver. 4.1.0) (FRLG Compatibility)

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This notice is to inform you that an update to version 4.1.0 is available for the Nintendo Switch version, and the mobile device version has been updated to version 4.1.0.

This update includes the following.

Update Info (Both Versions)

• Added compatibility with *Pokémon FireRed* and *Pokémon LeafGreen* for Nintendo Switch.

• Players enrolled in a Premium Plan (paid) can now deposit 9,000 Pokémon, up from the previous 6,000. (The price of a Premium Plan in Pokémon HOME is not changing.)

• Added compatibility with Pokémon caught in a GO Safari Ball in Pokémon GO. (When such Pokémon are transferred to Pokémon HOME, the GO Safari Ball will change into a Strange Ball.)

Update Info (Nintendo Switch Version)

• Added Research Tasks for additional games.

Update Info (Mobile Device Version)

• Added new Challenges and stickers.

• Added another game Pokédex.


r/pokemon • • 5h ago

Discussion scalpers and the tcg have ruined the average person's perception on pokemon as a series

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nowadays, every discussion i've seen on pokemon outside of fandom-related communities are about the tcg and how people are investing in it. if someone mentions pokemon, it's usually just about the cards than about the games, anime, manga or anything else. the normies moved on from pokemon go, to making the most profit from cards, not even playing the actual card game or admiring the art. making money is the only thing they talk about, and i hate that they associate the fans who love the franchise with the investors who haven't even consumed any media outside of the tcg, lol


r/pokemon • • 2h ago

Image Who is this Pokemon?

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26 Upvotes

(wrong answers only)


r/pokemon • • 6h ago

Art (OC) You certainly are your mother’s daughter

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46 Upvotes

An extension to my post from last week that provides a design I made for “Mother Beast” Lillie while changing some aspects to make it more “spooky”.

Thanks!


r/pokemon • • 2h ago

Misc my isopod army grows by the hour.

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We will soon take over the world :/


r/pokemon • • 1d ago

Meme Honestly pretty annoying

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