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Date Published: February 13, 2023 · Last Updated: February 19, 2023
2023 Oceania VGC International Championships Preview Roundtable
The anticipation ahead of the 2023 Oceania International Championships (OCIC) is off the charts. It’s the first International of the 2023 Championship season, the first to feature the Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet games, and the first to showcase Paradox Pokemon on a competitive level. To say there’s a lot to look forward to when the matches begin in Melbourne, Australia on February 17, 2023, is a massive understatement.
St. Baldrick’s Foundation's Catch a Million marathon returns for 2023
Between April 23rd and April 30th, St Baldrick's Foundation will once again be challenging the Pokemon streaming community to collectively catch 1 million Pokemon, and in the process help them raise $100,000 in 7 days to fund childhood cancer research. Any and all streamers, big or small, with any appreciation whatsoever for Pokemon, are invited to participate in the event and help the foundation reach its fundraising goal.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Leak Reveals Unused Content
A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet leak is making the rounds as it seemingly reveals some unused content that was scrapped from the final version of the game for an unknown reason. The leak is for content that's actually in the game, but it's not used, because as you can see below, it looks like it's unfinished. What it's going to be used for, and whether it will be used in the future, remains to be seen.
Use code「1STCHAMPSV」to receive Jiseok Lee's Garganacl in Pokemon Scarlet & Violet until February 20th
A limited-time distribution of Garganacl was announced for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet during the October 17th livestream of the 2023 Pokemon Oceania International Championships in Melbourne, Australia. This Garganacl is based on the one used by Jiseok Lee in the 2023 Pokemon San Diego Regional Championships held on January 7th-8th. This distribution will remain available until February 20th, at 11:59pm (UTC).
Giant Pokemon Scarlet And Violet Patch Tries Fixing Jank By…Spawning Fewer Monsters
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet released last November with a truly hilarious and mind-boggling amount of graphical glitches and bugs. But have no fear: Nintendo just announced a huge February update that should bring us closer to the quality we usually expect from the Pokemon series. The developers also added quality of life improvements to the Pokemon storage box system.
Shiny Hunting Is About To Get Harder In Pokemon Scarlet And Violet
Game Freak is rolling out another big update to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet at the end of the month, and while there’s some attention being given to the games’ notorious performance issues, the solution the studio has gone with will fundamentally change certain aspects of the open-world RPG. Specifically, the team is looking to lower the amount of Pokemon it puts on screen at a time, which means that fewer will spawn at a time. This has big implications for shiny hunting.
Patch notes released for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's Version 1.2.0 update - Update still scheduled for release in late February
Nintendo have released draft patch notes for the upcoming Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet software update to Version 1.2.0, with information on added functionality for Pokemon Boxes, and a whole host of bug fixes. As of writing, no firm date has been given for when this update will be available, with the patch notes only stating that the update is scheduled for the end of February 2023.
Breaking news
2023 Pokemon Oceania International Championships - VGC
Gavin Michaels took the title of OCIC 2023 Masters Champion! after beating rival Alberto Lara 2-0
In another 2-0 sweep, Benjamin claims victory over Tin Tin to become the Oceania International Seniors Champion!
Jiseok Lee's Garganacl will be distributed via code in the Oceania International Championships stream
In Game Event
7-Star Tera Raid Battles for Pikachu is now live
Enter the code「1STCHAMPSV」for Jiseok Lee's Garganacl
Tera Raid Battles for Garchomp and Sylveon have ended
Community Event
February Fanart contest is closing soon
Join us participating in Catch a Million marathon
Registration for March community tournament will be open on 25th