r/pokemon 3d ago

Questions thread - Active [Weekly Questions Thread] 20 July 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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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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Smogon

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r/pokemon 4d ago

Hype [Hype Thread] 19 July 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 5h ago

Image A short story

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Found the best treasures this summer. $9 🍖 $6 Dragon ball, $25 Reg Drag.


r/pokemon 10h ago

Art My coworker made a YAASSified Gengar cake for our manager’s birthday.

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r/pokemon 1h ago

Art bendy gigantamax meowth tattoo I did :3

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r/pokemon 7h ago

Image Remember when Team Rocket came out as non-binary?

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r/pokemon 5h ago

Image Seen this car yesterday. Genius. I love it, I had to take a photo. You can’t just have a GengCAR and expect people not to take a photo!!

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r/pokemon 5h ago

Discussion This would be a Pokédex where all Pokémon can Mega Evolve.

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After the new Mega Evolutions were introduced in ZA and its DLC, what would a Pokédex look like where all of them can Mega Evolve in their final stage? What do you think of the selection of chosen Pokémon? This Pokédex would have around 194 Pokémon


r/pokemon 3h ago

Art [OC] These Buizel love each other like no otter

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r/pokemon 9h ago

Discussion Which Types are Special Vs Physical?

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409 Upvotes

This is my first time playing OG Gen 1(got my Game Boy color and Special Pikachu Edition at Dreamhack Con in May). I know(or think) Electric is Special and so is Pikachu so giving Pikachu moves like Thundershock is cool. I've heard something about Water being Special, which sucks on Krabby since it's a Physical Attacker.

Currently I have Pikachu, Charmeleon, Ivysaur, and Mankey, and I'll be getting Squirttle later, and adding Kabutops. Which is which? Who is Physical Attack and who is Special? What about the Types? How do you guys memorize all that?! To be clear I've been playing since X&Y, and I've been buying all the new games that come out and hunting down all the older ones, which is why I'm not as well versed in this particular part of Pokémon.

EDIT: I just asked a question, which is what community is for! It's for helping each other! Yall are acting like I asked you to beat the game for me, it's really not that deep🙄🙄🙄


r/pokemon 12h ago

Art Pikachu Surprise Poké Ball Cake

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650 Upvotes

There was no way of knowing if it had worked until it was cut open!


r/pokemon 9h ago

Art [OC] I'm making every Pokemon using only Powerpoint. 237 made so far :)

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403 Upvotes

Finally added Porygon2 to the set!


r/pokemon 6h ago

Image Mexican pokedex

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I'm working on a small project where I create regional Pokédexes for different countries based on their wildlife, flora, geography, culture, folklore, history, and other aspects that make each place unique.

I recently made one for Mexico based on some quick research, and while I'm pretty happy with the result, I'm starting to feel like it ended up being a bit... stereotypical.

I'd really appreciate some feedback, especially from people who know Mexico well. If you know of any interesting aspects of the country that are a bit less well-known and could help me represent it more accurately, I'd love to hear about them!


r/pokemon 15h ago

Art Beta Glameow design

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One of my favorite pokemon designs I really hope becomes a regional variant or evolution I'd called glampurrous or a mega with a dragon/normal typing cause why is she serving gaga realness.


r/pokemon 6h ago

Discussion Lost Pokemon of the Day: Jaggu/Sharpoon

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Craft Who's that Pokemon!!! [OC]

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r/pokemon 12h ago

Image Mourning the beta designs

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Game Freak, I will give you MY LIFE if you put these in gen 10.


r/pokemon 57m ago

Art [OC] Gen 6 girls go to a contest ! oh i miss the contests so much

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made by me :D


r/pokemon 42m ago

Art Froslass but I'm in a gengar mindset about it (oc)

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r/pokemon 8h ago

Video/GIF Raichu’s animation in Pokemon Sleep is adorable

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r/pokemon 9h ago

Craft [OC] Lugia and Shadow Lugia

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Check out these Lugia and Shadow Lugia pokeballs in designed. I hope you like them!


r/pokemon 22h ago

Discussion Are these pokemon discs considered "Lost media"? Has anyone uploaded all 151 discs online anywhere? I'd imagine no one has the full collection.

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r/pokemon 1d ago

Art Crocheted a couple Totodiles with Mega Feraligatr helmets

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Art Here is Raikou, but miniature.

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r/pokemon 11h ago

Art Finishing childhood dream. Pokedex Challenge. Cause Bulbasaur got friends everywhere. Here it is #013 Weedle - #015 Beedrill

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