On the Origin of Species: Sobble, Drizzile, and Inteleon

RPG Limit Break 2025 is scheduled to begin tomorrow, May 18th, running through until May 24th for close to a week of nonstop RPG speedruns. Two Pokemon speedruns are scheduled to be a part of the marathon: Pokémon Crystal, and a co-op diploma run of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu/Eevee. The event will be held live out of Denver, Colorado (with some runs performed remotely) and will be raising money for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The event will be available to watch on both Twitch and YouTube. Individual runs will be available on-demand from the latter at a later point.

TheSpeedGamers, a group of video game enthusiasts who play for marathon hours to raise money for charities, have announced their latest Pokémon-centric marathon, titled Through the Generations. Commencing July 11th at 7:00pm (TST) and continuing through to July 18th, the event will be once again raising money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. As usual, the marathon will be streamed live on TheSpeedGamers Twitch Channel.

Happy spring, Pokémon Trainers! Since we last spoke, there have been many things to celebrate in the world of Pokémon and beyond! Like us, I'm confident you are excited about all the newly revealed information from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. In the world of Pokémon, not only do we have Legends: Z-A for the video game fans, we have Destined Rivals and Celestial Guardians for the TCG players, Alolan Sitting Cuties for the collectors, Pokémon GO Fest 2025 for the outdoor enthusiasts; what a time to be a Poké Fan!

Link to the Cure 2025 is taking place this weekend from May 2nd to May 4th. A blindfolded run of Pokémon Red is scheduled for the first day of the marathon, not long after this article goes up. The marathon, which is raising money for Child's Play charity, can be watched from its official Twitch channel.

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 April 2025.

The Finnish speedrunning community is coming together this weekend from April 18th to April 20th for FINNRUNS Quest, a marathon exclusively featuring role-playing games. The event is being held live out of GamePit Pro near Jamk, Jyväskylä. A run of Pokémon X is scheduled to be the first run of Saturday, and can be watched from the FINNRUNS Twitch channel.

The 2025 edition of Game Over, Cancer! is set to take place this week, from April 14th through to April 20th. A run of The Indigo Disk in Pokémon Violet is scheduled for the final day of the event, which can be watched from the Twitch channel of marathon organizer strizer86.

The Midwest Speedfest 2025 marathon is now live at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West as part of VGM Con: Dimensional Riff, set to continue until April 13th. A run of Pokémon HeartGold is scheduled for the first day of the marathon, which can be watched from their Twitch channel.

The spring 2025 edition of Fukuoka RTA Forum will be taking place this weekend from April 12th to April 13th. Pokémon Snap is scheduled as the penultimate run of the event, which can be watched from the official fukuoka_rta Twitch channel. Proceeds from Twitch subscriptions and merchandise will be used to fund their events and donate to various charitable organizations.

NSG Spring 25 is being held live out of the Gjerdrum Kulturhus in Gjerdrum, Norway this weekend from April 11th to April 13th, with the nearby #2ETG also being utilized as a secondary venue. The event will be raising money for Norges Blindeforbund, an organization that supports blind and partially sighted people in Norway. The marathon will feature a run of Pokémon Red/Blue and can be watched from their official Twitch channel.

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 March 2025.

The inaugural Austro Runs speedrun marathon will be taking place this weekend on April 5th and 6th. Speedruns of Pokémon Blue and Pokémon FireRed/LeafGreen are scheduled for Saturday. This event will be raising money for Tafel Österreich, a food bank in Austria, and can be watched from the event's official Twitch channel.

Multithon 2025 will be taking place from March 27th to March 30th. This year's marathon will feature Pokémon Emerald in a multiworld format using Archipelago, alongside Timespinner, A Short Hike, and Lufia II: Ancient Cave, scheduled as the first run of Saturday. Like all previous Multithon events, it 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's stream will be active on the Multithon Twitch channel from 12:00pm (PDT) to around 12:00am (PDT) each day.

The Pokémon Don't Catch'em All Exclusive Kanto Edition charity event is now live. It is the latest of Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta's side-events, wherein participants will each receive six random Pokémon families from the Kanto region and must play through the game using only them. The Generation 1 games, FireRed/LeafGreen, and Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee are all supported in the challenge.

Gamers for Hope will be hosting the latest installment of their Gamers Against Cancer marathon this weekend from March 14th to March 16th. The event will be raising money for the Stand Up 2 Cancer Foundation. A blindfolded speedrun of Pokémon Red is scheduled for the final day of the event, which can be watched from their group's official Twitch channel.

Pokémon Local Acts has announced that there will be seven new Poké Lids featuring Oshawott installed in Mie Prefecture in the coming weeks. With the addition of these seven, all of the twenty-nine cities and towns in the prefecture will have their own Poké Lid. 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 Bulbapedia encyclopedia is always growing here at Bulbagarden! All sorts of edits and contributions sprout up every single day thanks to Pokémon enthusiasts from all around the world! Let's take a closer look at our editors' best contributions that have taken root during February 2025.

The Pokémon Company International will be airing a three episode docuseries, Road to Worlds: Pokémon Video Game Championships, on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Episodes will be uploaded weekly on Fridays at 2:00pm Pacific Standard/Daylight Time, starting on March 7, 2025.

The latest side-event in the Final Fantasy V Four Job Fiesta is set to go live from mid-March to mid-April. Entitled "Pokémon Don't Catch'em All Exclusive Kanto Edition," this side-event will focus on Pokémon games set in the Kanto region: the Generation 1 games, FireRed/LeafGreen, and Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee.

In the early morning of March 2nd, a passenger train themed after Dragonite, which was traveling on the Katsuyama-Eiheiji Line in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, collided with a 2 meter wide boulder laying near the tracks. Fortunately, the two passengers on board the lead train car sustained no injuries, and the conductor suffered only a minor injury to his knee. The train was derailed with a broken window and damage to the exterior.