- Home
- History
History, dated
11 dated changes, the next due 25 Feb 2027
Releases, updates, rotations and shutdowns, newest first. Entries marked Ahead have not happened yet on 8 Nov 2026.
Only entries that carry a date and a named source or a read stamp.
What changed, by date
- Pokémon UNITE ends. Aheadread 8 Nov 2026
- Pokémon Bank ends; it can no longer be downloaded. Aheadread 8 Nov 2026
- Pokémon Champions released on mobile.read 8 Nov 2026
- Premier video game championship events moved to Pokémon Champions, starting with the Indianapolis Regional Championships.Official Champions launch and VGC transition, read 7 Nov 2026
- The 2026 card game rotation left regulation marks H, I and J legal.read 8 Nov 2026
- Pokémon Champions released.read 8 Nov 2026
- Pokémon Pokopia was scheduled for release on the official product schedule.Official published-product schedule, read 7 Nov 2026
- FireRed and LeafGreen arrived on Nintendo Switch Online.read 8 Nov 2026
- Let's Go update 1.0.2, the latest, fixed a Link Trade lock at 999:59 play time and a Mystery Gift code lockout.Nintendo UK support, how to update Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee, read 8 Nov 2026
- Let's Go update 1.0.1 fixed Mystery Gift Pokédex registration and swapped two marking symbols in the Judge function.Nintendo UK support, how to update Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee, read 8 Nov 2026
- Let's Go, Pikachu and Let's Go, Eevee released on Nintendo Switch in the United States.Nintendo of America store page, Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu, read 8 Nov 2026
Type chart by era
3 charts, 6 matchups moved
Generation I
15 types; the starting chart.
Generations II to V
17 types; adds Steel and Dark, and 4 matchups between older types change.
- Poison against Bug ×2 became ×1
- Bug against Poison ×2 became ×0.5
- Ghost against Psychic ×0 became ×2
- Ice against Fire ×1 became ×0.5
Generations VI to IX
18 types; adds Fairy, and 2 matchups between older types change.
- Ghost against Steel ×0.5 became ×1
- Dark against Steel ×0.5 became ×1
Ordinary turn-based charts only; Legends titles, Champions systems, the card game and abilities sit outside them. Checked 7 Nov 2026. Open the type chart
Ability changes
181 species had no hidden ability through Generation IV
191 of the 1025 species this site covers list a past ability, from PokéAPI's past-abilities field read 8 Nov 2026.
| Empty slot | Species |
|---|---|
| No hidden ability through Generation IV | 181 |
| No second ability through Generation III | 46 |
| No second ability through Generation V | 3 |
| No second ability through Generation VII | 2 |
| No second ability through Generation VIII | 2 |
8 species had an ability replaced
| Species | Before | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Gengar | Levitate through Generation VI | Cursed Body from Generation VII |
| Zapdos | Lightning Rod through Generation V | Static from Generation VI (hidden) |
| Raikou | Volt Absorb through Generation VI | Inner Focus from Generation VII (hidden) |
| Entei | Flash Fire through Generation VI | Inner Focus from Generation VII (hidden) |
| Suicune | Water Absorb through Generation VI | Inner Focus from Generation VII (hidden) |
| Piplup | Defiant through Generation VIII | Competitive from Generation IX (hidden) |
| Kleavor | Steadfast through Generation VIII | Sharpness from Generation IX (hidden) |
| Basculegion | Rattled through Generation VIII | Swift Swim from Generation IX |