Where to watch Pokémon shows & movies

Greetings, Cooltrainers! Winter has Victory Road in its chilling grasp. The puddles are all frozen solid, and I’m pretty sure the latest cold spell killed of a record number of our Geodude population.

But while I’m freezing my Pokédex off in this cave, you’re in luck: this week’s news is straight 🔥.

And don’t forget, the Scarlet & Violet DLC Epilogue is live today!

Here’s this week’s rundown (estimated read time, 4 minutes):

• So long Pokémon TV — a guide to find all your favorite anime seasons and movies

• The Pokémon GO Dazzling Dream event guide

• Hisuian Typhlosion & Therian Forme Tornadus GO raids

• 7-star Blaziken Raid info - Scarlet & Violet

RIP Pokémon TV

All good things must come to an end. The Pokémon TV app is the latest victim in the era of streaming services vying for content and $$$.

For years, Pokémon TV allowed fans to watch a revolving collection of anime episodes, movies, and other video content for free. Beginning March 28, you’ll have to seek out your favorite shorts and seasons somewhere else.

Here’s the list of what services will offer which series and movies as of January 2024. Select seasons and movies will also be available to purchase or rent from Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, and Viz.

YouTube (all mini series and short form video — bookmark this one)

• Paldean Winds

• Hisuian Snow

• Twilight Wings

• Evolutions

• Generations

• PokéToon

Netflix

• Pokémon Concierge

• Pokémon Season 1

• Pokémon Journeys (Seasons 23-25)

• Pokémon Horizons (Season 26) - coming February

• “plus more”

Amazon Prime Video

• Pokémon Season 2 - via Prime Video Channels (additional cost)

• Gold & Silver (Seasons 3-5)

• Ruby & Sapphire (Seasons 6-9)

• Diamond & Pearl (Seasons 10-13) - via Prime Video Channels (additional cost)

• Black & White (Seasons 14-16) - via Prime Video Channels (additional cost)

• XY (Seasons 17-19)

• Sun & Moon (Seasons 20-22) - via Prime Video Channels (additional cost)

• “Select movies”

Other providers:

• Hulu: XY (Seasons 17-19), “plus more”

• The Roku Channel: Sun & Moon (Seasons 20-22)

• Tubi: Black & White (Seasons 14-16)

• Freevee: Ruby & Sapphire (Seasons 6-9)

• Hoopla: Diamond & Pearl (Seasons 10-13), “select movies”

Pokémon GO’s Dazzling Gleam

It’s a Fairy-type takeover! A Flabébé Fest! From Saturday, January 13, at 10 a.m. to Tuesday, January 16, at 8 p.m. local time, the Dazzling Gleam event features boosted encounter rates for several Fairy-Type Pokémon.

Flabébé headlines the party, color depending on where in the world you’re at.

• Red Flower Flabébé: Appearing in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

• Blue Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Asia-Pacific region.

• Yellow Flower Flabébé: Appearing in the Americas.

• White Flower Flabébé and Orange Flower Flabébé: rare encounters anywhere in the world.

Event Bonuses

• Shiny Cutiefly available for the first time.

• 2x Stardust for catching Pokémon.

• 2x Stardust for hatching Pokémon.

• Togepi, Spritzee, Swirlix, Cutiefly hatch from 7 km Eggs (all shiny unlocked).

• Cutiefly hatched from Eggs have a greater chance of being shiny.

• Complete certain Field Research tasks to earn Mega Energy for Mega Gardevoir, and Mega Altaria.

Field Research Encounters: Alolan Vulpix, Spritzee, Swirlix, Cutiefly (all shiny unlocked). Rare encounters include Mawile (shiny unlocked) and Carbink (shiny locked).

Wild Encounters: Clefairy, Jigglypuff, Marill, Snubbull, Cottonee, Spritzee, Swirlix, Dedenne, Cutiefly, Morelull (all shiny unlocked) plus Red Flower Flabébé, Blue Flower Flabébé, Yellow Flower Flabébé (shiny locked). Rare encounters include Togetic (shiny unlocked) plus White Flower Flabébé and Orange Flower Flabébé (shiny locked).

Therian Forme Landorus & Hisiun Typhlosion Raids

Therian Forme Landorus

Back for the first time since 2022, Therian Forme Landorus appears in raids now through January 17, at 10 a.m. local time.

If you’re looking for inspiration on the best builds for this raid, or tips on how to raise your Dr. Seus bird after you capture him, check out this official guide from Pokemon.com.

Hisuian Typhlosion Raid Day

Ghost badger Hisuian Typhlosion debuts in Pokémon GO this Sunday, January 14 from 2-5 p.m. local time in three-star raids. And he’s… wait for it… shiny unlocked!

The Ghost-Flame Pokémon Hisuian Typhlosion will debut in three-star raids, and lucky players might also encounter its shiny version. You best not miss this opportunity, as more Hisuian Pokémon are teased to appear this season.

Event Bonuses

• Hisuian Typhlosion (shiny unlocked) available for the first time.

• Get up to 5 additional free Raid Passes from spinning Gym Photo Discs.

• The Remote Raid limit will be increased to 20 from Saturday, January 13, at 4 p.m. to Sunday, January 14 at 7 p.m. PST.

• Increased chance to encounter Shiny Hisuian Typhlosion.

• Hisuian Typhlosion appear more frequently in raids!

Flying-Tera 7-star Blaziken Raid Event

The karate chop-chicken comes to 7-Star Raids in Scarlet & Violet beginning Friday, January 12 at 4 p.m. Pacific through Sunday, January 14 at 3:59 p.m. Pacific and again a week later from Friday, January 19 to Sunday, January 21, same times.

PKMNcast suggests a variety of counters for this one, including Miraidon , Bellibolt, Thundurus, Milotic, Galarian Slowbro, and Archaludon.

For the full breakdown and builds for each of the six Pokémon above, check out his video here.

Card of the Week

This Shiny Mew ex coming in February as part of the Paldean Fates TCG expansion already got me dreaming of spring.

Random encounters around the internet

• 💳 Preorder Alert! The Temporal Forces TCG expansion is now available via the Pokémon Center (releases mid-March).

• 🧠 Big brain time: Find out how well you know Pokémon Ultimate Journeys with this quiz.

Obscure Pokémon Fact (from u/Mx_Toniy_4869)

Until next time,
Cooltrainer “cold as Ice Beam” Ace