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A daily Pokémon puzzle game is out now as part of a busy lineup

Andrew Webster

created: July 22, 2025, 1:51 p.m. | updated: July 22, 2025, 5:07 p.m.

There’s a lot going on in the world of Pokémon — and you can play at least one of them right now. During its latest Pokémon Presents presentation, The Pokémon Company surprise launched Pokémon Friends, a puzzle game with daily challenges, an increasingly common style of game. In a cute Pokémon twist, solving puzzles earns you adorable (virtual) plushies you can use to decorate a room. That includes the soothing Netflix series Pokémon Concierge, which is getting a second season on September 4th…And Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch’d & Pichu, a stop-motion series from a previously announced collaboration with Wallace & Gromit studio Aardman. And lastly, The Pokémon Company confirmed that the battle-focused spinoff Pokémon Champions will be launching in 2026.

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