{"id":302033,"date":"2025-07-29T19:52:15","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302033\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:52:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:52:15","slug":"pokemon-rolling-out-brand-new-app-for-competitive-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/302033\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Rolling Out Brand New App For Competitive Players"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pikachu\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/90fb457680c71\/pikachu.large.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/pikachu.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Pikachu\"\/><\/a>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Company has started rolling out a brand new app from competitive players, which will allow them to track events easily for the <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_go\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a>, the mainline games, and much more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Play! Pok\u00e9mon Access<\/strong> is out now in parts of Europe and is coming to the US on 4th August (thanks, <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SerebiiNet\/status\/1950220130535035189\">Serebii<\/a>!) and allows fans to access news about events from the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/play.pokemon.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Play! Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> website from their phone.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, but the app becomes a one-stop tracker for players who are taking part in these events. You can check into competitive events using a QR code, keep track of your record in-game, look for car images, and register your current TCG deck.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use it to search for events and earn badges in the app for competing.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an overview of the app from the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/gb\/app\/play-pok%C3%A9mon-access\/id6738208583?platform=iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iOS<\/a>\/<a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.pokemon.play.access&amp;hl=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android<\/a> store:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;The Play! Pok\u00e9mon program brings Trainers of all skill levels together at their local Play! Pok\u00e9mon Stores, where battles are fought, friendships are forged, prizes are won, and\u2014most importantly\u2014fun is had by all. Play! Pok\u00e9mon Access makes it easier than ever for Trainers to stay connected.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re a player, Professor, or parent, Play! Pok\u00e9mon Access puts you on the path to discovering new events happening in your area. Plus, it provides tools to make starting your Pok\u00e9mon journey a breeze\u2014you can search for tournaments for the Pok\u00e9mon video games, Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game, and Pok\u00e9mon GO.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Images: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, we&#8217;re a bit surprised this wasn&#8217;t teased or announced during last week&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-presents-july-2025-every-announcement-full-livestream\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Presents<\/a>, same with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_trading_card_game_pocket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TCG Pocket<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2025\/07\/pokemon-tcg-pocket-lands-much-needed-trading-update-and-a-new-expansion-next-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expansion<\/a>; but hey, what do we know?<\/p>\n<p>Will you be checking out the new app? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/pokemon-news\/play-pokemon-access-brings-event-news-to-your-phone\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/pokemon-news\/play-pokemon-access-brings-event-news-to-your-phone\" target=\"_blank\">pokemon.com<\/a>, via <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/x.com\/SerebiiNet\/status\/1950220130535035189\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SerebiiNet\/status\/1950220130535035189\">x.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>See Also<\/dt>\n<dd class=\"first\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\" first\"><a class=\"accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-go-eevee-evolutions-ranked-how-to-get-sylveon-leafeon-glaceon-umbreon-espeon-vaporeon-jolteon-and-flareon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide: <strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO Eevee Evolutions Ranked &#8211; How To Get Sylveon, Leafeon, Glaceon, Umbreon, Espeon, Vaporeon, Jolteon And Flareon<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-go-mega-evolutions-list-how-get-mega-energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide: <strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO Mega Evolutions List &#8211; How Get Mega Energy<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-go-special-evolutions-n-how-to-get-pangoro-sylveon-glaceon-aromatisse-slurpuff-sirfetchrd-galarian-cofagrigus-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide: <strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO Special Evolutions \u2013 How To Get Pangoro, Sylveon, Glaceon, Aromatisse, Slurpuff, Sirfetch\u2019d, Galarian Cofagrigus And More<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-sword-and-shield-pokedex-galar-region\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide: <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Sword And Shield: Pok\u00e9dex Galar Region<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\" last\"><a class=\"accent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/guides\/pokemon-go-n-the-rarest-pokemon-including-wild-shiny-mythical-and-regional-catches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guide: <strong>Pok\u00e9mon GO \u2013 The Rarest Pok\u00e9mon Including Wild, Shiny, Mythical And Regional Catches<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744185429_510_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Alana Hagues\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alana has been with Nintendo Life since 2022, and while RPGs are her first love, Nintendo is a close second. She enjoys nothing more than overthinking battle strategies, characters, and stories. She also wishes she was a Sega air pirate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company The Pok\u00e9mon Company has started rolling out a brand new app from competitive players,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302034,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[547,2512,53,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-302033","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-pokemon","10":"tag-technology","11":"tag-uk","12":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114938271846431507","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302033"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302033"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}