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for Everyone

We are here for all the Pokémon appreciators, from the TCG fanatics to the Pokémon Go adventurers, the VGC warriors to the wonderful merchandise collectors - our community welcomes you!

Got spare Pokémon cards 🎴or just want to get creative ✨🎇? Join us for a chill 🌊🏝️scrapbooking session in collab with Journalsoc featuring your favourite Pokémon 📓.

All materials provided, but feel free to bring your own supplies.

What to expect:
• Themed scrapbooking (land, sea, sky)
• Optional showcase at the end
• Meet new people
• Food

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📣 Event: Pokesoc X Journalsoc scrapbooking !
⏰ When: Friday 17 April @3-5pm
📍 Where: Old Main Building 151
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Thank you for the banner @mirukukki & @tsu_ramu

Pikachu said WHAT ⚡️😧

#UNSW #PokemonMediaTeam #PikachuEnergy #WeDidThis #pokemon

Find a Tinkatink to protect you on Saturday 11th of April from 2pm in Centennial Park for the Tinkatink Pokemon Go Community Day! Perfect chance to meet other trainers, trade!

Join our discord and follow us for more info closer to the day!

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📣 Event: Pokemon Go Community Day
⏰️ When: 11 April 2026 (Saturday Week 8) 2-5pm
📍 Where: Centennial park (2-5pm)
💰 Cost: Free!

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#pokemon #unsw #pokesoc #sydney #trend

Pokesoc Pogo Community Day Celebration !!

Let’s take a small break away from exam stress and study madness to celebrate Pokemon Go’s community day with Pokesoc 😼😼 This Saturday from 2-5pm!!

We will explore centennial park and uncover its secrets together ✨🌳Come and enjoy a day full of wonder and adventure with us!! ✨

What to expect? :
- Rare spawns
- Great company
- Surprising challenges ?? :0

This is the perfect chance to meet other trainers, trade, and share tips. 😝

Please note that this event is BYO food 😿😿!!

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📣 Event: Pokemon Go Community Day
⏰️ When: 11 April 2026 (Saturday Week 8) 2-5pm
📍 Where: Centennial park (2-5pm)
💰 Cost: Free! *BYO !!
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thank you so much to @leen__._._ and @lumayaku for the banner 🫶🫶

Your month your pokemon pairs, 🎵🍃some extra special ones this time! ☘️🎋They’re saying if you match with your partner or best friend it’s meant to be… 💐✨#pokemon #month #trend #couple

🖥️ Pokesoc Online Movie Night 🎬🌟

Hey Everyone 👋! Grab your snacks 🍿, settle in, and prepare for an adventure through the Unova region because our Week 5 movie will be...

✨ Pokémon the Movie: Black — Victini & Reshiram ✨

Take a needed break after a long first half of term and hop on the VC on Friday the 20th and enjoy one of the Pokemon Movies of all time... We'll see you there!

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📣 Event: Online Movie Night - Pokémon the Movie: Black — Victini & Reshiram
⏰️ When : Week 5 Friday 8pm
📍Where: On Discord
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thank you @nabeel.r.64 for the lovely banner!

Pokesoc TCG Trade Night & Bulk Display Battle! 🔥

Are you hunting down a specific pokemon card 🧐? Or just want to hang out with yap Pokemon card lovers :D ? Maybe even feeling the competitive drive ⚔️! Well I'm happy to announce that our trade night event is back and better than ever this term!

🎴 Card Trading:
> Bring your binder and trade with fellow card enthusiasts ✨

🎀 Toploader Decorating & Scrapbooking:
> We will be providing free to decorate toploaders alongside stickers and scrapbook materials so feel free to bring one!

📚 Bulk Battle Theme Contest:
> Using bulk cards (no IRS / FAs) we will be holding a 6 card display page contest. Follow the theme announced on the day and the judges will pick the best to get a booster pack 🥳! Feel free to bring your own bulk (any language) or pull from ours!

This event is open to EVERYONE, even if you just wanna come by and look at other people’s binders in awe 🤩
👋 See you there!

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📣 Event: Trade Night, Toploader Decorating & Display Contest
⏰️ When : Week 4 Thursday 4-6pm
📍Where: Goldstein 09
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Thank you for the lovely Art by @tsuki_shin0bi and @ren.idle as usual! 🔥

i redownloaded insta rq just to post this #pokemon #furret #alysaliu #stateside #pinkpantheress

~ren

PokeSoc's Pokémon Day Celebration.... 30 Years of Pokémon! ✨

That's right everyone, Pokemon's 30th 🎉 anniversary is just a day away 🕐! So Come celebrate 30 years of Pokémon with us tomorrow, take a wander through our showcase of both classic and modern Pokémon games 🔥!

Whether you started from the very beginning ⭐, exploring Kanto on a Game Boy, all the way to the latest journey to Paldea and back to Kalos on the Switch; come share and relive YOUR childhood 🚸 memories or take a gander of the things you might've missed, past or present ✨.

What to expect? 🤔:
- Play across generations GB/GC/GBA, DS/3DS, and Switch 🎮
- Mini gallery of Pokemon History 🔖
- TCG corner 🎴
- Snacks, drinks & BIRTHDAY CAKE 🍰
- Chill vibes & Announcement theorising 🕵️

Feel free to drop in anytime and share this rare decennial event with us, hope to see lots of you join in on the festivities! 👋

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📣 Event: Pokemon Day Celebration
⏰️ When : 27 Feb 2026 3-5pm
📍Where: Elec Eng G10
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Thank you to @rei_ying39 & @ren.idle for the fantastic banner!

#🇯🇵Japan is turning footsteps into electricity!
4 Using piezoelectric tiles, every step you take generates a small amount of energy. Millions of steps together can power LED lights and displays in busy places like Shibuya Station. A brilliant way to create a sustainable and smart city

🌴🔥 BLAINE’S TRIVIA BANANZA 🔥🌴

New term, new year, new events! Your brain might still be on holiday mode 😴 so come test your wits with other trainers in a trivia challenge that’s guaranteed to get those braincells activating 🧠⚡️

We’ve got a wide range of questions for all skill levels 💛
Whether you’ve just started your Pokémon journey or you’re a Pokédex mastermind who can name every Pokémon upside down blindfolded 👀

👥 Teams of 3–4
bring your friends for maximum synergy!

Don’t have a team? No problem! Come solo and we’ll match you with other legendary trainers 🙌

🏆 PRIZES:
The trivia champions will win 6 TCG booster packs total 🎁🔥

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🕓 Time: 3–5pm
🗓️ Date: Tuesday Week 1 (17 Feb)
📍 Location: Quad 1045
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Thank you @rei_ying39 for the amazing banner 💛

#UNSW #Pokemon #PokemonTrivia #pokesoc

oh jeez i wonder who made this reel #pokemon #pokemoncards #cutecards #viral #trend

Happy Valentine’s day everyone! I hope you and your valentine are matched up on here #pokemon #couples #months #valentinesday #valentine

~ren

🎮 Pop-Up Union Room O-Week Event! 🎮

If you’re looking for a place to chill, meet people, and play some games between acquiring all of O-Week’s free goods this is your sign 🛑

Join us **THIS TUESDAY** to hang out, make friends, and jump into some fun minigames:

✨ **What you can expect:**

- blind dodgeball 👀🏐
- charades🎭
- switch games 🎮 (Mario Party / Kart / Smash rotations)
- Games Corner 🎲 (Board Games/Card Games)
- Snacks🍬

Thank you to the @tsuki_shin0bi for the magnificant banner as always

Bring friends, or just bring yourself; you’ll find people here ✨

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📣 **Event**: UNSW O-Week 2026
⏰️ **When **: 10 Feb 2026
📍**Where**: Quad 1043
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Come visit us and the other 2026 🎮 gaming societies in O-WEEK and participate in the STAMP RALLY‼️

Collect 7️⃣ stamps to win your very own sticker sheet
&
collect 1️⃣4️⃣ to have a chance to win BIG prizes‼️

🤩 HOW TO WIN 🤩
1. Grab a stamp card from any society
2. Collect a stamp from one of the participating societies (will be shown on the card)
3. Come back to the RGS stall to claim your prize!

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📣 Event: UNSW O-Week 2026
⏰️ When: 9-12th Feb 10AM - 4PM
📍Where: UNSW Quad
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🚨 O-WEEK IS COMING 🚨

Find us in the Quad, at Q16 (Mon–Wed) and Q17 (Thurs) during UNSW O-Week.

✨ O-Week Plans ✨

🆓 Wheel Freebies
Get Pokemon related freebies, on us! Including:
• Stickers ⭐
• Posters 📰
• Cards 🎴
• Other Donated Pokemon Products!

🎟 Stamp Rally Collab
We’re teaming up with a bunch of related societies
• 7 Stamps → Sticker Sheet
• 14 Stamps → Random Prize 🎁
👉 Get a stamp when you join us on Rubric

📊 Pokémon Tier List Activity
Media team will be roaming around getting you to help build the ultimate community Pokémon tier list. Your opinions WILL shape the meta.

Make sure you’ve joined us on Rubric so you don’t miss event drops, announcements, and chances to win prizes throughout the year.

Come hang out, meet people, and get involved in everything we run together 🤝

Beautiful art by @tsuki_shin0bi & @lyb.frompriv

#UNSW #UNSWOWeek #OWeek2026 #Pokemon #Pokesoc

btw guys i was also there i got there early around 2:35 pm i filmed this and dont wanna feel left out of the video - ren #pokemon #unsw #pokesoc #pokemonsociety #pokemoncommunity #unswsociety #unswpokesoc

Spheal is a perfectly aerodynamic Pokemon

#pokemon #unsw #pokesoc #pokemonedit

We're climbing out of the Styx and into the snow of Olympus with this one!!! Our mascots in Hades AU

Like if you think Hades is a dating sim with a fighting minigame 🗿🗿

More to come!! Ty to @_starray.night_ for this masterpiece #hades #unsw

🎥 MOVIE NIGHT: Arceus & the Jewel of Life

Need a break from exams? Come chill with us and watch Ash, Dawn, and Brock take on the mystery of Arceus, the creator of the Pokémon universe! 🌌✨

Will they uncover the Jewel of Life before it’s too late? Find out with us this:

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⏰ Time: 3–5 PM
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, T3 Week 9 (11 Nov 2025)
🧭 Location: Patricia O’Shane G02
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Banner by toeffinger and _starray.night_ On discord

#pokemon #unsw #pokesoc #arcunsw #unswpokesoc #event #sydney #arc #pokemonedit #whatareyoulisteningto #streetinterview #skit #日本 #music

🎬 MOVIE NIGHT: Arceus and the Jewel of Life

Exams starting to creep in? 😩
Join us for a relaxing movie night and forget all about the uni stress! 🌙✨

We join Ash, Dawn, and Brock as they uncover the mysteries around Arceus, the mythical being said to have created the entire Pokémon universe! As the town of Michina falls into ruin and the Jewel of Life is lost, can our heroes solve the mystery before it’s too late? ⏳🌌

Come join us for an absolute BANGER of a movie; we can’t wait to see you there! 🍿💥

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⏰ Time: 3–5 PM
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, T3 Week 9 (11 Nov 2025)
🧭 Location: Patricia O’Shane G02
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Banner by @ Toefinger and _starray.night_ on discord

Do you have presentation skills as good as this edit? 🧐🦉

Then come to our **PowerPoint Night** next Wednesday!!🔥🎬 (5/11/25)

Basically, you make a presentation (ppt, slides, etc…) about **anything** Pokemon related you’d like to share !! (for example, your favorite Pokemon conspiracy theory)

Then you can present it at the event, as well as watch other people’s super awesome presentations 🔥

If you make a presentation, **you must** submit it in the form below to be approved beforehand :)

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📝 Submit your presentation here: https://forms.gle/7rSVRxLMQUDNKCsk8
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OR just submit it through the link tree in bio

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⏰Time: 4-6pm
🗓️Date: Wednesday T3 Week 8 (05/11/25)
🧭Location: Patricia O Shane G03
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#pokemon #unsw #pokesoc #arcunsw #unswpokesoc #event #pokemonclub #sydney

PowerPoint Night!!

Would you like to use your presentation skills to share something you truly enjoy?
Then come to our PowerPoint Night next Wednesday!!🔥🎬

Basically, you make a presentation (ppt, slides, etc…) about ✨anything✨ Pokemon related you’d like to share !!
(for example, your favorite Pokemon conspiracy theory)

Then you can present it at the event, as well as watch other people’s super awesome presentations 🔥🔥👀

If you make a presentation, you must submit it in the form below to be approved beforehand :)

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📝 Submit your presentation here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdn17JRF6SZ1HZpvMMV1pFKcyWvvpx6KkSlUmSHehF2DimWTA/viewform?usp=dialog

(form is also on our linktree check our bio)
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⏰Time: 4-6pm
🗓️Date: Wednesday T3 Week 8 (05/11/25)
🧭Location: Patricia O Shane G03
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Huge thank you to @lyb.frompriv and @leen__._._ for the amazing banner🙏🙏

😭😭😭 BTW TCGP EVENT ON RIGHT NOW IN QUADG046 LOL#pokemon #onepiece #pokemontcgp #tcgpocket #pokemontcg #pokemontcgpocket

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UNSW Sydney High St, Kensington NSW 2052

unswpokesoc@gmail.com

UNSW Pokémon Society is a volunteer run student body at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. We are not affiliated with the The Pokémon Company to any degree. All Pokémon related activities run by our UNSW club are organised by our volunteers for fun and are not in any way monetised for personal gain.