The POKÉTOON animated shorts keep rolling through Pokémon’s 30th anniversary, and tonight’s episode might be the series’ most entertaining pairing yet. 「いたずらエルフーンとさせるかマフィティフ」 — or in English, “Mischievous Whimsicott? Not on Mabosstiff’s Watch!” — is the twenty-second short in the series, premiering tonight at 21:00 SGT on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. Free to watch, no region lock, no subscription required.
The Setup: Chaos Meets Its Match
If you know Whimsicott, you already understand the premise. The Cotton Puff Pokémon — Grass/Fairy type, introduced in Generation V — has a well-earned reputation for slipping through gaps undetected and leaving a trail of mischief in its wake. It floats, it pranks, and it generally gets away with it.
Mabosstiff is a different story entirely. The Mafia Dog Pokémon from Scarlet and Violet‘s Paldea region is a hulking Dark type with the kind of energy that does not tolerate nonsense. The episode title makes the dynamic crystal clear before a single frame plays: Whimsicott is going to try something, and Mabosstiff is going to shut it down.
What Is POKÉTOON?
POKÉTOON is a series of self-contained animated short films produced by The Pokémon Company as part of the franchise’s 30th anniversary campaign. Each episode spotlights a different Pokémon or pairing with no continuity between instalments — you can drop in at any episode and follow along immediately. The tone ranges from slapstick to gently heartwarming, and the shorts tend to clock in at under five minutes each.
The series has been running since early 2026, with episodes dropping on the official Pokémon YouTube channel on Tuesday evenings (JST). Last week’s PT21 — starring Wartortle — aired on 12 August. Tonight’s Whimsicott and Mabosstiff episode is next in line.
How to Watch from Singapore
PT22 goes live at 21:00 SGT tonight, 19 August (22:00 JST). Head to the official Pokémon YouTube channel — the short will appear there as it premieres. If you miss the live drop, it stays up on the channel indefinitely, so you can catch it any time after it posts. All previous POKÉTOON episodes from 2026 are also archived on the same channel if you want to binge the series.
Check our manga anime section for coverage of the next POKÉTOON short when it drops next Tuesday.