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Latest public build: 1.7.0, dated 11 Nov 2026. Versions 1.0.0 through 1.6.0 come from the in-game list. The launcher feed keeps a shorter recent set.

Twelve racers on a snowy Seafoam Islands course, with Squirtle using Streamlined Shell
Screenshot: Poke Derby / Zietes

1.7.0, 11 Nov 2026

  • Signature skills gain levels 1 through 5, and a coach can pass an inherited signature.
  • Coach codes, a bag, an announcer and analyst, and a dark theme.
  • A Discord bot, berry trees that stop you only at low stamina, and a change to partner bond pacing.
  • Chases can drop TMs and stones. Pace Chaser is stronger. Base Camp, race day, and career setup screens were reworked, including phone layout and Route 1 art.

A maintenance note dated 11 Nov 2026 says the servers would be down 12 Nov 2026 from 08:00 to 09:45 UTC. The notice says careers can continue offline and sync after the window; it schedules online races to resume when the servers return. This is a planned window, not a claim that service restoration has been independently confirmed.

Every version in the in-game list

VersionDateOne line
1.7.011 Nov 2026Signature levels, coach codes, bag, announcer, dark theme, Route 1 art
1.6.48 Nov 2026Coach start bonuses, Japanese announcer, 2x analysis, signature on the racer sheet
1.6.34 Nov 2026Crash logs, Windows Japanese announcer, phone UI, incremental updates
1.6.24 Nov 2026Windows announcer, stats tab, Kecleon shop, event reward cards
1.6.14 Nov 2026First race-day guidance, moves tab, music, login
1.6.03 Nov 2026“Poke Derby has launched.” Guiding Light opening, Chansey guidance, TMs
1.5.03 Nov 2026Windows installer, Chansey, nine TMs, Pay Day
1.4.02 Nov 2026Pace reading, tighter Challenging, rival TMs, ten new TMs
1.3.02 Nov 2026Live races, ability tab, rival scenes, coaches teach style
1.2.01 Nov 2026Rare shiny and three looks, kinder Challenging, coach visits
1.1.01 Nov 2026Kanto courses rebuilt, landmarks, wild and legendary birds, course map
1.0.030 Oct 2026146 Gen 1 racers, Team Trials, friend codes

When the press noticed

Niche Gamer’s item is timestamped 9 Nov 2026 at 13:11 GMT. I only have the headline and snippet. The body returned a block page. Dexerto’s feed is 9 Nov 2026 at 22:49 GMT, and the article text says 10 Nov 2026, 12:00. I keep both Dexerto clocks. Remakit’s page says updated 7 Nov 2026. Retrogems shows in search around 10 Nov 2026. I do not have that article body either. None of these posts replace the 3 Nov launch line in version 1.6.0 or the 30 Oct date on 1.0.0.

There is no per-version permalink. The play page and the launcher feed are the public places those notes live. Follow the developer on the official site, the Discord linked there, X @Zietes_, and the YouTube channel zietesstuff.

Poke Derby Base Camp on turn 9 of 78, with five stats and five training facilities
Screenshot: Poke Derby / Zietes

Questions

When did Poke Derby launch?

Version 1.6.0 on 3 Nov 2026 says it has launched. Version 1.0.0 is dated 30 Oct 2026. Press posts are 9 and 10 Nov 2026.

What is the newest version?

1.7.0, dated 11 Nov 2026, in both the launcher feed and the in-game list.

Keep reading

VideosThe trailer is older than the 1.7.0 notes.Get 1.7.0The installer updates itself after the first setup.Data versionTables on this site match 1.7.0.

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