PUBG Mobile x One-Punch Man Collab: What We Know

News published: September 26, 2026 — PUBG Mobile’s One-Punch Man collaboration went live on September 20, 2026, bringing five characters from the anime into Erangel as collectible skins, and the event runs through October 19. It’s the game’s follow-up crossover after the Naruto Shippuden collab wrapped up, and it lands about eleven days after the bigger 4.6 update dropped its own vampire-themed season.

What happened

Krafton confirmed the One-Punch Man x PUBG Mobile collaboration is live as of September 20, 2026, and set to run for a full month through October 19. Five characters are getting the collectible-skin treatment: Saitama himself, his cyborg disciple Genos, the esper twins Tatsumaki (Terrible Tornado) and Fubuki (Hellish Blizzard), and the antagonist Garou, the Hero Hunter. Saitama was the character officially confirmed first, with the rest following as the event rolled out.

This is a separate event from PUBG Mobile’s version 4.6 update, which released globally on September 9 and introduced the Midnight Hunters mode — a vampire-versus-hunter PvE twist where players can turn into bats and fight off Bloodwalkers and Vampire Elders — along with the start of Season S32. The One-Punch Man tie-in is riding on top of that update rather than replacing it.

What isn’t confirmed yet: exactly how players will unlock the skins. Community chatter points toward a Prize Path-style event similar to past PUBG Mobile crossovers, but Krafton hasn’t published official pricing or acquisition details. It’s also unclear whether the collab includes any themed game mode or map changes beyond cosmetics — outlets covering the leak cycle beforehand noted PUBG Mobile has bundled gameplay gimmicks into recent anime crossovers (Spider-Man’s web-swinging, for instance), so there’s reasonable speculation a One-Punch Man mechanic could show up, but as of this writing that’s speculation, not a confirmed feature. I’d treat any “one-hit KO mode” claims floating around as a rumor until Krafton says otherwise.

Why it matters

Anime crossovers are basically PUBG Mobile’s bread and butter for keeping the cosmetic economy moving between seasonal updates, and One-Punch Man is a bigger license than most of what the game has run before — it’s had similar shooter tie-ins in Blood Strike and Fortnite, both of which leaned into “one punch” gameplay gimmicks. If PUBG Mobile follows that pattern even partially, it’d be one of the more gameplay-forward anime collabs the game has done, not just a skin drop. For anyone who plays casually, it also means Erangel and the rest of the map rotation are going to look noticeably different through mid-October, with One-Punch Man cosmetics layered over the usual battle royale loop.

What’s next / how to get it

The event is already live in-game and runs until October 19, 2026, so there’s still time to catch it. Krafton typically rolls out acquisition details (Prize Path missions, in-game store bundles, or event challenges) within the first few days of a crossover going live, so check the in-game event tab and PUBG Mobile’s official social channels for the actual redemption method rather than relying on leaks. If you’re chasing a specific skin, Saitama’s is the one most likely to be positioned as the headline reward given he’s the character Krafton confirmed first.

FAQ

When does the PUBG Mobile One-Punch Man collab end?
It’s scheduled to run through October 19, 2026, about a month after its September 20 launch.

Is this the same as the PUBG Mobile 4.6 update?
No. Version 4.6 (the Midnight Hunters vampire mode and Season S32) launched September 9, 2026. The One-Punch Man collab is a separate event that started 11 days later.

Got the skins yet, or still waiting on Krafton to reveal how to unlock them? Drop a comment and let us know what you’re seeing in-game.

Source(s): SportsDunia, GameMarket.gg, IconicTechs (4.6 update details)

For more on what else is worth downloading right now, check out our best new mobile games of September 2026 roundup, and see how PUBG Mobile stacks up in our [LINK: Best Mobile Shooters in 2026] guide.

DrGamez AUTHOR TONAY: I would wait for Krafton to confirm the unlock method before spending anything; after all, full details of these “Prize Path” events usually leak within a few days.