Pearl is lined up to become a playable five-star in Honkai Star Rail, and her drip marketing on the game’s social channels points to a version 4.6 arrival. HoYoverse has not published an official banner date yet, so her exact launch remains a projection rather than a confirmed schedule.
Quick answer: No official date is confirmed. Pearl is expected to debut in the first half of version 4.6, with a working estimate of roughly October 6 to October 28, 2026 if version 4.5 runs the standard six-week cycle.
Current release status: Version 4.6 window
Pearl was teased through Honkai Star Rail’s drip marketing, the short character spotlight HoYoverse posts ahead of a patch. Because no other new character has been teased alongside her for that cycle, her banner is most likely to run in the first phase of version 4.6, and possibly across the full update, similar to how Himeko Nova was handled.
The specific dates below are an estimate built on the game’s usual six-week patch rhythm. Treat them as a window, not a promise. HoYoverse confirms banner timing through its official special program livestreams closer to launch.
| Detail | Status |
|---|---|
| Update | Version 4.6 |
| Likely banner phase | Phase 1 |
| Estimated start | Around October 6, 2026 (UTC-5) |
| Estimated end | Around October 28, 2026 (Server Time) |
| Official date | Not yet confirmed |
Note: These estimated dates assume version 4.5 follows the standard six-week length. Any shift to that patch moves Pearl’s window with it.
Pearl’s element and path
Pearl is a five-star Ice character who follows the Path of the Elation. This pairing places her among the newer Elation units and gives her an Ice damage type in combat.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Rarity | 5-Star |
| Element | Ice |
| Path | The Elation |
| Species | Intellitron |
Who Pearl is in the story
Pearl is a major figure in the Interastral Peace Corporation and on Planarcadia. She serves as a senior manager in the IPC’s Strategic Investment Department, sits among the Ten Stonehearts, holds the role of CEO of Planarcadia, and is the 22nd chairman of Pearluxe Corp. Her Cornerstone is the “Pearl of Appraisal.”
She is an intellitron, like Screwllum, so her body carries visible doll-like joints. She is fixated on studying the essence of art and wants to understand how Graphia created the World In Canvas, which ties her closely to imagenesis. Because of her position, she plays a central part in the Phantasmoon Games on Planarcadia, and the Astral Express crew crosses paths with her several times.
Her design leans on oceanic colors, shell and pearl motifs, long beige hair styled in a hime cut, and blue fish-like ears. She first appeared in the Myriad Celestia trailer “Stoneheart’s Oath Ring: Both Ends of the Scale” alongside the other Stonehearts.
Pearl’s voice actors
Pearl is dubbed in four languages, and each performer has prior HoYoverse credits.
| Language | Voice actor |
|---|---|
| English | Cat Protano |
| Chinese | Su Wan |
| Japanese | Yasuno Kiyono |
| Korean | Yeo Yoon-mi |
Cat Protano also voices Misha and Phagousa in Honkai Star Rail, plus Skirk in Genshin Impact. Yeo Yoon-mi voices Sangonomiya Kokomi in Genshin Impact, along with Liberalio in Nikke and Macaron Taste Cookie in Cookie Run Kingdom. Yasuno Kiyono is the Japanese voice of Seed in Zenless Zone Zero, and Su Wan plays Seed in Chinese as well as Vodyanitsa in Genshin Impact.
Until HoYoverse runs the version 4.6 special program, the October window stands as an informed estimate rather than a locked date. If you are saving pulls for Pearl, plan around the first half of 4.6 and confirm the exact timing once the official livestream posts her banner schedule.
