PokéNews (Feb. 6): Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon / Pokémon GO / Pokémon Shuffle

Today’s Pokémon news: latest Global Mission now live in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, but also…

• Developer Chat
• Pokémon GO
• Pokémon Shuffle
• Pokémon Duel
• Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime series
• Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Pokémon distributions (Japan)
• Pokémon TCG
• Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Today, the latest Global Mission for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon went live. Here’s all you need to know about it:

Global Mission #4 – Harvest Poké Beans!

• Goal: harvest 30 000 000 Poké Beans
• Result: TBC
• Takes place from February 6th to February 19th
• Rewards: 2 000 Festival Coins (success) / 1 000 Festival Coins (failure)
• Pokémon Global Link bonus: rewards x2

You can find more details about the various Global Missions for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on this page!

Developer Chat

Here’s the first in a series of “Developer Chat” video for the Pokémon series, where the developers discuss the various Pokémon distributed during the Legendary Year promotion. The first one is about Dialga and Palkia!

Pokémon GO

Last week, The Pokémon Company revealed a new trailer for Pokémon GO, narrated by Stephen Fry, and scored by George Fenton:

Speaking of Pokémon GO, new items for your avatar are now available. Those only become available when you earn the Bronze, Silver, or Gold Jogger medals and Bronze, Silver, or Gold Battle Girl medals. You need to use Coins to purchase them.

Source: Pokémon GO (Twitter) / Pokémon GO (Twitter)

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, some new and returning content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

• the Great Challenge featuring Dialga is back until February 13th;
• the Great Challenge featuring Palkia is also back until February 13th;
• the Great Challenge featuring Shaymin (Land Forme) is also back until February 13th;
• the High-Speed Challenge featuring Shaymin (Sky Forme) is also back until February 13th;
• a new Pokémon Safari featuring several types of Pikachu (Magikarp Costume Pikachu, Gyarados Costume Pikachu, Charizard Costume Pikachu, Shiny Rayquaza Costume Pikachu, Surprised Pikachu, and Dizzy Pikachu) is now available until February 13th;
• the Great Challenge featuring Comfey is now available until February 13th.

Source: Serebii

Pokémon Duel

Last week, a brand new update for Pokémon Duel was released: Ver. 5.0.8. You can find all there is to know about it on the game’s Software Updates page!

Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime series

Here’s the preview for the next episode of the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime series, airing on February 8th in Japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bS4FNPEoyNE

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Pokémon distributions (Japan)

Last week, two more Pokémon distributions for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in Japan were announced:

• Snorlax, with Sunny Day move: available from the Pokémon Center Tokyo DX store, from March 14th to April 22nd;
• Pikachu, holding a Lemonade: available from Pokémon Center and Pokémon Stores from March 14th to April 22nd.

For more details about the various Pokémon distributions for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, make sure to check out this post!

Source: Serebii

Pokémon TCG

Here’s the latest promo video for the Pokémon TCG, introducing the Ultra Prism expansion:

Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!

Here’s the preview for the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!, airing this Sunday in Japan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txjQKqNGffA