PokéNews (March 14): Detective Pikachu / Lugia distribution (Japan) / Pokémon GO

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Today’s Pokémon news: latest video clips for for Detective Pikachu, but also…

Pokémon distribution
Pokémon GO
Pokémon Duel
Pokémon Center Tokyo DX & Pokémon Café
Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)

Detective Pikachu

Here’s the latest video clips for Detective Pikachu:

We didn’t go to detective school, but there’s a pretty easy way for Tim to tell these two Pikachu apart! #DetectivePikachu arrives on 3/23! https://t.co/lZvNrQoFhM pic.twitter.com/5vb3wPaOzv

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) March 13, 2018

Detective Pikachu (3DS) comes out on March 23rd worldwide.

Pokémon distribution

Tomorrow, another Pokémon distribution will be announced for Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon, in Japan. Players who pre-purchase a ticket for the latest Pokémon Movie, Everyone’s Story, between April 13th and July 12th will be able to get a special “Wind Lugia” via a Serial Code (to be redeemed before September 30th).

Here’s details about this Lugia:

Level: 100
Hidden Ability: Multiscale
Moves: Aeroblast, Defog, Tailwind, Hurricane (normally cannot learn it)

Here’s the scans from CoroCoro magazine, revealing this distribution:

As usual, you can find more details about the various Serial Codes for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon on this page, and those for Pokémon Sun and Moon in this one.

Source: CoroCoro
Via: Serebii

Pokémon GO

Today, another update for Pokémon GO was released, but only for Android devices: Ver. 0.93.4. Unfortunately, it only brings bug fixes, and nothing else!

You can find more details about the various Software updates for Pokémon GO on this page!

Pokémon Duel

The latest update for Pokémon Duel, Ver. 5.0.11, is now available. Check out the Updates page for more details!

Pokémon Center Tokyo DX & Pokémon Café

Here’s pictures and a video of the opening ceremony for the Pokémon Center Tokyo DX & Pokémon Café, in Japan:

Source: 4Gamer

Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)

Today, Pokkén Tournament on Arcade received an update in Japan: Ver. I03, that updates the local data for regular events.

Also, a new Special Bonus is going live tomorrow (March 15th) and runs until March 25th. It allows players to get new sets of Support Pokémon, two Skills, customisation items for their avatar, new titles, and new outfits.

Here’s some pictures: