Pokémon Sun and Moon Battle Competition May

PokéNews (May 2nd): Pokémon Sun and Moon (Battle Competition) / Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon Duel

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Today’s Pokémon news: new Battle Competition announced for Pokémon Sun and Moon, but also…

Pokémon Shuffle
Pokémon Duel
Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)
Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!

Pokémon Sun and Moon (Battle Competition)

Today, a new Battle Competition for Pokémon Sun and Moon was announced. It’s called the 2017 International Challenge May, and here’s everything you need to know about it:

Format: Double Battles, 4 Pokémon per battle;
Pokémon restrictions: only Pokémon caught, traded, hatched, or received as Mystery Gift in Pokémon Sun and Moon, that can found in the Alola Pokédex (also, only the Alolan form of Pokémon from the Kanto region can be used);
Pokémon banned: Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, and Magearna;
Item restrictions: all items allowed except Mega Stone. Two Pokémon cannot be holding the same Hold Item;
Level: 1 to 100, but level capped to 50 during battles
Registration: May 17th to May 25th. Participant limit: 50 000
Battles: May 26th to May 28th, with a limit of 15 battles/player and /day;
Results: announced sometime in June;
Participation gift (must complete at least 3 battles): Tyranitarite, Abomasite, and Manectite Mega Stones. Also, some participants will also receive some Championship Points.

You can check out more details about the Battle Competition over at the Pokémon Global Link.

Source: Pokémon Global Link

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, some new content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

an Escalation Battle feat. Incineroar is now available until May 16th;
a High-Speed Challenge featuring Salazzle is now available until May 16th;
a special stage featuring Alolan Ninetales is available until May 16th;
the Passimian Try ’em’ Items stage is now available periodically.

Also, all players get an Alolan Vulpix as a special Log-in Bonus, until May 30th.

Click here for the list of currently ongoing events for Pokémon Shuffle!

Source: Serebii

Pokémon Duel

Today, a new event for Pokémon Duel went live: it’s the Water Gym Cup, which is running until May 10th. Here’s what you need to know about it:

Water-type Movement 1 and 2 figures = +1 Movement
Grass-types figures = +20 Attack (for each attack)
Gym Boosters available, with the contents increasing with your winning streak (full list of rewards can be found on Serebii). Said boosters have to be redeemed before May 16th

Source: Serebii

Pokkén Tournament

Today, another event for Pokkén Tournament (on Arcade) went live, and features the following:

a new Mission Panel to complete, with web premium tickets (7 days), items for your avatar, and new titles to unlock;
a new Special Bonus, with returning Support Pokémon, new skills, clothing items for your avatar, and more to unlock;
a new outfit for your avatar.

Here’s some pictures:

Source: Bandai-Namco

Pokémon merchandise

Here’s some pictures for a new range of Pokémon merchandise, called “Look Upon the Stars”, that will launch on May 20th at the various Pokémon Center stores across Japan: