PokéNews (May 4): Xerneas and Yveltal distribution / Pokémon GO / Pokkén Tournament DX

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Today’s Pokémon news: Xerneas and Yveltal distribution now live for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Sun and Moon, but also…

Pokémon GO
Pokkén Tournament DX
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Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon / Pokémon Sun and Moon – Xerneas and Yveltal distribution

Heads up for players in Europe and North America: the Xerneas and Yveltal distribution for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Sun and Moon is now live. You have until May 26th (Europe, Australia) / May 27th (North America) in order to head to a participating store, and get your Serial Code(s). You can find more details, including the list of participating stores, on this page!

Here’s the promotional video for this distribution, with the developers explaining how Xerneas and Yveltal were created:

Pokémon GO

Earlier this week, another event for Pokémon GO went live: the Battle Showdown. Until May 14th, Fighting type Pokémon such as Machop and Makuhita are appearing more frequently in the wild: the perfect occasion for you to complete your Pokédex! There’s also been reports of Shiny Makuhita and Shiny Meditite, so keep an eye out for those two Pokémon!

But that’s not all: during the event, you can get 2x bonus XP for Gym Battles and Raid Battles. The latter also net you 3 000 Stardust simply for participating (you will also get at least one Rare Candy if you happen to win). Also, several actions at Gyms award various bonuses (such as 2x Badge multiplier), and spinning the Photo Disc at Gyms will yield more items.

Finally, some special boxes are available for purchase in the store:

Special Box (480 Coins): 2 Lucky Egg, 6 Premium Raid Passes, 2 Star Pieces
Great Box (780 Coins): 6 Lucky Egg, 5 Max Potion, 9 Premium Raid Passes, 6 Star Pieces
Ultra Box (1480 Coins): 4 Super Incubators, 15 Lucky Eggs, 15 Premium Raid Passes, 15 Star Pieces

Speaking of Pokémon GO, a new batch of Field Research tasks is now available. Clear those new tasks focused on Flying and Electric type Pokémon, and you will be able to meet Zapdos!

Source: Niantic / Serebii / Niantic (Twitter)

Pokkén Tournament DX

Today, the latest Official Group Match for Pokkén Tournament went live. Here’s all you need to know about it:

Name: Sonic Slash
Type: Basic Battle, Fixed Battle Arena
Runs from May 4th to May 6th
Time: 3AM PT to 7PM PT / 6AM ET to 10PM ET / 5AM GMT to 9PM GMT / 6AM CET to 10AM CET / 6AM JST to 10PM JST
Participation prize: Sonic Slash (title)
Ranking Prizes:

Places 1 to 10 – Chrom League Master
Places 11 to 30 – Red League Master
Places 31 to 60 – Blue League Master
Places 61 to 100 – Green League Master

Also, the next Official Group Match has already been announced:

Name: Infinite Eclipse
Type: Basic Battle, Fixed Battle Arena
Runs from May 18th to May 21st
Time: 3AM PT to 7PM PT / 6AM ET to 10PM ET / 5AM GMT to 9PM GMT / 6AM CET to 10AM CET / 6AM JST to 10PM JST
Participation prize: Infinite Eclipse (title)
Ranking Prizes:

Places 1 to 10 – Chrom League Master
Places 11 to 30 – Red League Master
Places 31 to 60 – Blue League Master
Places 61 to 100 – Green League Master

You can find more details about the various Official Group Matches on this page!

Pokémon TCG

Today, the latest expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game went on sale. It’s called Sun & Moon—Forbidden Light, and it features over 130 cards, including:

5 new Prism Star cards (including Volcanion Prism Star, and Arceus Prism Star)
8 Pokémon-GX (including Ultra Necrozma-GX, Lucario-GX, Greninja-GX, Zygarde-GX, and Yveltal-GX)
6 Ultra Beasts
15 Trainer cards
2 Special Energy cards

Each booster pack contains 10 cards, including at least 1 rare card, and 1 basic Energy card. Finally, the two themed decks are also available: