PokéNews (May 8): Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon/Sun/Moon

Today’s Pokémon news: latest set of new and returning content for Pokémon Shuffle, but also…

Today, the latest set of new and returning content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

the Ultra Challenge featuring Tapu Koko is now available until May 15th;
the Great Challenge featuring Shiny Charizard is also available until May 15th;
the Great Challenge featuring Omastar is also available until May 15th;
the Great Challenge featuring Breloom is also available until May 15th;
the Great Challenge featuring Piplup (Winking) is also available until May 15th;
the Great Challenge featuring Zekrom is also available until May 15th;
the latest set of Daily Pokémon include Fan Rotom, Frost Rotom, Heat Rotom, Wash Rotom, and Mow Rotom. They’re available until May 15th;
the latest One Chance Per Day stage featured Jellicent (Female), and is available until May 15th;
the Competitive Stage featuring Mega Pinsir is available until May 15th;
the Pokémon Safari featuring Burmy Trash Cloak, Deerling, Morelull, Venonat, Sawsbuck, Shiinotic, Pikachu (Angry), Venomoth, Wormadam Trash Cloak, and Wimpod is now available, until May 15th.

Source: Serebii

Today, the rules for the Special Battle Season 9 in Pokémon Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Sun, Moon were revealed. Here’s all you need to know:

When: from May 15th to July 10th
Games: Pokémon Ultra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokémon Sun, and Pokémon Moon (separate rankings for the Ultra games)
Rules: Inverse Battles (type chart inverted, with non-effective move becoming effective)
Battles: Double Battles, 4 Pokémon out of 6 sent to battle
Pokémon allowed: all Pokémon from the National Pokédex, with the exception of Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, and Marshadow
Level: 50 (lowered if above that)
Items: all allowed, but duplicate hold items are forbidden

Source: Serebii

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OlT72B_ssU