PokéNews (Nov. 28): Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon / Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon GO

28 November 2017 Lite_Agent Game Freak, Genius Sonority, Niantic, Pokémon Global Link, Pokémon GO, Pokémon Shuffle, Pokémon The Movie: Pokémon I Choose You! (movie), Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, The Pokémon Company

Today’s Pokémon news: various tidbits for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, but also…

Pokémon Shuffle
Pokémon GO
Pokémon: I Choose You
Pokémon merchandise

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra moon – Global Mission #1

Today, the first Global Mission for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon ended, but it was a failure. Players were tasked with catching 10 million Pokémon, and they ended up catching “only” 5 442 088. As a result, there’s no rewards for anyone, just a consolation prize: 1 000 Festival Coins for everyone, and 2 000 Festival Coins for Pokémon Global Link players. You can get it from the receptionist in the Festival Plaza.

Check out this post for more details about Global Missions, including upcoming missions!

Source: Pokémon Global Link

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Online Competition (Johto x Alola)

Today, the first online competition for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon was announced. It’s called Johto x Alola, and here’s everything you need to know about it:

Pokémon allowed: Pokémon from the Johto and Alola Pokédexes (including those obtained via Poké Transfer)
Pokémon banned: Mythical Pokémon, some Legendary Pokémon (Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma)
Battles: Double Battles, Team of 6 Pokémon and 4 sent to battle
Level: 50 (dropped to 50 if above)
Items: all allowed, but two Pokémon cannot have the same Hold Item
Participation prize: 50 Battle Points (need to battle at least once)
Registration: December 7th to December 15th
Battles: December 15th to December 17th

If you want to train for this Online Competition, you can download the rules from the Festival Plaza.

Source: Pokémon Global Link

Pokémon Shuffle

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

the UB Challenge featuring Celesteela is now available until December 5th
the Great Challenge featuring Froakie (Winking) is now available until December 5th;
the Great Challenge featuring Ribombee is now available until December 12th;
an Escalation Battle featuring Magearna is now available until December 12th;
the Great Challenge featuring Mudsdale is back until December 5th;
the High-Speed Challenge featuring Alolan Raichu is back until December 12th.

Also, the rewards are currently being sent out for the Competitive Stage featuring Zygarde. Here’s what you can claim via the check-in feature in-game (before December 5th):

Top 100 players in Europe, Top 100 players in North America and Top 500 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 5 Mega Speedup and 15 Raise Max Level;
Top 300 players in Europe, Top 400 players in North America and Top 1 500 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 4 Mega Speedup and 10 Raise Max Level;
Top 500 players in Europe, Top 800 players in North America and Top 3 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 3 Mega Speedup and 6 Raise Max Level;
Top 900 players in Europe, Top 1 300 players in North America and Top 5 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 2 Mega Speedup and 4 Raise Max Level;
Top 1 800 players in Europe, Top 2 500 players in North America and Top 10 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 2 Mega Speedup and 2 Raise Max Level;
Top 3 600 players in Europe, Top 5 100 players in North America and Top 20 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 1 Mega Speedup and 1 Raise Max Level;
Top 5 400 players in Europe, Top 8 000 players in North America and Top 30 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 1 Mega Speedup and 1 Skill Booster M;
Top 7 200 players in Europe, Top 10 000 players in North America and Top 40 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 1 Mega Speedup and 1 Disruption Delay;
Top 9 000 players in Europe, Top 13 000 players in North America and Top 50 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Swapper, 1 Attack Power;
Top 13 000 players in Europe, Top 18 000 players in North America and Top 70 000 players in Japan = 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Attack Power;
Not ranked: 1 Attack Power.

Finally, Gardevoir is currently being distributed to all players, as a special Log-in Bonus.

Source: Serebii

Pokémon GO

Last week, the Global Catch Challenge took place in Pokémon GO, and unlike the first Gloal Mission in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, it was successful. Players were tasked with catching 3 billion Pokémon, and that’s pretty much what they did! To celebrate, Niantic decided to throw it one extra reward… Ho-Oh! It will be available in Raid Battles until December 12th.

Thanks to all your hard work last week, Ho-Oh will appear in Raid Battles until 12/12! #PokemonGOtravel #GlobalCatchChallenge https://t.co/YfyBGwfTux pic.twitter.com/mdGoFByyQl

— Pokémon GO is ready to #GOBattle❗ (@PokemonGoApp) November 27, 2017