PokéNews (Feb 12): Pokémon Day / Pokémon GO

12 February 201922 March 2021 Lite_Agent Game Freak, Niantic, Nintendo NY, Pokémon Day, Pokémon GO, Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!, Pokémon Sun and Moon (anime), Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, The Pokémon Company

Today’s Pokémon news: Pokémon Day celebrations at Nintendo NY Store, but also…

Pokémon GO
Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Battle Competition
Pokémon Championships
Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!

Pokémon Day

The very first Pokémon games were released on February 27th in Japan, and so that day eventually came to be known as “Pokémon Day”. The Pokémon Company hasn’t shared any details regarding this year’s celebrations, but the Nintendo NY Store has already announced a “week” filled with Pokémon activities.

From February 27th to March 3rd, Pokémon fans who visit the Nintendo NY Store will be able to take part in the following activities:

face painting
Trade ‘n’ Play card activity
Pikachu and Eevee photo op

But there’s activity in particular that stands out: a Q&A with members of the Nintendo Treehouse. This is quite intriguing, because they have not been directly involved in the localisation of the various Pokémon games (which is handled by The Pokémon Company).

Here’s the planning for the Pokémon Day activities at the Nintendo NY Store:

Source: Nintendo NY (Twitter)

Pokémon GO

Niantic has announced some additional details about the next Community Day for Pokémon Go, taking place this weekend:

using a Sinnoh Stone, you will be able to evolve Piloswine during or up to one hour after the Community, in order to get a Mamoswine that knows Ancient Power (exclusive Rock-type move);
you will be able to get up to 5 Sinnoh Stones from challenging Team Leaders and up to 5 Sinnoh Stone from participating in Trainer battles.

Source: Niantic (Twitter) / Niantic (Twitter)

Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime

Here’s the preview for the next episode of the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime series, airing this Sunday in Japan:

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Battle Competition

Did you take part in the Simple Symphony Online Competition for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (with at least one battle completed)? If yes, you can now claim your participation prize: 50 Battle Points. To get your Serial Code, you first need to log in to the Pokémon Global Link, and then click on this link. You then have until March 30th to enter the Serial Code in-game, via the Mystery Gift menu > Get with Code/Password.

Check out this page for more details about the various Serial Codes for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon!

Source: Pokémon Global Link

Pokémon Championships

The Pokémon Company has announced that the 2019 European International Championships will take place at the Estrel Berlin Hotel & Congress Center. As announced previously, it will be from April 26th to April 28th, in Berlin (Germany).

Source: The Pokémon Company
Via: Serebii