PokéNews (May 4): Pokémon GO / Pokémon Trading Card Game
Today’s Pokémon news: latest Pokémon GO news, but also…
- Pokémon Trading Card Game
- Tool Assisted Speedrun
Pokémon GO
May events
Niantic have shared some details about some of the events planned in May for Pokémon GO:
- there will be no new Team GO Rocket Special Research until the end of September
- the Research Breakthrough encounter in May is Shinx (comes with some bonus Shinx Candies)
Also, here’s the schedule for Pokémon Spotlight Hours this month:
- Tuesday, May 5, 2020: Shellder will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the Stardust for catching Pokémon.
- Tuesday, May 12, 2020: Sunkern will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the XP for catching Pokémon.
- Tuesday, May 19, 2020: Poochyena will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the Candy for catching Pokémon.
- Tuesday, May 26, 2020: Bronzor will be in the spotlight, and you’ll earn twice the Candy for transferring Pokémon.
Source: Niantic
Go Battle League
Niantic have announced that due to a technical issue that needs to be addressed before it starts, Season 2 of the GO Battle League has been delayed to an unspecified date.
Source: Niantic (Twitter)
Pokémon Trading Card Game
Here’s a promo video for the latest expansion of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Sword & Shield—Rebel Clash, now available in Europe and North America:
Tool Assisted Speedrun
Here’s the latest Tool Assisted Speedrun video for Pokémon games:
- Pokémon Puzzle Challenge (GameBoy Color) “Puzzle mode, all levels” by ThunderAxe31 in 44:41.01
