PokéNews (July 23): Pokkén Tournament DX / Pokémon GO

Today’s Pokémon news: Game Trial announced for Pokkén Tournament DX in Europe and North America (Nintendo Switch Online), but also…

• Pokémon GO
• Pokémon Trading Card Game

Pokkén Tournament DX

Nintendo have announced that the Game Trial for Pokkén Tournament DX will also be available in Europe and North America. From July 29th to August 4th, Nintendo Switch Online subscribers will be able to play the full game without any sort of restrictions. If you don’t want to waste a single minute, you can already pre-download the game from the Nintendo eShop!

Also, there will be a sale on the Nintendo eShop alongside the Game Trial: from July 29th to August 11th, it will be available for purchase with a 30% off discount. The sale has only been announced for Europe so far, but it’s more than likely North America will also get it.

Source: Nintendo (Twitter) / Nintendo (Twitter)

Pokémon GO

Now that Season 2 of the GO Battle League is nearing the end (with over 1 billion battles completed!), Niantic have announced that Season 3 will kick off on July 27th.

Here’s the schedule:

• The Great League will run from Monday, July 27, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, August 10, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).
• The Ultra League and its Premier Cup will run from Monday, August 10, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, August 24, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). This Premier Cup will have a 2500 CP limit.
• The Master League and its Premier Cup will run from Monday, August 24, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, September 7, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7). This Premier Cup will have no CP limit.
• All three leagues and the Premier Cup (no CP limit) will be available from Monday, September 7, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. to Monday, September 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).
• Season 4 will begin Monday, September 14, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. PDT (GMT −7).

Season 3 will feature the following changes:

• More cups will be added! In addition to the Ultra League Premier Cup, we’re introducing the Flying Cup, where only Flying-type Pokémon will be allowed! The Flying Cup will be available during an upcoming event—more details to come!
• Based on Trainer feedback, we’ve decided to remove the Battle Until You Win feature for Season 3.
• Your guaranteed reward encounters will be a bit different for Season 3. At each listed rank, you’ll encounter these Pokémon:
• Pidgeot starting at rank 1
• Galarian Zigzagoon starting at rank 4
• Galarian Farfetch’d starting at rank 7
• Rufflet starting at rank 8
• Scraggy starting at rank 9
• Pikachu Libre starting at rank 10
• If you reach rank 10, you’ll earn a brand-new avatar pose and avatar item!
• For the premium rewards track, you’ll now earn Rare Candies after your fourth win. The number of Rare Candies rewarded will be reduced from eight to six.
• Trainers who finish Season 3 at rank 7 or higher will receive an Elite Charged TM rather than an Elite Fast TM. Besides that change, end-of-season rewards will stay the same as in Season 2.

Also, there will be two GO Battle League–themed events.

Click here for more details!

Pokémon Trading Card Game

Here’s the latest video for the Pokémon Trading Card Game in Japan: