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Pokémon news (Aug. 30): Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon GO

Today’s Pokémon news: some more content for Pokémon Shuffle, but also…

  • Pokémon GO
  • Mew distribution
  • Build-a-Bear Workshop
  • Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions
  • Eric Neustadter

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, some new content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

  • a special stage featuring Xerneas is available until September 6th, and allows you to get Xerneas;
  • the special stage featuring Arceus is back until September 13th;
  • the special stage featuring Regice is also back until September 13th;
  • the 5th set of Daily Pokémon stages are also back until September 13th, and allow you to catch Maractus, Dunsparce, Qwilfish, Durant, and Heatmor. If you have captured one or all of them already, you may get coins instead.

Also, a new challenge featuring Mega Charizard X also went live. As usual, the reward you get depends on your overall rank at the end:

  • Top 1,000 players in Europe, Top 1,600 players in North America, Top 5,000 players in Japan = Charizardite X + Mega Speedup + Skill Swapper
  • Top 4,200 players in Europe, Top 6,400 players in America, Top 20,000 players in Japan = Charizardite X + Mega Speedup
  • Top 13,000 players in Europe, Top 19,000 players in North America, Top 60,000 players in Japan = Charizardite X + Disruption Delay
  • Top 17,000 players in Europe, Top 26,000 players in North America, Top 80,000 players in Japan = Attack Power + Disruption Delay
  • Already have a Charizardite X = Raise Max Level
  • Not ranked = Attack Power

Source: Serebii

Pokémon GO

Yesterday, Niantic posted a notice regarding the recent wave of bans handed out to players suspected of cheating or using unauthorised services. It looks like some of the bans are being lifted, in some specific cases.

Here’s the message in full:

We continue to work to ensure the integrity of the game and the health of our servers by blocking unauthorized access and at times by banning offending accounts. This includes blocking bots, data scraping operations, and banning end user accounts associated with those activities. Some players may not have realized that some add-on map apps do more than just show you nearby Pokémon. Each end-user app can be used as a collection tool by the app creator, invisibly collecting and forwarding data to the app creator with or without the knowledge of the end user. These apps can have an effect similar to DDoS attacks on our servers. Because of this we have had to ban some accounts associated with using these add-on map tools, leading to confusion by some users about why they were banned. This is a small subset of the accounts banned.

 

As a result of some changes made to our infrastructure, we are now able to unban this set of accounts. Add-on maps which scrape data from our servers still violate our Terms of Service and use of them may still result in an account ban going forward. Accounts whose sole purpose was to scrape data are not being unbanned. Accounts which used apps or websites to remotely capture Pokémon, battle or deploy on Gyms, or harvest resources from PokéStops are also not being unbanned. Our main priority is to provide a fair, fun, and legitimate experience for all players, so, aggressive banning will continue to occur for players who engage in these kinds of activities.

Talking of Pokémon GO, Niantic also fixed a bug that prevented some players to interact with Gyms.

Source: Niantic

Mew distribution

Heads up for players in North America: you have until Wednesday (August 31st) to use your serial code (received via the Pokémon Trainer Club Newsletter), in order to receive Mew in Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire.

Via: Serebii

Build-a-Bear Workshop

Remember the Pikachu plushies you could build at the Build-a-Bear workshops? Well, you will soon be able to get one for Eevee. And by soon, we mean… this Thursday (in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada at least). The plushie is 14-inch tall, and will cost $28.

There will also be a set available exclusively online, which costs $62 and includes the following:

  • the plush
  • a cape (exclusive to this set)
  • a sleeper (sold separately in stores, for $12.50)
  • an Eevee 5-in-1 sound chip  (exclusive to this set)

You get an exclusive Pokémon TCG card with all purchases.

Here’s some pictures:

Source: IGN

Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions

Are you a Pokémon fan that happens to live at/near Miami? If yes, you’re in luck: a new date for the Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions was announced yesterday: December 3rd, at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami, Florida.

Source: official Twitter account

Eric Neustadter

Yesterday evening, Eric Neustadter announced that he was now working at The Pokémon Company, as VP of Technology. He used to work for Microsoft, and more precisely the Xbox division.

Lite_Agent

Founder and main writer for Perfectly Nintendo. Tried really hard to find something funny and witty to put here, but had to admit defeat.

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