Pokémon news (Feb. 16) – Pokémon Shuffle
Today’s Pokémon news:
- Pokémon Shuffle
- Pokémon Center Online
- YouTube AdBlitz
Pokémon Shuffle
Today, a brand new update for Pokémon Shuffle went live (Ver. 1.2.32). As usual, downloading it via the check-in option in-game allows you to get new content:
- new stages on Nintendo 3DS and Mobile;
- re-run of the stage featuring Mew, available until March 8th;
- a High-Speed Challenge featuring Beedrill, available until March 1st;
- the Wobbuffet Items stage is available on Pokémon Shuffle Mobile;
- a new Pokémon Safari event went live, and allows you to get the following Pokémon: Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, and Tauros.
Also, the rewards for the Mega Abomasnow challenge are now being sent out. As usual, the reward you get depends on your overall rank:
- Top 2,500 players in Europe, Top 3,700 players in North America, Top 5,000 players in Japan: Abomasite + Mega Speedup;
- Top 12,000 players in Europe, Top 19,000 players in North America, Top 50,000 players in Japan: Abomasite;
- Top 17,000 players in Europe, Top 26,000 players in North America, Top 70,000 players in Japan: 2 Attack Powers;
- Not ranked: 1 Attack Power.
You have until February 26th (6AM UTC) to get your reward.
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Center Online
Today, the Pokémon Center Online store was launched in Japan. To celebrate, there are several campaigns:
- until March 18th (11.59PM JST), the Kanto Gym Badges Collection can be pre-ordered. Shipping is free for orders above 3 000 Yen (including taxes).
- for all orders above 5 000 Yen, a free Original Document Case (picked at random).
- from March 19th, the Sleeping Pikachu plushie will be available for pre-order.
Source: Inside-Games
YouTube AdBlitz
Following the Super Bowl 50, YouTube asked viewers to vote for their favorite commercial. Yesterday, the results were revealed, and there’s some pretty good news for The Pokémon Company: the “Train On” commercial, celebrating the Pokémon 20th Anniversary, ended up at #1.
Considering The Pokémon Company spent several million dollars to air that commercial, it’s pretty good news for them that it was so well received.
Source: YouTube
