Pokémon news (March 1) – Pokémon Shuffle / Pokkén Tournament

Today’s Pokémon news:

• Pokémon Shuffle
• Pokkén Tournament
• Celebi distribution
• Battle competition

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, a new update for Pokémon Shuffle went live (Ver. 1.2.34): you need to use the check-in feature in-game to get it. As usual, it gives access to some new content:

• a High-Speed Challenge featuring Kabutops (on Nintendo 3DS and Mobile), which runs until March 15th;
• a stage featuring Machamp (on Nintendo 3DS and Mobile), which is back until March 8th;
• an Escalation Battle featuring Darkrai (on Nintendo 3DS and Mobile), which runs until March 15th;
• the 5th Daily Pokémon challenge (on Mobile), featuring Dunsparce, Qwilfish, Durant, Heatmor, and Maractus.

Also, rewards for the Mega Charizard challenge are now being sent. Here’s what you can get, depending on your overall rank:

• Top 2,500 plauers in Europe, Top 3,700 players in North America, and Top 5,000 players in Japan: Charizardite X + Mega Speedup;
• Top 12,000 players in Europe, Top 19,000 players in North America, and Top 50,000 players in Japan: Charizardite X;
• Top 17,000 players in Europe, Top 26,000 players in North America, and Top 70,000 players in Japan: 2 Attack Powers.
• Not ranked: 1 Attack Power.

You have until March 8th (6AM UTC) to claim your reward by using the check-in feature in-game.

Source: Serebii

Pokkén Tournament

Here’s a web commercial for Pokkén Tournament:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzZ-hN0qmsE

Head after the break for the rest of this post!

Pokkén Tournament (Wii U) comes out on March 18th, worldwide.

Celebi distribution

As part of the 20th Anniversary of the Pokémon series, there will be Mythical Pokémon distributions throughout the year. Last month Mew was available, and it could be obtained via a serial code given out at participating retailers (it’s still available in some countries like France, where the distribution started later). And this month, the Mythical Pokémon distributed is none other than Celebi, now available in Europe and North America.

But unlike Mew, you won’t have to go anywhere to get Celebi: all you need is an internet connection, since this distribution is done via the Nintendo Network. To get it, you need to follow the steps below:

• Launch the game
• Select Mystery Gift
• Select Receive Gift
• Select Get Via Internet
• Select your save data
• Talk to the delivery girl to get your Pokémon
• Save your game

Celebi will be available until Marh 24th.

Battle competition

Today, a new battle competition for Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire was announced: the 2016 International Challenge March. Here’s the rules:

• Battles: Double Battle
• Rules: VGC rules
• Legendary Pokémon allowed (only two from that list): Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde.
• Registration: from March 17th to March 24th
• Battles: from March 25th to March 27th.
• Reward: 2000 PokéMiles (all entrants).

Source: Serebii