Pokémon news (May 10): Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon OR/AS
Today’s Pokémon news:
- Pokémon Shuffle
- Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
- Pokémon European National Championships
- Special Battle Season 16
- Pokémon Comaster
Pokémon Shuffle
Today, some new content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:
- a special stage featuring Bellossom (available until May 17th)
- re-run of the Thundurus (available until May 17th 2016), with an increased capture rate each day
- a special challenge for Mega Swampert, which a Fast Match stage (boosts the amount of points gained by 50% if matched quickly from the last match). As usual, the reward you get depends on your overall rank at the end of the competition:
- Top 2,500 players in Europe, Top 3,500 players in North America, Top 10,000 players in Japan = Swampertite + Raise Max Level
- Top 15,000 players on Mobile = Swampertite + Raise Max Level
- Top 15,000 players in Europe, Top 22,000 players in North America, Top 60,000 players in Japan = Swampertite (or Mega Speedup if you already won a Swampertite)
- Top 80,000 players on Mobile = Swampertite (or Mega Speedup if you already won a Swampertite)
- Top 20,000 players in Europe, Top 30,000 players in North America, Top 80,000 players in Japan = Attack Power
- Top 120,000 players on Mobile = Attack Power
- Not ranked = Disruption Delay
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
Yesterday, The Pokémon Company sent a press release to give details about Pokémon European National Championships, and revealed that Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire have sold over 3 million units since launch in Europe. Unfortunately, we don’t know which version sold the most.
Source: The Pokémon Company
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Pokémon European National Championships
Here’s some details about the Pokémon European National Championships. First, a reminder of when they take place:
- May 14–15: Liverpool, UK (Exhibition Centre Liverpool)
- May 21–22: Kassel, Germany (Kongress Palais Kassel)
- June 11–12: Milan, Italy (Mediolanum Forum, Assago MI)
Fans who want to follow those events online will be able to do so via three separate livestreams for each championship:
- Pokémon Trading Card Game National Championships (link)
- Pokémon Video Game National Championships (link)
- Pokkén Tournament Championship Series (link)
Also, players who attend the events will get a Shiny Machamp, which is similar to the one used by last year’s Senior Division Video Game World Champion.
Source: The Pokémon Company PR
Special Battle Season 16
Today, The Pokémon Company announced the rules for the Special Battle Season 16:
- Runs from May 17th to July 19th 2016
- Games: Pokémon X and Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire
- Rules VGC 2016 ruleset
- Battles: Double Battle
- Pokémon Restrictions: National Pokédex
- Pokémon restrcitions: up to 2 Legendary Pokémon from that list are allowed: Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, and Zygarde
- Banned Pokémon: Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Diancie, and Hoopa.
- Banned Pokémon: Pokémon not captured or hatched in Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby, or Alpha Sapphire
- Level: 50 (lowered if above that)
- Pokémon sent in battle: 4 Pokémon out of your 6
- Item restrictions: two Pokémon cannot be holding the same hold item.
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Comaster
Here’s the latest batch of screenshots for Pokémon Comaster:
Source: 4Gamer.net
