PokéNews (April 5): Pokémon Detective Pikachu / Pokémon Duel
Today’s Pokémon news: latest poster for Pokémon Detective Pikachu, but also…
- Pokémon Duel
- Pokkén Tournament DX
- Pokémon TV
- Pokémon merchandise
- Pokémon Kids TV
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Here’s the latest poster for Pokémon Detective Pikachu, this time from Germany:
Pokémon Detective Pikachu opens on May 3rd in Japan, and May 10th in various countries around the world.
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Duel
Next week, on April 10th, the latest Software update for Pokémon Duel will be released. It will bring the game to Ver. 7.0.7, with the following game balance adjustments:
Mega Aggron
- Bedrock: damage increased from 130 to 150, wheel size increased
- Heavy Slam: wheel size decreased
Kartana
- Ultra Blade: damage increased from 61 to 101
Mega Scizor
- Crush of Doom: damage increased from 120 to 160
- Bullet Punch: damage increased from 70 to 90
Scizor
- Crushing Squeeze: damage increased from 120 to 150
- Bullet Punch: damage increased from 60 to 80
Heatran
- Iron Head: damage increased from 110 to 150
Infernape
- Drive Kick: damage increased from 120 tp 150
Empoleon
- Hydro Pump: damage increased from 90 to 150
Magmortar
- Fire Punch: damage increased from 60 to 130
Magmar
- Fire Punch: damage increased from 50 to 100
Metagross
- Hyper Beam: damage increased from 150 to 160
- Metal Claw: damage increased from 100 to 130
- Bullet Punch: damage increased from 30 to 50
- Rapid Calculation: now increases MP if Metagross is evolved from Metang
Beldum
- Electromagnetic Blaster: increases damage from 30 to 50
Growlithe
- Crunch: damage inceeased from from 70 to 90
- Flame Wheel: damage increased from 50 to 70
Onix
- MP increased from 1 to 2
Rhyhorn, Rhydon
- Reckless Charge ability now makes the MPokémon move two spaces in a straight line when activated
As usual, you can find more details about the various Software updates for Pokémon Duel on this page!
Source: Serebii
Pokkén Tournament DX
Today, the latest Official Group Match for Pokkén Tournament DX went live. Here’s all you need to know about it:
- Name: Outrage Smasher Cup
- Type: Basic Battle, Fixed Battle Arena
- Runs from April 5th to April 7th
- Time: 3AM PT to 7PM PT / 6AM ET to 10PM ET / 5AM GMT to 9PM GMT / 6AM CET to 10AM CET / 6AM JST to 10PM JST
- Participation prize: Outrage Smasher (title)
- Ranking Prizes:
- Places 1 to 10 – Chrom League Master
- Places 11 to 30 – Red League Master
- Places 31 to 60 – Blue League Master
- Places 61 to 100 – Green League Master
Also, the next Official Group Match has been announced. Here’s all the details:
- Name: Sonic Slash Cup
- Type: Team Battle, Fixed Battle Arena
- Runs from April 19th to April 21st
- Time: 3AM PT to 7PM PT / 6AM ET to 10PM ET / 5AM GMT to 9PM GMT / 6AM CET to 10AM CET / 6AM JST to 10PM JST
- Participation prize: Sonic Slash (title)
- Ranking Prizes:
- Places 1 to 10 – Chrom League Master
- Places 11 to 30 – Red League Master
- Places 31 to 60 – Blue League Master
- Places 61 to 100 – Green League Master
Source: Serebii
Pokémon TV
Here’s the latest promotional video for Pokémon TV:
Pokémon merchandise
Here’s some pictures of a figure featuring Eevee and all of its Eevolutions, releasing in August in Japan (price: 11 000 Yen):
Source: Gamer
Pokémon Kids TV
Here’s the latest video from the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel (again, no embeds allowed):