PokéNews (Aug. 8): Pokémon Sun and Moon (Mega Stones, Global Mission) / Pokémon Shuffle
Today’s Pokémon news: another Mega Stones distribution for Pokémon Sun and Moon, but also…
- Pokémon Sun and Moon – Global Mission
- Pokémon Shuffle
- Pokémon Duel
- Pokémon Gold and Silver
- Pokémon GO
- Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon Sun and Moon – Mega Stones distribution
It’s time for the latest Mega Stone distribution for Pokémon Sun and Moon! Unfortunately, this one is only for players who took part in the recent Weakness Cup Battle Competition, and took part in at least 3 battles. It allows them to get the Latiosite, Latiasite, Altarianite, and Ampharosite via a Serial Code, obtainable from the Pokémon Global Link.
If you took part in this Battle Competition, you can claim your prize by first login-in to the Pokémon Global Link and clicking here! Just make sure you do it before September 29th, though!
If you didn’t take part in this Battle Competition, no need to go grab your torch and pitchfork: the Mega Stones will be distributed to all players later this year, as usual.
The list of Serial Codes for Pokémon Sun and Moon has been updated!
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Sun and Moon – Global Mission
Today, the latest Global Mission for Pokémon Sun and Moon ended. This one was called “Try Your Luck”, and had you play and win at the lottery in the Festival Plaza and at the tourist bureau. Players had to collectively play and win at the lottery 1 000 times between July 25th and August 7th, and they ended up winning 30 256 times!
Here’s the various rewards you can now claim:
Goal Reached:
- PGL members earn 4,000 FC
- Non-PGL members earn 2,000 FC
Individual Contributor (1 Loto):
- PGL members earn 5 Rare Candies and a Fast Ball
As usual, the Individual Contributor rewards (5 Rare Candies and the Fast Ball) will be distributed via a Serial Code on the Pokémon Global Link soon.
Also, it’s been announced that this Global Mission would be the very last one… a surprisingly early end for them, given Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon will not release until another 3 months!
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Shuffle
Today, some new content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:
- some new regular stages have been added on Nintendo 3DS and Mobile
- a new Pokémon Safari featuring Pikachu (Angry, Winking, Enamored, and Smiling), and Charizard Costume Pikachu is now available until August 15th;
- the special stage featuring Dialga is back until August 18th;
- the special stage featuring Palkia is also back until August 18th;
- the special stage featuring Meloetta is back until August 25th;
- the special stage featuring Beedrill is also back until August 25th.
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Duel
Today, the next major udpate for Pokémon Duel was released: you can find the list of changes and the official patch notes in this post! It was also announced that the game had been downloaded over 20 million times worldwide, and to celebrate, EX-Guaranteed Boosters are available in-game!
Source: Play Store
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Here’s some more screenshot for Pokémon Gold and Silver, headed to the Virtual Console service on Nintendo 3DS on September 22nd worldwide!
Source: Nintendo
Pokémon GO
Heads up for Pokémon GO players: Zapdos has started to appear in Raid Battle all over the world. You only have one week to catch it, so try to go to a Raid Battle as soon as possible if you want to get it!
Speaking of Pokémon GO, a glitch is currently impacting Raid Battle. Here’s the details:
Last Premier Ball fails to capture the Raid Boss
We are actively working to resolve an issue where the Raid Boss always breaks free from the last Premier Ball available. To counteract the effects of this issue, Pokémon GO will temporarily grant an extra Premier Ball in the Bonus Challenge.
Hopefully, this particular glitch is fixed soon!
To celebrate the Pikachu Outbreak event in Yokohama, special Pikachu effects are now available for the camera in the Facebook app… though only in Asia. Those effects are available until August 20th, and can be accessed by tapping the Pikachu icon in the app.
Here’s some pictures:
Source: Gamer
Pokémon merchandise
In January, a giant Alolan Exeggutor figure/statue will be released in Japan: it’s 1.09m high, and costs 29 800 Yen (+ shipping costs). Here’s some pictures:
Source: Famitsu
