PokéNews (Dec. 25): Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! / Pokémon GO
Today’s Pokémon news: Spanish sales data for Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee!, but also…
- Pokémon GO
- Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
- Pokémon Duel
- Pokémon Shuffle
- Pokémon TCG
- Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)
- Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!
Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee!
The latest issue of Hobby Consolas shares some sales data for Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! / Let’s Go, Eevee! in Spain. It reveals that in roughly two weeks (between November 16th and December 2nd), the two versions of the game sold a total of 99 500 units.
Luckily, the magazine does provide a rundown of the various versions:
- Let’s Go, Pikachu
- stand-alone: 50 000 units
- Poké Ball Plus bundle: 15 000 units
- Let’s Go, Eevee
- stand-alone: 28 000 units
- Poké Ball Plus bundle: 6 500 units
Source: Hobby Consolas
Via: Bruno MB (ResetERA)
Pokémon GO
Last week, Shiny Sandshrew started spawning for players around the world. It was previously available exclusively in Tottori in Japan, due to a Pokémon GO event that ended on December 19th.
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Today, the rules for Season 14 of Special Battles were revealed. Here’s all you need to know about them:
- When: January 8th to April 1st
- Games: Pokémon Sun and Moon / Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (separate rankings)
- Battles: Single (3 Pokémon out of 6 sent to battle)
- Pokémon allowed: no particular restriction
- Pokémon banned: Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, Marshadow, Zeraora, and Ash-Greninja
- Item restrictions: Pokémon can only hold Berries. No two Pokémon can hold the same one;
- Level: 50 (lowered if above that)
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Duel
Starting today, a special Holiday booster is available until January 10th. It allows you to get the Alolan Vulpix and Alolan Ninetales figures!
Also, the latest event is now live: until December 27th, you can end up playing against the developers. If players get enough wins, then everuyone will get a special figure (with a unique Z-Move) sometime next month.
The rarity of the figure will depend on the number of wins:
- 10 wins: C rarity
- 30 wins: UC rarity
- 50 wins: R rarity
- 75 wins: EX rarity
- 100 wins: UX rarity
As usual, you can find more details about the various events for Pokémon Duel on this page!
Source: Serebii
Pokémon Shuffle
Today, the latest set of content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:
- Ultra Challenge = Tapu Lele
- Great Challenge = Uxie, Carracosta, Chespin (Winking), Type: Null, Turtonator
- Daily Pokémon = Oricorio P’au Style, Alolan Grimer, Dewpider, Alolan Sandshrew, Brionne
- One Chance Per Day = Landorus Incarnate Forme
- Special stage = Goodra
- Escalation Battle = Magearna
Source: Serebii
Pokémon TCG
On February 1st, a new expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game will be released: Team Up. It features over 180 cards, and two of them were revealed last week:
- Incineroar-GX
- Erika’s Hospitality
Click here for more details about them!
Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)
Tomorrow, the latest Special Bonus Event for Pokkén Tournament on Arcade will go live in Japan. It will run until January 6th, and will allow players to get the following:
- Support Pokémon sets
- special Skills
- Lucky Avatar Items
- special titles
Here’s some pictures:
Source: Bandai-Namco
Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!
Here’s the preview for the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!, airing on January 6th in Japan: