PokéNews (Feb. 23): Detective Pikachu / Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon / Pokkén Tournament DX

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Today’s Pokémon news: additional details about Detective Pikachu, but also…

Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon – Distribution
Pokkén Tournament DX
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Battle Competition
Pokémon Duel
Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime
Pokémon Day
Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon Centers
Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!

Detective Pikachu

Earlier today, the latest trailer for Detective Pikachu was revealed: you can find it in this post if you haven’t seen it yet. But it turns out the Japanese trailer is actually quite different.

While it does show more or less the same events, it was edited in a completely different way, so it’s definitely worth checking out… especially if you’re interested in the Japanese voices, that will be available in all verions of the game (even in Europe and North America!).

Here’s the Japanese trailer:

And here’s some more screenshots:

Also, the North American trailer reveals that players buying the game at participating retailers will get a download code for a special Nintendo 3DS Theme. It’s the same one that players will get for buying the game via the Nintendo eShop in Japan. It’s quite likely players in Europe and North America will also be able to get a download code that way.

Here’s what the Nintendo 3DS Theme looks like:

Finally, in Japan, players who pre-order the game at Pokémon Center stores will be able to a storybook called “Detective Pikachu ~Episode 0: Eevee’s Request~, which seems to be a prequel. Here’s what the cover looks like (+ picture of the key holder that comes with all pre-orders everywhere):

Source: The Pokémon Company / Serebii / 4Gamer

Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon – Distribution

Heads up for players in Europe, North America, and other regions: the first Legendary Pokémon distribution for Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon / Sun / Moon ends on February 28th (that’s on Wednesday). You only have a few days left to get your Serial Code, to be redeemed for either Palkia or Dialga (depending on your version). Check out this post for more details!

Speaking of Pokémon distributions, here’s the video for the Regigigas and Heatran one, that runs in March:

Pokkén Tournament DX

Today, the latest official Group Match for Pokkén Tournament DX went live. Here’s all you need to known:

Name: Underworld Ruler Group Match
Type: Team Battle, Fixed Battle Arena
Runs from February 23th to February 26th
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: Underworld Ruler (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

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon – Battle Competition

Today, battles for the second online competition for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon went live. It’s called Ultra Sinnoh Classic, and here’s all you need to know about it:

Pokémon allowed: Pokémon from the Sinnoh Pokédex (including Pokémon transferred via Poké Transporter)
Pokémon banned: regional variant of allowed Pokémon, but also Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus;
Battles: Single Battles, Team of 6 Pokémon and 3 sent to battle;
Level: 50 (dropped to 50 if above);
Items: all allowed, with the exception of Mega Stoens and Z-Crystals. Also, two Pokémon cannot have the same Hold Item;
Participation prize: 50 Battle Points (need to battle at least once);
Registration: February 15th to February 22nd;
Battles: February 23rd to February 25th;
Results announced sometime in March.

Pokémon Duel

The latest Gym Cup event is the Dark Gym Cup, and it went live yesterday. Here’s all you need to know about it:

Runs from February 22nd to February 26th
Dark-type Movement 0, 1, and 2 figures = +1 Movement;
Fairy-type figures = +20 Attack (for each attack);
Gym Boosters available, with the contents increasing with your winning streak. Said boosters have to be redeemed before March 3rd
Honchkrow figure available as reward
Trophies will be distributed to qualifying players after the event.

Source: official Twitter account
Via: Serebii

Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime

Here’s the preview for the next episode of the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime series, airing on March 1st:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17HA5cB9W7M

Pokémon Day

To celebrate Pokémon Day (February 27th, which is when the first Pokémon game was released in Japan, 22 years ago), The Pokémon Company opened a special page, in order to share “memories” about the series. You can check it out by clicking here!