PokéNews (Feb. 28): Pokémon Shuffle / Pokémon Sun and Moon

Today’s Pokémon news: more additional content for Pokémon Shuffle, but also…

• Pokémon Sun and Moon: Global Mission
• Pokémon Sun and Moon: Battle Competition
• Pokémon Sun and Moon: commercial, videos, and goodies

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, some more content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

• an Escalation Battle featuring Darkrai is now available until March 14th. It allows you to get various items;
• a special stage featuring Mespirit is now available, until March 14th. You can only play it once a day, and with every day, it becomes easier to catch;
• a special high-speed challenge featuring Azelf is now available, until March 14th;
• the special stage featuring Uxie is back until March 14th;
• a special stage featuring Cresselia is now available, until March 14th 2017.

Also, rewards are now being sent out for the Mega Rayquaza Competitive Stage. Here’s the reward you can claim by using the check-in feature in-game before March 7th:

• Top 100 players in Europe, Top 150 players in North America, Top 500 players in Japan = 10 Raise Max Level, 10 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 200 players in Europe, Top 300 players in North America, Top 1 000 players in Japan = 7 Raise Max Level, 7 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 500 players in Europe, Top 700 players in North America, Top 2 000 players in Japan = 5 Raise Max Level, 5 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 900 players in Europe, Top 1 300 players in North America, Top 5 000 players in Japan = 4 Raise Max Level, 4 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 1 900 players in Europe, Top 2 700 players in North America, Top 10 000 players in Japan = 3 Raise Max Level, 3 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 3 800 players in Europe, Top 5 400 players in North America, Top 20 000 players in Japan = 2 Raise Max Level, 2 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 5 700 players in Europe, Top 8 100 players in North America, Top 30 000 players in Japan = 1 Raise Max Level, 1 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 7 600 players in Europe, Top 11 100 players in North America, Top 40 000 players in Japan = 1 Skill Booster M, 1 Mega Speedup, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 9 400 players in Europe, Top 13 000 players in North America, Top 50 000 players in Japan = 1 Exp. Booster L, 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Meteorite;
• Top 11 000 players in Europe, Top 16 000 players in North America, Top 60 000 players in Japan = 1 Exp. Booster L, 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Attack Power;
• Top 13 000 players in Europe, Top 19 000 players in North America, Top 70 000 players in Japan = 1 Disruption Delay, 1 Attack Power;
• Not ranked: 1 Attack Power;
• Already own the Meteorite? You get a Level Up instead.

Pokémon Sun and Moon – Global Mission

Today, the fourth Global Mission for Pokémon Sun and Moon went live. Called “Get BP at the Battle Tree”, it tasks players with getting as many Battle Points as possible before March 13th. To earn those Battle Points, you need to win matches at the Battle Tree, and those obtained via the Pokémon Bank do not count toward the goal of this Global Mission: you will have to earn them the hard way!

Here’s how you can participate:

• enter Festival Plaza in your Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon game
• head into the castle and speak to the receptionist on the right
• enter the Global Mission
• head to the Battle Tree at the north end of Poni island
• choose the battle format of your choice
• win some battles, and therefore some BP
• use GameSync to add your Battle Point tally to the grand total

Here’s the rewards you can get with this 4th Global Mission:

Goal Not Reached (<250,000 BP)

• PGL members earn 400 FC
• Non-PGL members earn 200 FC

Goal Reached (250,000+ BP)

• PGL members earn 4,000 FC
• Non-PGL members earn 2,000 FC

Bonus Goal Reached (500,000+ BP)

• PGL members earn Heavy Ball

​Individual Contributor (3 BP, goal does not have to be met)

• PGL members earn 5 Rare Candies

If you want, you can use QR Code Rental Teams posted by other players on the Pokémon Global Link in the Battle Tree. You can even use special team created by The Pokémon Company:

• Single Battle format: Salamence, Aegislash, and Tapu Lele (offers “incredible offense”);
• Double Battle format: Snorlax with Belly Drum, Lv. 1 Mimikyu, Araquanid, and Marowak

Source: Pokémon Global Link

Pokémon Sun and Moon – Battle Competition

Today, the latest Battle Competition for Pokémon Sun and Moon was announced. It’s called the Kanto X Alola Regional Rumble, and here’s everything you need to know about it:

• Format: Single Battle, 3 Pokémon per battle;
• Pokémon restrictions: only Pokémon from the Kanto region, and those from the Alolan Pokédex, with the exception of Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, and Magearna;
• Item restrictions: all items allowed except Mega Stone. Two Pokémon cannot be holding the same Hold Item;
• Level: 1 to 100, but level capped to 50 during battles
• Registration: March 9th to March 16th. Participant limit: 50 000
• Battles: March 17th to March 19th, with a limit of 15 battles/player and /day;
• Results: announced sometime in April;
• Participation gift (must complete at least 3 battles): Pidgeotite Mega Stone and Steelixite Mega Stone.

You can check out more details about the Battle Competition over at the Pokémon Global Link. If you want to practice ahead of the actual competition, you can use the Download Rules to download the rules for it.

Pokémon Sun and Moon: commercial, videos, and goodies

Yesterday, The Pokémon Company revealed two special commercials for Pokémon Sun and Moon, featuring the one and only Usain Bolt:

https://youtu.be/l7ETpcylnR4

And here’s a special video, courtesy of Famitsu:

Also, The Pokémon Company re-uploaded the various CGI short they originally shared on Twitter in the weeks leading to the Pokémon Sun and Moon release:

Speaking of Pokémon Sun and Moon, if you’re looking for some merchandise based on Pokémon from the Alola region, the Pokémon Center website got you covered (as usual, only if you live within the United States)!