PokéNews (Feb. 6): A Day with Pikachu / Pokémon GO
Today’s Pokémon news: A Day with Pikachu figures announced for the Pokémon Center website, but also…
- Pokémon GO
- Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)
A Day with Pikachu
The Pokémon Company has announced a special collaboration between the Pokémon Center website and Funko, that will see the release of a line of figures called “A Day with Pikachu”. The first figure(s) will be launched next week (on February 13th), and after that, a new one will be released each month for an entire year. The figures are all inspired by a specific holiday or month, and they feature Pikachu.
Here’s the list of figures to be released:
- One Lucky Day
- Rainy Day Pokémon
- Blooming Curiosity
- Sweet Days Are Here
- Sparking Up a Celebration
- Splashing Away Summer
- Charged Up for Game Day
- Surprises to Fall For
- Completely Thank-Full
- A Cool New Friend
- Ringing In the Fun
- Surprising Weather Ahead
Here’s some pictures of the first one, One Lucky Day:
Source: Pokémon
Pokémon GO
As part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, players can encounter a Shiny version of Meltan, though only for a limited time. Between February 5th (1PM PT / 4PM ET / 9PM GMT / 10PM CET) / February 6th (6AM JST) and March 4th (11.59PM PT) / March 5 (2.59AM ET / 7.59AM GMT / 3.59PM JST), when getting a Meltan from a Mytstery Box, there’s a chance it will be shiny.
What’s more, the waiting time before you can open the Mystery Box again will be reduced to 3 days. However, you need to be careful: this only works for boxes opened DURING the event: if you open it before it starts, then you will have to wait the usual week.
Source: Niantic
Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)
The latest Special Bonus Event for Pokkén Tournament on Arcade runs from February 7th to February 17th in Japan. It’s Valentine’s Day-themed, and it allows players to get the following:
- Support Pokémon sets
- special Skills
- Lucky Avatar Items
- special titles
Source: Bandai-Namco
