PokéNews (March 3): Pokémon Sword and Shield / Pokémon GO
Today’s Pokémon news: latest Pokémon Sword and Shield news, but also…
- Pokémon GO
- Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Heads up for players who participated in the latest Online Competition, the 2020 International Challenge February: you can now claim your participation prize (Ball Guy Casual Tee) by going to the Mystery Gift menu, and then select “Get Battle Stadium Rewards” (after checking your rank at the Battle Stadium).
Source: Serebii
Pokémon GO
Thundurus
Heads up for players interested in Thundurus: it’s now appearing in 5 star Raids, and you can also encounter it as a Legendary Pokémon reward in GO Battle League!
Source: Niantic (Twitter) / Niantic (Twitter)
Shadow Pokémon
Niantic have announced a few changes to Shadow Pokémon in Pokémon GO:
- Shadow Pokémon now deal more damage with their Fast and Charged Attacks, but they also take more damage when attacked.
- Powering up a Shadow Pokémon and teaching a Shadow Pokémon an additional Charged Attack now cost less Stardust and Candy.
- Legendary Shadow Pokémon that you save from Giovanni are now more powerful.
- During certain time periods, Shadow Pokémon might be able to forget the Charged Attack Frustration by learning a different Charged Attack with a Charged TM
Source: Niantic
Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!
Here’s the preview for the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!, airing this Sunday (March 8th) in Japan: