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PokéNews (May 12): Pokémon Sword and Shield / Pokémon GO

Today’s Pokémon news: latest Wild Area event for Pokémon Sword and Shield, but also…

  • Pokémon GO
  • Pokémon Trading Card Game
  • Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?

Pokémon Sword and Shield

The latest Wild Area event is now live. Starting this week, and during the next 3 weeks, 3 Gigantamax Pokémon will be featured (one each week). Those Pokémon.

Here’s the schedule:

  • May 12th to May 19th: Gigantamax Pikachu (including Shiny variant), available with its Hidden Ability for the first time
  • May 19th to May 26th: Gigantamax Eevee
  • May 26th to June 2nd: Gigantamax Meowth

Source: The Pokémon Company (Twitter) / Serebii

Pokémon GO

The latest special bundle is now available in the Store. As usual, it costs only 1 PokéCoins, and it includes the following:

  • Remote Raid Pass × 1
  • Poké Balls × 20
  • Great Balls × 10
  • Ultra Balls × 5

This bundle will be available until May 18th, and will not be replaced by another bundle: this is the last one.

Here’s a recap of changes recently made to the game, allowing players to get items more easily:

  • Buddies can now bring you Gifts from PokéStops! Send Gifts to friends, and receive Gifts in return that you can open to receive items like Poké Balls, Berries, and more.
  • Gifts are currently rewarding more Poké Balls.
  • You can get a daily bonus Field Research task without having to spin a PokéStop, which you can complete to earn items.
  • The distance from which you can spin a PokéStop has been temporarily doubled.

Source: Niantic

Pokémon Trading Card Game

The Pokémon Company have announced that the next expansion for the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Mugen Zone, will be released on June 5th in Japan.

Here’s some pictures:

Source: Gamer

Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?

Here’s the preview for the next episode of Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?, airing on Sunday (May 17th) in Japan:

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