PokéNews (May 6): Pokémon Detective Pikachu / Pokémon GO
Today’s Pokémon news: latest tidbits for Pokémon Detective Pikachu, but also…
- Pokémon GO
- Pokémon Sun and Moon (anime)
- Pokémon Kids TV
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Here’s the latest video clips for Pokémon Detective Pikachu:
Pokémon Detective Pikachu opens on May 10th in various countries around the world.
Pokémon GO
Speaking of Pokémon Detective Pikachu, it has been announced that Pokémon GO is to get a special collaboration event with it, starting next week. Here’s the various features and bonuses of this event:
- Select Pokémon featured in the movie will appear in raids.
- Pokémon that appear in the movie will show up more frequently in the wild (including Bulbasaur, Jigglypuff, Psyduck, Aipom, and Snubbull)
- Shiny Aipom will appear, if you’re lucky enough!
- If you’re lucky, you could be photobombed by a Pikachu in a detective hat—with a chance to catch one of your very own!
- Specially themed Field Research will be available for a limited time during this event.
- Themed avatar items will be available in the Style Shop.
- Double XP for catching Pokémon
The Pokémon Detective Pikachu event will be live from:
- Europe: May 7th (10PM) to May 17th (10PM)
- UK: May 7th (9PM) to May 17th (9PM)
- North America (ET): May 7th (4PM) to May 17th (4PM)
- North America (PT): May 7th (1PM) to May 17th (1PM)
- Japan: May 8th (5AM) to May 18th (5AM)
Here’s a promo video and some pictures for the event:
Source: Niantic / The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Sun and Moon (anime)
Here’s the preview for the next episode of the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime series, airing this Sunday in Japan:
And here’s the latest video clip for the English dub of the series:
Pokémon Kids TV
Here’s the latest video from the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel (no embeds allowed):
