PokéNews (Oct. 30) – Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! / Eevee! / Pokémon GO

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Today’s Pokémon news: footage and video interview for Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! / Eevee!, but also…

Pokémon GO
Pokémon Shuffle
Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon
Pokémon Sun and Moon – Anime
Pokémon merchandise
Pokémon no Uchi Atsumaru?!

Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! / Eevee!

Here’s a collection of various video clips for Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! / Eevee!, showcasing Melmetal, Eevee, and something really spooky!

If you want to see even more of the game, make sure to check out the Nintendo Treehouse Live on November 1st, following the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct. It will be live from:

Europe: ~3.40PM
UK: ~2.40PM
North America (ET): 10.40AM
North America (PT): 7.40AM
Japan: 11.40PM

Finally, last week, Nintendo Australia shared a short video interview with Junichi Masuda and Kensaku Nabana about Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! / Eevee!. It doesn’t reveal anything really new, unfortunately!

Here’s the video interview:

Developers of the #PokemonLetsGo games – Junichi Masuda and Kensaku Nabana from GAME FREAK – answered some of your questions in this exclusive AU/NZ interview! #NintendoSwitch

Learn more at the official gamesite: https://t.co/J31SZgCE3M pic.twitter.com/uWe0jShdRh

— Nintendo AU NZ (@NintendoAUNZ) October 27, 2018

Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu! / Eevee! (Switch) comes out on November 16th worldwide.

Source: Nintendo (Twitter)

Pokémon GO

Starting on November 1st, the latest set of Field Research tasks goes live in Pokémon GO. This time around, the focus is on Bug-type Pokémon, with Research Breakthrough allowing you to encounter the eluside Shedinja (making its first appearance in this game). As for the Field Research tasks, they will feature several Bug-type Pokémon such as Caterpie (which will also appear as Shiny variant).

By the way, a new update was released today: check out this page for all the juicy details (spoilers: there’s just bug fixes…)

Source: The Pokémon Company

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, the latest set of content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

Ultra Challenge = Tapu Fini
Great Challenge = Kabutops, Azumarill (Winking), Wobbuffet (Female), Slaking, Keldeo Ordinary Form
Daily Pokémon = Druddigon, Pachirisu, Yamask, Tropius, Farfetch’d
One Chance Per Day = Landorus Incarnate Forme
Special stage = Rayquaza
Pokémon Safari = Sunkern, Deerling Summer Form, Pikipek, Stantler, Trumbeak, Sawsbuck Summer Form, Sunflora, Snubbull (Winking), Lurantis, Drampa
Escalation Battle = Kyurem

Source: Serebii

Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon

Today, the rules for Special Battle Season 13 were revealed. Here’s all you need to know:

When: Jovember 6th to January 7th;
Games: Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon;
Battles: Double (4 Pokémon out of 6 sent to battle);
Pokémon allowed: only Legendary, Ultra Beasts, and Mythical Pokémon (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Latias, Latios, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Heatran, Regigigas, Giratina, Cresselia, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Thundurus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Landorus, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Type: Null, Silvally, Tapu Koko, Tapu Lele, Tapu Bulu, Tapu Fini, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Nihilego, Buzzwole, Pheromosa, Xurkitree, Celesteela, Kartana, Guzzlord, Necrozma, Magearna, Marshadow, Poipole, Naganadel, Stakataka, Blacephalon, and Zeraora);
Level: 50 (lowered if above that);
Item restrictions: no duplicate hold items allowed.

Source: Serebii