PokéNews (Oct. 4) – Pokkén Tournament (Arcade) / Pokémon Shuffle

Today’s Pokémon news: a new Battle Pokémon for Pokkén Tournament (Arcade) to be revealed next week, but also…

• Pokémon Shuffle
• Pokémon distributions
• Pokémon Comaster
• Pokémon Sun and Moon (Australia)

Pokkén Tournament (Arcade)

Back in July, Bandai-Namco added a new Battle Pokémon to the Arcade version of Pokkén Tournament: Darkrai. This Pokémon isn’t available in the Wii U version of the game, and we don’t know if/when it will be added. And the same applies to the new Battle Pokémon that Bandai-Namco will reveal next week, on October 13th.

アーケード版「ポッ拳」に新たなバトルポケモンの参戦が決定！
その正体は・・・10月13日に公開予定！続報を待て！　#ポッ拳 pic.twitter.com/UKuJaxauXy

— ポッ拳 公式アカウント (@pokken_official) October 4, 2016

Unfortunately, Bandai-Namco doesn’t give any clue for this new Battle Pokémon, but it’s not like we have too long to wait before finding out which one it is! This new playable character will most definitely be part of a major update, that will add other elements to the game (including Assist Pokémon), but we will not get a confirmation until next week.

Pokémon Shuffle

Today, some new content for Pokémon Shuffle went live:

• a special stage featuring Winking Togekiss is now available, until October 18th;
• a special stage featuring Feraligatr is now available, also until October 18th;
• the special stage featuring Palkia is back until October 18th, and allows you to get Palkia Skill Boosters;
• the special stage featuring Kabutops is also back until October 18th, and allows you to get Kabutops Skill Boosters;
• the special stage featuring Bellossom is also back until October 18th, and allows you to get Bellossom Skill Boosters;
• the special stage featuring Thundurus Incarnate Forme is also back, but only until October 11th. It can only be played once a day, and allows you to get either Thundurus Skill Boosters or Mega Speedups.

Also, rewards are being sent out for players who participated in the Mega Beedrill challenge. As usual, the reward you get depends on your overall rank:

• Top 200 players in Europe, Top 300 players in North America, Top 1 000 players in Japan = Beedrillite + 3 Mega Speedups + 3 Raise Max Level;
• Top 1 000 players in Europe, Top 1 600 players in North America, Top 5 000 players in Japan = Beedrillite + 2 Mega Speedups + 2 Raise Max Level;
• Top 5 000 players in Europe, Top 8 000 players in North America, Top 25 000 players in Japan = Beedrillite + Mega Speedup + Raise Max Level;
• Top 13 000 players in Europe, Top 20 000 players in North America, Top 60 000 players in Japan = Beedrillite + Disruption Delay;
• Top 18 000 players in Europe, Top 26 000 players in North America, Top 80 000 players in Japan = Attack Power + Disruption Delay;
• Not Ranked: Attack Power.

Source: Serebii

Pokémon distributions

Here’s the latest Pokémon distributions:

• Hoopa (United States). You can use the following code to get it: 2016HOOPA. You have until October 9th to get your Pokémon! You can click on the source link below for more details about the Pokémon, and how to get it;
• Volcanion (Canada). It will be distributed via Serial Codes, available at EB Games from October 10th.

Source: The Pokémon Company / Serebii

Pokémon Comaster

Today, a new udpate for Pokémon Comaster was released. It brings the game to Ver. 1.3.1, and adds a feature that lets you spectate ongoing matches online. And… that’s pretty much it for this update!

Source: Serebii

Pokémon Sun and Moon

If you live in Australia, and more precisely near Melbourne, EB Games Swanstone Street announced they would be holding a midnight launch event for Pokémon Sun and Moon on November 17th. Click here for more details!