Sunday: Pokémon World Championship Finals + Pokémon XYORAS - Meowth Event + Arceus Reminder + Pokémon of the Week
21-08-2016 05:06 BST / 00:06 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:06: Pokémon of the Week
In The Games Department
Pokémon World Game Championships 2016
Today marks the final day of the Pokémon World Championships and as games have hit their finals, the stream has been condensed to the main stream and will run through all the Finals as and when they happen, with no set schedule for each final.The stream will begin shortly before 17:00 BST / 12:00 EDT / 09:00 PDT / 02:00 AEST
Click the following links to go to the respective streams
Pokémon World Championships - Main Stream
Edit @ 21:35: The World Champions are starting to be decided. They are:
TCG Juniors: Shunto Sadahiro (Japan)
TCG Seniors: Jesper Eriksen (Denmark)
TCG Masters: Shintaro Ito (Japan)
VGC Juniors: Cory Connor (US)
Edit @ 22:38: VGC Seniors: Carson Confer (US)
Edit @ 23:38: VGC Masters: Wolfe Glick (US)
Edit @ 00:13: The 2017 World Championships will be held in Anaheim, California
In The Games Department
Pokémon - Meowth Distribution
For those of you in Europe & Australia, a new event has begun. This event will give you a special Meowth with the move Happy Hour. This event is obtaine through Serial Code with the code HAPPY. The reasoning behind this event, and the end date is not yet known but will be posted as soon as we know. Our Event Database has been updated with details of this event.
In The Games Department
Pokémon - Arceus Distribution
The Arceus Distribution that has been running since the start of the month is set to end on Wednesday. This distribution offers a special Level 100 Arceus to all players of Pokémon X, Y, Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire. Unlike the last two Mythical distributions, this one is distributed via code obtained in stores. The codes can be redeemed until November 30th 2016. They are found in the following places
United States - Gamestop - August 1st through August 24th
Canada - EBGames - August 1st through August 24th
United Kingdom - GAME - August 1st through August 24th
Australia & New Zealand - EBGames - August 1st through August 24th
Spain - GAME - August 1st through August 24th
Germany - Gamestop - August 2nd through August 24th
France - Micromania - August 1st through August 28th
Italy - Gamestop - August 1st through August 24th
Belgium - Nintendo Zone in Game Mania, FNAC CORA and Smartoys - August 1st through August 24th
Austria - Gamestop - August 1st through August 24th
Netherlands - Nintendo Zone in Game Mania - August 1st through August 24th
Finland, Sweden, Norway & Denmark - BR Stores - August 17th
Switzerland - Gamestop - August 1st through August 24th
Portugal - FNAC Stores - August 1st through August 24th
South Africa - BT Games - August 1st through August 24th
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & forty-seventh entry into the Generation VI competitive field with a Johto Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Archangel, Miror, Psynergy, EKZ1505 & KillerDraco. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the second generation. It marks its territory by using its tail like a paintbrush. There are more than 5,000 different marks. Once it becomes an adult, it has a tendency to let its comrades plant footprints on its back. Smeargle marks the boundaries of its territory using a body fluid that leaks out from the tip of its tail. Over 5,000 different marks left by this Pokémon have been found. So, here it is, the one-hundred & forty-seventh entry, Smeargle.
