Friday: Detective Pikachu - Details + Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Battle Competition + Mew Event
29-01-2016 05:00 GMT / 00:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 05:07: Kanto Classic | Edit @ 06:22: Detective Pikachu | Edit @ 12:35: Mew Event
In The Games Department
Detective Pikachu
Following the reveal earlier this week, the official site has updated with new pre-release screenshots and details for Detective Pikachu ~Birth of a New Duo~. We're currently translating details so be sure to check back
Detective Pikachu likes coffee and asks Tim to invite attractive women over for tea, but is weak around them. Detective Pikachu, due to being able to talk, cannot use any moves and isn't very fast.
Mike Baker is head of the Detective Agency. Amanda Blackstone is the office assistant. Amelia Kristi is a new Assistant Director at a TV Station. Meiko Okamoto is a TV Director. Pablo Milan is the owner of the High Hat Cafe.
In the gameplay, you play as Tim as he has interviews with people and gathers evidence with the help of Detective Pikachu. In the gameplay, you walk around Rhyme City. Tim interviews humans while Pikachu interviews Pokémon. While exploring town, you can find spots to investigate. You can look for evidence by using a magnifying glass and moving it around the scene until you find something. If Pikachu notices anything, the bottom screen image of Pikachu will activate. Tap it to speak with Pikachu to get a hint or advice. Finally, there are elements with Quick Time Events where you have to push a button in time to perform an action, such as catching Pikachu after he falls from a tree. If you fail to do so, the following scene changes slightly. It doesn't affect progress, but just changes how things go such as Pikachu hitting Tim's chest rather than being caught. From there, you solve the crimes based on evidence. The example given is to find out where Aipom disappeared to.
In The Games Department
Pokémon - Battle Competition
The next Battle Competition has been announced. This is the Kanto Classic. This competition is a Single Battle competition and runs classic rules where you can only use the original 151 Pokémon aside from Mewtwo and Mew and you cannot use items on your Pokémon as well as only using 6 Pokémon. Registration runs from February 25th through March 5th while battles run from March 4th through March 6th. All entrants get a special Dragonite
This Dragonite is based on Lance's Dragonite in Red/Green. It is Level 62 with the ability Inner Focus and the moves Agility, Slam, Barrier & Hyper Beam. Before now, it couldn't learn the move Barrier, despite Lance's Dragonite having that move in Red, Green and Blue
In The Games Department
Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Following the reveals in other parts of Europe earlier this week, more distributions for Mew have been announced. In Belgium and the Netherlands, Mew will be distributed at GameMania stores from February 1st through February 24th. We'll bring more as and when it comes
In The Games Department
Pokémon - Battle Competition
Battling for the next Battle Competition has begun. This is the 2016 International Challenge January competition. This competition is a Double Battle competition and runs the current VGC rules. These rules allow for you to use two of the box Legendary Pokémon: Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal & Zygarde. Battles run from January 29th through January 31st. All entrants get 2000 PokéMiles. Championship Points will be given to the top 256 players in each age division.
