Tuesday: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Battle Competition + Special Battle Season 12
28-08-2018 05:05 BST / 00:05 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Battle Competition
Details for the next Battle Competition have been announced. This is the World Championships Friendly competition. This is a Double Battle competition using standard 2019 VGC rules where players can use 2 Restricted Pokémon (Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala & Necrozma) and is based on the Ultra Series where there are no item or move restrictions. All Pokémon will be raised to Level 50 for the duration of the competition. Registration runs from September 6th through September 13th 2018. Battles will run from September 14th through September 16th. All entrants will get 50BP
In The Games Department
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Special Battle Season 12
The Special Battle rules for Season 11 have been revealed. Season 12 will run from September 3rd through November 6th and runs on Sun & Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, with rankings separate to eachother. This ruleset is rather standard but bans all SubLegendary, Legendary and Mythical Pokémon. It also doesn't allow for Mega Stones
Battle type: Single Battle
Pokémon Restrictions: National Pokédex. 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, Zeraora, and Ash-Greninja cannot be used.
Banned Items: Mega Stones
The other standard rules apply, including all set to Level 50 if above that, and you choose 3 Pokémon out of your 6, and you cannot have two Pokémon holding the same hold item. Battles have a 10 minute duration, with turns having a 60 second timer.
In addition to this, on September 4th, the Championship Battle ruleset will change to the VGC 2019 Sun Series rules
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Ahead of the Yokosuka Safari Zone that starts in Japan on August 29th and the Global Challenge that will run for all players this weekend, three new boxes have gone on sale on the Pokémon GO Shop. They are as follows
Special Box: 480 Coins - 3 Incense, 2 Egg Incubators, 2 Premium Raid Pass & 20 Ultra Balls
Great Box: 780 Coins - 6 Incense, 4 Super Incubators, 4 Premium Raid Pass & 6 Star Piece
Ultra Box: 1480 Coins - 10 Super Incubators, 12 Lucky Eggs, 10 Premium Raid Pass & 14 Star Piece
In The Games Department
Pokémon Shuffle - Events
Pokémon Shuffle has begun Week 5 of its event cycle. This cycle continues the Escalation Battle from last week as well as the following stages that will run for a week
The Ultra Challenge Stage is a stage for Arceus
The Great Challenge Stages are Alolan Muk, Regice, Kyogre, Drifloon & Drifblim
The Daily Pokémon are Seviper, Wynaut, Torkoal, Zangoose & Luvdisc
There's a One Chance Per Day stage for Jellicent (Female)
There's a Competitive Stage against Mega Steelix
In addition to this, there's a Pokémon Safari featuring Shellder, Krabby, Goldeen, Aipom, Seaking, Cloyster, Kingler, Ambipom, Shiny Magikarp & Shiny Gyarados which will run for two weeks.
