Wednesday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Nintendo Direct + Pokémon Rumble Rush
04-09-2019 13:08 BST / 08:08 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 01:31 BST
Edit @ 21:30: Nintendo Direct | Edit @ 01:31: Pokémon TCG
In The Games Department
Nintendo Direct
Today is the day of the latest Nintendo Direct. This Direct is to show 40 minutes of games and has now been confirmed to contain Pokémon Sword & Shield information. It starts at 23:00 BST / 00:00 CEST / 18:00 EDT / 15:00 PDT. As such, we'll be hosting the livestream below and will update with all information as and when it happens so be sure to check back
A new feature has been announced called Pokémon Camp where you can play with many Pokémon. This also allows for you to connect to other players. In addition to that, you can cook various curry
A new Pokémon called Polteageist and another called Cramorant have been revealed
Cramorant has an ability called Gulp Missile when it uses Surf or Dive and then gets damaged.
Polteageist is a Ghost-type with Weak Armor
Alcremie has over 18 different variations of its colour and decoration. You can see these in our Pre-Release Screenshot Page
League Cards are a new element of the game that can be shared between players and are used as your avatar in the start of battle. It can also be used for various characters in the game
Edit @ 23:42: Updated the New Pokémon Page
Edit @ 23:49: Updated the Pre-Release Screenshot Page
Edit @ 00:00: Updated the Galar Pokédex Page with more Pokémon found in the game
Edit @ 00:14: Updated the New Abilities Page
Edit @ 00:25: Updated the Y-Comm Page
Edit @ 00:35: Created a page on the Pokémon Camp
Edit @ 00:57: Created a page on the League Cards
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In The Games Department
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
During the Direct, it was revealed that there will be a release of Mii Outfits of Team Rocket for the Mii Fighters later today in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. This is paid DLC.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new event has started in Pokémon Rumble Rush. This coincides with an update to Version 1.3.0 which adds a new paid stage you can do each day as well as updates the Plenty of Pokémon effect from the store to guarantee the capture of the Boss Pokémon in every stage. At the moment the update is only live on iOS and they're awaiting it being pushed to the Google Play Store so the game is under maintenance for Android until then
This event is focused on an island based around Celebi and contains various new Pokémon, new Gears and more. It runs for two weeks, until September 18th. As such, we're currently compiling everything about this new event and so this update and our Rumble Rush section will be updated with details over the coming days
Updated Location Listings with further details of Celebi Sea
Edit @ 16:03: Updated the Gears page
In The TCG Department
Pokémon TCG - Sword & Shield
With today's news, The Pokémon Company put out a note revealing the first Pokémon Sword & Shield Trading Cards through the Galar Collection. These include promo cards featuring Grookey, Scorbunny and Sobble, as well as a pin and a jumbo Pokémon V card. It'll be released on November 15th however, with this, the first Sword & Shield cards were revealed and so we have created a section for it, as well as the Sword & Shield Promos
