Wednesday: Pokémon GO - May Community Day + Detective Pikachu Pop-Up + Pokémon- amiibo release

17-04-2019 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii

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Edit @ 11:46: Detective Pikachu Pop-Up | Edit @ 17:53: Community Day | Edit @ 18:32: POP Vinyl

Pokémon GO

In The Games Department

Pokémon GO

Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on May 19th will focus on Torchic. This event will have 3* Capture Starudst and has 3 Hour Lure Modules. However, it will also give out an as of yet unannounced special move to Blaziken. We'll bring more details as they come. This runs at specific times:
The Community Day runs at 3pm to 6pm in each local time zone

Pokémon - amiibo

In The Movies Department

Pokémon Detective Pikachu - Pop-Up

A special pop-up has been announced for Detective Pikachu in London by Warner Bros. On May 3rd and May 4th, a two floor space will be available for people to join in with various activities. On the ground floor, you can get Detective Pikachu printed coffee and hot chocolate, yellow turmeric latte or yellow bubble tea at a special Coffee Bar. In the basement, there are interactive karaoke booths and nail art stands. It also includes various activities including recharge yoga, Detective Pikachu Cupcake Icing, Psyduck inspired relaxtion head & shoulder massages and Mr. Mime inspired miming classes. This event is a ticketed event and tickets will become available next week

Pokémon - amiibo

In The Games Department

Pokémon - amiibo

The next wave of amiibo to be released have finally been dated. This wave of amiibo includes two Pokémon amiibo: Pichu and the male Pokémon Trainer. Having previously been revealed for release in Japan on July 19th 2019, we now have a North American date of July 26th 2019 and Europe on July 19th 2019. For full details on the amiibo and their uses in all games they're compatible with, check out our section

Pokémon

In The Pokémon Department

Pokémon - POP! Vinyl

Funko has announced the next of its line of 10" POP! Vinyl figures. The next Pokémon related 10" figure is Bulbasaur and is due for release in North America in May. This figure will be exclusive to Target

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