Thursday: Pokémon GO Special Weekend + Detective Pikachu Trading Card Game Set + Detective Pikachu Merchandise
17-01-2019 07:17 GMT / 02:17 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 14:25: Pokémon Detective Pikachu | Edit @ 15:25: Various Merchandise | Edit @ 20:02: PokéStop Submissions
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Back in July, a special event was held in Japan known as the Special Weekend where various bonuses were available through a ticketed means including spawns of certain Pokémon and bonuses to the game. One of these events got postponed due to issues with the ticketing and has finally been rescheduled to be on Saturday February 23rd from 10:00 to 20:00 JST. This event has increased spawns of Charmander and the Unown letters S & B and includes double experience. To qualify, you need a ticket from the SoftBank website, which are then given by lottery if not a SoftBank or Yahoo Mobile customer and when you have a valid ticket you can spin any sponsored PokéStop for the event to begin
In The Games Department
Pokémon Trading Card Game
The Pokémon Company have put out a press release featuring various upcoming Pokémon merchandise featuring Detective Pikachu, most notably the Trading Card Game. From April 5th in the US and March 29th in international markets, there will be a new set featuring 26 cards featuring the Pokémon in their movie likeness. The line is available in boxes and The Pokémon Company issues this listing
Pokémon TCG: Detective Pikachu Case File—Contains one promo card featuring Detective Pikachu, one metallic coin inspired by Detective Pikachu, two Detective Pikachu booster packs, and one additional Pokémon TCG booster pack.
Pokémon TCG: Detective Pikachu Charizard-GX Case File—Contains one foil promo card and one foil oversize card featuring Charizard-GX, four Detective Pikachu booster packs, and two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Pokémon TCG: Detective Pikachu Greninja-GX Case File—Contains one foil promo card and one foil oversize card featuring Greninja-GX, one pin featuring Greninja, five Detective Pikachu booster packs, and two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs.
Pokémon TCG: Detective Pikachu Collector Chest—Contains seven Detective Pikachu booster packs, two additional Pokémon TCG booster packs, one collector's pin inspired by Detective Pikachu, and one Pokémon notepad and sticker sheet, all in a sturdy metal case.
We have added all the revealed cards into our Sun & Moon Promo List and updated the Card Pokédex accordingly
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Following a bug a few months ago, PokéStop submission has now returned in South Korea, Mexico, Thailand, Brazil, and Chile. This allows for Level 40 players to submit locations for PokéStops. It'll soon be rolled out to further regions
In The Pokémon Department
Detective Pikachu Tie-In Merchandise
In addition to the Trading Card Games, The Pokémon Company has detailed various merchandise coming to tie in with the Detective Pikachu movie. First, at the Pokémon Center website in the US, there will be various merchandise based on the Hi Hat Café and Ryme City, as well as a pin set, patch set, sticker set and Tin Sign sets. There is also a special Deerstalker Hat which has Pikachu ears.
Next, on March 25th, Mega Construx will start a wave of special Detective Pikachu related sets, starting with one based on Detective Pikachu and another based on Mr. Mime
Finally, Wicked Cool Toys will also release various merchandise to tie-in with the movie including figures with 2-inch scale figures including Detective Pikachu, Psyduck, and Bulbasaur, and 3-inch scale articulated figures including Ludicolo, Mr. Mime, and more and a Talking Pikachu plush with motorised ears, 14 responses and two modes: Pikachu and Detective Pikachu
