Wednesday: Pokémon Sword & Shield + Pokémon GO Ultra Bonus Event + Jirachi Research + Safari Zone
21-08-2019 01:01 BST / 20:01 EDT by Serebii
This update will be amended throughout the day so be sure to check back. If you have any ideas for the site, be sure to send them in
Last Update: 21:08 BST
Edit @ 03:16: Safari Zone | Edit @ 09:01: Pokémon Rumble Rush | Edit @ 13:05: Pokémon GO @ Gamescom | Edit @ 21:08: Pokémon GO Community Days
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The demo for Pokémon Sword & Shield is to be playable as part of a brand new Galar Visitor Center pop-up which will move around North America this autumn starting at PAX West. This popup will provide fun activities related to Sword & Shield as well as the demo. If you preorder the game there or show evidence of preordering elsewhere, you will receive a luggage tag. Locations are as follows:
August 30th-September 2nd - PAX West, Seattle Washington
September 11th - September 15th - Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona California
October 10th - October 14th - State Fair of Texas, Dallas Texas
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next details of the Ultra Bonus event in Pokémon GO. While we received basic details on this last week, more details have been unveiled:
Week 1 (September 2nd to September 9th): Unown, U, L, T, R & A will hatch from 10km Eggs, Raikou Entei & Suicune will appear in Raids and Sentret & Gligar can be shiny
Week 2 (September 9th to September 16th): Farfetch'd, Tauros, Mr. Mime and Kangaskhan will be in 7km eggs and can be shiny (and will remain until the end of Week 3 of the Ultra Bonus Event). Deoxys will be in Raid Battles
Week 3 (September 16th to September 23rd): Mewtwo will appear as a Raid Boss and will be able to be Shiny, Klink, Patrat and Lillipup will be available and as Shiny
We have created pages for each part of this event. Check our event section for details
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Following its release in Special Research in the Pokémon GO Fest events this year, Jirachi is now available to all players through brand new Special Reseach "A Thousand-Year Slumber". We are currently compiling all elements of this Special Research so be sure to keep checking back to see all elements
Edit @ 02:20: Due to some travel issues we're currently unable to update the page. We'll add it as soon as humanly possible but are including them on the homepage for reference. We apologise for the delay
Stage 2 Tasks:
Catch 3 Whismur - 10 Whismur Candy
Evolve a Feebas - 1500 XP
Catch 90 Pokémon in Hoenn Pokédex - 1500 XP
Final rewards: 2000 Stardust, 10 Poké Balls, 3 Incense
Stage 3 Tasks:
Take a snapshot of Loudred - Snorlax encounter
Make 3 Great Throws in a row - 2000 XP
Earn 3 Candies walking with your buddy - 2000 XP
Final rewards: 20 Silver Pinap Berries, 3 Star Piece, 2000 Stardust
Stage 4 Tasks
Catch 50 Psychic- or Steel-type Pokémon - 2500 XP
Power up Pokémon 10 times - 2500 XP
Send 10 Gifts to friends - 2500 XP
Final rewards: 1 Charged TM, 1 Premium Raid Pass, 1 Fast TM
Stage 5 Tasks
Battle a team leader 3 times - Kricketune Encounter
Win against another trainer 7 times - 3000 XP
Win 5 raids - 3000 XP
Final rewards: 3 Rare Candy, 20 Ultra Balls
3000 Stardust
Stage 6 Tasks
Take 5 snapshots of Steel- or Psychic-type Pokémon - Chimecho encounter
Make 3 Excellent Curveball Throws - Bronzong encounter
Spin a Poké Stop 7 days in a row - 4000 XP< br />
Final rewards: 10 Silver Pinap Berries, 10 Star Pieces, 5000 Stardust
Edit @ 13:03: Trainers who beat the research will receive a special T-Shirt featuring Jirachi in the Style Shop
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Days to round off the year. These Community Days run from 11am to 2pm local time on each day on:
Saturday October 12th 2019
Saturday November 16th 2019
Saturday December 14th & Sunday December 15th 2019
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
To coincide with Gamescom, in Cologne, Germany there are increased Team GO Rocket takeovers of Poké Stops and thus increased chances to get various Shadow Pokémon in the game.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
A new Pokémon GO Safari Zone has been announced. This Safari Zone is in New Taipei City in the Metropolitan Park from October 3rd to October 6th. It features Scyther, Combee, and many Water-, Bug- and Grass-type Pokémon as well as spawns of Heracross and Unown. This event is not ticketed
In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
The new event has started in Pokémon Rumble Rush. This event is focused on an island based around Gengar and contains various new Pokémon, new Gears and more. It runs for two weeks, until September 4th. 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 Gengar Sea
Also updated the Available Pokémon list
Edit @ 15:10: Updated the Available Gears list
