Wednesday: Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass - News + Pokémon GO
03-06-2020 02:00 BST / 21:00 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 12:18 BST
Edit @ 09:45: Pokémon Rumble Rush | Edit @ 12:18: Galarian Meowth Event Details
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
In case you missed it, some big news was shared yesterday including the introduction of New Pokémon Regieleki and Regidrago, New Galarian Form of Slowbro and so much more in the Isle of Armor Expansion, due out on June 17th. We've been compiling all the pages in our Sword & Shield section so be sure to check that and yesterday's update for full details
Edit @ 02:16: A TV Commercial has been released. This commercial doesn't reveal much new but does showcase Skarmory is returning in The Isle of Armor
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
When announced a week and a half ago, an end date had not been given for the Galarian Meowth and 50 Big Nuggets & 100 EXP Candy L distribution. It has now been confirmed that this event will run from June 12th at 00:00 UTC to June 16th at 23:59 UTC, giving a shorter time in which to receive it. We'll provide full details on the event when it launches
We have updated our Event Database with each of these events
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Throwback Challenge 2020 Champion event is starting to roll out for Pokémon GO players. From 13:00 local time today, June 3rd to 13:00 local time on June 8th, Unova Pokémon, including Galarian Stunfisk, will spawn in increased numbers, have increased raids and so forth. In addition to that, Galarian Meowth, Darumaka and Zigzagoon are now available in 7km eggs, and Perrserker & Obstagoon, the first Gen 8 Pokémon are available in the game. We have full details in our Pokémon GO Pokédex
With this, the Throwback Challenge Champion Special Research is live for players who completed all four Throwback Challenge Timed Research research last month. This research contains various rewards including Galarian Meowth, Galarian Stunfisk and Genesect. This research doesn't go away when the event ends so you can take your time to complete it
If you didn't earn this Special Research, you can now purchase the Throwback Challenge Celebration Research which provides the same encounters. If you earned it and purchase the ticket, you'll get 10 Candy instead of each encounter.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Rumble Rush will have maintenance tying in with the Release of Version 1.6.0 on June 10th. This update is the final update of the game and includes the following changes:
You can now switch between multiple sea
Adds "Snag" stages, where Pokémon you haven't caught in your Pokédex yet will appear
Adds special missions and titles for catching all Pokémon in every sea
Adds Battle Royale specific effects to Summon Gears
Allows for you to search for Pokémon by Atk stat
Removes connectivity with the Nintendo Account
