Thursday: Pokémon Sword & Shield Online Competitions + Pokémon Masters - Entei Legendary Arena Event
11-06-2020 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:15: Pokémon Masters Upcoming Features | Edit @ 08:10: Pokémon Sword & Shield Online Competitions | Edit @ 11:45: Coco | Edit @ 20:48: Pokémon GO Stickers | Edit @ 21:01: GO on Android
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The next online competition has been announced. This competition, the International Friendly, runs for all countries except Japan and runs the current VGC Ruleset. Pokémon introduced in the Isle of Armor cannot be used
Registration is open from now to June 25th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from June 26th 00:00 UTC to June 28th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50BP.
In addition to this, a different competition has been announced for Japan. This competition is the Japan Decisive Battle 2020 Qualifier and also runs the standard Ranked Battle Rules. This competition will be used for players to qualify for the Japan Decisive Battle 2020 Main Event. The top 60 players from this competition and the Top 30 players from each International Challenge will qualify for the event. Pokémon introduced in the Isle of Armor cannot be used
Registration is open from now to June 25th 23:59 UTC. Battles will run from June 26th 00:00 UTC to June 28th 23:59 UTC. All players get 50BP.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon the Movie Coco
According to CoroCoro, booking of tickets for the movie Pokémon the Movie Coco will open in Japan on August 7th, after a more than three month delay due to the global situations. The movie will be released at a later point in the Winter of 2020. Alongside this, serial codes for Shiny Celebi and Zarude will be given and available to use instantly. We'll provide full details and further official confirmation of this as soon as they come so be sure to keep checking back
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Stickers are now available in Pokémon GO. Now, you'll be able to attach stickers to gifts to send tovarious players. At present there are 8 different Stickers to obtain and you can get them by opening gifts or by purchasing them if bundles are available in the shop
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that Pokémon GO is to cease support on 32-bit Android devices as of August 2020. With this, players on those devices will be unable to access any of the game unless they log in on a 64-bit device or on iOS. This is to streamline the development process and more better optimise resources.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
DeNA have announced some new upcoming elements to Pokémon Masters
First they are going to streamline how you can strengthen Sync Pairs. This will be done around the first anniversary of the game
They promise new Sygna Suit and Seasonal Outfits for characters will appear more frequently. New Season Exclusive ones will be announced in the next message
A new battle feature for battling Champions will be introduced. This lets you battle through the Elite Four and then the Champion. This mode lets you battle with multiple Sync Pairs such as the Battle Villa and Legendary events
New Egg Events will be added in July. This also includes a chance to get a Shiny Pokémon through hatching eggs. A new Legendary event is also coming soon
DeNA have also detailed how Stamina will work. Stamina will be consumed each time you battle in the Main Story, Level-Up Area, Cap-Unlock Area, Sync Orb Area, Evolution Area and Some events. No limits will be imposed on Legendary Arena, Battle Villa or Co-op, and some event battles. This will be launched in a trial basis so feedback can be heard
The Training Area will be renamed EX Plaza and the courses within will be changed to focus on Level Up, Cap Unlock, Sync Orb or Evolution Material with the stages focusing on giving items for that. There will be a maximum of 10 attempts per day in say the Sync Orb area allowing up to 90 items with each event. Features shall be altered based on feedback
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The latest Pokémon Masters event has begun. This event is the first Legendary Arena event and acts in a similar manner to the Battle Villa where you go against the Entei and its health carries on after each battle. With this, you have to use multiple collections of Sync Pairs to take the Pokémon down. Doing so will give you some special medals and rewards. This runs alongside a Double Spotlight Scout which allows you to get Grimsley (Sygna Suit) & Sharpedo
There are also new Main Story Chapters. We're currently cataloguing all details for them
