Thursday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Max Raid Battle Event + Pokémon Masters + Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution + Pokémon of the Year
27-02-2020 00:03 GMT / 19:03 EST by Serebii
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Last Update: 23:02 GMT
Edit @ 06:25: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 08:00: Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution | Edit @ 12:34: Pokémon of the Year | Edit @ 22:10: Pokémon the Movie Coco
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The new Mythical Pokémon has been revealed. This Pokémon will feature in the movie Pokémon the Movie: Coco as well as in Pokémon Sword & Shield later this year. It is called Zarude and is Dark/Grass-type and has the ability Leaf Guard
Edit @ 14:22: We have updated our DLC Pokémon Section and made a Zarude Pokédex Page
Edit @ 14:33: We have multiple Pre-Release Screenshots featuring Zarude. We have added them to our section
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon Movie
The trailer for Pokémon the Movie Coco has aired on Japanese variety show, Oha Suta. This trailer showcases a Shiny Celebi flying in the forest. Later on, it shows Ash meeting the boy in the forest who says his name is Coco. The trailer shows Coco living with the Pokémon in the forest but before too long, the forest is under attack and Coco falls off a cliff, to be saved by a Zarude who raised Coco.
We'll provide the full trailer when an official upload appears
Edit @ 23:02: Trailer uploaded
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has shifted in conjunction with Pokémon Day. From now until March 1st at 23:59 UTC, across Pokémon's birthday, Mewtwo and the Kanto starters will be appearing in Max Raid Battles alongside Gigantamax Grimmsnarl, Kingler, Hatterene, Orbeetle and Toxtricity. Mewtwo cannot be captured but gives great rewards for beating
Edit @ 00:57: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations. It is worthy of note that the Kanto Starters have a chance of dropping the EV reducing berries, Toxic Orb, Flame Orb and Life Orb while Mewtwo drops Ability Capsules and PP Max
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
Pokémon Masters has put out some news to celebrate Pokémon Day. To start, from tomorrow, 3,000 Gems will be distributed to each player as a special gift to celebrate Pokémon Day. Alongside that, Red & Charizard are to be added to the game in a Poké Fair exclusive Scout.
Story events will now include Event Maps to help you progress through them. You make your way through it by using Travel Tokens obtained via battles. More areas and rewards will be added as you progres
Over 10,000 Gems will be given from log-in bonuses to players during the event
The Battle Villa, which opens tomorrow, will introduce Lucky Skills, new skills to be added to Sync Pairs by using the Lucky Cookie & Lucky Scroll items. The Battle Villa has you create a roster of up to 9 Sync Pairs to go through the Battle Stages, with HP and Move Points carrying over to each battle. It will reset at periodic intervals
Later on, there will be more improvements to Legendary Events and the Sync Grid, as well as the addition of Pokémon Eggs
Edit @ 14:13: A new trailer was released for this future content
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Pokémon of the Year
Earlier this month, The Pokémon Company teamed with Google to put a vote on what Pokémon is Pokémon of the Year. Today, at 14:00 UTC, a special video unveilling the winners will be released by The Pokémon Company. You can watch this video as it goes live below
Edit @ 14:01: The lineup is below
10. Gengar
9. Gardevoir
8. Rayquaza
7. Garchomp
6. Sylveon
5. Umbreon
4. Charizard
3. Mimikyu
2. Lucario
1. Greninja
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In The Anime Department
Pokémon Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION
The movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back EVOLUTION is now available to watch on Netflix globally (except Japan and South Korea). This movie is a 3D remake of the original movie with some changes and was released in theatres in Japan last july. This movie can also be watched with the original Japanese voices, a first for international Pokémon movies
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Shirts
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Shirts, the line of shirts based around Pokémon, are to add 20 new designs. These designs are based around 20 of the Johto Pokémon. They will go on presale at 23:00 UTC tonight, February 27th 2020 for the weekend. The other 80 Pokémon will have designs released later with their designs being revealed starting next month. In addition to that, they have also announced a Kids line for their shirts
