Sunday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle + Pokémon Masters EX - Egg Event + Pokémon of the Week
01-08-2021 07:06 BST / 02:06 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 10/Season 21 is now live. This ruleset returns to the set of using 1 Restricted Pokémon, but with a new twist: You cannot use Dynamax this season. This will run from August 1st at 04:00 UTC to August 31st at 23:59 UTC. Be sure to check out our section for full details and Pokémon restrictions.
With this, the twentieth season of Pokémon Sword & Shield's Ranked Battle has come to an end and with it, the rewards for participation in battles is now live. To get them, you need to check your ranking in the Ranked Battle mode and then go to Mystery Gift > Receive via Battle Stadium. These rewards include BP and items range from Armorite Ore up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until September 1st at 20:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Chimecho and, with this, Field Research is shifting
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The next Egg Event has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters EX. This event runs from August 3rd2021 and allows for players to get eggs of various Flying or Psychic-type Pokémon to make Sync Pairs. You can get the Sync Pairs of Main Character & Exeggcute, Spearow, Farfetch'd and Abra with Shiny varaints of Exeggcute, Spearow and Farfetch'd being available
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Today marks the Players Cup IV. This small circuit is an official online circuit being run as the in person circuit had to be cancelled. Today marks the grand finals of VGC, TCG and Pokkén Tournament Global Finals
This stream will start at 17:45 UTC / 18:45 BST / 20:45 CEST / 13:45 EDT / 10:45 PDT and we're hosting it in our section
Players Cup Finals Stream
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the eighty-ninth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Kanto Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the second generation. When this Pokémon becomes angry, its pores secrete a poisonous sweat, which it sprays at its opponent's eyes. On the night of a full moon, or when it gets excited, the ring patterns on its body glow yellow. So, here it is, the eighty-ninth entry, Umbreon
