Friday: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Preload + Pokémon Sword & Shield - Online Competition + Pokémon TCG - Fusion Strike
12-11-2021 00:00 GMT / 19:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:07: Pokémon Café ReMix | Edit @ 08;38: Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl | Edit @ 09:34: Shiny Zacian & Zamazenta event | Edit @ 13:00 Pokémon UNITE
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl are now available to preload on Nintendo Switch consoles for digital players. With this, you can now purchase the game and download it in advance of the release date on November 19th 2021. The game will be unplayable until then. All players who download the game from the eShop before February will receive a Serial Code for 12 Quick Balls. The preload is 8GB and comes automatically with the Day 1 patch installed
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Pokémon Sword & Shield Shiny Zacian and Shiny Zamazenta event has been announced for Australia. Runs from November 19th 2021 at EB Games. Players will receive a code for Zamazenta for Sword or Zacian for Shield/
In addition to that, the US distribution has shifted and Shiny Zamazenta is now being given at Gamestop for Pokémon Sword players. It is available until November 26th
In The Games Department
Pokémon UNITE
It has been confirmed that the next character for Pokémon UNITE, Decidueye, is to be released in-game on November 19th at 07:00 UTC. At present there are no further details but we'll provide them as soon as they come so keep checking back
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the next Battle Competition have begun. This competition, the Gym Challenge is a Single Battle competition that only allows for you to use Pokémon owned by the Gym Leaders of Galar. All players who enter get 50 BP
Battles will run from November 12th 00:00 UTC to November 14th 23:59 UTC.
We have full details of this competition, including an eligible Pokémon list, in our Gym Challenge section
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Today is the last repeat event of the Pokémon GO Safari Zones from 2020. Today tomorrow & Sunday, from 11am to 5pm local time, ticketed players will have access to the special event spawns, as well as Special Research. Players can play either wherever they are or in St.Louis on their selected day. All event spawns and the Special Research match the one from last year. We have full details in our Pokémon GO Safari Zone st.louis page
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
It has been confirmed that Pokémon Café ReMix has been downloaded over 10 million times. To celebrate, you can receive 5000 Golden Acorns if you log in during the next week. Good Biags are also being given daily in the shop. Therse will give Stamina Crystal today, Vertical Megaphone Maker tomorrow, 10 Rare Tart M on the 14th, Horizontal Megaphone Maker Infinite on the 15th, Stamina Crystal on the 16th, Infinite Skill Plus on the 17th and Heaping helping Ticket * 2 on the 18th. Each Goodie Bag requires 10 Golden Acorns
In The Anime Department
Pokémon 2019
The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features a new girl come to Chloe & Goh's School. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the section but be warned however as it contains spoilers.
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield- TCG Set Release
Today marks the release of the new Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG Set, Fusion Strike. This set contains over 200 cards of various Pokémon including various Pokémon-V & Pokémon VMAX and is focused around a new battle style: Fusion Strike. It is made up of the Eevee Heroes, Skyscraping Perfect & Blue-Sky Stream, Fusion Arts sets from Japan. Our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set
