Friday: Pokémon Legends: Arceus - Overview Trailer + Pokémon Sword & Shield - Online Competition + Pokémon GO + Pokémon TCG - Star Birth
07-01-2022 01:00 GMT / 20:00 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 03:07: Tetris99 | Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 06:10: Star Birth | Edit @ 15:56: Episode Title
In The Games Department
Pokémon Legends: Arceus
The latest news for Pokémon Legends: Arceus has been released. We're currently compiling all details so keep checking back. This trailer provides an overview of all the game features but doesn't really provide any new information.
We have added all the new commercials that also released today to our Pre-Release Videos Page
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In The Games Department
Tetris 99
Nintendo have announced a new Tetris 99 Maximus Cup is to run this weekend from Friday January 21st through to Tuesday January 25th. This event provides a chance to get a brand new theme in the game, themed around Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Collect at least 100 points to get the theme
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Battles for the next online competition have begun. This competition, the Test Your Luck! is a Single Battle competition that only allows for you to use the move Metronome. All players who enter get 50 BP
Battles will run from January 7th 00:00 UTC to January 9th 23:59 UTC.
We have full details of this competition, including an eligible Pokémon list, in our Test Your Luck! section
In The TCG Department
Pokémon TCG - Star Birth
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed all the standard cards the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG.This is the ninth TCG set and comes in one set: Star Birth and is out next week January 14th 2022. This set is a set primarily based around Pokémon from the Sinnoh Region and introduces the Pokémon VSTAR mechanic into the game.
As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set with thanks to ToineLay for help with translation.
Star Birth
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon GO Mountains of Power is now rolling out. This event runs from 10:00 local time until 10:00 local time on January 13th and features the addition of Mega Aerodactyl and Shiny Slugma.
In addition to that, new Raid Bosses are running, alongside Heatran
We have added all details of the event in our Mountains of Power section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The Legendary Arena Uxie Event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a rerun of the Uxie Legendary Arena and allows for you to gain various rewards by defeating it.
Various Special Rallieas and boosted Training is now also live
We're currently compiling all details in our Legendary Arena Uxie event section
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Journeys - News
A new Episode Title has been released by a Japanese magazine. This episode is due to air on February 4th. This episode has Sophocles get Ash & Goh to visit Mossdeep Space Centre to watch a mission featuring an Ampharos
Episode 1185: Reach Space! Ampharos' Light!!
