Sunday: Pokémon GO - Drone Display + Pokémon of the Week
24-07-2022 08:32 BST / 03:32 EDT by Serebii.
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Edit @ 09:37: Pokémon of the Week | Edit @ 21:01: Pokémon GO
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the Ultra Unlocks for the Hisuian Discoveries event that runs this week, from July 27th at 10:00 to August 2nd at 20:00
Unown S will be available in Raid Battles during the event
Panpour will be in the wild and in raids
Friendship levels will increase faster than normal
Trainers can open up to 45 gifts a day, send up to 150 gifts a day and store up to 30 gifts
On July 31st, from 11am to 2pm local time, a Hisuian Braviary Raid Day will run. This includes higher chances of Rare Candy XL from in-person raids and 50% more raid experience. Hisuian Braviary can be shiny
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon Company are today showcasing a special drone display to celebrate Pokémon GO's 6th Anniversary. This display is taking place in Hokkaido and features over 700 drones making displays of Pikachu, Charizard and more. It runs from 10:45 UTC / 11:45 BST / 19:45 JST / 06:45 EDT / 03:45 PDT.
Edit: Due to technical issues, the showing has been cancelled. Their plan is to upload a recording of the display at a later point. We'll post if any further showings come
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & fourtieth 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 first generation. It climbs trees by hooking on with its sharp claws. Sandslash shares the berries it gathers, dropping them down to Sandshrew waiting below the tree.It uses large, hooked claws to cut a path through deep snow as it runs. On snowy mountains, this Sandslash is faster than any other Pokémon. It curls up, then rolls into foes with its back. Its sharp spines inflict severe damage. So, here it is, the one-hundred & fourtieth entry, Sandslash
