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- Everything Announced During Today’s Pokémon Day Stream
- Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl: Mythical Shaymin Mystery Gift Available Today
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus Daybreak Update Announced, Available Later Today
- Pokémon Scarlet And Pokémon Violet Revealed Alongside First Look At Starters, Releasing Late 2022
| Everything Announced During Today’s Pokémon Day Stream Posted: 27 Feb 2022 08:06 AM PST Platform: Switch It's February 27, which means The Pokémon Company had a stream to celebrate the series and all of the games within it. This year was nothing short of a great stream, bringing news of updates for many of the franchise's titles including Pokémon Go, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, and even the reveal of Generation 9. If you missed today's stream and are looking for a recap of everything revealed, we've got you covered. Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Revealed in a new trailer that closed out the stream, Generation 9 is officially Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. While the region was not given a name, it was shown off with sweeping vistas, familiar pocket monster faces, and beautiful use of color. While we don't know for sure, our guess is that this region is based on Spain. You can watch the reveal trailer below: Click here to watch embedded media As you can see the trailer, we also received our first look at the starters: Grass-type cat Sprigatito, Fire-type croc Fuecoco, and Water-type duckling Quaxly. Here's a better look at each, with some information about their height, category, weight, and ability. Click here to view embedded media Pokémon Legends: Arceus Daybreak Update Later today, a new update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus will go live. Titled Daybreak, Update Version 1.1.0 will add a new investigation to the game for players to take part in. You must investigate a new phenomenon that is causing a mass outbreak of what appears to be Alpha Pokémon. Plus, this update adds new trainer battles to the in-game Training Grounds. You can watch the Daybreak update trailer below: Click here to watch embedded media To celebrate Pokémon Day, players can receive 30 Ultra Balls, 30 Gigaton Balls, and 30 Jet Balls in-game by using the password, "ARCEUSADVENTURE." Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl Mystery Gift: Shaymin Later today, a new Mystery Event for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl will go live and it will give players Oak's Letter. This can be used to begin the Mythical Pokémon Shaymin encounter in-game, giving players the chance to add this Pokémon to their party and Pokédex. As noted by Game Freak, it takes approximately two hours of playtime before the Mystery Gift feature is unlocked in new playthroughs of these remakes. You have from now until March 27 to claim the Shaymin mystery gift. Pokémon Go: Alola Update The Pokémon Company has revealed that starting March 1, Pokémon from Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon will begin to appear in Pokémon Go. These Pokémon are from the Alola region and while waiting for the full update to go live on March 1, you can catch Alolan Exeggutor in the mobile game right now. Pokémon Unite A new type of battle – Full-Fury Battles – will be added to the game today and on special days posted on the official website, you can play as any Pokémon (regardless of license) in this mode or any mode in Pokémon Unite. Furthermore, a special Pokémon Day event is now live, complete with commemorative Pokémon Day Trainer fashion items you'll receive for simply logging in to the game during it. We also received a new look at Hoopa, who is joining the game and a tease at the next Pokémon getting added to the roster after that: Duraludon. Pokémon Masters EX Pokémon Masters EX is celebrating its 2.5-year anniversary this month and Pokémon Day with new trainers and more. Victory Road is the big new feature and in it, you can team up with Sygna Suit Red, Sygna Suit Blue, or Sygna Suit Leaf trainers. Plus, you'll get 5000 gems for trying out Victory Road. The Pokémon Company also revealed during today's stream that May and Latias, Skyla and Tornadus, and Raihan and Flygon are joining the game, with their own special unique outfits, too. If you login today, you'll receive 3000 gems. Pokémon Cafe Remix Pokémon Cafe Remix is getting deliveries. This new feature arrives thanks to Pelipper, who will deliver your orders to others for you. Sometimes, Pelipper will deliver orders to Pokémon new to the game, such as Victini. The trailer for this update reveals that Victini will be especially useful in Pokémon Cafe Remix's new puzzle mode, which will hit the game later this year. Alongside that, there's three new events. The first event is called Bulbasaur's Happy Pokémon Day, which includes a seven-day login bonus event and on the first day, you can earn a special crown for your Bulbasaur. The second event is an increased chance for shiny Piplup to appear. The third and final event is that all players will be able to use the Express Delivery in-game 11 times for free. With the second anniversary of Pokémon Cafe Remix approaching this June, The Pokémon Company says that a lot of new Pokémon will be added to the game. New Online Pokémon Anime The Pokémon Company revealed during today's stream that a new "online animated series" set in the Hisui region has begun production. This means that the game will take place in the world of Pokémon Legends: Arceus. It will be an original story and is set to premiere in 2022. And that's everything revealed today during the Pokémon Day stream. What are you most excited for? Let us know in the comments below! |
| Pokémon Brilliant Diamond And Shining Pearl: Mythical Shaymin Mystery Gift Available Today Posted: 27 Feb 2022 07:12 AM PST Platform: Switch If you were looking to add the mythical Pokémon Shaymin to your party or your Pokédex in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl, today's your lucky day. That's because Shaymin will soon be available to catch in the remakes later today as a Mystery Gift event. Announced during today's Pokémon Day stream, which also saw the reveal of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet alongside the Daybreak Update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus, Shaymin hits the game via something called Oak's Letter. After receiving the Oak's Letter Mystery Gift, you'll be able to encounter Shaymin and catch the mythical Pokémon and add it to your team. As noted by the trailer, it takes approximately two hours of play time before the Mystery Gift feature is unlocked in new playthroughs of Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. You have plenty of time, though, to take part in this Mystery Gift event because while it's live starting today, it will be remain live until March 27 so you have over a month to add Shaymin to your Pokédex. While waiting to receive Oak's Letter, read about the Pokémon Legends: Arceus Daybreak update, which is out later today, and then watch the reveal trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. Are you excited to add Shaymin to your party? Let us know in the comments below! |
| Pokémon Legends: Arceus Daybreak Update Announced, Available Later Today Posted: 27 Feb 2022 06:54 AM PST Platform: Switch Pokémon Legends: Arceus is getting a new update, Version 1.1.0, otherwise known as Daybreak, later today. Announced today during the Pokémon Day stream, which ended with the reveal of Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, Daybreak will add a new investigation to Game Freak's latest pocket monster RPG. You'll be tasked with beginning an investigation into a new phenomenon that is causing a mass outbreak of what appear to be Alpha Pokémon. Click here to watch embedded media As you can see in the trailer above, the phenomenon is causing some of the most challenging types of Pokémon in the game to appear all over the place and it seems it will be up to you to figure out first what's going on, and then discover a way to stop it. It's not a bad time to be catching some powerful Pokémon if you're up to the challenge, though. The Daybreak update will also bring new Pokémon battles to the training grounds in-game. Seemingly addressing one of players' biggest complaints, this new update will make it so that there are more Pokémon battles against other trainers to take part in. As for how many or how often, who knows but fortunately, we don't have to wait long to find out because the Daybreak update hits Pokémon Legends: Arceus later today. To coincide with Pokémon Day, players who use the password "ARCEUSADVENTURE" in-game will receive 30 Ultra Balls, 30 Gigaton Balls, and 30 Jet Balls. For more, read Game Informer's Pokémon Legends: Arceus review and then read about Generation 9, which was just revealed today as Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Are you excited about the Daybreak update? Let us know in the comments below! |
| Pokémon Scarlet And Pokémon Violet Revealed Alongside First Look At Starters, Releasing Late 2022 Posted: 27 Feb 2022 06:24 AM PST Platform: Switch The next mainline Pokémon games have been revealed as Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and they'll be released on the Switch in "late 2022." This news comes by way of today's Pokémon Day stream. Pokémon Red and Blue were released in Japan on February 27, 1996 and these days, The Pokémon Company celebrates the yearly anniversary with a stream about all of its games, including updates and more for them. This year's included plenty of that, but it ended with the big reveal that Generation 9 is coming this year. Click here to watch embedded media The trailer begins with a security guard at Game Freak checking something out before it transitions to footage from Scarlet and Violet. Adopting the look of Sword and Shield (although with significant graphical upgrades), this game appears to be set in a region such as Italy, or perhaps somewhere in South America based on some of the architecture. Regardless, the trailer features plenty of sweeping vistas, familiar pocket monster faces, and beautiful use of color. "With these new titles, the Pokémon series takes a new evolutionary step, allowing you to explore freely in a richly expressed open world," the official page for these games reads. "Various towns blend seamlessly into the wilderness with no borders. You'll be able to see the Pokémon of this region in the skies, in the seas, in the forests, on the streets – all over! You'll be able to experience the true joy of the Pokémon series - battling against wild Pokémon in order to catch them – now in an open-world game that players of any age can enjoy." Perhaps most exciting to fans is the big reveal of the Generation 9 starters: Grass-type cat Sprigatito, Fire-type croc Fuecoco, and Water-type duckling Quaxly. All three of them look great and we can't wait to see what they evolve into later this year. Click here to view embedded media Game Freak says these games will hit the Switch in Late 2022 so expect a release date to be revealed at a later time for somewhere around October or November. For now, we have some questions: this is the first generation to use colors in the names since Black and White 2 – does that signify something? On that same note, is Scarlet and Violet a play on of Red and Blue? Is this a spiritual reboot to the series? Based on the description of this game, and how seamless and open-world in nature it seems, it wouldn't be surprising if this is the new evolution of the mainline franchise. While we wait to learn more, read up on all of the other Pokémon Day announcements, such as the new Daybreak update for Pokémon Legends: Arceus or the new Shaymin Mystery Gift event happening now in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. Are you excited about Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet? Let us know in the comments below! |
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