The Pokémon Company has announced a new app for Android and Apple iOS called Pokémon Pass which is free and links to your Pokémon Trainer Club account to get rewards. The iOS version requires iOS 11.0 or later with an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. The Android version requires Android 5.1 and up.

Pokémon Pass

Pokémon Pass connects you with great Pokémon reward activities when you visit participating retailers in your area. Sign in with your free Pokémon Trainer Club account, then get notified of upcoming events at a store near you. When you visit the store, use your phone’s camera to scan a code to unlock a gift—such as in-game items for Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! or Pokémon photo stickers for your camera.

To use the app, you’ll need to enable location services and grant permission for the app to use your phone’s camera. You’ll also need a free Pokémon Trainer Club account, which you can create on Pokemon.com.

Add a little Pokémon fun to your next trip to the store with Pokémon Pass!

Get Shiny Pikachu and Shiny Eevee at Target

Use the Pokémon Pass app to add one of these Shiny Pokémon to your Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! game.

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! players can add a uniquely colored Pokémon to their game by visiting a US Target store between May 11 and June 23, 2019. Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! players can get a Shiny Eevee, while those playing Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! can get a Shiny Pikachu.

To receive one of these Pokémon, you'll need to download the new Pokémon Pass app for select iOS and Android devices. Pokémon Pass is available to download from the App Store and Google Play at no cost. You'll even get a bonus Detective Pikachu photo sticker when you download the app, too!

This app delivers exclusive digital rewards to Pokémon Trainer Club account owners when they're at designated retail locations. If you're an account owner and enter a participating Target store, Pokémon Pass will use geolocation to automatically notify you of nearby reward offerings. The app will then guide you through several prompts, including one to scan a special QR Code found in-store, so you can claim your Shiny Pikachu or Shiny Eevee.

Shiny Pikachu
Game: Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Level: 10
Moves: Thunderbolt, Double Kick, Double Team, Thunder

Shiny Eevee
Game: Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!
Level: 10
Moves: Double-Edge, Iron Tail, Helping Hand, Facade

Additionally, if you visit Target on May 11, 2019, between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. in your local time zone, you can celebrate the release of the POKÉMON Detective Pikachu movie with a special giveaway. Fans can receive a new Psyduck promo card for the Pokémon Trading Card Game and a movie poster. Supplies are limited, though, so don't wait!

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-shiny-pikachu-and-shiny-eevee-at-target/

YouTube Clip - Get Shiny Pikachu and Shiny Eevee at Target!

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAkzonHmTTI

The Pokémon Company International has released Pokémon TCG Card Dex, a brand-new app available at no cost that offers an easy way to browse and discover cards from the Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon Series, including all expansions and promo cards available to date. The app has launched in Sweden and will be coming soon to additional markets worldwide.

New Pokémon TCG Card Dex Mobile App Released in Sweden and Coming Soon Worldwide

With Pokémon TCG Card Dex, fans can keep track of their Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon Series collection, using the camera on compatible iOS and Android devices to create digital scans of their cards, which are then stored on the device for convenient offline viewing. Even damaged or partially obscured cards can be scanned and identified in the app, and cards in other languages will automatically be translated into the preferred language.

In addition, Pokémon TCG Card Dex provides a comprehensive database of all Sun & Moon Series expansions, with the ability to filter by expansion, card type and rarity, Pokémon type, Energy type, HP, and other options, so fans can easily search for and discover cards to add to their collection.

In Sweden, Pokémon TCG Card Dex is available to download at no cost from the App Store and Google Play. The app supports English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Brazilian Portuguese languages.

Track Your Pokémon TCG Cards on the Go

The Pokémon TCG Card Dex is coming soon to help you browse and scan your Pokémon TCG collection with your mobile device.

A new app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices is coming soon that will make managing your Pokémon TCG collection easier. The Pokémon Trading Card Game Card Dex, available at no cost, will let you browse all cards released since the launch of the Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon Series. By using your device's camera, you can scan and keep track of which cards are in your collection—right inside the app. Plus, you'll be able to look up cards in the built-in Pokémon TCG database, including cards you haven't added to your collection.

The Pokémon TCG Card Dex supports English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. Scanned cards will appear in the app in the language the player has selected, even if the physical card is in a different language—a convenient translation tool for international players and collectors.

The app launches today in Sweden and will soon be available worldwide. Download the app soon for iPhone and iPad on the App Store, and for Android devices on Google Play.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/track-your-pokemon-tcg-cards-on-the-go/

Niantic has pushed a new update for Pokémon GO updating it to iOS Version 1.99.1 and Android Version 0.131.1. Below are the patch notes for the game.

Patch Notes: November 11th, 2018 - iOS Version 1.99.1 and Android Version 0.131.1

• Trainers can now challenge someone nearby to a Trainer Battle by scanning their Battle Code.
• Trainers can send remote Trainer Battle challenges to their Ultra Friends or Best Friends.
• Trainers can also Trainer Battle against team leaders Spark, Candela, and Blanche.
• Trainer Battles take place in one of three different Trainer Battle Leagues, and each requires a team of three Pokémon. Each Trainer Battle League has different Pokémon CP limits.
• Trainers can earn rewards for participating in Trainer Battles.
• New hair colors and skin tones will be available for Trainer avatars.

Source: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo

The Pokémon Company International announced that the first 52 episodes from Indigo League are now available for purchase on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon. Individual episodes cost $2.99 USD / £2.49 or $21.99 USD / £19.99 for the whole season.

Press Release - Original Pokémon Episodes Now Available in HD

Pokémon: Indigo League, the first season of the classic Pokémon animation, is now available for digital purchase in HD. This marks the first time fans can catch season one in its entirety, as well as individual episodes, on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon.

The long-running Pokémon the Series follows Ash, a boy who sets out on a journey to become a Pokémon Trainer on his 10th birthday. Ash is thrown for a loop when his first Pokémon turns out to be the now-iconic Pikachu, but they work together with the help of their friends Brock and Misty to become “the very best, like no one ever was.” The first season of Pokémon animation originally aired in Japan in 1997 and in the United States in 1998.

Individual episodes can be purchased for the approximate price of £2.49, and the full season is available for the approximate price of £19.99.

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/original-pokemon-episodes-now-available-in-hd/

Starting on April 24th, 2017, participating stores will begin selling two different Pokémon GO branded Google Play cards. One card is for 5000 yen while the other one can be loaded with an amount between 1,500 and 50,000 yen.


Also announced is a special promotion that takes place from April 24th, 2017 until May 21st, 2017 where players can use the AR Mode in Pokémon GO and take a picture of a wild Pokémon next to a special Pokémon GO poster. Players can then Tweet their picture to the Google Play Pokémon GO Twitter account and the next time the player buys a Google Play card, they will get a 300 yen.


Sources: http://www.pokemongo.jp/topics/55/ and https://goo.gl/F5PbJM