A downloadable demo of Pokkén Tournament DX was posted at 12am EST on August 24th, 2017 on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Visit the Nintendo eShop on your Nintendo Switch console and find Pokkén Tournament DX. The demo download link is available in the game's detail page. Simply click the “download demo” button to download the demo to your device. The full retail game will be available to purchase on September 22nd, 2017.

A downloadable demo of #PokkenTournamentDX is coming to Nintendo eShop on #NintendoSwitch tomorrow at 9pm PT/12am ET! pic.twitter.com/8x53oHKMt6

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) August 22, 2017

Sources: http://www.nintendo.com/popup/howto/eshopdemo/JzdyUU7cK_oM5qDnatzgA6ZkNY1ktiq3

Nintendo of Europe‏ and Nintendo of Japan have both announced that shiny boxed versions of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver will be for sale at participating retailers on September 22nd, 2017. The boxed versions will contain a Nintendo eShop download code to be able to get the games on a Nintendo 3DS via the Virtual Console. Each game will require 130 blocks. The games are also compatible with Pokémon Bank allowing players to put captured Pokémon from Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver in the bank to transfer them to the upcoming games Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon which will be released on November 17th, 2017.

Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver Shiny Boxed eShop Download Code Versions Box Art:

Japanese Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver eShop Download Code Cards:

Nintendo eShop card download cards for Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver will also go on sale in Japan on September 9th, 2017 for 1111 yen (excluding tax).

Japanese Special Edition Details:

It will cost 1,389 yen (excluding tax) in Japan and in addition to the download codes, it will also include: reproduction Game Boy cart magnets of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver, a reproduction of the original manuals but as a sticker sheet and a Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver poster with a type compatibility table.


Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/VCKG/0818_02/ and https://twitter.com/NintendoEurope/status/898488369285607425

The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have announced a brand-new form of the Pokémon Lycanroc, along with information on how to obtain it in the upcoming Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon video games.

In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, the Pokémon Rockruff could evolve into either Midday Form Lycanroc or Midnight Form Lycanroc. In the upcoming video games Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon, however, a new version of Lycanroc will be available: Dusk Form Lycanroc.


Dusk Form Lycanroc
Type: Rock
Ability: Tough Claws

Dusk Form Lycanroc features characteristics of both Lycanroc Midday Form and Lycanroc Midnight Form. It stands on all fours and has behavioral traits similar to Midday Form, but when it attacks, its eyes glow red, much like Midnight Form. Dusk Form Lycanroc has a tranquil demeanor and always remains calm. This Pokémon is obedient towards a Trainer that it trusts. It has an intense fighting spirit, and as a result, prefers to do combat at close quarters.

Rockruff caught through normal gameplay cannot evolve into Dusk Form Lycanroc. A unique Rockruff that can evolve into Dusk Form Lycanroc will be wirelessly distributed via Nintendo Network as a special early purchase bonus for owners of Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon. Players will be able to receive their Rockruff from the games’ launch on 17 November until 10 January 2018. More details are planned to be announced later this year.

Source: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/895997922461876224

September 2017 Corocoro

Scans of the September 2017 issue of Corocoro which were leaked earlier this week revealed that the Rockruff Distribution will run from November 17th, 2017 through to January 10th, 2018 in Japan, the same days as in North America.

Secrets of Lycanroc Dusk Form Revealed

Find out how to get a special Rockruff that will evolve into this incredible Pokémon.


We recently got our first look at the newly discovered Dusk Form Lycanroc. Now more details have been revealed, including how you can add this cool Pokémon to your Pokémon Ultra Sun or Pokémon Ultra Moon game.

A Unique Look and Attitude

Dusk Form Lycanroc shares some of the aspects of Midday Form, such as a four-legged stance and obedience toward its trusted Trainer. But it's also like Midnight Form—at the moment it attacks, its eyes turn red! Around its neck are four rocks like those of Midday Form, while the mane on its head matches that of Midnight Form.

Little things don't shake the tranquil demeanor of Dusk Form Lycanroc, but it has a well of intense fighting spirit hidden within, and as a result, it relishes combat at close quarters. It also tries to use Counter when battles get intense.

A New Battle Formation

The moves that Dusk Form Lycanroc can learn also seem to reflect the characteristics of both Midday and Midnight Forms. Dusk Form Lycanroc learns both Accelerock and Counter—moves favored by Midday Form and Midnight Form Lycanroc, respectively.

Accelerock is a Rock-type physical move that always goes first. In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, only Midday Form Lycanroc could learn this move. Midday Form could learn this move when it evolved from Rockruff. Counter is a Fighting-type move that inflicts double the damage received by an opponent's physical attack. In Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon, Midnight Form Lycanroc learned this move when it evolved from Rockruff.

Dusk Form Lycanroc has the Ability Tough Claws, a different Ability than either Midday Form or Midnight Form. Tough Claws greatly increases the power of moves that make direct contact. A Dusk Form Lycanroc with this Ability would likely favor a different style of battle than Midday Form or Midnight Form.

Get Dusk Form Lycanroc!

Only special Rockruff can evolve into a Dusk Form Lycanroc, and neither this Rockruff nor Dusk Form Lycanroc can be caught in normal gameplay. But you can get a special gift of this Rockruff as an early purchase bonus with Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon. Players will be able to receive a special Rockruff that can evolve into Dusk Form Lycanroc via Nintendo Network from Friday, November 17, 2017, until Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Evolve this special Rockruff and have an adventure in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon together with your Dusk Form Lycanroc!

You'll be able to get this Rockruff only for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon. Details on the ways to get this special Rockruff will be announced soon, so keep checking back for more information on it and on the upcoming Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon games, launching November 17 for systems in the Nintendo 3DS family.

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/secrets-of-lycanroc-dusk-form-revealed/

YouTube - Dusk Form Lycanroc Appears! Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon 8/11 Latest Information

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xw9cCBlncQ

Pokémon GO Fest Chicago was held in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA at the beautiful Grant Park on July 22nd, 2017 but the event did not go as planned as it was plagued with technical issues. Cell phone networks from Verzion, Sprint and AT&T were overloaded and did not function properly causing people at the event to be unable to play the game. The Pokémon GO Fest Live Stream was also plagued with technical issues from audio static that made people sound robotic, to video streaming issues and also video quality issues. Hopefully Niantic will learn from this mistake and order and require portable cell phone towers from all providers that are now common at major sporting events and concerts like Coachella. Junichi Masuda also attended the event.

Twitter Posts:

Legendary Pokémon Articuno and Lugia are here! #AdventureTogether https://t.co/wKNLY7I9aA pic.twitter.com/dA1R3PrlMW

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 23, 2017

Trainers, we’re aware of server and connectivity issues impacting #PokemonGOFest and are working as quickly as possible to address them.

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) July 22, 2017

Blog update! Thank you Chicago!https://t.co/kaZPMEskuf

— 増田順一@GAME FREAK inc. (@Junichi_Masuda) July 23, 2017

Niantic Pokémon GO Fest Chicago Update

Today at Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago, technical issues created problems for a large number of players attending the event. From everyone at Niantic, we apologize to all of the Trainers who came out to Pokémon GO Fest today. Although we were able to solve many of the technical issues, we were not able to offer every attendee a great experience.

Niantic is taking the following steps immediately:

• All registered attendees will soon receive an email with instructions on how to receive a full refund for the cost of their ticket. These instructions will be sent to the email addresses associated with your Pokémon GO account.
• All registered attendees will receive $100 in PokéCoins in their Pokémon GO account.
• Special Pokémon, Eggs, and check-in PokéStops appearing during Pokémon GO Fest have had their range increased to a two mile radius surrounding Grant Park through Monday morning, July 24. These Pokémon and Eggs will only be visible to Pokémon GO Fest attendees who validated the QR code they received when they entered Pokémon GO Fest. Attendees who were unable to validate their QR code during the event can do so through the special PokéStops through Monday morning.
• All registered attendees will have the Legendary Pokémon, Lugia, added to their account.

We appreciate the patience of all the Trainers who joined us in Chicago this weekend. We will strive to make sure our experiences are of the highest quality going forward.

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/pokemongofestupdate

The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

The Rocket Gang is Appearing?! We Request Information on the Nyarth Balloon!

We've received many eyewitness reports stating the Nyarth balloon has appeared various places around Japan! Be wary of the damages it causes!
Many people claim to have personally seen the Nyarth balloon appear somewhere in Tokyo!
It appears this well known balloon, which body turns into a Nyarth face,
suddenly showed up and startled people in the area.

For an "infiltration" report from the Rocket gang emergency meeting, go here



What is the Nyarth balloon?
It's a balloon Rocket Gang members Musashi, Kojiro, Nyarth, Sonansu etc. often use to travel through the sky! It has appeared in a variety of places, including the kanto region, the Houen region, the Isshu region, etc.




It appears the Rocket Gang will be flying through these areas!
We will give you all advance warnings on where they'll appear,
so if any of you spot the Nyarth balloon,
please post photos of it on Twitter or Instagram,
using the hashtags #ロケット団 and #キミにきめた !
*submitted content will be published on the official movie site.

Advance warnings:



Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/rocket/

Niantic announced that from March 4th, 2017 until March 13th, 2017, Kabigon will appear more frequently than normal in Pokémon Go in the Kumamoto and Ōita Prefectures of Japan. They also warn players to be careful playing the game in those areas as there is still a lot of localized reconstruction work continuing as a result of the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.

Source: https://twitter.com/PokemonGOAppJP/status/837210891166842881

Niantic announced via Twitter that Pokémon Go is indeed still coming out soon after reports began circulating on Saturday that the app had been shelved. The Tweet by Niantic though seems more like damage control rather than an actual announcement of the apps release date. The Pokémon Go app was announced to be released before the end of 2016.

Pokémon Go for Apple Watch is coming soon. Stay tuned.

— Pokémon GO (@PokemonGoApp) December 17, 2016

9to5Mac reported that they had a confirmed source with knowledge of Niantic's plans that the Pokémon Go Plus app for Apple Watch had been canceled for now. On September 7th, 2016, Apple had a Special Event at San Francisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium where they announced some their new products for the upcoming year. At the event, Niantic CEO John Hanke had a segment during the presentation where he discussed the current status of Pokémon GO and he announced that Pokémon GO Plus for Apple Watch would be released by the end of 2016.


Source: https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/17/pokemon-go-for-apple-watch-cancelled/

The December 15th, 2016 episode of Oha Suta revealed the trailer and poster for the 20th Pocket Monsters Movie - I choose you!. The title of the movie shares a similar name as the first episode of the original series of Pocket Monsters. The movie will debut in Japan on July 15th, 2017. The official movie website updated a little while after the airing of Oha Suta with the trailer, poster and a background picture featuring Ho-oh, Satoshi and Pikachu. Images from Oha Suta, the trailer and the website have been added to an Imageboard thread.

Tweet Announcing Movie Information to Air on Oha Suta

2017年夏公開のポケモン映画最新情報を、明日放送の「おはスタ」（テレビ東京系あさ7:05～）にて世界初公開！お見逃しなく！ #ポケモン映画https://t.co/IFlS2sqp7x pic.twitter.com/QnQleqLmzH

— 劇場版ポケットモンスター キミにきめた！ (@pokemon_movie) December 14, 2016

Niantic and Starbucks have announced the Special-Edition Pokémon GO Frappuccino and that approximately 7,800 Starbucks stores in the United States will begin to turn into PokéStops or Gyms starting on December 8th, 2016.

Hello, Starbucks!

Trainers, We are happy to announce that Starbucks is now an official partner of Pokémon GO.

Starbucks has a long-standing commitment to providing spaces for social interaction and real-world community building in its extensive network of locations. We appreciate their role in creating safe, welcoming locations for people from all walks of life to come together for refreshment and social engagement. Starting 11 A.M. PST on December 8th, this new partnership will transform 7,800 company-operated Starbucks stores in the United States into PokéStops and Gyms, giving Trainers even more places to play and to engage with their local Pokémon GO communities. And to cap it all off, Starbucks is creating a special-edition Pokémon GO Frappuccino® for everyone!

Whether you’re on your daily morning commute or just out exploring your neighborhood with your loved ones, make sure you collect items from the new Starbucks PokéStops or battle in the new Gyms with your favorite Pokémon!

Source: http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/starbucks/

Discover the Pokémon GO Frappuccino at Starbucks

People across the country have been playing Pokémon GO since its release and Starbucks customers and partners (employees) are among them. To join in with the fun and excitement, starting today (December 8) at 11 a.m. PST, approximately 7,800 Starbucks® stores in the U.S. will begin to turn into PokéStops or Gyms.

By locating a Starbucks® store within Pokémon GO, players will discover the Pokémon GO Frappuccino® blended beverage. The Pokémon GO Frappuccino® starts with a Vanilla Bean Frappuccino® blended beverage and raspberry syrup blended with freeze-dried whole blackberries and topped with whipped cream. It's the perfect treat for any Pokémon Trainer on the go.

The Pokémon GO Frappuccino® blended beverage will be available at participating Starbucks® stores for a limited time while supplies last.

Source: https://news.starbucks.com/news/starbucks-pokemon-go

Starbucks Twitter

Discover the Pokémon GO @Frappuccino at Starbucks https://t.co/nWLiOuGV3c pic.twitter.com/r8CTnLKwuV

— Starbucks News (@Starbucksnews) December 8, 2016

Niantic has released the patch notes for Pokémon GO and has updated the game to version 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS. It was also announced that Sprint and Niantic will hold a joint press conference to discuss Pokémon Go and Sprint. Marcelo Claure, CEO of Sprint and John Hanke, CEO of Niantic, will both be at the press conference which starts at 8:30 a.m. Pacific time on Wednesday December 7th, 2016.

Pokémon GO updated to version 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS

Trainers, Pokémon GO is in the process of being updated to version 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS devices. Below are some release notes and comments from our development team.

• Trainers will be able to transfer multiple Pokémon at a time to Professor Willow. To use this function, press and hold on a Pokémon.
• Pokémon type icons have been added to the Gym battle approach and Gym battle screen.
• The total Candy count for your Buddy Pokémon has been added to the buddy information screen.
• The total kilometers a buddy has walked has been added to the information screen of each Pokémon that has ever been your buddy.
• Minor text fixes.

Source: http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/ver-update-120616/

Sprint Twitter Announcement

Attn #PokemonGO Trainers - we have a very special announcement … just for you … coming soon! pic.twitter.com/ch4rkpyHv9

— MarceloClaure (@marceloclaure) December 6, 2016