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On December 21st, 2019, the yawning Kabigon appears at the Pokémon Centers and it is a cute item perfect for winter! Hibanny is amazed at Kabigon's “Yawn” and it looks great on Kabigon’s big stomach. Messon is very sleepy, but Sarunori is very energetic! Be sure to pay attention to each expression.

A soft blanket that feels good can play an active role in various situations, such as in the office or in a car. There are goods with a soft texture that you will want to use in the winter, such as a tote bag made of sagara embroidery and a PC/tablet case with the embroidery. The large tissue box cover has plenty of presence! There are also a wide variety of items such as cookies in cute boxes and stationery. Some of the items will also be available on the Amazon.co.jp Pokémon Store starting on December 28th, 2019 with pre-orders starting on December 21st, 2019 and are denoted with a （★） in the items list.

Items:

Item List:

Cushion Blanket Yawning Kabigon - 4,180 yen (★)
Tissue Box Cover Yawning Kabigon - 3,630 yen (★)
Mini Tote Yawning Kabigon - 3,630 yen (★)
PC / Tablet Case Yawning Kabigon - 2,860 yen (★)
Multi Smartphone Cover Yawning Kabigon - 3,520 yen (★)
Soft Jacket for iPhone 8/7/6s/6 Yawning Kabigon - 2,068 yen (★)
Soft Jacket for iPhone X(s) Yawning Kabigon - 2,068 yen (★)
Face Shape Cookie Yawning Kabigon - 1,080 yen
Plushie Yawning Kabigon - 2,200 yen (★)
Mascot Kabigon Yawning Kabigon - 1,210 yen (★)
Mascot Wooloo Yawning Kabigon - 1,210 yen (★)
YOJO TAPE Yawning Kabigon - 715 yen (★)
A4 Clear File Yawning Kabigon - 264 yen
Pouch Yawning Kabigon - 1,760 yen (★)
Acrylic Stand Charm Yawning Kabigon - Kabigon and Hibanny - 990 yen (★)
Acrylic Stand Charm Yawning Kabigon - Wooloo and Messon - 990 yen (★)
Acrylic Stand Charm Yawning Kabigon - Hoho and Sarunori - 990 yen (★)
Acrylic Stand Charm Yawning Kabigon - Nyarmar and Booster - 990 yen (★)
Emblem Sticker Yawning Kabigon - Kabigon and Hibanny - 605 yen (★)
Emblem Sticker Yawning Kabigon - Wooloo and Messon - 605 yen (★)
Emblem Sticker Yawning Kabigon - Hoho and Sarunori - 605 yen (★)
Emblem Sticker Yawning Kabigon - Nyarmar and Booster - 605 yen (★)
Toothbrush Stand Yawning Kabigon - Kabigon - 550 yen (★)
Toothbrush Stand Yawning Kabigon - Sarunori - 550 yen (★)
Toothbrush Stand Yawning Kabigon - Hibanny - 550 yen (★)
Toothbrush Stand Yawning Kabigon - Messon - 550 yen (★)
Warm and Cold Lunch Drawstring Yawning Kabigon - 2,420 yen (★)
Food Pot Yawning Kabigon - 2,750 yen (★)
Mini Blanket for Kneeling Yawning Kabigon - 3,850 yen (★)
Kabigon Slippers - 2,750 (★)
Kabigon Room Wear - 5,500 yen (★)
Hand Towel Yawning Kabigon - Sarunori - 550 yen (★)
Hand Towel Yawning Kabigon - Hibanny - 550 yen (★)
Hand Towel Yawning Kabigon - Messon - 550 yen (★)

Source: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2019/12/191206_p02.html

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On December 19th, 2019, some of the most popular art from the past Berry's forest, Ghost's castle merchandise line will be used in Pokémon Card Game related goods and will be available at the Pokémon Centers! This is the same day that the new Pokémon Card Station Mega Tokyo will open! These fantastic and colorful illustrations by Kayo Horaguchi (ホラグチカヨ) feature hand drawn art in cool neon colors and will be featured on flip deck cases, deck shields and rubber play mats. The merchandise will also be available on the Amazon Pokémon Store starting on December 28th, 2019 with pre-orders available starting on December 21st, 2019.

Items:

Item List:

Pokémon Card Game Flip Deck Case Berry's forest, Ghost's castle - Castle - 2,200 yen
Pokémon Card Game Flip Deck Case Berry's forest, Ghost's castle - Forest - 2,200 yen
Pokémon Card Game Flip Deck Case NeonColor - 2,200 yen
Pokémon Card Game Deck Shields Berry's forest, Ghost's castle - Castle - 792 yen
Pokémon Card Game Deck Shields Berry's forest, Ghost's castle - Forest - 792 yen
Pokémon Card Game Deck Shields NeonColor - 792 yen
Pokémon Card Game Rubber Playmat Berry's forest, Ghost's castle - Castle - 2,750 yen
Pokémon Card Game Rubber Playmat Berry's forest, Ghost's castle - Forest - 2,750 yen
Pokémon Card Game Rubber Playmat NeonColor - 2,750 yen

Source: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2019/12/191206_p03.html

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Starting on December 8th, 2019, Pokémon Center and Pokémon Stores nationwide in Japan will be distributing a Completely Understanding the New Pocket Monsters Anime Book (新アニメ「ポケットモンスター」まるわかりブック) at the checkouts. The book comes with a serial code for 100 Monster Balls which can be used with Pocket Monsters Sword or Shield.

The book features the Pokénchi members thoroughly introducing the charm of the new anime series! Get a complete picture of the adventure, including characters and Pokémon from the new series!

Source: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2019/12/191206_p01.html

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Phil Keslin, Co-founder and CTO of Niantic, announced that Niantic is working with Qualcomm to execute a multi-year joint collaboration on an integrated design spanning AR glasses reference hardware, software, and cloud-components. This could lead to better performance in games like Pokémon GO and accelerate the usage of next generation AR experiences through the Niantic Real World Platform.

Niantic Collaborating with Qualcomm Technologies to Accelerate AR Software and Hardware

Today at Qualcomm Technologies’ annual Snapdragon Technology Summit 2019, it was an honor to join Hugo Swart, VP & Head of XR, on stage to introduce our intentions to execute a multi-year joint collaboration on an integrated design spanning AR glasses reference hardware, software, and cloud-components.

To ensure interoperability with today's latest AR innovations and accelerate the development of tomorrow’s devices, the platform plans to be optimized first for:

• Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ XR2 Platform: The world’s first 5G-supported XR platform. It unites Qualcomm Technologies’ expertise in XR, 5G and AI to provide breakthrough technology to help usher in a new era of XR. This premium-quality platform unveils innovative features and boasts multiple firsts for XR that can be scaled across AR (augmented reality), VR (virtual reality) and MR (mixed reality).
• Niantic Real World Platform: Niantic's core technology stack that includes an AR-first SDK enabling high quality, immersive end user experiences and integrated cloud services capable of "world scale" to support millions of concurrent users in a shared AR experience.

At Niantic, we’re unlocking the potential to create next generation AR experiences through the Niantic Real World Platform, and building new ways to map, share and understand reality. The Niantic Real-World Platform has been proven out by hundreds of millions of users, through consumer experiences such as Ingress, Pokémon Go and Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Last month, we announced the Niantic Creator Program and the Niantic Beyond Reality Fund which will open up the Niantic Real World Platform to the talented developers around the world to help achieve their visions in creating location-based and AR experiences. We’re excited to also share that access to this new collaborative architecture between Niantic and Qualcomm Technologies is expected to be provided to creators via the Niantic Creator Program when available. Developers and creators can apply to the Niantic Creator Program at niantic.dev.

We’re looking forward to helping move the entire AR industry forward as we work together with Qualcomm Technologies to define a true end-to-end architecture - inclusive of hardware, software, and cloud technologies.

Source: https://nianticlabs.com/blog/qualcomm/

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DeNa has announced that the ongoing Legendary event Lurking Shadow will take place from December 4th, 2019 until December 18th, 2019. Complete the event and collect 800 Custom Voucher 1 to acquire the area info needed to team up with Giovanni and Mewtwo!

Event Period:
12/4/2019 at 10:00 p.m. – 12/18/2019 at 9:59 p.m.

Legendary event Lurking Shadow ongoing! Complete the event to team up with Giovanni and Mewtwo

Lurking Shadow is a special legendary event where you can team up with Giovanni & Mewtwo. Complete the event and collect 800 Custom Voucher 1 to acquire the area info needed to team up with Giovanni & Mewtwo! You can check how many of these special items you’ve collected on the Event Items menu in your Bag. Use the custom items obtained in this event to have Giovanni & Mewtwo learn new moves and skills, unlock their level cap, and increase their potential! Custom items can be obtained as area rewards, or by exchanging Custom Voucher 1 and Custom Super Voucher 1 for them in the shop.

Additionally, the rewards for the areas below will be tripled once per day!

• Take Down Giovanni! Round 1
• Take Down Giovanni! Round 2
• Take Down Giovanni! Round 3
• Take Down Giovanni! Round 4
Note: First-time rewards and completion rewards will not be increased.

Event Missions

You can take on special missions during the event period.

Important

• To participate, you must have completed chapter 5 of the main story.
• The sync pairs that appear as opponents in battle have different capabilities than those you can actually obtain.
• The legendary event Lurking Shadow may return again in the future. The data below will carry over for its return:
  　1. Completion status of related areas, status of first-time rewards, and status of event area info.
  　2. Completion status of related missions and number of items exchanged in the shop.
  　3. The Custom Voucher 1 and Custom Super Voucher 1 quantity in your possession.
• The following two conditions must be met in order to acquire the area info needed to team up with Giovanni & Mewtwo:
  　1. Complete Unfathomable Strength in the Lurking Shadow legendary event.
  　2. Collect a total of 800 Custom Voucher 1.
• Mission completion rewards can only be claimed during the event period and can no longer be claimed after this period.
• The content is subject to change without notice.

Source: https://pokemonmasters-game.com/en-US/announcements/Event_1110_1W_2

YouTube Clip - Giovanni and Mewtwo - Legendary Event Lurking Shadow

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_m791xh4Q