Friday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - New Trailer + Pokémon Rumble Rush + Pokémon GO Chansey Event + Pokkén Tournament
12-07-2019 03:07 BST / 22:07 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 18:58 BST
Edit @ 11:41: Pokkén Group Match | Edit @ 12:18: Chansey in Fukushima | Edit @ 18:58: Pokémon Rumble Rush Balance patch
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
A new trailer has released for Pokémon Sword & Shield. This trailer doesn't contain any new information but does contain more footage of the game including more Pokémon confirmations.
Edit @ 03:10: We have updated our Galar Pokédex Page with the returning Pokémon or Lapras, Mawile, Ferroseed/Ferrothorn and Mareanie/Toxapex
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Rumble Rush
A balance patch has been announced for Pokémon Rumble Rush. This brings the game up to Version 1.2.0 and will coincide with the new island in the game. It follows maintenance running from July 17th at 06:00 UTC to 11: 00 UTC. This update comes with a rebalance to all of the Type Gears
Level 1 Type Move Plus Power Gears change from 30 to 50
The boost with each level on Type Move Plus Power Gears increases from 10 to 50
The level cap for Type Move Plus Power Gears is lowered from 100 to 50
The amount of P Coins needed to upgrade Type Move Plus Power Gears is altered. For example LEvel 4 to 5 increases by 200 from 6,300 to 6,500. Level 9 to 10 increases 3,500 from 6,500 to 10,000 and Level 19 to 20 increases 30,300 from 19,700 to 50,000
We'll bring more details on this balance patch as it comes
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon Company have announced a small event for Japan for Pokémon GO. Following the announcement of Chansey as the Fukushima Ambassador back in February, to coincide with The Pokémon Company's tie-in with the Fukushima prefecture in Japan called "Fukushima & The Chansey Peach Festival", there will be a small event from July 22nd to August 4th where if you take a GO Snapshot while in Fukushima, you will get Photobombed by a Chansey and can capture it. You can do this once per day
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Pokkén Tournament DX
The next special Group Match has begun on Pokkén Tournament DX. From June 21st through 23rd, you can participate in the "Gatling Flame Kicks" Group Match. This cup is a Basic Battle competition, once again on a Fixed Battle Arena. Participating in this brings a special title reward based on Blaziken, and if you place highly you'll get other titles based on your placement. If you already received the title from the last time it ran, you will not receive it again
In The Games Department
Pokkén Tournament DX
The next special Group Match has been announced on Pokkén Tournament DX. From July 26th through July 28th, you can participate in the "Deep Blue Monarch" Group Match. This cup is a Team Battle competition, once again on a Fixed Battle Arena. Participating in this brings a special title reward based on Empoleon, and if you place highly you'll get other titles based on your placement. If you already received the title from the last time it ran, you will not receive it again
