Quote:Chikorita will be the focus of Pokemon Go's next Community Day, which will take place on Sept. 22nd.

Pokemon Go announced the news earlier today, along with the reveal that players will get triple XP for any Pokemon caught during the monthly three-hour mini-event. Chikorita is the Grass-Type Starter Pokemon first seen in Pokemon Gold and Silver, and is generally considered to be one of the weakest Starter Pokemon in the franchise.

Each Pokemon Go Community Day event focuses on a different Pokemon, with the Pokemon (or its evolution) receiving a special move and players receiving set bonuses during the event. While Pokemon Go hasn't announced which move Chikorita will receive, players are speculating that it will be Frenzy Plant, a powerful Grass-Type move currently only used by Venusaur evolved during a Community Day event earlier this year.

We'll likely also see the arrival of Chikorita's Shiny form, as previous Community Day have included the release of new Shiny Pokemon, which encourages players to spend the event stockpiling as many Pokemon as they can.

The Community Day events have been big successes for Pokemon Go, and are usually the main driver for the game's occasional return to the top of sales charts. However, Chikorita isn't nearly as popular as other Pokemon featured in Community Day events, nor is it relevant to Pokemon Go's metagame. We'll see if the extra XP and potential for a Shiny Pokemon is enough to keep players interested in next month's Community Day event.

Notably, it appears that Pokemon Go won't be carrying over the two-day Community Day event setup seen during August's event. Players seemed to enjoy the event, but it appears that the two-day event was only so players could get all of Eevee's multiple evolutions before time expired.

https://kotaku.com/box-of-1999-pokemon-c...1828315377

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An original, unopened box of 1999 First Edition Pokémon cards has sold at auction in the US for the staggering price of $56,000.

Via Kotaku AU, Huggins & Scott Auctions sold the box last week, with bidding opening at $20,000. There’s a reason for the steep price that goes beyond nostalgia: pristine Charizard holo cards can sell for almost as much on their own, as we saw last April when one sold for $55,000, so a box like this gives you a shot at not only one of those beauties, but a load of other valuable cards inside as well.

The auction description does the math:

Quote:A box break will yield (36) 11-card packs. Additionally, each pack will deliver: (5) common, (3) uncommon, (2) Energy and (1) Rare or Foil card. Based on production, the odds of pulling a foil card are nearly 1:3 packs. With 396 chances for Gem Mint 10 holos and other high-grade treasures, “the sky’s the limit” for this transcendent non-sport box!

The box “has been in the possession of our consignor since release decades ago”, and “presents as when produced pre-millennium”, which makes it sound like an ancient relic that Assassins and Templars should be fighting over.

Quote:A new month is underway, which means another pair of free Legendary Pokemon are now available for Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. This time, The Pokemon Company is giving away the Ruby and Sapphire cover monsters Groudon and Kyogre as part of its ongoing Year of Legendary Pokemon promotion, but as usual, you'll only have a limited time to grab them.

As with previous distributions, the way to receive the Legendaries differs depending on where you live. Once again, US residents will need to travel to a specific retailer to pick up a free download code for the Pokemon. This time, the code will be available at participating GameStop stores from August 3-26. Pokemon fansite Serebii reports that players in the UK will need to travel to Game stores to get the code.

The Legendaries can be redeemed in any seventh-generation Pokemon game, but the one you receive will depend on which version you're playing. Those with either Sun or Ultra Sun will get Kyogre, while Moon and Ultra Moon players will get Groudon. Additionally, the Pokemon will come at different levels and know different attacks based on the game you own. You can see their movesets in each version below:

Pokemon Ultra Sun

- Kyogre -- Level 100 (w/Gold Bottle Cap)
- Origin Pulse
- Ice Beam
- Water Spout
- Calm Mind

Pokemon Sun

- Kyogre -- Level 60
- Ice Beam
- Origin Pulse
- Calm Mind
- Muddy Water

Pokemon Ultra Moon

- Groudon -- Level 100 (w/Gold Bottle Cap)
- Precipice Blades
- Earth Power
- Fire Punch
- Swords Dance

Pokemon Moon

- Groudon -- Level 60
- Earthquake
- Precipice Blades
- Bulk Up
- Solar Beam

To claim your Legendary, you'll need to redeem the download code using the Mystery Gift feature from the games' main menu. After selecting Mystery Gift, choose the option to receive your gift with a code/password, and input the code you picked up from GameSpot. The Pokemon will then be downloaded into your game. Once those steps have been completed, you'll be able to pick your Pokemon up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center.

As part of the Year of Legendary Pokemon, The Pokemon Company is giving away a different Legendary for free each month in 2018. This marks the seventh giveaway held thus far, following on the heels of July's free Legendaries, Tornadus and Thundurus. You can see all of the free Pokemon available for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon right now in our roundup.

https://www.altpress.com/news/grandpa-ri...okemon-go/

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While on his quest to be the very best like no one ever was, this grandpa has rigged his bike with eleven phones to play Pokémon Go.

69-year-old Chen San-yuan, a Taiwanese grandpa, began his journey after his grandson introduced him to the mobile game.

San-yuan was interviewed by Taiwanese YouTube channel EXP.GG when he started out with just nine phones tied to his bike, but according to the BBC, he’s now upgraded to eleven.

Apparently adopting the nickname “Uncle Pokemon,” San-yuan reportedly spends more than $1,250 a month to fund his habit and up to 20 hours chasing virtual Pokémon until the phone batteries die.

Though the game has proven to be super addictive, San-yuan also finds health benefits from playing it. “There’s a lot of fun,” Chen told EXP.GG. “I can connect with people, prevent Alzheimer’s disease.”

Quote:Strong Gym Leaders, sinister organizations, and familiar faces await you in Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!

Quote:Add the Legendary Kyogre or Groudon to your Pokémon team this August, Trainers! Learn more about them from GAME FREAK developers, then head to your local participating GameStop to add one of them to your Pokémon Ultra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon game!

Quote:Nature’s wrath has been unleashed in Pokémon TCG: Sun & Moon—Celestial Storm! With a lineup including Articuno-GX, Scizor-GX, and the amazing Rayquaza-GX, plus new Prism Star cards, you won’t want to miss this expansion!

Quote:When a series of mysterious incidents threatens the people and Pokémon who inhabit a small seaside town, it’ll take more than Ash and Pikachu to save the day! Here’s a sneak peek at Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us!

Quote:Get a closer look at Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! for Nintendo Switch! With your Pikachu or Eevee by your side (in your matching outfits!), explore the Kanto region in a whole new way, meet your rival and some familiar faces, and if you want, share your adventure with a friend!

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/12/175648...nto-region

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Pokémon: Let’s Go! is a beautiful, modern twist on Pokémon Yellow and the rest of the first-generation games. That means it takes us way back to the Kanto region, where the series began. We’ve visited Kanto so many times now that many of us can navigate it with our eyes closed. Now, The Pokémon Company is helping series newcomers get acclimated with the beloved area before the Nintendo Switch games launch this November with a mesmerizing, gorgeous illustration.

Alongside a bunch of other new screenshots and assets for the upcoming Let’s Go! games, the Pokémon publisher released the full Kanto map, seen below, which has a lot to pore over. Each town and city that players must travel to is subtly demarcated by their associated Pokémon. If you wanna go to Viridian City, look for its notorious bug Pokémon on the map; there’s your spot.

The first game I ever owned was Pokémon Red, back when I was 6 years old — so it’s kind of sweet that I can look at the map and immediately know the direction of a trainer’s journey. But if you haven’t embarked upon the classic Kanto region journey yet, here’s a tip: Start down in the southeast portion, where you’ll see Pikachu and Eevee. That’s where Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! will kick off, and from there, travel north to get a sense of where you’ll have to head next. Check out the map below.

Pokémon: Let’s Go! is out Nov. 16.

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/9/1754881...ory-poster

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Pokémon: Everyone’s Story has a gorgeous new poster ahead of its July 13 release in Japan. The new movie, which follows last year’s Pokémon: I Choose You!, takes place in a universe separate from the television series. Everyone’s Story will take us to a new location in the Pokémon world: Fura City, where the residents are said to live together with the wind.

The movie’s official account tweeted the new poster, which reveals a San Francisco-esque vibe to the city and gentle design elements reminiscent of Studio Ghibli.

While the previous poster for the film depicted all the characters and their Pokémon, the only Pokémon in this new poster are Pikachu and Eevee. The second trailer for the film also focused on these two Pokémon. With the reveal of Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee! and Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! in May, the attention paid to Eevee and Pikachu becomes more obvious. In fact, the text on the new poster roughly translates to “let’s go with the wind blowing.”




In addition to the heavy focus on Eevee and Pikachu — as well as Lugia, who will play an important role in the film — a new mythical Pokémon, Zeraora, will be revealed in the movie before its addition to last year’s Nintendo 3DS games, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

Everyone’s Story follows in the vein of 2017’s I Choose You! in that it pivots from the formula of the usual Pokémon movies. Instead of tying in directly with the television series, these two films take place in a separate timeline, with very few of the television characters crossing over. Instead, Ash is joined by a group of five new friends who make their debuts in the film.

Despite what may seem like a dramatic change for longtime Pokémon viewers, fans are praising the animation and the glimpses of the new characters. The fresh animation style and aesthetic changes in Everyone’s Story could be attributed to the production company on board the project: Wit Studios, the creative force behind Attack on Titan.

With a premier studio on board and a whole new look and cast, Everyone’s Story highlights what seems to be a new era in the Pokémon movie series. There’s not yet a Western release date for Pokémon: Everyone’s Story, but it will premiere on July 13 in Japan.

Quote:Pokemon Quest, the free-to-play Pokemon game featuring cube-shaped creatures, has reached a big new download milestone. The game has picked up more than 7.5 million downloads since it was released in May, the Pokemon Company has announced. The game is available on Nintendo Switch, as well as iOS and Android; it's free on all platforms.

It reached 1 million downloads in its first two days alone on Nintendo Switch, The Pokemon Company added. The company did not provide a breakdown of downloads between Nintendo Switch and the mobile editions.

Set on Tumblecube Island, Pokemon Quest features cube-style versions of the original 151 Pokemon, including Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur.

Like other free-to-play games, or, "free-to-start," as Nintendo calls them, Pokemon Quest is supported by microtransactions. You can pay real money to buy items and packs that help speed up your progress in the game. Download numbers are important for free-to-play games, but more important is how much money has come in from microtransactions.

As you would expect, The Pokemon Company has not shared any details about how much money Pokemon Quest has brought in. Independent research firm SensorTower recently reported that Pokemon Quest for iOS and Android made more than $3 million from microtransactions during its first week.

The next big Pokemon game is Pokemon: Let's Go Pikachu and Pokemon: Let's Go Eevee, which launch in November for Nintendo Switch. A "core" Pokemon RPG will follow in 2019. The hugely popular Pokemon Go continues to get new updates, too; the latest update added a version of Squirtle who wears sunglasses.

http://www.shacknews.com/article/106025/...y-squirtle

Quote:Pokemon GO players from around the world took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate this month's Community Day. July's event centered around Squirtle, spawning off many of the turtle Pokemon across the globe. But beyond the incentive of eventually evolving a Squirtle in a Blastoise with Hydro Cannon, there was an extra incentive involving Squirtle Squad Squirtles.

Completing a special Field Research task during Community Day (Catch 5 Squirtles) would reward players with the opportunity to catch a sunglasses-sporting Squirtle, just like the classic Pokemon anime.

But what happens if that special Squirtle gets evolved? Does it keep its sunglasses or does it become a regular Wartortle?







As indicated by this photographic evidence, evolving these event Squirtles keeps their apparel intact. Evolving a Squirtle with sunglasses will result in a Wartortle with sunglasses. Evolving that Wartortle will then result in a Blastoise with sunglasses.

So if you've caught a Squirtle Squad member during Community Day, have no fear about evolving it. You're more than welcome to evolve it into its much stronger form, with its sunglasses still firmly in place.

https://www.polygon.com/2018/7/2/1752816...y-day-july

Quote:emember how, in the original Pokémon anime, the absolute coolest characters were the Squirtle Squad? They were a pack of BAMFs who tagged every wall they could find, wore sunglasses inside and at night, and basically gave zero craps about anything and anyone.

Now the Squirtle Squad is about to be the coolest characters in Pokémon Go, too. The game’s upcoming Community Day event will give players an opportunity to not only unlock a Blastoise (Squirtle’s fully evolved form) with the rare attack Hydro Cannon in its moveset, but it will also give players the chance to find some sunglasses-wearing Squirtle out there in the wild.

This is the first time that Niantic has introduced a costumed Pokémon that isn’t a Pikachu. We’ve seen Pikachu in a trainer hat, Santa hat, party hat, etc. But we haven’t seen a single Pokémon in sunglasses. You know why? Because Squirtle is the only Pokémon deserving enough to wear them.

The Squirtle Squad continues to own to this day, more than 20 years after it formed. And on July 8, from 2-5 p.m. ET, you may be able to own one yourself. Go outside and take part in Community Day, and cross your fingers that you find even one boss Squirtle.

Quote:Your quest awaits, Trainers! Pokémon Quest is now available on iOS and Android devices. There's a Pikachu that knows Surf available with purchase of the Mini Expedition Pack, too!

Quote:Add the Legendary Pokémon Thundurus or Tornadus to your team this July! Learn more about these Legendary Pokémon from the GAME FREAK developers, then head to your local participating Target from July 13–28 to add one to your Pokémon Ultra Sun, Pokémon Ultra Moon, Pokémon Sun, or Pokémon Moon game.