Pokemon GO is suffering from another notable glitch following the game’s latest update. At random times, once a Pokemon is caught, it turns into something else entirely – which also appears to be random.
This video shows Poliwag turning into Rattata:
There’s been an uptick in reports about the glitch over the past 24 hours or so. Niantic will likely need to send out another update to address the issue.
As part of yesterday’s Pokemon Sun/Moon announcements, it was announced that a special real-life Z-Ring will be sold. When using a Z-Move, the Z-Ring lights up, vibrates, and emits sounds to go along with what’s happening in-game.
We now have a bit more information about Tomy’s plans for the Z-Ring in Japan. You’ll be able to collect 18 different crystals, all of which correspond to a different Z-move.
The Z-Ring will cost 2,600 yen and is packaged with one Z-Crystal. Z-Crystal sets have three each and are priced at 599 yen. A special bundle is also planned for 4,490 yen containing the Z-Ring and six Z-Crystals.
The New 3DS XL Super Famicom Edition just launched in Japan yesterday. For a closer look at the system, view the unboxing video below.
As we mentioned yesterday, Arceus is now available as the latest Mythical Pokemon distribution in X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Watch the official trailer below.
This week’s Famitsu review scores are as follows:
Tales of Berseria (PS4/PS3) – 9/9/8/9
Ratchet & Clank (PS4) – 8/8/9/9
Collar x Malice (PSV) – 9/8/8/8
Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai Converted Edition (PSV) – 8/8/8/7
RevErsi Quest (XBO) – 7/7/7/8
Hiyoko Mamire (3DS) – 7/7/8/7
Super Robo Mouse (Wii U) – 6/5//6/6
With all the big Pokémon news from earlier today, it’s easy to forget that Pokémon Shuffle is due for an update! This week brings a repeat run of a new Mega competion, for Steelixite, as well as a new, special stage for Entei, some repeats, and a brief Victini stage.
The Mega-Steelix stage is, as usual, a competition, where the top players by region will earn various prizes. The top 15,000 players in Europe, 22,000 in North America, and 60,000 in Japan will earn the Steelixite, with other prizes as follows:
-Raise Max Level: Top 1,200 (EU), 1,800 (NA), and 5,000 (JP)
-Mega Speedup: Top 3,800 (EU), 5,600 (NA), and 15,000 (JP)
-Disruption Delay: Top 20,000 (EU), 30,000 (NA), and 80,000 (JP)
-Attack Power: All players who don’t get the Steelixite
The competition will run until August 9.
A special stage for Entei has also appeared. Though Entei is able to be caught in the main game, this stage may drop an Entei Skill Booster or a Raise Max Level. This stage will run until August 9.
Meanwhile, the Daily Pokémon (#3), Ash-Greninja, and Reshiram stages are returning until August 16. The Daily Pokémon Stage (#3) features Girafarig, Kecleon, Shuckle, Relicanth and Spiritomb, changing on a daily basis.
Finally, a Victini stage has appeared. It will drop extra Experience Points, but will only last until August 3. Also, it can only be played once without spending any Jewels.
Good luck, trainers, and may your combos be as high as an Alola Exeggutor’s neck!
The latest incidents with Pokémon GO (removal of the footprint display, shutting down third-party tracking sites) caused quite a stir in the community. Niantic has now offered up a statement on these changes. For the footprints and the 3-step glitch, they stated that the feature itself was confusing and that they were working to improve it. For third-parties, they suggest that that these services were harming their services and making things, such as expanding to new countries, more difficult. They also note that the game is coming to Brazil soon. You can read their full statement below:
Trainers,
As many of you know, we recently made some changes to Pokémon GO.
– We have removed the ‘3-step’ display in order to improve upon the underlying design. The original feature, although enjoyed by many, was also confusing and did not meet our underlying product goals. We will keep you posted as we strive to improve this feature.
– We have limited access by third-party services which were interfering with our ability to maintain quality of service for our users and to bring Pokémon GO to users around the world. The large number of users has made the roll-out of Pokémon GO around the world an… interesting… challenge. And we aren’t done yet! Yes, Brazil, we want to bring the game to you (and many other countries where it is not yet available).
We have read your posts and emails and we hear the frustration from folks in places where we haven’t launched yet, and from those of you who miss these features. We want you to know that we have been working crazy hours to keep the game running as we continue to launch globally. If you haven’t heard us Tweeting much it’s because we’ve been heads down working on the game. But we’ll do our best going forward to keep you posted on what’s going on.
Be safe, be nice to your fellow trainers, and keep on exploring.
The Pokémon GO team
Zordix will launch Aqua Moto Racing Utopia on Wii U later this summer. You’ll find a bunch of footage from the game below.
This week’s 3DS eShop charts are as follows:
Software
1. Pokemon Yellow
2. Mario Kart 7
3. Pokemon Red
4. Pokemon Blue
5. Monster Hunter Generations
6. Pokemon Omega Ruby
7. Pokemon Alpha Sapphire
8. Pokemon X
9. Super Mario Bros. 3
10. Pokemon Y
11. Super Mario World
12. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2
13. Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
14. Zelda: A Link to the Past
15. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog
16. Rhythm Heaven Megamix
17. Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
18. Super Mario Bros.
19. Super Metroid
20. EarthBound
Videos
1. Pokemon Picross – Turn Puzzles into Portraits
2. Pokemon Yellow Trailer
3. More Newly Discovered Pokemon – Pokemon Sun/Moon
4. Kirby: Planet Robobot Overview Trailer
5. Mario Kart 7 Video
6. Pokemon Red Trailer
7. Super Smash Bros. – Final Video Presentation
8. 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Trailer
9. Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire – E3 2014 Trailer
10. Pokemon Rumble World Trailer
11. Monster Hunter Generations Trailer
12. Pokemon Bank Trailer
13. Pokemon Blue Trailer
14. Yo-kai Watch 2 E3 2016 Trailer
15. Photos with Mario Trailer
16. Super Mario World Trailer
17. Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games E3 2015 Video
18. Starter Pokemon for Pokemon Sun/Moon Revealed
19. Rhythm Heaven Megamix E3 2016 Trailer
20. BoxBoxBoy! Overview Trailer
Source: 3DS eShop
Stickman Super Athletics was confirmed for release in Europe on Thursday through the weekly Nintendo Download report shared earlier today. In North America, we now know that the game will release on the same day, according to an eShop listing. Stickman Super Athletics will cost $2.49.
