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Pokemon: Hisuian Snow was created to promote the Switch title Pokemon Legends: Arceus on Switch. In the anime series, protagonist Alec, who is aboard a boat bound for the Hisui region, reminisces about the first time his father took him there. Alec’s stories from the past are featured throughout.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield hosting special Shiny Clefairy distribution for a limited time

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have kicked off a special distribution for a Shiny Clefairy. This comes in celebration of the Pokemon Championships Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Phillipines.

The Clefairy being provided is based on the one used by Jirawiwat Thitasiri, who won the 2021 Pokemon Asia Players Cup. It knows the moves Protect, Helping Hand, Follow Me, and Icy Wind. Additionally, it comes in at level 50 and is holding the Eviolite item.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield hosting Gigantamax Urshifu Max Raid Battle event

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have just started up a special Max Raid Battle event featuring Gigantamax Urshifu.

Players can take on both versions of the creature. That means they can battle against Urshifu as both the Single Strike Style and Rapid Strike Style. Unfortunately though, it can’t be caught. If you do defeat Gigantamax Urshifu, you’ll earn valuable items you normally wouldn’t receive from Max Raid Battles.

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Pokemon Sword and Shield offering special Sableye and Grimmsnarl for one day only

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Japanese and Korean Pokemon Trainers Cup 2022 has been taking place today, and as part of that, all Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield players can claim a special Sableye and Grimmsnarl for a limited time.

The Sableye and Grimmsnarl here are based on the one used by previous winners. Sableye contains the moves Fake Out, Quash, Foul Play, and Trick while Grimmsnarl uses Spirit Break, Scary Face, Trick, and Taunt. Both are at level 50 with the Eject Button.

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James Turner leaves Game Freak, announces new game studio

Posted on 2 years ago by Dawn in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

James Turner, best known as the Art Director for Pokemon Sword and Shield, announced the formation of a new game studio, All Possible Futures, and also confirmed that because of this he has left Game Freak.

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Pokemon: Hisuian Snow episode 2 released

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, Videos | 0 comments

Pokemon: Hisuian Snow episode 2, titled “Fiery Reflections in Snow”, has now been published online.

The Pokemon Company is debuting the short anime series as a tie in with the Switch title Pokemon Legends: Arceus on Switch. In the show, protagonist Alec, who is aboard a boat bound for the Hisui region, reminisces about the first time his father took him there. Alec’s stories from the past will be featured throughout.

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How much of Pokemon Legends: Arceus is in Scarlet and Violet?

Posted on 2 years ago by Luiz in Features, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

The Pokemon Company recently released a new trailer for Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet, showing a bit more of the new generation that will finally bring true open world gameplay to the series.

After seeing the video, while I certainly became more excited, I confess that I was also a bit disappointed to see some gameplay elements from Pokemon Legends: Arceus not carrying over. This is something I discuss in depth in our latest video. Feel free to check it out below.

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet file size, Double Pack, screenshots / art

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Screenshots, Switch | 0 comments

Following the news today that Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will launch for Switch in November, pre-orders started up on the eShop. File sizes for the games have also been revealed.

Those that go with either Pokemon Scarlet or Pokemon Violet will need 10GB of free space. It’s possible that the size could change as we get close to release, but we’ll give you a heads up if anything changes.

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Pawmi, Lechonk, Smoliv detailed for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch | 0 comments

The Pokemon Company has detailed some of the new Pokemon that have been shown off for the first time as part of the upcoming Scarlet and Violet games with a specific focus on Pawmi, Lechonk, and Smoliv.

Here’s a rundown of each:

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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet get November release date, new trailer

Posted on 2 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Switch, Videos | 0 comments

Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet now have a final release date. Both Switch titles will launch on November 18, 2022 worldwide, it’s been announced.

Other than the release date, we’re able to see the official boxart, attached above. We also have confirmation that fans will be able to explore the world with up to four players. New characters have been introduced – specifically Professor Sada and Professor Turo as well as Nemona.

Below are the latest details about the games: