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:

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Junichi Masuda stepping down from Game Freak, appointed as Chief Creative Fellow at The Pokemon Company

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

An official press release from The Pokemon Company has just confirmed that Junichi Masuda is leaving his former role as Game Freak’s Managing Director to become The Pokemon Company’s Chief Creative Fellow, effective immediately. Essentially, that means that while he should no longer be directly involved with the development of the series’ games, he will now be focusing on managing the franchise as a whole.

Junichi Masuda’s role in the development of the Pokemon franchise is a noteworthy one; he has been involved in the development of the games ever since the original Pokemon Red Version and Green Version, has directed several games in the franchise himself, and has generally assisted in the development of other games in the franchise, such the mobile spin-off title Pokemon Go. In a way, his new role in the company should mimic that of Shigeru Miyamoto, who also stepped into the role of Creative Fellow at Nintendo to focus more on managing their brand rather than be directly involved in developing their games.

Included below is a transcript of The Pokemon Company’s full PR statement, including a comment from Junichi Masuda himself:

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Pokemon Scarlet / Violet news coming tomorrow, June 1

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

News about Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet will be dropping tomorrow, June 1, The Pokemon Company has announced. This will come in the form of a trailer.

The Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet news update will be posted at the following times: