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The recent trading update for Pokemon GO has provided a significant boost to sales. As Sensor Tower notes, players have spent an average of $2.5 million per day since the feature went live on June 19. That’s a 39% increase over the preceding two months’ average.

In the 60 days prior to Pokemon GO’s trading update, the average daily revenue was $1.8 million worldwide. Since then, daily spending has increased by $700,000.

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The last round of Professor Willow’s Global Challenge is happening this weekend during the Safari Zone event in Yokosuka, Japan. If everything is completed, Moltres Day will take place on September 8.

Moltres will come with the move Sky Attack. Additionally, players will have an opportunity to encounter a shiny version in Raid Battles.

Challenge requirements planned here.

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More tidbits have emerged from Shigeru Miyamoto’s keynote at CEDEC 2018. Miyamoto spoke about some of the problems that arose while making Super Mario Run, being surprised by Pokemon GO’s success, and more.

Here’s the rundown, courtesy of Siliconera:

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The Legendary Pokemon Ho-Oh is back in Pokemon GO, through only for a short period. It can be found in Raid Battles, possibly with its Shiny form if you’re lucky enough.

Ho-Oh will be featured in Pokemon GO until August 27.

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At Pokemon GO Fest in Chicago, The Guardian was able to speak with Niantic CEO John Hanke. Hanke discussed the current status of the game, among other topics.

Reflecting on how far Pokemon GO has come since its launch two years ago, Hanke said that the mobile title has a “thriving, strong user base of people that are not here for the fad, but because they love the core values of the game.” He said:

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Starting today, Regirock can be found in Pokemon GO through Raid Battles. It’s taking over for Registeel until September 20.

Regirock’s defense is sturdy, but it’s weak to Water-, Grass-, Fighting-, Ground-, and Steel-type attacks.

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Pokemon GO will have new Special Research starting August 20. For the latest event, Celebi will be featured.

Here’s the full rundown on what’s planned straight from Niantic:

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Preliminary details are in for Pokemon GO Day for September 2018. Chikorita will be the featured Pokemon this time around.

During the event, there will be a 3x catch XP bonus as well as 3-hour lures. Chikorita is set to offer an exclusive move as well.

The next Pokemon GO Community Day will be held on September 22.

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One feature Pokemon GO players are still looking to see is PvP. Currently, there still isn’t a natural way for users to battle against each other. We’ve heard Niantic say before that this functionality will be added, but we have another comment from the studio indicating that it may arrive sooner rather than later.

Speaking with polish magazine Gram, Niantic head of EMEA product marketing Anne Beuttenmüller stated that the company wants to get PvP in Pokemon GO at the end of this year. Here’s a rough translation of what was said (via Google Translate):

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Niantic hasn’t had much to say about it, but a new Pokemon has arrived in Pokemon GO. Spinda has appeared as a brand new task reward, for landing three curveball throws in a row.

Spinda is known for its randomized color spots on its body. In Pokemon GO, there are eight designs that will be made available as unique forms. The first one dropped last night.

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