Pokemon – Meltan official announcement, screenshots and art
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The Pokemon Company has passed along an official announcement for the new Pokemon Meltan. Find the full PR, along with a few images showing screenshots and art.
New Pokemon Meltan introduced
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Over the past few days, there’s been talk of a new Pokemon surfacing through Pokemon GO. The creature has been officially unveiled today, which is known as Meltan.
Meltan is a brand new Hex Hut Pokemon. In the video below, Professor Oak and Professor Willow introduce the Pokemon, who has already been spotted in Pokemon GO and will be available in Pokemon: Let’s Go, Pikachu / Eevee.
Deoxys joining Pokemon GO EX Raid Battles
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Niantic has announced that Deoxys will begin to appear in EX Raid Battles with the next cycle of EX Raid invitations. Players will be able to take on the Mythical Pokemon’s Normal Forme.
Niantic says that Pokemon GO will now allow you to invite one friend to go with you when an EX Raid Pass is received. Invites can only be sent to an Ultra Friend or Best Friend.
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Pokemon GO starting to tinker around with PokeStop nomination system
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Niantic will soon be rolling out the first beta test of a new PokeStop nomination system in Pokemon GO. Initially, players in Brazil and South Korea will be able to participate, though their Trainer level will need to be level 40 – and child accounts are excluded.
This marks the first time that Pokemon GO players will be able to submit locations in Pokemon GO. These submissions will be considered for future inclusion in the game by experienced users in the Ingress Operation Portal Recon (OPR) project.
More information can be found on the Pokemon GO support page here.
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Niantic: Pokemon GO activity up 35%, “surprises” teased for this fall “to give Trainers even more ways to play together”
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Niantic posted an update to its blog today recapping activity from the summer. Of course, the company provided an update on Pokemon GO here.
Pokemon GO did well this summer, as activity was up 35% since May. Niantic further says that since social features were added at the end of June, over 113 million friend connections have been made and 2.2 billion gifts have been sent to friends.
Work continues on Pokemon GO. This fall, Niantic says there will be “surprises” on the way “to give Trainers even more ways to play together.”
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Pokemon GO to host special Ultra Bonus Event
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Pokemon GO is celebrating the completion of Professor Willow’s research tasks with a special Ultra Bonus Event. Niantic detailed what’s in store over the next couple of weeks on its blog today.
Here’s the full rundown:
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Trading update boosts Pokemon GO daily revenue to $2.5 million, up 39%
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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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Moltres Day planned for Pokemon GO
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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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Miyamoto on trials and tribulations during Super Mario Run’s development, taken aback by Pokemon GO’s success, more
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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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Ho-Oh is back in Pokemon GO for a limited time
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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.
