Weekly Wrap Up 7/31-8/6

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Weekly Wrap Up is our end of the week digest of smaller news stories that are just as important, but didn’t get a dedicated post. Here’s what you missed from July 31st to August 6th!

Yokohama Pikachu Outbreak-chu Event

  • A special Pikachu (crazy, I know), will be distributed for all those who attend the event from August 9th – August 15th – although no other details on why this Pikachu is so special have been revealed yet
  • In conjunction with Pikachu Outbreak-chu, The Pokémon GO Park event will be held at the Cup Noodle Museum Park and Red Brick Park in Yokohama from August 9th-August 15th! There will be several Pokéstops added to the parks as well as more spawns for rare Pokémon within them: including starters, Larvitar, Chansey, Farfecth’d and, most notably, the Europe exclusive, Mr. Mime.
  • We’ll also be there to cover the event – stay tuned!

Pokémon Sun & Moon

  • The No Holds Barred Battle Competition has been announced! This Single Battle competition allows you to use all Legendary and Mythical Pokémon except: Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Arceus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Xerneas, Yveltal, Solgaleo or Lunala. All Pokémon will be raised to Level 100 during the competition, and you can run duplicate items and Pokémon. Registration for the competition runs from August 17th to August 24th, while the battles themselves take place from August 25th to August 27th. All those who register will get 50 Battle Points. For more info, the Download Rules for this competition are available in the Festival Plaza!
  • The previously revealed Salazzle distribution event in America will also be available in Europe from August 18th to September 18th! You’ll be able to pick up your’s from Micromania in France, via Nintendo Zone in Germany, from GAMESTOP in Italy, Intertoys in the Netherlands, and GAME in the UK and Spain.

Pokkén Tournament DX

  • A special white version of the controller revealed last week will be available launch day in the UK – check it out here!

Pokémon GO

As previously reported, Niantic has postponed the European Safari Zone event. To compensate they have revealed that several rare Pokémon, including regional exclusive Kangaskhan and scarce spawn Unown, will start appearing in the following cities across Europe until August 21st:

  • Austria: Vienna
  • Czech Republic: Prague
  • Denmark: Copenhagen
  • Finland: Helsinki
  • France: Dijon, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Nice, Paris, Rennes
  • Germany: Berlin, Bochum, Gera, Leipzig, Mönchengladbach, Munich, Oberhausen, Recklinghausen
  • Milan, Italy: Milan, Naples, Rome
  • Norway: Oslo
  • Poland: Warsaw
  • Portugal: Lisbon
  • Slovakia: Bratislava
  • Spain: Badajoz, Barcelona, Cádiz, Madrid, Sevilla, San Sebastián, Valencia, Valladolid
  • Sweden: Stockholm
  • Switzerland: Zürich
  • The Netherlands: Amsterdam, Leidschendam, Zoetermeer
  • United Kingdom: Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, London, Manchester

Pokémon Shuffle

  • A new “Start of the Month” challenge has launched! For the first three days of each month you can play of the selected stages at random. This month’s stages are Audino (reward: 3 Mega Speedups), Bulbasaur (Skill Booster L), Charmander (2 Mega Speedups), Squirtle (5,000 coins), and Espurr (10 Hearts)
  • A new “Great Challenge Daily Pokémon” challenge launched as well. Each day you’ll get access to a previous Great Challenge Pokémon. This batch includes Hoopa, Winking Togekiss, Winking Wigglytuff, Wailord, Keldeo, Greninja and Omasta
  • The new Tapu Koko stage is now available until August 15th
  • The following stages have begun repeat runs from July 31st to August 7th: Goodra, Regice, and Suicune

 

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533 thoughts on “Weekly Wrap Up 7/31-8/6”

  4. I don’t hate Lycanroc Dusk, but I certainly don’t like it either. I think it’s a cool idea to capitalize off of Dusk and Dawn, since certain predators are active during those hours, but this feels kind of like a reskin, and not in the good way. I like the design, but I feel like they are pulling a Yokai Watch right now by reskinning/creating this evolution. I have nothing against them doing it, but they need to have a good pokedex entire to support why it wasn’t possible for it to exist in normal sun and moon. I think if they do the stat distribution correctly this mon should be fun to use. I am not against them doing things like this, so I guess you can say I am on the fence about it. At the end of the day I am going to use it in the game at some point since I like the color combination. I think I would be more ok with this if they said it was a variant from another region, since different ecosystems exist in different regions that can effect a pokemon genetic structure cause that particular pokemon to adjust to the ecology/climate/ food chain of a given region. Also, I am sorry for Rambling about Lycanroc Dusk. I do think it will be an interesting pokemon. I just hope there is some legit lore/reason behind it.

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  5. I decided that for today, I’ll be asking various questions about the Smogon tiers (which is favorite/ least favorite Pokemon for that tier).

    So anyway, starting off with LC, what is your favorite and least favorite Pokemon from LC?

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  6. I’ve never been less excited for a Pokémon game. I hope they drop a trailer soon. I hope not all the new Pokémon are as bad as Lycanrock. I hope the Necrozma forms aren’t as forced as the Kyurem forms, I hope the plot is good, I hope it’s not an alternative universe…. blehhhg

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  8. Final Sage team (I finished the Demo):
    https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/b/b3/Aguanaut_Sugi_B4c.png
    https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/8/8e/009MS.gif Aguanaut – Water/Fighting – Female – Adamant – Torrent – Lv 36 – Arm Thrust, Submission, Depth Charge, Cheap Shot
    https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/1/11/Buckiston.png
    https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/9/91/019MS.gif Buckston – Normal – Male – Jolly – Rivalry – Lv 36 – Ice Fang, Jump Kick, Bite, Stomp
    https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/f/fa/Burrmudail_Sugi_4c.png
    https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/4/44/023MS.gif Burrmudail – Ice/Flying – Male – Bold – Keen Eye – Lv 33 – Swift, Tempest, Icy Wind, Aurora Beam
    https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/4/48/GetRekedKiddo.png
    https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/8/81/113MS.gif Trenchula – Bug/Ground – Male – Naughty – Arena Trap -Lv 30 – Bulldoze, Bug Bite, Twineedle, Rock Tomb
    https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/f/f4/Hoppanero_Sugi_4C.png
    https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/2/23/060MS.gif Hoppanero – Grass/Fire – Male – Naughty – Chlorophyll – Lv 30 – Flame Charge, Synthesis, Razor Leaf, Ember (no stones in Demo to evolve -_- )
    https://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/a/af/126.png
    https://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/capx/images/3/3a/154MS.gif Leukoon – Normal/Ghost – Female – Bold – Magic Guard – Lv 30 – Lick, Shadow Claw, Null Room, Night Shade

    I will really miss this team, loved using them.

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  12. I’m going to add 7 more regional variants to my fakedex, making it a total of 15 of them. They are going to be:
    Staraptor line (Psychic/Flying)
    Bibarel line (Electric/Normal -> Electric/Water)
    Kricketune (Bug/Flying)
    Lumineon (Fairy/Water)

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  20. Sorry to bother y’all about Black 2 again but I want you guys to be the ones who name my Pokemon. So as I’m getting Snivy, what nickname do you want me to give it?

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  24. First one of my 7 new regional forms!

    Slavian Bidoof
    Electric/Normal
    Living in the Big city caused them to often collect wires instead of branches. To make that easier they became Electric types.

    Evolves after learning Surf (at level 15) into

    Slavian Bibarel
    Electric/Water
    They live in the river in the middle of the city. Their high voltage teeth will ignite wood, so they have to use only metal and wires. If you plugged a phone into its nest, It could charge it for weeks.

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