Weekly Wrap Up 8/28-9/3

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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 August 28th to September 3rd!

Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

  • Nintendo of America has announced a special Veteran Trainer Dual Pack! It comes with both Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, 16 art cards, and a download code for 200 Poké Balls. It’ll be released in the US on November 17th 2017.

Pokkén Tournament DX

  • The Nintendo Switch game will require 3.2 GB of space to download

Pokémon Sun & Moon

  • Mega Melee will be the next Battle Competition in Sun & Moon! This a Single Battle competition that only allows Pokémon that can Mega Evolve (excluding Mewtwo, Rayquaza and Diancie) to participate. All Pokémon will be raised to Level 50 for the duration of the competition. You can register for from September 14th to September 21st, while the actual battles will take place from September 22nd to September 24th. All entrants will get the 50 Battle Points. For more information you can download the full rules for this competition in the Festival Plaza.

Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon

  • A new update is now available for 3DS game via the Nintendo eShop! This patch requires 261 blocks in America & Europe (69 blocks in Japan), fixes a few bugs in the game and removes the Meowth’s Theater online support for the game. This patch keeps the game at version 1.0

Pokémon GO

  • Version 1.43.1 is now available to download and adds several new features and bug fixes:
    • You are now able to view the number of Trainers entered, and preparing, for a Raid Battle before using a Raid Pass
    • You are now able to us the Pokémon GO Plus to spin the PokéStops on top of Gyms
    • Niantic has improved the Pokémon Collection search functionality – you can search through Pokémon’s moves using “@”
    • Resolved a bug which caused the Raid Boss to always break free from the last Premier Ball
    • Resolved a bug that prevented Trainers from seeing they’d received double XP from Raid Battles when using a Lucky Egg

Pokémon Duel

  • Version 4.0.2 is 163MB and now available for download! This patch contains several bug fixes, new figures. new plates and more! This update is required to download in order to continue playing the game.

Pokémon Shuffle

  • The first Ultra Beast challenge is now available! These stages require you to beat Stage 300 to activate, don’t allow items, and only can be played 3 times overall. The stage for Nihilego runs until September 3rd
  • The Shiny Mega Mewtwo X competitive stage has begun! This is a competitive stage that runs until August 22nd 2017. Rewards include Mewtwonite X (or a Level Up if you’ve already have the mega stone) 1 Level Up, 5 Mega Speedup and 10 Raise Max Level if you get in the top 100 – these rewards slowly decrease in number depending on your placing.
  • The Mewtwo stage has begun a repeat run until September 12th
  • The Shaymin Sky Forme & Noivern stages have begun repeat runs until September 5th

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632 thoughts on “Weekly Wrap Up 8/28-9/3”

  3. STUPID FREAKING SABLEYE!!!!!!
    A UNENDING BARRAGE OF BAD LUCK AND I MANAGED TO FREEZE SABLEYE WHICH COULD’VE SAVED MY BUT TO IMMEDIATELY THAW THE TURN IT WAS FROZEN

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      • Lycanroc M
        Pyukumuku
        Beheeyem
        Hitmonchan
        A Exeggutor
        Crustle

        couldn’t do a freaking thing because prankster is so overpowered, not even my specs analytic Beheeyem’s Shadow Ball put a dent in it because it can just spam Calm Mind and Recover

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        • Oh I looked it up, looks like it’s been made into Power Rangers Ninja Steel, we haven’t had it here yet but I think toys are out of it here which is weird.

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          • Yeah, Nick (or maybe Saban) is weird like that. I feel like Ninja Steel is improving, and it could turn out to be a good season (Not like Dino Thunder or RPM good tho). Anyways, it’s supposed to be a form for StarNinger (who might I add has a burger for a morpher in the Sentai, and can take selfies with it) called Super StarNinger.He has a similar form called Clothes Change (I think) where it’s the thing over his shoulders, as well as more stuff to make him look more like a cowboy.

          • Sometimes I wonder why they take out some of the more zany stuff from Sentai, PR has always had comedy elements and that’d be a good one. I guess if they are doing toy morphers they don’t think it’d sell?

          • The thing that bothers me more is when they squander potential from great Sentai series. I get that they’re 2 different things (sort of), but it just sucks that they can make a crappy Power Rangers series. The biggest offender is Super Megaforce since it was the 20th anniversary series for Power Rangers, and Gokaiger was such a great season (I saw the entirety of it), but thanks to a lot of things, it was just an awful. I don’t want to blame Tzachor entirely (he was the director of the show), but poor decisions were made on his part like keeping in the Sentai exclusive suits without any rhyme or reason, and it, along with other things, ultimately dragged a potentially amazing season of Power Rangers. Sorry if I didn’t make my point clear, I’m not the best at being thorough.

          • Another thing, they didn’t have Basco in Super Megaforce, who was a great antagonist in Gokaiger. I heard he was originally gonna be in the series, but idk if that’s true.

          • One of the things that can really ruin it for me is the actors they choose for some of the Power Rangers series, some are just really bad or unlikeable, I didn’t really like anyone in Mystic Force so didn’t really watch it. Removing/changing characters can also be a problem. Though they did replace the fat whale monster from being the main villain in it’s Sentai series with Ransik in Power Rangers Time Force, making him a henchman instead, and Ransik was one of the best villains of Power Rangers imo.

          • The problem with Megaforce’s characters is mainly Troy. His personality is flatter than paper and he’s more robotic than the actual robot on the team. He was apparently originally gonna be tied to Morphing Grid somehow, explaining why he dreamed of the Legendary War in the beginning, and the little Super Saiyan thing he did to beat Dark Robo Knight, but that never came to fruition. I don’t think they even mention the Morphing Grid in Megaforce at all. Correct me if I’m wrong about that

          • Idk since I didn’t watch much Megaforce either. If I don’t get on with the cast I tend not to watch it for long before I give up.

  6. I started watching an anime called Gamers. I’m on the 2nd episode, and in it, 2 of the main characters are playing Persona 4 Arena Ultimax in an arcade, and that just got me excited since I have it on PS3, and the game is amazing. They also show other Arc System Works games (even sneak in some PS4 games without directly showing what they are).

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    • I am actually up-to-date for the show. It is definitely interesting for a romcom. It breaks the mold of other romcoms and makes a main character that is relatable to the target audience not only because he has a generic character but because he represents what a casual gamer is and shows that the type of gamers that we are is better understood on a gradient instead of in categories. A type of character usually ignored in favor for a portrayal of more hardcore gamers in media design I dig the multiple perspectives they show in order to best convey the attitudes and personalities of each of the characters. My only hang-up is that some of the reactions they can have are over-the-top. I hope that you find this show as enjoyable as I have been as of now.

      I give it a whopping 4.5 out of 5 “Daes”

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    • Yea this show was a hidden gem. Especially if one has viewed other popular shows made by Trigger. I ended up binge-watching it when I should have been tackling my Spanish homework.

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  9. @BigGuyI:disqus

    For your Prankster trouble you could try Monkeyfuzz’s trick and go for Mightyena with Taunt and Play Rough

    That way Sableye is deemed useless and An easy target with Play Rough being Super Effective

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    • The only real issue there is how effective Mightyena is against anything else. Having a Dark type in general hurts Sableyes’ effectiveness as it can generally be taken down with a strong Neutral attack since it doesn’t have the best defenses and low HP. The reason it can be so effective is Prankster so the nerf to it really affects it.

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  11. Well, me and Seraph have school starting tomorrow. I won’t be on as frequently as before (whether that’s good or bad is up to you), but idk about Seraph. Anyways, I’ll be headed to bed soon.

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  15. About the recent BnHA episode:

    It sucks that Kirishima lost to Cementoss. Kinda wanted to see him be at the training camp next season.

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    • About your BnHA assumption.
      Don’t let the events of these episode influence your perspective on screen time of members next season. If they include the content that I am thinking they will-I am reading the manga-Kirishima will have a very active role next season.

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  21. So i decided to do some field testing for my run of Silver in 2 weeks and i discovered instead of nightmarishly leveling up a Zubat from the Dark cave, i could wait a little bit until i hit the Union cave and find a Level 9 one with TM 39 Swift which it can have a reliable source of damage instead of the pitiful leech life then its a short 4 levels until Bite which is a powerful move

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      • Earthen is the smart one 🙂
        Because it would’ve taken literally hours to level a level 4 Zubat on Leech Life alone

        But literally in B1 of Union Cave is the TM and the Zubat, catch it, slap on swift and you’re golden

        But then you pretty much have to feed it every stat drink you come across and make it super happy because Crobat is just a very powerful

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  22. 8 years I’ve had a locker….
    EVERY
    SINGLE
    TIME
    IT
    WAS
    BROKEN
    Guess traditions don’t die or some sh1t, I don’t fuggin know

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  24. So my Lunchroom is literally 90% popular girls who probably hope I choke to death, a kid who’s an absolute dickbag and somehow less social than me, and some jocks….

    And it just so happens @disqus_dTl1zFqOHH:disqusis is in the same period but separated due to grade gap. Can I kill myself yet?

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  25. It finally happened…. my poor little Decidueye dropped to RU
    *sigh*

    Also mantine’s gone so Araquanid is gonna be fun >w<

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