Weekly Wrap Up 9/25-10/1

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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. If you’d like to get real time updates about what’s mentioned here you can follow our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram pages. Here’s what you missed from September 25th to October 1st!

Event Reminders

  • The Hoenn Cap Pikachu event will be ending this Monday, October 2nd. Be sure to use the code PIKACHU20 in Mystery Gift to get this event ‘mon while you can, and remember: you can only get one of the Ash Hat Pikachu – use the code wisely! Hoenn Cap Pikachu comes with the moves Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Thunder & Iron Tail, and the Pikashunium Z Z-Crystal
  • The global distribution of Mewnium Z will also end this Monday! To obtain the Z Crystal you must have a paid subscription to Pokémon Bank and connect to Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon. As of now this is the only way to get Mew’s exclusive Psychic-type Z-Move, Genesis Supernova – so get it while you can!

Nintendo Wii Shop Channel To Cease Service

  • Nintendo has announced that the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel will cease operations on January 31st, 2019 (however. purchasing Wii Points for games games on the Channel will cease on March 27th, 2018). From that point on, several Pokémon games will no longer be available for download on the Nintendo Wii or for the backwards compatibility on Wii U:
    • Pokémon Puzzle League (Virtual Console)
    • Pokémon Rumble
    • My Pokémon Ranch
    • Pokémon Snap (Virtual Console)
    • And the Japan exclusives, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Keep Going! Blazing Adventure Squad, Let’s Go! Storm Adventure Squad, & Go for it! Light Adventure Squad

Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Starter’s Pack

  • Those in North America will be able to purchase the Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Starter’s Pack bundle at select retailers! This bundle comes with the game of your choice, a Dusk Mane Necrozma (Ultra Sun) or Dawn Wings Necrozma (Ultra Moon) keychain, and a serial code for 12 Revives to be redeemed in game

Pokkén Tournament DX

  • More clothes codes have been released via the official Nintendo UK Twitter account! The following codes can be used across all regions and will get you a spiffy Cheeseburger hat in game:
    • Female:USBXKG8X4GLG
    • Male: H5D9YZFETCQZ

Marshadow Distribution

  • In addition to being distributed in Spain via Amazon pre-orders (as announced last week) it’s been confirmed that Marshadow will also be distributed by GAME stores across Spain via Nintendo Zone throughout the month of October

LINE Pokémon Stickers

Pokémon GO

  • Due to Pokémon Trainer Club login issues earlier this week, the Equinox Event has been extended an extra day to October 3rd. For details of the event head to its dedicated post
  • A massive amount of EX Raid Passes for Mewtwo Legendary Raid Battles have begun to roll out across the world at various Gym locations across the globe
  • A Pokémon GO in-real-life event will be taking place at the Tottori Sand Dunes from November 24th through November 26th! Full details aren’t known as of now, however it has been confirmed that rare Pokémon Mr. Mime and Unown will have increased spawn rates in game

Pokémon Shuffle

  • Costing 20,000 coins to access, the new Buzzwole Ultra Beast stage is now available and runs  until October 3rd – it can only be played a mere 10 times
  • The Mega Steelix competitive stage will be running until This is a competitive stage that runs until October 3rd, 2017. Top players will enjoy rewards including Steelixite (or a Level Up if you already have the Mega Stone), Mega Speedups, Raise Max Levels, and more!
  • The following stages have begun repeat runs until October 10th, 2017: Cyndaquil (Winking), Hitmontop & Zygarde

Check out the official Pokémon merchandise that was either revealed, leaked or is now available for purchase this week:

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Radiant Blutle

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Dragoniteo

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843 thoughts on “Weekly Wrap Up 9/25-10/1”

    • Well nobody else is commenting so I’m livening this place up
      Plus, it makes me feel a little less lonely seeing comments even if they’re my own
      makes me feel like someone wants to talk to me… except I don’t even want to talk to me

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  7. Blarhh so ends the slowness of September
    Now we enter October, a shift from summer to fall
    And the start of decent games to release, Mario and Luigi, South Park The Fractured But Whole and the most important Mario Odyssey
    And the most important thing is my Birthday is in 2 weeks (which I’ll go to the city for barbecue and a trip to the Superstore)
    And Corocoro is coming within two weeks so that’s something to look forward to

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  8. Do we know the UK Marshadow distribution yet? I hope it’s by code and easy to get.
    The badges look cool and I want that Hydreigon.

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    • Hope it’s announced soon if it hasn’t been already, Marshmallow is the only Pokémon left that I need for my Live Dex (excluding forms)

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      • I just love it and need it. I wonder if the codes will also work for USUM if they are indeed codes. I would like if it appeared in the Battle Royale Dome in a back room or something, but then that’s attributing a mini story to it which doesn’t happen anymore.

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  10. Pretty nice decent week in pokemon.
    I definitely want those badges
    The article thumbnail is more reason why Solgaleo is better than Lunala. Can’t cuddle with a Moon Bat God

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  13. Kinda unrelated to the article, but is something I thought of and keep forgetting to ask you guys

    Do you think that since the QR code won’t expire, Magearna will be obtainable with the same code? Maybe even in its original colour form? I know most of you won’t care about the non shiny recolour but like. I’m a collector. Gimme.

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  14. So tomorrow is the start of the Sinnoh Hat Pikachu right? I’m kinda excited to pick one up in Sun. Then next week I have to head out to GameStop for Marshadow (and maybe Target for Charizard too). Everything is happening in October!

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    • What I played of the Desert level was fun and looked great. There is a wall mechanic that’s pretty cool, I think a Zelda game had something similar. It was my first time using Joycons so I didn’t end up getting much done.

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        • I kind of want them to change up the part Rock Typing, but then I guess that’s their major constant as a part of the de-fossilisation.

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          • there are many theories behind this
            that the rock typing is a result of fossilization process but two pokemon throw a kink into the theory

            mainly Cranidos and Tirtouga
            Cranidos being a pure rock type
            and Tirtouga being primarily Water/Rock which is odd because all fossils are primarily rock

            this raises the idea that these pokemon were naturally Rock types in their era

          • Yeah I mean some probably would be, but I doubt all would’ve been. Archeops for example I feel wouldn’t had the typing and perhaps instead been part Dragon (going by some of its’ moves). The more obvious one would perhaps be Armaldo which likely could’ve been Water/Bug. Though it’s interesting that if this were the case, it is their Primary typing being replaced. Perhaps a new breakthrough could restore some fossils to their true original state of living.

          • No, it is literally an evolution that brings forth its ancestral DNA, caused by it learning Ancient Power.

          • That’s a debatable statement

            Only cause even though Mammoths have gone extinct in this world over in the Pokemon World the ancestors lived on

            I believe the Mamoswine we have is a evolved version of the original Mamoswine as the original went extinct while they adapted and changed a bit to survive in the new World, the same can be argued for Relicanth

          • Probably it never needed to, if the conditions in which it lived didn’t change or it was able to cope as it was without needing to adapt then I guess it just didn’t. Evolution is largely driven by survival, I guess it was doing just fine as it was.

          • Well obviously that is because there was no Infernapes swimming in the sea to prey upon the Relicanths and drive its evolutionary path.

        • I have thought of so many I’d like. There are so many extinct creatures that they could use. Actually they could use them in non-fossils too as long as the concept matches up.

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    • I’d say rare, depends how many legends you have, what its’ lore would be as a legendary, whether you have anything else you’d like to make a legendary more.

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      • I planned 4 Legendaries (not including the trio like the dogs)

        And it’s lore would be more a rare Entity that had become a Legend for saving a particular area from destruction in the past, but the 4th Legendary can be anything really as my others are A Pokémon based on Gaia that is the Main Legend- Ground type, but has two forms which make it Ground/Fire or Ground/Ice, An evil Demon which plays as the main villainous Pokemon- Dark/Poison, and a Leviathan that resides deep in an ocean cave, but has no role till post game- So far its just a Water type

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          • Maybe that actually sounds better for something like it (if I make the game though it will exist, but only cause making a mystery gift thing would be a lot of effort that wouldn’t help anything)

            And one quick thing should for anything I think should be trade evolution, should I make a special item that will simulate Trade evolution (like a link cable)

          • Mythical in every sense except being event only yeah. You could make an item, but that’d pretty much be like a stone. Unless you are bringing back older Pokemon you could leave trade evolution out which would likely be easier.

  23. Ok so I need someone’s opinion

    Should I challenge the E4 with my team as it is?

    Typhlosion
    Wigglytuff
    Heracross
    Lanturn
    Jynx
    Donphan

    All are level 42. Thus, I am worried if I am a little underleveled and that I may need to grind at Victory Road or buy a lot of potions and revives when I challenge them.

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