Weekly Wrap Up 10/16-10/22

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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 October 16th to October 22nd!

This Week’s Big Stories:

PokéLand Gets New Alpha Test, Screenshots

RUMOR: New Alolan Forms in Ultra Sun & Moon & More!

Mewtwo and Other Legendaries Catchable in Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

Pokémon GO Announces Halloween Event Details

More Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Version Exclusives Revealed

Event Reminders

  • The Kalos Cap Pikachu event will be ending this Monday, October 23rd. 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! Kalos Cap Pikachu comes with the moves Thunderbolt, Quick Attack, Iron Tail & Electro Ball, as well as the Pikashunium Z Z-Crystal
  • For those in the Americas and Oceania the Marshadow serial code distribution is set to end on Monday, October 23rd. For a full list of where you can pick up a serial code based on your region, and details on the event ‘mon itself head over to our dedicated Marshadow Event post

Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon

  • An English version of the Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon story trailer has been posted on the official Pokémon YouTube channel, however it is purely a translated trailer and provides no new information about the games
  • In an interview with IGN, game producer Shigeru Omori confirmed that Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon will be the final main series Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS
  • Starting on USUM’s launch day, Pokémon Centers across Japan will be doing special once per day distributions of Rotom Power from the Roto Loto! The Rotom Powers you can receive include Roto Hatch, Roto Bargain, Roto Prize Money, Roto Experience Points, Roto Friendship, Roto Encounter, and Roto Stealth. No word on whether this daily distribution will make it to other regions by different means
  • In their latest interview, Eurogamer Portugal has revealed that the points you earn from Mantine Surf can then be used to get items and other rewards – most notably to allow Move Tutors to teach your Pokémon moves that they couldn’t learn in Pokémon Sun & Moon. However the interview wasn’t explicit with whether or not these “points” are Battle Points, or an entirely different currency unique to Mantine Surf

Swapdoodle

  • Despite it being a year old, the 3DS app Swapdoodle allowed use of all Badges from the Nintendo Badge Arcade except for Pokémon – until now! You can now attach any and all Pokémon related Badges (up to four per message) to go along with your handwritten Swapdoodle messages!

Pokémon GO

  • Shiny Sableye has been confirmed to be available in game – making it the only newly released Gen III ‘mon to have it’s shiny variant available so far
  • All Sponsored Starbucks PokéStops across the US will be having “Lure-A-Thons” everyday of the Halloween event from 3pm – 6pm. So stop by your local Starbucks and take advantage of some free lures!
  • For those lucky to attend TwitchCon 2017, Unown T, W, I C, H are spawning at the event until it concludes on the evening of October 22nd

Pokémon Duel

  • A patch for Pokémon Duel is now available! Requiring 163 MB, version 4.0.5 fixes several bugs and is required to update in order to continue playing the game. The more obvious changes include the new Pumpkin Time Booster (which are guaranteed to hold Ghost-types), and a special 10 pack booster with a guaranteed EX or UX figure. As usual, the update has also added some brand new figures:
    • EX Figures: Lunala, Chandelure & Decidueye
    • R Figures: Mimikyu, & Dartrix
    • UC Figures: Litwick, Lampent, Rowlet, & Oricorio Sensu Style

Magikarp Jump

  • The popular mobile game, Magikarp Jump is now available on the Amazon App Store and on Amazon’s Fire Tablet Devices

Pokémon Shuffle

  • Both the new Alolan Marowak stage, and the repeat run of the Sableye (Costume) stage are available until October 31st
  • The Spooky Safari, which includes Zubat, Golbat, Crobat, Drifloon, Pumpkaboo (Costume), Gourgeist (Costume), and Pikachu (Costume), is currently having a repeat run until October 31st
  • The Bellossom, Kingdra, Ho-Oh, and Shiny Gyarados stages have begun repeat runs until October 24th

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

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508 thoughts on “Weekly Wrap Up 10/16-10/22”

  8. welp i got nothing, tomorrow a start to a new boring ass week…
    at least Friday i’ll get the game, bust out a case of dew and pita chips and play until my eyes become dry to the touch

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  9. So here’s a interesting little thing. I was using the inspect feature on the USUM website. I didn’t think I would find anything crazy and I didn’t, but one thing stood out to me. Some of the assets used are called stars. The assets that specifically use the word “star” involves the weird light form we think will be Necrozma. Maybe this new form is called a “Star form” or something. Would make sense seeing as it kind of looks like one (least it’s head does anyway lol) It’s nothing crazy, but I found it interesting.

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      • I mean maybe right? Like it’s clear it’s Necrozma, but maybe the new form is when it takes on the properties of the light that it has absorbed. Making it a star of some kind

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        • I was thinking that originally Necrozma is a star creature who was trapped in its prism armor so in order to break free from it, it has to absorb large quantities of light.

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          • That does make a. It of sense. One thing that baffles me is that they’re giving it 3 new forms hahaha aren’t the 2 new ones we have enough? Lol

          • Nooooo I need it to have a form that I actually like. I wouldn’t be upset if the star thing is a new god-tier pokemon in general that rivals Arceus to some extent. BUT if it is Necrozma and my theory is semi-right, who/what trapped necrozma?

  10. It would be nice if Olivia is replaced as the Kahuna of Akala island considering she’s absolute trash. And while we’re at it, remove her from the E4 and game entirely 🙂

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    • Tomorrow I plan on starting my final picture. I really wish I could do digital art though, but I don’t want to spend money on a program/tablet to do it with

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      • Understandable. If you ever are interested, paint tool sai is cheap (free if you know where to look ?) and you an buy a good cheap tablet for 100-200$. My first tablet was this tiny 60$ one i got back in 2014 and I made most of my art with that until January 2017.

        But regardless.I’m super excited to see what you make. If you plan on scanning it, make sure you have dark lines. If you’re just taking a picture with your phone, get good lighting. Idk if I have any more advice lol. Take lots of breaks

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        • Yeah I haven’t actively drawn in a long time. The most I do is doodle so I’m a bit rusty. I used to be quite good, but we’ll see how this turns out!

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  15. I just thought of somethin
    Gladion deletes data on a computer in the lab in Aether that had Type Null in it….
    wtf is he hiding… and why do I feel like it’s gonna be referenced in USUM

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  16. “Why do Ultra Beasts like Sun’s UB-02, UB-04 (Buzzwole/Absorbtion and Kartana/Blade respectively), and both version’s UB-05 (Guzzlord/Glutton)’s names sound so contemporary? The first time you encounter them in the Aether lab or post-game missions, they’ll be called ???. Meaning no one actually has a name for them, save for the codename. You being the first one to catch one, you get to give them a name, and that’s what happened. Your teenage player character just named them after their appearance, with their own vocabulary: Buzzwole being a giant muscular mosquito, Kartana a razor sharp origami and a mispelling of katana, and Guzzlord being nothing but mouth. This can be proved as Gladion, being the first and only trainer who made Type:Null evolve, named the evolution no one knew about Silvally.”

    WHAT THE HELL THIS ACTUALLY MAKES SENSE

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