Shiny Wo-Chien Mystery Gift now available in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

Players successfully defeated Shiny Wo-Chien enough times and it is now being distributed as a downloadable Mystery Gift in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet! In addition, because players exceeded the goal to just get the Pokémon as a Mystery Gift, there is a separate gift of 100 Grass Tera Shard, 100 Bug Tera Shard, 100 … Read more

Players defeat enough raids to earn Shiny Wo-Chien Mystery Gift

Just a short update to share that it has been confirmed that players have beaten the Wo-Chien Tera Raid Battles more than 3,500,000 times — more than triple the number we needed in order to earn a Shiny Wo-Chien Mystery Gift distribution in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet! The distribution will start on August 8 … Read more

Flittle and Espathra — Origin of Species

In this recurring series, I’ll analyze the origins of Pokémon designs and their allusions to Mediterranean culture from Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet. Flittle This cute Psychic-type chick Pokémon has a name that combines “flitter” and “little”. It is covered in several layers of frills that sway back and forth while it floats in the air. … Read more

Kommo-o coming to Tera Raids in Pokémon Scarlet & Violet

The Scaly Pokémon Kommo-o will be appearing in 7-Star Tera Raid battles soon in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet! It won’t be sticking around though, players will have just two weekends to battle it. Challenge Kommo-o in 7-Star Tera Raid battles From Thursday, July 10, at 7:00 p.m. CT until Sunday, July 13, at 6:59 … Read more