The Pokemon Company has started to distribute members of Ash’s current Pokemon team. From now until August 25th, Pokemon fans can get Ash’s Dracovish by using the code GANJ0UAG0882 in the Mystery Gift menu of the game. This is a Level 80 Dracovish with the moves Fishious Rend, Dragon Rush, Ice Fang, and Water Gun. It also comes with the ability Strong Jaw, which increases the strength of Fishious Rend. Keep in mind that Fishious Rend doubles in power when its used on a Pokemon before it attacks on a turn, so players should find ways to make sure that Ash’s Dracovish goes first in order to boost its naturally strong move to killer levels. The Strong Jaw ability also boosts its Ice Fang attack, making it extra effective as a Dragon-type counter.
Ash’s Dracovish is the first Fossil Pokemon owned by Ash. It is an enthusiastic Pokemon with a tendency to nibble on Ash’s head when it’s not in battle, but it’s also a competent battler that has become a powerhouse in battle. Ash’s Dracovish has a strong friendship with Ash’s Sirfetch’d, which will be distributed at a later date to players.
The Pokemon Company is giving away Ash’s team to celebrate Ash making the World Coronation Masters Tournament to determine the world’s top trainer. Ash was able to score a victory over Hoenn champion Steven Stone during the first round and is preparing to face Sinnoh champion Cynthia during the second round. Should Ash win against Cynthia, he’ll almost certainly go up against Leon in the finals. Ash’s entire story arc during pokemon journeys You have involved facing down Leon, so it should be an epic battle.
Pokemon GO’s Bug Out! event has returned this year, and trainers can now catch both old and new Bug-type Pokemon. Trainers have access to various new sets of research tasks to complete, including Field Research.
Field Research in Pokemon GO differs from the game’s Special Research, as it is obtained primarily from spinning Pokestops. The tasks that trainers receive are randomized from a pool, and each task has its own rewards linked to it.
Below, trainers can find a list of what is required for the event’s Field Research and what will be rewarded when the research is completed.
Every Pokemon GO Field Research Task and reward for Bug Out! 2022 listed
Mega Scizor makes its debut in Bug Out! 2022 (Image via Niantic)
This year, the majority of Bug Out!’s Field Research Tasks require Pokemon GO trainers to catch Pokemon. Trainers will also want to practice their throwing mechanics, as some research tasks require certain throw qualities to be completed.
There are also a few miscellaneous tasks to consider. However, they’re fairly simple to complete in-game and won’t be as complex as searching for and catching Pokemon.
Overall, trainers will need to complete 11 different Field Research Tasks.
All Field Research Tasks and Rewards for Bug Out! 2022
catch 5 pokemon – Caterpie or Weedle encounter
Catch 10 Pokémon – Volbeat, Illumise, Dewpider, Wimpod, or Venipede encounter
Catch 15 Pokémon – Burmy encounter, including any of its variants
Catch Ten Bug-type Pokemon – Volbeat or Illumise encounter
Make Two Excellent Throws – Never encounter
Make Three Great Throws – Grubbin encounter
Make Three Great Throws In a Row – Paras or Dwebble encounter
Make Three Nice Throws – Venonat or Kricketot encounter
Make Three Nice Throws In a Row – Silcoon or Cascoon encounter
Take Three Different Snapshots of Different Bug Pokemon You’ve Caught – Ledyba, Spinarak, or Yanma encounter
trade pokemon – Karrablast or Shelmet encounter
Use Ten Berries to Catch Pokemon – Combee or Sewaddle encounter
The good news for Pokemon GO trainers who are looking to complete this research is that they can use the rewards they obtain to complete other tasks. For example, if players obtain a Venipede from a task, they can capture it and take a picture of it for their snapshot task.
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Additionally, during the reward catch encounters, excellent/great/nice throws should also count towards Field Research requirements. The throw requirements may be the toughest out of all the event tasks, as hitting Bug-type Pokemon with accurate throws can be tricky due to their size.
Trading may also be tricky, but Niantic, fortunately, released the Campfire app recently that allows Pokemon GO players to coordinate better if they reside in a similar area. If trainers don’t have any friends nearby, it may not be a bad idea to check out Campfire and look for any trainers in the community that may be nearby.
The next generation of Pokémon is here! Pokémon Scarlet & Violet kick off the 9th generation of the Pokémon RPGs in style with a few significant changes, including a wholly open world and the chance to tackle the Gyms in whatever order you see fit! But before you dive into the vast Paldea region, budding Trainers first need to decide whether they’ll be Team Scarlet or Team Violet.
Like with most Pokémon games, the biggest difference will be the list of version-exclusive Pokémon, but Scarlet & Violet are also introducing a few other differences depending on what version you pick up.
To find out exactly what you’re getting in each version of Generation IX, read on.
Pokémon Scarlet & Violet – Version Exclusive Pokémon
Here, you’ll find a list of all of Pokémon exclusive to each version as they’re announced (thanks to Serebii):
Pokemon Scarlet – Exclusive Pokemon
Pokemon Violet – Exclusive Pokemon
pokemon professors
For the first time in the series’ history, Pokémon Scarlet & Violet are introducing version-exclusive professors.
If you pick up Pokémon Scarlet, your Pokémon Professor will be Sada. If Violet is more your thing, you’ll be greeted by Professor Turo.
World and story themes
In an exciting twist, fans have noticed a few key differences in the aesthetics of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet. Scarlet seems to embody the past, while Violet looks to the future.
You might have already noticed these things just looking at Sada and Turo, but Sada is wearing cavewoman-like attire, and Turo is wearing a skintight bodysuit under that lab coat. Also, their names are pretty important! sada comes from passthe Spanish word for past, while Turo comes from futurethe Spanish word for future.
Plus, those legendaries certainly have a few visual differences. Koraidon, Scarlet’s legendary, looks like a prehistoric bird-like dinosaur. Miraidon is a metallic lizard with pixelated eyes.
The Legendaries’ Forms
Box art legendaries are the standard in the Pokémon series, but Koraidon and Miraidon have many more differences than their colors and initial appearances. Each legendary has a different form to help with traveling across the many different terrains of the Paldea region — Koraidon’s are all ‘Builds’ while Miraidon’s are all ‘Modes’, again emphasizing that past vs future theme the games seem to be going for.
bikes
Many people noticed that Koraidon and Miraidon seemed to have wheels in their designs when they were first revealed, but we now officially know that both Pokémon can turn into bikes!
Our prehistoric dragon, Koraidon, turns into Sprinting Build Koraidon, a motorbike-looking ride that (for some reason) doesn’t use its wheels! Miraidon, however, transforms into ‘Drive Mode Miraidon’, and it looks like a very sleek jet bike and uses ‘energy’ to accelerate.
Image: The Pokemon Company
Toilet
Again, your water transportation will look entirely different depending on whether you have Scarlet (Koraidon) or Violet (Miraidon).
Koraidon’s ‘Swimming Build’ puffs up its front wheel (or throat) to use as a floatation device, and it uses its powerful legs to paddle across the water. Miraidon’s ‘Aquatic Mode’ looks like it could come out of a futuristic wave race game and uses its jet engines on its legs to move in the water.
Image: The Pokemon Company
Gliding
And, being dragons, these two can fly! Or glide, at least. And to match their past and future theming, each legendary has a specific form it takes when taking to the skies.
Our Scarlet mascot, Koraidon, unravels its tendrils to reveal some grand wings on its head, which it uses to soar through the air for its ‘Gliding Build’, making it look even more like a prehistoric bird. Miraidon, on the other hand, looks like a glider fit for James Bond, as ‘Glide Mode’ makes its antennae extend and spread out what The Pokémon Company calls “a membrane of energy”.
Image: The Pokemon Company
Your school
In Pokémon Scarlet & Violet, your character goes to a prestigious school in the Paldea region. Age isn’t an issue, and everyone there is attending to learn more about Pokémon. But there are some pretty key differences depending on whether you’re more partial to the color red or purple.
name and emblem
While the school will always be situated in the Paldea region’s largest city — Mesagoza — the name of the school your character attends, and its emblem will be totally different.
If you pick up Scarlet Version, then you’ll attend the Naranja Academy. In Violet Version, your school is called the Uva Academy. If you know your Spanish, then you know these translate to the ‘Orange Academy’ and ‘Grape Academy’, respectively.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a unique school without a unique color scheme and an emblem. The Naranja Academy has an orange emblem in a rich orange colour, while the Uva Academy’s is proudly purple and embellished with a bunch of grapes.
Uniform
One of the first things we saw in the initial Scarlet & Violet trailer was the different colored uniforms, and this matches which ever academy — and version — you go for.
In Pokémon Scarlet, your uniform has a blue hat, orange tie, and orange striped shorts. Your shoes are black (with a matching backpack), and your socks are white with an orange stripe. In Pokémon Violet, swap the orange for purple, the black for brown, and the blue hat for a white one, as well as black socks with a yellow stripe.
Image: The Pokemon Company
If you don’t like the base outfit, don’t worry! Customization is back, and you’ll be able to buy new clothes and change your outfit throughout the game.
Your character isn’t the only one with a colour-coded outfit, either. Clavell, the director of your academy, has a different colored suit depending on your version. Again, Scarlet’s is a burning orangey red colour, while Violet’s is a rich purple.
Image: The Pokemon Company
We’ll be adding more details to this guide as we get closer to Pokémon Scarlet & Violet’s release, so make sure you bookmark this page and come back for the latest details!
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We admit it, we’re suckers for a really nice pre-order bonus. Especially when it comes to figurines. And with Pokémon Scarlet & Violet coming out this November, we’re eager to see just what kind of bonuses or gifts will be on offer from various retailers.
So far, we only know about a few digital gifts — such as an exclusive backpack and that cute little Pikachu who’s Terastral form means he gets balloons! — but Nintendo Wire has discovered that French retailer Micromania-Zing is already ahead of the pack with this lovely physical pre-order bonus.
This exclusive pre-order bonus is a little figurine of all three of generation 9’s starters — Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxley. It’s really rather lovely, and we really rather want it.
You’ll get this trio if you pre-order either Scarlet, Violet, or the Double Pack from Micromania-Zing. So, if you love it and you live in France, there’s no reason not to!
Here in the UK, we sometimes get figurine pre-order bonuses for Pokémon games too, and maybe this will head our way too (if it does, we’ll be sure to tell you), but for now, we’ll have to admire this from a distance.
If you haven’t already, make sure you check out our list of everywhere you can pre-order the upcoming Pokémon games.
Do you like this pre-order bonus as much as we do? Do you hope a retailer near you gets something like this? Let us know in the comments!
Competitive Pokemon trainers are both excited and terrified at the recent rule changes in the video game championships (VGC), where players compete against one another via pokemon sword and Shield in an array of leagues. Mythical Pokémon are now allowed for official tournament play for the first time. This means that nobody is safe from heavy-hitters like Megearna or Victini, and the community is scrambling to find counters. Some of the most truly diabolic players have already started to add broken Pokémon to their own teams.
The rules for the latest Series 13 ranked matches, starting September 1, were posted yesterday for pokemon sword and Shield, this series focused on the Galar region, The rules mainly remained the same from the last series, except for an extended eligible Pokémon list. The information was originally spotted by the Pokemon fansite Serebiiand Kotaku was able to confirm the full list of eligible Pokémon in the Pokémon Homemobile app.
Mythical Pokémon are better known as event legendaries, and are normally close to impossible to obtain through normal gameplay. This group includes Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Arceus, and so on. Previously, you had to participate in special in-person events in order to obtain these rare Pokémon. Now, the only mythical Pokémon that are excluded from the eligibility list are the ones that can’t be obtained in Sword and Shield.
These days, mythical Pokémon are much easier to obtain than in the past. The dreaded Megearna can be obtained by completing the Alola Pokédex in pokemon sun and moonand Mew can be captured and transferred over from the Pokémon GO app. Victini can be captured in the Pokémon Sword and Shield DLC. So not being able to access limited time events is less of a competitive disadvantage now than it has been in the past.
The new series rules complicates the meta further: There are no restrictions on the number of legendary and mythical Pokémon that players can bring to a ranked match. Previously, up to two legendaries had been allowed in tournaments under the “GS rules” introduced in PokemonHeartGold and SoulSilver.
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Series 13 kicks off September 1, and runs until October 31. After that, things will shift over to the freshly released violet and Scarlet, with their mid-November release. For now there’s absolutely nothing stopping competitors from being curb stomped by a full squad of broken legendaries and mythicals. And VGC Pokemon players have absolutely no mercy.
