Thursday: Pokkén Tournament News & Release Details + Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Battle Competition + PokéMileage Shop Sale + PokéPark European Release
16-07-2015 06:24 BST / 01:24 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 08:44: Pokkén Tournament | Edit @ 14:00: PokéPark European Release
In The Games Department
Pokkén Tournament
Pokkén Tournament is out today in Japanese arcade and we're gradually going to be update the section with as much details as much as possible as and when we can. A new promotion has been announced for Pokkén Tournament. If you play the game using a BANA Passport from today until July 31st, you will gain access to the special Support Pokémon duo announced in the livestream on July 3rd, Whimsicott and Jirachi. It's not currently clear if you will be able to get them again at a later point.
You can also get special Premium access for 300¥ a month to allow for customisation of more than just your character using the Pokkén Tournament Web Portal if you have registered with a Bana Passport. This lets you customise your Avatar Type, Exchange Avatars, Set Support Pokémon, redistribute your Pokémon's SLevel Points, change your title and set player comments as well as the other customisations which come as standard.
09:45: Created pages for Events and Pokkén Link Web
10:16: Thanks to the launch day livestream, we now have details on the Support Pokémon features for Jirachi and Whimsicott. Jirachi uses Wish to increase your Burst Gauge and Whimsicott uses Substitute to give you protection
10:50: Another brand new stage has been revealed in the stream. This stage is called Neos City and is a large city with numerous people and Pokémon in. In the background is a Pokémon Center with Joy, Chansey and Blissey standing outside. This also confirms the region of this game is known as the Ferrum Region, continuing the Ferrum references in the game. This has been added to our Stages Page
11:04: Another new stage has been revealed, after being hinted in the Gengar reveal trailer. This is the Haunted House and has an oval shape for combat.
11:29: A final new stage has been shown and is a set of ruins with statues of Regirock, Regice, Registeel and Regigigas throughout
11:49: It has been confirmed that Blaziken's Burst Attack mode involves Mega Evolving into Mega Blaziken
Edit @ 12:03: The Blaziken trailer has been uploaded
12:11: On Twitter, Bandai Namco are running a campaign until July 23rd to find out what Pokémon people want as additional Support Pokémon
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In The Games Department
PokéPark Wii - Wii U Launch
For those of you in Europe, PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure is now available to download from the Nintendo Wii U eShop for Ł17.99/€19.99 and requires 2378MB to download. This game is an action/adventure title that has you play as Pikachu going through various areas to stop a crisis in the PokéPark. This game has multiple mini-games to play through using various Pokémon and can be played multiplayer. You need a Wii Remote to play this game. We covered this game in full back in 2009 so click our section to go to it
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Pokémon ORAS - Battle Competition
Registration for the next Battle Competition has been begun. This competition is called the Circle of Legends and is only for Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and is a Rotation Battle competition. In this competition, you can only use Legendary Pokémon: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo, Mew, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Regirock, Regice,Registeel, Latias, Latios, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Dialga, Palkia, Heatran, Regigigas, Giratina, Cresselia, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion, Tornadus, Thundurus, Reshiram, Zekrom, Landorus, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde or Diancie. Registration runs from July 16th until July 23rd while the competition runs from July 24th to July 26th. All entrants receive 1000 PokéMiles
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Pokémon ORAS - PokéMileage Shop Sale
A special sale has been announced for the PokéMileage Shop on the Global Link called the Summer Campaign which runs from July 21st to August 4th. During this, every item redeemable in the PokéMileage Shop will be obtainable for 50% of the standard PokéMiles, for example a Heart Scale will cost 50 PokéMiles rather than the usual 100. In addition to this, for the duration of the campaign, you'll be able to purchase the rare Ability Capsule item. This item allows for you to change the ability of your Pokémon if the species has 2 standard abilities. It will cost 5000 PokéMiles. Also during this, it will cost 50% of the price to enter an attraction.
