Tuesday: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Special Battle Season 9 + Global Link Gift + Pokémon Shuffle - Events
06-03-2018 04:01 GMT / 23:01 EST by Serebii
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Last Update: 06:01 GMT
Edit @ 04:05: Special Battle
In The Games Department
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Special Battle Season 9
The Special Battle rules for Season 9 have been revealed. Season 9 will run from March 13th to May 14th 2018 and runs on Sun & Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, with rankings separate to eachother. This ruleset blocks usage of Mega Stones, Z-Crystals, Focus Sash and Eviolite and you can only select 2 Pokémon for the battle
Battle type: Double Battle
Pokémon Restrictions: National Pokédex. No Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta, Genesect, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zygarde, Diancie, Hoopa, Volcanion, Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma, Magearna, and Marshadow.
The other standard rules apply, including all set to Level 50 if above that, and you choose 2 Pokémon out of your 6, and you cannot have two Pokémon holding the same hold item. Battles have a 10 minute duration, with turns having a 60 second timer.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Global Missions
The fifth Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Global Mission has begun. This Global Mission's theme is to trade Pokémon on the GTS. The goal is to reach 1,000,000 Pokémon traded by March 19th at 23:59 UTC. If the mission is a success, then participating players get 2,000 FC or 4,000 FC if they have a Global Link account tied to their game while if it's a failure players will get 1,000 FC or 2,000 FC if they have a Global Link account tied to their game.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Global Link Gift
For those of you who participated in the Ultra Sinnoh Classic Battle Competition, the entry gift is now available to all qualifying players through this link after logging into the Global Link. This gift is 50 Battle Points and can be redeemed by April 29th2018
In The Games Department
Pokémon Shuffle - Events
Pokémon Shuffle has begun Week 4 of its event cycle. This cycle continues the Pokémon Safari from last week as well as the following stages that will run for a week
The Ultra Challenge Stage is a stage for Meloetta Pirouette Forme
The Great Challenge Stages are Golem, Alolan Marowak, Wobbuffet, Celebi & Regirock
The Daily Pokémon are Clefairy (Winking), Charmander (Winking), Squirtle (Winking), Bulbasaur (Winking) & Jigglypuff (Winking)
There's a One Chance Per Day stage for Tornadus Incarnate Forme
There's a Special Stage for Yveltal
In addition to this, there's a Latios Escalation Battle which will run for two weeks.
