Tuesday: Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee + Super Smash Bros + Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Global Link Gift
12-06-2018 05:00 BST / 00:00 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 19:25 BST
Edit @ 07:00: Pokémon Shuffle | Edit @ 17:05: E3 | Edit @ 17:22: Smash Bros | Edit @ 19:25: Pokémon GO Spawns
In The Games Department
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu & Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee
During the Nintendo Direct at E3, some new footage for Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon Let's Go, Eevee!. This footage showcased that the Mythical Pokémon Mew will be available to all players of Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee if they purchase the Poké Ball Plus. All Poké Ball Pluswill come with a Mew
Edit @ 17:57: It has been confirmed that Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee will be available with a special bundle that includes the game and the Poké Ball Plus peripheral for $99.99
Edit @ 18:24: Size of Pokémon you capture alters the amount of experience you earn in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee. Bigger Pokémon get more experience. Like in Pokémon GO, you can use a Razz Berry to make Pokémon easier to capture.
Edit @ 18;26: All of your Party Pokémon gain experience from capture. You get bonuses for the quality of your capture
Edit @ 18:32: The aura around Pokémon in the wild indicated Pokémon size. Red: Bigger than normal | Blue: Smaller than normal
Edit @ 18;38: The stat screen when you level up shows the stats and nature are still in place and that Pikachu learns Double Kick
Edit @ 18:42: CP is confirmed to work the same way as in Pokémon GO as an overall indicator of the combined stats of the Pokémon. You can also swap out the Pokémon you have following you at will
Edit @ 18:44: The new rival is a character called Trace. He is less adverserial than the original rival
Edit @ 18:55: In order to access Pewter Gym, you need to have a Water or Grass Pokémon on your team
Edit @ 18:57: To connect to other players over wireless or Internet, you need to share a Link Code. This is a code made out of various Pokémon akin to Pokémon GO's Raid Battle lobby system
Edit @ 19:00: GO Park replaces the Safari Zone in Fuchsia City. Multiple GO Parks can be saved. Pokémon in GO Park can then be captured by talking to the Pokémon. It can't be sent back to GO
Edit @ 19:01: The higher the CP of a Pokémon in Pokémon GO, the higher level it will be in Pokémon Let's Go through Pokémon GO Park
Edit @ 19:04: Candy exists in Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee. Boosts a Pokémon's stats. Quick Candy for example boosts Speed.
Edit @ 19:38: Added various direct feed images to our Pre-Release Screenshot Page
Edit: It's confirmed that Mew cannot be sent from Pokémon GO to Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee so it can only be obtained through the Poké Ball Plus. It's also noted that the Mew gift may not be able to be redeemed after a certain period of time. This period of time is unclear
Edit @ 21:25: Updated the GO Park and Multiplayer pages
Edit @ 22:00: Added a special video to our Pre-Release Video Page
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In The Games Department
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
During the Nintendo Direct at E3, the new Super Smash Bros. game for Nintendo Switch was detailed. This game is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and contains all returning Pokémon characters including Greninja, Lucario, Mewtwo, Jigglypuff, Pokémon Trainer, Pikachu and Pichu.
Edit: Pikachu Libre has been confirmed as an alternate skin for Pikachu
Edit: Pichu has the same mechanic as before of it damaging itself
Edit: Leaf confirmed as an alternate costume for Pokémon Trainer and this time there's no drawback or stamina for the Pokémon so you can stick with one
Edit: Bewear & Solgaleo are confirmed as Poké Ball Pokémon
Edit: The Saffron City stage from Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64 has been confirmed to return in this game
Edit: Alolan Vulpix & Lunala are confirmed as Poké Ball Pokémon
Edit @ 19:55: Alolan Raichu confirmed as a Poké Ball Pokémon
Edit: Created a page with Pre-Release Screenshots pertaining to Pokémon
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In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
To celebrate Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee in E3, the Pokémon Pikachu & Eevee, as well as the Unown for L, E, T, S, G, O and for the first time in Pokémon GO, Unown ! will be spawning in increased amounts around the E3 arena for the duration of E3
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Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Global Link Gift
For those of you who participated in the Ultra No Holds Barred 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 July 31st 2018
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Pokémon Shuffle - Events
Pokémon Shuffle has begun Week 18 of its event cycle. This cycle has the following stages that will run for a week
The Ultra Challenge Stage is a stage for Kartana
The Great Challenge Stages are Gengar (Shiny), Magmortar, Dusknoir, Oshawott (Winking) and Hoopa Confined
The Daily Pokémon are Maractus, Dunsparce, Qwilfish, Durant & Heatmor
There's a One Chance Per Day stage for Tornadus Incarnate Forme
There's a Special stage for Hydreigon
There's a Pokémon Safari containing Alolan Rattata, Alolan Meowth, Unown, Unown, Unown, Unown, Cherubi, Alolan Raticate, Alolan Persian & Cherubi (Winking)
In addition to this, there's a Meloetta Aria Forme Escalation Battle which will run for two weeks.