Thursday: Pokémon GO - Unown Event + Sun & Moon - Episode Pictures + Airing Change
30-08-2018 11:20 BST / 06:20 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 12:18: Episode Pictures | Edit @ 14:49: Unown | Edit @ 22:05: Global Challenge
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
This weekend, from today until Sunday, is the event Dragon Con, in Atlanta in North America, a convention for sci-fi, fantasy, games, comics and art. To coincide with this, Unown letters of D, R, A, G, O, N & C (DragonCon) are spawning around the convention center
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have detailed the timings for the Global Challenge for this weekend. While the previous ones ran from midnight, this time they run at a later point, running from 7am to begin. The taks are to get 5,000,000 Research Tasks done in each region to umlock a special reward. If all regions complete it, then they unlock Moltres Day and with that, the Ultra Bonus will be unlocked. The Ultra Bonus will be announced on September 10th if they are accomplished
Yokosuka Safari Zone - Complete 100,000 Research Tasks - Catch Stardust Increase
Europe - Complete 5,000,000 Research Tasks - Star Piece Last 1 Hour - 07:00 UTC September 1st - 06:59 UTC September 3rd
Americas - Complete 5,000,000 Research Tasks - Hatch Stardust Increase - 07:00 PDT September 1st - 06:59 PDT September 3rd
Asia Pacific - Complete 5,000,000 Research Tasks - Raid Stardust Increase - 07:00 JST September 1st - 06:59 JST September 3rd
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Sun & Moon - Episode Pictures
As usual, we have done pictures from the episode that aired in Japan today. This episode features Lunala fighting with Necrozma across Alola. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the gallery but be warned however as they contain spoilers.
In The Anime Department
Pokémon Sun & Moon - Airing Shift
It has been confirmed that as of October 7th 2018, the Pokémon anime will have moved on TV Tokyo from Thursdays at 18:55 to Sundays at 18:00. This is part of a move by the new head of TV Tokyo to help make Sundays more family orientated. The last episode to air before the shift will air on September 13th and have 2 weeks of no episodes. This is the first shift from the Thursday timeslot since April 16th 1998 when the timeslot shifted from Tuesdays following the hiatus after the Porygon episode aired
