Tuesday: Pokémon - Generation 8 Games + Pokémon Shuffle - Events
31-07-2018 07:05 BST / 02:05 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:48: Pokémon Duel | Edit @ 08:10: Generation 8 Pokémon
In The Games Department
Pokémon - Generation 8
The 2019 main series Pokémon game for Nintendo Switch, announced at E3 last year and dated following the reveal of Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee! has had its release date refined. Back in May when it was detailed, it was stated that these games would be released in the second half of 2019. However, with Nintendo's financial release today, the release date has been reifned further to be listed as "Late 2019".
In The Games Department
Pokémon Shuffle - Events
Pokémon Shuffle has cycled back through and has begun Week 1 of its event cycle. h as the following stages that will run for a week
The Ultra Challenge Stage is a stage for Deoxys Attack Forme
The Great Challenge Stages are Mew, Typhlosion, Roserade (Winking), Accelgor & Litten
The Daily Pokémon are Fan Rotom, Frost Rotom, Heat Rotom, Wash Rotom & Mow Rotom
There's a One Chance Per Day stage for Pinsir
There's a Competitive stage against Mega Banette
There's an Escalation Battle for Decidueye that lasts one week.
In addition to this, there's a Safari Zone featuring Caterpie, Grubbin, Crabrawler, Yungoos, Metapod, Charjabug, Crabominable, Butterfree, Gumshoos, Vikavolt which will run for two weeks.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Duel - Balance Patch
Tomorrow, a new version of Pokémon Duel is being uploaded following the weekly maintenance. This update is Version 6.1.1 and includes a variety of changes and new feature. In it, some figures are set to be updated
Primarina
Increased Sparkling Aria damage from 109 to 119
Increased Aqua Jet damage from 60 to 70
Keldeo
Changed Justified ability to include capability of changing forms
Increased Sacred Sword damage from 51 to 71
Entei
Increased Sacred Fire damage from 120 to 140
Suicune
Increased Hydro Pump damage from 70 to 100
Manaphy
Changed effect of Ocean's Gift ability to increase the effect from 20 to 30
Infernape
Increased damage of Drive Kick from 90 to 120
Increased damage of Mach Punch from 40 to 70
Increased wheel size of Detect
Decreased wheel size of MIss
Greninja
Increased damage of Water Shuriken from 20 to 40
Kyogre
Raised movement from 1 to 2.
Changed Primal Rage ability effect
Increased Break Energy damage from 50 to 90
Groudon
Raised movement from 1 to 2.
Changed Primal Rage ability effect
Increased Smash damage from 110 to 130
Increased Break Energy damage from 70 to 90
Rayquaza
Changed Primal Rage ability effect
Lugia
Increased Aeroblast damage from 70 to 120
Mimikyu
Increased Play Rough damage from 70 to 90
Gyarados & Shiny Gyarados
Increased Hyper Beam damage from 100 to 110
Tentacruel
Added the Speed Booster ability
Increased Tentacle Sting damage from 80 to 100
Monferno
Removed Scratch
Added Fury Swipes
