Thursday: Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Zeraora Event + Pokémon GO Dortmund + Detective Pikachu SnapChat Filter

02-05-2019 10:49 BST / 05:49 EDT by Serebii

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Edit @ 14:33: GO Fest Dortmund | Edit @ 16:43: Detective Pikachu SnapChat Filter | Edit @ 18:47: Playground: Detective Pikachu | Edit @ 20;9: Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf raids

Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO

Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Level 5 Raid. After Groudon leaves Raid Battles later today, the Legendary Pokémon Uxie, Mesprit and Azelf will replace it until May 27th at 20;00 UTC. These Pokémon continue being Region exclusive with Uxie being in Asia Pacific, Mesprit in Europe and Azelf in the Americas. Despite this, they are still available in the wild and will continue to be after the raids.
Edit @ 22:05: With the new Legendary Level 5 Raids, we have a new range of Raid Bosses. We're currently cataloguing them in our Raid Battles section

Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO

Niantic have announced the details for the Dortmund Safari Zone happening in Germany in July 4-7. In the event, with the usual elements for a GO Fest, the Pokémon Carnivine will appear as a Regional Exclusive in the event and there will be unique special research for the event. Tickets will be pobtainable through the in-game ticket service in a similar manner to Chicago soon

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Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Zeraora

A new event has been announced to retail partners in Australia. This event is the distribution of the Mythical Pokémon Zeraora and will run at EB Games from May 3rd through May 26th. This Zeraora will match the one distributed elsewhere in the world last year

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Playground: Pokémon Detective Pikachu

A new app is live on the Google Play Store. For devices that use AR Core and Playground, you can now download the Playmoji Pack that adds Detective Pikachu and various Pokémon from the upcoming Detective Pikachu movie to the Playground app. With this, you can use them to make various Augmented Reality photos featuring the Pokémon Pikachu, Charizard, Jigglypuff and Mr. Mime. You need a compatible Google Device with the latest versions of AR Core & Playground installed

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SnapChat Filter

A new SnapChat filter is now live. If you scan the SnapCode provided below, you;'ll be able to use the Detective Pikachu SnapChat filter for one hour. This filter adds a deerstalker hat, a tail, ears and unleashes a thundershock if you open your mouth

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Until Next Time, See Ya