Friday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Gym Masters + Pokémon GO Update + Pokémon TCG Family Pokémon Card Game
08-03-2019 08:04 GMT / 03:04 EST by Serebii
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Last Update: 13:13 GMT
Edit @ 08:47: Family Pokémon Card Game | Edit @ 13:13: Pokkén Tournament DX Group Match | Edit @ 18;58: Sword & Shield
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Nintendo America just put out a minor bit of new Pokémon Sword & Shield information. With this information, they have confirmed once and for all that the Stadium-like building scattered across the Galar Region are Gyms. This had been theorised but has now finally been confirmed. With this, a new element was introduced. Rather than Gym Leaders, the Gyms in Galar have got Gym Masters. At present it's unclear what the difference between the two are but we'll post as soon as we have more
Edit @ 20:30: Nintendo America have since deleted the tweet detailing this. We'll bring more on it as it comes.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
A new update has started to rollout for Pokémon GO. This update brings the game up to Version 1.105.1 and brings a few fixes. It stops Smeargle from being able to learn TMs, adds 12 more Spinda forms to its Pokédex page including the recent Heart Spinda and a few other bug fixes. It's currently rolling out on Android and is expected to have a full rollout on Android and iOS over the next few days
In The TCG Department
Pokémon Sun & Moon - TCG Set Release
Next week, a special box called the Family Pokémon Card Game set is coming out in Japan. This set is a box of three mini-decks made up of 51 different cards with all the Pokémon cards being brand new. These cards are fairly basic and include few complex mechanics and serve as a way to introduce new people to the game. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set
In The Games Department
Pokkén Tournament DX
The next special Group Match has been begun on Pokkén Tournament DX. From March 8th through March 10th, you can participate in the "Destructive Cannon" Group Match. This cup is a Basic Battle competition, once again on a Fixed Battle Arena. Participating in this brings a special title reward based on Blastoise, and if you place highly you'll get other titles based on your placement. If you already received the title from the last time it ran, you will not receive it again
In The Games Department
Pokkén Tournament DX
The next special Group Match has been announced on Pokkén Tournament DX. From March 22nd through March 24th, you can participate in the "Searing Blaze" Group Match. This cup is a Team Battle competition, once again on a Fixed Battle Arena. Participating in this brings a special title reward based on Charizard, and if you place highly you'll get other titles based on your placement. If you already received the title from the last time it ran, you will not receive it again
