Wednesday: Pokémon GO - 1 Billion Downloads & Community Day + Pokémon Masters + Super Smash Bros Ultimate
31-07-2019 08:12 BST / 03:12 EDT by Serebii
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Last Update: 22:03 BST
Edit @ 12:35: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 16:14: Pokémon GO Download Numbers | Edit @ 21:00: Rayquaza Raids | Edit @ 22:03: Shadow Pokémon Change
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have now changed and the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza is now a Level 5 Raid Boss and will run until September 2nd at 20:00 UTC. With this, Shiny Rayquaza is now available within the game.
Edit @ 22:09: The Raid Bosses have changed in conjunction with this. We're currently cataloguing them now
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Purification costs for Shadow Pokémon have reduced in Pokémon GO. Previously, these were at 2,000 Stardust and 2 Candy for most Pokémon except Dratini and Snorlax which had a 10,000 Stardust cost. However, this has now been altered:
Rattata & Zubat: 1,000 Stardust & 1 Candy
Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle & Mudkip: 3,000 Stardust & 3 Candy
Dratini & Snorlax: 5,000 Stardust & 5 Candy
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
It has been confirmed that during the Community Day on Saturday, if you evolve Kirlia into Gardevoir or Gallade during the three hour window, your Pokémon will know the charge move, Synchronoise. At present, the stats for this move have yet to be given. The Community Day runs at 4pm to 7pm in each local time zone
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The Special Preview Version of Pokémon Masters is live on Android in Singapore. With this, we have been covering the game in full to the best of our ability with various sections. This will be continually updated over the coming days so be sure to keep checking back
We have updated the Sync Pairs section with details on every Pokémon's stats and moves
Edit @ 12:35: Updated the Training page to include more supercourses
In The Games Department
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Today is the release of the first wave of DLC for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, adding a new character Hero from Dragon Quest as well as a new stage. With this, I have updated our secition to include all details on Hero as well as the new stage Yggdrasil's Altar which also includes a list of all Poké Ball Pokémon and Assist Trophies that are incapable of spawning in the stage
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Pokémon Company today have put out a small note in a new trailer for Pokémon GO in Japan. With this trailer, it confirmed that, worldwide, the game has been downloaded over 1 billion times.
