Monday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Max Raid Battle Event + Ranked Battle + Pokémon Masters - The Star of the Contest
01-06-2020 07:01 BST / 02:01 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 13:04: Max Raid Battle Event | Edit @ 14:02: News Announcement | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Research Breakthrough
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
It has been confirmed that the next bit of Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass news will be revealed on Tuesday June 2nd at 13:00 UTC/14:00 BST/15:00 CEST/09:00 EDT/06:00 PDT/22:00 JST. It is currently unclear what topics this presentation will include but we'll provide full coverage as it happens for be sure to keep checking back
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
A news post in Pokémon HOME has revealed the next Max Raid Battle event in Pokémon Sword & Shield. From 13:00 UTC tomorrow, June 2nd, until June 29th at 23:59 UTC, the following Pokémon will be available:
In Pokémon Sword: Gigantamax Snorlax, Gengar, Kingler, Lapras, Garbodor, Corviknight, Appletun, Toxtricity (Amped Form), Centiskorch, Grimmsnarl, Alcremie and Duraludon will appear in Max Raid Battles
In Pokémon Shield: Gigantamax Snorlax, Charizard, Butterfree, Machamp, Orbeetle, Drednaw, Coalossal, Flapple, Sandaconda, Toxtricity (Low Key Form), Hatterne and Copperajah will appear in Max Raid Battles
We'll bring full details of this Max Raid Battle event shortly after it goes live so be sure to keep checking back
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Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The sixth season of Pokémon Sword & Shield's Ranked Battle has come to an end and with it, the rewards for participation in battles is now live. To get them, you need to check your ranking in the Ranked Battle mode and then go to Mystery Gift > Receive via Battle Stadium. These rewards include BP and items range from nature mints up to Bottle Caps depending upon your placement. We have full details of the rewards in our Ranked Battle section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The next season of Ranked Battle has begun. This month runs from today until June 30th at 23:59 UTC and runs the same rules as last month but comes with a rank reset. This series will have various rewards including a Relaxed Mint and Sassy Mint. We have full details in our section
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Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From when the current maintenance is over until July 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Trapinch and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Pokémon GO
GO Battle League Season 1 has now shifted to the Ultra League format. This format will run for thee weeks until June 22nd 2020 at 20:00 UTC
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Pokémon Masters
Some new stages have opened up for the event The Star of the Contest. From today until June 11th, you'll be able to face off various stages with tough battles that give a variety of rewards including Strike Candy
