Tuesday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Max Raid Battle Event + Pokémon TCG - Infinity Zone
12-05-2020 01:03 BST / 20:03 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:54: Pokémon TCG | Edit @ 09;00: Pokémon Masters | Edit @ 18:00: Pokémon GO Community Day | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Raid Battles
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, Dragapult, Togekiss, Rotom etc. have left the boosted raids and with this, Gigantamax Pikachu has been added as the focus of the event. With this, players can get multiple Gigantamax Pikachu and can now even find Shiny Gigantamax Pikachu and the first time you can get it with its Hidden Ability. This event runs until 23:59 UTC on May 18th 2020
Edit @ 01:17: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
Edit @ 07:11: It has now been confirmed that this is the first in a 3 week campaign giving Gigantamax Pokémon through Max Raid Battles
Gigantamax Eevee will be available in Max Raid Battles from May 19th through May 25th
Gigantamax Meowth will be available in Max Raid Battles from May 26th through June 1st
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next Pokémon GO Community Day on May 24th will focus on Seedot. This event will 3* Capture Experience and has 3 Hour Incense. However, it will also give out Bullet Seed to Shiftry. We'll bring more details as they come. This Community Day comes with Special Research which you can purchase called "Seeing Double" which gives Incense, Golden Razz Berries and more.
There will also be a Community Day bundle featuring an Elite Fast TM, 30 Ultra Balls, 3 Incense and 3 Lucky Eggs
Niantic will also host a 24 hour stream from 01:00 UTC May 24th to 01:00 UTC May 25th which will display Seedot and other Pokémon in the wild
The Community Day runs at 11am to 5pm in each local time zone
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Raid Bosses have changed in Pokémon GO. With this, from now until May 19th 2020 at 20:00 UTC, Virizionwill be the Level 5 Raid Boss with its Shiny variant now being available. It is also confirmed that there will be a Virizion Raid Hour on May 13th at 18:00 local time
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
It has now also been confirmed that Terrakion will return to Pokémon GO Raid Battles following Virizion and will run from May 19th 20:00 UTC through May 26th 20:00 UTC. It's also confirmed there will be a Terrakion Raid Hour on May 20th at 18:00 local time
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The next Spotlight Scout has been officially announced for Pokémon Masters. This gives the ability to get the Sync pair of Wally & Gallade. It is expected to arrive in a few days
In The Trading Card Game Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - TCG Set Release
The Pokémon Company have officially revealed the next set for the Pokémon Sword & Shield TCG. This subset, Infinity Zone, is being released on June 5th 2020 and features a variety of further Galar Pokémon including the first Eternamax Eternatus card. As such, our card listing and the associated Cardex have been updated with the details of this set.
