Monday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - New Screenshots + Information & Pokémon GO Fest
15-06-2020 06:53 BST / 01:53 EDT by Serebii
This update will be amended throughout the day so be sure to check back. If you have any ideas for the site, be sure to send them in
Last Update: 14:15 BST
Edit @ 14:00: Pokémon GO Fest | Edit @ 14:15: Isle of Armor
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Some new high quality images have been released for the Pokémon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass. These images showcase the previously announced Ash Partner Cap that you can obtain in-game if you have the Mythical Pokémon Zarude or you can obtain it when you go see the movie, Pokémon the Movie Coco in Japan later this Winter. We've added these screenshots to our Pre-Release Screenshot Page
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
Some previews have been released for the Isle of Armor. Within this, there are a few clarifications we have received. Firstly, IGN have stated that the first trainer battle they found was at Level 60 and the trainers and wild Pokémon you encounter will scale to your progress, to what extent we don't currently know. In it, there are more Pokémon interacting with surroundings such as one being a tree branch. Players must complete three trials in order to earn sacred armor. One challenge involves collecting Max Mushrooms, an ingredient for Max Soup which is used to activate ability for Gigantamax.
Nintendo Life have listed a side quest where you have to find 150 hidden Alolan Diglett across the area.
We'll bring more details as they come so keep checking back
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Tickets for the Pokémon GO Fest 2020 are now live. This event will run for ticketed users from July 25th 2020 at 10:00 local time to July 26th 2020 at 20:00 local time and costs $14.99.
GO Fest Day 1 runs from 10am to 8pm local time and has a Day 1 Specific Special Research. It will have 5 rotating habitats themed around fire, water, grass, battle and Friendship. They will rotate every hour.
A Global Challenge Arena will be live. During the time, players can join forces to beat a challenge. If trainers complete it then there's a bonus for the remainder of an hour. There will be 75 Pokémon in the wild and raids
Day 2 will have a second set of Special Research and the experience will be a surprise
In the run up to GO Fest, all trainers will be able to participate in three weeks of Timed Research which will unlock additional Pokémon appearing in GO Fest
| Pokémon GO Fest Challenge |
 |
