Monday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Online Competition Reward + Pokémon Masters EX
19-10-2020 07:15 BST / 02:15 EDT by Serebii
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Edit @ 07:49: Battle Competition | Edit @ 16:01: Pokémon GO
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Rankings are now live in Pokémon Sword & Shield for the recent Battle of Legends Online Competition. To check the results you need to go to VS and then into the Battle Stadium feature and check previous competitions. With this, once you have checked your results, you can now receive the 50 BP gift if you go to Mystery Gift and select Get Battle Stadium Rewards
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced the next event in Pokémon GO, the Halloween Event. This event starts on October 24th at 01:00 UTC and runs until November 4th at 00:59 UTC. During this event, Ghost-type Pokémon will appear in greater numbers in the wild and includes 2* Transfer Candy and 2* Catch Candy
Gengar and Sableye will be wearing costumes in this. The costumes are based on the official Halloween merchandise from 2018 with Gengar in a Mega Banette & Curse style outfit and Sableye in a Litwick hat. Gengar will be found in raids and Sableye in the wild.
There will be new Special Research: A Spooky Message Unmasked. This research contains the first appearance in the game of Galarian Yamask and finishes with Spiritomb, which will also be in Field Research and can now be Shiny
Timed Research will be available for players who completed the Mega Buddy Challenge Timed Research last month which offers Gengar Mega Energy
Darkrai will be in 5 Star Raids during the event
There will be new outfits: Pikachu Mask, Gengar Onesie, Sableye Goggles, Sableye Mask, and a Banette Mask, as well as a new pose
An Alolan Marowak Raid Day event will run in Pokémon GO on October 31st from 11am to 5pm local time
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
Niantic have announced that Mega Venusaur is to leave Mega Raids on October 23rd 2020. After that, you'll be able to gain Venusaur Mega Energy from Field Research and an event in November will have Timed Research that rewards Mega Energy.
Niantic have also announced that from November, you'll be able to get Mega Energy from walking with your Buddy Pokémon if you have Mega Evolved a Pokémon in that species' Evolution Line. You'll also earn more candy when you have an active Mega Pokémon and catch a Pokémon of the same type as that Pokémon
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters EX
A new Spotlight Scout has gone live in Pokémon Masters EX. This Spotlight Scout gives higher chances of getting Morty and Fantina and, if you pull them, gives you 3 5 Star Power-Up for each time you get them. Alongside this, their Sync Grids are now available
