Monday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Max Raid Battle Event + Ranked Battle, Pokémon GO - Team GO Rocket & Pokémon Masters EX - Dawn Scout
01-02-2021 00:01 GMT / 19:01 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 06:00: Pokémon Masters EX | Edit @ 07:04: Sales Data | Edit @ 17:43: Top Deck Academy | Edit @ 20:00: Pokémon GO | Edit @ 21:00: Pokémon GO Research
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield
The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield. With this, the Normal & Dragon-type Pokémon have left the boosted raids and with this, various Fighting and Psychic Pokémon have been added including Gigantamax Machamp and Gigantamax Orbeetle. We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. This event runs until 23:59 UTC on February 28th
Edit @ 00:13: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 8/Season 15 is now live. This ruleset adds all the capability of using 1 Restricted Legendary Pokémon such as Mewtwo, Calyrex and more. This will run from February 1st at 04:00 UTC to February 28th at 23:59 UTC with the ruleset continuing until the end of April. Be sure to check out our section for full details and Pokémon restrictions
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Pokémon GO
The Johto Celebration Event is starting to run in Asia Pacific Regions causing Team GO Rocket to appear more often and spawns of Pokémon of the Poison or Dark-types to spawn in increased amount. This event runs from 10:00 local time to February 7th at 20:00 local time. It also includes a new Timed Research. In addition to this, the Raid Battles have new bosses. We're currently compiling all details of this event so be sure to keep checking back.
In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle Rewards
The fourteenth 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 Armorite Ore 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 GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until March 1st at 21:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Snorlax and, with this, Field Research is shifting
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Pokémon Masters EX
The next Spotlight Scout has been begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This scout introduces the Sync Pair of Dawn & Alcremie and runs until February 19th 2021
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon Sales Data
Today is Nintendo's quarterly financial release and with it comes various sales data for the Pokémon 3DS and Switch games. As of December 31st, the Pokémon game sales are as follows
Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! & Let's Go, Eevee: 13.00 million
Pokémon Sword & Shield: 20.35 million
In The Pokémon Department
Pokémon TCG - Top Deck Academy
The Pokémon Company International to run a weekly web series teaching tips and strategies for the Pokémon TCG, introducing players to new decks, how to create decks, how to develop strategies and more. This series is starting at 22:00 UTC on February 4th on YouTube & Twitch and will run every Thursday
