Sunday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Ranked Battle + Pokémon GO - Kangaskhan Raid Day + Pokémon Masters EX - Gold Rush Event + Pokémon Café ReMix - Marshtomp Event + Pokémon of the Week
01-05-2022 07:00 BST / 02:00 EDT by Serebii
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In The Games Department
Pokémon Sword & Shield - VGC Ruleset
Ranked Battle Series 12/Season 30 is now live. This ruleset returns to the set of using 2 Restricted Pokémon and brings back Dynamax. This season will run from May 1st at 04:00 UTC to May 31st at 23:59 UTC. Be sure to check out our section for full details and Pokémon restrictions.
With this, the twenty-ninth 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.
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO - Raid Day
Today marks the Pokémon GO Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day. On this day, for three hours in each region, Mega Kangaskhan will appear in raids at all Gyms in the region, with a higher chance of it being available as Shiny when defeated. . This runs at these times:
It runs from 11am to 2pm in your local time.
We have full details in our Mega Kangaskhan Raid Day event page
In The Games Department
Pokémon GO
The Research Breakthrough Pokémon have shifted. From now until June 1st at 20:00 UTC, when you unlock a Research Breakthrough reward, the Pokémon will be Alolan Grimer and, with this, Field Research is shifting
In The Games Department
Pokémon Masters
The Pasio Gold Rush event has begun in Pokémon Masters EX. This event is a Solo Event where you collect Nuggets in order to exchange for items or coins
We're currently compiling all details in our Pasio Gold Rush event section
In The Games Department
Pokémon Café ReMix
The Pokémon Café ReMix Marshtomp Points Event has begun. This event has players collect points by playing various stages in order to recruit Marshtomp. This runs until May 14th 2022
In addition to this, from today until May 5th, Shiny Snubbull will be appearing more
There is also a new Monthly Goal Pass which offers the Groovy Grookey outfit
In The Pokémon of the Week Department
Who's That Pokémon
Today marks the one-hundred & twenty-eighth entry into the Generation VIII competitive field with a Kalos Pokémon. These entries are created by the visitors for the visitors and then compiled by our writers Psynergy, Jellal, Mestorn, Aminith & Mcdanger. To get involved, Click here for the discussion forum
Today, we are covering a Pokémon introduced in the sixth generation. Aggressive and cruel, this Pokémon will ruthlessly torment enemies that are helpless in the dark. Flying through the darkness, it weakens enemies with ultrasonic waves that could crush stone. Its fangs finish the fight. So, here it is, the one-hundred & twenty-eighth entry, Noivern
