Friday: Pokémon Sword & Shield - Max Raid Battle Event + Pokémon Snap + Pokémon GO Battle Day + Pokémon Café ReMix - Version 3.0 + Pokémon Anime - Episode Details & Character Biography

17-06-2022 01:03 BST / 20:03 EDT by Serebii

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Edit @ 02:02: Pokémon Snap | Edit @ 06:11: Pokémon Café ReMix | Edit @ 07:03: Pokémon Café ReMix Events | Edit @ 11:23: Character Biography | Edit @ 12:30: GO Battle Day | Edit @ 12:36: Episode Details | Edit @ 16:23: PokéToon

Pokémon Snap

In The Games Department

Pokémon Snap

It has been confirmed that Pokémon Snap will be made available on the Nintendo Switch Online Nintendo 64 software next week, June 24th 2022. This game is available for all people with a Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscription. This game is the Nintendo 64 game that released in 1999 and has you go through Pokémon Island to take photos of 63 Pokémon.

Pokémon Sword & Shield

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Pokémon Sword & Shield

The Wild Area Event has now shifted in Pokémon Sword & Shield for a new Extra Event. With this, for the next few days, Urshifu is available as a 5 Star Raid Boss, but can't be captured. . We're currently compiling all details of the event so be sure to keep checking back. This event runs until June 19th at 23:59 UTC
Edit @ 01:18: We have updated our section with full details of this Max Raid Battle Event, as well as updated our ItemDex for TR locations.
Edit @ 12:53: The event has been updated again to denote that Urshifu cannot be found as a Shiny Pokémon. We've updated the section accordingly

Pokémon GO

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Pokémon GO - GO Battle Day

Tomorrow is the next Pokémon GO Battle Day event, running from 00:00 to 23:59 local time. This event allows for you to complete 20 sets of GO Battle League in the day and allows for you to complete some Timed Research to get experience. Trainers who complete the Timed Research will also receive Bea's Gloves as an avatar item
We have added full details to our Mankey Day GO Battle Day page

The Curtain Rises! The Masters Tournament!!

In The Anime Department

Pokémon 2019

The latest episode has aired in Japan today. This episode features the start of the Masters Tournament of the World Coronation Series with a battle between Leon and Alain. The AniméDex has been updated with the contents of this episode. Click the picture to go to the section but be warned however as it contains spoilers.

Character Biography - Leon

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Pokémon - 2019 - Character Biography

With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Leon's biography with new Pokémon he had in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.

Character Biography - Alain

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Pokémon - 2019 - Character Biography

With the episode that has aired in Japan today, we have been able to update Leon's biography with new Pokémon he had in this week's episode. Be warned as it contains spoilers.

Scraggy & Mimikyu

In The Anime Department

PokéToon

The first episode of PokéToon is now available on the Pokémon TV app. This episode, Scraggy & Mimikyu, is a take on the classic cartoons from the 1940s and features Scraggy hunting for some beans. New episodes will continue to air weekly.

Pokémon Sword & Shield

In The Games Department

Pokémon Café ReMix

Pokémon Café ReMix has been updated to Version 3.0 and alongside this, some new changes have come and been announced
Soon, special 5-Star outfits will appear in the game and allow you to activate a special five-star skill. These can then be levelled up by receiving the outfit multiple times. These outfits will be available in the delivery feature
One-minute cooking mode has had some changes. You can check the gimmicks at the beginning of each cycle. At the end of the puzzle, the remaining icons and megaphones will be activated and go to your score. The chef's choice function in the Pokémon list has been adjusted. If you score more points than needed, the extra points are used to receive reward
The next Legendary Visit Event, Mewtwo's Hunger, incorporates one-minute cooking and will run from June 24th
Pikachu & Eevee have been given gender variants and will be displayed as such. The current ones available are male with female being made available soon
Multiple Pokémon have had their stat scores adjusted. We're currently cataloguing them in our Pokémon Listings.
Edit @ 07:03: We now also have the event schedule for the game
Mewtwo's Hunger begins June 24th and gives players access to Mewtwo as well as Mew in a special outfit
A Second anniversary countdown will be available from today until June 24th giving a total of 21,000 Golden Acorns. Beginning June 24th, more stamps will be available to get Pokémon in various outfits

Until Next Time, See Ya