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Pokémon Sword and Shield's second expansion arrives October 22nd
The second expansion for Pokémon Sword and Shield, "The Crown Tundra" (TCT), will arrive on October 22nd. TCT will take players to a new wintry area of the Galar region named for the expansion’s title. The news dropped during a presentation on The Pokémon Company's YouTube channel, which also detailed a new “Galarian Star Tournament” available in the update.
'Pokémon Go' super-sizes its creatures with Mega Evolutions
You can battle with giant versions of Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise and Beedrill.
'Pokémon Unite' is a free-to-start MOBA for Nintendo Switch and mobile
The Pokémon Company and Tencent are developing a League of Legends-style free-to-play game.
‘Pokémon Café Mix’ is a puzzler and café management game in one
Pokémon Café Mix is a casual game for mobile and the Nintendo Switch that combines puzzles and the lovable characters.
'Pokémon Smile' uses AR to get kids to brush their teeth
'Pokémon Smile' is a new game that uses AR to help your kids brush their teeth.
A new 'Pokémon Snap' game is coming to Nintendo Switch
At long last, Nintendo is giving Pokémon fans the sequel they've been asking -- nay, demanding -- for two decades: Pokémon Snap 2. Well, we don't know the name of the title, exactly.
After Math: Take a mental health break from this crisis with these games
It’s been a bonkers week. So if you feel the need to take a breather from this hellscape reality before diving back into the political fray (or even doomscrolling through Twitter again), this week’s headlines have your back.
‘Pokémon Go’ raid invites will let friends join your battle remotely
‘Pokémon Go’ is adding raid invites to make it easier for you to play with friends from a distance, as well as stickers for gift messages.
The latest Pokémon short is a homage to Looney Tunes
Pokemon meets Looney Tunes in the series' latest animated video.
Pokémon Go Fest 2020 is a stay-at-home event starting July 25th
Pokémon Go Fest 2020 will be a virtual event rather than an in-person meet-up this year.
‘Pokémon Journeys’ will be a Netflix exclusive in the US
Pokémon Journeys -- the 23rd season in the long-running series -- will be a Netflix Original in the US. Fans can watch the first 12 episodes on June 12th.
'Pokémon Go' introduces remote raids to encourage staying at home
'Pokémon Go' has added raids you can play while staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Razer's Pikachu wireless earbuds are stored in a Poké Ball
These earbuds are the cutest, like no one ever was.
Pokémon Home is now available on Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android
After a short wait, Pokémon Home is now available to download on iOS, Android and Nintendo Switch. The Nintendo-made app allows you to transfer your Pokémon to the franchise's latest entry, Pokémon Sword and Shield, from past Switch and 3DS games like Pokémon X and Y. In the future, it will also work with Pokémon Go.
The Nintendo Switch has passed the SNES in lifetime sales
Nintendo sold 10.81 million Switch consoles last quarter, bringing lifetime sales to 52.48 million. That's a 15 percent increase on the 9.41 million units it sold in the same quarter 12 months prior, and the best three-month period since the console launched in 2017. With over 50 million lifetime sales, the Switch has now surpassed the iconic Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). The console's next target is the original Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), which managed 61.91 million sales.
Pokémon Home costs three times more than the service it replaces
Ahead of the launch of Pokémon Home sometime next month, Nintendo has shared pricing for the upcoming cross-platform storage and transfer service. A month of the Premium subscription to Pokémon Home will set you back $3 every 30 days. Nintendo also plans to offer quarterly and annual subscription options, in which case you'll need to pay either $5 every three months or $16 per year. That is a significant increase from the cost of Pokémon Bank. The 3DS-exclusive service currently costs $5 annually.
Pokémon Home's cloud transfer service launches next month
Since Pokémon Go debuted back in 2016, it hasn't been possible to keep all the creatures you collected throughout the various Pokémon titles in one place. They were split between your 3DS and phone, and the problem only got worse with the introduction of Pokémon Sword and Shield, which weren't compatible with Pokémon caught in any of the older titles. But relief is on its way next month, when The Pokémon Company finally releases Pokémon Home, a cloud service that will connect all the different games to give your precious fighting pets a single happy place to live between battles.
'Pokémon Sword' and 'Shield' are getting an expansion pass
For the first time in the franchise's history, Game Freak will release an expansion pass for one of its mainline Pokémon games. The studio announced today that it's developing two new downloadable packs for Pokémon Sword and Shield.
Pokémon games are available to play on Facebook
You don't have to fire up a Nintendo console or launch a phone app to play Pokémon video games from now on. The Pokémon Company has released its first two Facebook Gaming titles, Pokémon Medallion Battle and Pokémon Tower Battle, through both the Gaming tab on the social network as well as is in-beta Facebook Gaming app. Tower Battle (shown at right) is available worldwide and has you fighting other players in real time by creating the tallest Pokémon towers -- it's not Jenga with Jigglypuffs, but it's getting there. Medallion Battle, meanwhile, is a more traditional card battler for the Asia-Pacific region that has you tracking down new creatures (new ones are available each month) to build your dream deck.
‘Pokémon Go’ will let you play with your monster pals 'soon'
Pokémon Go developer Niantic is close to putting the finishing touches on a feature that will likely fulfill a longstanding wish for a lot of the game's fans. By 2020, Ninatic says you'll be able to play with and feed your favorite Pokémon in augmented reality thanks to the "Buddy Adventure" feature the studio plans to add to the game.

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