The mobile realm of the Pokémon franchise has given us two headlines today. The first is a new Pokémon GO event, and the second is a shutdown of another.
ROCKET EVENT
Team Rocket has moved beyond the invasion of PokéStops. As part of a new event, Team Rocket-themed Pokémon are spawning and hatching at increased rates, as well as appearing in Raids. These Pokémon are:
Additionally, some new Shiny Pokémon have been released. Ekans, Koffing, Sneasel, and Zubat can all now be found in their Shiny forms.
- Rattata
- Ekans
- Sandshrew
- Zubat
- Meowth
- Machop
- Magnemite
- Grimer
- Gastly
- Drowzee
- Cubone
- Koffing
- Murkrow
- Sneasel
- Houndour
- Poochyena
Additionally, some new Shiny Pokémon have been released. Ekans, Koffing, Sneasel, and Zubat can all now be found in their Shiny forms.
'DUEL' TO END
It's a sad day, as the fight is almost over in Pokémon Duel. The digital figure-battling game is shutting down at the end of October. Apart from a few features, the game will be unplayable. The Pokémon Company announced this termination after the final update was released for the game, which brought some new figures and Z-Moves.
Thanks for reading, Trainers!
SOURCE: Niantic, Serebii