Pokémon Sword and Shield: announced the celebrations for the Pokémon Day and revealed a new Pokémon Gigamax

The Pokémon Company International today announced several new activities for fans around the world to celebrate Pokémon Day of this year. It also revealed a new Gigamax Pokémon discovered in video games Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield.

Pokémon Day 2020

On February 27, 1996, the very first Pokémon video games, Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green, were released in Japan, starting a global phenomenon destined to grow to become one of the most popular and influential brands in the world. Each year, The Pokémon Company International celebrates this date with new activities, giving fans the chance to express their love for the Pokémon world. In addition to the announced first viewing on Netflix of the latest Pokémon animated film and the promotional events to follow, several partner companies will announce their events to celebrate Pokémon Day, including the Pokémon MastePokémon Masters the Pokémon Shirts service offered. from Original Stitch and more. Fans can keep up to date with the latest news via @ PokemonIT / @ pokemonufficiale on social media and by participating in discussions tagged #PokemonDay.

The Pokémon of the Year survey begins by voting on Google

The survey on Pokémon of the year kicks off today with the support of Google. Fans will be able to participate in the poll to elect the most loved Pokémon by searching for “Pokémon vote” on Google. The voting screen will appear in the search results, in which eight categories will be available. It will be possible to vote for a preference for each category every day until Friday 14 February at 14:59 Italian time. The winning Pokémon will be announced during Pokémon Day on Pokemon.com.

Pokémon GO

Pokémon GOémon Company International has recently announced that on the occasion of Pokémon Day the animated film Pokémon Mewtwo strikes again – Evolution will be released on Netflix. In anticipation of this first global vision, an Armored Mewtwo will appear in Pokémon GO raids starting February 25. In addition, always in the wake of the newly announced animated film, the chances of meeting some of the Pokémon protagonists will increase. Clones of some Pokémon, such as Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, will appear in Pokémon GO raids, and the clone of Pikachu may appear in photos taken with the hugely popular mobile game. But that’s not all on the party side in Pokémon GO: players may encounter Pikachu and Eevee in their festive hats, as well as Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle in the same clothes, hatching Eggs from 7km on their way. Another gem is the possibility of making two special exchanges while celebrating Pokémon Day with friends.

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield

The Pokémon Company International today confirmed the existence of a new Mythical Pokémon in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield! To celebrate this discovery in a special way, the details of the Pokémon will be announced during Pokémon Day. In addition, the players of these two very lucky titles will be able to discover new Raid Dynamax, in which they will find a special Milcery revealed recently on Pokemon.it, or a Milcery which, after evolving into Alcremie, will be able to gigamaxize! For fans who can’t wait until Pokémon Day for tidbits of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, The Pokémon Company International today announced the discovery of a new Pokémon Gigamax: Toxtricity. For more details, read on.

Toxtricity Gigamax

• Type: Electro / Poison
• Height:> 24.0 m
• Weight: ???,? kg
• Skills: Punk Rock / Plus / Minus
• Electro-type attacks used by Toxtricity Gigamax will become Gigatoxiscossa. This Gigamax move doesn’t just damage enemies, it poisons or paralyzes them!

The Online Competitions of Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield on Nintendo Switch have begun, and some small changes have been applied to the way they are played. From now on, in order to earn Championship Points (CP) in Online Competitions you participate in, you will need to link your Nintendo Account to your Pokémon Trainer Club account. To participate in the competitions it is not mandatory to link the two accounts, however this is essential in order to receive the CP.