Game Freak plans to “hype up” the Pokémon video game franchise in 2018

Next year is shaping up to be a huge one for the Pokémon video game franchise. Kazumasa Iwao of Game Freak delivered the following message in the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu: “Happy New Year. In 2017 we were able to release Pokemon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon, and we express our deep gratitude to … Continue reading Game Freak plans to “hype up” the Pokémon video game franchise in 2018

Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori play Who am I? featuring Alolan Exeggutor from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

The Pokémon Company recently caught up with Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori to play another round of Who am I?, featuring Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Will Ohmori correctly guess that he has a picture of Alolan Exeggutor stuck to his forehead? Check out the video below to find out: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon producer Shigeru Ohmori returns … Continue reading Game Freak’s Kazumasa Iwao and Shigeru Ohmori play Who am I? featuring Alolan Exeggutor from Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Friendly Competitions now support battle times of 5 or 15 minutes in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Several new options have been made available in Friendly Competitions on the Pokémon Global Link (PGL) for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Until now, you could select the battle time to be 10 minutes or 30 minutes when creating a competition. However, as of today, you can now set up Friendly Competitions that have … Continue reading Friendly Competitions now support battle times of 5 or 15 minutes in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission participants can now receive thousands of Festival Coins

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon have managed to collectively earn at least 1,000,000 Beach Points (BP) in Mantine Surf events as part of the “Have Fun Mantine Surfing!” global mission. Since this goal was reached, every participant can now receive 2,000 Festival Coins as a reward. Trainers who have registered their game at the Pokémon Global Link … Continue reading Second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission participants can now receive thousands of Festival Coins

Famitsu digital sales estimates for November 2017 include Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Famitsu has shared its latest digital sales estimates for November 2017, which include Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. Sales of the latest duo of Pokémon games are relatively on the low side: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon (Nintendo 3DS): 32 866 units Dragon Quest X Ver. 4.0 (Nintendo Switch): 37 856 units Dragon … Continue reading Famitsu digital sales estimates for November 2017 include Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

All qualified Johto x Alola Online Competition participants can now receive 50 Battle Points in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

If you registered for the Johto x Alola Online Competition and completed at least one match, you can now claim your participation prize of 50 Battle Points. Just log in to the Pokémon  Global Link (PGL) using the game you used to participate in the Johto x Alola Online Competition, and then click here. To … Continue reading All qualified Johto x Alola Online Competition participants can now receive 50 Battle Points in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Pokémon Global Link currently undergoing maintenance, December 25

The Pokémon Global Link (PGL) is currently unavailable due to maintenance, which is scheduled to last until 11 p.m. EST – so hopefully it shouldn’t be for much longer. During maintenance, all services on the PGL are unavailable, including the official website, features related to Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Pokémon Sun & Moon, Game Sync and Rating Battles. … Continue reading Pokémon Global Link currently undergoing maintenance, December 25

Last chance to participate in second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission, Have Fun Mantine Surfing!

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon recently managed to collectively earn at least 1,000,000 Beach Points (BP) in Mantine Surf events as part of the “Have Fun Mantine Surfing!” global mission. Since this goal was reached, every participant will receive 2,000 Festival Coins as a reward. Trainers who have registered their game at the Pokémon Global … Continue reading Last chance to participate in second Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon global mission, Have Fun Mantine Surfing!