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I doubt this will spread as far because remember the saying I'm paraphrasing
"a lie can spread around the world before the truth can even put on its shoes"
Non-story.
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Just for comparative perspective, this is the trailer that came out at the start of June in 2019 for Pokémon Sword & Shield
youtube.com/watch?v=p_dgvg…
Adjust expectations accordingly
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Ah yes, BDSP
Really, of all the Pokémon games, it certainly is a main series title. twitter.com/SerebiiOTD/sta…
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Gosh they have gone all out here
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With just one week remaining in the year, we can safely say:
2022 was the first year since 1997 where a new Pokémon spin-off title didn't release
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Remember when Pokémon GO removed 2 and 4 star raid battles to simplify raids?
serebii.net/pokemongo/raid…
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To clarify
Game code says it outright that they are SubLegendary like Articuno, Landorus etc.
Peony references it.
Rulesets that banned all Legendary Pokémon banned them.
It's a lore subcategory of Legendary Pokémon
serebii.net/pokemon/legend…
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Small tip for players ahead of Pokémon Scarlet & Violet.
Even though HOME connectivity is unlikely at launch, keep stockpiling your points in it.
When it hits, you'll very likely be able to convert your HOME points into BP so you can get lots of competitive items you'll need
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Ahhh it's almost time
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Also can we stop with this narrative where if a game you don't like sells well, that all future games will suddenly be bad.
People insisted there would be "no innovation" after SWSH, yet Legends exists and SV seems to iterate on both
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This also confirms Ash's Dragonite is female.
Initially all the PR material had the distribution as male, but this morning it got changed with images of it female and the distribution matches twitter.com/SerebiiNet/sta…
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This is being done through algorithms on socials or just people not being considerate. People just post them without warning, put them in thumbnails and algorithms push it to everyone.
I've had so many people come to me say they got spoiled just by opening Twitter/YouTube
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So the final Sword and Shield online competition was held over the weekend and let you use any number of any Pokémon
Here are the top 10 used ones
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Oh my days, this figure on Pokémon Center is amazing
pokemoncenter.com/en-gb/product/…
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Thank you TPC for not having us watch this photographer's footage for 24 hours to see the final footage.
You're the best. My sleep schedule thanks you. twitter.com/SerebiiNet/sta…
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I guess this note at the bottom explains the question many asked
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One day we're going to have a generation of the Pokémon anime where people don't insist it's Ash's last one and that all signs are pointing to it.
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Two weeks from now, the Serebii coverage of Scarlet & Violet begins!
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Phone accidentally on max volume
load up Pokémon Masters EX for new update
At max volume:
"GHETSIS GHETSIS"
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At a launch event in Japan today, Takato Utsunomiya of TPC confirmed it's the highest pre-ordered Pokémon game of all time
This is going to be big twitter.com/oricon_anime_/…
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Nintendo put their Q&A up in English.
Earlier this week lots of outlets went with the google translated statement of the launch transition being a "Major Concern". Turns out that's not what was said.
What was said was they're working to make sure it's as smooth as possible
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My Living Form Dex is now complete once more.
From Bulbasaur through to Enamorus and everything in between. Every depositable form. Every gender variance.
Every Pokémon capable of Gigantamaxing has the Gigantamax Factor too!
@JoeMerrick
Geek. Pokémon Master. Webmaster of Serebii.net @SerebiiNet. Freelance Journalist. Also @VirtuallyMarti's Player 2. Business Email: webmaster@serebii.net