If you somehow missed the previous two giveaways for the Mythical Pokémon Darkrai earlier this year, The Pokémon Company is giving you yet another chance.

From now until October 31, 3DS owners can get Darkrai by entering the code “Darkrai20” into their copy of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Omega Ruby, X or Y.

Since this Darkrai is identical to the ones from the previous giveaways, if you already received one then, you will not be able to redeem this one.

Source: Pokemon.com

Pokémon Sun and Moon pre-orders from GameStop will come with a free double-sided poster that features art of the new Poké Ride game mechanic on one side and a map of the Alola region on the other.

The posters will be available for pick-up in store at time of purchase. Online and in-store pickup orders will have to print a copy of their order confirmation and bring it to a local GameStop in order to receive their poster.

Source: GameStop

The latest trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon focuses on a few of the new Pokémon exclusive to each version of the game.

Appearing only in Pokémon Sun is Passimian, a Fighting-type with the new ability Receiver, which allows it to inherit the Ability of an ally who faints in battle.

Also exclusive to Sun is the Rockruff evolution Lycanroc Midday Form. The Rock-type wolf is able to learn the move Accelerock, which always hits first.

Oranguru is a Normal- and Psychic-type that will only show up in Pokémon Moon. It is able to learn the move Instruct, which lets the selected target use its most recent move again immediately.

The Pokémon Moon counterpart to Lycanroc Midday Form, Lycanroc Midnight Form is a Rock-type that is able to counter opponent’s moves.

There are also new Z-Moves for Pikachu and Eevee. Pikachu can perform the powerful Catastropika attack, while Eevee calls upon its different evolutions to boost its Attack, Defense, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, and Speed stats with Extreme Evoboost.

Source: The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel

The newest trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon confirms that UB-02 Expansion, one of the new Ultra Beasts appearing in the games, will have its name changed to UB-02 Absorption in the English release. The other UB-02, Beauty, will keep its name.

As previously suspected, the two UB-02s will be version exclusives – UB-02 Absorption will appear in Pokémon Sun, while UB-02 Beauty will show up in Pokémon Moon.

The abilities of UB-02 Absorption and UB-02 Beauty are still shrouded in mystery, but Pokemon.com is able to shed a little light on what they are capable of.

“The Ultra Beast known as UB-02 Absorption appears in Pokémon Sun, and the extent of its strength is unknown. Its entire body is covered with bulging, powerful muscles. The full force of a punch powered by these muscles would be off the charts! Its distinctively long mouth is said to be harder than diamonds. Could the Ultra Beast also use it to attack?”

“The Ultra Beast with the codename UB-02 Beauty appears in Pokémon Moon. What kind of power does it possess? Its narrow, graceful legs allow it to accelerate with such explosive speed that people claim it can dodge lightning! It is said that any Pokémon that sees UB-02 Beauty, regardless of its own gender, will become infatuated with it and lose the will to battle. The exact reason for this reaction—whether it’s an unidentified pheromone exuded by UB-02 Beauty or a hypnotic effect induced by its appearance—has not been determined.”

Source: Pokemon.com

The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel is getting ready for the premiere of Pokémon Generations, a series of three- to five-minute anime shorts looking at moments from each generation of the Pokémon games.

The first episode will air on September 16 and new episodes will go up every week until December 23.

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A limited edition New 3DS XL featuring art of Pokémon Sun and Moon‘s Legendary Pokémon Solgaleo and Lunala is heading to stores on October 28 in North America.

Since that is three weeks before the new games actually come out, the $199.99 system will not come bundled with either version.

When Pokémon Sun and Moon does launch on November 18, there will be an option to purchase both games in a special $79.99 Dual Pack that comes with two bonus codes to redeem 100 Poké Balls each.

Source: Nintendo.com

Pokémon Sun and Moon scans from the latest issue of CoroCoro appear to indicate that Lugarugan, the evolution of the Rock-type puppy Rockruff, will have two different forms determined by the time of day its evolution occurs.

According to Serebii, Lugarugan takes on the Midday Form when bathed in the rays of the sun and when full of the night’s power, it becomes the Midnight Form.

Two more Ultra Beasts debuted in the Japanese publication: UB02 Beauty and UB02 Expansion. Details on both are still scarce, but the magazine apparently shows UB02 Expansion showing up in Pokémon Sun and UB02 Beauty appearing in Pokémon Moon.

Source: Serebii

The official Pokémon YouTube channel gave everyone their first look at more new Pokémon appearing in Pokémon Sun and Moon.

Type: Null, which happens to actually be a Normal-type, is dubbed the “Synthetic Pokémon.” According to the game’s official website, it was “constructed to synthesize the strengths of various Pokémon, enabling it to adapt to any situation.”

Also announced were Jangmo-o, a new Dragon-type, and Alolan Raticate, the Dark- and Normal-type evolution of Alolan Ratatta.

The trailer also introduced some of the new faces players will meet on their adventure. Lusamine, Faba and Wicke are all members of the Aether Foundation, a new organization dedicated to caring for hurt pokémon and performing various research projects. Also new to the game is Gladion, the enforcer for Team Skull.

It appears that Pokémon Sun and Moon is adding a Pokémon Snap-type mini-game in the Poké Finder, where players can visit certain locations and take pictures of Pokémon in the wild.

The trailer capped things off with a tease of Ultra Beasts, mysterious creatures said to “possess mighty powers and could pose a threat to humans and Pokémon.”

More details on the content from the trailer is available on the official Pokémon Sun and Moon website.

Fans of the music in Pokémon Sun and Moon will not have to wait very long after the games’ release as Pokemon.com announced that the official soundtrack will be available on iTunes this November.

The 175-track album will go on sale for $9.99. Individual songs can also be purchased for $0.99.

Pokémon Sun and Moon are both set to launch on November 18 for most of the world and November 23 in Europe.

Source: Pokemon.com

The Victory Pokémon Victini is the latest giveaway in the ongoing series of 20th anniversary Mythical Pokémon distribution events.

Anyone with a copy of Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, Omega Ruby, X or Y have until September 24 to go online and receive the pokémon via Nintendo Network. Instruction on how do get Victini are available on the event’s website.

Originally, Victini was only available to Pokémon Black and White players who had acquired the Liberty Pass item.

Source: Pokemon20.com