Earlier today, a shortPokemonpresentation was held that saw a number of new projects be announced, the most exciting one of all clearly beingNew Pokemon Snap, the long-awaited follow-up to the original Nintendo 64 game.
Today’s presentation also coincided with the release of the first DLC expansion forPokemon SwordandShield, the Isle of Armor. To celebrate the expansion’s release, the games will see a new Max Raid Battle be added.
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At the moment, players have the ability to catch22 different Gigantamax Pokemonas part of an event running through the month of June, but this new event sees only one Pokemon included and it’s possibly one of the series' rarest: the Mythical Zeraora.
Zeraora is an Electric type that was introduced inUltra Sun and Ultra Moon, the last set of games released for the 3DS, but it was only available via a special event, meaning this will be many players' first opportunity to catch it.
The event begins today and will run until June 28th and sees players working together to battle a Dynamax Zeraora. Players fortunately don’t need to purchase the DLC to access it but will need to download the latest edition of Wild Area News via the Mystery Gift option.
The real prize, however, comes from what may happen after the event ends. The Pokemon Company announced that if at least one million players manage to successfully complete the raid, then everyone will be entitled to a shiny Zeraora. Since Legendary and Mythical Pokemon can’t be bred, this makes this the only time Zeraora can be obtained in its shiny variant.
In related news, it was confirmed today as well thatPokemon GOwill be receiving Mega Evolutions, which allow certain Pokemon to temporarily transform into different, stronger forms, though details are scarce at the moment.
As for fans ofthe Trading Card Game, while no news was shared today, the second of two new bundles is still scheduled to release at the end of the month, with the other available now, which is centered around Copperajah, the Steel type introduced inSword and Shield.
Pokemon Sword and Shieldare available exclusively on Nintendo Switch.
