The Pokémon Company (Pokémon Co., Ltd.) announced that “Pokémon Crimson/Purple” will be released on Nintendo Switch on November 18, 2022. Pokémon series has the highest sales in Japan Records, various activities are being held to celebrate the second anniversary of the illegal legendary Pokémon “Rayquaza”.
“Pokémon Crimson/Purple” developed by Game Freak is the first time in the series to adopt an open world design, allowing players to explore the scene and start an adventure in the Padia region of “The Ninth Generation” through a main line in no fixed order. It is reported that this game will be available until 2024 On November 18, 2018, sales in Japan exceeded 8.3 million copies, breaking the 28-year sales record of “Pokémon Red/Green”.
The Pokémon Company said: “My heartfelt thanks to the trainers who have continued to enjoy the adventure since the beginning. Please continue to look forward to the future “Pokémon” series.” It is not yet certain when the next generation will be unveiled. /Purple” is continuing to launch update activities, and the new “Pokémon Legend ZA” themed on the sixth generation of “X/Y” will be released in 2025.
To celebrate the second anniversary of “Pokémon Crimson/Pokemon Purple”, the heterochromatic beast and the black Rayquaza with the dragon crystal attribute will appear in the ★5 crystal group battle starting from December 20th, and the time will end on January 6, 2025 .
Official reminder: Only 1 of the different-colored Rayquazas that appeared in this event can be captured in 1 saved data in the game. Even if you have already captured it, you can continue to participate in Taijing group battles during the event and receive rewards. .
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Appearing in “Pokémon Crimson/Purple” in Black Rayquazaperiodand at the same time, a mass appearance event of black Pokémon of different colors will be held. Players will be more likely than usual to encounter Pokémon of different colors, such as Whales, Diamonds, and Axetooth (you can meet Whales in the Padia area and Kitakami Township). Diamond, met Axetooth in Blueberry Academy).
black rayquazaBefore showing upwill be held from 8:00 on November 29 to 7:59 on December 20Special preparation activitiesit seems that the crystallization of ★5 Taijing group battles will be easier to encounter, and the Pokémon that appear will have a variety of Taijing attributes.
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Period: November 29, 2024 8:00 to December 6, 2024 7:59
Pokémon that appear: Steel Armored Crow, Electric Belly Frog
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Period: December 6, 2024 8:00 to December 13, 2024 7:59
Pokémon that appear: Mariluli, Tuwang
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Period: December 13, 2024 8:00 to December 20, 2024 7:59
Pokémon that appear: Abandoned Monkey, Slayer General
On the other hand, Black Rayquaza will also play in the 5v5 MOBA “Pokémon UNITE”, the TV animation “Pokémon”, Pokémon centers across Japan, Mitsui’s 21 department stores, and RPG mobile games. The game “Pokémon Masters” will appear. For details, please refer to the official special website.
From Saturday, December 14th, the legendary Pokemon Rayquaza (black Rayquaza) in a different color will be added to the palm-sized stuffed animal “Pokémon fit” series!
Get a stuffed animal and enjoy the adventure with Pokemon! https://t.co/3O6oNbwvAv #Pokémon Center pic.twitter.com/XdkCfqLvzn— Pokémon Official (@Pokemon_cojp) November 19, 2024
We have announced the details of the campaign “Mythical Pokemon Get Operation” which will be held from November 22nd (Friday)!
The gifts and eligible products that you can receive in “Pokémon Scarlet and Violet” have been revealed.
Please check it out! https://t.co/eDgF2kQdfX #Pokémon SV #Get big strategy pic.twitter.com/kKRAwKzmvu— Pokémon Official (@Pokemon_cojp) November 18, 2024
“Black Rayquaza Korin” campaign begins!
This New Year’s holiday, black Rayquaza will appear in various places including games, apps, TV anime, Pokemon centers, etc.
Please check the official website for details! https://t.co/pT91P9ERNR #Black Rayquaza Korin pic.twitter.com/WxWesnwACG— Pokémon Official (@Pokemon_cojp) November 18, 2024