Date Published: 12-8-18

Pokémon GO:

To tie in with a special promotion in Tottori, Japan, where Sandshrew has been announced as the mascot for the region, Shiny Sandshrew is now available in Pokémon GO with increased spawns of Sandshrew being in the area. With this, Alolan Sandshrew is now also capable of appearing in the wild in the game. This lasts in the Tottori region until December 19th while the whole Sandshrew Festival in Tottori will continue until January 14th with various Sandshrew related merchandise, a Sandshrew Café and various Sandshrew related amenities. At present it's not clear if Shiny Sandshrew is live globally.

Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - 3DS Themes:

Two brand new themes have been released in Japan for 200¥ each. These themes each have a specific focus and Pokémon theme and both are based on Pokémon merchandise lines that have hit Japan recently. The first is Pokemon: A Sinister Organization - Team Aqua which features artwork of Team Aqua. It has the Battle! Team Aqua music from Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire
Secondly is the Pokemon: A Sinister Organization - Team Magma which features artwork of Team Magma. It has the Battle! Team Magma music from Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire.

(While writing this, more news appeared on this subject.)

Follwing its release in Japan the new Pokémon themes are now available in Europe and America for £1.79/€1.99/$1.99.

Pokémon Sun & Moon - Episode Title:

A Japanese TV Guide has revealed new episode titles for upcoming episodes of the anime. This episode is due to air on January 6th after a week break on December 26th. It features Ash & co. going to Akala Island after Brock requests to meet the famous Rock-type specialist Kahuna and eventually challenges her to a battle.
Episode 1046: A Passionate Heart That Smashes Even Rocks! Olivia and Brock!!

The Special Preview for this episode is located in the media section.