The officialPokemoncafe, which offers some very cute menu items such as Energetic Pikachu Curry, has a couple brand new dishes for customers to dine on. The first is based on the Galarian Weezing, which is described as a “gas pancake” but is actually blueberry pancakes that use cotton candy for the smoke wisps and what seems to be whipped cream for the beards. The second is the Morpeko curry dish, which features two types of curry sauces to represent its “Full Belly Mode” and “Hangry Mode”:
The dishes will be available from January 18th to March 19th as limited time offerings. Meanwhile the Energetic Pikachu Curry, Purin (Jigglypuff) Cheesecake, and Doble (Smeargle) Pancake will be discontinued on January 17th.
There’s a brand new holidayDelibird Max Raid eventgoing on right now forPokemon Sword and Shield,which is set to end on December 25th.
According to thelatest NPD data,the latest installment in the long running series, has the highest launch month dollar sales inPokemonfranchise history. And for the month of November,Pokemon Swordwas the third best selling game, the double pack including both titles ranking at fourth place, andPokemon Shieldbeing in fifth place. However, if you combined those sales then total it would bring them to the number two spot.
In other recent news,Pokemon Sword and Shieldare already the eighth best-selling Nintendo Switch games of all time atsix million units soldduring its launch weekend alone. Check out pictures of thegame’s launch eventheld at Nintendo NYC. And in not so cheery recent news, Pokemon Company International is looking tosue leakerswho spread around pictures of their then unreleased official strategy guide.
The Pokemon Company announced anew animated seriescalledPokemon: Twilight Wings, which will debut on YouTube next month. The seven-part animated web series will be coming in January 2020 with each episode approximately five minutes long. Not to mention the studio that’s developing and animating is Studio Colorido, which was previously known for producing the animated filmPenguin Highway, and is being directed by Shingo Yamashita.
Pokemon Sword and Shieldreleasedfor Nintendo Switch on November 15th. Meanwhile check out our in-depth review for the gamehere, in which the News Editor states that “Pokemon Sword and Shieldare a lot of fun, even if the series is experiencing growing pains with the transition to home consoles.” you’re able to purchaseSwordhere andShieldhere.