PKHeX is a save editor for core-series Pokémon games.  With it, users can manipulate various save files including: .sav, .dsv, .dat, .gci, .raw, and .bin types.  PKHeX can also read and write: .pk files, which are individual Pokémon files, and .pgt, .pcd, .pgf, .wc, which are Mystery Gift files.

Version 18.06.01 of PKHeX has been released, adding legality checking improvements and fixing bugs.

Change log:

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Recently, Pokémon Quest was announced alongside Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokémon Let’s Go Eevee. In Quest, trainers will roam around with Pokémon, named Pokéxel, in an effort to explore the island and get various Pokémon from the Kanto to join in on the quest. During the adventure, players move around and tap the screen to launch attacks at other Pokéxel.

On Tumblecube Island, trainers can go on expeditions where things such as loot and ingredients can be collected. In return, base camps can be built, decorated and have meals prepared in them. Cooking will help attract different Pokémon to to your camp.

Pokémon Quest is now available for the Nintendo Switch on the eShop and is supposed to be available on the Play Store and the App Store in late June.

Datamining

Yesterday @SciresM took the opportunity to datamine the game and this is what he produced:

Source: SciresM's Twitter

The Pokémon Company held a press conference, and some new Pokémon games were announced! For this year, the games that are on the horizon are main series games with Pokémon Go elements, and features some returning mechanics. Additionally, new core series games were reported to be released in the second half of 2019. The pair of games for this year prominently feature Pikachu and Eevee, and use a graphical coloring style not seen with other core series games.

During this sudden unannounced press conference from the Pokémon Company, alongside a spin-off game titled Pokémon Quest, this year's core series games were revealed to be titled Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu and Pokémon Let's Go Eevee. These games are for the Nintendo Switch and feature an all new graphical coloring style, though it is notable that it reverted back to a chibi-style for character models. In an interview, it has been revealed that the games will only support the original 151 Pokémon and their Alolan forms. An interview also revealed that during a portion in the trailer where the Switch games send a gift over to Pokémon Go, that gift was actually a never before seen new Pokémon. However, it is not clear presently if this new Pokémon itself is supported by the Let's Go games. (For example, the first Ranger game was capable of giving away a Manaphy Egg as a gift, while the game itself could not use the Manaphy)

One of the goals for these new games, was to make it easier for people to catch Pokémon, as the target audience was Go players, younger players and casual players. An example of such a change, was the removal of the ability to battle wild Pokémon (note: wild encounters still happen), though important to note that players can still battle trainers the classical way. The games will take place in Kanto and was inspired by Pokémon Yellow, which came out in 1998 in Japan. Other features include the ability to ride Pokémon, as well as the new addition of a co-op mode that allows for a second player to join the game by using a second Joy-Con. During co-op mode, both players can throw Poké Balls at the same time, and battle together via double battles. Besides this, players can send Pokémon from Pokémon Go to a special Park in the games and play with the transferred Pokémon.

Another announcement made during the press conference, featured a new peripheral: the Poké Ball Plus. With the Poké Ball Plus, players can take a Pokémon from their games into the real world by storing the Pokémon into the Poké Ball Plus, not dissimilar to the Pokéwalker dongle released together with Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver. Furthermore, the Poké Ball Plus can be used as a Pokémon Go Plus peripheral. The new core series game is slated to be released in the second half of 2019, being developed concurrently with the Let's Go games. It is not known if these presently unnamed games would be an entry under generation 8, though it was reported that the unnamed 2019 games would go back to classical mechanics, as opposed to the Go mechanics seen in the Let's Go games.

Pokémon Let's Go Pikachu & Let's Go Eevee will be released worldwide November 16, 2018.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jRtpMKLsts
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ_qtyOa5Dg
IGN interview: http://au.ign.com/articles/2018/05/30/pokemon-lets-go-pikachu-and-lets-go-eevee-confirmed-for-nintendo-switch-releases-november-16
Gamespot interview: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-lets-go-pikachu-and-eevee-everything-we-kn/1100-6459253/

Last September, Project Pokémon held an art competition in order to update the branding art for its social media pages, Patreon and eventually, incorporate the design into the site theme. Submissions were excepted until October 13, 2017. After the submission period ended, voting came next.

The competition included; BlackShark, wrathsoffire76, theSLAYER, Jovie and Got_Eevees. The community was given approximately one month to cast their votes. On November 16, 2017, the winner of the art competition was announced on the Portal. BlackShark and wrathsoffire76 tied for second place with just four votes each. Jovie’s art received 16 votes, making Jovie the winner.

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“Our Official Art Competition has ended, and the winner is Jovie. He was been awarded a special username color, and we will award him a special badge.” —evandixon

Today, Jovie impressed Project Pokémon staff with a new variant of the original winning submission. We applied Jovie’s art to the default site theme for all to enjoy!

Again, thank you @Jovie for your contributions to Project Pokémon!

The Official Pokémon Japan website has revealed a new move that presently can only be used by Zeraora: Plasma Fists.
As revealed last year by dataminers:
The user attacks with electrically charged fists. This move changes Normal-type moves to Electric-type moves.

Alongside the reveal, a battle code was given out to players, allowing players to witness Zeraora in action.
With the code, players can choose to watch a pre-recorded battle video, OR have a mock battle against Zeraora!

Hackers immediately took the chance to dump the battle video and extracted the Zeraora used in the battle.
All the Pokémon used in the battle has been uploaded to our Unreleased Gallery!

The Battle Code:
QKUW - WWWW - WWWL - J5TL

Until the official event release, have fun battling against Zeraora!

Sources:
Plasma Fists video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZBhlCZq5kE
Battle Code announcement: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=3254
Dumped Zeraora file: https://twitter.com/wwwwwwzx/status/989382638937899008

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Version 18.04.18 of PKHeX has been released, adding a few new features, legality checking improvements, and bug fixes.

Change log:

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 - Translations:
 - - Resources are now more accessible for translation. Want to better localize PKHeX to your native language?
 - - Locate the following files in the repo for the desired language (example: English)
 - - LegalityCheckStrings_en.txt (Legality parsing messages)
 - - MessageStrings_en.txt (Program message popup/alerts)
 - - lang_en.txt (Program GUI display)
 - Legality:
 - - Fixed: Accounted for OR/AS OT affection glitch & related side effects regarding ribbons. Thanks @WyrXIII & @sora10pls!
 - - Fixed: Crystal met time of day is now checked correctly.
 - - Fixed: B2W2 special move tutors are no longer randomly permitted (offset was being read incorrectly). Thanks @srwawin!
 - - Fixed: GB In-game trade minimum level & LG Italian Jynx oddities now have correct handling. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - - Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - Added: Setting to enable/disable automatic stat marking when importing a showdown set.
 - Added: Work in progress Encounter -> PKM generator. Probably won't be available for general users for a little while...
 - Changed: Reworked language translation assets to a simpler format; main UI messages can now be translated.
 - Changed: Updated Chinese, Spanish, and Japanese translations. Thanks @wwwwwwzx, @egzonqj, & @smileynation!
 - Changed: Importing mystery gifts now gives a more random game version if imported to future generation saves.
 - Fixed: Importing an egg to a future generation now sets the base friendship instead of keeping the hatch counter value.
 - Fixed: Gen4 Coin case max now uses the correct maximum value. Thanks smileynation!
 - Fixed: Gen4 Wallpaper names now match the actual ingame names (one pair was swapped). Thanks smileynation!
 - Fixed: Gen3 Mail editor now works for non-Emerald games. Thanks @Bl4ckSh4rk!
 - Fixed: Gen2 Unown forme editing no longer has a slow GUI update response. Thanks @Narithegreat!

Pokémon GO’s third Community Day will launch this coming weekend bringing egg bonuses, Lure Module bonuses, shiny Pokémon and an exciting Dragon-type move.

On Sunday, April 15, Community Day is set to begin globally at 2 PM ET and end at 5 PM ET.  That’s, 11 AM - 2 PM PT, 10 AM - 1 PM UTC, and 12PM - 3 PM JST.  These events typically last for three hours, this event is no exception!

This month’s featured Pokémon is Mareep, the wool Pokémon!  Mareep will be widely available to catch this weekend, including its shiny form.  This event gives Trainers the perfect opportunity to stock up on Mareep Candy in order to obtain Ampharos! Pay attention when evolving your Flaaffy into a Ampharos though, because you will notice your new Pokémon will automatically learn the Dragon-Type attack, Dragon Pulse. This evolution perk is only effective durning April’s Community Day.

Aside from the featured Pokémon Mareep, Trainers will also get an extended Lure Module time of three hours, and eggs will only take one quarter of the distance to hatch.

Have fun and be safe this Community Day!

Mareep, the wool Pokémon!
If static electricity builds in its body, its fleece doubles in volume. Touching it will shock you.

The Mythical PokémonZeraora has been revealed today!
It will star along sideLugia in the upcoming movie, Pokémon Movie 21: Everyone's Story [みんなの物語].

Together with the new Ultra Beasts;Poipole,Naganadel,Stakataka and Blacephalon, this was the first instance that any Pokémon (excluding new forms) were added into the roster mid-generation. Being a Mythical Pokémon, it also bears the distinction of being the first Mythical to be added mid-generation.
As such, this Pokémon will be available on Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon (and not Pokémon Sun & Moon).

We expect to see distribution details soon, regarding this Pokémon.

Official Sugimori Art :

Game Play:

Speculation:
Given how Mythicals were distributed previously, I expect its Japanese release to be done in-conjunction with some promotion relating to the Movie 21: either via in-cinema local wireless distribution, or pre-order tickets serial code.

Official New Articles and Videos:
English reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsMEOvDABUE
Japanese reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmFuj1QpTpY
Chinese reveal trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOdgJOJgOVY

Japanese Zeraora page: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/usum/story/180409_01.html?a002=news
Japanese Movie 21 New trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBlzgQ3YgDY
 

On Monday, March 26, 2018, Niantic announced a new update, for Pokémon Go. This update gets released somewhere in the coming days. They also announced that it might involve Mew, this will mean that it could possibly be the first time people have the ability to catch all the original 151 Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

Niantic has announced yet another update for Pokémon Go, this is the first major update since the weather update a few months ago. Strange occurrences are happening in the world of Pokémon, and it is said these occurrences are tied to Mew! As Mew is seen in the promotional image, it could be an indicator Mew will be catchable, as something similar happened with other promotional images. The update will get released somewhere during the coming days. Since the blogpost has no clear end date, it would likely indicate that it's an update. Otherwise they would've posted an end date of the event.

After this update, you can go on special research trips. During these trips, you have the possibility to earn stamps for finishing specific tasks. The Field Research tasks will require spinning Pokéstop discs to get objectives, such as: finding and capturing specific Pokémon, battling, and other objectives. For Special Research tasks, you need to get asked by Professor Willow to help with important discoveries. Finishing these tasks you will earn rewards, such as items, and even encounters with special Pokémon.

There won't be a limitation as to how many tasks you can finish, so you can go on a long field trip, searching far and wide, besides this possibility of adventure, the tasks will gradually become more difficult to finish, according to Niantic. It's only possibly to earn one stamp every day; this stamp is obtainable by completing at least one Field Research task. After seven stamps, you could achieve a "Research Breakthrough" which will get you even better rewards.

According to Niantic, "Research tasks will provide interesting challenges that will help you get better at [the core concepts of Pokémon Go, which involve:] discovering, battling, and catching Pokémon".
We're interested in this update already, and anticipating it's release. Have fun with your adventures!

Source: https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/research/

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Version 18.03.19 of PKHeX has been released, adding a few new features, legality checking improvements, and bug fixes.

Change log:

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- Legality: 
 - - Added: Fixed IVs for Static Encounters are now checked.
 - - Fixed: Shedinja family handling. Thanks @ultima-soul, @Lusamine, @OmegaDonut, @admiral-fish & @Marty-D!
 - - Changed: Pay Day Mewtwo is now legal (official transporter rules were updated). Thanks @Real96 & sora10pls!
 - - Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - Added: Base Stats are now displayed in the Stat editor tab, along with color highlighting.
 - Added: Mass PKM Import to Save File from Mystery Gift Database (and PKM Database).
 - Fixed: Importing a showdown set with a Hidden Power that does not specify IVs will find a valid IV set.
 - Fixed: WC6/7 IV generation now matches the games. Thanks @wwwwwwzx!
 - Fixed: Gen6+ Swampert Pokédex Forme flags now set correctly. Thanks @sora10pls!
 - Fixed: Gen4 Pokédex editing for Formes no longer throws errors. Thanks Ammako!
 - Fixed: Gen4- KChart no longer throws errors when loaded from a Generation 4 and below save file.
 - Fixed: Gen3 Ruby/Sapphire Roamer data is now editable. Thanks TetsuyaGR!
 - Fixed: Gen1 PlayTime is now set correctly. Thanks @Asia81!
 - Fixed: PKM Converter force hatched eggs now set their base friendship correctly.
 - Changed: PKM Converter for Gen3 is now faster (no longer uses Reflection).
 - Changed: PKM Converter now allows backwards conversion if HaX is enabled.
 - Changed: Reworked a few GUI Controls for easier handling.
 - Changed: Updated JP/CHS translation files. Thanks @smileynation & @wwwwwwzx!

Porybox is an open-source online Pokémon viewer and clone checker. Upload your pk6, pk7 or save files to your account to display your Pokémon’s information!

Main features

- Store and organize your collection online, with privacy settings you control. Options include private (visible only to you), public (freely downloadable by anyone), and viewable (basic details visible to anyone, but more sensitive ones such as PID hidden).
- See detailed information not immediately viewable in game such as IVs, EVs, and happiness.
- Share links to individual Pokémon or boxes of Pokémon you want to show to other people.
- Check to see if your Pokémon already exist as clones in the Porybox database.
 

What's new in v1.4.0

The latest version introduces full support for Pokémon Ultra Moon and Ultra Sun!
 

The project

Porybox is a community effort and is open source. If you think you can help, you can join #porybox on irc.synirc.net, or check out the CONTRIBUTING.md file on GitHub.

And here are the relevant links:
Porybox | GitHub page | PP.org forum thread

 

The legendary Pokémon Lugia has returned as a legendary raid boss to Pokémon Go, with a new and improved Sky Attack move.

Additionally, there are confirmed reports of players encountering it shiny. There are unconfirmed reports stating that a shiny Lugia will be caught in the first ball (as long as it doesn't block/dodge it, of course).

Speculation: Furthermore, it appears that the rates for encountering a shiny Lugia might be higher than standard rates, as there have been numerous sightings in the early hours of it's re-introduction to being a raid boss.

It's re-introduction is likely due to it's starring role in the Movie 21: Everybody's story.

Have you encountered a shiny Lugia? Was it 100% capture rate? Let us know in the comments section!

Between March 8th to Oct 31st, 2018, players with an active subscription of Pokémon Bank can login to their account and receive a free Decidueye, Incineroar and Primarina! These gifts come with their hidden abilities, marking it the first time they can be obtained legitimately.

Additionally, it appears that unlike Mewnium Z released previously, the wonder card titles of these gifts will change based on game/bank's language, so do contribute your wonder card to our event contribution page while denoting what game/bank language combination you have!

Right now, we're missing: French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simple), Chinese (Traditional).
We have all of them now!

From Saturday, March 31, 2018 to Sunday, April 1, 2018 competitors and visitors of the 2017-2018 Korean Spring League are able to receive a shiny Poipole!  Bring your Nintendo 3DS and your copy of either Pokémon Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon (updated to version 1.2) from 12PM to 5PM KST to the Culture Hall of the Pyeongchon branch of the Lotte Department Store which is located in the Dongan-gu district of Anyang, South Korea.

You're going to receive a shiny Poipole that knows the attacks, Venom Drench, Nasty Plot, Poison Jab and Dragon Pulse.  So Trainers don't miss this opportunity to obtain a special shiny Pokémon!

 

Rough translation from Kakao:

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From March 31 (Sat) to April 1 (Sun), 2018, held at the Lotte Department Store Pyeongchon.
Players who visit the Korean League 2017-18 SPRING with Nintendo 3DS software "Pocket Monster Ultra Sun" or "Pocket Monster Ultra Moon" can receive a different color of Poipole, the "Shiny Poipole" present!
 
It's a great chance to get a precious Poipole in a special color!
If you do not participate in the tournament, you will be able to receive it, so please visit the site until Sunday, April 1st to get it in a different color!
 
※ This gift will also be presented by other events at a later time.
For more information, please check the Pokemon official site later.
 
· Gift which can be received: Alternate colored Poipole
· Place: Culture Hall, 2nd floor, Pyeongchon branch, Lotte Department Store
· Gift period: From March 31, 2018 to Sunday, April 1, 2018
· Gift time: From 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
 ※ The present schedule may change according to the situation of the scene.
· Software that can receive present: Nintendo 3DS software "Pocket Monster Ultra Sun Ultra-Moon"

Join the discussion:

Source: http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/kl2018SPRING

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Version 18.01.28 of PKHeX has been released, adding a few new features, legality checking improvements, and bug fixes.

Change log:

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18/01/28 - New Update:
 - Legality:
 - - Added: Crystal transfer legality.
 - - Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - Added: Shiny recolored sprites for all pkm that are shiny. Thanks @msikma (dada)!
 - Added: All Box viewer (hold shift and double click the Box Tab). Can switch entire boxes!
 - Added: Gen5 C-Gear Skin editing.
 - Added: Gen5 Box Name/Wallpaper editing.
 - Added: Gen4 Coin Case editing. Thanks @sora10pls!
 - Added: Gen2 Event Flag editing for Crystal GS Ball event. Thanks @sora10pls!
 - Fixed: Gen7 Roto Powers can now be held items. Thanks @ReignOfComputer!
 - Fixed: Gen6 Super Training record indexes are no longer off by two. Thanks @Ammako!
 - Fixed: Gen4 Pokewalker course unlock-all no longer sets 8 bits too many.
 - Fixed: Gen3 Importing showdown sets no longer errors for non-specified abilities.
 - Fixed: Gen2 Unown Dex not setting a valid first-seen unown forme. Thanks BeyondTheHorizon!
 - Fixed: Database view search/delete behavior fixed. Thanks @NinFanBoyFTW!
 - Fixed: Loading non-mainseries games no longer causes some tabs to load incorrectly.
 - Changed: Updated internals for faster data handling (pkm crypto, save loading).
 - Changed: Updated JP/KO translation files. Thanks @smileynation & lilymaniac!
 - Changed: Updated pkrs/pentagon sprites. Thanks @sora10pls!

As of Thursday, January 18th 2018, The Pokémon Company International declared 2018 to be the “Year of the Legendary Pokémon”. This means that there will be various distributions of legendary Pokémon throughout the year. 

The Pokémon that get distributed aren't mythical Pokémon, but luckily 2017 was the 20th anniversary. In celebrating the occasion, they distributed mythical Pokémon throughout the year. This year they chose for a similar scheme, but the legendary Pokémon you receive depends on your game. (e.g. Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon) Additionally, this marks the first time that Shiny Zygarde is being officially recognized by TPCi, and to be slated for release in June. 

Pokémon distribution schedule:
February

• Sun/Ultra Sun: Palkia
• Moon/Ultra Moon: Dialga

March

• Heatran
• Regigigas

April

• Raikou
• Entei

May

• Xerneas
• Yveltal

June

• Shiny Zygarde

July

• Tornadus
• Thundurus

August

• Groudon
• Kyogre

September

• Latios
• Latias

October

• Reshiram
• Zekrom

November

• Ho-oh
• Lugia

Some of them come with a gold bottle cap. They are at least level 60, and know "awesome moves", according to TPCi. 
 

Source: https://www.pokemonlegendary.com/en-us/distributions/

Pokémon Supernova Sun and Penumbra Moon is now widely available for VG players!  Only a month after Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon were released we are presented with the first ROM hack for USUM.  Truly explore the Alola region like never before!  So let’s get into it but first and foremost, @Dio_Vento, thank you!

If you’re familiar with some of his other works from the past such as: Rutile Ruby & Star Sapphire and last year’s hit Nova Sun & Umbra Moon, than you probably know what sort of fun you’re getting yourself into.  However, if you’re new to this scene, follow along.  Pokémon SnS/PuM is a fully functional ROM hack to use only with Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon games.  To clarify, you must own or buy the original game(s) to use a ROM hack.

Moving right along, there are four builds available for this ROM hack. Each build holds unique properties so read the descriptions carefully and choose the one most suited for you.

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There are four builds available of SnS/PuM! They differ in Wild Pokémon availability. The Expanded Build is the most popular, since it increases the variety of Pokémon found in Alola.

 

Expanded Build

 

• Wild Pokémon are altered so that every non-Legendary (Tapu/UB/Mythical Pokémon count as Legendary) species is available, at the same level as the Leveled Build. Legendary encounters are not changed in this or any Build.
• This Build is the recommended way to play the ROM hack.
• The player will have access to 58% of non-Legendary evolution lines on Melemele Island alone. This access expands to 83% after Akala Island, and 98% after Ula'ula Island. Every non-Legendary evolution line is available before the Elite Four!
• By editing anything caught in the Expanded Build to have come from an Egg (and making sure to obey Poké Ball legality), even Pokémon from this Build can be made legal, though not technically legitimate.
• All encounter levels are increased to match Supernova Sun & Penumbra Moon's harsh level curve.
• This Build also features all of the rarity changes of the Legit Build.

Legit Build

 

• All Wild Pokémon are 100% legit for trade and will not appear as "hacked" by any legitimacy testers.
• Most nocturnal Pokémon are available in the day. The converse is true for diurnal Pokémon.
• Rare and interesting Pokémon have been moved into more common slots. Fearow, Yungoos, and friends now occupy the rarer encounter chances. The more unique, fun Pokémon like Mimikyu and Stufful are now as common as a Yungoos or Alolan Rattata would have been.
• This Build is recommended if you're using the mod to facilitate competitive breeding, Shiny hunting, Pokédex filling, or other such post-game concerns.

Leveled Build

 

• Wild Pokémon are the same as in the Legit Build, but are leveled up to keep pace with SnS/PuM's harsh level curve.
• It is recommended to use this over the Legit Build for gameplay if you don't want to use the Expanded Build, since the Legit Build's Wild Pokémon will be far behind the level curve.
• Anything caught in the Leveled Build just needs a quick adjustment in PKHeX (edit its Met Level) to become 100% trade-ready.

Lite Build

 

• No changes to the Wild Encounter tables of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon were made.

Pokémon in SnS/PuM:
Bigger variety can be caught in the wild (no version exclusives).  Access to all Pokémon evolution lines excluding non-Legendaries before the Elite Four.  Also the probability of them holding items is increased significantly.  Pokémon that require special evolution items and Pokémon that are capable of Mega-Evolution may be found holding their respective items in the wild.  A Pokémon’s special evolution action such as Trade Evolutions and time/location based evolutions has be altered In favor of convenience.  And much, much more.

Poké Marts and Items:
The more un-popular items have been purged from Marts and replaced with “competitive” items.  Also watch those price tags -the economy is ever changing.  In addition to those changes, some items’ effects have been changed. One item was renamed and repurposed, also keep and eye out of a new item: the Restoration Wing!  It fully restores your Pokémon’s HP and status conditions.  The Restoration Wing cannot be used during battles.

Last but not least, changes to Trainers:
Trainer teams have been re-designed to be more competitive and carry more Pokémon. All island bosses and main foes carry six Pokémon.  This is a great training experience for your Pokémon with EXP Share, and for you.  Hours of grinding isn’t really necessary as you will level up fairly along your quest to match your opponents. You may find yourself thinking outside of your normal way of play; coming up with new strategies in response to the harsher demand on your team.

Today an official announcement was made for a 3DS Virtual Console release of Pokémon Crystal. This means that Pokémon from all main-series games can be legitimately transferred to the latest games. Back when Pokemon transitioned onto the Gameboy Advance system, Pokémon from Gen 1 and Gen 2 cartridges weren't legitimately obtainable (via transfer) due to limitations in the link cable design. The release on the 3DS Virtual Console will take place on January the 26th, 2018. In Europe there will be a physical release with the download code in the box, while in Japan there will be a physical release with a magnet based on Crystal's Cartridge, a poster with all the Pokémon released in gen 2 and with a gen 2 type compatibility chart, stickers, and also a download code. There is also a separate download code available in Japan.

The Japanese version holds the possibility to get the GS ball in Goldenrod City's Pokémon Communication Center, but only after beating the Elite Four. For Europe and America releases, while the English trailer announced that players will be able to encounter Celebi, there is no hard confirmation detailing whether it will be done via the GS ball at this point.

We first found out that Pokémon Crystal would likely get a Virtual Console release, as patches supporting Pokémon Crystal was found bundled together with Virtual Console's Pokémon Gold and Silver, as discovered by our well known member @SciresM (tweets as seen below). Later, when Poké Transporter got updated for Gold and Silver support, he discovered that Poké Transporter also preemptively supports Crystal, despite it being unreleased at that point.


SciresM's tweets: 

Video:

Sources:
https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pokemon-crystal-shines-on-virtual-console/
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/VCCR/?top_main002=msign
http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/VCCR/171214_03/

Observed details in the spoiler below:

Do you think they are mixing up the formulas for the movie?
Are you excited for the new look and feel, compared to Movie 20 and the Sun/Moon Anime?
Tell us what do you think below!

For the first time since the 19th of October 2017, there has been an announcement for new Pokémon for Pokémon Go. Today, 50 new Pokémon from Generation 3 got added to the game, with more coming in the coming weeks. Pokémon that are included with the release are: Treecko, Mudkip, and Torchic, amongst other unnamed Pokémon. This release is a follow up to the aforementioned Halloween update, in which they released a handful of Generation 3 Pokémon that included Sableye, Banette, and Duskull.

Besides the aforementioned release of new Pokémon, there also will be an update regarding the weather. A new feature that got added is that there is overworld weather in the game. This means that the interface adapts to the current weather, so if it's sunny the sun will shine in the app, while if it rains there will be rain in the app. These two are just two examples, as there are 4 more new weather types in the app. Also the real world weather has an influence on the attacks of the Pokémon.
The official announcement reads that "attacks of certain types will be more effective during some weather conditions, so a Charizard’s Fire Spin will perform better on sunny days, for example".

Last but not least, a feature focused on weather-based chances for finding pokémon got added as well. This feature means that "for example, you’ll find your odds of discovering Mudkip splashing around will greatly improve on rainy days, as certain Pokémon types will be more commonly found during various weather conditions", as the official site writes.

 

The Announcement:

Sources:
https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/hoenn-pokemon; 
https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/halloween2017

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Version 17.12.05 of PKHeX has been released, adding a few new features, legality checking improvements, and bug fixes.

Change log:

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 17/12/05 - New Update:
 - Legality:
 - - Added: RNG Frame checking for Gen3/4 Wild Captures (hold ctrl to see if it doesn't pass)
 - - Added: French Legality translation data. Thanks @Ntonio36!
 - - Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - Added: Event flag editing for Crystal/GS. Thanks @pokecal!
 - Added: US/UM Starter Encryption Constant editing (for Pokemon League cutscene) in HoF editor. Thanks @FeralFalcon!
 - Added: WIP Mail viewer/editor for Gen3/4/5. Thanks @pokecal!
 - Fixed: Gen3 Pokedex now behaves correctly (r/w for correct bitflag offset).
 - Fixed: Gen4 Battle Revolution IV read order is now correct. Thanks @sora10pls & @Remiccino!
 - Fixed: Gen6 Trainer Info editor no longer glitches out Z coordinates.
 - Fixed: Hovering over a slot 'frost' effect now has a pixel in the top right corner. Thanks @sora10pls!
 - Changed: Throw type can now be saved for US/UM.
 - Changed: PK4->BK4 transfer now clears PtHGSS forms and items for compatibility. Legality not guaranteed.
 - Changed: Inventory empty slots are now no longer cleared for Gen7. Thanks @SadisticMystic!
 - Changed: Festival Plaza editor bugfixes/additions. Thanks @pokecal!
 - Changed: Translation files updated. Thanks @wwwwwwzx, @smileynation, @Ntonio36, & JoseAbad!

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Version 17.11.25 of PKHeX has been released, adding legality checking improvements and fixing bugs.

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 - Legality:
 - - Added: Gen2->Gen7 legality checking.
 - - Added: US/UM Poké Pelago encounters.
 - - Added: Spanish Legality translation data. Thanks @BlackPyoVic & JoseAbad!
 - - Fixed: US/UM new Pokémon accessing legal movepools from S/M alternate forms. Thanks greenDarkness!
 - - Changed: Sped up Wild Encounter pattern matching (internal rework).
 - - Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - Added: Gen2->Gen7 transfer emulation.
 - Added: Festival Plaza/Battle Agency editor. Thanks pokecal!
 - Added: More US/UM Event Flags for editing. Thanks SciresM & sora10pls!
 - Added: Rotom OT name editing to Trainer Editor & alert if different from OT name.
 - Fixed: Importing US/UM showdown sets now behaves correctly. Thanks sora10pls & Marty!
 - Fixed: Updated Korean Gen2 encoding to match the official Transporter character codes.
 - Fixed: Loading Gen1 save files no longer raises errors. Thanks ShadowMario3!
 - Fixed: Gen3 roamer edits now save IVs as intended.
 - Fixed: US/UM Z Crystals -> PKM sprite no longer chops the rightmost pixel.
 - Fixed: Unsaved fields in PKMEditor now correctly block saving of the PKM from tabs.
 - Fixed: Gen6 trainer coordinate saveback glitch fixed (similar to S/M's rumor).
 - Fixed: Gen7 SM<->US/UM pkm compatibility checks updated to prevent invalid data from being set.
 - Fixed: Gen5-- dragdrop no longer gives AltForm <= 0 messages.
 - Changed: Mystery Gift sprite generation speed improved.
 - Changed: French GUI Translation data updated. Thanks Ntonio36!
 - Changed: C/XD Item names added. Thanks JoseAbad!

Infamous Innovator/ROM researcher @SciresM tweeted earlier this evening revealing new information he discovered about the up-coming update to Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter.

In his next few tweets (by now SciresM had shared the news on Project Pokémon IRC too), he confirmed support for newly released: Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon and Pokémon Gold and Silver, which were released back in September for the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.  As a welcomed bonus, it appears that Poké Transporter was updated to add support for [unreleased] Pokémon Crystal on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console.  

One more thing was brought up by SciresM in Project Pokémon's main IRC channel (#projectpokemon); the event-only Pokémon, Zeraora, was referenced in the text dumps for this update! No word yet on an official date for that event Zeraora.

At the time of writing this, the official Pokémon Bank website has only updated their Pokémon Bank + Poké Transporter "map" (shown above) and current details for the services are still in need of an update.  It reads as follows: 

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With the latest Pokémon Bank update, the Pokémon that adventured with you in the following games will be able to join you in Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon:
* Pokémon Omega Ruby
* Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
* Pokémon X
* Pokémon Y
* Pokémon Black Version
* Pokémon White Version
* Pokémon Black Version 2
* Pokémon White Version 2
* Pokémon Red (Virtual Console)
* Pokémon Blue (Virtual Console)
* Pokémon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (Virtual Console)

On the other hand, Nintendo's 3DS support page (Japanese) shows official announcements for Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter v1.4, sans mention of Pokémon Crystal.

In-Game Images (Spoiler)

Sources:
SciresM's Twitter; Nintendo.co.jp; Pokemonbank.com; Pokemon.com

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Version 17.11.17 of PKHeX has been released, adding the much-anticipated support for Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.

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17/11/17 - New Update:
 - Added: Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon Support
 - - Legality: Complete detection & validation.
 - - Added: Added all new US/UM content (Species, Moves, etc). Thanks SciresM & wwwwwwzx!
 - - Changed: All existing Sun & Moon editors work with US/UM.
 - Added: Complete sticker location listing. Thanks pokecal & ReignOfComputer!
 - Added: >50 respawn/settings event flags for US/UM. Thanks sora10pls & pokecal!
 - Added: Fashion Unlock cheats for US/UM to unlock all accessories. Thanks Holla!
 - Added: US/UM specific Trainer Stat Records. Thanks Holla!
 - Added: Map FlyTo location unlocking for Generation 7 saves. Thanks pokecal!
 - Added: Mantine Surf score editing via Trainer Info editor. Thanks sora10pls!
 - Added: Early Z-Move unlock flag next to the existing Early Mega Evolution unlock.
 - Fixed: Pokédex seen/captured flags for Generation 7 saves now correctly mimic the games. Thanks sora10pls!
 - Legality:
 - - Added: US/UM wild encounter and static encounter data. Thanks to all who identified the locations!
 - - Changed: Updated internal logic to handle US/UM content & oddities like Kantonian evolution methods.
 - - Changed: Another round of legality check updates. Thanks (so many different users)!
 - - Added: Ingame Trade OT/Nickname checks. Thanks sora10pls!
 - - Added: Ingame Trade PID checks. Thanks sora10pls!
 - - Fixed: Gen4 EncounterType detection reworked for cleanliness and accuracy.
 - - Fixed: Colosseum Starter PIDIV checks now detect gender lock skipping (no more false flags).
 - - Fixed: Added more Colosseum/XD ingame snag locations.
 - - Fixed: Gen1/2 -> Gen7 transfers are now checked for met locations.
 - Added: Misc safeguards for setting PKM data not obtainable in the save file's origin game. Thanks sora10pls!
 - Added: Gen5 BP editing. Thanks sora10pls!
 - Added: Can now load Mystery Gift pkm QR images to the Main Window tabs (same as importing PKM QRs).
 - Changed: Internal string resource fetch mechanism speed improved. Thanks evandixon!
 - Changed: Gen1/2 -> Gen7 transfer language detection improved for special characters in certain languages (German).
 - Fixed: Zygarde 50%-C showdown set importing. Thanks architdate!
 - Fixed: Gen1 Pikachu starter now saves correctly (doesn't remove Light Ball). Thanks Dunsparce!
 - Fixed: Gen2 TimeOfDay values now are editable in the PKMEditor (nobody noticed for so long!)
 - Fixed: Gen2 Korean encoding documentation errors fixed; strings now decode correctly. Thanks host1126!
 - Fixed: Gen3 Roamer edits now save correctly. Thanks TheRealAlphA!
 - - ~6 commits per day average over the last month. Big thanks to all who have contributed & provided feedback!

On November 13 2017 fellow Project Pokémon member @Reisyukaku announced a release of SPICA, a tool they work on together with gdkchan. This specific tool is meant to be a replacement for the well known Ohana, also known as Ohana3DS. Reisyukaku stated that it's better because "the BCH (de)serializer has been completely rewritten, giving maximum flexibility and better BCH support". 

This application can import multiple file types such as BCH and SMD and it exports SMD and DAE, among other files. Also it can export texture files, it can batch export files and it can merge files. Besides these features there are new features planned that will get added soon. The current planned ones are GFModel exporting and a fully implemented animation player. 

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Here's another BCH tool that I helped work on with gdkchan to replace Ohana.

 

How is this better?:

The BCH (de)serializer has been completely rewritten, giving maximum flexibility and better BCH support.

 

Features:

- Imports BCH, SMD, GFModel formats

- Exports BCH, SMD, DAE formats

- Batch/Single texture export in PNG or GFTexture formats

- Batch model export to SMD or DAE

- Merge multiple models to the scene

 

Upcoming features:

- GFModel export

- Fully implemented animation player

 

Screenshots:

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Download:

https://github.com/gdkchan/SPICA

SPICA.zip

Source: https://projectpokemon.org/home/forums/topic/42362-spica-model-tool/?tab=comments#comment-222825