Pokemon Sword and Shield may be coming to Nintendo Switch in only a couple of months, but in the meantime, The Pokemon Company has one more freebie in store for 3DS players. This October, you`ll be able to get a free Shiny Legendary in either Pokemon Sun and Moon or Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon.Beginning October 21, GameStop stores in the US will distribute a Shiny Solgaleo and Lunala for the 3DS Pokemon games. To claim the Legendaries, you`ll need to head to a participating location and use the Pokemon Pass mobile app to receive a download code--the same way you could acquire a Shiny Pikachu and Eevee code for the Let`s Go games earlier this year.The Legendary you receive will be the opposite of which version you own, so if you`re playing Sun or Ultra Sun, you`ll receive a Shiny Lunala, while Moon and Ultra Moon players will get Shiny Solgaleo. Each Pokemon comes at level 60 and knows the following movesets:Shiny LunalaMoongeist BeamPsyshockMoonblastMoonlightShiny SolgaleoSunsteel StrikeZen HeadbuttNoble RoarMorning SunOnce you`ve received a download code for the Legendary, you`ll need to redeem it within the game using the Mystery Gift feature. Select Mystery Gift from the main menu, choose the option to receive a gift with a code/password, then input your code when prompted and the Legendary will be downloaded. You`ll then need to pick the Pokemon up from the deliveryman waiting inside any Pokemon Center.The Shiny Solgaleo and Lunala distribution will run through November 10, just a few days before Sword and Shield launch on Switch. With the Gen 8 games on the horizon, this will presumably be the last distribution The Pokemon Company holds for Sun and Moon, so you don`t want to miss your chance to get the Shiny Legendaries.There are still a couple of other freebies available for the Gen 7 games as well; you can download a pack of rare berries in the games until September 2, and Pokemon Bank subscribers can get a free Oranguru and Passimian until October 31. You c ...
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