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'''Wild Area News''' (Japanese: '''ワイルドエリアニュース''' ''Wild Area News'') is a feature in {{g|Sword and Shield}} that expands on the available [[Max Raid Battle]]s in the [[Wild Area]], making certain Pokémon more common for a limited time. It can be accessed via [[Mystery Gift]] or updated automatically by connecting to the internet in game. Wild Area News typically spawns different Max Raid Battles depending on the game version. Certain species of [[Gigantamax]] Pokémon, which are usually very rare, are often made more common through Wild Area News events. Additionally, during the Wild Area News events, certain Pokémon such as {{p|Mewtwo}} and {{p|Zeraora}} sometimes cannot be captured. | '''Wild Area News''' (Japanese: '''ワイルドエリアニュース''' ''Wild Area News'') is a feature in {{g|Sword and Shield}} that expands on the available [[Max Raid Battle]]s in the [[Wild Area]], making certain Pokémon more common for a limited time. It can be accessed via [[Mystery Gift]] or updated automatically by connecting to the internet in game. Wild Area News typically spawns different Max Raid Battles depending on the game version. Certain species of [[Gigantamax]] Pokémon, which are usually very rare, are often made more common through Wild Area News events. Additionally, during the Wild Area News events, certain Pokémon such as {{p|Mewtwo}} and {{p|Zeraora}} sometimes cannot be captured. | ||
Any [[Pokémon Den]] can spawn a Max Raid Battle from Wild Area News. Pokémon Dens that do so will always emit a red beam, indicating the "common" pool. In contrast to normal Max Raid Battles (which either only allow Pokémon in 4★ and 5★ raids to have their | Any [[Pokémon Den]] can spawn a Max Raid Battle from Wild Area News. Pokémon Dens that do so will always emit a red beam, indicating the "common" pool. In contrast to normal Max Raid Battles (which either only allow Pokémon in 4★ and 5★ raids to have their [[Hidden Ability|Hidden Abilities]], or guarantee Pokémon in the Pokémon Den will always have their Hidden Abilities), all Pokémon that spawn from Wild Area News have a chance of having their Hidden Abilities. Wild Area News Raids battled after [[Pokémon Sword and Shield#Version history|Version 1.2.0 and 1.3.0]] can drop [[Armorite Ore]] and [[Dynite Ore]], respectively, regardless of whether or not the player has purchased the {{g|Sword and Shield Expansion Pass}}. | ||
On October 13, 2022, the [[Pokémon HOME]] news section announced that the final update for Wild Area News would be on November 1, 2022. | On October 13, 2022, the [[Pokémon HOME]] news section announced that the final update for Wild Area News would be on November 1, 2022. | ||
