Pokemon Sword & Shield Giving Away Shiny Galarian Legendary Bird Trio

The Pokemon Company is giving away shiny Galarian Legendary Pokemon for participating in some upcoming online competitions. Earlier this week, The Pokemon Company announced that they will be distributing shiny Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos, and Galarian Moltres as rewards for participating in the next three International Challenges.

Shiny Galarian Articuno will be given away to players who enter and battle in February’s International Challenge, which will take place from February 18th to 20th, with registration occurring from February 3rd until 17th. Shiny Galarian Zapdos will be rewarded to players who participate in March’s International Challenge, which takes place on March 11th until the 13th, with registration taking place February 24th to March 10th. Finally, Shiny Galarian Moltres will be given to players who participate in April’s International Challenge, which runs on April 15th to 17th, with registration occurring from March 31st until April 14th.

The Galarian Legendary Bird Trio first appeared in Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Crown Tundra expansion and are regional variations of the Legendary Birds from Pokemon Red and Blue. All three birds have radically different typings than their original counterparts. For example, Articuno is a Psychic/Flying-type instead of an Ice/Flying-type, Zapdos is a Fighting/Flying-type instead of an Electric/Flying-type, and Moltres is a Dark/Flying-type instead of a Fire/Flying-type.

In order to sign up, players need to enter the “Options” menu, choose “VS,” and then choose “Online Competition” in either version of the game. Players can follow that same route to participate in the competitions. Participants can then receive their shiny Galaradian Legendary bird through the “Battle Stadium Rewards” option in the Mystery Gift section.  

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