The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Nyarth's A-E-I-O-U / Fruit Punch and Robert's Original Card Battle! / Director Shoko-tan Loves the New Pokemon She Raised (ニャースのあいうえお / フルーツポンチとロバートがポケサンオリジナルカードバトル！ / しょこたん部長がかわいがって育てた新しいポケモン登場), aired today in Japan.

The anime rerun episode for this week was the original series episode Nyarth's A-E-I-O-U (ニャースのあいうえお). The episode featured the origins of Nyarth and how he learned to speak a human language.

Shoko-tan started off the live action segment in today's episode by showing off the new cookie baking oven from Takara Tomy. As usual, Shoko-tan decides to mix the food with some interesting ingredients and got the rest of the cast to try her new 'delicacies'. She gave Golgo a cookie sandwich with chocolate and a dried plum (チョコレート+うめぼし). Golgo found it to be quite disgusting at first but then called is 'delicious' (ウマい) and finished eating it.

Shoko-tan then made another treat, this time it was chocolate and natto (fermented soybeans) (チョコレート+なっとう) and Akiyama was the one to try it. He was confused about what he was eating though.

Finally Shoko-tan made her final treat for Yamamoto. It was another cookie with chocolate and assorted sashimi. (チョコレート+さしみのもりあわせ). Sashimi is generally very fresh raw seafood, sliced into thin pieces, something not served with chocolate and cookies. Yamamoto took a bite of it and collapsed on the floor unconscious.

Once again Robert competed in an original Card Battle featuring cards from the expansion Revived Legends (ポケモンカードゲームLEGEND 「よみがえる伝説」). Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) of the Pokémon Card Game company in Japan once again returned to provide insightful information about the cards.

For this battle, Robert faced Fruit Punch (フルーツポンチ), a Japaense comedy duo that consists of Kentaro Wataru (亘健太郎) and Takeshi Murakami (村上健志). In the end, Dr. Takashima declared Robert the winners of the card battle.

Just before the ending credits, Director Lucario announced the Valentines Day promotional gift at the Pokémon Centers. Patrons that visit the Pokémon Centers on Valentines Day can receive a Pokémon Sunday stationary folder.



During the new Pokémon Ranger Corner, the Deoxys' Mysterious Temple (デオキシスとナゾのしんでん) mission was announced and it will be available from March 6th, 2010 to May 17th, 2010. The Deoxys can be transferred to Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver. Deoxys is level 50 and knows the following moves: Psycho Boost (サイコブースト), Meteor Mash (コメットパンチ), Superpower (ばかぢから) and Hyper Beam (はかいこうせん).


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till summer...