New Lumiose City Stage for Super Smash Bros 3DS
A Lumiose City Stage has been confirmed to be included in the upcoming Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo 3DS. Masahiro Sakurai (桜井政博), Director of the game, posted more screenshots of the stage on Miiverse and its shows that the time of day changes throughout the level. Source: https://...
Part 4 of Director Yuyama's Scouting Report
The official Pokémon movie website has updated with the fourth part of the coverage of Yuyama's location scouting report. Translations follow: This time, Director Yuyama chose Canada as the country he would go scouting in. He went there in search of the landscapes where Yveltal would sleep, where X...
Pokémon Seasons 1 to 15 to be Re-Released on DVD in Australia / Pokémon Unova Collector's Book
Beyond Home Entertainment has revealed that the first 15 seasons of the English dub anime of Pokémon will be re-released on DVD in Australia on April 1st, 2014. Each of the new repack sets will be a complete season and will contain the same content as the previously released packs and only differenc...
Flashfire TCG Expansion Revealed
The official English Pokémon website officially revealed the second XY English based Pokémon Card Game Expansion. Flashfire will be released on May 7th, 2014 and will feature 106 cards. Full details are available in the press release. 3 cards were revealed and details of those cards and se...
Hankariaseu Distribution
The official Korean Pokémon website has announced that Hankariaseu (한카리아스) will be distributed to Korean Pokémon X and Y players to promote the 2014 Pokémon World Championships Qualifying Tournament. Hankariaseu (한카리아스) will be distributed at two different locations but only one has been revealed so...
2014 April Friendly
The Pokémon website has revealed the 2014 April Friendly online tournament for Pokémon X and Y. Below are the details. Do you have a Pokémon party that you can't wait to battle with against top Trainers? Join the 2014 April Friendly, an Online Competition featuring players from around the wor...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act I~ Trailer
The official Japanese Pokémon YouTube account has posted a trailer for the upcoming episode Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act I~ (ポケットモンスター XY 特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act I～) that airs on April 3th, 2014. For more details about this special, read our previous article. The Stronge...
Part 3 of Director Yuyama's Location Scouting Report / Darkrai distribution details
Some days back, the official Pokémon movie website has updated with information on the upcoming Darkrai distribution, as well as the third part of the coverage of Yuyama's location scouting report. Translations follow: Director Yuyama's Location Scouting Report This time, Director Yuyama chose Can...
Rising Fist (ライジングフィスト) TCG Expansion Revealed
Japanese merchants have revealed the promo sheets for the upcoming XY3 Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion. Rising Fist (ライジングフィスト) will be released in Japan on June 14th, 2014. The set features Mega Lucario and will include over 96 cards. Booster packs will cost 150yen each plus tax and wi...
PokéTouch (ポケタッチ)
The Pokémon Company has revealed its new educational application called PokéTouch (ポケタッチ). The application can be accessed via Windows 8 PC's using Internet Explorer, Android devices using Google Chrome and iPad iOS devices through Safari. The application is targeted towards schools and 50 licenses ...
Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection out now on iTunes
On March 19th, 2014, the Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl: Super Music Collection was posted for sale on iTunes for $9.99USD. iTunes stated that it was released on March 11th, 2014 but it wasn't available till March 19th, 2014. The original CD was released in Japan on December 22nd, 2006. Poké...
Famitsu Challenge (ファミ通チャレンジ)
The official Japanese Pokémon Website has revealed the Famitsu Challenge (ファミ通チャレンジ) online tournament for the Japanese versions of Pokémon X and Y. Registration is done via the Pokémon Global Link, and requires a Pokémon Daisuki Club membership account. All participants will receive a special "Fami...
The Pokémon Tretta Set 1: Witness the Mega Evolutions
The next expansion set to the arcade game Pokémon Tretta has been announced. The Pokémon Tretta Set 1: Witness the Mega Evolutions (ザ・ポケモントレッタ 01弾 メガシンカをたいけんせよ) will feature the debut of Mega Evolved Pokémon and the use of the Pokémon Mega Ring. A red sparkly Master Tretta also makes it debut as doe...
Pokémon Mega Ring (ポケモンメガリング)
Initially revealed earlier in the year and in the March 2014 issue of Corocoro, further details and high resolution pictures of the Pokémon Mega Ring (ポケモンメガリング) have been released by Takara TOMY. The Mega Ring is a bracelet device that allows a Pokémon Trainer to instructed their Pokémon to Mega Ev...
Two Special Pokémon Battle TROZEi Nintendo 3DS LL's being Distributed
The Pokémon Daisuki Club has announced that members can participate in a special of Pokémon Battle TROZEi! contest where they can win one of two limited edition Nintendo 3DS LL's featuring Pokémon Battle TROZEi icons. Pokémon Daisuki Club members need to watch three separate Awesome! Movie (...
Japan Cup 2014 (ジャパンカップ2014)
The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced the Japan Cup 2014 (ジャパンカップ2014) will take place May 2nd, 2014 at 9:00 until May 5th, 2014 at 22：59. As the preliminary competition for the Pokémon World Championships 2014, the PGL Japan Cup 2014 will be held in Japan. The tournament helps...
Part 2 of Director Yuyama's Location Scouting Report posted to the Japanese Movie website
The official Pokémon movie website has updated with the second part of the coverage of Yuyama's location scouting report. Translations follow: This time, Director Yuyama chose Canada as the country he would go scouting in. He went there in search of the landscapes where Yveltal would sleep, where X...
Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act I~
Details about the upcoming Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act I~ (ポケットモンスター XY 特別編 最強メガシンカ ～Act I～) special were announced on the official Japanese Pokémon website. The first part of the special will air on April 3rd, 2014 from 19:00 to 19:30. Story "Mega Evolution...
Corocoro Comic's April issue details the movie's preorder ticket event
Pictures from the April issue of Corocoro Comic have leaked on the internet. The main Pokémon material this month is an announcement of the upcoming movie pre-order ticket distro event. A scoop related to the 2014 Pokémon Movie!!!!! The mythical Pokémon Darkrai will be given out!! The winner of...
Opinion Article - Pokémon MMORPG: The Game Nintendo and Game Freak Refuse to Make
Many fans of Pokémon have discussed the possibility of Pokémon transitioning into a MMORPG but the discussion rarely gets past the point of "It would be awesome!" or "It would suck!". This article lists some of the points that would help the Pokémon franchise transition into a MMORPG. It is an e...
