A new version of Pokémon Battle Chess (ポケモンバトルチェス) is going to be released in Japan on May 18th, 2012 for 500yen. The game is a take on the popular board game Chess but with a Pokémon twist. The new version will feature a red box and Lugia and Pikachu will be prominently featured. The previous version of Pokémon Battle Chess was featured on Pokémon Smash #61. Our summary of that episode covers a lot of the rules and details of the game. People can play a computerized version of the board game on the official site.

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/03/120315_g01.html