The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Wakaba Town! The Town Where Winds of New Beginnings Blow! / 'Pocket Monsters HeartGold - SoulSilver' Pre-Launch Special!! / PokéSun Company VS the God of Games - A Dream Showdown with Masuda-san at Pokéthlon! (ワカバタウン！はじまりをつげるかぜのふくまち！ 『ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー』発売直前スペシャル!! ポケサンカンパニーＶＳゲームの神・増田さんがポケスロンで夢の対決！), aired on Sunday in Japan.

The rerun serial "Pokémon Selection" debuted a new theme, "Journeys and Meetings in the Jouto Region", with today's episode showing the gang arriving in Jouto, meeting professor Utsugi, and learning about the local starter Pokémon.

In today's episode of Pokémon Sunday, Jun'ichi Masuda (増田順一) was on to deliver copies of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver to the set. Director Golgo played through the opening of the game as the crew commented.

Below is a list of new features in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver that were announced or featured in today's episode.

• The game features wind. Objects like windmills are affected by the wind.
• The name Kotone (コトネ) was confirmed for the female player character.
• Trainers have in-battle comments
• Jun'ichi Masuda (増田順一) hinted that the Pikachu flying with balloons in the Yellow Forest poster was related to the special move.
• Catch Saucer (キャッチソーサー) - A Pokethlon event where a bunch of Pokemon jump around on the bottom screen waiting to catch the incoming Saucers.
• Steal Flag (スティールフラッグ) - A Pokethlon event where multiple flags appear and players try to get as many flags as possible.

Below are some HD screenshots from today's episode. Click on any of the pictures for a higher resolution. You can also view the Imageboard thread by clicking here.



No new Melee! Pokemon Scramble codes were announced today. You can visit the list of the previous codes by clicking here to visit the Password page.

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