The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 12 - The Yabukuron Squadron and the Secret Base!? (ヤブクロン戦隊と秘密基地！？) aired on Thursday in Japan.

The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City for Satoshi's second Gym Battle but today they have encountered a group of kindergarten students who have befriended a Yabukuron. Their teacher doesn't want them to have it, so the kids are causing trouble. Will Satoshi be able to help out and solve this dilemma?

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Egg Events

To celebrate Satoshi receiving a Pokémon egg in today's episode, a special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White will start on December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.


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Pokémon Smash Episode 10, Lots of Digda! / The Adventure Division Gets Mystery Eggs from the Day Care Man, What Will They Hatch Into!? / The International Division Obtains Information on Pokémon Eggs (ディグダがいっぱい！ / アドベンチャー部がそだてやじいさんからナゾのタマゴをゲット、その正体は！？／インターナショナル部もポケモンのタマゴ情報を入手！), aired today in Japan.

The episode started with Golgo and the staff decorating the cardboard cutout of Chief Executive Officer Choi Hong-Man with Christmas decorations and tinsel as the song "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" played in the background. They turn off the lights in the studio to show that the they also put Christmas lights on the cardboard cutout. Akiyama shows up and removes his suit jacket to show that he is also wearing Christmas lights on his body.


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Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and Yamamoto announces this weeks theme 'Pokémon save the Earth?!' （ポケモンは地球を救う！？）. This weeks rerun episode was Lots of Digda! (ディグダがいっぱい！) from the original Japanese series. A full summary is available in the episode guide. Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

After the repeat episode finishes, the International Group girls show up and are quickly drawn to the Chief Executive Officer Choi Hong-Man cardboard cutout with the Christmas decorations on it. Hana says its 'Beautiful' and looks like a Christmas Tree.

Robert decide that they would try to figure out what the new title of this summers Pocket Monsters movie would be. Each of them made a movie poster with the Pokémon and title of the movie they thought would be in theaters next year. Yamamoto revealed his first, The Melancholy of Mijumaru and the Rose Bouquet　(ミジュマルの憂鬱と薔撥の花束). Yamamoto points out that Mijumaru lost its shell (ホタチ hotachi). Obviously he got inspiration for the title from the 11th Pocket Monsters movie Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin (ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ) and Haruhi. Next up was Baba, who said next years movie would be a sea themed movie and he revealed his 'The Last Message: POKEZARU' movie featuring Yanappu, Baoppu, and Hiyappu. His movie title was based off the movie The Last Message: Umizaru. Finally, Akiyama revealed his movie poster, Pocket Monsters Monmen VS Minezumi VS Yorterry based off the 10th Pocket Monsters movie Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai (ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ).


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The Adventure Group is sent out to investigate the mystery of the egg campaign after they received an egg from the Day Care Man. Robert wonders what it will hatch into as they push it around on a cart. They get to a staircase and Akiyama decides to carry the egg up the stairs after Baba almost dropped the egg on the ground. They continue pushing it around until it starts to hatch. Instead of a Pokémon that they were expecting to be hatched from the egg, a girl pops out. The girl runs away and they go and chase after her.

The girl appears to be a magician to Robert and they sit down in front of her as she begins a magic show. Her first trick turns her handkerchief into a long wand. Her assistant appears and gives her a picture of a dove sitting on a branch. She rotates the picture, waves her hand and then reaches into the picture to pull a real dove out of it. For her next trick, she shows the audience a hollow box, puts it on a table and then begins pulling large dice out of it. She then pulls a handkerchief out of the box and combines it with another one in her hand. Suddenly, another dove appears from the handkerchiefs. The girl was then revealed as the 13 year old child magician, Shio-rin (しおりん).


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For her next trick, she starts to flick a deck of cards and asks Robert to tell her to stop at any time. Baba gets her to stop at the Jack of Spades. She puts the card back in the deck, flicks the deck, snaps her fingers and reveals the top card which is the Jack of Spades.

Robert returns back to the park where Zoroark and the Day Care Man were standing. Baba tells him that there was no Pokémon in the last egg they got from him. The Day Care Man gives them a new egg and states that it will be a fighting type Pokémon. Akiyama then states that the Day Care Man　looks a lot like Kuro-chan from the Japanese comedy trio Yasuda's Great Circus (安田大サーカス).　Robert begin pushing the egg around until they get to a bridge as as they are going down the slope, Baba lets go of the cart with the egg on it and it begins rolling away. Baba and Yamamoto manage to catch up to it before it crashes.

Robert arrive at a Kick boxing ring just as the egg begins to hatch. Instead of a fighting Pokémon appearing, another girl pops out. She jumps into the ring and begins sparing. Yamamoto asks if she is doing kick boxing and she replies that she is doing Thai boxing (ムエタイ Muay Thai）. The girl is then revealed to be 11 year old　Itō Saya （伊藤紗弥）, currently a champion for her age group.

Akiyama then nominates Baba to fight against her. The rules for the fight state they would battle for three rounds. The way Baba was fighting though, he didn't appear like he could handle 1 round let alone 3. Itō Saya easily kicked the crap out of Baba in 2 rounds.


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Robert returned to the park where Zoroark and the Day Care Man were standing still. The Day Care Man tells Robert to look at the egg to the side of them which was moving around. It also was slightly different than the other two eggs they got previously as it didn't have any green spots. Suddenly a head popped out of the egg and it was revealed that the person in the egg was Street Performer Balloon Tarō （大道芸人　風船太郎). He starts jumping up 3 different step ladders while still in the egg and then runs away.

Egg Events

The International Group girls promoted the new egg event for the games that loosely ties in with the new series: Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! In Best Wishes episode 12, which airs on Thursday, December 9th, 2010, Satoshi will receive an egg.

A special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White will start on December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.

From December 17th, Pokémon Card game players that purchase 4 booster packs from the new Black Collection/White Collection set will be presented a special card at random at participating retailers. Each booster pack costs 158 yen.


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Pocket Monsters Movie 14 - Victini and the Dark Hero

At the end of today's episode, a teaser trailer for the upcoming 14th Pocket Monsters movie Victini and the Dark Hero (ビクティニと黒き英雄) aired. The same teaser trailer also aired earlier in the week on the variety show Oha Suta (おはスタ) hosted by Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) and Best Wishes 11.


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Pokémon Library Vote

During the credits the narrator reminds viewers that the Pokémon Library vote that allows viewers to choose between two episodes will be over soon. Golgo suggested viewers vote for Bivouac by Iwark (イワークでビバーク) while Professor Red suggested The Jungle Trio! Hot Spring Battle!! (ジャングルのさんびき！おんせんバトル！！). Voting is open until December 6th, 2010 at midnight. Viewers can vote for their favorite episode at the official Smash website.


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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 11 - Ishizumai! Take Back your Home!! (イシズマイ！自分の家をとりもどせ！！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City for Satoshi's second Gym Battle but today they have encountered a Ishizumai who had its home stolen by a bunch of other Ishizumai. Can Dent and his friends help out the Ishizumai and get back its rock?

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Pocket Monsters Movie 14 - Victini and the Dark Hero

At the end of today's episode, a teaser trailer for the upcoming 14th Pocket Monsters movie Victini and the Dark Hero (ビクティニと黒き英雄) aired. The same teaser trailer also aired earlier in the day on the variety show Oha Suta (おはスタ) hosted by Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一).


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Pokémon Card Game BW - Black Collection & White Collection Commercial

A new commercial also aired during today's episode broadcast for the upcoming Pokémon Card Game BW Expansion Sets - Black Collection & White Collection (ポケモンカードゲームBW 拡張パック「ブラックコレクション」「ホワイトコレクション」) which will be released in Japan on December 17th, 2010. The commercial revealed new cards that will be available in the sets and it also revealed that there will be 53 cards in each BW collection.


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The official Japanese Pocket Monsters Movie has posted the teaser title for the 14th Pocket Monsters movie. Victini and the Dark Hero (ビクティニと黒き英雄) will debut in Japanese theaters most likely sometime in July of 2011.

The full title of the should also be announced sometime at the beginning of 2011. The movie will best based off the new Best Wishes (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ) anime series from Japan and it will feature the new 5th generation Pokémon Victini (ビクティニ).

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/

Pokémon Smash Episode 9, Pikachu and Pichu! / The New Members Participate Actively in the 'Pokémon Quiz Caravan'? / The Pokémon BW Television Viewer Battles Start / Announcing the PokéSma Original C-Gear Skin Results! (ピカチュウとピチュー！ / 「ポケモンクイズキャラバン」で新メンバーが活躍？ / ポケモンBWで視聴者バトル開始 / ポケスマオリジナルCギアスキンの結果発表！), aired today in Japan.

The episode began with the group doing a 'PokéMorning!' salute only to notice that Zoroark knocked down some of the desks in the process. Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and Shoko announces this weeks theme 'Anything can be done by cooperating!' （協力すれば何でもできる！）. This weeks rerun episode was Pikachu and Pichu! (ピカチュウとピチュー！) from the original Japanese series, not to be confused with the English Pikachu short which changed its title to match. A full summary of the episode is available on the episode guide. Red changed his go-to line to 'OK! Pokémon Library!' which got a few groans from the staff.

After the repeat show, the International girls show up walking together with a band against their ankles as they said they were practicing for the Caravan quiz. Just then, Red appears through the side door with his latest invention the RED 060 - Anything Rotates (なんでもローテーション). The device is a large box with a rotatable wheel on the front with different categories. A lever on the left side of the box would spin the wheel until it stopped on a specific category for the quiz.

Red removed the faceplate and revealed the first question and spun the wheel. The wheel had all the names of the staff members and it landed on Hana's name. The question was: Answer what food you like to eat? (すきな食べものを答えろ) and Hana replied 'Chocolate'. Red spun the wheel again and said "Let's Rotation!" (レッツ ローテーション). This time it landed on Maria and the subject for the round was "Eat the food you hate" (きらいな食べものを食べろ). Professor Red brought out a bowl of natto (なっとう), fermented soybeans, for Maria to eat. Obviously she didn't like eating it.

Tim and the International Group introduce the VTR (video tape recording) for the second Pokémon Quiz Caravan. This quiz took place at Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Elementary School (神奈川県　横須賀市立　逸見小学校) and 36 grade 5 students were there to greet them. A somewhat morbid place to have a school as there is big cemetery behind it.


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Golgo states that this quiz would be based on Pokémon Black and White. The first batch of questions would be answered in a Yes (O) or No (X) format and the teams would all have to decide which was the right answer and stand on the appropriate side of the line if they didn't want to get eliminated from the quiz.


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Below are the questions that were asked (Not all of the questions were broadcast on the show):

#	Question	Answer
1	Anime - Is Sanyo Gym Leader Dent is a twin? (サンヨウジムのジムリーダーはデントですがデントは「ふたご」である)?	(X) No - Dent, Pod, Corn are Triplets (デント ポッド コーンの三つ子) Spoiler: Click to show!
3	Game -　Is Dageki an evolution of Nageki? (ダゲキの進化形はナゲキである)?	(X) No - Dageki and Nageki are different Pokémon (ダグキとナグキは別のポケモン) Spoiler: Click to show!
5	Anime - Was Mijumaru the first Pokémon Satoshi got in the Isshu region? （イッシュ地方でサトシが初めゲットしたポケモンはミジュマルである）?	(X) No -　The first one he got was Mamepato (初めてゲットしたのはマメパト) Spoiler: Click to show!
6	Game -　Is the Musical Hall in Hiun City （ミュージカルホールがあるのはヒウンシティである）?	(X) No -　The answer is Ramion City (正解はライモンシティ) Spoiler: Click to show!
7	Game - Do Yanappu, Baoppu, Baoppu have the Gluttony ability?　（ヤナップ・バオップ・ヒヤップのとくせいはすべて「くいしんぼう」である）?	(O) Yes Spoiler: Click to show!

Question 7 proved to be the clincher as most the teams had managed to get to that point in the quiz but ended up being eliminated. Professor Red got the other teams to laugh at Chillarmy Team (チラーミィチーム), the only team to pick yes but they got the last laugh as they won the quiz. The International Group was also eliminated in that round.

The next segment featured a '4 Legged Quiz' (３人４脚ばらまきクイズ) where teams of 3 had their legs tied up and they were sent out to find a specific Pokémon card based on type or information that was called out. Players would have to know the correct Pokémon types for the cards that were distributed throughout the school grounds and then return back to Red and Golgo.


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Question 1: Find a dual type Pokémon! (タイプが２つあるポケモンをさがせ！) - Correct answer: Zuruggu (ズルッグ)
Question 2: Find a Pokémon that is at least 1.5m tall! (たかさが１．５ｍ以上あるポケモンをさがせ！) - Wrong Answer: Doryuzu (ドリュウズ) (0.7m) - Correct Answer: Ononokus (オノノクス) (1.8m)

The next section of the Caravan Quiz was a new segment called Knock-down Quiz (”うちおとす”　クイズ). The teams stood 3 meters away from a table with three targets on them. Players were required to answer the multiple choice question by throwing a ball at the number that corresponded with the correct answer. A team could know the right answer but if they didn't hit the correct target, it wouldn't count as the correct answer.

#	Question	Answer
1	Anime -　Who takes care of the Pokémon at the Pokémon Center? (ポケモンセンターでポケモンの面倒をみてくれる人は？) 1. Junsa-san (ジュンサーさん), 2. Joy-san (ジョーイさん), 3. Sodateya-san （そだてやさん）	2. Joy-san (ジョーイさん) Spoiler: Click to show!
2	Card Game - What do you need for a Pokémon in the Pokémon Card Game to use a move? （ポケモンカードゲームでポケモンがワザ使う時に必要なのは？） 1. Stamina (元気), 2.　Pokémon　Zukan　（ポケモンずかん）, 3. Energy (エネルギー)	3. Energy (エネルギー) Spoiler: Click to show!
3	Game - What do Gym Leaders give to winners? （ジムリーダーに勝つともらえるものは？） 1. Badge (バッジ), 2. Trophy (トロフィー), 3. Medal (メダル)	1. Badge (バッジ) Spoiler: Click to show!
4	Game - What Nutritional Energy Drink increases the attack base point of a Pokémon by 1? （ポケモン１ぴきのこうげきの基礎ポイントを上げる栄養ドリンクは？） 1. HP Up (Max Up マックスアップ), 2. Protein (Taurine タウリン), 3. Zinc (Chitosan キトサン)	2. Protein (Taurine タウリン) Spoiler: Click to show!
5	Game - Who is the Gym Leader of Hiun City? （ヒウンシティのジムリーダーは？） 1. Kamitsure (カミツレ), 2. Arti (アーティ), 3. Dent (デント)	2. Arti (アーティ) Spoiler: Click to show!

During Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, Mijumaru reminded viewers of the new TV Anime Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 'Best Wishes!' / 'Fanfare of the Heart' (TVアニメポケットモンスター ベストウィッシュ 新オープニングテーマ「ベストウィッシュ!」/新エンディングテーマ「心のファンファーレ」) CD that was released this week.

The Marketing Group then presented the results for the C-Gear vote which was announced on Pokémon Smash 5. Each member of the Pokémon Smash crew drew a background that they hoped would be voted on to become a C-Gear background for Pokémon Black and White. Players could vote for their favorite one until midnight on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 on the official Pokémon Smash website.



Shoko-tan announced that there was 60,792 votes cast during the voting period. In third place, with 14,945 votes was Yamamoto and his Champion Mijumaru picture. In second place with 15,213 votes was Golgo and his Dageki picture. In first place was Shoko-tan who amassed 21,257 votes. Her picture of Choroneko will be available on the Pokémon Global Link website from November 29th, 2010 until January 31st, 2011 as a C-Gear background download.



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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 10 - Rival Battle! The Formidable Pururill! (ライバルバトル！強敵プルリル！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City for Satoshi's second Gym Battle but today they have arrived at Parent Town where Satoshi decides to practice at the Battle Club and sees Shootie in the database. He calls Shootie via the Live Caster and after some convincing he agrees to a 5-on-5 battle. Who will win?!

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In a presentation held on November 18th, 2010 at the Meiji Dori, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan McDonald's location (マクドナルド 明治通り新宿), the Guinness Book of World Records awarded the 2010 McDonald's Pokémon calendar a certificate for "the most calendars sold in one year". Pikachu and Ronald McDonald were in attendance to receive the award. The calendar has been released yearly and features original pictures based on the latest Pocket Monsters animated series. The 2011 calendar is currently for sale for 300 yen.

Full certificate description: "The most calendars sold in one year is 1,476,442 and was achieved by McDonald's Japan in Japan on 5 November 2010."


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Source: http://woman.excite.co.jp/topics/culture/rid_24696/

Pokémon Smash Episode 7, Startled by Ringuma!! / The International Division's Card Battle with Robert of the Adventure Division! / A Battle in Pokémon BW Between Beginner Misaki and Group Member Akiyama! (リングマでドッキリ！！ / インターナショナル部がアドベンチャー部・ロバートとカードバトル / ポケモンBWで初心者のミサキと秋山隊員がバトル！), aired today in Japan.

The episode starts with TIM and Robert and Shoko-tan all playing Pokémon Black and White to train their Pokémon. Golgo asks Akiyama how he's doing and goes over to look at his 'Nintendo DS' which he finds out is actually not a real Nintendo DS but a lunch box with Akiyama's lunch. Golgo gets mad at him but Akiyama just starts to eat his rice.

Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode is part of the Pokémon Library and Akiyama begins to announce this weeks theme with his mouth full but the group makes him stop eating so he can properly announce it. This weeks theme which is "When you join rival in a pinch" (ライバルでピンチ時は仲間になる). This weeks rerun episode was Startled by Ringuma!! (リングマでドッキリ!!) from the original series. Reluctantly, Professor Red and Shoko-tan then do the "Let's! Pokémon Library!" call that imitates the Fall in Love (フォーリンラブ) duo.　


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The International Group girls show up after the rerun episode just as Professor Red comes out the side entrance with his latest invention, the "RED059 First Trick Set for Girls" (いたずらはじめてセット for ガール). The name obviously was based on the fact that the latest Pokémon Card Game BW set has one just for girls. The first part of the invention consists of a long cylinder and a handle with a breathing apparatus at the end. Hana and Maria tried it out and took a deep breath. It made their voices sound like they were on helium. The next part of the set included a disguise nose, glasses and scalp. Everyone got a good laugh out of the set.


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The International Group and Adventure Group went off to meet up with Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) who once again will be their teacher for this segment of the show. He introduced the newly released Pokémon BW Boys and Girls Starter Kits which were released in Japan on October 29th, 2010. He tells them that they will be using these sets for their battle.

Hana, Misaki, and Yamamoto were on one team and Maria, Baba, and Akiyama were on the other team. Hana and Maria would be the ones that actually did the battle while their teammates would help out. Hana got Mijumaru as her basic starter with a bunch of Water Energy while Maria got Pokabu and a bunch of fire Energy. Hana and Maria both sorted their cards, shook hands, bowed and the battle begin. Hana picked up 7 cards and an easy way to remember how many cards that a player should pick it was used. Pokemon kaddo (ポケモンカード) has 7 syllables, the same number of cards that a player needs to pick up. Maria and Hana play a quick game of Rock, Paper, Scissors (最初はぐうじゃんけんぽん) and Maria wins with paper and she will start the match.

Maria sent out Yanappu (ヤナップ) (004/037 HS) and the card was dangled around Baba's neck and Hana sent out Fushide (フシデ) (021/037 HS) controlled by Misaki. Akiyama held Pokabu (ポカブ) (006/037 HS) and was assigned to Maria's bench while Yamamoto held Mijumaru (ミジュマル) (011/037 HS) and was assigned to Hana's bench.

Maria drew a Lightning energy card and assigned a Fire energy card to Yanappu. She used Yanappu's Collect (もってくる) which requires 1 colorless energy to use and Baba drew a Fire Energy card and was put into her hand. Maria's turn was over and Hana drew a Psychic energy card. She assigned the energy card to Fushide and used Ram (ぶつかる). Misaki put on some Football shoulder protection and then hit Yanappu Baba. Baba fell to the ground and his card was assigned a 10 points of damage. With Hana's turn over, Maria drew a Lightning energy card, assigned a fire energy to her benched Pokabu and then used Yanappu's Collect again hoping that Akiyama's strategy of getting a Chaoboo (チャオブー) card so they could evolve to a Enbuoh (エンブオー) which they already had on their would work and it did as Baba drew the Chaoboo (007/037 HS) card.

Hana drew a Water energy card, evolved Yamamoto Mijumaru into Futachimaru (フタチマル) (012/037 HS) and assigned another Psychic energy card to Fushide. Hana tells Misaki Fushide to use Ram again but this time she make Baba hold a piece of wood as she karate kicks it in half dealing Yanappu Baba another 10 damage lowering his hit points to 50/70HP. Hana's turn was over and Maria drew a Fire Energy card. She withdrew Yanappu Baba from battle, removing the Fire energy card and discarding it as its retreat cost was 1 energy. She then sent out Akiyama Pokabu into battle from her bench and evolved Pokabu into Chaoboo (チャオブー) (007/037 HS) and assigned a Lightning energy to it. She then instructed Akiyama Chaoboo to use Nitro Charge (ニトロチャージ) and Akiyama moved his hands around pretending his was charging up an attack until Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) told him that Nitro Charge wasn't an attack damaging move and he was supposed to search the deck for Fire Energy and attach it to Chaoboo. Akiyama quickly picks up the card and attaches it to him.


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Hana drew Daikenki (ダイケンキ) (013/037 HS). She switch Misaki Fushide with Yamamoto Futachimaru and then evolved it into Daikenki (ダイケンキ) and assigned a Water Energy to it. That ended her turn as she didn't have enough assigned energy to do anything else. Maria picked up the last card from her deck which was another Chaoboo. She then evolved Akiyama Chaoboo into Enbuoh (エンブオー) (008/037 HS) and assigned a Fire Energy card to it. Maria then told Akiyama Enbuoh to use Flare Blitz (フレアドライブ) which can do a maximum damage of 150. A steaming hot towel was brought onto the battle field and they tossed it on Yamamoto Daikenki. He quickly tried to get the towel off him as it was very hot. Yamamoto Daikenki only had 140HP so the Flare Blitz attack was enough to knock him out.　Maria's team ended up winning the battle.


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During Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, it was announced that the first Battrio 0 championship will be held in Taiwan in the spring of 2011 (インターナショナルマッチ　ｉｎ　台湾). The first set for Japanese Battrio players is participate in local events so they can quality. Mumage Cup (ムウマージカップ) and Juptile Cup (ジュプトルカップ) are being held and two special pucks are available.

Akiyama and Misaki battled against each other in Pokémon Black and White 2-on-2 battle with level 50 adjusted Pokémon. Misaki sent out Dageki (ダゲキ) and Dokkorar (ドッコラー) while Akiyama sent out Yorterry (ヨーテリー) and Choroneko (チョロネコ). Misaki started off the battle by using Dageki's (ダゲキ) Double Kick (にどげり) which K.O.'d Akiyama's Choroneko (チョロネコ). Akiyama fought back with Yorterry's (ヨーテリー)　Tackle (たいあたり) and did about 1/4 damage to Misaki's Dokkorar (ドッコラー). Misaki's Dokkorar (ドッコラー) used Wake-Up Slap (めざましビンタ) on Yorterry's (ヨーテリー) which was enough to K.O. it. Akiyama then sent out Pokabu (ポカブ) and Minezumi (ミネズミ). Misaki's Dageki (ダゲキ) used Karate Chop (からてチョップ) on Minezumi (ミネズミ) which was enough to K.O. it. Misaki's Dageki (ダゲキ) then finished off the battle by using the 5th Generation attack Low Kick (ローキック). After the battle was over Baba wanted to see the original levels of Akiyama's Pokémon. All of them were quite low leveled.

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The official Pokémon website has posted the original Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs shorts together as a single episode for viewing on their website as part of their new "Pokémon TV" feature. Dubbed in English, the short is based off the Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs game. The short originally aired in Pokémon Sunday #280 and Pokémon Sunday #281 as two separate parts.

The Pokémon Pinchers are up to no good in the Oblivia region, and it's up to Ranger Ben to investigate. In the episode, you'll see Ranger Ben get his first mission from Professor Hastings, then watch as Ben and Ukulele Pichu clash with Red Eye in an intense confrontation!

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 9 - Pendra's Rampage! Rescue Kibago!! (ペンドラー暴走！キバゴを救え！！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City. Iris and Dent decide to have their first Pokémon battle with Yanappu facing Kibago. Later Kibago gets caught up in a wild Pendra's horns and it goes on a rampage. Will Kibago get rescued?

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