The latest episodes of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 168 - Fly Shaymin! Beyond the Sky!! (飛べシェイミ！空の彼方へ！！) and Diamond & Pearl 169 - Pokémon Ranger! Heatran Rescue Mission!! (ポケモンレンジャー！ ヒードラン救出作戦！！) aired on Thursday in Japan as part of a 1 hour special.

Satoshi and friends encounter a girl floating in a boat and they help her out of the boat. Mai introduces herself and after stopping to feed their Pokémon, she reveals that she was hiding a Shaymin. Takeshi realizes Shaymin is injured and gives it some berries. Mai explains that she was being chased by Rocket Gang who shows up again and attempts to capture Shaymin again. Will Satoshi and friends be able to stop Rocket Gang once again?!

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In the second episode that aired, Pokémon Ranger Natsuya is sent out on a mission to investigate the mysterious eruption in a volcano where he encounters a wild Heatran. He attempts to capture it but he looses his Capture Styler which Kojiro eventually finds. Natsuya managed to use the Ranger Sign for Feraligatr and the Feraligatr takes him to shore where Satoshi and his friends are camped out. Natsuya introduces himself and that he is a Pokémon Ranger on a mission. Satoshi and his friend decide to help him out but as usual Rocket Gang interferes. Will Natsuya be able to complete his mission by working together with Satoshi and his friends and be able to recover his Capture Styler and capture the wild Heatran?!

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During DP169, the Ranger Sign for Feraligatr was revealed and it can be used in the new game Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡). This sign is not revealed anywhere in the game. Players must register the sign in the Ranger Sign database before it can be used.


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There will be no new episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl airing in Japan next Thursday. A preview for the 1 hour special that will air on April 1st, 2010 was shown at the end of today's episodes. Above are a couple of pictures from the preview.

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 167- The Pokémon School at the Beach! (海辺のポケモンスクー！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

Hikari and friends have been asked to help out at a Pokémon School at the beach. Unfortunately there is a troublemaker in the mix that isn't too happy with the situation. Also, with Hikari perfect her new contest combination move?!

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Scans from the latest issue of Corocoro have revealed 2 new downloadable missions for Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー 光の軌跡) as well as three Movie 13 event Pokémon downloads.



Like previous years, people that pre-order the tickets for the latest movie will be able to download a special Pokémon. This time though there is 3 pre-order Pokémon to download. Pre-order ticket sales begin April 7th, 2010 and are available for purchase till July 9th, 2010. The three Pokémon are: Alternate coloured Entei, Raikou and Suicune. The Pokémon can be downloaded to the Japanese versions of Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver. Raikou knows Zap Cannon (でんじほう), Entei knows Flare Blitz (フレアドライブ) and Suicune knows Sheer Cold (ぜったいれいど). The downloads for the 3 Pokémon starts on June 18th, 2010 and goes until August 31st, 2010.

The two Pokémon Ranger download missions, Giratina's Platinum Orb!! (ギラティナにはっきんだまを！！) and The Pledge to Arceus (アルセウスへのちかい) feature Arceus and Giratina and will be released on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection on April 15th, 2010. Unlike the Deoxys' Mysterious Temple (デオキシスとナゾのしんでん) mission, players will be unable to transfer the captured Giratina and Arceus to Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold or SoulSilver.

The Ranger Sign for Ivysaur was also revealed. Players must register the sign in the Ranger Sign database before it can be used.

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Valley of Lizardon! Until the Day We Meet Again!! / Pokémon Ranger Special! Robert is Challenged to Capture the Smiles of 100 People on the Street! / Anime 'Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light' (リザードンのたに！またあうひまで!! / ポケモンレンジャースペシャル！ ロバートが街に出て１００人の笑顔のキャプチャに挑戦！/ アニメ「ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡」), aired today in Japan.
A new theme for the rerun episodes, "Pokémon Farewell Stories", started this week. The first episode to be shown under this banner was the Johto episode 'Valley of Lizardon! Until the Day We Meet Again!!'. Satoshi and friends meet Sieg (ジーク), the caretaker of the Lizardon Valley. Satoshi decides to leave his Lizardon in her care for more training. A full synopsis of this episode is available in the episode guide.

Today's episode is a special dedicated to the new game Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡) which was released in Japan on March 6th, 2010. The Pokémon Sunday crew start the episode off with Robert standing on a raised stage. The headquarters lights dim and Robert are seen with a large light on each of their butts. Each member of Robert takes turn mimicking the movements of a Ranger Sign using the light on their butt. The attempted to draw 'Purin' (プリン) but Red, Golgo and Shoko couldn't figure it out. Golgo decides to write 'Purin' (プリン) with the light on his butt and does it a bit slower than Robert did. After he finished drawing the name, Golgo still had his butt sticking out and he farts to the dismay of all the people around him.

Robert then took on the role of Pokémon Rangers, wearing ranger uniforms from the new game (with Baba in the female uniform). Joined by Lucario and the Guitar Pichu, played by stand-up comedian Yōku Hata (波田陽区), well known for his Guitar Samurai (ギター侍) persona, the ranger trio set out on their mission: capture the smiles of a 100 people.

While the Guitar Pichu himself proved quite adept at this task, the rangers eventually found they had to call in help. Using special Ranger Signs, they summoned comedians Raoh Watanabe (渡辺ラオウ), Zomahoun Rufin, Satomi and the comedy duo Double Colon (Wコロン) to help them out, eventually managing to reach the magic number.

Earlier this week, the children's television show Oha Suta (おはスタ) debuted the latest trailer for the 13th Pocket Monsters movie, The Ruler of Illusions Zoroark (幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク). The same trailer aired during Pokémon Sunday just after the live action segment finished. It can also be viewed on the official movie website.

A preview for the upcoming March 1 hour special of Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl was also shown. The preview shows Pokémon Ranger Natsuya, the main character from the Ranger shorts, starring in DP169. Below are a few pictures from the preview.


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In a continuation of last weeks 'Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light' anime short special, the story continues with Natsuya capturing Ukulele Pichu. They head through the Teak Forest and arrive at a cave that is guarded by a Pokémon Napper. Pichu quickly shocks the girl allowing them to enter the cave.

Red Eye (レッドアイ) is attempting to take the Raikou Ranger Sign that is inscribed on a stone. Ukulele Pichu attempts to stop them but Red Eye sends his controlled Zugaidos at it which breaks its Ukulele in the process. Natsuya captures the Zugaidos to calm it down but not before Red Eye and the Pokémon Nappers leave with the Raikou Ranger Sign tablet. As they exit the cave, Red Eye and the Nappers are stopped by lightning and a loud roar as the special ends.

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The Official Pocket Monsters Movie site has updated and added a bunch of new content to the Adobe Flash required site. Character bios, wallpapers, artwork, movie trailers, news and product information have all been updated for the upcoming movie The Ruler of Illusions Zoroark (幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク) which will be in Japanese theaters on July 10th, 2010. Below is some of the new information that was revealed on the site.

Story
Satoshi and friends arrive in Crown City (クラウンシティ) to watch the Pokémon Backer World Cup (ポケモンバッカー・ワールドカップ). The city is a beautiful combination of old building and streets, modern buildings and lush vegetation. While there, Satoshi meets the Pokémon Zorua (ゾロア) and decides to help it look for its friend.

Suddenly, after 20 years and with the threat of an impending crisis in Crown City, the legendary Pokémon Celebi returns as Zoroark (ゾロアーク) terrorizes the city with its transformations into Raikou, Suicune and Entei. What is Celebi's fate? What will Satoshi and Pikachu do to save the city and the Pokémon...


Left to Right: Kurt (クルト), Takeshi (タケシ), Satoshi (サトシ), Hikari (ヒカリ), Rioka (リオカ) & Kōdai (コーダイ)

Kurt (クルト): Kurt is a Crown City newspaper reporter trying to find out "The Secret of Kōdai" (コーダイの秘密). He always has a camera in hand.

Rioka (リオカ): Rioka is Kōdai's cool and intelligent secretary.

Kōdai (コーダイ): He is the president of the large company Kōdai Network (コーダイネットワーク) . He appears to be the main villain.

The latest wallpaper for the month of March has also been added to the Imageboard. The wallpaper features all the new characters from the movie and it is available in various resolutions.

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

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 166 - Takeoff! Nagisa Tower!! (発進！ナギサタワー！！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

Satoshi and his friends have finally arrived in Nagisa City and Satoshi has challenged Denji for his final Sinnoh League gym badge. During the battle the power goes out and it stops the match. Who or what is behind the power outage?

A new animation team animated this episode. Team Kato began animating the DP episodes starting at DP164 and it is now the third animation team to do the animation for the main series replacing Team Iguchi. Team Iguchi took over for Team OTA during the Ranger special in Advanced Generation.

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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Mizugorou and Mokoko! Wonder Drug of Love!?!? / Anime 'Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light' / Illusion Quiz! (ミズゴロウとモココ！恋の特効薬!? / アニメ「ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡」 / 幻影クイズ！), aired today in Japan.

The anime rerun episode for this week was the Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation episode number 149: Mizugorou and Mokoko! Wonder Drug of Love!? During a battle with Satoshi, Takeshi's Mizugorou evolves into a Numacraw. A full synopsis of this episode is available in the episode guide.

During the live action segment of the show, the cast performs a Illusion quiz. The first quiz question featured Robert hiding and blending in with the street. (1)いったいどこに！？街の中に幻影として隠れてしまったロバートを探しだせ！ Professor Red, Shoko and Director Golgo each took turns while the video played trying to guess if people or objects were the specific members of Robert. Shoko was able to guess that Akiyama was Lucario's shadow.

The second quiz question featured three people behind a screen with light projected on it to make the people behind it look like silhouette. (2)どれがホンモノ！？スクリーンの向こうに現れる様々な幻影から秋山隊員を見つけだせ！・・・さあキミは幻影を見抜くことはできるかな？ Professor Red, Shoko and Director Golgo were then asked to guess which of the three people was Akiyama. The silhouettes performed various moves and shifted their shape to make it difficult for them to choose which one was Akiyama. In the end all three managed to figure out that the second person was Akiyama.

In last weeks episode, Robert did various tasks to make Professor Red more lucky so he could win at Pokémon Battles once again. Director Golgo decided to see if what they did was enough to make him lucky and challenged him to a battle. Red was able to win the battle to finally end his loosing streak.

This weeks episode of Pokémon Sunday also featured a special short anime episode based on the new Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light Nintendo DS game during the Pokémon Ranger Corner. The episode aired in standard definition and fullscreen (4:3).

The anime short begins with Latios being chased in the sky by Pokémon Nappers (ポケモンナッパーズ) in the Oblivia (オブリビア) region. The episode features Pokémon Ranger Natsuya (ナツヤ) who was given a mission to protect the Latios. It quickly flashes back to the Ranger Union and shows Natsuya getting the mission from Professor Shinbara (シンバラ教授) and walking out of the building to see a Mukuhawk. He captures the Mukuhawk and the show returns to the current time.

Natsuya manages to fend off the Nappers long enough for Latios to get away but Red Eye (レッドアイ) appears and shoots him down. Natsuya falls into the water and then washes up on shore. After collecting himself, Natsuya sees Ukulele Pichu (ウクレレピチュー) hiding behind a tree. He decides to capture it as the episode ends.

High Quality Screenshots from the special have been added to the Imageboard.

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 165 - Elite Four Oba and Gym Leader Denji! (四天王オーバとジムリーダー・デンジ！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

Satoshi and his friends have finally arrived in Nagisa City and they head to the Nagisa Gym for Satoshi final Sinnoh League gym battle. When they arrive at the gym, they find out why Shinji thought that having a badge from the Nagisa Gym was considered bad as there was a box of badges for trainers outside. Satoshi gets mad and begins banging on the doors of the gym demanding to have a battle. The Elite Four member Oba arrives and takes Satoshi and his friends to meet the Nagisa Gym Leader Denji. Why is Denji unwilling to battle trainers anymore and why is he giving out his badges without a battle?!

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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Dance, Waninoko! Do the Step of Love!! / The Announcement of a New Pokémon! / Professor Red Increases his Luck at Battling (おどれワニノコ！あいのステップを!! 新ポケモン発表！ レッド博士のバトル運をアップさせよう), aired today in Japan.

The anime rerun episode for this week was the original series episode Dance, Waninoko! Do the Step of Love!! (おどれワニノコ！あいのステップを!!). The episode featured Satoshi's Waninoko falling in love with Hibari's Marill while Takeshi gives Waninoko pointers on how to impress it.

During today's Pokémon Daisuki Project, Robert realize that Professor Red is currently very unlucky. During the last few Pokémon Battles that Professor Red has been in, he has been easily defeated. Robert decide that something must be done about Professor Red's current unlucky state and decide to do a bunch of different things to increase his luck.

In the first scene, Robert and Professor Red are seen together in a hot tub discussing Red's bad luck streak and how they are going to break that streak. Yamamoto points up to a mural of Mt. Fuji above the hot tub which was the first luck point ( 開運ポイント１) for Professor Red. Looking at Mount Fuji is considered good luck. (富士山を見ると運がよくなる) The picture is of Mount Fuji during a morning sunrise in a season where the is no snow on the mountain. (雪がない季節に土が朝日にそまっ富士山)。This raised Professor Red's luck points. (さらに運を上げるポイントも！)

While they were all still in the hot tub, Baba brought up the second luck point which was a proverb "Luck comes to those who smile" (笑う門には福きたる) Robert then began splashing Red with a lot of water to test him if he could continue smiling, but instead of increasing his luck point meter, it decreased significantly because he got mad as water was being splashed in his face. Robert stopped splashing him and Yamamoto began reciting the beginning of the proverb to Professor Red and he replies by finishing off the proverb while smiling and laughing which increased his luck meter a bit.

After getting out of the hot tub, Robert gave Professor Red a stuffed Lucky (ラッキー Chansey) to wear around his neck for good luck. Lucky obviously must be 'lucky'! The third luck point was 'Going to popular site will bring luck'. (人気スポットに行くと運がよくなる) Robert brought Professor Red to the Tobu Animal Park while wearing his stuffed Lucky to ride a roller coaster. (東武動物公園 カワセミ)

After the Pokémon Daisuki Project, Shoko-tan finally revealed the new Pokémon that Jun'ichi Masuda hinted at by revealing a silhouette in Pokémon Sunday 277. Shoko removed the cover over two easels, revealing Zorua (ゾロア), is the Evil Fox Pokémon, a Dark-type Pokémon which is 0.7m tall and 12.5kg. She also revealed Zoroark (ゾロアーク), is the Monster Fox Pokémon, a Dark-type Pokémon which is 1.6m tall and 81.1kg.


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It was also announced that the Capture Styler (キャプチャー・スタイラー) can now be level upped using RP (Ranger Points). Ranger Points can be collected throughout the game. Some of the Capture Styler upgrades shown on the screenshot that can receive a level up (plus プラス) are: Energy (エネルギー), Power (パワー), Line (ライン), Defense (ぼうぎょ), Dodge (ヂャージ), Recovery (リカバリー) and Reserve Energy (そこぢから).


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During the Pokémon Game Arena segment, the downloadable missions for the upcoming game Pokémon Ranger: Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー　光の軌跡) were announced. Detailed information about the missions are also available on the official website. A page listing all the missions has also been added to our website.


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During last weeks new Pokémon Ranger Corner and during this weeks Pokémon Game Arena segment, 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. During the last segment of today's episode, Professor Red, Shoko-tan, Yamamoto and Baba demonstrated the four-player mode for the Deoxys Mission. The clips showed the 4 players wandering around the level as well as performing captures.


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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 164 - Pochama Gets Lost! (ポッチャマはぐれる！ ), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While enroute to compete at the Nagisa Gym for his final Sinnoh League badge, Satoshi and Fukamaru take some time to practice Draco Meteor. Draco Meteor keeps hitting Pochama and it makes Pochama mad and runs off. Will Hikari and friends find Pochama?

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