The latest Pocket Monsters movie debuted in Japanese theaters on July 13th, 2013. The 16th movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ) were unable to beat Disney Pixar's Monsters University (モンスターズ・ユニバーシティ) which took first place and Pocket Monsters ended up in second place. Pocket Monsters Movie 16 was shown on 345 screens throughout Japan and made 486,293,500yen on the weekend.


According to Cinema Today's article about the 16th Pocket Monsters movie, 62% of the audience watching were male while only 38% were female. 37% of the audience was elementary aged children, while 28.2% were over 30 and 17.6% were people in their 20's. It was also noted that the reason for the large adult audience was because they were accompanying their children. While it wasn't indicated in the statistics, the other 18.2% was most likely the teenage demographic.

Sources: http://eiga.com/ranking/ and http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0054836

The movie premiere for Pocket Monsters Movie 16 Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan on June 30th, 2013. This is the final movie in the Best Wishes saga.


In attendance at the premiere was: Heisei Nobushi Kobushi (平成ノブシコブシ) group members Takashi Yoshimura (吉村崇) and Kenta Tokui (徳井健太) who voice Eric (エリック) and Ishitsubute (イシツブテ) respectively, Reiko Takashima (高島礼子) who voices Mewtwo, Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子) who voices Nymphia, Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香) who voices Satoshi and Director Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦). Also in attendance was Ikimono-gakari (いきものがかり) who sing the ending theme song to the movie entitled: Egao (笑顔).

Those in attendance also got early access to the Red Genesect distribution. Full details of the event are available in our event database.

Images from the premiere are available on the imageboard thread.

Ikimono-gakari - Egao - Ongaku no Hi

Ikimono-gakari were also one of the acts during the live Ongaku no Hi (音楽の日) broadcast on June 29th, 2013. The first song they performed was the movie 16 ending theme Egao (笑顔).


More images from the performance are available on the imageboard thread.

Sources: http://www.4gamer.net/games/148/G014842/20130701072/, http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2013/07/01/243/index.html, http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201306300003/

The official TV Tokyo page for the Pocket Monsters anime has updated to reveal that the next series will be called Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター ＸＹ) and it will debut on October 17th, 2013.

Story Translation

Pikachu and Satoshi arrive in Miare City at the center of Kalos region. There they encounter new Pokémon not seen before and new friends await!! The Kalos League is a new adventure to challenge Satoshi and Pikachu whose dream of becoming a Pokémon Master continues!!

ストーリー

カロス地方の中心にある都市ミアレシティにやってきたサトシとピカチュウ。そこにはみたことのないポケモンたちの姿と新たな仲間たちとの出会いが待っていた！！ ポケモンマスターになる事を夢見るサトシ＆ピカチュウのカロスリーグ挑戦へ向けた新たな冒険がいよいよ始まる！！


Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_bw/news/index.html#150424

The World Hobby Fair '13 Summer (次世代ワールドホビーフェア’13 Summer) took place at Makuhari Messe on June 29th and 30th, 2013. Pokémon had a large booth at the fair this year which included a stage show hosted by Pokémon Smash International Division members Neese and Maru. Two different battles from Pokémon X and Y were showcased which revealed a lot of new details about the moves that the new 6th Generation Pokémon can learn. Our affiliate Serebii has complied a list which is in the table below.

Pokémon	Revealed Moves
Chespin	Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip, Rollout, Wood Hammer, Solarbeam, Leech Seed
Fennekin	Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember, Howl, Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Psychic
Froakie	Pound, Growl, Bubble, Quick Attack, Hydro Pump, Bounce
Gogoat	Horn Leech, Double-Edge, Rock Slide
Helioptile	Parabolic Charge, Rock Slide
Noivern	Boom Burst, Dragon Pulse

The booth also had artwork displayed from the new movie 16, had a Tretta area, had a TCG area, had a large screen that showed the trailer from the 16th movie and had an area for the FunFest Mission.


More images from the fair are available on our imageboard thread which can be viewed by clicking here.

Sources: http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130629_605788.html and http://blog.pokemon-movie.jp/?p=348

The official YouTube page for TV Tokyo has posted a trailer for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ～覚醒への序章～), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013. For more information about the OVA, click here to read the summary.

Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening Trailer

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s4BiuTSHD0

An official site has launched for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ～覚醒への序章～), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013.

Story Translation

Having finished his mountain rescue mission, Virgil of the Pokémon Rescue Squad is on the way back to his base when he is forced to do an emergency landing on a mountain. There he meets a girl named Anna and an old man named Oscar, who tell him that they have had a strange experience in which a Pokémon they had never seen before saved them. Then...

"That Pokémon was Mewtwo!"

Suddenly, a mysterious man called Dunk approaches them. He tells them that he was recently saved by Mewtwo himself, but that it was gravely injured in the process. Virgil and the others immediately get ready to go and rescue Mewtwo; however, Mewtwo, who was created by humans, is said to not trust humans.

So Virgil asks Eievui and the others for help while Anna approaches the Pokémon living in the forest to start a search! However, a suspicious camera follows after the Pokémon while Dunk smiles audaciously... Now, what are Dunk's intentions? Also, more and more of Mewtwo's past is revealed! ...And finally, the heroic battle of the Awakened Mewtwo begins!

ストーリー

ポケモンレスキュー隊のバージルは山岳救助の任務を終え基地に戻る途中、とある山に緊急着陸。そこで出会った少女アンナと老人オスカーから、見たこともないポケモンに助けられたという不思議な体験を聞いていた。すると……

「そのポケモンは“ミュウツー”です！」

突然、謎の男・ダンクが声をかけてきた。先日、自分もミュウツーに助けられたのだと語るダンク。だがミュウツーはそのときに大きな怪我を負ってしまったのだと言う。バージルたちはすぐにミュウツーの救助に向かおうとするが、人間に作られたというミュウツーは人間を信用していないらしい。そこでバージルはイーブイたちに、アンナは森に住むポケモンたちに呼びかけ捜索開始！　だがそこには、ポケモンたちの後を追う怪しげなカメラと不敵に笑うダンクの姿が……。果たしてダンクの目的とは!?　さらにつぎつぎと明らかになるミュウツーの過去！　……そしてついに！　覚醒したミュウツーの壮絶なバトルが幕を開ける!!

Pictures from the trailer that aired during Pokémon Smash 140 are available on the imageboard thread.

Sources: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/mewtwo2013/ and ,a href="http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/tv_anime.php">http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/tv_anime.php

The July 2013 issue of Corocoro revealed that a special Jirachi event distribution will take place in Japan from July 1st, 2013 until July 31st, 2013 for the players of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. The official website has revealed the details and it will coincide with the airing of the anime episode Wish Upon Jirachi! The Seven Days Miracle! (ジラーチに願いを！ 七日間の奇跡！！).

Pokémon	Info
	Level: 50
	OT: Decolora (デコロラ)
	Held Item: Micle Berry
	Ability: Serene Grace
	ID: 07013
	Move 1: Healing Wish
	Move 2: Psychic
	Move 3: Swift
	Move 4: Meteor Mash

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/06/130615_g01.html

The press reading for this years movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place on June 11th, 2013. In attendance was Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子) who voices Nymphia, Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) who voices Red Genesect, Reiko Takashima (高島礼子) who voices Mewtwo, former AKB48 member Atsuko Maeda (前田敦子), who provides the narration for the Pikachu short, and Heisei Nobushi Kobushi (平成ノブシコブシ) group members Takashi Yoshimura (吉村崇) and Kenta Tokui (徳井健太) who voice Eric (エリック) and Ishitsubute (イシツブテ) respectively.


Photos from the press reading can be found in our imageboard thread.

Sources: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/2025502/full/ and http://natalie.mu/owarai/news/92542

A Banpresto booth at the 32nd Prize Fair (第32回プライズフェアレポ　バンプレブース) has revealed the upcoming lineup of merchandise that will be released by the company. A new line of toys called I Love Gothic will be released later in the year in Japan. The I Love Eievui promotion will continue in November and December of 2013 as well.

Also confirmed was a new anime series will launch in Japan in October of 2013 which will be directly related to Pokémon X and Y. No other details about the series was revealed.


Source: http://piropinoko.blog116.fc2.com/blog-entry-4426.html

Episode 137 of Pokémon Smash, Marvel! Mountain of the Giant Kekking!! / A Special Feature on Mewtwo, with a Mighty Battle Starring the Mewtwo You Get with the Special Pre-Order Ticket! / Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Perform 'Let's Hold Hands'! (驚異！ 巨大ケッキングの山！！ / ミュウツー大特集、映画特別前売券で貰えるミュウツーの強力バトルも！ / 私立恵比寿中学が「手をつなごう」を披露！) aired this sunday.

After greeting the audience with a "PokéMorning!", Golgo introduced the "You Choose! The Pokémon Anime Requests" segment. Golgo himself had chosen today's request, which was sent by 8-year-old Hiroyuki Shima from Saitama. He requested an episode about Kekking, and wrote "If he doesn't move much, he'll grow fat" as a comment in the letter. Golgo pointed out that while Hiroyuki hadn't drawn any pictures, his request was chosen because he had written the letter all by himself, something they'd like to see more kids do.


Golgo chose Advanced Generation episode 180, Marvel! Mountain of the Giant Kekking!! (驚異！ 巨大ケッキングの山！！), as a response to his request, and Professor Red started the episode with a "Ok! PokéReq GO!"

Mewtwo Analysis Special

As they returned from the rerun episode, Golgo reminded everyone that the movie "Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo" will premiere in just two months. To elebrate that, today's episode will be a special that analyses Mewtwo's character and explains what kind of Pokémon it is. For this reason, they had invited a special guest lecturer to the show, but when Golgo tries calling for this person, no on comes in, so Shoko-tan runs off to search. Right after she leaves, someone calls out "PokéMorning", and the "special lecturer" walks in. She introduces herself as "Miss Nakagawa, CEO of the Mewtwo Research Laboratories", claiming that Shoko-tan asked her to come to teach them all she knows about her darling Mewtwo. Akiyama and Yamamoto point out that "Miss Nakagawa" is clearly just Shoko-tan herself in a costume, prompting her to yell at them to SHUT UP!!


"Miss Nakagawa" explains that through years of research, she has discovered 3 key points to explain the awesomeness of Mewtwo. The first point is "Mewtwo's creation by human hand". Miss Nakagawa shows some clips from the beginning of the first Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back, and explains how its artificial creaton made Mewtwo search for the meaning of life. She asks Red what the meaning of his life is, but when he starts talking about how it's his inventions, she yells at him to SHUT UP!!, saying she doesn't care about his useless inventions. She turns to Neese instead, who explains that his purpose in life is to spread the fun of Pokémon as a PokéSma member, and she tells him he did a GOOD JOB!! with that answer.


The second key point is "Mewtwo possesses powers far beyond the norm". She shows more clips from Mewtwo Strikes Back that demonstrate this, showing the scenes from the beginning of the movie where Mewtwo destroys the laboratory that gave birth to it. She then asks Robert what kind of powers they possess, and they say that since their work revolves around making people laugh, it'd have to be that. She asks them to demonstrate, adding that abilities and powers can make for a purpose in life, and the comedy trio present a short skit where Yamamoto plays an ambulance, and Akiyama follows him around, slipping random English words into the sound of his siren. She tells them GOOD JOB!!, then asks Red about his powers, but interrupts him with a SHUT UP!! before he can answer.


The third and final keypoint is "Mewtwo possesses both cruel heartlessness and compassionate kindness", explaining that while Mewtwo may have come across as evil in what they've shown thus far, that's not all there is to it, then shows a selection of clips from the climax of Mewtwo Strikes Back, where Mewtwo commands the copy Pokémon against the original Pokémon, but eventually has a change of heart after Satoshi's sacrifice. Miss Nakagawa starts gushing over this scene, claiming it changed the history of animation forever, and Akiyama says she's definitely just Shoko-tan in a costume, and is once again told to SHUT UP!!


Miss Nakagawa then says that there will be even more awesome things to see about Mewtwo in the upcoming movie, and launches the full movie trailer to demonstrate. She explains how Mewtwo will awaken and gain even more powers, and that it'll battle other Pokémon that were created by humans in the Genesect. Finally, she promises to show footage proving how awesome the Mewtwo you can get through the movie preorder ticket, before ending the segment for now.

Professor Akido's Pocket Monsters X/Y Laboratories

As promised last week, from this episode an on, Professor Akido will be presenting news on the upcoming game Pocket Monsters X and Pocket Monsters Y, alongside his assistants Group Member Yamamoto and Group Member Baba. This episode, he's presenting one of the new Pokémon that will appear in these games; the Generation Pokémon Erikiter. As Masuda mentioned, this is the first Electric/Normal type Pokémon in the franchise. Akido then shows a new gameplay clip, where Erikiter is shown using a new move. He explains that this move is named Parabolic Charge, and that it damages all the other Pokémon in the battle, including your own allies. The user then recovers HP equal to half the total inflicted damage. Yamamoto mentions that it appears to be an Electric move.


Akido goes on to mention that Erikiter can take in sunlight and use it to generate electricity, which can then be used to charge electric machinery and appliances. He then wonders if humans are able to charge machines like that too, and decides to run an experiment. Baba is placed on a bike that's connected to a TV via a set of wires, and he pedals as fast as he can, eventually making the TV turn on. The experiment is a success.

The Eievui Akiyama Friends

Today, Baba and Yamamoto have come to the Eievui Akiyama House with a question for Thunders Akiyama. When they knock on the door, however, Eievui Akiyama and Nymphia Nakagawa answer it. The two are surprised to see her, and she says they're "phiamates" (ルームフィア), Yamamoto pointing out that the term is "sharemates" (ルームシェア). They ask for Thunders Akiyama, but Eievui Akiyama says he's not home at the moment, so they decide to ask Nymphia Nakagawa the question instead. The question, from Nao Nakai, Hyogo, is What do you do for fun?

She thinks for bit, then says she likes to "phia". Baba and Yamamoto asks what that's supposed to mean, and she answers by jumping forward, striking a comic pose, and yelling "buccalphiatchacone" (バッカルフィアッチャコーン), parodying her well-known usage of the word "Buccalcone". Eievui Akiyama says she's always doing stuff like this, as she breaks into a dance, chanting "nym-nym-nym, nym-nym-nym, nym-nym-nymphia, nym-nym-nym", making the others join in as well. She and Eievui Akiyama then close the door, making Baba and Yamamoto wonder just what that was all about.


Back at the set, Miss Nakagawa presents details on the preorder ticket event Mewtwo. It is level 100, knows Psystrike, Ice Beam, and the two event-exclusive moves Heal Pulse and Hurricane, has the Ability Unnerve, and holds an Iban (Custap) Berry. She then shows a set of game clips featuring the event Mewtwo in action. First, we see a demonstration of its amazing Speed and Special Attack, as it enters a battle with the speedy Voltolos, moves first, and knocks it out with a single hit with Psystrike. Next we see it go up against an Ulgamoth. Once again, Mewtwo goes first, knocking out Ulgamoth with a single hit from Hurricane, a move it can't normally learn, and which is highly effective against Bug types, which Psychic types like Mewtwo are weak against. Its next opponent is Rayquaza, a Pokémon Miss Nakagawa says commonly carries the Yache Berry, a berry that reduces damage dealt by Ice moves, which Dragon types are weak against. This Mewtwo's Abiity is Unnerve, however, an Ability that prevents the opponent from eating berries, and Mewtwo thus manages to knock out Rayquaza with a single Ice Beam. Finally, we see Mewtwo in a double battle, where it and a Manyula are going up against a Dialga and a Roubushin, and Dialga uses Trick Room, a move that reverses everyone's Speed stat. This would normally be a dangerous situation for the super speedy Mewtwo, but since it carries an Iban Berry, it is able to move first after all, and knocks out Roubushin with a single hit from Psystrike despite being at so low HP it wouldn't have normally survived that round.

Everyone are truly impressed with this Mewtwo, and we're told that the special preorder ticket that comes with a voucher for this event Pokémon is now on sale. Miss Nakagawa reminds everyone to watch the movie once more, then bids her farewell, the rest of the hosts still pointing out how she's obviously just Shoko-tan in a costume. Shoko-tan returns right after "Miss Nakagawa" leaves, pretending to be sad she missed her, but when Golgo suggest they go call her back in, she says Miss Nakagawa is probably too busy for that, and quickly changes the subject.

Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku's Visit

Shoko-tan announces that they have some amazing guests related to the upcoming movie short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends on the set today, and calls them in. It is the pop group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku, the singers of the ending theme to Pikachu and its Eievui Friends, Let's Hold Hands, dressed up in clothes based on the Eievui Friends for the occasion, each member portraying one of the 9 Friends. The narrator mentions that the song is used as the ending theme for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure as well, and we're shown a clip from the new footage used in the ending as per episode 5, featuring the girls in both live and animated form. Shoko-tan says they'll soon perform the song for us, but before that, we'll all get to see the first scene from the short itself; an entire minute's worth of footage.

The short starts off by showing Pikachu, Mijumaru, Kibago and Yanappu on a swing against a black background, which eventually lights up and turns into the short's title card, the swing making the letters appear as it flies over the screen. The short itself then starts, showing the same four Pokémon running through a forest, the narrator voice saying they're full of energy today. As Pikachu reaches the top of a hill overlooking a flower bed, it stops, but the other Pokémon crash into it, and send all four tumbling into the flowers. As they get back up on their feet, they laugh about the situation, and we see a Nymphia run through the flowers for a second before the clip ends.


As we return from a commercial break, Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku put on their performance, singing and dancing to Let's Hold Hands, with the hosts dancing along on the sidelines. After the song, Eievui Akiyama walks onto the set, telling EbiChu that despite wearing the outfits that they do, he doesn't think they quite become the Eievui Friends, and he wants to test them to see which are the most "appropriate" Eievui Friends. Tune in next time.


The episode ends with a reminder that the Pokémon Tretta PokéSma Challenge Cup is still running, and that all the Pokémon Centers are also hosting the cup. The cup is held there until May 31st. In addition, the cup will also be held at the International Tokyo Toy Show 2013, which takes place June 15th-16th. See the official home page for further information.