The official Pokémon YouTube page has posted a trailer for the upcoming new English dub season Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova which will begin airing on Cartoon Network on February 2nd, 2013. Below is the trailer and a season description. The trailer contains spoilers.


Ash and his friends Iris and Cilan have foiled Team Rocket's latest evil plan, but a new danger lurks on the horizon! But first, with eight Gym badges in hand, Ash is ready to take on the region's ultimate challenge: the Unova League, where he'll face familiar rivals and new opponents in his ongoing quest to become a Pokémon Master.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/user/pokemon

Momoclo no Kodomo Matsuri 2012 ~Yoiko no Minna Atsumare!~ (ももクロ子供祭り2012～良い子のみんな集まれーっ！) DVD and Bluray were released in Japan on January 23rd, 2013. They feature the Momoiro Clover Z event "Momokuro no Kodomo Matsuri dayo!" held at Toda-shi Bunka Kaikan on May 5th, 2012. The disc features a live performance of the Best Wishes ending theme Mitemite kotchitchi (みてみて☆こっちっち).


The Bluray and DVD are being distributed by King Records. The Bluray has a catalog number of KIXM-68 and retails for 5,040yen while the 2 disc DVD set has the catalog numbers KIBM-333～334　and retails for 3,990yen. Both the DVD and Bluray have been added to our disc database.

Source: http://www.momoclo.net/pub/pc/information/?id=103

It has been revealed that Kyurem VS The Sword of Justice will be available to view in select Hoyts Cinemas in Australia for at least the weekends of February 16th/17th and February 23rd/24th, 2013. The DVD and Bluray will then be released by Beyond Home Entertainment the following week on March 6th, 2013. The DVD's and Bluray have been added to our database and more information about them can be found there.

Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice in select Hoyts Cinemas

Hoyts Plus presents... Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice

During a train trip, Ash and friends spot an injured Pokémon they don ’t recognize. They’re planning a rescue when the train is attacked by the Legendary Kyurem! Ash and the others manage to get the unfamiliar Pokémon to safety, and they learn its story...

The Mythical Pokémon Keldeo is on a mission to rescue its friends - Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, the Swords of Justice - from Kyurem’s icy clutches. But Kyurem has other ideas, and when it transforms into Black Kyurem or White Kyurem for greater power, things look grim!

Can Keldeo find the courage to stand up to this menace? Find out at selected Hoyts cinemas from 16 February!

Saturday 16 February and Sunday 17 February - Banter Pokémon Trading Card Demonstrations

Banter will be offering Pokémon Trading card demonstrations 1 hour prior to the Pokémon screenings at the following locations:

NSW - Blacktown
ACT – Woden
VIC – Eastland
QLD – Stafford
SA – Tea Tree Plaza
WA – Garden City

Sources: http://www.hoyts.com.au/Movies/Events/Pokemon_Movie_Kyurem.aspx and http://www.hoyts.com.au/Movies/details/Pokemon_Kyurem_vs_Sword.aspx

The Sword of Justice DVD and Bluray / Rival Destinies - Collection 1 DVD

Movie 15 DVD	Movie 15 Bluray	Rival Destinies - Collection 1
Release Date: 2013-03-06 DVD DB Link: Click Here	Release Date: 2013-03-06 DVD DB Link: Click Here	Release Date: 2013-02-06 DVD DB Link: Click Here

Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice DVD and Bluray Info

During a train trip, Ash and friends spot an injured Pokémon they don’t recognize. They’re planning a rescue when the train is attacked by the Legendary Kyurem! Ash and the others manage to get the unfamiliar Pokémon to safety, and they learn its story. The Mythical Pokémon Keldeo is on a mission to rescue its friends - Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, the Swords of Justice - from Kyurem’s icy clutches. But Kyurem has other ideas, and when it transforms into Black Kyurem or White Kyurem for greater power, things look grim! Can Keldeo find the courage to stand up to this menace?

Pokémon Season 15: Rival Destinies - Collection 1

New foes, new friends, and dozens of never-before-seen Pokémon await Ash and Pikachu as they continue to explore the Unova region! It won’t be long before Ash finds himself up against the ultimate battle challenge: Alder, the Champion Master of Unova! Ash’s friends face their own trials as one fights for the right to continue her travels, and another confronts a returning challenge from the past. And it will take the combined strength of Ash, Cilan, and Iris to save an island from the clashing forces of three powerful and mysterious Legendary Pokémon! All that and Ash still has Gym badges to earn if he hopes to make it to the Unova League—can he prevail against Gym Leaders like the electrifying Elesa and no-nonsense Clay?

Source: http://www.beyondhomeentertainment.com.au

The opening and ending themes for the new series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 エピソードN) have been announced. On Pokémon Smash 118, it was revealed that a renewed version of Become an Arrow! (やじるしになって！) sung by Rica Matsumoto will be the opening theme for the series.

Sakura-go-round (サクラ・ゴーラウンド)

A new ending theme has been announced and Sakura-go-round (サクラ・ゴーラウンド) by Shiritsu Ebisu Chūgaku (私立恵比寿中学) will be the song. The group consists of the following members: Mizuki (瑞季), Rika Mayama (真山 りか), Natsu Anno (杏野 なつ), Ayaka Yasumoto (安本 彩花), Aika Hirota (廣田 あいか), Mirei Hoshina (星名 美怜), Hirono Suzuki (鈴木 裕乃), Rina Matsuno (松野 莉奈) and Hinata Kashiwagi (柏木 ひなた).


Sources: http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20130114-00000048-dal-ent and http://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/f-et-tp0-20130114-1071974.html

Coasters featuring quotes of famous lines spoken by N in the video games will be given away with each purchase over 1500 yen made in the listed periods at the Pokémon Centers in Japan. There are 15 different coasters, each featuring a different N line from the games. There will also be Episode N quizes held in the store for 5 consecutive weeks. If patrons answer correctly, they will win a sticker.

During each of the following periods, patrons get to choose one of these from a set of 5 available coasters every time they make a purchase of over 1500 yen: January 17th, 2013 until January 27th, 2013, January 28th until February 11th, 2013, and February 12th, 2013 until February 24th, 2013. Then, during the period February 25th, 2013 until March 3rd 2013, patrons can choose between all 15. During the entire period, January 17th, 2013 until March 3rd, 2013, there'll also be a photo spot with Satoshi and N and a showing of a special N anime short in the Pokémon Centers.


Finally, starting January 18th, 2013, there'll be a quiz question available in the Pokémon Centers. The answer to the quiz can be found in the next anime episode to air. Then, through the next week, viewers can go to the Pokémon Center and give their answer to the quiz to a staff member there. If it's correct, they get a sticker as a prize.

Pokémon Center Schedule for Sapporo, Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka

Week #	Store Period of the Video Quiz Questions	Airing of Answer on Anime Episode	Sticker Prize
Week 1	2013/01/18 to 2013/01/24	BWS2N-2 - 2013/01/24	2013/01/25 to 2013/01/31
Week 2	2013/01/25 to 2013/01/31	BWS2N-3 - 2013/01/31	2013/02/01 to 2013/02/07
Week 3	2013/02/01 to 2013/02/07	BWS2N-4 - 2013/02/07	2013/02/08 to 2013/02/14
Week 4	2013/02/08 to 2013/02/14	BWS2N-5 - 2013/02/14	2013/02/15 to 2013/02/21
Week 5	2013/02/15 to 2013/02/21	BWS2N-6 - 2013/02/21	2013/02/22 to 2013/02/28

Pokémon Center Schedule for Tohoku

Week #	Store Period of the Video Quiz Questions	Airing of Answer on Anime Episode	Sticker Prize
Week 1	2013/01/27 to 2013/022/02	BWS2N-2 - 2013/02/02	2013/02/03 to 2013/02/09
Week 2	2013/02/03 to 2013/02/09	BWS2N-3 - 2013/02/09	2013/02/10 to 2013/02/16
Week 3	2013/02/10 to 2013/02/16	BWS2N-4 - 2013/02/16	2013/02/17 to 2013/02/23
Week 4	2013/02/17 to 2013/02/23	BWS2N-5 - 2013/02/23	2013/02/24 to 2013/03/02
Week 5	2013/02/24 to 2013/03/02	BWS2N-6 - 2013/03/02	2013/03/03 to 2013/03/09

Pokémon Center Posters

memories of N Merchandise

Metal Keyholder N (メタルキーホルダー　N)　500yen
A4-size clear files with N (A4クリアファイル　N)　210yen
File Box N's Reshiram (ファイルボックスPG「Nのレシラム」)　600yen
File Box N's Zekrom (ファイルボックスPG「Nのゼクロム」)　600yen
Mug N's Reshiram (箱つきマグPG「Nのレシラム」)　1,500yen
Mug N's Zekrom (箱つきマグPG「Nのゼクロム」)　1,500yen
A4 N's Reshiram and N's Zekrom design clear file set (A4クリアファイルPG「Nのレシラム」「Nのゼクロム」セット)　420yen

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/01/130111_p01.html

Images from the February 2013 Corocoro are now available and they reveal the official Japanese names of Xerneas and Yveltal as well as their artwork, height and weight.

Xerneas	Yveltal	Movie 16
Xerneas (ゼルネアス) Height: 3.0m Weight: 215kg	Yveltal (イベルタル) Height: 5.8m Weight: 203.0kg	4 Genesect's, Red Genesect the leader.

On January 9th, 2013, the official Pokémon Twitter feed posted the phonetic spellings for Xerneas and Yveltal. "The English phonetic spellings for the new Legendary Pokémon are Xerneas: ZURR-nee-us and Yveltal: ee-VELL-tall."


Source: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/289143489537642497

Movie 16

CoroCoro also revealed information on the upcoming 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect (神速のゲノセクト) which will be relaed in Japanese theaters on July 13th, 2013. There are four different Genesect in the movie and the Red Genesect is the leader. It was also revealed that it will relate somehow to the new anime series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 エピソードN) which begins airing on January 17th, 2013.

The announcer introduced the show by telling the audience that this is the 5th PokéSma Champion Position Tournament, where the previous Champion Director Shoko-tan and the Original Champion Group Member Baba and the 3rd Champion Group Member Yamamoto all Compete for Victory. Clips from the previous tournaments were shown.


Golgo and the entire Smash crew were then on hand to wish the viewers a happy new year. They had all made banner scrolls that said: Championship (優勝) as they were all hoping to become the champion. The announcer then went over the previous four tournaments and discussed how each of them went. Baba has made it to the finals in every tournament and Shoko-tan had been in the finals three times and won twice. Shoko-tan is the current champion from the fourth tournament.

Golgo then noticed that Akiyama's banner did not say Championship (優勝) like everyone elses. Instead it said "Runner up" (準優勝)

International Division - Match 1 - Niccolo VS Maru

This battle was only briefly shown. Only one person from the International Division would make it into the Smash Tournament, so the Internation Division all battled each other to determine the champion of the Internation Division and the person who would advance to the main tournament. Niccolo had a Braviary and Buffron while Maru had a Swanna and a Frost Rotom. The battle ended with Nicollo winning as he defeated her Chandela.

International Division - Match 2 - Neese VS Noemi

Once again this battle was quickly shown but Neese had a PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Noemi had a Tsubotsubo and a Kekking. His PorygonZ used Tri Attack on Tsubotsubo and managed to freeze it. Roubushin then attacked and managed to confuse Noemi's Kekking. The battle then fast-forwareded to a point where Neese still had his PorygonZ but also had an Ulgamoth while Noemi had a Raichu and a Aiant but both her Pokémon were defeated at the same time to give Neese the victory.

International Division - Match 3 - Neese VS Niccolo

The battle started with Neese using his PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Niccolo used Braviary and Buffron. Neese's Roubushin used Drain Punch on Niccolo's Buffron and one hit KO'd it. The battle then fast-forwarded and Niccolo's Buffron was replaced with a Gigaiath. Niccolo then managed to knock out PorygonZ. Once again the battle fast-forwarded and Neese's PorygonZ was replaced with an Ulgamoth and we just see Niccolo's Buffron use DynamicPunch (ばくれつパンチ) to knock out Ulgamoth. Neese then sends out his Dredear but at this point Niccolo only has his Buffron with very low HP. Neese's Dredear uses Petal Dance (はなびらのまい) to finish it off and crown Neese the Internaional Division Champion.

As the winner of the last tournament, Shoko-tan go a buy into the second round of the tournament while Baba was placed at the other end of the tournament tree as he was the runner up from the last tournament. The remaining contestants drew numbers out of a box to determine which matchups they would be in for the first round. Yamamoto was the last person to draw numbers and he didn't want to get 5 because he'd be matched up with Baba in the first round, a rematch of the 3rd tournament final battle that Yamamoto won. Unfortunately for him he picked 5.


Both Shigeki Morimoto (森本茂樹) and Junichi Masuda (増田順一) arrived on set and took a similar role in this episode as they did in the previous episode as judges/spectators.

First Round - First Match - Golgo VS Neese

The battles in the first round were 4VS4 level 50 Pokémon. The battle started with Neese using his PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Golgo countered with Yamirami and Hariteyama. Golgo started off the battle by using Fake Out with Yamirami which damaged both of Neese's Pokémon. Hariteyama used Toxic Orb (どくどくだま) which is an item that poisons the Pokémon holding it. Yamirami then used Confuse Ray on Roubushin and confused it. Then Hariteyama used Close Combat on PorygonZ and knocked it out. Neese's Roubushin used Drain Punch on Hariteyama which critically injured it and restored all of Roubushin's HP. Neese's PorygonZ was replaced with his Ulgamoth. Yamirami then used Confuse Ray on Ulgamoth and confused it. Neese's Ulgamoth used Heat Wave and damaged both of Golgo's Pokémon and knocked out Hariteyama. Golgo sent out his trusty Okutank to replace his fallen Hariteyama. It used Ice Beam on Ulgamoth and froze it. Yamirami then knocked out Roubushin leaving Neese with just his frozen Ulgamoth. Okutank then used Hydro Pump to finish it off. Neese then sends out his final Pokémon Dredear but Golgo still had 3 active Pokémon. Dredear used on Yamirami and it became infatuated and less likely to attack. Okutank had a trick up its sleeve though and it used Fire Blast to one hit KO Neese's Dredear and give Golgo the victory in the battle. Golgo moved on to the second round while Neese and the International Division were eliminated from the tournament.


Robert introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. There was no theme for the episode this week but the announcer discussed the battle history for Satoshi and his rivals in the Isshu League. This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Satoshi VS Kotetsu! The Secret Weapon: Sazandora!! (サトシ対コテツ！秘密兵器サザンドラ!!) from the Best Wishes Season 2 series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

First Round - Second Match - Red VS Akiyama

Akiyama started off the match by sending out Onigohri and Yukinooh while Red sent out Lizardon and Hassam. Red's Hassam started off by using Bullet Punch on Akiyama's Onigohri and critically hitting it. Onigohri then attacked using Blizzard and damaged both of Red's Pokémon. Lizardon then attacked Yukinooh with Inferno and almost 1 hit KO'd it but it wasn't enough as it was holding a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ) which allows the holder to endure one potential KO attack by only having 1 HP. Yukinooh then used Blizzard and knocked out Lizardon. Yukinooh was then knock it out as well as it sustained damage from the previous Inferno which had burned it. Red then sent out Dainose while Akiyama sent out Todoseruga. Red's Hassam started off the round by using Bullet Punch on Todoseruga. Blizzard was then used twice by Akiyama and the second time it froze Dainose. Red then decided to switch out his Dainose for a Charem. Onigohri then used Blizzard again and froze Charem this time and knocked out Hassam. Blizzard was used yet again and Charem was knocked out so Dainose returned to battle in a frozen state. Blizzard was used yet again and knocked out Dainose to give Akiyama the victor and Red was eliminated from the tournament.

First Round - Third Match - Yamamoto VS Baba

Baba started off the match by sending out Lucario and Ononokus while Yamamoto sent out Crecelia and Wash Rotom. Baba's Lucario used Final Gambit on Crecelia but Crecelia survived as it had sufficient HP. Crecelia used Thunder Wave on Ononokus and paralyzed it. Baba then sent out Suicune. Wash Rotom used Thunderbolt on Suicune and did approximately 70% damage. Suicune then used Ice Beam on Crecelia while Ononokus used Guillotine on Wash Rotom but both attacks did little damage as Yamamoto had used Substitute in a previous turn. The Substitute ended for Wash Rotom though. Crecelia then used Ice Beam on Ononokus while Wash Rotom used Thunderbolt on Suicune was knocked out. The battle then quickly fast-forwarded to show Crecelia using Ice Beam to knock out Baba's Ononokus and then his Doryuzu to win the battle and eliminate Baba from the tournament while advancing to the next round.


The second round matches were now set with Shoko-tan battling against Golgo and Akiyama battling against Yamamoto.

Second Round - First Match - Shoko-tan VS Golgo

Golgo started off the match by sending out Yamirami and Hariteyama while Shoko-tan countered with Bohmander and Gablias. Yamirami used Fake Out which damaged both of Shoko-tan's Pokémon. Hariteyama used Toxic Orb (どくどくだま) which is an item that poisons the Pokémon holding it. Yamirami used Attract on Gablias and it became infatuated and less likely to attack. Gablias though was able to attack Yamirami with Outrage and almost 1 hit KO'd it but it wasn't enough as it was holding a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ) which allows the holder to endure one potential KO attack by only having 1 HP. Bohmander then used Draco Meteor on Hariteyama and 1 hit KO'd it. Golgo then send out his Ringuma while Shoko-tan switched out her Bohmander for her Crecelia. Yamirami used Confuse Ray on Crecelia and confused it. Gablias tried to attack but was under Attract. Ringuma then used Close Combat on Gablias and damaged it a lot. Crecelia then used Icy Wind and Yamirami was finally knocked out. Ringuma then used Facade on Gablias and knocked it out. Shoko-tan sent out her Bohmander again while Golgo sent out his Okutank. Bohmander used Draco Meteor on Ringuma and knocked it out. Crecelia then used Psyshock on Okutank and it did about 50% damage. Okutank then used Ice Beam on Bohmander and knocked it out. Shoko-tan then sent out Ulgamoth and it used Bug Buzz to knock out Okutank to give Shoko-tan the victory and eliminated Golgo from the tournament. Shoko-tan moved on to the finals.

Second Round - Second Match - Akiyama VS Yamamoto

Yamamoto started off the battle by sending out Crecelia and Metagross while Akiyama countered with Onigohri and Yukinooh. Yamamoto started off by switching out Metagross for Bangiras. Onigohri then attacked using Blizzard and damaged both of Yamamoto's Pokémon. The match then fast-forwards and Yamamoto has a Chandela out with his Bangiras while Akiyama has his Nokocchi out with his Onigohri. Bangiras uses Rock Slide on Akiyama's Pokémon, knocking them out. It then fast-forwards again to just show Yukinooh also being knocked out with Rock Slide. Yamamoto did not loose any of his Pokémon in the battle and he advanced to the finals against Shoko-tan.

Final Round - Shoko-tan VS Yamamoto

Yamamoto started off by sending out Chandela and Crecelia while Shoko-tan counter with Ulgamoth and Manyula. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave on Shoko-tan's Pokémon, almost knocking them both out. Manyula had a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ). Ulgamoth then used Bug Buzz on Crecelia to knock it out. Manyula was knocked out in the round though as well due to burn damage. Shoko-tan sent out Gablias while Yamamoto sent out Toritodon. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave on Shoko-tan's Pokémon and it was enough to knock out her Ulgamoth. Gablias then used Outrage on Toritodon and one hit KO'd it. Shoko-tan then sent out her Crecelia while Yamamoto sent out his Metagross. Crecelia used Protect while Chandela used Heat Wave and it burned Gablias. Gablias then used Outrage on Metagross but it wasn't very effective. Chandela used Heat Wave again and this time knocked out Gablias while lowering Crecelia HP to about 65%. Metagross used Comet Punch on Crecelia lowering its HP to 84/221. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave once more to lower Crecelia HP to 7/221 Metagross used Comet Punch on Crecelia to finish it off and give Yamamoto the championship!

The announcer introduced the show by saying: "Ho ho ho! Golgo the Medalman is coming to town! So you'd better watch out for Pokémon Smash!". Golgo and the crew started off by saying Merry Pokésumasu! Golgo gave presents out to Red and Shoko but only one gift to Robert. Golgo then told them to pull the ends out to reveal two gifts but that just left Yamamoto with a wrapping tube which he put on his arm as he couldn't think of anything else to do with the 'present'.


Akiyama introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. The theme for the episode was: Don't be greedy! (よくばったらダメ！). This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Rougela's Christmas (ルージュラのクリスマス) from the original series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

Rougela's Christmas (ルージュラのクリスマス) - Recolored Version

Unlike the 15th anniversary of the Pokémon Anime episode of Pokémon Smash where a real remastered episode aired, Smash 116 contained the first airing of the recolored version of Rougela's Christmas. The episode also aired as part of the special Pokémon TV Show! The Rocket Gang Secret Empire: Pocket Monsters airing on Kids Station earlier in the week. Below are the changes between the Kidstation/Hulu Japan/Unedited version and the recolored version. The edits are also listed in the notes section of the episode guide for this episode.

Timecode	Description	Image(s)
01:30	The Smash 116 airing of the episode added the anime warning: While watching anime, make sure not to sit too close to the screen and that the room is well lit.　（テレビアニメをみるときは、部屋をあかるくして近づきすぎないようにしてくださいね。）
01:49	Both the Pokémon TV Show! The Rocket Gang Secret Empire: Pocket Monsters on Kids Station HD and Smash 116 on TV Tokyo 7 were both not remastered versions of the episode. Both airings featured the telecine/tape gunk at the top of the picture during scene changes. Both airings were on HD stations but both aired upscaled standard definition versions.
03:08	The major difference between the Smash 116 airing of this episode and all previous airings of this episode is that the color of Rougela's skin has been changed from black to purple. Oddly the color change didn't occur till the Smash 116 airing on 2012-12-23 despite the fact the episode also aired 4 days earlier on 2012-12-19 as a special Pokémon TV Show! The Rocket Gang Secret Empire: Pocket Monsters episode.
03:08	The Smash recolored version of the episode featured a significant crop of the picture similar to that of the remastered version of episode 1. A direct frame line up of the Kids Station special airing and the Smash 116 airing shows the difference. The red border is the part of the picture that is in the Kids Station special version but not in the Smash recolored version. The right and left sides of the picture are cropped quite significantly in the Smash 116 airing.
04:02	An obvious spot where the color change can be seen is during the Satoshi's Zukan scene.
04:10	Oddly, part of Rougela's forearms are poorly colored white instead of the original red. It makes part of the round area near its elbow seem to be a weird bump in the recolored version.
05:25	The English dub removed the tag that stated 'Santa Claus" (サンタクロース) in the Japanese versions and replaced it with a brown snowflake tag with the face of Santa Claus.
09:29	The Smash 116 airing did not have the Dare da scene but the Kids Station and Hulu Japan versions kept Rougela black.

After the anime episode, Mr. Medal Golgo sets out for part 3 of his series of episodes and this time he meets with children that have amazing specialties. Part 2 of the series aired during Smash 112. The Internation Division kids then show up and the VTR is started.


Red and Lucario started the clip at the Service Area, Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県　海老名サービスエリア). Golgo then shows up dressed in his Mr. Medal Golgo outfit. The then visited a vendor selling roasted chestnuts (京やきぐり) and tried one. They also visited a Golden Rice Cake (黄金餅) vendor. Lucario also got some Ebina Melon Pan (海老名メロンパン).


They then visited an indoor skateboarding park where they met Kaya Isa. She showed off a 360 trick. Neese and Noemi then showed up on skateboards and they were then taught how to do a basic jump on a skateboard. Golgo and Red then did rock-paper-scissors to see who would be the one to lay down on the ground while the skateboarders jumped over them. Red lost and he was the 'victim'. Lucario then lay down and the two skateboarders jumped of it. Then they tried to get Kaya to do a skateboard flip trick and on her 5th try she almost did it successfully. Golgo awarded her the Elite Medal (エリートメダル).


After the commercial break, the group moved on and visited with Team Ebina Junior (エビナーゼジュニア) who were the National Champions for Throw Ball into Basket (玉入れ全国大会優勝！). They use Ajta balls (アジャタボール) to throw up into the basket. Ajta comes from the All Japan Tamaire Association.

Tamaire Game

“Tamaire” is a game traditionally played by elementary school children at sport festivals. It takes about 200 stuffed balls, 2 baskets and 2 poles to hold the baskets. Any number of children can participate.

The winner is determined by seeing how many balls can be thrown into each basket within a certain time. Traditionally there are two teams; one is the Red-team and the other is the White-team. Each team has about 100-stuffed balls colored Red or White. The balls are placed on the ground first and the children pick them up and throw them into the basket, which is on a pole about 1.5 meters or 2 meters high.

AJTA has made the game slightly more regulated and orderly so that adults can enjoy it as well. They also organized an official tournament held on the first or second Sunday of September each year.

The size of the basket and its height originated in very unique way, based on such things as the north latitude and the lowest recorded temperature in Wasamu town.

It all started in August 1990 in a town called Wassamu-cho as an outdoor sport. It was the very first Tamaire Championship held as part of the town’s “Fureai Matsuri” festival or “ Getting to know each other festival.”

Since then the official rules as well as standards for equipment were formalized and introduced aiming to spread the game throughout Japan and to become a true “All-Japan Championship tournament.”

Now it is well reorganized and can be enjoyed even by adults. It is so easy to play that you hardly notice the rules.

Source: http://www.tamaire.jp/TamaireENG.htm

Golgo then wanted to see how well they could do throwing 100 balls up into the basket. The 6 kids managed to do it quite fast. Niccolo and Maru then showed up to try out the game and learn how to stack the balls to throw them better. The Smash team then faced off against the National Champion team. The Smash team lost but only had 6 balls left. Golgo then presented the team with the Master Medal (マスターメダル).


In the viewer battle 12 year old Honami Nakamura battled against Akiyamna. Akiyama ended up loosing the battle and Akiyama had to give up his level 50 Glaceon 'GLAY' for Honami's level 89 Lizardon.

The official Korean Pokémon website has revealed two new event Pokémon distributions will be taking place. A Singing Paengdori (팽도리) will be distributed from December 22nd, 2012 until December 25th, 2012 for players for the Korean versions of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. A singing Pochama was distributed in Japan earlier in the year only for players of Black 2 and White 2. The Korean Paengdori's OT is: Recital (음악회).

Paengdori will distributed to help promote the return of Hikari's Pochama in the 15th movie short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (메로엣타의 반짝반짝 음악회) which debuts in Korean theaters on December 19th, 2012.


Also announced was a Genesect distribution which will take place some time in January of 2013 for players of the Korean versions of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2. Further details will be revealed closer to the distribution.

Sources: http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/html/event/event_Off_view.asp?pFlag=Y&idx=265 and http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/html/news/news_view.asp?N_idx=726

The Oha Suta (おはスタ) episode that aired on December 13th, 2012 revealed the Movie 16 Extremespeed Genesect (神速のゲノセクト) teaser trailer. The show is hosted by Pokémon alumni Kōichi Yamadera. The teaser posters for Movie 16 and the movie short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ) was also revealed. The trailer was also posted on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. An imageboard thread with pictures from the trailer is available by clicking here.

Teaser Trailer Video

Posters

Teaser Logo

Screenshots from Oha Suta

Sources: http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/