On July 1st, 2012, a preview showing of the 15th movie was shown at Nakano Sun Plaza (中野サンプラザ). In attendance was Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香), Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子), Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦), Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一), Rola (ローラ), Katsumi Takahashi (高橋克実) and Natsuna Watanabe (渡辺夏菜). Also in attendance was Momo-iro Clover Z which includes Reni Takagi (高城れに) who is Purple, Kanako Momota (百田 夏菜子) who is Red, Momoka Ariyasu (有安 杏果) who is Green, Shiori Tamai (玉井 詩織) who is Yellow and Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏) who is Pink.


Rola sang the theme song to the movie Memories and Momo-iro Clover Z sang and danced to their song Mitemite kotchitchi.


Meloetta was distributed to the viewers at that showing ahead of the official public distribution date. The event information has been added in detail to our event database.


The 16th Pocket Monsters movie was announced in a preview at the end of the showing and a quick clip showed off Genosect (ゲノセクト). This is Genosect's first official showing and it confirms it should be in the next movie.

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

The World Hobby Fair 2012 Summer was held at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Halls 9-11 on June 29th, 2012 and June 30th, 2012. 100000 visitors were expected to attend the event. Pokémon AR Searcher was in full display promoting the game for the Nintendo 3DS. Also the recently released Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 games were heavily promoted.

Movie posters and a video trailer screens were setup to showcase the previous Pocket Monsters movies and there was also a stamp rally for visitors of the exhibit. The Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 Fes Mission Mythical Gem! (まぼろしのいっぴん！) was also available.

Another section of the Pokémon exhibit had advanced tickets for the 15th movie and people could get Keldeo as it was distributed there.


Pokémon Smash also had a show and Misaki, Hana and Maria were in attendance. Video from the upcoming 15th movie and short were shown as well as video from the new series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2. Hana also dressed up in her Meloetta costume to promote Mitemite kotchitchi.


More pictures from the event are available on the imageboard thread and can be viewed by clicking here.

Source: http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20120630_543971.html

Various online retailers have revealed that the PIKACHU THE MOVIE PREMIUM BOX 1998-2010 Bluray Set will be released in Japan on November 28th, 2012 for 38,640yen ($485USD before tax, shipping and duty). The Bluray set includes the first 13th Pocket Monsters movies and 5 shorts. Last years movies are already available in a Bluray boxset. The limited edition Bluray set includes 14 discs featuring remastered versions of all the first 13 movies and 5 shorts. It's catalog number is ZMAS-6200. The 3rd movie short is not included in the Bluray boxset and multiple sources including the official Media Factory page confirm that. It is unclear why that short is not included. It was included on the previous DVD box set though.


A five disc PIKACHU THE MOVIE BOX 2007-2010 DVD set was also announced and includes movies 10-13 with an extra DVD. The DVD set will be released on October 24th, 2012 for 10,500yen ($120USD). It's catalog number is ZMSS-6100. Both boxsets are being released to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Pocket Monsters anime.

Bluray Set Disc listing

Both sets have been added to our DVD/Bluray database and will be updated as more information becomes available.

Sources: http://www.mediafactory.co.jp/pokemoviebox15/, http://tower.jp/ and http://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/

On June 17th, 2012, a live performance of the Momo-clo Summer Fun "Summer Dive 2012 Tour" (ももクロ夏のバカ騒ぎSummer Dive 2012 Tour　NHKホール大会) took place at NHK Hall and was broadcast throughout Japan. Promoted as a 3D event, Momo-iro Clover Z which includes Reni Takagi (高城れに) who is Purple, Kanako Momota (百田 夏菜子) who is Red, Momoka Ariyasu (有安 杏果) who is Green, Shiori Tamai (玉井 詩織) who is Yellow and Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏) who is Pink all sang some of their groups songs as part of the performance.

Unlike their Pokémon Smash 89 performance of Mitemite kotchitchi (みてみて☆こっちっち) which they lip synced, their NHK performance of the song was live and it was the entire song. Their CD Maiden War which features the song was released in Japan on June 27th, 2012 and information about the CD can be found in our CD database. Below is part of their performance.


Source: http://smooch-mcz.jp/

The announcer introduced the show by saying: "Today we'll celebrate a brand new start of Pokémon Best Wishes Season 2! So stay with us! Pokémon Smash!" The episode started of with the Smash crew looking at a countdown clock that had 143 hours left on it till Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 would be released in Japan. Akiyama then slightly hit the clock with his hand and it completely reset it to have just a few seconds left on it till launch. Golgo shows up and they all quickly cover up the clock and Golgo wonders what's under the cover. The clock then starts saying the final 10 second countdown and then announces the launch of the games. Golgo gets mad and Yamamoto says that Akiyama was the one that touched the clock.


Professor Red introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. The theme for the episode was: Koiking do not become Gyarados in one day (ギャラドスは1日にしてならず！). This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Koiking! The Secret of Evolution!! (コイキング！　しんかのひみつ！！) from the original series. The moral is a play on the saying "Rome was not built in one day" (ローマは1日にしてならず). 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.

After the Pokémon Library episode, the International Division girls show up and Hana is holding a huge poster for Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 which starts airing 4 days after this Smash episode. Hana then handed over the poster to reveal that she was dressed up as a Pirouette Form Meloetta.


As part of Project-Z, Hana announced some special guest and the girls from Momo-iro Clover Z, the group that sings Mitemite kotchitchi and do the Meloetta dance, showed up in studio. Each was wearing a costume of a Pokémon that matched their member color. Reni Takagi (高城れに) was Purple and Gureggru, Kanako Momota (百田 夏菜子) was Red and Hitokage, Momoka Ariyasu (有安 杏果) was Green and Fushigidane, Shiori Tamai (玉井 詩織) was Yellow and Pikachu while Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏) was Pink and Purin. Then then lipsynced and sang the song Mitemite kotchitchi. Their CD Maiden War which features the song was released in Japan on June 27th, 2012 and information about the CD can be found in our CD database. Everyone laughed at Golgo's dancing.


The Adventure Division and the International Division then played their VTR that promotes the Anime in places related to the Word 'East'. Akiyama was dressed up as Satoshi once again to help promote the new season of Best Wishes. Yamamoto then said that Best Wishes Season 2 takes place in East Isshu (イーストイッシュ). The narrator then showed the audience where it was on the map. Hana then showed up to help people do the Meloetta dance. They first visited East 21, a hotel with the word east (東) in it 5 times in Japanese. K. Higashi (東) was the spokesperson for the hotel as his name also had 'east' in it. They left a poster at the hotel to promote the new series. Hana, Robert and K. Higashi then danced the Meloetta dance together.


A clip from the upcoming Best Wishes Season 2 was shown and it was revealed that Champion Master Shirona would be making an appearance. Her love of ice cream continues as she orders some Tunbear Ice (ツンベアーアイス). Hikari and Pochama will also be returning as well.


Robert and Hana then went to visit Monceau Fleurs flower shop. The gave them a poster for the new series as well. There they received a season 2 bouquet of flowers. Once again they all danced the Meloetta dance. Another clip from the upcoming episode Survival at Iwark Island! was shown. Another clip showed Hikari and all her Pokémon interacting with Satoshi's new Pokémon as well as Kibago and Yanappu.


Robert and Hana then went to visit the Enjoy! East restaurant. The 's' in the word east is actually crossed out so that its can also mean 'Enjoy! EAT'. While they were all talking, Akiyama began eating some of the food and Yamamoto tries to stop him. Akiyama then states that Meloetta plays a large role in the next season. The host then returns with a plate of food that looked like Meloetta. The staff all joins in to do the Meloetta dance while Akiyama stuffs himself full of food.


Visitors can buy the Meloetta plate from the Enjoy! East restaurant for 980 yen and can also buy the bouquet from the Monceau Fleurs flower shop for 1500 yen from June 22nd, 2012 until July 22nd, 2012.


Another clip that shows parts of the new Best Wishes Season 2 opening theme Become a Pointer! (やじるしになって!) was then shown. The song is sung by Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香). It showed Satoshi's Pokémon at Okido's lab with his mom, Kenji and Okido. Keldeo and the three legendaries were also shown as was the intro logo effect for Season 2.


For their last stop, Hana and Robert visited with some kids at Sesame International Preschool. They asked them what Pokémon they liked and then got them to also dance the Meloetta dance.


Back ins studio, Ayaka Sasaki (佐々木 彩夏) and Shiori Tamai (玉井 詩織) had a double battle against Shoko-tan and Misaki. Despite all their experience, Shoko-tan and Misaki ended up loosing the battle. As 'punishment' for loosing, the entire Smash team held hands and were zapped by a shocking Pikachu.

In Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, Mijumaru reminded viewers of the movie 14 vote that was still going on for the July 12th special airing. Reshiram was winning by 30000 votes at the time of airing. A few more clips from the upcoming Best Wishes Season 2 series was shown.

Shoko-tan and Misaki then revealed that Keldeo can change into a new form called its Resolution Form (かくごのすがた) only when it knows the move Secret Sword. When that move is replaced, Keldeo will revert back to its Usual form (いつものすがた). Video showing the Keldeo Secret Sword event was then displayed.

Black 2 White 2 Secret Sword Event

In B2W2, a special event will occur in the forest by the second town, Sanagi Town, resulting in Keldeo learning the special move Secret Sword. Immediately after learning the move, Keldeo will transform into its Resolution Form. Keldeo will be able to re-learn Secret Sword by doing this event again. You will not be able to trade a Resolution Form Keldeo to Black and White. If you wish to trade Keldeo to one of these games, you must revert it to its Usual Form by forgetting Secret Sword. To make Keldeo learn Secret Sword in Black and White, put Cobalon, Terrakion and Virizion on your team and head to the Moor of Sekka! However, this will not make Keldeo change to its Resolution Form.

This week from June 13th, 2012 until June 15th, 2012 on the Japanese public relations program MoexKon (もえ×こん) hosted by Moeko "Moe" Ueda (植田 萌子) and Asami "Kon" Konno (紺野あさ美), the show covered Pocket Monsters Black 2 White 2, the Meloetta dance and Mitemite kotchitchi as well as the 15th Movie and short Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo and Meloetta's Sparkling Recital. Below is a summary of each episode. More episode highlight pictures can be viewed on the imageboard thread.

June 13th, 2012

This episode covered the 15th movie press reading which took place on June 4th, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. In attendance was Katsumi Takahashi (高橋克実), Shoko Nakagawa (しょこたん), Koichi Yamadera (山寺宏一), Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦), Natsuna Watanabe (渡辺夏菜) and Rola (ローラ). Video clips of each of the voice actors was shown as they briefly discussed their roles in the movie.

June 14th, 2012

This episode covered the Meloetta dance and Mitemite kotchitchi as well as a promotion of Momo-iro Clover Z's latest CD Maiden War (Ｚ女戦争) which will be released on June 27th, 2012. Moe and Kon spent most the episode trying to doing the Meloetta dance.

June 15th, 2012

This episode included a special guest　Murata-san (村田) who discussed some of the new aspects of the games Pocket Monsters Black 2 White 2. Some of the older generation Pokémon were shown in the game like Eevee. Plush toys of Eevee and some of its evolutions were showcased on the table in front of the girls. Gym leaders Takeshi and Kasumi were also highlighted. Moe and Kon then battled each other with copies of B2W2 and the battle featured Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Lugia and Black Kyurem. Murata-san finished up the episode by revealing Keldeo can change into a new form called its Resolution Form (かくごのすがた). She also reminded viewers that they can get a Keldeo if they pre-order tickets for the 15th Pocket Monsters movie.


Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/moe_kon/

From July 14th, 2012 until September 30th, 2012 players of Pocket Monsters Black and White as well as Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 will be able to receive a Meloetta when they visit participating theaters that are showing the 15th Pocket Monsters movie short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル).


Meloetta can learn the special move Relic Song which allows it to transform from its Aria Forme into its Pirouette Forme while in battle. The move can be learned in Pocket Monsters Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 when players take Meloetta to a cafe in Hiun City where it will remember some past events and will start singing again.


Meloetta is level 15, has the OT 'Movie Theater' (えいがかん), has the Ability Serene Grace, has the item PP Max and is in a Cherish Ball. It knows the moves Quick Attack, Confusion and Round.

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/meloetta/

Info on Meloetta Event Shown During BW85/86 1-Hour Special

At the end of the BW85/86 special shown on June 14th, 2012, a segment featuring the Meloetta event was shown. The video showed it battling and using Relic Song to change formes.

Kanto Starters

For players of Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2, from June 23rd, 2012 until September 30th, 2012 special stickers of Pikachu, Fushigidane, Hitokage and Zenigame will be available with various Pokémon merchandise in Japan. Once players have collected a full set of stickers, they can take them to a participating store to receive a random egg of one of the Kanto starters. Players can get another egg if they collect another set of stickers but will still receive a random egg. The actual event egg distribution will take place from September 1st, 2012 until September 30th, 2012, so players will have plenty of time to collect the required stickers from the merchandise.

Moves the Kanto Starters Know:

Fushigidane: False Swipe, Block, Frenzy Plant and Weather Ball
Hitokage: False Swipe, Block, Blast Burn, Acrobatics
Zenigame: False Swipe, Block, Hydro Cannon and Follow Me

Product List that will have the Stickers

• Daichi Pan - Pokémon Pan (第一屋製パン ポケモンパン)
• Bandai - Pocket Monsters Best Wishes - Black Kyurem/White Kyurem
  (ポケモンキッズベストウィッシュ ～ブラックキュレム・ホワイトキュレム編～)
• Takara Tomy - Hyper-sized Monster Collection - Black Kyurem, White Kyurem, Kyurem, Zekrom and Reshiram
  (モンスターコレクションハイパーサイズ, ブラックキュレム, ホワイトキュレム, キュレム, ゼクロム, レシラム)
• Takara Tomy - Pokémon Action Figure Series - Black Kyurem, White Kyurem
  (ポケモンアクションフィギュアシリーズ ブラックキュレム, ホワイトキュレム)
• Takara Tomy - Talking Friend Series - Pikachu, Keldeo, Meloetta, Pochama
  (おしゃべりフレンドシリーズ ピカチュウ, ケルディオ, メロエッタ, ポッチャマ)
• Showa-Note - Pokémon BW enamel pen case, desk pad, seal, clear underlay, pencil set, eraser, hexagonal eraser, and Seal sticker page
  (ポケモン BW　エナメルペンケース,　シール,　ホログラムクリア下敷き, ホログラムフリーノート, 鉛筆セット, 平べったい消しゴム,　六角消しゴム, シールつきおりがみ)
• Skater - Stainless steel bottle and Plastic bottle cover
  (ダイレクトステンレスボトル, ペットボトルカバー)
• Ensky - Big Sticker Collection, KeshiPoké Vol 4, 150 piece mini puzzle
  (ビッグステッカーコレクション, けしポケ第4弾, ミニパズル150ピース)
• Mori Games - Smart Pouch - Black Kyurem/White Kyurem, Pikachu, Pikachu Card Pocket 6, TUP Cover Pikachu L/S, Film Character Pikachu Clear / Yellow
  (スマートポーチ - ブラックキュレム/ホワイトキュレム, ピカチュウポーチ, カードポケット6　ピカチュウ, TUPカバー　ピカチュウL/S, キャラフィルムピカチュウ　クリア/イエロー)
• Jupiter - Hard cover for Nintendo 3DS, Extend! Mascot Touch Pen for Nintendo 3DS, Mascot Touch Pen for Nintendo 3DS
  (ハードカバー forニンテンドー3DS, 着せかえハードカバー forニンテンドー3DS, 伸びる！マスコットタッチペンプラス forニンテンドー3DS, マスコットタッチペン forニンテンドー3DS)
• Hori - LCD Filter + Seal Set 3DS BK and WK, Card Case 6+ Seal set 3DS BK, Card Case 6+ Seal Set 3DS WK, TPU Cover Best Wishes (A B), Silicon Covers Black Kyurem and White Kyurem
  (液晶フィルター＋シールセット3DS BK・WK, 液晶フィルター＋シールセット3DS BK, カードケース6＋シールセット3DS　BK, カードケース6＋シールセット3DS　WK, カードケース6＋シールセット3DS　BW, TPUカバー ベストウィッシュ　2種（A・B）, シリコンカバー 2種 ブラックキュレム・ホワイトキュレム)
• Four Seeds - Pokémon Basket, Pokémon Set
  (ポケモンバスケット, ポケモンセット)
• Tomy - Tretta Action Case
  (アクショントレッタケース)
• Pokémon Card Game BW Black Kyurem White Kyurem Commemorative set released in theaters
  (ポケモンカードゲームBW 劇場公開記念 ブラックキュレム・ホワイトキュレムセットなど)

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/atsumeyou/

Sing Pochama

A Pochama with the move Sing will be distributed to players of Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection from July 20th, 2012 until August 9th, 2012. The Pochama is Level 15, its OT is Recital (リサイタル), has the Ability Torrent, is holding a Metronome, it has a Classic Ribbon and is held in a Cherish Ball. It knows the moves: Sing , Round, Feather Dance and Peck.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/06/120615_g01.html

Multiple events relating to Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo have been announced recently.

7-Eleven Promotional Pokémon Lunch Boxes

Japanese 7-Eleven stores are to offer special "Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo"-themed lunchboxes during a limited period. The lunch boxes must be reserved online, and picked up at your local store at the reserved date and time. The lunch box contains a salmon/spinach rice ball, a ketchup rice ball, fried shrimp, napolitan spaghetti, salisbury steak, potato salad, broccoli and omelet, and comes with specially designed chopsticks, a handkerchief and a keychain. The boxes cost 1,280 yen a piece, and must be ordered prior to August 1st.


Source: http://www.711net.jp/page/g/491019?adcd=fm109000

Toyopet Pokémon Festival

Toyota's Toyopet stores will be running a Pokémon campaign June 15th to June 24th. During this period, visitors can fill out a contest form, and be entered into a lottery. 24 000 winners will receive a special Tomica replica of the Pokémon Car known from Pokémon Smash, while 19 000 winners will receive a Toyopet Pokémon School set, containing a name tag, a pencilboard and a handkerchief. All entrants will also receive a set of Pokémon stickers.


Source: http://toyota.jp/toyopet/sp10days2012/index.html

Nissay Preorder Ticket Giveaway

Insurance company Nihon Seimei ("Nissay") is currently running a movie ticket giveaway campaign. 200 sets of two special pre-order tickets for "Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo", complete with the voucher for the Keldeo event, will be given out through a raffle. Applicants can enter the raffle between June 1st and July 6th.


Source: http://www.nissay.co.jp/enjoy/campaign/pokemon2012_index.html

Next Generation World Hobby Fair '12 Summer

The Pokémon franchise will be heavily represented at this year's Summer World Hobby Fair, which will be held June 30th and July 1st, as well. The girls from the International Division of Pokémon Smash will be present at the Pokémon booth, where they will offer quizzes, roleplay contests, and even let you dance the Mitemite Kotchitchi dance with them. The booth will also offer the latest news on both the movie and the TV shows "Best Wishes Season 2" and "Pokemon Smash", and a special stage show with the Pokémon Smash cast will be held as well. Tickets for this show will be give out through a raffle, and those interested can apply at http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/whf12summer.php. 400 sets of 3 tickets will be given out.


Source: http://www.whobby.com/

The Rocket Gang Secret Empire Pokémon Radio Station

As previously mentioned, Sakaki has opened a twitter account for the purpose of recruiting new Rocket Gang members. Recently, Sakaki had to leave on urgent business, and the account is currently being run by Nyarth, who has been using it to plug a Rocket Gang-themed radio show he is about to launch. A complete translation of all tweets from this account can be found here and is continuously updated. The show will premiere on InterFM (Tokyo 76.1 MHz/ Yokohama 76.5 MHz) Sunday July 1st, and will be broadcast every Sunday 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM.


Sources: https://twitter.com/#!/Pokemon_Radio and http://www.interfm.co.jp/rocketdan/

The theme song CD's for the upcoming 15th Pocket Monsters movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) have finally been revealed. The title of the CD's is called Memories which is also the title of the theme song. There will be two versions of the CD: one has a picture of Rola on the cover and the other is a special limited edition first run Pokémon version that has Malin and Satoshi on the cover instead.

The catalog number is UICV-9025 for the Memories limited edition and it will retail for 1050yen. It also comes with a metal charm of Keldeo. The catalog number is UICV-5017 for the Memories regular version and it will retail for 900yen. Both CD's will be released on July 11th, 2012 but an iTunes version of the CD will be released on June 26th, 2012. The CD's have been added to our database.

Limited Edition	Regular
Release Date: 2012-07-11 CD DB Link: Click Here	Release Date: 2012-07-11 CD DB Link: Click Here

Universal Music Japan has updated their YouTube page and has added a teaser video of Memories. Below is the clip.


Source: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000080437&p=0

A Pokémon Battle Marathon will air on Cartoon Network in the United States on Saturday June 16th, 2012 from 11:00am until 3:00pm. Eight episodes of the latest series will air in addition to the new Rival Destinies episode Baffling the Bouffalant! which airs earlier in the morning at 8:30am. Below is the list of episodes that will air and at what time.

Time	Series	Episode
11:00am	Black and White	Battle Club And Tepig's Choice!
11:30am	Black and White	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!
12:00pm	Black and White	A Connoisseurer's Revenge!
12:30pm	Black and White	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!
1:00pm	Black and White	Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!
1:30pm	Black and White	Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!
2:00pm	Rival Destinies	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
2:30pm	Rival Destinies	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!

The commercial on Cartoon Network to advertise the 4-hour Pokémon Battle Marathon did have an error though as Emonga's voice was used for Pikachu. We've added the error to our episode notes. Below is the commercial.


Source: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/schedule/index.html?atclk_gn=gn_link_tvschedule