The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Yokan and Rotom! / Sandwichman and Junji Inagawa Talk About the Appeal of the Movie / The Latest News on the Mythical Pokémon 'Victini' / Group Member Yamamoto's Television Viewer Battle (羊羹とロトム！ / サンドウィッチマン・稲川淳二さんが映画の魅力を語る / 幻のポケモン「ビクティニ」最新情報 / 山本隊員が視聴者バトルに登場), aired today in Japan.

This weeks rerun theme, is the continuation of last weeks new Ghost Pokémon theme, Testing the Shocked Feelings!? Ghost Pokémon Big Special （ドッキリ キモ試し！？ゴートポケモン大特集）. Yokan and Rotom! was this weeks repeat episode which features all the different formes of Rotom in the Forest Mansion.

A preview clip of this weeks episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール), DP187 - Fierce Full Battle! Satoshi VS Shinji!! (激闘フルバトル！サトシ対シンジ！！) was played that displayed a few new images. Satoshi and Shinji will finally have a full battle rematch during the quarter-final round of the Sinnoh League. The episode airs on Thursday August 12th, 2010.


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To continue promoting the latest Pocket Monsters movie release in Japan, Kid Radar Man (コレエダーマン) returns. He discusses some of the hidden things in the movie that people that have seen it may not have realized when they watched it. He points out that the name of the ending song that plays through the credits of the movie is called Ice Cream Syndrome (アイスクリーム シンドローム). Rocket Gang eats ice cream cones during the ending.

The narrator points out that during the opening title sequence of the movie, there is a mysterious shadow on the left side during the flame sequence. It passes by really fast but they slowed down the video to show that it was actually a shadow of a Pikachu.


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Robert head out of the PokéSun headquarters and once again meet up with Sandwichman to talk about the appeal of the latest movie with them. Yamamoto points out that the mother and her daughter make a cameo once again in Crown City. They walk by in the background and Yamamoto points them out.

To celebrate the launch of Movie 13 - The Ruler of Illusions Zoroark (神奇寶貝 幻影の霸者 索羅亞克) in Taiwan, the Japanese voice actors for Satoshi and Hikari, Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香) & Megumi Toyoguchi (豊口めぐみ), visited the country for the launch in theaters. Taiwan is the only other country outside of Japan to get the 13th movie in theaters. Below is a few screenshots from the movie debut there.


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During the Pokémon Game Arena segment, a video was shown that has the player battling Victini. I showed that Victini can use Quick Attack (でんこうせっか), Endure (こらえる) and Confusion (ねんりき). A new location was also revealed, Liberty Garden Tower (リバティガーデンとう).


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A screenshot showing Pokémon silhouettes was shown a couple times throughout the broadcast of the episode. The Pokémon will be revealed on next weeks show though the information about these Pokémon has already been revealed through various methods. Below is the details.


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New Pokémon

Picture	Pokémon	Info	Ability	Type	Height	Weight
	Gigaiasu (ギガイアス)	High Pressure Pokémon (こうあつポケモン)	Sturdy (がんじょう)	Rock (いわ)	1.7m	260kg
	Kurumiru (クルミル)	Sewing Pokémon (さいほうポケモン)	Swarm (むしのしらせ) Chlorophyl (ようりょくそ)	Bug/Grass (むし/くさ)	0.3m	2.5kg
	Mamanbou (ママンボウ)	Nursing Pokémon (かいほうポケモン)	Healing Heart (いやしのこころ) Hydration (うるおいボディ)	Water (みず)	1.2m	31.6kg

Characters and Pictures from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can also comment and discuss this episode on the forum. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

Pictures from the Pokémon Searcher BW (ポケモンサーチャーBW) campaign that started this week in Japan have revealed new Pokémon. Below is the new information regarding these Pokémon.

New Pokémon

Picture	Pokémon	Info	Ability	Type	Height	Weight
	Gigaiasu (ギガイアス)	High Pressure Pokémon (こうあつポケモン)	Sturdy (がんじょう)	Rock (いわ)	1.7m	260kg
	Emonga (エモンガ)	Flying Squirrel Pokémon (こうあつポケモン)	Static (せいでんき)	Electric/Flying (でんき/ひこう)	0.4m	5kg

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, The Ghost Ship and the Ghost Pokémon! / AAA and Robert Investigates the 'Pokémon Searcher BW' / Professor Red has a Television Viewer Battle / The First Public Clips of the New Anime Series! (ゆうれいせんとゆうれいポケモン！ / AAAとロバートが「ポケモンサーチャーBW」を調査 / レッド博士が視聴者バトルに登場 / アニメ新シリーズの映像を初公開！), aired today in Japan.

To begin the episode the PokéSun crew have a few posters up to remind the audience about this years JR Eastern Japan - Mezase Pokémon Stamp Rally! Pokémon!! 2010 (ＪＲ東日本ポケモン・スタンプラリー～めざせ！ポケモンマスター！！2010～). The goal is to go to various stations and collect Pokémon Stamps on a brochure paper so participants can receive prizes. The rally started on July 24, 2010 and continues through the rest of this week until August 8th, 2010. More information is available at the official website.


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This weeks rerun theme, is a new Ghost Pokémon theme、 Testing the Shocked Feelings!? Ghost Pokémon Big Special （ドッキリ キモ試し！？ゴートポケモン大特集）. The Ghost Ship and the Ghost Pokemon! was this weeks repeat episode. In this episode, Rocket Gang steals the Orange League trophy. Satoshi and friends then encounter a bunch of Ghost Pokémon on an abandoned ship. A full episode summary is available in the episode guide.

A preview clip of this weeks episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl (ポケットモンスター ダイヤモンド＆パール), DP186 - Decisive Rival Match! Satoshi vs Shinji!! (ライバル決戦！サトシ対シンジ！！) was played that displayed a few new images. Satoshi and Shinji will finally have a full battle rematch during the semi-final round of the Sinnoh League. The episode airs on Thursday August 5th, 2010.


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A preview clip of the new anime series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ) was shown after the repeat episode. The clip revealed the new characters on the show, Professor Araragi (アララギ博士), Iris (アイリス) and Dento (デント).


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The Japanese Pop group AAA was the special guests on the show today. It was announced during the 300th episode that they would be touring various locations from August 7th to September 12th for the new Pokémon Searcher BW (ポケモンサーチャーBW) campaign along with Robert. The Pokémon Searcher BW bus will have information about the upcoming Pokémon Black and White games. Today they went to a garage where a bus was being housed and went inside it to see what it looked like.

Before checking out the bus, AAA and Robert played a game of Pokémon Shiritori (しりとり) to test their Pokémon knowledge and was started off by Pokémon Company Publicity Department Member Jonathan （株式会社ポケモン　宣伝企各部　前野”ジョナサン”　和志さん） who chose Tsutaja (ツタージャ). He was then followed by Yamamoto who chose Yadoking (ヤドキング). The members of AAA went next choosing: Crab (クラブ), Boober (ブーバー), Barrierd (バリヤード), Trancell (トランセル), Lucario (ルカリオ), Ohsubame (オオスバメ). Baba went next and chose Menokurage (メノクラゲ), Akiyama helped out with the 9th straight one by suggesting Gangar (ゲンガー) and then finished off by choosing Kairiky (カイリキー).

Jonathan showed Robert and AAA around the Pokémon Searcher BW bus. The bus is decorated with pictures of Reshiram (レシラム) and Zekrom (ゼクロム) as well as the Pokémon Black and White logos.

New Pokémon Black and White Info

Throughout the show, various clips revealed new information about the upcoming games. Below is a list of the new information that was revealed.

• Plasma Gang (プラズマ団) was revealed as the new antagonists.
• A new character was revealed named Aloë (アロエ) .
• Mijumaru (ミジュマル) can use the new move Blade Shell (シエルブレード) . The attack throws a shell similar to the one on its stomach at its opponent.
• Mijumaru (ミジュマル) can also use Fury Cutter (れんぞくぎり) and Revenge (リベンジ).
• A new location was revealed: Ryūrasen Tower (リュウラセンのとう).

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During this weeks Pokémon Game Arena, Professor Red battled against Takumi-kun. The battle was easily won by Takumi who was still battling a less confident and unlucky Red. The battle was 4 vs 4 in Pokémon Battle Revolution. For winning the battle, Professor Red had to trade his Thunder to Takumi.

Official Best Wishes Website

After Pokémon Sunday finished airing, the official Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ) TV Tokyo website launched. The website revealed the names of the two new characters. Below are their bios.


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Iris (アイリス): Being good at climbing trees and taking huge bites out of berries, she is a very wild girl with initiative. For some reason, she travels together with the Dragon Type Pokémon Kibago. (木登り得意だったり、木の実丸かじりしたりと、とっても野生的で行動力にあるの女の子。 ある理由から、ドラゴンタイプのポケモン・キバゴと共に旅をしている。)

Dento (デント): A Pokémon sommelier who, with his abundance of knowledge and experience, determines the compatibility of Trainers and Pokémon and gives them advice on how to befriend each other. (豊富な知識と経験をもとに、トレーナーとポケモンの相性を診断したり、仲良くなる方法をアドバイスするポケモンソムリエ。 果たしてその実態は！？)

Characters and Pictures from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can also comment and discuss this episode on the forum. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

Oha Suta (おはスタ) has revealed a new feature for Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) called the PokéShifter (ポケシフター). The feature allows players of the previous games to transfer their Pokémon into Pokémon Black and White using the feature. It requires two DS capable devices to transfer the Pokémon. Like the previous 4th Generation PalPark (パルパーク), Pokémon are not immediately transferred into the players box. The PokéShifter features what appears to be a mini game with a timer that players must play in order to recapture their transferred Pokémon.


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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Showdown! The Giant Namazun and the Fishing Master!! / 300th Episode Commemoration SP part 2 - Announcing the 'Pokémon Cosplay Photo' Grand Prix / Pokémon BW Triple Battle Challenge! (対決！　巨大ナマズンと釣り名人！！ / 300回記念SP第２弾・「ポケモンなりきり写真」のグランプリを発表 / ポケモンBWのトリプルバトルに挑戦！), aired today in Japan.

Today's episode of Pokémon Sunday (ポケモン☆サンデー) marks the 301th episode of the series and the second part of the 300th episode celebration.

This weeks rerun theme, is a continuation of the current Water Pokémon theme, 'Cooling Summer! Water Pokémon Big Gathering!' (夏を涼しく！みずポケモン大集合！). Showdown! The Giant Namazun and the Fishing Master!! was this weeks repeat episode. In this episode, Satoshi loose his badge case to a giant Namazun and tries to get it back. Will he be able to recover it?!

For the past few weeks, the show has been advertising for participants for the Pokémon Cosplay Photo exhibition. Children and their parents showed up and dressed up as various Pokémon. The PokéSun cast also dressed up as Pokémon. Shoko-tan dressed up as Giza mimi Pichu (ギザみみピチュー) which was the character she voiced for the 12th Pocket Monsters movie. Golgo dressed up as a Pearlulu (パールル), Baba dressed up as a Nassy (ナッシー), Yamamoto dressed up as a Digda (ディグダ) and a Dugtrio (ダグトリオ), Professor Red dressed up as a Heigani (ヘイガニ), while Akiyama was dressed up in his normal Yadon Akiyama costume.


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10 groups of people participated in the actual Pokémon Cosplay exhibition. Some of the cosplay Pokémon were: Kireihana (キレイハナ), Unknown (アンノーン), Nassy (ナッシー), Mitsuhoney (ミツハニー) and Sonansu (ソーナンス). In the end, the judges awarded the Nassy (ナッシー) as the best cosplay.

Pokémon Labyrinth Information

Pokémon Labyrinth Great Summer Research Group (ポケモンラビリンス　真夏の大調査団) is an Adobe Flash based game that is hosted as part of the Pokémon Daisuki Club (ポケモンだいすきクラブ) from July 8th, 2010 to August 31st, 2010. The game allows Japanese players the opportunity to receive an Eeveelution Pokémon for their Pokémon Black and White game. By also filling the in-game dex, players can collect points which determines their chance at winning promotional prizes.



At the end of the show, the Pokémon seen during the Movie 14 trailer is revealed and it is called Victini (ビクティニ). It is #000 in the Isshu Dex.


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Also revealed was a new Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection event which will be giving the Liberty Ticket (リバティチケット) away from September 18th, 2010 to October 18th, 2010.


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The preview from next weeks episode also showed screenshots from the upcoming new anime series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ). Tsutaja (ツタージャ), Pokabu (ポカブ) and Mijumaru (ミジュマル) were shown.


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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Whose is Waninoko!? Satoshi VS Kasumi! / Leader Kimori Returns for the 300th Episode Commemoration & Congratulatory Comments from Nezutchi / AAA Makes a Guest Appearance in the Game Arena for the 300th Episode Commemoration (ワニノコはだれのもの！？　サトシVSカスミ！ / 300回記念でキモリリーダー再登場＆ねずっちからお祝いコメント / 300回記念ゲストとしてAAAがゲームアリーナに登場！), aired today in Japan.

Today's episode of Pokémon Sunday (ポケモン☆サンデー) marks the 300th episode of the series. The series began 6 years ago on October 3rd, 2004 taking the place of the previous variety show the Weekly Pokémon Broadcasting Station (週刊ポケモン放送局). To celebrate the 300th episode, the PokéSun crew had a small party near the top of Tokyo Tower (東京タワー). At the beginning of the episode, the crew was busy setting up decorations but Golgo noticed that Akiyama wasn't around. He quickly found him asleep on the floor and woke him up so he'd help out. Shoko-tan announced the theme as the rerun episode began.

This weeks rerun theme, is a continuation of the current Water Pokémon theme, 'Cooling Summer! Water Pokémon Big Gathering!' (夏を涼しく！みずポケモン大集合！). Whose is Waninoko!? Satoshi VS Kasumi! was this weeks repeat episode. In this episode, Satoshi and Kasumi both attempt to catch a Waninoko. Who will end up catching it?! A full episode summary is available in the Episode Guide.

After the rerun episode, scenes from the show over the past 6 years was shown as a retrospect with highlights of some of their most popular skits. Golgo pulled the ball decoration to reveal a 300th episode banner. Leader Kimori returned with a bouquet of flowers and to get reacquainted with everyone. Chef Takagi Yasuhiro (高木康裕) last seen in Pokémon Sunday 218 returned with a cake shaped as a monster ball. The cake also had the heads of all the main cast members on top.


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The crew then explained they would be heading off on a road trip to Mount Fuji and on the way they watched scenes from previous episodes. The RED020 Sushinga Robot (RED020 スシンガー) from Pokémon Sunday 43 returned to give a congratulatory message.

The next segment featured clips from some of the battles that Golgo's Okutank had participated in over the years. Rikako-chan （宮里利佳子）, who　defeated Golgo in a battle and as is customary when a challenged defeats a PokéSun cast member, was given the choice of which of Golgo's Pokémon he wished to trade. Rikako-chan chose Golgo's precious Okutank, to Golgo's dismay. Rikako-chan dressed up as an Okutank to give his congratulatory message and to give Golgo and update on Okutank. It's now level 44 and has spent time in My Pokémon Ranch (みんなのポケモン牧場).


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The Pokémon Sunday News segment revealed the latest Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection event to promote the latest Pocket Monsters movie. Starting July 15th, 2010 and ending on August 10th, 2010, players of the Japanese versions of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold or SoulSiver can download Satoshi's Pikachu from Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection or Nintendo Zones in Japan like McDonalds. Pikachu is level 50 and he knows the following moves: Volt Tackle, Iron Tail, Quick Attack & Thunderbolt.


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During the Pokémon Game Arena segment, the Japanese Pop group AAA visited the studio. It was announced that they will be touring various locations from August 7th to September 12th for the new Pokémon Searcher BW (ポケモンサーチャーBW) campaign along with Robert. The Pokémon Searcher BW bus will have information about the upcoming Pokémon Black and White games.


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Pokémon Sunday also revealed the information that was in the August 2010 Corocoro issue and the official Japanese website updates. Below is a recap of the information which was also presented on the show.

New Pokémon

Picture	Pokémon	Info	Moves	Ability	Type	Height	Weight
	Koromori (コロモリ)	Bat Pokémon	Heart Stamp (ハートスタンプ)	Unaware (てんねん) Klutz (ぶきよう)	Psychic/Flying	0.4m	2.1kg
	Wargle (ウォーグル)	Valor Pokémon	Free Fall (フリーフォール)	Keen Eye (するどいめ) Brute Force (ちからづく)	Normal/Flying	1.5m	41kg
	Kibago (キバゴ)	Tusk Pokémon	Double Chop (ダブルチョップ)	Rivalry (とうそうしん) Mold Breaker (かたやぶり)	Dragon	0.6m	18kg
	Minezumi (ミネズミ)	Lookout Pokémon	You First (おさきにどうぞ)	Run Away (にげあし) Keen Eye (するどいめ)	Normal	0.5m	11.6kg
	Musharna (ムシャーナ)	Munna's Evolution	Dream Smoke (ゆめのけむり)	Forewarn (よちむ) Synchronize (シンクロ)	Psychic	1.1m	60.5kg
	Ranculus (ランクルス)	Amplification Pokémon		Dust Proof (ぼうじん) Magic Guard (マジックガード)	Psychic	1.0m	20.1kg
	Gothilselle (ゴチルゼル)	Celestial Body Pokémon	Magic Room (マジックルーム)	Frisk (おみとおし)	Psychic	1.5m	44kg

Pokémon Global Link (ポケモングローバルリンク)

Pokémon Global Link has two known modes. The first mode, the Game Sync feature accessible from the C Gear (Cギア) allows a player to transfer a Pokémon from their DS cart to the Internet Dream World. Players can then can play mini games on their PC with that Pokémon as well as capture Pokémon not available on the players version of the game. The second mode allows players to randomly battle and it includes a ranking system. An Eevee evolution trial will begin in August which will allow players to see how the Global Link feature will work.

New Characters

New characters have been revealed for Pokémon Black and White. Below is a brief synopsis of each character.
Belle (ベル): The hero's childhood friend, she travels even against objection of her father. She is quite a spontaneous person and is rather unreliable.
Cheren (チェレン): He has a wealth of Pokémon knowledge and is also quite reliable.
Makomo (マコモ): She is Dr. Araragi's assistant and is the person that gives the C Gear to the player.
N: N is one of the antagonists in the game.


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Characters and Pictures from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can also comment and discuss this episode on the forum. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

The official Pokémon Black and White website has once again updated adding a ton of good quality screenshots and artwork for the upcoming games. Most of the information is the same as the August 2010 Corocoro Issue. Below is the information that was revealed.

New Pokémon

Picture	Pokémon	Info	Moves	Ability	Type	Height	Weight
	Koromori (コロモリ)	Bat Pokémon	Heart Stamp (ハートスタンプ)	Unaware (てんねん) Klutz (ぶきよう)	Psychic/Flying	0.4m	2.1kg
	Wargle (ウォーグル)	Valor Pokémon	Free Fall (フリーフォール)	Keen Eye (するどいめ) Brute Force (ちからづく)	Normal/Flying	1.5m	41kg
	Kibago (キバゴ)	Tusk Pokémon	Double Chop (ダブルチョップ)	Rivalry (とうそうしん) Mold Breaker (かたやぶり)	Dragon	0.6m	18kg
	Minezumi (ミネズミ)	Lookout Pokémon	You First (おさきにどうぞ)	Run Away (にげあし) Keen Eye (するどいめ)	Normal	0.5m	11.6kg
	Musharna (ムシャーナ)	Munna's Evolution	Dream Smoke (ゆめのけむり)	Forewarn (よちむ) Synchronize (シンクロ)	Psychic	1.1m	60.5kg
	Ranculus (ランクルス)	Amplification Pokémon		Dust Proof (ぼうじん) Magic Guard (マジックガード)	Psychic	1.0m	20.1kg
	Gothilselle (ゴチルゼル)	Celestial Body Pokémon	Magic Room (マジックルーム)	Frisk (おみとおし)	Psychic	1.5m	44kg

Pokémon Global Link (ポケモングローバルリンク)

Pokémon Global Link has two known modes. The first mode, the Game Sync feature accessible from the C Gear (Cギア) allows a player to transfer a Pokémon from their DS cart to the Internet Dream World. Players can then can play mini games on their PC with that Pokémon as well as capture Pokémon not available on the players version of the game. The second mode allows players to randomly battle and it includes a ranking system. An Eevee evolution trial will begin in August which will allow players to see how the Global Link feature will work.

New Characters

New characters have been revealed for Pokémon Black and White. Below is a brief synopsis of each character.
Belle (ベル): The hero's childhood friend, she travels even against objection of her father. She is quite a spontaneous person and is rather unreliable.
Cheren (チェレン): He has a wealth of Pokémon knowledge and is also quite reliable.
Makomo (マコモ): She is Dr. Araragi's assistant and is the person that gives the C Gear to the player.
N: N is one of the antagonists in the game.

New Features

• Gothilselle (ゴチルゼル) is exclusive to Pokémon Black and Ranculus (ランクルス) is exclusive to Pokémon White.
• Triple battle make their debut in the fifth generation. Players can adjust Pokémon position in battle and Pokémon in any of the three positions can be targeted.
• Telepathy (テレパシー) is a new ability that blocks damage from the players other Pokémon currently in battle.
• Kanji makes it's debut in the main Pokémon series. Players can switch the text from Hiragana and Katakana to also include kanji.

Source: http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/series/bw

Pictures from the latest CoroCoro August 2010 issue have been posted on 2ch which reveal new information and Pokémon in the upcoming games Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) for the Nintendo DS. Below is the information from the pictures.

New Information

• The Pokémon silhouette from Pokémon Sunday 299 was revealed. Wargle (ウォーグル) is 1.5m in height, weighs 41kg and is a Normal/Flying Pokémon. It's abilities are: Keen Eye (するどいめ) and Brute Force (ちからづく). It knows a new attack: Free Fall (フリーフォール) which grabs an opponents Pokémon and flies into the air until the next turn when it throws it towards the ground.
• Kibago (キバゴ) & Koromori (コロモリ) both leaked on the Best Wishes concept art sheet and have now been confirmed in this issue of CoroCoro. Koromori (コロモリ) is a Psychic/Flying type Pokémon.
• Musharna (ムシャーナ) appears to be Munna's (ムンナ) evolution. It know Dream Smoke (ゆめのけむり) which has a secret feature which is yet to be revealed.
• Minezumi (ミネズミ) is a chipmunk Pokémon.
• Ranculus (ランクルス) is a green Pokémon resembling cellular structure.
• A new girl has been revealed called Makomo (マコモ) who is friends with Dr. Araragi (アララギ博士).
• The guy seen in the Pokémon Sunday 297 trailer has been revealed. His name is 'N' （エヌ）.
• Two new locations have been confirmed: Black City (ブラックシティ) and White Forest (ホワイトフォレスト).
• A separate pamphlet has revealed the TV Transceiver (テレビトランシーバー) that allows players to video chat with up to 2 people via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. This feature requires a Nintendo DSi.

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Full of Upah! / Kōichi Yamadera, Natsuki Katō and Sukima Switch, from the Movie, Appear in the Studio / The Prominent Pokemon from the Movie Appear in the Card Game! (ウパーがいっぱい！ / 映画関連で山寺宏一さん・加藤夏希さん・スキマスイッチがスタジオに登場 / 映画で活躍するポケモンたちがカードゲームに登場！), aired today in Japan.

This weeks rerun theme, is a continuation of last weeks new Water Pokémon theme, 'Cooling Summer! Water Pokémon Big Gathering!' (夏を涼しく！みずポケモン大集合！). Full of Upah! was this weeks repeat episode. In this episode, Satoshi and friends encounter a ton of Upah's!. A full episode summary is available in the Episode Guide.

Natsuki Katō and Kōichi Yamadera were both on the show today to promote the 13th Pocket Monsters movie. They were interviewed by the PokéSun crew and also participated in a short quiz. They also teamed up with Shoko-tan to play a crane game again TIM and Robert. The crane game featured plushie dolls based on the new movie. The guest seiyuu team ended up with 13 points but the PokéSun team ended up winning with 16 points.

Takuya Ōhashi (大橋卓弥) and Shintarō Tokita (常田真太郎) of Sukima Switch returned for today's episode to sing the ending theme for The Ruler of Illusions Zoroark (幻影の覇者 ゾロアーク) entitled 'Ice Cream Syndrome' (アイスクリーム シンドローム) live in the studio. Click on the album art of their CD's for more information.



Shoko-tan revealed a new TCG Promo card during the Pokémon Game Arena segment. The card features Zoroark, Dialga, Groudon and Rayquaza. Below is a screenshot and the information from the card.

Zoroark and the Legendary Pokémon (ゾロアークと伝説ポケモン)

HP: 500
Type:
Artist: Kouki Saitou
Retreat Cost: 4
Weakness: x2
Resistance: -20
Attack: Clash at the Summit (ちょうじょうだいげきとつ)
Attack Description: Zoroark and the Legendary Pokémon wage a fierce fight!! (ゾロアークと伝説ポケモンが激闘を繰り拡げる!!)
Damage: 1000
Energy:

Zorua and Celebi (ゾロアとセレビィ)

HP: 90
Type:
Artist: Kogemaru Himeno
Retreat Cost: 2
Weakness: x2
Resistance: -20
Attack: Which is Which? (どっちがどっち？)
Attack Description: Switch places with your opponent, then each player continues with their opponent's cards.
Energy:

The new Pokémon Card Game set Pikachu World (ポケモンカードゲーム ピカチュウ ワールド) was shown and was available for purchase in Japan starting on July 8th, 2010. Unlike other Japanese sets, this set features a Pikachu card from different countries from around the world. The card information also features the language of the country it is for. There are 9 cards in total and the countries that are included in the set are: America (アメリカ), Italy (イタリア), Korea (韓国), Spain (スペイン), Japan (日本), Germany (ドイツ), France (フランス), Poland (ポーランド) and Portugal (ポルトガル). The sets retail price is 850 yen. The TCG LEGEND Perfect Set featuring special Raikou, Entei and Suicune cards was also showcased.


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New Pokémon Silhouette

A new Pokémon silhouette was shown at the end of the episode. It will be revealed during the 300th Pokémon Sunday episode celebration next week.


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The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Blast Evolution! Goukazaru!! / The PokéSun Members Predict Satoshi's Strongest Pokémon Team / A Pokémon Battle with the Strongest of Satoshi's Pokemon! (爆進化！　ゴウカザル！！ / ポケサンメンバーがサトシのポケモン最強チームを予想 ／ サトシのポケモン・最強メンバーでポケモンバトル！, aired today in Japan.

Shoko-tan announced this weeks rerun theme, a continuation of last weeks theme, 'Sinnoh League begins! The Rival Shinji' (シンオウリーグが開幕！ライバルのシンジ！). Blast Evolution! Goukazaru!! from Pocket Monsters Diamond&Pearl was this weeks repeat episode. In this episode, Satoshi and Shinji continue their rivalry but Jun decides to get into the mix as well.

To mark Satoshi's entrance into the Sinnoh League starting on July 1st with DP183 - Begin! The Sinnoh League Suzuran Tournament!! (開幕！ シンオウリーグ・スズラン大会!!), the PokéSun members each decide to predict which Pokémon Satoshi should use on his team. The narrator then explains which Pokémon Satoshi currently has and which Pokémon are currently residing at Okido's Laboratory.


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Professor Red is the first one to reveal his picks for Satoshi's Pokémon team. The first Pokémon he chooses is Satoshi's Pikachu. As a fan of baseball, Red explains that you want one of your best players up first when batting and he likens this to how Pikachu is one of Satoshi's best Pokémon. Continuing the baseball theme, Red's next pick is Satoshi's Cotoise. Red explains that since Pikachu would be at first base, you need someone that can 'bunt' to advance the runner. Satoshi's Cotoise he figures would be great in the second position. The third Pokémon, or batter as he refers to them, Red chose Satoshi's Osubame. By this time Pikachu would be at second base and now someone needs to help advance the runner. Red explains that Osubame has the will-power and guts (こんじょう) to be in that position. For the 4th position, Red chose Satoshi's Kabigon and for the 5th position he chose Satoshi's Donfan because that's where you'de normally want your 'heavy hitters' when playing baseball. Kabigon and Donfan fit the bill and are quite powerful and tough. Finally, the 6th and final Pokémon Red chose for Satoshi's team was Heigani.

Next up to explain his picks was Golgo. Golgo recalled that Satoshi's main rival in the tournament is Shinji and explained that his picks would be based on matching up Pokémon he used during their full battle. Golgo's picks were purely based on matching up types to give Satoshi's Pokémon the advantage. He paired up Shinji's Eleboo with Satoshi's Dodaitose, Shinji's Dodaitose with Satoshi's Onigohri, Shinji's Manyula with Satoshi's Goukazaru, Shinji's Ringuma with Satoshi's Heracros, Shinji's Donkarasu with Pikachu and finally Shinji's Booburn against Satoshi's Buoysel. While the match-ups were all good in theory, Baba questioned Golgo's logic a bit stating that those matchups might not actually occur in battle. He shows Golgo that Shinji's Booburn has a type advantage against Satoshi's Dodaitose if they got matched up. Golgo begins switching the matchups a bit but it becomes quite evident that his strategy for Pokémon selection needed some work. Golgo's solution to the type mismatches was to say the famous words that were used in the 12th movie to communicate with Arceus; Overcome the law of time and space! (超克せよ！時空の定めよ！). He then places Arceus on the board stating that it can change to any type it wishes which quickly gets objections from everyone as Satoshi doesn't have an Arceus to use in the league.

Shoko-tan is the next person to reveal their picks. She suggests that Satoshi needs a "Dream Team" to use at the Sinnoh League in order to win. (サトシのシンオウリーグにも夢のあるドリームチームが結成されちゃうと思うんですよ！). Her first pick was Satoshi's Glion and she explains that it has gone to do some training after loosing to Hassam. Her next pick is Satoshi's Lizardon who also has been busy getting stronger by training as well. Her third pick was Satoshi's Zenigame because it's a Water type and that its a great leader. 4th, she chose Satoshi's Okorizaru and explains that its already the D-1 World Grand Prix (Ｄ－１グランプリのチャンピオン) Fighting Pokémon Champion which is reason enough to pick that strong Pokémon. Her final two choices were Satoshi's Butterfree and Satoshi's Laplace. Yamamoto question's Shoko's last two choices because Laplace and Butterfree were set free and are now wild Pokémon once again.

Robert are the last to reveal their Pokémon picks. First, they chose Pikachu because as they pointed out it has a special hidden talent. It's face it made of rubber and it can change its shape to confuse its competitors. The second Pokémon they chose was Satoshi's Fukamaru because it proven itself to be a strong Pokémon against Rocket Gang by eating their mecha and it will perfect Draco Meteor. 3rd, they chose Satoshi's Betbeton because its a strong Pokémon and no one can stand the smell of it. 4th, Satoshi's Bayleaf, 5th, Satoshi's Kingler and finally Barri-chan.

Using the Pokémon that they selected for Satoshi's team, Shoko-tan and Professor Red have a Pokémon Battle Revolution battle to see who's team would win. It became quite evident that between Shoko's Pokémon selection and battling skills that her "Dream Team" was vastly superior. She was able to beat Professor Red pretty quickly.

Near the end of the show, it was announced that Pokémon Black and White will be released in Japan on September 18th, 2010.


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Characters and Pictures from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can also comment and discuss this episode on the forum. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

Oha Suta (おはスタ) - June 28th, 2010

As announced on Pokémon Sunday 297, the Japanese variety show Oha Suta (おはスタ) has revealed new information for the upcoming games. Ononox (オノノクス), Deathkarn (デスカーン), Dentula (デンチュラ), Doryuzu (ドリュウズ) and Moguryu (モグリュー) were all revealed during a brief clip. It was also announced that three-on-three battles will be included in Pokémon Black and White.


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Two new attacks were also revealed: Drill Liner (ドリルライナー) and Grass Mixer (グラスミキサー). A new battle menu option called Shooter (シューター) has been added but it is currently unknown what it does.


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More pictures from the Oha Suta trailer are available on the Imageboard thread.