The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

We're Going to Air the Special "Experience It! Gather at the Pokémon School!!"

At the end of the year, we are going to air a special Pokémon show!
It's set in the "Pokémon School", where you can actually experience the Pokémon world in real life!
This school of wonders will be holding super exciting classes that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

The students get to attempt to replicate "Sparking Gigavolt", the Z-Move Satoshi and Pikachu fire off in the anime, in real life?
And they also get to try replicating Ashimari's balloons?
And there's a lecture on Z-Move poses from Taiiku Okazaki, who sings the anime's ending theme, on top of that?!

This will be a special full of thrills and excitement! Look forward to it!

Air date/time
Tuesday December 27th, 7:30am to 8:30am
Hosts
Daisuke Miyagawa, Kazuki Iio (from Zun), Ruriko Kojima, Taiiku Okazaki and Denjiro Yonemura

For further information, see TV Tokyo's Pocket Monsters Sun & Moon AniTV site

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=2468

The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

Announcing the Title and Premiere Date of the 2017 Pokémon Movie!

The Title and premiere date of the 2017 Pokémon movie have been announced!
The title is "Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You!"

It will premiere Saturday July 15th!
The very first teaser has been released! Check it out right now!



Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=2474

The December 15th, 2016 episode of Oha Suta revealed the trailer and poster for the 20th Pocket Monsters Movie - I choose you!. The title of the movie shares a similar name as the first episode of the original series of Pocket Monsters. The movie will debut in Japan on July 15th, 2017. The official movie website updated a little while after the airing of Oha Suta with the trailer, poster and a background picture featuring Ho-oh, Satoshi and Pikachu. Images from Oha Suta, the trailer and the website have been added to an Imageboard thread.

Tweet Announcing Movie Information to Air on Oha Suta

2017年夏公開のポケモン映画最新情報を、明日放送の「おはスタ」（テレビ東京系あさ7:05～）にて世界初公開！お見逃しなく！ #ポケモン映画https://t.co/IFlS2sqp7x pic.twitter.com/QnQleqLmzH

— 劇場版ポケットモンスター キミにきめた！ (@pokemon_movie) December 14, 2016

For the past few months, rumours have been circulating that a live-action Pokémon movie was being developed based off of the Detective Pikachu concept. The official Pokémon website has finally confirmed that the movie is indeed being worked on and that it will be directed by Rob Letterman.

Director Selected for Live-Action Pokémon Film

The upcoming Detective Pikachu will be directed by Rob Letterman.

Legendary Entertainment has announced that Rob Letterman is set to direct the upcoming Detective Pikachu, a groundbreaking live-action film. With a script written by Nicole Perlman and Alex Hirsch, the project follows the story of Detective Pikachu, a new character in the Pokémon universe. Rob Letterman's past directing credits include 2004's Shark Tale (which he also wrote), Monsters vs. Aliens, and Goosebumps.

Legendary's distribution partner, Universal Pictures, will release the live-action film outside Japan. The Pokémon Company's longtime movie collaborator, Toho, will handle distribution of the film franchise in Japan, as it did in its partnership with Legendary on its iconic monster reboot for Godzilla.

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/director-selected-for-live-action-pokemon-film/

The Pokémon Company officially announced that Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon will air on Disney XD instead of Cartoon Network in the United States and it will begin sometime in 2017. A sneak peak at the new series will air on December 5th, 2016.

Pokémon Moves to Disney XD with a Big Movie Debut

Watch an epic marathon featuring Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel on December 5, and get a sneak peek of the new Pokémon season.

Don't miss an awesome marathon of Pokémon animation on Monday, December 5, when Pokémon the Series begins its move to its new home on Disney XD. The marathon kicks off with the debut of Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel. In this stunning movie, Ash and the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion must join together for a mission to rescue Magearna from a foe who wants to use Magearna's mysterious power to take control of the kingdom!

The marathon continues with a sneak peek at Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, the next exciting season of Pokémon animation coming to Disney XD next year. Watch Ash and friends take their first steps into the Alola region in the first two episodes of the upcoming season.

On the same day, head to Pokemon.com for the first chance to get the Mythical Pokémon Magearna, one of the stars of the new movie. Players who have already finished their Alola adventure can scan a QR Code to unlock the Pokémon in their Pokémon Sun or Pokémon Moon game with the new QR Scanner feature.

Be sure to check your local TV listings to find the correct channel and time for all these exciting Pokémon animated adventures in your area. And keep checking Pokemon.com for more information on the move to Disney XD and Ash's next adventures.

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The official Pokémon website has announced that Pokémon: The First Movie and the first movie short Pikachu's Vacation will be shown in select Cinemark theaters on Saturday, October 29th, 2016 and Tuesday, November 1st, 2016. Tickets for both cost $5 USD.


Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/watch-pokemon-the-first-movie-on-the-big-screen/

The Pokémon Go Tie-in campaign site on the official Pokémon movie website has updated with the answer to the question asked. Translations follow:

GO to the movies! A "Search for Pokémon" Quiz Campaign

If you go see the movie and answer the quiz,
you can enter a lottery and win merchandise for "Pokémon Go" which is currently the talk of the town!
And if you retweet the campaign on Twitter, you get an extra chance to win!

Entry deadline: Wednesday August 31st, 11:59PM



Out of those who send in the answer for the quiz,
100 winners will receive a
Pokémon GO Plus!

Extra chance: Out of those who retweet this on Twitter,
an additional 10 will win one as well!

There will be 110 winners in total!

Pokémon GO Plus is planned for release September 2016.
*prizes will be shipped out after the release date

For further information on "Pokémon GO Plus", go here

THE QUESTION:
Which Pokémon that appear in this summer's Pokémon movie "Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna" can you catch in the popular Smartphone app "Pokémon GO"?
Give your answer in the form of Pokémon names!

THE ANSWER:


































Entry deadline:

Wednesday August 31st, 11:59PM

About entries and winner announcements:

About the question:
The Pokémon asked about are those that appear in the feature film "Pokémon the movie XY&Z: Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna" (including the announcement of next year's movie).
However, this does not include the scene shown right before the movie begins.



About entries:
Automated submissions made via programs etc. may make you ineligible for the lottery.
If we receive your entry via a Twitter retweet, note that you will be ineligible for the lottery if you have your posts' privacy setting set to ON.

About announcements of winners:
*We will not respond to individual inquiries about winners.
*You will not be able to transfer or sell your status as winner.
*One person can only win once.

If we receive your entry:
Winners will be notified once prizes are ready to be shipped.

If we receive your Twitter retweet entry:
Out of those who enter via a Twitter retweet, only the winners will be notified about them winning via a direct message.

Note that if you're not following "@pokemon_movie" at this point, you will be disqualified as a winner since we will be unable to send you a direct message.

Once you have received the winner announcement direct message, please contact us with the required contact information, prize shipping address, etc by the given deadline.
If you do not contact us within 7 days, you will be disqualified as a winner.

Winners will not be contacted via other means.
We will also not respond to individual inquiries about winners.

We do not assume responsibility for failure to enter this campaign or for information leaks or other damages to the applicant or third parties caused by defects or bugs in the services proved by Twitter or defects in the services provided by the communication device or telecom operator utilized by the applicant.

We do not assume responsibility for the content of tweets made on Twitter by applicants nor for any trouble between applicants or third parties caused by this content, including the content of tweets concerning this campaign.

The correct answers to the quiz will be announced on this page in early September.

For further information on "Pokémon GO", see the official "Pokémon Go" website
To download "Pokémon GO", go here:
Download via the App Store
Get via Google Play

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

The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Playback the XY&Z #015: The Alternately Colored Mega Metagross

This year's Pokémon movie is the final chapter in the XY&Z series.
Many battles have been fought with the Kalos region as its setting,
so let us do a playback of those emotions and those battles!!



First broadcast March 19th, 2015:
"Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution Act III"
The partner of Daigo, the Houen Region's Champion!
It battled Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza!
Together with Mega Lizardon X, it saved the Houen Region from its crisis!

The next episode of "Pocket Monsters XY&Z" is
"Attack on Miare Gym! The Citroid Forever!!", airing Thursday September 8th
The Alternately Colored Mega Metagross will appear!



Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=3057

The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Playback the XY&Z #014: Squishy

This year's Pokémon movie is the final chapter in the XY&Z series.
Many battles have been fought with the Kalos region as its setting,
so let us do a playback of those emotions and those battles!!



First broadcast December 24th, 2015:
"Terminus Cave! The Mystery of Z is Set in Motion!!"
Having been cornered by the Flare Gang, Squishy unleashes its power!
It blows the Flare Gang back with a single hit from Land's Wrath!!
But then, Squishy ran off somewhere...

The next episode of "Pocket Monsters XY&Z", where Squishy will be playing an active role as well, is
"The Shocking Zygarde VS Zygarde! The Breaking World!!", airing Thursday September 1st



Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=3042

The official Pokémon movie blog has updated. We have added a section collecting every single blog entry for easy browsing. Translations of the new entry follows:

Pokémon Q #8 Answer

The answer to question #8:



The answer is: Volcanion

If you read the character in the middle of each Pokémon's name, you get ボルケニオン ("Volcanion")!

This week's gift goes to
"Minto" from Saitama
Congratulations! You will receive a specially made Pokémon movie clear file folder!

Quote Central: Memorable Lines from Pokémon Movies #27

Hoopa tells Satoshi that once its powers return, it'll grant any wish he may have.
After Satoshi says "I know exactly what my wish is: Pokémon Master!", he then tells Hoopa this line.

This quote was submitted by "Phantom", who included the following comment:
I really like this line, where Satoshi-kun gets across how he thinks that if you want to be something, you should get there through your own hard work.
Thank you for your contribution!

"Phantom" from Kyoto will receive a specially made Pokémon movie clear file folder.

If we use your submission, you will receive a specially made Pokémon movie clear file folder!
We want to hear your "Memorable Lines from Pokémon Movies"
We are now taking suggestions for "Memorable Lines" from past Pokémon movies!
We want your favorite "wise words", "inspired sayings"... or even utter nonsense.
To send in a suggestion, choose "Quote Central" from the Apply page and list the following:
"Movie title" - "Name of character or Pokémon that said the line" - "The line itself"
In addition, please also list "Roughly when in the movie the line is spoken" if you know this before submitting.

Submitted content will be chosen for publication by the official Pokémon movie site. Not all submissions will be published.
In addition, please understand we may edit the submitted text to make it easier to read.

Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=3031 and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/pokemovie_ch/?p=3018