Shiny Samsamdeurae and Gollugeu and C-Gear Victini to be Distributed in Korea
To help promote the 14th Pocket Monsters movies (비크티니와 흑의 영웅 제크로무 / 비크티니와 백의 영웅 레시라무) which will be released in Korea in December, a Shiny Samsamdeurae (삼삼드래) and Gollugeu (골루그) will be distributed from November 3rd, 2011 to January 31st, 2012 via the Korean Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Just like the ...
European Mamoswine event
Alongside the Banette event, a Mamoswine / Mammochon will be distributed over the Global Link in a similar manner. The event will run from October 20, 2011 to January 19, 2012, and the passwords for accessing it will be available in local video game magazines. The Mamoswine will be level 34 and hav...
Remaining Banette / Branette events for Europe
Following the Italian Banette event, other sites are partnering with Nintendo to present their regional variant of the event. As already mentioned, the Italian language event is presented by Spaziogames, and the password is BANETSpazioGames The Spanish language event is presented by 3D Juegos, and...
Spaziogames.com Presents Italian Halloween Banette Event
The previously announced Banette event for the North American Global Link has been revealed to be getting European equivalents. Unlike earlier European Global Link events, these will be unique to the different regional sites, with different passwords required to access them. First out is the Italia...
Europe receives Charizard C-Gear Skin
The official UK Nintendo site has updated with information on how to obtain the Charizard C-gear skin, the second of the three skins to feature the final evolved forms of the original Kanto starter trio. Our C-Gear Skin page has been updated with the latest information. Below is the press release....
McDonald's Japan Battrio V Happy Set Collection
McDonald's Japan is now promoting the Battrio V Happy Set Collection. 6 Battrio discs are available to collect when patrons buy a kids Happy Set. A commercial shows that the 6 discs are: Level 13 Pokabu, Level 13 Victini, Level 15 Victini, Level 11 Mijumaru, Level 10 Tsutarja, and a level 14 Pikachu...
Play! Pokémon Announces New Changes for 2011-2012 Events
The Pokémon Company International announced a bunch of new additions and changes to the 2011-2012 official Pokémon events that are being held as part of the Play! Pokémon campaign. Below is the press release. Press Release Introduction of Championship Points, an Expanded Regional Championshi...
2011 Autumn Friendly Wi-FI Competition Announced
The official Pokémon website has announced that the first official online Wi-Fi competition will take place from October 12th to October 19th, 2011 via the Global Battle Union. Like the Japan Cup (ジャパンカップ) Wi-Fi tournament, the 2011 Autumn Friendly Wi-FI Competition will be limited to the first 1000...
PokéPark 2 to be Released November 12th, 2011
A new commercial for the upcoming game PokéPark 2 Beyond the World (ポケパーク2 ビヨンド・ザ・ワールド) for the Nintendo Wii revealed that the game will be released in Japan on November 12th, 2011 for 5800yen. A new website for the game has also posted new screenshots, music and the story outline from the game. ...
Summer Deerling C-Gear skin
The official Pokémon website has announced the code to unlock the Summer Deerling C-Gear skin at the Pokémon Global Link for the International regions of the weorld. The C-Gear skin automatically unlocked in Japan earlier in the week. Our C-Gear Skin page has been updated with the latest information...
Pokémon Gaming Lounge at New York Comic Con 2011
Nintendo has announced their lineup and intentions for the upcoming New York Comic Con 2011 which will take place from October 13th to October 16th, 2011 at the Javits Center. A Pokémon Gaming Lounge will be setup at the event and will allow people to play Pokémon Rumble Blast before its launch. Bel...
October 2011 is Legendary Month
The official Pokémon website has announced that the month of October 2011 is Legendary month. A sweepstakes has been announced for legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C which began on October 3, 2011 at 10:00am PST and will end on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 9:00 AM PST. Residents of the U...
Pokédex 3D Update
A software update for the Pokédex 3D application has been posted on Nintendo's servers. Nintendo 3DS owners that have the application installed on their 3DS can download the new update by selecting the Update option under the menu. The update is available worldwide. The update unlocks options tha...
Shoko-tan Announces Final Mewtwo Move
Junichi Masuda appeared on Pokémon Smash 50 to announce details about the Mewtwo event revealed by Shoko-tan on Pokémon Smash 49. The event distribution will take place from September 26th, 2011 until October 31st, 2011 on the Japanese Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for players of the Japanese versions o...
First Best Wishes DVD Box Set for Taiwan Announced
My-Cartoon has announced that the first Pocket Monsters Best Wishes DVD box set will be released in Taiwan on October 7th, 2011 for $1,680 Taiwanese Dollars. The set features the first 26 episodes of the series. The 7 disc box set features Dolby Digital 2.0 tracks in Japanese and Chinese Mandarin as...
Channel 7 Pikachu Remote Giveaway
TV Tokyo has just announced a massive giveaway contest, where 7777 "Channel 7 Pikachu Remotes" will be given out. The remote features a yellow Pikachu motif, complete with a Pocket Monsters Best Wishes logo, and has an extra large button for switching to channel 7, TV Tokyo's digital channel number,...
GameFreak Wins 4 Awards at Tokyo Game Show Awards
As part of the Tokyo Game Show (東京ゲームショウ), an award show is held to recognize the people that work on Japanese games. On Thursday September 15th, 2011 at 4 o’clock, the "Japanese Game Awards” were held at Makuhari Messe in Japan. Junichi Masuda posted on the GameFreak Director's Column that they had...
Pocket Monsters BW Pokémon TV Anime Collection DVD ～Pokémon Battle～ Set Announced
A new DVD box set has been announced for release in Japan on January 18th, 2012. Pocket Monsters BW Pokémon TV Anime Collection DVD ～Pokémon Battle～ (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ ポケモンTVアニメコレクションDVD ～ポケモンバトル～) is an 8 disk DVD set similar to previous box sets released in the past. The DVD's can be purchased se...
Europe receives Zoroark C-gear skin
The official UK Pokémon site has updated with information revaling that the Zoroark C-gear skin, which has been available in North America since September 7th, will be coming to Europe. Our C-Gear page has been updated with the lastest info. It will be updated as soon as new information becomes avai...
Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion - Black & White Noble Victories Announced
The official Pokémon website has formally announced the next Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion - Black & White Noble Victories. The expansion will be released on November 16th, 2011 and will feature 101 cards. Three cards from the set were also announced: Kyurem, Hydreigon and Victini. The new set...
