Pokemonblackwhite.com Launches
The official Pokémon Black and White website has launched giving the initial details of the upcoming 5th generation games for the Nintendo DS/DSi which will be released in 2011. The names of the starter Pokémon were revealed as well as the name of the new region, Unova. The Starter Pokémon You g...
Pokémon Smash 8
Pokémon Smash Episode 8, Lots of Subame, Lots of Peril! I got one in the Touka Forest!! / TM Akiyama Teaches About 'Venom Shock' in the BW TV Program 'Live Technically' / A Pokémon Battle between the Third Champion, Group Member Yamamoto, and AAA! (スバメがいっぱい危険がいっぱい！ トウカの森でゲットだぜ！！ / BW内のTV番組「わざとくらす」に合...
New Pokémon English Names to be Announced on November 22nd
The official Pokémon website has posted an ad stating that the starter Pokémon from the 5th Generation will be announced on November 22nd, 2010. Tsutarja (ツタージャ), Pokabu (ポカブ) and Mijumaru (ミジュマル) are the Japanese names. ...
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 10
The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 10 - Rival Battle! The Formidable Pururill! (ライバルバトル！強敵プルリル！) aired on Thursday in Japan. The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City for Satoshi's second Gym Battle but today they have arrived at Parent Town ...
2010 McDonald's Pokémon Calendar gets Guinness Book Record
In a presentation held on November 18th, 2010 at the Meiji Dori, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan McDonald's location (マクドナルド 明治通り新宿), the Guinness Book of World Records awarded the 2010 McDonald's Pokémon calendar a certificate for "the most calendars sold in one year". Pikachu and Ronald McDonald were in at...
Pokémon Smash 7
Pokémon Smash Episode 7, Startled by Ringuma!! / The International Division's Card Battle with Robert of the Adventure Division! / A Battle in Pokémon BW Between Beginner Misaki and Group Member Akiyama! (リングマでドッキリ！！ / インターナショナル部がアドベンチャー部・ロバートとカードバトル / ポケモンBWで初心者のミサキと秋山隊員がバトル！), aired today in Japan...
Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs on Pokemon.com
The official Pokémon website has posted the original Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs shorts together as a single episode for ...
Viz Pokémon Holiday Selections
San Francisco, CA, November 11, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, gives fans a variety of fun suggestions for action-packed anime titles that will make ideal additions to holiday wis...
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 9
The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 9 - Pendra's Rampage! Rescue Kibago!! (ペンドラー暴走！キバゴを救え！！) aired on Thursday in Japan. The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City. Iris and Dent decide to have their first Pokémon battle with Yanappu facing Kib...
Pokémon Smash 6
Pokémon Smash Episode 6, Enter the Zenigame Squad! / Robert of the Adventure Division uses the C-Gear to Examine Differences / Pokemon BW Information - What Day can you Buy Hiun Ice Cream? (ゼニガメぐんだんとうじょう！ / アドベンチャー部・ロバートがCギアを使ってすれ違い調査 / ポケモンBW情報・ヒウンアイスが買えるのは何曜日？), aired today in Japan. The epis...
Pokémon Mystery Egg Event
The Official Japanese Pokémon Website has announced a new Wi-Fi event that loosely ties in with the new series: Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! In Best Wishes episode 12, which airs on Thursday, December 9th, 2010, Satoshi will receive an egg. A special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black a...
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 8
The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 8 - Darumakka and Hihidaruma! The Secret of the Clock Tower!! (ダルマッカとヒヒダルマ！時計塔の秘密！！) aired on Thursday in Japan. The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City. As the group takes a rest by a riverside, Pikachu a...
PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure Takes Pokémon Fans on a Wild Ride
Launching today across North America, the new PokéPark™ Wii: Pikachu’s Adventure game is the first Pokémon™ adventure game created exclusively for the Wii™ system, placing the world-famous Pikachu™ in a massive world filled with friends, foes and exploration. Series fans and newcomers alike are invi...
Pokémon Smash 5
Pokémon Smash Episode 5, Rescue Ralts! Hurry Masato! / Robert Teaches the New Members How to Enjoy the Pokémon Card Game / Pokémon BW News - Pictures Drawn by the PokéSma Members Appear in the Game!?! (ラルトスを救え！ 急げマサト！ / ロバートが新メンバーにポケモンカードゲームの楽しみ方を伝授 / ポケモンBW情報・ポケスマメンバーが描いた絵がゲームで登場！？), aired today in...
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 7
The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 7 - Attract and Get Tsutarja!? (ツタージャ・ ゲットでメロメロ！？) aired on Thursday in Japan. The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City. As the group takes a rest in a forest, the Grass Snake Pokémon Tsutarja appears and s...
Original Series Screenplay Writer Takeshi Shudō Died at Age 61
The Pocket Monsters Original Series screenplay writer Takeshi Shudō (首藤剛志) was sent to hospital at around 6am on Thursday, October 28th, 2010 after he collapsed at the JR Nara Station in the smoking area. It was determined that he suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage. It was confirmed later in the day...
Iwata Asks - Development Information on Pokémon Snap
In the Iwata Asks interview for Kirby's Epic Yarn, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata and Masanobu Yamamoto, the Character Supervisor at HAL Laboratory, Inc. discussed the early development of Pokémon Snap for the Nintendo 64. Below are the relevant excerpts from that interview. Itawa Asks: Kirby'...
Pokémon Smash 4
Pokémon Smash Episode 4, Happinas' Happy Nurse! / The New Plan to Teach the New Members About Pokémon, the 'Pokémon Quiz Caravan' Meeting / Releasing 22 New Pokémon at Once / News on the Battle Subway! (ハピナスのハッピーナース！ / 新メンバーにポケモンを教える新企画「ポケモンクイズキャラバン」開催 / 新ポケモン22匹一挙大放出 / バトルサブウェイの情報も！), aired today i...
'Endless Fighters' CD Track Lists Announced
The official AAA website has announced the discography for their upcoming CD 'PARADISE / Endless Fighters' that will be released on November 17th, 2010. There will be 7 different versions of the CD released. Endless Fighters is the first ending theme for Pokémon Smash that plays during the end...
Osaka Pokémon Center Reopening November 26th
The Osaka Pokémon Center will be opening a new location on the 13th floor of the Daimaru Umeda department store (大丸梅田店) on November 26th, 2010. The Osaka Pokémon Center will feature a Black and White theme throughout the store. The current Osaka Pokémon Center located in the Umeda Center Building wi...
