Daisuke to perform opening theme to Decolora Adventure
Anime news website Animeanime has announced that the upcoming series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Decolora Adventure, which premiers April 25th, will feature an all new opening song: Summery Slope (夏めく坂道) by pop singer Daisuke. "I am very happy to be able to do a collaboration project...
Nagoya Railroad's 'Pokémon Campaign 2013' / McDonalds Happy Set Poster Giveaway
Like earlier years, Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) will be holding a tie-in campaign related to the upcoming Pokémon movie, starting Saturday March 23rd. The popular 'Pokémon Stamp Rally Along the Meitetsu 2013 Spring', where children can gather stamps from various stations along the line to qualify ...
Movie 16 Pre-order Tickets / Mewtwo Pre-order Distribution
The Japanese Pocket Monsters movie site as well as the official Japanese Pokémon wesite have updated with most of the details of the upcoming Movie 16 pre-order ticket distribution. Mewtwo will be distributed to those that pre-order tickets from April 20th, 2013 until July 12th, 2013. The actual...
April 2013 Corocoro
Images from the April 2013 issue of Corocoro have leaked and they reveal new information about the anime and the upcoming Scramble U game. Click on image for higher resolution Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Da! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 Da!) Satoshi, Iris and Dent return for the final...
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Near the end of Pokémon Smash, Shoko-tan revealed that she will be the voice of Nymphia (ニンフィア) in this summer's movie short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ). She then drew a picture of Nymphia. Click on image for higher resolution Iris' Kairyu - Data Broadcast Distribution ...
New trailer and Poster for Movie 16
Oha Suta debuted the full trailer for the upcoming movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒). The official movie website also updated shortly after with new information. The trailer showcases the Genesect wrecking havoc in New Tork City until Satoshi and friends interve...
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The announcer introduced the show by greeting the audience by saying: "Hello and this week Robert is going to coordinate a farewell party for friends! Stay with us on Pokémon Smash. The cast then greeted viewers by doing a side bow and saying PokéMorning. Golgo then introduced the new segment "Get P...
Chieko Honda Voice Actor of Natane has Died
Aoni Production announced on Friday February 22nd, 2013 that Chieko Honda (本多知恵子) died due to Multiple myeloma cancer and had been undergoing medical treatment in hospital at the time. She died on February 18th, 2013. She was best known to Pocket Monsters fans as the voice actor for Natane (ナタネ). ...
Kairyu Data Broadcast Distribution
The official Pocket Monsters Best Wishes website has reveal the details for the Kairyu (カイリュー) that will be distributed on the Japanese Pokémon Global Link through an unlock code provided to viewers that play the Data Broadcast game during BWS2-N 9 - The Plasma Gang's Ambitions! Pokémon Under Mind C...
Movie 16 Website Update / Genesect Megalo Cannon Video
The Japanese Movie 16 website has updated with information about the new movie. It confirms that the title for the new movie will be Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) and posted information about the main characters of both the feature movie and the short. ...
The 2013 Pokémon Movie Illustration Contest
Alongside various other news on the 16th Pokémon movie, news on this year's illustration contest were revealed last Friday. Like earlier years, entries will be submitted via participating magazines. Entry forms and a black-and-white picture to be used as the base for your colorized entry will be...
Pokémon Radio Show! Rocket Gang Secret Empire Secret Live
Pokémon Radio Show! Secret Live (Pokémon Radio Show! ロケット団ひみつ帝国」 シークレットライブ) has been announced on the Animate website. The event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 from 2:00pm until 3:00pm at the Grande Shibuya. The Rocket Gang Japanese voice actors: Megumi Hayashibara (Musashi), Shinich...
Pokémon TV App / Meloetta’s Moonlight Serenade Announced
The official Pokémon website has revealed a new Pokémon TV app for Google Android and Apple iOS. The app allows fans to watch episodes of the Pokémon anime on their compatible Android or iOS devices. The English dub of the 15th anime short Meloetta’s Moonlight Serenade will debut on the app. ...
March 2013 Corocoro - Nymphia (ニンフィア) / Movie 16
Images and information from the March 2013 issue of Corocoro have begun to leak and the much hinted at 6th Generation Eevee evolution has been revealed. Nymphia (ニンフィア) is an evolved form of Eevee but its type and evolution method have yet to be revealed. Nymphia is 1.0m high and weighs 23.5kg. ...
Pokémon Battle Bowl
To 'celebrate' the Super Bowl on February 3rd, 2013, Cartoon Network aired their own 'Pokémon Battle Bowl'. Cartoon Network News Posting The most important sporting event on television tomorrow is…the Pokémon Battle Bowl! (What? What did you think we were going to say?) Check out epic battle epi...
Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova Trailer
The official Pokémon YouTube page has posted a trailer for the upcoming new English dub season Pokémon BW: Adventures in Unova which will begin airing on Cartoon Network on February 2nd, 2013. Below is the trailer and a season description. The trailer contains spoilers. Ash and his friends Ir...
Momoclo no Kodomo Matsuri 2012 ~Yoiko no Minna Atsumare!~ DVD and Bluray
Momoclo no Kodomo Matsuri 2012 ~Yoiko no Minna Atsumare!~ (ももクロ子供祭り2012～良い子のみんな集まれーっ！) DVD and Bluray were released in Japan on January 23rd, 2013. They feature the Momoiro Clover Z event "Momokuro no Kodomo Matsuri dayo!" held at Toda-shi Bunka Kaikan on May 5th, 2012. The disc features a live perf...
Kyurem VS The Sword of Justice in select Hoyts Cinemas and on DVD/Bluray
It has been revealed that Kyurem VS The Sword of Justice will be available to view in select Hoyts Cinemas in Australia for at least the weekends of February 16th/17th and February 23rd/24th, 2013. The DVD and Bluray will then be released by Beyond Home Entertainment the following week on March 6th,...
Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N - Opening and Ending Themes
The opening and ending themes for the new series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 エピソードN) have been announced. On Pokémon Smash 118, it was revealed that a renewed version of Become an Arrow! (やじるしになって！) sung by Rica Matsumoto will be the opening theme for the...
memories of N
Coasters featuring quotes of famous lines spoken by N in the video games will be given away with each purchase over 1500 yen made in the listed periods at the Pokémon Centers in Japan. There are 15 different coasters, each featuring a different N line from the games. There will also be Episode N qui...
