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NEWS ARTICLES
Dent/Takeshi Special Beats Out Pokémon The Origin

The viewer ratings for last weeks anime episodes have been released and the two Pocket Monsters OVA's placed in the top 10. Surprisingly the Dent and Takeshi! Gyarados' Outrage!! had an average household rating of 5.5 while Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN had an average of 4.7. Source: http://www.vide...

Pokémon Dragon King Match

The official Japanese Pokémon website revealed today that The Pokémon Company is organizing a tournament that is being sponsored by Yomiuri Shimbun (読売新聞社) and the Japan Shogi Association (日本将棋連盟) to determine the Pokémon Dragon King champion. The tournament will be open to elementary school age chi...

Pokémon Center Tokyo-Bay to Open November 22nd, 2013 / Inkay Event Distribution

The Pokémon Company announced today that the Pokémon Center Tokyo-Bay will open for business on November 22nd, 2013. This will be the 8th main location Pokémon Center in Japan. Pokémon Center Tokyo-Bay Location Details Logo Map ...

imagine-nation NHK World October 15th, 2013 Features X and Y

The Tuesday October 15th, 2013 airing of the NHK World show imagine-nation will be showcasing the upcoming games Pokémon X and Y. The show airs from 15:30 to 16:00 UTC. The trailer on the website includes the main theme music from the Pokémon X and Y games. Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkwo...

Professional Work Style Episode 215 Features Tsunekazu Ishihara

A summary for the October 28th, 2013 episode of Professional Work Style (プロフェッショナル 仕事の流儀) number 215 indicates that the CEO of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara (石原恒和) will be the focus of the show. The summary states that "This summer, Ishihara has been working on a completely unprecedented ga...

Movie 17 Teaser Trailer

The official Japanese Pocket Monsters movie website has updated and they have posted the first 17th Pocket Monsters movie teaser trailer. It is the same trailer that aired in theaters at the end of the 16th movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒). It featured the two ...

NicoNico Pocket Monsters Broadcasts

To commemorate the launch of the TV Tokyo anime series Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター XY), a special live broadcast titled Songs! Talks! Pokémon Battles! A Super Pre-Screening of the Pokémon XY Anime & a Live Broadcast Festival @ Nico Farre (歌に!トークに!ポケモンバトル! ポケモンアニメXY超試写会&生LIVE祭り@ニコファーレ) will be ...

Pokémon XY Pre-Launch Event at Nintendo World on October 5th, 2013

It was an overcast Saturday morning in Manhattan as Pokémon fans gathered on 48th Street in front of the Nintendo World Store. The anticipation was high for the lucky fans who waited on line that morning. Nintendo employees gave out paper hats of all three starters to the anxious crowd that awaited ...

Unique Serial Codes for Quick Balls to be Distributed at Tesco in the UK

Those that purchase a copy of Pokémon X or Pokémon Y at Tesco stores in the UK will receive a unique serial code to get 12 Quick Balls. Players can enter their code in their game to receive this set of Quick Balls. Quick Balls are particularly effective when trying to catch a wild Pokémon at the...

Union J Celebrate Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Launch with Radical Name Change to Union XY

Union J have announced that they will be changing their group name to Union XY on October 12th, 2013 to celebrate the releases of Pokémon X and Y. The UK boy band consists of: George Shelley, Josh Cuthbert, JJ Hamblett and Jaymi Hensley and was formed during the 2012 season of The X Factor UK. Our i...

Slurpuff and Aromatisse Revealed

Yesterday an image from the latest issue of Ciao (ちゃお) magazine revealed two new Pokémon: Peroream (ペロリーム) and Frafuwan (フレフワン). Today, the official English Pokémon website also revealed the two Pokémon as Slurpuff and Aromatisse. Slurpuff is the evolved form of Swirlix and it has an unbelievable...

Pokémon Fan Gathering - Nintendo World - October 5th, 2013

The Nintendo World website has confirmed that a special preview event will take place at the Nintendo World store on October 5th, 2013 from 12pm until 2pm Eastern. Pokémon Fan Gathering 12:00pm-2:00pm - Can't wait for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y? Be among the first to demo the game during our Po...