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Pokémon Adventure Tour in the United Kingdom

The Pokémon Company has announced that the Pokémon Adventure Tour will be traveling around the United Kingdom this summer. Below are the full details from the press release. Pokémon Adventure Tour Press Release Stock up on Poké Balls and get your Pokédex at the ready as Pikachu and friends are c...

Junichi Masuda Reveals Honedge at Japan Expo

The official Pokémon Twitter account and Junichi Masuda both revealed that he had recorded a special video for the Japan Expo in Paris, France which took place from July 4th, 2013 until July 7th, 2013 at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center. Nintendo had a booth (stand DC95) at the expo which...

Seoul Character and Licensing Fair Jirachi

The Seoul Character and Licensing Fair (코엑스 서울캐릭터 라이선싱페어2013) is being held from July 17th, 2013 until July 21st, 2013 at COEX. A Jirachi will be distributed outside the Hall B area from 10:00AM to 6:00PM via Infared to players of the Korean versions of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. No fair tic...

Pocket Monsters X and Y Nintendo 3DS LL Packs

Nintendo has revealed 4 Nintendo 3DS LL Pocket Monsters X and Y packs which will be released on October 12th, 2013 in Japan for 22000yen each. The packs include Pocket Monsters X or Y pre-installed on the system. The Xerneas and Yveltal - Blue Pack will be available for sale at most stores while the...

Further details on Pokémon Video Game Australian National Championships

Nintendo Australia has updated its original announcement regarding the Pokémon Video Game Australian National Championships with further details of registration and competition times: • Perth (Supanova Pop Culture Expo) Sunday 30th June. Registration 10am, Competition 11am - 5pm • ...

Movie 16 Premiere / Ikimono-gakari Performs 'Egao' on Ongaku no Hi

The movie premiere for Pocket Monsters Movie 16 Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan on June 30th, 2013. This is the final movie in the Best Wishes saga. In attendance at the premiere was: Heisei Nobushi Kobushi (...

Pokémon Global Link Service Closing for Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

The official Pokémon website has revealed that the Pokémon Global Link service will be closing for Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 on January 14th, 2014. Details are listed below about when these services will go offline. Press Release Announcing the closure of the Pokémon Global Link Serv...

2013 Global Showdown (2013グローバルショーダウン)

Region: InternationalRegistration Period: July 19th, 2013 at 13:00 until July 25th, 2013 at 23:59Tournament Period: July 26th, 2013 at 00:00 until July 29th, 2013 at 23:59Battle Type: Single BattlePokémon Restrictions: National DexBanned Pokémon: Chatot The 2013 Global Showdown tournament for...

New Pokémon Tretta Merchanise

The official Pokémon Tretta website has announced a few new accessories for the game that will go on sale July 13th, 2013. Below is a list of the new items that will be for sale. Tretta Holder (トレッタホルダー) - 1050yen / Tretta File 2 (トレッタファイル2) - 1000yen Tretta Case Pokémon Super Ball C...

Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: The Official Pokémon Strategy Guide Reveals Super Training

Amazon has posted information about the upcoming Pokémon X and Pokémon Y: The Official Pokémon Strategy Guide on their site. The description reveals a new aspect to the games: Super Training. No further details regarding this feature were revealed. The guide goes on sale October 12, 2013 for $17.99 ...

Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター XY) - New Anime Series Revealed

The official TV Tokyo page for the Pocket Monsters anime has updated to reveal that the next series will be called Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター XY) and it will debut on October 17th, 2013. Story Translation Pikachu and Satoshi arrive in Miare City at the center of Kalos region. There they e...

World Hobby Fair '13 Summer (次世代ワールドホビーフェア’13 Summer)

The World Hobby Fair '13 Summer (次世代ワールドホビーフェア’13 Summer) took place at Makuhari Messe on June 29th and 30th, 2013. Pokémon had a large booth at the fair this year which included a stage show hosted by Pokémon Smash International Division members Neese and Maru. Two different battles from Pokémon X ...