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Pokémon Center Tohoku - Tanabata Jirachi

The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced that another Jirachi will be distributed at the Tohoku Pokémon Center from August 1st, 2013 until August 31st, 2013 to celebrate the Tanabata Festival. Players of the Japanese versions of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 can receive the Jirachi. ...

Nintendo Warns Users not to use PokéCreator

Nintendo has posted a press release indicating that cell phone apps like PokéCreator are becoming more prevalent and players of the Pokémon games should not use them. Nintendo also made it very clear that players who are caught using hacked Pokémon in official tournaments will be disqualified and ba...

Australia to compete in 2013 Pokémon Video Game World Championships

Nintendo Australia has announced that for the first time, Australia will be competing in the Pokémon Video Game World Championships to be held in Vancouver, Canada. Five State Pokémon Battle Competitions have been announced, the winners of which will travel to Melbourne to compete in the first Aust...

Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening Trailer

The official YouTube page for TV Tokyo has posted a trailer for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ~覚醒への序章~), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013. For more information about the OVA, click here to read the summary. Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awak...

FunFest Mission - Summer 2013 Japan

The official Japanese Pokémon website has revealed that four FunFest Mission will be made available at the Pokémon Centers from July 13th, 2013 until September 27th, 2013. In addition, during the same time period, Poké Power SPOT (ポケポワースポット) machines will be distributing Pass Powers. Find the Pok...

McDonalds Japan - Gather Pokémon Pieces!

McDonalds Japan has revealed a new promotion for their McD de DS (マックでDS) platform called Gather Pokémon Pieces! (ポケモン ピースあつめ!). Patrons of participating McDonalds locations in Japan who bring in their Nintendo DS from July 12th, 2013 until September 5th, 2013 will be able to download the app to the...

Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ~覚醒への序章~)

An official site has launched for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ~覚醒への序章~), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013. Story Translation Having finished his mountain rescue mission, Virgil of the Pokémon Rescue Squad is on the way back to his b...

Pokémon Scramble U NFC Figures Series 3

The Pokémon Scramble U NFC Figures Series 3 (ポケモンスクランブル U NFCフィギュア) set of figures was announced today by the official site and it will be released on June 21th, 2013. The figures are found in a gachapon machines at the Pokémon Centers in Japan. People can randomly receive a figure for 200 yen. ...

Official X and Y Site Updated - June 14th, 2013

The official Pokémon X and Y site updated today with more details on the upcoming games. Below are new newly revealed details. Vaniville Town! Vaniville Town is the players new home at the beginning of their adventure! The start of the players journey waits just past the ornate town gates. Befor...

Jirachi Event Distribution in Japan

The July 2013 issue of Corocoro revealed that a special Jirachi event distribution will take place in Japan from July 1st, 2013 until July 31st, 2013 for the players of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. The official website has revealed the details and it will coincide with the airing of the anime ...

Movie 16 - Press Reading

The press reading for this years movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place on June 11th, 2013. In attendance was Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子) who voices Nymphia, Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) who voices Red Genesect, Reiko Takashima (高島礼子) who voices Mewtwo, former AKB48 m...

Pokémon X and Y Trailer 2 - Nintendo Direct - E3 - July 2013 Corocoro

On June 11th, 2013's Nintendo Direct, Satoru Iwata revealed that Pokémon X and Y has added a new Fairy-type (フェアリータイプ in Japanese) which is super effective against Dragon types. It was also revealed that Sylveon, Gardevoir, Jigglypuff and Marill are Fairy-type Pokémon. Sylveon can use the move Moonb...