Pokémon Tretta Officially Revealed
On April 18th, 2012, Pokémon Tretta (ポケモントレッタ) was officially revealed by Takara Tomy and Marvelous Arts AQL. The arcade machine will initially feature more than 40 different Pokémon. The arcade cabinets will be distributed throughout Japan by around July 15th, 2012 and it costs 100 yen per play. ...
Freeze Bolt and Cold Flare TCG Expansion Revealed
Japanese retailers have announced the next Japanese Pokémon Card Game expansion set and it is called Freeze Bolt and Cold Flare (フリーズボルト コールドフレア). The set will be released in Japan on July 13th, 2012 and will feature 59 cards including Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. Booster packs will sell for 158ye...
Official Pokémon B2W2 Updates - New Screenshots, Artwork, Trailer
The Official Pokémon B2W2 had its first major content reveal on Friday, April 13th, 2012. The site revealed new Screenshots, artwork and a trailer. Most of the information is just high quality art and screenshots that were in the latest Corocoro issue. New Isshu Pokédex numbers were also re...
Voice Actors Announced for 15th Movie
The other day, it was announced that fashion model and singer Rola (ローラ) would be doing her first voice acting role for the 15th Pocket Monsters movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) voicing a cheerful and innocent girl named Malin (マリン) who meets Satoshi while he is on his j...
Ranmaru fights to be elected the most beautiful woman in Ranse!
A new Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望) Wi-Fi mission has been announced for the Japanese version of the game. Below are the details for the event. For more information about the Wi-Fi event downloads, visit our event page. Image Description ...
Japan Cup Cobalon, Terrakion and Virizion C-Gear Skins
The official Japanese Pokémon website has announce that players of the Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) will be able to download 3 new C-Gear skins to celebrate the Pokémon Global Link Japan Cup 2012. The three C-Gear skins are: Cobalon, Terrakion and Virizion. No p...
Pokemon B2W2 information revealed through Corocoro
Photos of this month's Corocoro were recently made available online, revealing a lot of new information on Pocket Monsters Black 2 White 2. The games will be released in Japan on June 23rd, 2012 for 4800yen each. The game will take place in Isshu 2 years after the original BW game and feature an all...
Rola (ローラ) to sing Movie 15 Theme Memories (メモリーズ) / New Trailer / Pirouette Meloetta
Fashion model and singer Rola (ローラ) will sing the ending theme for Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) which premieres in Japanese theaters on July 14th, 2012. The theme song is titled Memories (メモリーズ). Rola is 22 years old and was born on March 30th, 1990. Her father is from Bang...
Pokémon Searcher BW Pochama Event / Piplup C-Gear
To celebrate Golden Week in Japan, the Pokémon Searcher BW (ポケモンサーチャーBW) will be held at the Nagashima Super Dome in Nagashima Spa Land, Mie Prefecture Kuwana City from April 28, 2012 until May 6th, 2012. The second annual event features a new storyline where participants are to find the Water Jewel...
Pokémon Conquest Announced
The official Pokémon website has announced a new game for the Nintendo DS called Pokémon Conquest. The game is called Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望) in Japan and it was just released last month in Japan. Pokémon Conquest will be released in North America on June 18th, 2012. Below is th...
Pokémon Smash 78 - Pokémon Anime 15th Anniversary Special
On March 6th, 2012, Shoko Nakagawa posted three pictures on her blog that showed a banner on the Pokémon Smash set that said: Pokémon Anime 15th Anniversary Special (ポケモンアニメ１５周年スペシャル). On Sunday April 1st, 2012's episode of Pokémon Smash, Pokémon! I Choose You! (Digitally Remastered Version) / A Spe...
3DS Hard Covers Confirm Black and White Kyurem Type, Height and Weight
Amazon Japan has revealed two Nintendo 3DS Hard Covers that feature Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. The Hard Covers confirm that Black and White Kyurem are both Dragon/Ice types, the same as the standard forme Kyurem but Black Kyurem is 3.3metres high and weighs 325.0kg while White Kyurem is 3.6metre...
7/11 Japan to have Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition 'DS 7-Spots'
7/11 Japan has announced that it will be distributing a Wi-Fi download for Nintendo DS users throughout the 23 wards of Tokyo which features Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望). From March 31st, 2012 until April 13th, 2012, DS via 7-Spot (7SPOTでDS) at participating locations will allow Nint...
The Pokémon Movie Franchise and 'goo' Celebrate Respective 15th Anniversaries Together
Both the Pokémon movie franchise and the Japanese web portal/search engine goo are celebrating their 15th anniversary this year. To commemorate this, goo is hosting a Pokémon movie-related event campaign. As of today, goo visitors can choose to apply a Pokémon skin to the site. Two skins are ...
North American 2012 Pokémon Video Game and TCG Spring Regional Championships
The official Pokémon website has announced the locations for the upcoming North American 2012 Pokémon Video Game and TCG Spring Regional Championships. All Regional Championship events take place on the weekend of April 14th and 15th. Below is the information from the official site. The 2012 ...
Pokémon Smash 77
The latest episode of Pokémon Smash, Lucky's Clinical Records / The PokéSma Members Start their Training for the World Championships, Joined by New Members! / Misaki the Fighting-user Takes the Stage in the Elite Four Battle! (ラッキーのカルテ / 世界大会を目指してポケスマメンバーが特訓を始動、新メンバーも参加！ / 四天王バトルはかくとう使いのミサキ！) aired ...
Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition sells 172,000 Copies during its First Weekend
According to the Media Create Sales charts, Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン＋ノブナガの野望) sold 172,027 copies the first two days of its release. It was the top selling video game in Japan for the week of March 12th, 2012 to March 18th, 2012. It was the only Nintendo DS game in the top 50 other than P...
McDonald's Japan to Distribute In-Store Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Game for DS
McDonald's Japan will be distributing a Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Game in-stores over their Nintendo Zone Wi-Fi from March 30th, 2012 until April 16th, 2012. Nintendo DS owners can visit a participating McDonald's location and download the game. In the game, players first select the partner to f...
The Strongest Pikachu Event / Stamp Rally
A Pikachu Festival (ピカチュウまつり) will be held at the Tohoku Pokémon Center from March 23rd, 2012 until April 8th, 2012. There will be various activities at the festival all related to Pikachu such as Papercraft and bingo. A Pikachu will also be distributed at the event to players of the Japanese ve...
April Corocoro - Black 2 White 2 Box Art - Keldeo Event Pokémon
The official Japanese Pokémon website and the April 2012 issue of Corocoro have announced information on the Movie 15 pre-order ticket campaign. Players of Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2) that pre-order their tickets for the movie...
