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...
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 ...
O-Power Distribution / XY Episode 1 Special Version
The official Japanese website has announced that there will be an O-Power distribution in Japan from October 12th, 2013 until October 14th, 2013. When O-Powers (Oパワー) are used, it allows players the ability to temporarily power up Pokémon in their party and provides other benefits such as making it ...
Pokémon Origins
The official Pokémon website has revealed that Pokémon Origins will be coming to Pokémon TV on November 15th, 2013. Pokémon Origins is the English dubbed version of Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN). The Japanese version of the special airs on October 2nd, 2013. The 4 part serious te...
Pokémon Smash 153
Episode 153 of Pokémon Smash, Mijumaru! Meguroco! Close Call!! / Pokémon XY Lab Special: Presenting the Newest Info on Mega Evolution Together with Masuda / A Report on the 'Pocket Monsters XY' Anime! (ミジュマル！ メグロコ！ 危機一髪！！ / 「ポケモンXY研究所スペシャル」増田さんと一緒にメガシンカの新情報を紹介 / アニメ「ポケットモンスターXY」を大特集！) aired last Sun...
Pokémon Smash ending, to be replaced with new show 'Pokémon Get TV' / TV Tokyo's 50th Anniversary
TV Tokyo has released a special press release for its 50th Anniversary that is completely dedicated to the Pocket Monsters franchise. The press release highlight 3 new Pocket Monsters related shows that will be airing on the television station in October of 2013. 1. Pocket Monsters THE ORIG...
Voice Cast for Pocket Monsters XY revealed
An official presentation of the show lists its main starring voice actors as: Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香): voice of Satoshi Ikue Ohtani (大谷育江): voice of Pikachu Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ): voice of Musashi Shinichiro Miki (三木眞一郎): voice of Kojiro Inuko Inuyama (犬山イヌコ): voice of Nyarth Yuji Ueda...
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened / Pokémon the Series: XY
The titles for the English dub versions of Movie 16 and the new anime series were announced by The Pokémon Company today. Below are the full details and the press release. Tune in to Cartoon Network on October 19th to watch Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened! This fall, Ash...
Voice Actors Revealed for Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN / BGM Music on XY Soundtrack
The official Japanese Pokémon website as well as their official Twitter account have announced the voice actors for the upcoming OVA special Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN). Junko Takeuchi (竹内順子) who is best know for her voice acting role as Naruto Uzumaki will voice Red. Katsuji M...
New anime Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN announced
At today's Pokémon Game Show, a trailer for a new upcoming anime titled "Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN" was shown. The trailer showed the main character, based on Red from the original Red/Green/Blue series of games, choose a Hitokage as his first Pokémon, and then battling both his rival, based on Gre...
Red Genesect Distribution in Taiwan
The official Taiwanese Pokémon website at My-Cartoon has posted information about the upcoming distribution of Red Genesect in association with the theatrical release of 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Fri...
Movie 16 and Short / Mewtwo Preorder Ticket for Taiwan
The official Taiwanese website has posted information about the upcoming 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (皮卡丘與伊布好朋友) which will debut in theaters on August 16th, 2013. Those that purchase preorder ...
Pocket Monsters Movie 16 Debuts in 2nd Place at the Box Office
The latest Pocket Monsters movie debuted in Japanese theaters on July 13th, 2013. The 16th movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ) were unable to beat Disney Pixar's Monsters University (モンスターズ・ユニバーシティ) whi...
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 (...
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 ...
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...
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...
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 ...
