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...
October 2013 Corocoro
The October 2013 issue of Corocoro has revealed new Pokémon and further information on Pocket Monsters X and Y. A new a new Mega Evolution of Mewtwo which was hinted about during the Smash 153 has been revealed. Also a Mega Evolution of Gablias was also showcased. Below is all the new information re...
Pokémon Direct - September 4th, 2013
The Pokémon Direct on September 4th, 2013 was hosted by Nintendo President Satoru Iwata (岩田聡), The President of The Pokémon Company Tsunekazu Ishihara (石原恒和) and Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda (増田順一). The broadcast featured the announcements of many new features in the upcoming games Pokémo...
First X and Y Tournament Delayed due to Pokémon Hacking
The official Japanese Pokémon Global Link website has announced that they are delaying the debut of the first Video Game tournament for Pokémon X and Y due to Pokémon game manipulation. They apologize for the delay and plan to hold the first tournament around New Years. To participate in the X and Y...
Pokémon Tretta: Fes Set 2 - Let's catch them all, guys!
The official Pokémon Tretta site has revealed the 7th expansion set for the arcade game: Fes Set 2 - Let's catch them all, guys! (ポケモントレッタ フェス2弾 みんなでいこうぜ！つかめようぜ！). This set debuts the new Tretta color: "Jungle Green" (ジャングルグリーン) plus a number of Pokémon make their first appearance. The set features ...
Play! Pokémon Program - 2014 Updates
The Pokémon Company International announced some major changes to the Play! Pokémon Program for the 2014 season. One of the changes includes a tournament entry fee which players of the Pokémon TCG Masters Division will have to pay in order to enter Premier Events. Below are the full details of the c...
Pokémon Tretta Lab for Nintendo 3DS - Version 1.1
A new update for Pokémon Tretta Lab for Nintendo 3DS is now available on the Japanese eShop. The Version 1.1 patch fixes some scanning accuracy issues. Version 1.1 QR Code - Update Procedure Instructions QR Code 1. Turn on the came...
Nintendo Experience Tour - Pokémon X and Y Demo
Nintendo has revealed that the Nintendo Experience Tour will host the demo's for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. The demo will be localized and is the same as the one that was available at the Pokémon Game Show and Gamescom. Press Release Check out the Nintendo Experience at a mall near you Get ...
Nintendo 2DS
Nintendo announced a new handheld system called the Nintendo 2DS which launches October 12th, 2013 the same day as Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Comparison Chart - Nintendo 2DS NINTENDO ANNOUNCES LOWER WII U PRICE, ZELDA WII U BUNDLE AND NEW NINTENDO 2DS PORTABLE Top Nintendo Video Games Get...
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...
Mega Pokémon Trailer / Pokémon World Championships 2013 Closing Ceremonies / Winners
During the closing ceremonies of the Pokémon World Championships 2013, a new trailer featuring Mega Pokémon was first revealed. It was also revealed that Washington D.C. will be the location of the 2014 Pokémon World Championships. Mega Pokémon Trailer Pokémon World Champions 2013: Poké...
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...
McDonald's Happy Set Pokémon Tretta's
Eikō Harada (原田 泳幸), President and CEO of McDonald's Japan announced from Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo on August 9th, 2013 that six Pokémon Tretta pucks would be distributed in Happy Set's at participating McDonald's locations for a limited time starting on September 6th, 2013 for approximately 2 weeks. T...
X and Y Soundtrack / Mega Kangaskhan
The opening ceremonies for the 2013 Pokémon World Championships took place on Saturday, August 10th, 2013 at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In attendance was Game Freak Director Junichi Masuda who revealed that the X and Y Soundtrack will be released in Novem...
Mega Evolution / September 2013 Corocoro
The Pokémon Company International and the September 2013 issue of Corocoro have revealed a new feature called Mega Evolutions. New Pokémon were also revealed. Mega Evolution Will Transform Pokémon and Revolutionise Battles in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y A Special Limited-Time Wi-Fi Distribution Eve...
Korean World Championships Tournament Winners Pokémon Distribution
The official Korean Pokémon website has revealed that the Pokémon based on the ones used to win this year Korean World Championships Qualification Tournament will be distributed to players of the Korean versions of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. Three different at Pokémon will be distrib...
Live Coverage of the Pokémon World Championships on Twitch
The official Pokémon website has revealed that they will be hosting live coverage of the 2013 Pokémon World Championships from Vancouver, Canada on the Pokémon Worlds channel on Twitch all weekend long. Head to http://www.twitch.tv/pokemon this weekend to catch live coverage of the Pokémon World ...
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 X and Y Digital Downloads
The official Japanese Pokémon website has revealed that Pocket Monsters X and Y will both be available to purchase via download cards that are sold at participating retail stores across Japan. The download cards are separate to the physical cart versions as players can use the purchased download car...
Oorotto (オーロット) Revealed
The trailer that was featured in theaters with the 16th Pocket Monsters movie has now been posted on the official Pokémon YouTube page. In the video, Oorotto (オーロット) was revealed. The video also features Fennekin using a move called Glow Punch (グロウパンチ) and it also showed off battling underwater. ...
