2017 Pokémon World Champions / 2018 Worlds to be held in Nashville
The 2017 Pokémon World Champions were crowned on the final day of competition during the closing ceremonies and the 2018 Worlds were announced to be held in Nashville, TN, United States. Congratulations to all those that participated in the tournament. THE VERY BEST POKÉMON PLAYERS ARE CROWNE...
2017 Pokémon World Championships Schedule
THE 2017 POKÉMON WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS KICK OFF THIS FRIDAY WITH LIVE ONLINE COVERAGE This weekend, August 18–20, at the 2017 Pokémon World Championships, hundreds of the world’s best Pokémon Trading Card Game, video game, and Pokkén Tournament players will compete in Anaheim, CA, for the title o...
Movie 20 Website Updates with Report from the Next Generation World Hobby Fair '17 Summer
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: A Status Report from the Next Generation World Hobby Fair '17 Summer! The Next Generation World Hobby Fair '17 Summer was held at Makuhari Messe Saturday June 24th and Sunday June 25th. Since the movie is going to premie...
Movie 20 Website Updates with Info on the Next Generation World Hobby Fair '17 Summer
The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow: The Next Generation WHF Takes Place June 24th and June 25th! Get the Latest Pokémon News Before Anyone Else Does at Makuhari Messe! There will be a Pokémon Booth at the "Next Generation World Hobby Fair '17 Summer", the ...
North American International Championships / 2017 Pokémon World Championships Announced
The official Pokémon website has announced that the North American International Championships will take place June 30th, 2017 to July 2nd, 2017 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. It also announced that the 2017 Pokémon World Championships will take place from August 18th, 2017 to Au...
Pokémon Day - February 27th, 2017
The Pokémon Company International has announced the Pokémon Day 2017 festivities for the United States. It should be an exciting day for all fans of the franchise. It was also revealed that a new line of Pokémon Gallery Figures will be heading exclusively to the United States Pokémon Center website ...
Emperte Revealed as Playable Character for POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Arcade Version
On November 27th, 2016, it was announced that a new playable character would be revealed for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament. Today, it was revealed that Emperte will be added to the Arcade Version of the game in Japan on December 15th, 2016. Source: http://www.pokkentournament.jp/new...
Gureggru Revealed as Playable Character for POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Arcade Version
A special broadcast called for POKKÉN TOURNAMENT aired on NicoNico on October 31st, 2016. The broadcast was hosted by voice actress Ruriko Aoki, Arise Satō and Masaaki Hoshino from Bandai Namco Studios. It was revealed that Gureggru will be a playable character when the update goes live on the a...
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Large-Scale Update! LIVE Reveals Darkrai
A special broadcast called the POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Large-Scale Update! LIVE aired on NicoNico on July 14th, 2016. The broadcast was to mark the 1 year anniversary for the arcade version of POKKÉN TOURNAMENT which was released on July 7th, 2015. The broadcast announced new features that would be co...
HORI Pokkén Tournament Controller for Wii U - Pikachu Version
HORI has announced that a Pokkén Tournament Controller for Wii U - Pikachu Version 「HORI - 「ポッ拳」専用コントローラー for Wii U ピカチュウ」 will be available to purchase in Japan in June 2016 for 3758 yen. HORI previously released a Gamecube controller featuring Pikachu in late 2014 for Wii/Wii U and the POKKÉN ...
Pokémon Booth at PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts, April 22nd to 24th, 2016
The official English Pokémon website has confirmed that an official Pokémon booth will be available at PAX East in Boston, Massachusetts, April 22nd to 24th, 2016. Attendees will be able to play Pokkén Tournament and the TCG. Press Release - Join the Pokémon Fun at PAX East! Look for the Pok...
Pokkén Tournament Version 1.2 Patch / eShop Demo
A patch for Pokkén Tournament is now available. This patch was announced earlier in April but was finally pushed out today. The patch requires 14MB of space in order to download and install. Pokkén Tournament Version 1.2 Patch Notes: Correct the issue that enables Shadow Mewtwo to force oppo...
Shadow Mewtwo amiibo Nintendo eShop Card Offer for Pokkén Tournament
For a limited time, players can receive a free Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card with their Nintendo eShop digital purchase of the Pokkén Tournament game. The offer expires July 31, 2016 and is only valid in US, Canada, and Mexico while supplies last and there is a limit of one amiibo card per purchase. ...
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT LAN Battle Mode / 1.1 Patch for Wii U
The official Japanese POKKÉN TOURNAMENT website announced the details for the LAN Battle Mode and a 1.1 Patch for the Nintendo Wii U version of the game. LAN Battle Mode LAN Battle Mode allows players to utilize two Nintendo Wii U systems to enjoy matches at 60 Frames per Second. There are t...
Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competitions at GameStop
Nintendo has announced Pokkén Tournament Early Access Competitions that are being hosted by Nintendo at select GameStop locations across the United States on Saturday, February 27th, 2016. Below is the press release with full details. Get Ready for Pokkén Tournament! Press Release - Pokkén T...
Pokkén Tournament Championship Series event at Evo 2016
The official Pokémon website announced that Pokkén Tournament would be one of the playable games at the Evo Championship Series in Las Vegas, Nevada in July 2016. The Evolution Championship Series is a yearly esport event that focuses on fighting games. Pokkén Tournament Comes to Evo! Play i...
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Announcement on January 15th, 2016
The official POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Twitter account posted a tweet indicating that there will be an announcement on January 15th, 2016 to reveal a new playable Pokémon. A hint was given in the tweet indicating that the new Pokémon has the character ラ in its name. Source: https://twitter.com/pokken...
Nintendo Wii U POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Set
Nintendo of Japan has revealed that a Nintendo Wii U POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Set (Wii U ポッ拳 POKKÉN TOURNAMENT セット) will be released on March 18th, 2016. The set will cost 36,800 yen and includes: a 32GB Black Wii U Premium Set, a digital copy of Pokkén Tournament, a Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card and a Battle ...
POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Announcement on December 10th, 2015
The official POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Twitter account posted a tweet indicating that there will be an announcement on December 10th, 2015 to reveal the new playable Pokémon as well as reveal the new support Pokémon as part of the recent Twitter campaign. A hint was given in the tweet indicating that the ne...
Nintendo Direct - November 12th, 2015 / Pokémon Picross / Pokkén Shadow Mewtwo amiibo card
On November 12th, 2015, Nintendo broadcasted their first Nintendo Direct since the death of former Nintendo President Satoru Iwata. A lot of new Pokémon game information was revealed. Images from the press kit have been added to an Imageboard thread. Nintendo Direct - November 12th, 2015 Latest ...
