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NEWS ARTICLES
100th Anniversary of Anime - NHK Fan Voting Poll Results

NHK posted the results of their Best Anime 100 (ベスト・アニメ100投票結果発表NHK) fan voting poll on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2017. The voting poll took place from January 8th, 2017 through March 31st, 2017 to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Anime in Japan. Tiger and Bunny was the first placed anime. The top r...

Lycanroc in Midnight Form Event Pokémon Distribution at GAME in the UK, GameStop in USA

Codes to receive a Lycanroc Midnight Form will be available at participating GAME stores in the United Kingdom from May 5th, 2017 until May 31st, 2017 or until supplies last. GameStop in the United States between May 15th, 2017 and June 5th, 2017 will also be giving out a code. Rock Your Batt...

2017 International Challenge May

The seventh online competition for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon has been announced. 2017 International Challenge May will take place from Friday, May 26th, 2017 at 00:00 UTC through Sunday, May 28th, 2017 at 23:59 UTC. Full details are listed below and on our 7th Generation Online Competitions page ...

Pokémon Center Tohoku Moving

On April 28th, 2017, the official site announced that the Pokémon Center Tohoku would move to the Sendai PARCO Main Building 8th Floor. The Pokémon Center Tohoku located on the 3rd Level of Shop and Wonder AER will close on Sunday, June 18th, 2017 at 20:00 JST. The Pokémon Center Tohoku located at S...

Eievui and Colorful Friends (イーブイとカラフルフレンズ)

The Eievui and Colorful Friends (イーブイとカラフルフレンズ) campaign will be held from May 13th, 2017 until July 17th, 2017 at the Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide in Japan. There are lots of fun events such as presents visitors can get when they come to the stores. In addition, the Pokémon Cen...

Kapu-Kokeko Distribution Taiwan and Hong Kong

The official Chinese Pokémon website has announced the 2017 Hong Kong and Taiwan Video Game Regional Championships will take place on May 28th, 2017 from 10:00 until 20:00 in Taiwan and June 17th, 2017 from 10:00 until 20:00 in Hong Kong. To help promote the Regional Championships, an Alternate-...

Nintendo to Launch New Nintendo 2DS XL Portable System on July 28

Nintendo announced that a new handheld system will be released on July 28th, 2017 called the New Nintendo 2DS XL. It will cost $149.99 in the United States and $199.99 in Canada. The promotional video for the system showed it playing Pokémon Sun and Moon as well as other compatible games. Nin...

Pokémon GO Branded Google Play Cards

Starting on April 24th, 2017, participating stores will begin selling two different Pokémon GO branded Google Play cards. One card is for 5000 yen while the other one can be loaded with an amount between 1,500 and 50,000 yen. Also announced is a special promotion that takes place from April 2...

La Compagnie Des Petits Announces Collaboration with The Pokémon Company International

La Compagnie Des Petits announced a collaboration with The Pokémon Company International to create a fashion collection for girls and boys and the clothes will be available in stores in France, Belgium and Luxembourg starting in May 2017. THE POKÉMON COMPANY INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCES COLLABORA...

Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon on Disney XD Starts May 12th, 2017

The official English Pokémon website has finally announced that Pokémon the Series: Sun and Moon will start airing on Disney XD in the United States starting on May 12th, 2017. The English dub series has already been airing on Teletoon in Canada and CITV in the United Kingdom. Watch Pokémon t...

Pokémon GO Study Finds Players are Happier, Friendlier / Pokémon GO Wins Multiple Awards

A study conducted by media researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison concluded that players of Pokémon GO players are happier and friendlier than non-Pokémon GO players. This is the second major study to conclude that Pokémon GO has healthy benefits for players despite the negative attent...

The Pokémon Company International Licensed Retail Sales Reach $3.3 Billion Per Year

According to the April 2017 Volume 20 Number 2 Issue of License! Global Top 150 Global Licensors, The Pokémon Company International is now the 19th most profitable retail licensor worldwide selling over $3.3 billion USD a year in licensed products worldwide. The 20th Anniversary campaign in 2016 cer...