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NEWS ARTICLES
Japanese Pokémon website reveals Diancie, as well as plot details on the upcoming movie

The official Japanese Pokémon website has updated with an announcements on the newly revealed Pokémon Diancie, and its role in the new Pokémon movie, including a plot summary. The articles reads as follows: Revealing the mythical Pokémon Diancie!! Diancie, the Pokémon that prides itself on being t...

Pokémon Battle TROZEi (ポケモンバトルトローゼ) / Pokémon Link: Battle / Pokémon Battle Trozei

During the Nintendo Direct on February 14th, 2014, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata announced Pokémon Battle TROZEi (ポケモンバトルトローゼ). The Nintendo 3DS game is puzzle matching game that will go on sale on March 12th, 2014 for 762yen on the Nintendo eShop. It is the sequel to the original Pokémon Trozei!​...

The March Issue of Corocoro Comic Reveals Diancie and Further Information on the 2014 Movies

Pictures from the next issue of Corocoro Comic have surfaced on the internet, including two pages on the new Pokémon Diancie, and the Movies to be released in 2014, as well as two pages on an upcoming Pokémon distribution event. Information about Diancie was leaked in November of 2013. The articles ...

WE ARE Rocket Gang (WE ARE ロケット団)

From February 6th, 2014 until March 30th, 2014, Banpresto and Craneking have put Rocket Gang XY anime related prizes in their their crane game in arcades all across Japan. A Rocket Gang balloon plush pillow, Sonansu, Kojiro's Maaiika, Nyarth, Musashi's Bakeccha plushie dolls, Rocket Gang team member...

Palkia Confirmed for Super Smash Bros

Palkia has been confirmed to make an appearance in the upcoming Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS games. Masahiro Sakurai (桜井政博), Director of the games, posted on Miiverse that in the upcoming games, Palkia can come out of a Poké Ball and use its signature move Spacial...

Pokémon Bank V1.1 Launches in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand

Nintendo of Europe announced today that Pokémon Bank V1.1 is now available to players of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y after being delayed since December 27th, 2013. It is also available in Australia and New Zealand. The 30 day trial is good until March 14th, 2014 while the Celebi event will run until Sep...

Pokemon.com Redesign Launches

The official Pokémon website has launched a new design. The site now features 6 main areas which include: Explore Pokémon, Watch Pokémon TV, Play Games, Trading Card Game, Video Games and Attend Events. The new Pokémon Trainer Club features an an all-new Trainer Builder. Members can get new cloth...

Pokémon X and Y Beta Competition (インターネット大会 テスト Internet Tournament Test)

The Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Beta Competition (インターネット大会 テスト Internet Tournament Test) is the first Pokémon Global Link online tournament to permit Kalos-region Pokémon. The tournament is split into two divisions, the Junior Category for those born in 1999 or later and the Master Category for those b...

Lucario Confirmed as Playable Character in Super Smash Bros Wii U and 3DS

Lucario has been confirmed as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS games. Masahiro Sakurai (桜井政博), Director of the games, posted on Miiverse that in the upcoming games, they've increased the influence of Aura so a damaged Lucario is tr...

Pokémon X and Y Extended Maintenance - February 3rd to February 4th, 2014

Nintendo has announced on their Current Network Status page that Pokémon X and Y will undergo Extended Maintenance from Monday, February 3rd, 2014 at 4:00 PM until Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 12:00 AM Pacific Time. Online Play, Rankings and other features that require the Nintendo Network will be un...

Gouseuteu and Seurakeu Distribution at E-Marts in South Korea

The official Korean Pokémon website has revealed that Gouseuteu (고우스트) and Seurakeu (스라크) will be distributed to Korean players of Pokémon X and Y at participating E-Mart locations. The Gouseuteu (고우스트) players will receive can be traded to evolve into Paenteom (팬텀) at the end of the trading ...

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Anime on Hulu

The Pokémon Company International and Hulu have announced that the Pokémon Anime is now available to watch on the streaming service. Hulu is available to residents of United States and they can now watch the first 5 episodes of Diamond and Pearl for free. The first 2 episodes of Pokémon the Series: ...