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April Corocoro - Black 2 White 2 Box Art - Keldeo Event Pokémon

The official Japanese Pokémon website and the April 2012 issue of Corocoro have announced information on the Movie 15 pre-order ticket campaign. Players of Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2) that pre-order their tickets for the movie...

Exclusive Interview with Pokémon singer/songwriter Naomi Tamura

Sean Robbins, host of the Japanese popular music radio show The J-Pop Exchange, has informed us that he will be airing an exclusive interview with Naomi Tamura (田村直美) on Saturday March 17th, 2012 at 8PM EST on his show. Below is his news submission. Quote from Sean Robbins - Host of The J-Pop Exc...

New Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Information

With the release of Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン+ノブナガの野望) only a few days away, a ton of new information about the game has been revealed in various magazines and on the official website. The game will be released in Japan on March 17th, 2012 and it features an all new system for Pokémon batt...

New Version of Pokémon Battle Chess to be Released in May

A new version of Pokémon Battle Chess (ポケモンバトルチェス) is going to be released in Japan on May 18th, 2012 for 500yen. The game is a take on the popular board game Chess but with a Pokémon twist. The new version will feature a red box and Lugia and Pikachu will be prominently featured. The previous versi...

Seven-Colored Arch (七色アーチ) on iTunes

The latest Pocket Monsters Best Wishes ending theme is now available to download in Japan on the Apple iTunes store for 200yen. A forum post on Aki Okui's (奥井亜紀) official website asked if the song was going to be released on CD but the release is pending. No official reason was given but it is proba...

Pokémon Black and White - Dark Explorers Details Announced

The official Pokémon website has announced details about the upcoming English TCG expansion Dark Explorers. The expansion will be released on May 9th, 2012 and will consist of over 100 cards. Below are the details. Pokémon TCG: Black and White — Dark Explorers As you explore the darkness, th...

BW5 Garbodor and Nukenin TCG Cards Revealed

The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game Blog has revealed two new cards that will debut in the upcoming expansion sets Dragon Blast and Dragon Blade (リューズブラスト・リューノブレード) which will be released on March 16th, 2012. Below are the details. Garbodor (ダストダス) Psychic Type, 100HP, 0...

Pokémon Bluray Movie Collection Finally Confirmed

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment has finally confirmed that a Blyray combo pack for Pokémon 4Ever, Pokémon Heroes, Pokémon Jirachi: Wish Maker and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys will be released in the United States on April 4th, 2012. The entry first appeared on Amazon.com over a month ago but there were no...

Blend Energy Card Revealed

The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game Blog has revealed a new energy card that will debut in the upcoming expansion sets Dragon Blast and Dragon Blade (リューズブラスト・リューノブレード). The card can be one of 5 different energy types which makes it a bit easier for player to be able to use moves that have a lot...

Pokémon Anime 15th Anniversary Special

Shoko Nakagawa posted three pictures on her blog recently that shows a banner on the Pokémon Smash set that says: Pokémon Anime 15th Anniversary Special (ポケモンアニメ15周年スペシャル). It appears that this is from a recent block of Pokémon Smash filming and the 15th Anniversary Special episode will most likely ...

Reshiram and Zekrom Event on Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection

Players of Pokémon Black and White can get the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom from the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection from March 10th, 2012 until April 8th, 2012. Players that have Pokémon Black can receive Zekrom while players of Pokémon White can receive Reshiram. Players can then used t...

Rayquaza EX and Giratina EX Promo Cards Campaign / TCG Commercial

During the commercial break of Thursday's episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 70 - Fukiyose Gym! A Decisive Mid-Air Battle VS Furo!! (フキヨセジム!VSフウロ空中決戦!!), a new Pokémon Card Game commercial was shown that featured cards from the upcoming sets Dragon Blast and Dragon Blade (リューズブラスト・リューノブレード). The...