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Corocoro Comic Leaks Reveal New Info on the Movie and its Theater Event

Leaks from the May issue of Corocoro Comic, which has an April 15th street date, have surfaced online. Translations follow: A Pokémon Movie-related Scoop!This summer, you'll get the chance to obtain the mythical Pokémon Diancie! The all new move "Diamond Storm" The name of the new move only...

How do you get Pikachu on a bus? / Johnny Vegas Hosts UK Battle Tournament 2014 Finals

It was announced that British actor and comedian Johnny Vegas will host the Pokémon X and Y Battle Tournament 2014 Finals in London on Saturday April 26th, 2014 at The Music Room. Full details of the event are in our previous news article. The Pokémon Company also announced a programme to help pr...

Movie Website Updates with News on Theme Song, Part 6 of Yuyama's Scouting Report, etc

The Official Movie 17 Website has updated today with several new articles and their translation is below. It has been decided that the 4-member girls' band SCANDAL will be responsible for the theme song to "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie", which premieres this summer. ...

Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection out now on iTunes

The Pokémon Black & Pokémon White: Super Music Collection was made available for purchase on iTunes on April 8th, 2014 for $9.99 (£7.99). The CD was originally released in Japan on October 20th, 2010. The iTunes collection contains 165 tracks but 8 tracks from the CD collection were not made availab...

Ken Sugimori Artbook to be Released

An artbook bearing the full title of "The Works of Ken Sugimori: A 25 Year Portfolio Going from Quinty to Jerry Boy and Pocket Monsters" (杉森建の仕事 『クインティ』から『ジェリーボーイ』『ポケットモンスター』 25年間の作品集) has been announced. For the first time, the works of Game Freak graphics designer Ken Sugimori, primarily known ...

Mega Charizard and Greninja Revealed in Super Smash Bros

The Super Smash Bros. Direct which was broadcast on April 8th, 2014 revealed that Mega Charizard and Greninja will be main playable characters in the upcoming game Super Smash Bros. The Nintendo 3DS version runs at 60fps while some of the Pokémon and Assist Trophies will only run at 30fps. It was...

Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction / 12 Million X and Y Sales

The Pokémon Company International announced that the 17th Pokémon movie will be called: ...

Road to Worlds Travels Through More Than 30 Pokémon National Championships Events

The Pokémon Company International announced last week the Pokémon Spring Regional Championships 2014 for the US and Canada, but today they announced the three European cities that will host the 2014 Pokémon European National Championships. Road to Worlds Travels Through More Than 30 Pokémon ...

Pokémon Commentator Auditions

The Pokémon Company International is looking for citizens of the United States to become commentators for the upcoming 2014 Pokémon US National Championships and the Pokémon World Championships. The full details and instructions on how to apply are listed below. Pokémon Commentator Auditions ...

Family Join Days (ファミリーJoinデイズ)

The Pokémon Company has announced, in association with the J-League, their Family Join Days (ファミリーJoinデイズ) festivities. To coincide with Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2014/04/140404_e01.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2014/04/140404_cd01.html...

Part 5 of Director Yuyama's Scouting Report / Meitetsu Pokémon Stamp Rally and Pokémon Movie Train

The official Pokémon movie website has updated with the fifth part of the coverage of Yuyama's location scouting report, as well as information on this year's Meitetsu movie tie-in campaign. Translations follow: Director Yuyama's Location Scouting Report This time, Director Yuyama chose Canada as ...

Pikachu's Thunder in Super Smash Bros

Pikachu's Thunder has been confirmed to be included in the upcoming Super Smash Bros for the Nintendo Wii U. Masahiro Sakurai (桜井政博), Director of the game, posted a screenshot on Miiverse of Thunder and how it works. Pic of the day. Pikachu's Thunder now starts off with a thundercloud that de...