Nintendo Japan has revealed two new Nintendo 3DS themes Pokémon Enemy Organization - Plasma Gang (BW and B2W2) ポケモン 敵組織～プラズマ団(BW and B2W2). These themes cost 200yen each and are available for purchase in Japan starting on January 24th, 2018 on the Nintendo 3DS eShop store.

Pokémon Enemy Organization - Plasma Gang (BW)

Features: The artwork of N, Ghetsis, the sages and Genesect with the Plasma logo on the bottom screen.
Music: Battle! The Plasma Gang (戦闘！プラズマ団)

Pokémon Enemy Organization - Plasma Gang (B2W2)

Features: The artwork of N, Ghestis, Colress and other Plasma members with the Plasma logo on the bottom screen.
Music: Battle! The Plasma Gang (戦闘！プラズマ団)

Sources: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/hardware/3dsseries/theme/archive/index.html

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 available for purchase. The following tracks are not available on iTunes: Gate, Eye Contact! Businessman, Raimon City, Handsome Theme, Eye Contact! Parasol Lady, The Tourist Ship Royal Isshu and Shift Factory.

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

In 2011 the world was introduced to Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott, plus the Legendary Pokémon Reshiram and Zekrom, when Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version launched for the Nintendo DS family of systems.

Now fans can revisit the sounds of the Unova region thanks to a beautifully remastered soundtrack from Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version. The soundtrack contains music composed by, Junichi Masuda, Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, Morikazu Aoki, Minako Adachi, and Satoshi Nohara, and is arranged by Shota Kageyama, Hitomi Satō, Gō Ichinose, and Minako Adachi.

The Pokémon Company has released other digitally remastered soundtracks under the Super Music Collection title over the past few months. So far, the collection includes soundtracks from:

• Pokémon X & Pokémon Y
• Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen
• Pokémon HeartGold & Pokémon SoulSilver
• Pokémon Ruby & Pokémon Sapphire
• Pokémon Diamond & Pokémon Pearl

Fans looking to complete their collections can look forward to the final release from the Pokémon musical archives soon:

• Pokémon Black 2 & Pokémon White 2

Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pokemon-black-pokemon-white/id839750839

In a Tweet from his @shotakageyama account on January 1st, 2014, Shota Kageyama (景山将太) announced that he has left GAME FREAK and has become an independent artist. Shota Kageyama is best known for his work composing tracks for the games: Pokémon X and Y, Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Pokémon Black and White and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Announcement Tweet

【ご挨拶】みなさま、明けましておめでとうございます。私事で恐縮ですが、2013年12月末日をもって、6年7ヶ月間お世話になった株式会社ゲームフリークを退職（卒業）し、本年1月から独立、新たに SPICA MUSICA（スピカムジカ）という音楽ブランドを立ち上げることとなりました。景山 将太 (@shotakageyama) January 1, 2014

Tweet Translation

[Greetings] Happy New Year, everyone. I'm sorry to discuss a personal matter, but I left (graduated) GAME FREAK, who have been good to me these past 6 years and 7 months, on December 31st to start a new independent music brand called SPICA MUSICA.

Source: https://twitter.com/shotakageyama/statuses/418409809700868097

The official Korean Pokémon Movie 16 website has revealed that Red Genesect will be distributed to Korean players of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 as part of the Movie 16 debut in theaters. Details of the event will be revealed on December 12th, 2013 but this Pokémon should be identical to the one released in Japan earlier in the year. Its OT has been revealed as Movie Theater (영화관).


Source: http://movie.pokemonkorea.co.kr/M16/genesect01.asp

Ghost (ゴースト) and Strike (ストライク) will be distributed to players of Pokémon X and Y in Japan at the 8 Pokémon Centers and the participating 45 Toys R Us locations as a Christmas Exchange (クリスマス交換会) event distribution. In the spirit of exchanging and giving during Christmas time, players can exchange one of their Pokémon in a trade to get either Ghost or Strike starting on December 21st, 2013 until December 26th, 2013.

Any caught Pokémon from Pokémon X and Y can be traded but easily caught Pokémon such as Horubee or Yayakoma are recommended as they are available early in the games. Players can then use the Player Search System (PSS) to trade their Pokémon with a store staff member.


The Ghost (ゴースト) players will receive will evolve into Gangar (ゲンガー) at the end of the trading process. Gangar is level 25, has the OT Christmas (クリスマス), has the Ability Levitate (ふゆう) and knows the following moves: Psychic (サイコキネシス), Confuse Ray (あやしいひかり), Sucker Punch (ふいうち) and Shadow Punch (シャドーパンチ).

Strike (ストライク) will be holding the Metal Coat item and it will evolve into Hassam (ハッサム) at the end of the trading process. Hassam is level 25, has the OT Christmas (クリスマス), has the Ability Technician (テクニシャン) and knows the following moves: Aerial Ace (つばめがえし), False Swipe (みねうち), Agility (こうそくいどう) and Fury Cutter (れんぞくぎり).

Players can then get the Mega Stones to Mega evolve both Gangar (ゲンガー) and Hassam (ハッサム) during battles.

Lucky Egg Serial Code

Players of Pokémon Black or White, Pokémon Black 2 or White 2, as well as Pokémon X and Y can also receive a serial code to get a Lucky Egg. Only serial code will be given per person and there is only a limited number of serial codes that will be distributed.

Commercial

During Pokémon Get TV 10, a commercial aired to announce the distribution at the Pokémon Centers.

The official Taiwanese Pokémon website at My-Cartoon has posted information about the upcoming distribution of Red Genesect in association with the theatrical release of 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (皮卡丘與伊布好朋友) which will debut in theaters on August 16th, 2013. Those that bring their ticket stub for the movie to 1 of the 7 participating Funbox locations from August 16th, 2013 until September 15th, 2013 can receive a level 100 Red Genesect. Tickets cost $420TWD for the FamiPort family pack or $210TWD for a single admission.


The distribution locations are the same for the Taiwanese Pre-order Mewtwo. Players need to bring their copy of Pocket Monsters Black, White, Black 2 or White 2 with their Nintendo DS in order to receive the Mewtwo.

Distribution Locations

1. Living Mall Branch - 5F., No.138, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City (京華城分店 台北市八德路4段138號5樓)
2. Mega City Branch - 5F., No.28, Xinzhan Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City (板橋大遠百分店 新北市板橋區新站路28號5樓)
3. Big City Branch - 5F., No.229, Zhongyang Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City (新竹巨城購物中心分店 新竹市中央路229號5樓)
4. Top City Branch - 5F., No.105, Sec. 2, Taichung Port Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City (台中大遠百分店 台中市中港路二段105號5樓)
5. Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Store Branch - 6F., No.21, Sanduo 4th Rd., Lingya Dist., Kaohsiung City (高雄大遠百分店 高雄市三多四路21號6樓)
6. Shinkong Mitsukoshi A8 Branch - 5F., No.12, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City (新光三越A8分店 台北市松高路12號5樓)
7. Pacific Mall Shuang-ho Branch - B1, No.238, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Yonghe Dist., New Taipei City (雙和太平洋分店 新北市永和區中山路1段238號B1)

Press Release

由群英社代理神奇寶貝最新電影版《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》以及短篇《皮卡丘與伊布☆好朋友》將於8月16日全台上映，而第二波送禮活動─夢幻神奇寶貝─不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』也將於同一時間開跑囉！

8月16日起至9月15日止，只要進電影院觀賞神奇寶貝最新電影版《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》，並憑電影票根前往FUNBOX麗嬰國際玩具全國指定分店，即可獲得平常在『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト・ブラック２・ホワイト２（參考翻譯：神奇寶貝　黑版／白版・黑版2／白版2）』中碰不到的夢幻神奇寶貝─不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』。和第一波送禮活動的超夢一樣，是只有參加活動才能獲得的超稀有神奇寶貝喔！好好把握黃金時間，和最帥氣、最強的不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』一起度過暑假吧！

夢幻神奇寶貝『蓋諾賽克特』原本是活在三億年前的古生代蟲類型神奇寶貝，經過電漿團改造後誕生於現代。這次送給大家的不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』，與電影中登場的「赤紅蓋諾賽克特」相同，是十分少見的不同顏色的神奇寶貝。牠的攻擊力跟特別攻擊威力都很高，還有「神速」等平常學不到的技能，無論攻擊還是領敏度都是頂級水準！而這也是台灣第一次贈送不同顏色的夢幻神奇寶貝喔！

此外，內含LV.100『超夢』交換券的電影預售票也現正於全家FamiPort、博客來售票網、My Cartoon購物網、安利美特西門店/光華店好評發售中！使用這張電影預售票上的交換券，即可於7月13日（六）～8月15日（四）期間內，在全國FUNBOX指定分店獲得可在任天堂DS遊戲『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト・ブラック２・ホワイト２（參考翻譯：神奇寶貝　黑版／白版・黑版2／白版2）』中使用的LV.100『超夢』，機會難得千萬別錯過！

Source: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3423&Itemid=1

The official Korean Pokémon website has revealed that the Pokémon based on the ones used to win this year Korean World Championships Qualification Tournament will be distributed to players of the Korean versions of Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. Three different at Pokémon will be distributed at the COEX Mall in Gangnam-gu Seoul, South Korea via Infared. There is three different time periods that the Pokémon will be distributed.


Junior Division winner Kwon Do Heun (권도훈) who is 12 years old will have his Hitmontop distributed from August 17th, 2013 until August 18th, 2013. Senior Division winner Sa Seung Heon (사승헌) who is 15 years old will have his Cresselia distributed from August 24th, 2013 until August 25th, 2013. Master Division winner Sejun Park (박세준) will have his Liepard distributed from August 31st, 2013 until September 1st, 2013.


Hitmontop: Level: 55, OT: 권도훈, Ability: Intimidate, Moves: Fake Out, Close Combat, Sucker Punch, Helping Hand, Item: Fighting Gem
Cresselia: Level: 68, OT: 사승헌, Ability: Levitate, Moves: Ice Beam, Psyshock, Energy Ball, Hidden Power, Item: Expert Belt
Liepard: Level: 20, OT: 박세준, Ability: Prankster, Moves: Fake Out, Foul Play, Encore, Swagger, Item: Dark Gem

Source: http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/news/news_view.asp?IDX=10054

The official Taiwanese website has posted information about the upcoming 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (皮卡丘與伊布好朋友) which will debut in theaters on August 16th, 2013. Those that purchase preorder tickets for the movie through FamiPort, MyCartoon, or Tickets Books (博客來售票網) can receive a level 100 Mewtwo which was also distributed in Japan. Tickets cost $420TWD for the FamiPort family pack or $210TWD for a single admission.


Patrons can take their ticket to 1 of the 7 participating Funbox locations from July 13th, 2013 until August 15th, 2013 to receive the Mewtwo. Players need to bring their copy of Pocket Monsters Black, White, Black 2 or White 2 with their Nintendo DS in order to receive the Mewtwo.

Distribution Locations

1. Living Mall Branch - 5F., No.138, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City (京華城分店 台北市八德路4段138號5樓)
2. Mega City Branch - 5F., No.28, Xinzhan Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City (板橋大遠百分店 新北市板橋區新站路28號5樓)
3. Big City Branch - 5F., No.229, Zhongyang Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City (新竹巨城購物中心分店 新竹市中央路229號5樓)
4. Top City Branch - 5F., No.105, Sec. 2, Taichung Port Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City (台中大遠百分店 台中市中港路二段105號5樓)
5. Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Store Branch - 6F., No.21, Sanduo 4th Rd., Lingya Dist., Kaohsiung City (高雄大遠百分店 高雄市三多四路21號6樓)
6. Shinkong Mitsukoshi A8 Branch - 5F., No.12, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City (新光三越A8分店 台北市松高路12號5樓)
7. Pacific Mall Shuang-ho Branch - B1, No.238, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Yonghe Dist., New Taipei City (雙和太平洋分店 新北市永和區中山路1段238號B1)

Trailer

Source: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/pokemon/m16/gift.htm

Movie Poster

News Article

陪伴過無數大、小朋友一同成長的日本國民動畫《神奇寶貝》，2013年全新電影版《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》以及短篇《皮卡丘與伊布☆好朋友》，由群英社獨家代理並將於暑假8月16日正式在台上映囉！

為了慶祝這個好消息，代理商群英社今日(26)宣佈，決定舉辦傳說中的神奇寶貝LV.100『超夢』送禮活動，參加辦法為凡購買即日起開賣的《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》電影預售票，7月13日起即可憑票券於FUNBOX麗嬰國際玩具指定分店獲得活動限定的神奇寶貝LV.100『超夢』！這是只有參加活動才能獲得的超稀有神奇寶貝，快來參加活動和神奇寶貝們一起度過愉快的假期吧！

群英社獨家代理的日本超人氣國民動畫《神奇寶貝》，故事描述目標成為神奇寶貝大師的小智與夥伴皮卡丘踏上精采的冒險旅程。其系列作《超世代》、《鑽石與珍珠》到最新一季《超級願望》在台播出後不斷開創收視佳績，於每年上映的神奇寶貝劇場版更是吸引廣大粉絲進入電影院觀賞。而今年的《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》為《超級願望》電影版系列最終章，除了元老級神奇寶貝「超夢」與「伊布」驚喜登場之外，究竟劇情會如何發展也讓粉絲們相當期待。

Source: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3338&Itemid=121

The official Pokémon World Championships 2013 website has announced that Smeargle will be distributed to all visitors. Below are the details.

Press Release

Start filling up your Pokédex with the help of a cool Smeargle from the Pokémon World Championships!

This year at the Pokémon World Championships, get Smeargle for your game via wireless distribution. This Smeargle is designed to be the ultimate Pokémon for helping you catch wild Pokémon! It knows the move False Swipe, which does damage but will never make the opposing Pokémon faint, Spore to make the Pokémon sleep, Mean Look to keep it from fleeing, and Odor Sleuth to make sure Smeargle can hit Ghost-type Pokémon and other evasive Pokémon! This Lv. 50 Smeargle even has high Speed and Attack stats to help make sure you’re ready to catch any Pokémon you encounter.

Remember to bring your Nintendo DS or Nintendo 3DS system and your copy of Pokémon Black Version, Pokémon White Version, Pokémon Black Version 2, or Pokémon White Version 2 when you visit the Vancouver Convention Centre. The Smeargle distribution will take place on Saturday, August 10th from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 11th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Don’t miss it!

Source: http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/2013/updates/article/gettingready/get-smeargle-and-start-catching

A new Pokémon Center will open in Japan in late November of 2013. The Pokémon Center TOKYO-BAY will be located on the second floor of the LaLaport TOKYO-BAY shopping mall. People can enjoy their shopping fun with their friends and family as the mall will offer a variety of products and services. Over 2500 products will be available at the Pokémon Center.


Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/07/130726_p01.html and http://www.mitsuifudosan.co.jp/corporate/news/2013/0725/

Decolora Adventure Event Pokémon Distribution

Satoshi's Pikachu, Iris' Kibago, Dent's Yanappu and Okido's Rotom will all be distributed to the Japanese players of Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 from August 10th, 2013 until September 6th, 2013. The Pokémon will be distributed at the Pokémon Centers in Japan and there will be four separate distribution periods. Further details will be announced on August 2nd, 2013.

Distribution Periods

Period 1: August 10th, 2013 to August 16th, 2013
Period 2: August 17th, 2013 to August 23rd, 2013
Period 3: August 24th, 2013 to August 30th, 2013
Period 4: August 31st, 2013 to September 6th, 2013

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/07/130726_g01.html