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Pocket Monsters XY Sound Director Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) posted the following Tweet on his Twitter account on September 5th, 2014. He indicates that a new season of the The Rocket Gang Secret Empire (ロケット団ひみつ帝国) is in the preliminary development stages. He hopes to revive the series and its now being discussed with the Rocket Gang members Musashi, Kojiro and Nyarth who are played by Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ), Shinichiro Miki (三木眞一郎) and Inuko Inuyama (犬山イヌコ). There are no official details though as the next series is still in development and has yet to be proposed.


Source: https://twitter.com/Sunma47/status/507924948426293248
Pokémon Radio Show! Secret Live (Pokémon Radio Show! ロケット団ひみつ帝国」 シークレットライブ) has been announced on the Animate website. The event will take place on Saturday, March 23rd, 2013 from 2:00pm until 3:00pm at the Grande Shibuya. The Rocket Gang Japanese voice actors: Megumi Hayashibara (Musashi), Shinichiro Miki (Kojiro) and Inuko Inuyama (Nyarth) will be in attendance and will be performing in character. A screen will be put in front of them as they do their performance to obscure the audiences view though.

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Tickets are limited to those that receive one in the mail after a raffle lottery is completed. To enter the lottery, people need to pre-order a copy of one of the four Pokémon Radio Show CD's from February 15th, 2013 until March 5th, 2013. Those that pre-order will then receive an entry form at the time of purchase to fill out and mail into the following address.

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〒173-0021  東京都板橋区弥生町77-3
株式会社アニメイト
「Pokemon Radio Show! ロケット団ひみつ帝国」 シークレットライブ 応募係
〒 173-0021 Yayoi-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 77-3
Animate Company Limited
Pokemon Radio Show! Rocket Gang Secret Empire Live Show Application

Tickets are only valid for the person that applied for the ticket and cannot be transferred and event staff have the right to refuse a ticket holder entrance to the event if they believe that it is fraudulently transferred. Recording devices such as a camera and camcorder are not allowed at the event to prevent recording but the event will be recorded by event staff. The event may be cancelled due to weather or other reasons.

Our Rocket Gang Secret Empire section has been updated with the details as well.

Source: http://www.animate.co.jp/event/event_e20130323pokemonradio/
Kids Station has announced that they will be airing three special rerun episodes that Musashi, Kojiro and Nyarth will each select their personal favorite episodes from the Pocket Monsters series. The special rerun episodes are called the Pokémon TV Show! The Rocket Gang Secret Empire: Pocket Monsters (ポケモン TV Show! ロケット団ひみつ帝国・ポケットモンスター) and will air on December 19th, 20th, and 21st. More details about the episodes will be announced on the Pokémon Radio Show! The Rocket Gang Secret Empire in the coming weeks.

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Source: http://www.kids-station.com/program/detail/28.html
Multiple events relating to Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo have been announced recently.

7-Eleven Promotional Pokémon Lunch Boxes

Japanese 7-Eleven stores are to offer special "Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo"-themed lunchboxes during a limited period. The lunch boxes must be reserved online, and picked up at your local store at the reserved date and time. The lunch box contains a salmon/spinach rice ball, a ketchup rice ball, fried shrimp, napolitan spaghetti, salisbury steak, potato salad, broccoli and omelet, and comes with specially designed chopsticks, a handkerchief and a keychain. The boxes cost 1,280 yen a piece, and must be ordered prior to August 1st.


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Source: http://www.711net.jp/page/g/491019?adcd=fm109000

Toyopet Pokémon Festival

Toyota's Toyopet stores will be running a Pokémon campaign June 15th to June 24th. During this period, visitors can fill out a contest form, and be entered into a lottery. 24 000 winners will receive a special Tomica replica of the Pokémon Car known from Pokémon Smash, while 19 000 winners will receive a Toyopet Pokémon School set, containing a name tag, a pencilboard and a handkerchief. All entrants will also receive a set of Pokémon stickers.


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Source: http://toyota.jp/toyopet/sp10days2012/index.html

Nissay Preorder Ticket Giveaway

Insurance company Nihon Seimei ("Nissay") is currently running a movie ticket giveaway campaign. 200 sets of two special pre-order tickets for "Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo", complete with the voucher for the Keldeo event, will be given out through a raffle. Applicants can enter the raffle between June 1st and July 6th.


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Source: http://www.nissay.co.jp/enjoy/campaign/pokemon2012_index.html

Next Generation World Hobby Fair '12 Summer

The Pokémon franchise will be heavily represented at this year's Summer World Hobby Fair, which will be held June 30th and July 1st, as well. The girls from the International Division of Pokémon Smash will be present at the Pokémon booth, where they will offer quizzes, roleplay contests, and even let you dance the Mitemite Kotchitchi dance with them. The booth will also offer the latest news on both the movie and the TV shows "Best Wishes Season 2" and "Pokemon Smash", and a special stage show with the Pokémon Smash cast will be held as well. Tickets for this show will be give out through a raffle, and those interested can apply at http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/whf12summer.php. 400 sets of 3 tickets will be given out.


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Source: http://www.whobby.com/

The Rocket Gang Secret Empire Pokémon Radio Station

As previously mentioned, Sakaki has opened a twitter account for the purpose of recruiting new Rocket Gang members. Recently, Sakaki had to leave on urgent business, and the account is currently being run by Nyarth, who has been using it to plug a Rocket Gang-themed radio show he is about to launch. A complete translation of all tweets from this account can be found here and is continuously updated. The show will premiere on InterFM (Tokyo 76.1 MHz/ Yokohama 76.5 MHz) Sunday July 1st, and will be broadcast every Sunday 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM.


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Sources: https://twitter.com/#!/Pokemon_Radio and http://www.interfm.co.jp/rocketdan/
As a tie-in to the upcoming TV series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes: Season 2, a twitter account has been opened under the name "The Rocket Gang Secret Empire" (ロケット団ひみつ帝国). The account is allegedly run by Sakaki himself. The twitter account description is as follows:

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@Pokemon_Radio

ロケット団のサカキだ!我々は、このtwitterを利用して広く団員を募り、世界征服に乗り出す。さあ、集えロケット団の名の下へ!キーワードは、“Poke’mon Radio show! ロケット団ひみつ帝国”だ! カントー地方·
(This is Sakaki of the Rocket Gang! We will be using this Twitter to recruit new gang members from all over, so we can embark on world domination! Now, gather in the name of the Rocket Gang! The keyword is "Poke’mon Radio show! The Rocket Gang Secret Empire" -Kanto Region)