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Czech McDonald's Distributing Pokémon Toys in Happy Meals

Participating Czech McDonald's branches are doing a Pokémon promotion with their Happy Meals from the second week of January 2012 until Febuary 9th, 2012, while supplies last. Fans can get six different toys: Reshiram, Zekrom, Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott and Pikachu, with the selections changing every we...

First Dragon Type Cards Revealed

The official Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game sites have revealed the first three Dragon type cards, some of them from the upcoming Dragon Selection (ドラゴンセレクション) set. The set which will be released in Japan on January 27th, 2012 will feature holographic Dragon Pokémon cards and it will introduce t...

14th Pocket Monsters Movies made 4.33 Billion Yen in 2011, 5th Highest Grossing Movies in Japan

The final box office numbers for 2011 in Japan have been announced and 14th Pocket Monsters Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム / ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム) movies made a combined 4.33 Billion yen (approx 56.5 million USD) making them the 5th highest gross...

Greek Darkrai Event Announced

Greek Pokémon fans will have the chance to receive Darkrai at participating Kotsovolos stores on Saturday, 31st of December, from 11am until 3pm. This Darkrai is possibly the same Darkrai that is being distributed in various other European countries. Below is a partial translation of the news articl...

Pokémon Smash 64

The announcer introduced the show by saying: "Happy Holidays! This is the last edition of the year! We'll bring you a very Merry Pokémon Smash! Ho Ho ho!". The Pokémon Smash crew was busy decorating a Christmas tree when Golgo walked in and said: Merry Pokésumas! (メリー ポケスマス!). Shoko-tan decided to p...

Best Wishes and Pokémon Smash's new ending songs

Starting with the first episode of 2012 and the 63rd episode overall, January 5th's A Subterranean Gym Match! VS Yacon!!, Pocket Monsters Best Wishes will be featuring a new ending theme. It is titled "A Seven-colored Arch" (Nana-iro arch 七色アーチ), and will feature a chorus of multiple generations of...

BW5 TCG Sets - Dragon Blade and Dragon Blast, Gablias and Sazandora Decks, Starter Set and Movie Set

Information about the 5th Black and White Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game set has been announced. The set will be split into two separate sets: Dragon Blade and Dragon Blast which will be released on March 16th, 2012 in Japan. The set will contain over 50 cards including Dragon type EX cards. ...

New Rule Changes to Online Battling in Black and White

The official Pokémon website has announced new rule changes that will take effect at the end of the year for Pokémon Black and White online battling. The rule changes are expected to improve the competitive balance by making gameplay more fair for all. Below is the news from the official Pokémon web...

BW5 TCG Set - Dragon Blade and Dragon Blast

Information about the 5th Black and White Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game set has been announced. The set will be split into two separate sets: Dragon Blade and Dragon Blast which will be released on March 16th, 2012 in Japan. The set will contain over 50 cards including Dragon type EX cards. ...

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Announced (ポケモン+ノブナガの野望)

Jump Festa 2012 (ジャンプフェスタ2012) is being held at Makuhari Messe in Japan December 17th and 18th and a booth at the event has revealed the new game Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン+ノブナガの野望). The game will be released on the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2012 and it is a RPG crossover game between Pokémon...

Best Wishes anime to bring up old plot threads

A recent scan has revealed a number of upcoming events for the Pocket Monsters Best Wishes anime series. Both Best Wishes and Pokémon Smash will receive new ending themes as they both currently have Can You Say the Pokémon? BW as their endings. Click on image for higher resolution The episode ...

Milos Voltolos and Tornelos, Mamoswine for US and Australia

To promote and tie in with the Pocket Monsters Best Wishes episodes Tornelos VS Voltolos VS Landlos! (トルネロスVSボルトロスVSランドロス!), a Japanese Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection event was announced in the December 2011 Corocoro. Players of Japanese version of Pokémon Black can receive the legendary Pokémon Voltolos...