This years Pocket Monsters movie, Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin, has been announced for release on DVD later this year. It premiered in Japanese theaters on July 19, 2008 and will now be released on DVD December 19th, 2008.

The DVD will be released by Media Factory and Shogakukan and it will have a manufacturers retail price of 4179yen (including tax). The catalog number for the DVD is ZMBS-6016 and the running time is approximately 100 minutes. The DVD will also include the following standard extras: Creditless Opening and Endings, Illustration Setting Material Photo Gallery, a Collection of idea sketches, and Previews. A rental DVD is scheduled to be released on the same day as well.

For those that order the First Press release of the DVD, it will include a Shaymin Neckless/Bracelet and a Domino's Pizza discount voucher which has an expiration date of March 31, 2009 and is only valid in Japan.

Many were hoping that there would be a Bluray High Definition release of this movie with the previous announcement that Media Factory had begun releasing titles on Bluray. Unfortunately today's announcement did not have any information regarding a Bluray release of this movie.

The DVD has been added to our DVD Database. There you can view a complete listing of Pokemon DVD's available worldwide. The DVD is available for Pre-order from Amazon.co.jp

The recently announced new Opening and Ending Theme's for Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl are going to be released on CD later this year. The CD 'High Five! / Ashita wa Kitto' 「ハイタッチ！／あしたはきっと」 was announced today and will be released on November 26th, 2008. The CD will include 7 tracks and it has a manufactures retail price of 1365 yen. The catalog number for the CD is ZMCP-4370.

The CD has been added to our database and will be updated as soon as more information is available. Full track listings for this CD are available in the CD Database.

The CD is available for pre-order from Amazon.co.jp and cdjapan.

Dusknoir (Stormfront, 1/100) is a Psychic-type Stage 2 Pokémon that is designed to give players a lot of options. Its Shadow Command Poké-Power allows you to draw 2 cards. If you have 7 or more cards in your hand, you have to discard until you have 6 cards and then put 2 damage counters on Dusknoir. This may sound odd, but it works well with the Gripper Pokémon’s Damage Even attack. This attack allows you to put the same number of damage counters on one of your opponent’s Pokémon that is on Dusknoir.

Considering that Dusknoir has 120 HP, there is a lot of potential to strike big. Night Spin is also a nifty attack, hitting for 50 and then preventing all effects of an attack, including damage, done by Pokémon with 2 Energy or less on the next turn. Watch out for Dusknoir's +30 Weakness to Darkness-type, and see what this hefty Stage 2 Pokémon can do for your deck!

Pokémon TCG: Diamond & Pearl - Stormfront hits store shelves on November 5, and Go-Pokemon.com will be highlighting 10 new cards from this expansion as the release date draws near. You can click on the card image for a higher resolution scan.

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Find Pikachu! Route 202! / Robert's Version Up Quiz (ピカチュウをさがせ！202番道路！」 ロバートの「バージョンアップクイズ), aired on Sunday in Japan.

This weeks Pokémon Revival episode is ピカチュウをさがせ！202番道路！ (Find Pikachu! Route 202!) which is the second episode of Diamond & Pearl. Hikari encounters Pikachu who has been seperated from Satoshi. Will Satoshi be reunited with Pikachu?

In this weeks episode, Golgo, Red and Shoko compete against each other by reviewing some of the past episodes in the form of a quiz. Shoko also introduces the new DS Vision movies that were released earlier in the week.

Pictures from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can can also comment and discuss this episode. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

Powerful Pokémon like the mysterious Genetic Pokémon Mewtwo will battle at the highest levels with this specially designed Pokémon Trading Card Game: Level-Up Collector’s Tin. Each one contains 1 of 2 amazing Pokémon LV.X, Mewtwo or the Drill Pokémon Rhyperior, that will rise to challenge the other! Catch… train… and play!

In each tin, you'll find:
* 4 Pokémon TCG boosters—2 EX Series and 2 Diamond & Pearl Series
* 1 of 2 foil Pokémon LV.X cards—Mewtwo LV.X or Rhyperior LV.X
* A great window design for displaying your favorite card!

Pick up your Pokémon Trading Card Game: Level-Up Collector’s Tin today!

The official Diamond and Pearl anime website has announced that there will be a new opening theme song and a new ending theme song which will begin airing on October 2nd during the Ginga-dan special. The opening song will replace 'Together' which has been the opening theme since the series began in 2006 and will have aired for over 2 years when the new opening replaces it. Below is some information on the new songs.

Opening Theme
「ハイタッチ！」 (High Five!)
サトシとヒカリによるパワフル＆元気なポケモン初のデュエットソング！(Satoshi and Hikari sing their first cheerful and powerful Pokemon duet!)
作詞：戸田昭吾 (Lyrics: Shiyougo Toda)
作曲＆編曲：たなか　ひろかず (Composer and arranger: Hirokazu Tanaka)
うた：サトシ（松本梨香）＆ヒカリ（豊口めぐみ）(Sung by: Satoshi (Rica Matsumoto) & Hikari (Megumi Toyoguchi)

Ending Theme
「あしたはきっと」 (ashita wa kitto / Surely Tomorrow)
ピカチュウやポッチャマたちの姿が目に浮かぶようなカワイイ仲直りソング！(A cute song with appearances by Pikachu and Pochama)
作詞：須藤まゆみ (Lyrics: Mayumi Sudou)
作曲＆編曲：三留一純 (Composer and arranger: Kazumi Mitome)
うた：歌奈子 (Sung by: Kanako)