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Pokémon X and Y Beta Competition (インターネット大会 テスト Internet Tournament Test)

The Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Beta Competition (インターネット大会 テスト Internet Tournament Test) is the first Pokémon Global Link online tournament to permit Kalos-region Pokémon. The tournament is split into two divisions, the Junior Category for those born in 1999 or later and the Master Category for those b...

Lucario Confirmed as Playable Character in Super Smash Bros Wii U and 3DS

Lucario has been confirmed as a playable character in the upcoming Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Super Smash Bros for Nintendo 3DS games. Masahiro Sakurai (桜井政博), Director of the games, posted on Miiverse that in the upcoming games, they've increased the influence of Aura so a damaged Lucario is tr...

Pokémon X and Y Extended Maintenance - February 3rd to February 4th, 2014

Nintendo has announced on their Current Network Status page that Pokémon X and Y will undergo Extended Maintenance from Monday, February 3rd, 2014 at 4:00 PM until Tuesday, February 4th, 2014 12:00 AM Pacific Time. Online Play, Rankings and other features that require the Nintendo Network will be un...

Gouseuteu and Seurakeu Distribution at E-Marts in South Korea

The official Korean Pokémon website has revealed that Gouseuteu (고우스트) and Seurakeu (스라크) will be distributed to Korean players of Pokémon X and Y at participating E-Mart locations. The Gouseuteu (고우스트) players will receive can be traded to evolve into Paenteom (팬텀) at the end of the trading ...

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Anime on Hulu

The Pokémon Company International and Hulu have announced that the Pokémon Anime is now available to watch on the streaming service. Hulu is available to residents of United States and they can now watch the first 5 episodes of Diamond and Pearl for free. The first 2 episodes of Pokémon the Series: ...

Maxsoft announces Garchop Serial Number Distribution in Singapore

Maxsoft has announced that Garchop will be distributed to players in Singapore via Serial Number for those that purchase Pokémon X or Y between January 24th, 2014 and March 31st, 2014. After March 2014, players will not be able to download the Garchop even if they have the Serial Number Code. ...

Pokémon X and Y Sell 11.61 Million Copies

Nintendo Co., Ltd. released their Earnings Release: Third Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 report on January 31st, 2014 and announced that "During the nine months ended December 31, 2013, for “Nintendo 3DS (3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS),” “Pokémon X/Pokémon Y,” simultaneously released globally in October, mar...

Pokémon X and Y Extended Maintenance - Monday, January 27th, 2014

Nintendo has announced on their Current Network Status page that Pokémon X and Y will undergo Extended Maintenance on Monday, January 27th, 2014 at 4:00 PM Pacific Time until 10:00 PM. Online Play, Rankings and other features that require the Nintendo Network will be unavailable for players of Pokém...

The official Pokémon Movie Twitter account tweets live from the Next Generation World Hobby Fair

The official Pokémon movie twitter account is currently tweeting live from the Next Generation World Hobby Fair '14 Winter, which is currently going on in Tokyo.An up-to-date list of translated tweets will be provided here, follow along! 次世代ワールドホビーフェア!東京大会スタート!ポケモンブースはモンスターボールのバルーンが...

Daisuke's Do Re Mi CD / The X Strait and the Y Scenery Tracks on iTunes

The official Daisuke website announced that his 8th single release Do Re Mi (ドレミ) will be released on CD in Japan on February 26th, 2014 for 1200yen. The CD includes Summery Slope Acoustic ver (夏めく坂道 アコースティックver). Also announced was the iTunes release of The X Strait and the Y Scenery (X海峡 Y景...

Gangar and Hassam Pokémon Center Distribution

All 8 Pokémon Center locations in Japan will be distributing Gangar (ゲンガー) and Hassam (ハッサム) to players of Pokémon X and Y. The previous Ghost (ゴースト) and Strike (ストライク) 2013 Christmas Exchange was a very popular event according to the official Japanese Pokémon website. From Saturday February 1st, 20...

Pokémon Bank has launched in certain Asian Countries

Nintendo has posted a tweet indicating that Pokémon Bank has launched in certain Asian countries. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company International postponed the launch of Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter which initially launched on December 27th, 2013 but was pulled after a few hours on the eShop due...