The official Japanese Movie 18 website has recently updated with information relating to the movie's pre-order ticket. Translations follow:

The special pre-order movie ticket giving access to a double giveaway will be on sale starting Saturday March 7th, 2015! If you purchase it at the theater you will be given a limited edition "Appear!" clear file folder!

The special pre-order movie ticket finally goes on sale Saturday March 7th!
This year we have a double giveaway! Amazingly, in addition to receiving the mythical Pokémon "Arceus", you will also receive one more legendary Pokémon! *
Look up further information on the "special pre-order ticket that includes an Arceus present code and an "Appear! Legendary Pokémon!" exchange voucher" this instant!
*The Pokémon can be received for the Nintendo 3DS games Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire/X/Y. The Pokémon are video game data, they are not figures, plushies, etc.

For further information, see the ticket section on the official Pokémon Movie Website

There's more! If you purchase the special pre-order movie ticket at the theater, you will receive an "Appear! clear file folder" limited to 300 000 patrons nationwide. It's a clear file with two different images: When you remove the sheet inside the folder, the legendary Pokémon will "Appear!"
*You will receive one folder with each special pre-order movie ticket purchased (parent-child tickets come with two folders).
*This folder is not for sale. Please do not purchase one from resellers.
*Each theater has a limited number of folders. Please understand if supplies have run out.
*Please contact your local theater for further information.

The mythical Pokémon "Arceus" will be available for download when the special pre-order movie tickets go on sale.

Look forward to Saturday March 7th, 2015!

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1541

To celebrate Serena's participating in her first Tripokalon Tournament, Serena's Fokko was distributed via a universal serial code that was first distributed in the Data Broadcast Boardgame. Serena's Fokko could be redeemed in: Pocket Monsters X or Y or Pocket Monsters Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire.

The official Japanese Pokémon website revealed in mid February 2015 that Serena's Fokko would be distributed. Full details of this event Pokémon distribution has been added to our Event Pokémon Database. Episode notes for Pocket Monsters XY #62 about this distribution and episode segments have also been added to the Episode Guide.


An on-screen message in Pocket Monsters XY #62 informed viewers to get the event download serial code to unlock Serena's Fokko.


"In today's data broadcast, a "universal serial code" with which you can receive "Serena's Fokko" in your "Pocket Monsters X/Y/OR/AS" video game will be announced. Press the d-button on your remote and participate in the data broadcast!

（今日のデータ放送の中でゲーム『ポケットモンスター Ｘ・Ｙ・OR・AS』で「セレナのフォッコ」がもらえる「共通シリアルコード」を発表するぞ。リモコンのｄポタンをおしてデータ放送に参加しよう！）

On February 27th, 2015, the official TV Tokyo Pocket Monsters XY anime website updated and also announced the code as: ＳＥＲＥＮＡ０１


Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2015/02/150214_a01.html

The official Japanese Movie 18 website launched today. Pokémon the Movie XY 2015 will premiere in Japanese theaters July 18th, 2015. The website includes bios on the characters, posters and a brief trailer.

Character Profiles

Picture	Biography
	Mega Rayquaza: Species: Sky High Pokémon Type: Dragon/Flying Height: 10.8 m Weight: 392.0 kg Ability: Delta Stream
	Primal Kyogre: Species: Sea Basin Pokémon Type: Water Height: 9.8 m Weight: 430.0 kg Ability: Primordial Sea
	Primal Groudon: Species: Continent Pokémon Type: Ground/Fire Height: 5.0 m Weight: 999.7 kg Ability: Desolate Land

Posters

Special Wallpaper

Teaser Trailer

Short

No details on a movie short were made, though a Tweet from the official Pokémon Movie twitter mentioned that there would indeed be one this year as well.

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/

The Pokémon Company posted a special news release on November 12th, 2014 to announce that Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire had reached 1 million pre-order sales in Japan. Nintendo previously announced that pre-order sales for ORAS were down in Japan compared with XY but were on par in North America and ahead in Europe. The Pokémon Company revealed though that reservation numbers now exceed Pokémon X and Y overseas which was the fastest selling first week Nintendo 3DS game!


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/corporate/press/objects/pdf/poke_141112.pdf

The Japanese Pokémon Centers have begun selling a Silicon Band (シリコンバンド) as part of the Pokémon with YOU Pokémon Christmas Party 2014 (ポケモンクリスマスパーティ2014) campaign. People that purchase a band for 400yen will receive a card with a serial number to redeem a Jirachi. Jirachi will be redeemable from December 1st, 2014 until May 28th, 2015 for players of the Japanese versions of Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. The bands come in two colors: Green and Orange and in two sizes: Small and Medium.


Scan Source: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/asami-1120/20141101

Players of the Korean versions of Pocket Monsters X and Y will be able to receive Se Jun Park's Pachirisu which he used to help him claim the title as the 2014 Pokémon Video Game World Champion. It will be distributed on Saturday November 15th, 2014 and Sunday, November 16th, 2014 from 10:00 to 18:00 both days at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), Seoul, South Korea (서울 동대문 디자인 플라자 알림2관). The Pachirisu will be level 50, have the OT Se Jun Park (박세준), will know the moves Nuzzle, Super Fang, Follow Me and Protect, have the Volt Absorb Ability and will be holding a Sitrus Berry.


The distribution is part of the Pokémon Champions Day festivities which is highlighted with appearances by Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori on November 16th, 2014.


Sources: http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=news-news_view&IDX=10294, http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=news-news_view&IDX=10295 and http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/?inc=popup-pachiris

Over the past two days, Nintendo has released their earnings reports: Corporate Management Policy Briefing / Second Quarter Financial Results Briefing for the 75th Fiscal Term Ending March 2015 - Outline & Company President's Presentation and Earnings Release: Six Months Ended September 30, 2014. In the reports, there are some interesting figures for the current generation of Pokémon games on the Nintendo 3DS.

Nintendo announced that global sales of Pokémon X and Y have reached 13.3 million. For comparison, the last games of Generation 5 Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 sold a total of only 7.81 million. Unfortunately, pre-order sales for ORAS are down in Japan compared with XY but are on par in North America and ahead in Europe.

Nintendo stated: "While ORAS, being remakes, were never expected to get the kind of sales XY did, the attitude towards our current promotional phase seemingly betrays our expectations in a very positive way. The company thought of an interesting explanation for why it is this way, called the "Ruby/Sapphire Generation Hypothesis (スマブラ・ルビサファ同世代仮説)" factor".

The reason behind the lower pre-order sales can be attributed to one of Japan's key demographics, the 18 to 25 year old's which represents about 30% of the Nintendo 3DS market whereas it only represents 5% of the market in the United States and Europe. Many in this demographic were in elementary school when the games Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア) were released. If this key demographic plays a significant role in the sales in Japan due to the nostalgic Ruby/Sapphire Generation Hypothesis will not be known until sales figures are recorded but regardless, ORAS is still on pace to sell millions of copies worldwide.


In its report, Nintendo stated: "We expect to expand sales in the year-end sales season with “Pokémon Omega Ruby” and “Pokémon Alpha Sapphire” to be released globally in November, and a number of key titles from third-party publishers."

Sources: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2014/141029e.pdf, http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/141030summary/index.html and http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2014/10/30/82066.html

In an interview with nTower, Junichi Masuda revealed there would be no patch for Pokémon X and Y that would add compatibility for new Mega Evolutions that will be introduced in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. It should be noted that there is no technical reason for not adding compatibility into X and Y via a patch as all the infrastructure to patch the games is available as its the same game engine and generation and there has already been two patches for X and Y which shows it can be done. Nintendo and GAME FREAK have always required people purchase the latest Pokémon games to play in the current tournaments and this is probably the only reason there will not be a patch.

nTower Interview with Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori Translation

nTower: Will Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire be compatible with the games Pokémon X and Y? Can the new Mega Evolutions be used in the Kalos Region (for example with an update)?

Masuda: We do not plan to release a patch for Pokémon X and Y to update the games that effect. There is a separation of what you can experience in Pokémon X and Y and in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Therefore, we want to separate the games to that effect.

Pokémon Global Link Changes for X and Y

On October 15th, 2014, the Japanese Pokémon Global Link website added a page to discuss some of the upcoming changes that will affect X and Y with the release of ORAS.

Source: http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/information/ac78b42b-6759-441d-8da1-5f3116defe06 and http://www.ntower.de/index.php?page=Report&reportID=271

A maintenance period for the Pokémon Global Link will take place mid November 2014. This is separate to the Code Redemption downtime previously announced for Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. This maintenance period will be for getting ready for the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. Due to this maintenance, the end date of Rating Battle Season 6 which was previously November 20th, 2014 has now been changed to November 13th, 2014 at 3:59 a.m. (EST). The date will be modified during the regularly scheduled maintenance period on October 20th, 2014. The ORAS extended maintenance period is for the following days:

For the United States: November 13th, 2014 at 4:00 a.m. (ET) until November 21st, 2014
For the United Kingdom: November 13th, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. until November 21st, 2014.

Source: http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/information/a72e009b-84e6-459a-9d44-3ae5e2412963

The Japanese Pokémon Global Link website has announced the two latest online tournaments for X and Y.

Hoenn Pokémon NicoNico Match (ホウエンポケモン ニコニコマッチ)

Information
Region: Japan Registration Period: October 2nd, 2014 at 14:00 until October 10th, 2014 at 8:59 JST Tournament Period: October 10th, 2014 at 9:00 until October 14th, 2014 at 8:59 JST Ranking Results Announcement: Friday, October 17th, 2014 Max number of participants: 50 000 Player divisions: Junior Division: Born in 1996 or later Masters Division: Born in 1995 or earlier. Battle Type: Double Battle Pokémon Restrictions: Only Hoenn Pokémon with National Dex id's of 252 to 384 could be used. Groudon, Kyogre and Rayquaza could be used but only one per battle box. Entry Gift: 2525 PokéMiles
Description
To celebrate the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, this competition was held for players of Pokémon X and Y. The competition used the Double Battle format and players could register 4 to 6 of their level 1–100 Pokémon to their Battle Box. Pokémon automatically became Level 25 during battles. A 25-minute time limit for each match was automatically enforced in-game, beginning at the start of each battle. If the outcome had not been determined when the time limit expired, the game automatically applied tiebreakers to determine a winner. At the beginning of each battle, players had 25 seconds to select their Pokémon to battle with. At the beginning of each turn, players had 25 seconds to select a move or change Pokémon in battle. If a player had not made his or her selections at the end of this period, the game automatically made selections for the player. Players could only play 25 rounds per day.

Halloween Party (ハロウィンパーティー)

Information
Region: International Registration Period: October 16th, 2014 at 14:00 until October 24th, 2014 at 8:59 JST Tournament Period: October 24th, 2014 at 9:00 until October 27th, 2014 at 8:59 JST Ranking Results Announcement: Friday, October 31st, 2014 Max number of participants: 50 000 Player divisions: Junior Division: Born in 2000 or later Masters Division: Born in 1999 or earlier. Battle Type: Single Battle Pokémon Restrictions: Any National Dex Pokémon from 1 to 719 with a Ghost type, excluding Rotom and Giratina. Pumpjin (パンプジン) was required. Players could use only Pokémon found, caught, hatched from an Egg, or received through a special promotion in Pokémon X or Pokémon Y. Pokémon brought over via Poké Transporter could not participate in this competition. Entry Gift: 5 Rare Candy
Description
To celebrate the Halloween season, this tournament featured Pumpjin (パンプジン) which was required to be used by all participant. The competition used the Single Battle format and players could register 3 to 6 of their level 1–100 Pokémon to their Battle Box. Pokémon automatically became Level 50 during battles. A 30-minute time limit for each match was automatically enforced in-game, beginning at the start of each battle. If the outcome had not been determined when the time limit expired, the game automatically applied tiebreakers to determine a winner. At the beginning of each battle, players had 90 seconds to select their Pokémon to battle with. At the beginning of each turn, players had 60 seconds to select a move or change Pokémon in battle. If a player had not made his or her selections at the end of this period, the game automatically made selections for the player. Players could only play 10 rounds per day.

Source: http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/information/3dc40686-8fc6-4de2-9731-2a9746d3fb0a and http://3ds.pokemon-gl.com/information/6d363ae6-a026-44c5-a161-db4916bf9b4d