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Mar 31 2014
Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge
Google Maps for Android and iOS have added Pokémon appearances on the map for April Fools. No additional downloads are required for the apps and it should work upon launching the app.
Update: We have added a Google Maps Dex listing page to our content database.
To catch 'em all, grab your Poké Ball and the newest version of Google Maps for iPhone or Android. Then tap the search bar, "press start," and begin your quest.
And, follow Google Maps on Google+, Facebook or Twitter for hints and tips for the most dedicated trainers.
© Google Pokémon content ©2014 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK
Dozens of wild Pokémon have taken up residence on streets, amidst forests and atop mountains throughout Google Maps. To find and catch ‘em all, you’ll need to tap into your inner Pokémon Master.
If you think you’re up to the challenge, grab your Poké Ball and the newest version of Google Maps for iPhone or Android. Then tap the search bar, “press start,” and begin your quest.
Leave no stone unturned or city unzoomed as you seek out wild Charizards and Pikachus to add to your Pokédex. Be vigilant—you never know if a wild Steelix will appear in Tokyo, Japan or New York City, USA. And follow Google Maps on Google+, Facebook and Twitter for hints and tips.
Time is of the essence—in the words of Professor Oak, “The early bird gets the worm, or in this case, the Pokémon.”
Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YMD6xELI_k and http://googleasiapacific.blogspot.com/2014/03/become-pokemon-master-with-google-maps.html
Update: We have added a Google Maps Dex listing page to our content database.
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Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge
Dozens of wild Pokémon have taken up residence on streets, amidst forests and atop mountains throughout Google Maps.To catch 'em all, grab your Poké Ball and the newest version of Google Maps for iPhone or Android. Then tap the search bar, "press start," and begin your quest.
And, follow Google Maps on Google+, Facebook or Twitter for hints and tips for the most dedicated trainers.
© Google Pokémon content ©2014 Pokémon/Nintendo/Creatures/GAME FREAK
Become a Pokémon Master with Google Maps
We value employees who are risk-taking and detail-oriented, have deep technical knowledge, and can navigate through tall grass to capture wild creatures. It turns out that these skills have a lot in common with another profession—that of the Pokémon Master. With that in mind, we’ve worked with Pokémon and Nintendo to develop a new training tool to help people hone their Pokémon-capturing abilities using Google Maps.Dozens of wild Pokémon have taken up residence on streets, amidst forests and atop mountains throughout Google Maps. To find and catch ‘em all, you’ll need to tap into your inner Pokémon Master.
If you think you’re up to the challenge, grab your Poké Ball and the newest version of Google Maps for iPhone or Android. Then tap the search bar, “press start,” and begin your quest.
Leave no stone unturned or city unzoomed as you seek out wild Charizards and Pikachus to add to your Pokédex. Be vigilant—you never know if a wild Steelix will appear in Tokyo, Japan or New York City, USA. And follow Google Maps on Google+, Facebook and Twitter for hints and tips.
Time is of the essence—in the words of Professor Oak, “The early bird gets the worm, or in this case, the Pokémon.”
Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YMD6xELI_k and http://googleasiapacific.blogspot.com/2014/03/become-pokemon-master-with-google-maps.html
Mar 23 2014
PokéTouch (ポケタッチ)
The Pokémon Company has revealed its new educational application called PokéTouch (ポケタッチ). The application can be accessed via Windows 8 PC's using Internet Explorer, Android devices using Google Chrome and iPad iOS devices through Safari. The application is targeted towards schools and 50 licenses costs 15,000yen, 51 to 100 licenses costs 24,000 yen while 101+ licenses costs 36,000 yen.
The applications helps kids learn basic typing and the roman alphabet by inputting the letters through an on-screen keyboard that's available in the learning games which are educational and fun at the same time. It will help kids learn how to read each letter and allow them to be able to distinguish between uppercase and lowercase while listening to the pronunciation of words so they can master the Roman alphabet.
The use of Venn diagrams in the application allows children to learn comparison and classification of information skills while training their ability to think visually. The diverse types and attributes of Pokémon helps in this learning process.
Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/poketouch/
The applications helps kids learn basic typing and the roman alphabet by inputting the letters through an on-screen keyboard that's available in the learning games which are educational and fun at the same time. It will help kids learn how to read each letter and allow them to be able to distinguish between uppercase and lowercase while listening to the pronunciation of words so they can master the Roman alphabet.
The use of Venn diagrams in the application allows children to learn comparison and classification of information skills while training their ability to think visually. The diverse types and attributes of Pokémon helps in this learning process.
Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/poketouch/
VIZ Media has announced that they have released the Pokémon Manga Series in digital formats for multiple tablet devices. Below are the details.
Viz Media delights young readers and also the young-at-heart as it announces the North American digital debut of four acclaimed POKÉMON manga (graphic novel) series for NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo ereaders, as well as the launch of these titles from the venerable kids property in the iBooks and GooglePlay Stores. This is the first time that POKÉMON manga titles will be available for these platforms.
The new series that are available now include: POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 1-14, POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE! Vols. 1-8, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATINUM Vols. 1-4, and POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE Vols. 1-4. POKÉMON manga series are published in North America by Viz Media's Perfect Square imprint. All volumes are rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will be offered with an MSRP of $3.99 to $4.99 per volume.
POKÉMON Digital Manga Available Now:
POKÉMON ADVENTURES, Vols. 1-14 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! Follow Red, Blue, and Green on their journey around the Kanto region. Then meet Yellow as she searches for Red, who goes missing! The Johto region is the next stop in the series and there's more excitement when you meet Gold and his rival Silver. Round out the series with stories of Crystal, who teams up with Yellow to find a mysterious flying Pokémon. Will all seven Trainers meet again?
POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE!, Vols. 1-8 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages
Most kids spend their days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pokémon, he can climb as high as an Aipom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like a Bidoof! Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become a Pokémon Trainer. Along with his first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friend Mitsumi, he sets off in search of the legendary Pokémon Dialga. But Team Galactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galactic and stop their evil plans?
POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATNINUM, Vols. 1-4 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages
Pokémon Trainers Pearl and Diamond are star-struck! Their lifelong dream is to floor an audience with their Pokémon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a pampered little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet...?! Come along and join the thrills and laughs as Pokémon Adventures continues! Plus, meet Starly, Bidoof, Luxio, Combee, Bronzor, Rotom and many more Sinnoh Pokémon friends!
POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE, Vols. 1-4 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages
Meet Pokémon Trainers Black and White! His entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig Gigi a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokémon – and people – will they meet next?!
POKÉMON is one of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time with over 241 million video games sold worldwide in addition to extraordinary publishing and merchandise sales. The next generation of Pokémon video games, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, launched worldwide in October 2013, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. Pokémon Viz Media distributes a wide array of POKÉMON animated titles and also is the exclusive North American publisher of POKÉMON manga graphic novels through its Perfect Square imprint.
Source: http://www.viz.com/node/1006040
Press Release - VIZ Media Announces the Digital Launch of Multiple Pokémon Manga Series
30 Volumes, Including The Latest Series POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE, Launch In iBooks And GooglePlay Stores As Well As For The NOOK, Kindle, And Kobo Digital TabletsViz Media delights young readers and also the young-at-heart as it announces the North American digital debut of four acclaimed POKÉMON manga (graphic novel) series for NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo ereaders, as well as the launch of these titles from the venerable kids property in the iBooks and GooglePlay Stores. This is the first time that POKÉMON manga titles will be available for these platforms.
The new series that are available now include: POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 1-14, POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE! Vols. 1-8, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATINUM Vols. 1-4, and POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE Vols. 1-4. POKÉMON manga series are published in North America by Viz Media's Perfect Square imprint. All volumes are rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will be offered with an MSRP of $3.99 to $4.99 per volume.
POKÉMON Digital Manga Available Now:
POKÉMON ADVENTURES, Vols. 1-14 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! Follow Red, Blue, and Green on their journey around the Kanto region. Then meet Yellow as she searches for Red, who goes missing! The Johto region is the next stop in the series and there's more excitement when you meet Gold and his rival Silver. Round out the series with stories of Crystal, who teams up with Yellow to find a mysterious flying Pokémon. Will all seven Trainers meet again?
POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE!, Vols. 1-8 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages
Most kids spend their days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pokémon, he can climb as high as an Aipom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like a Bidoof! Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become a Pokémon Trainer. Along with his first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friend Mitsumi, he sets off in search of the legendary Pokémon Dialga. But Team Galactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galactic and stop their evil plans?
POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATNINUM, Vols. 1-4 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages
Pokémon Trainers Pearl and Diamond are star-struck! Their lifelong dream is to floor an audience with their Pokémon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a pampered little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet...?! Come along and join the thrills and laughs as Pokémon Adventures continues! Plus, meet Starly, Bidoof, Luxio, Combee, Bronzor, Rotom and many more Sinnoh Pokémon friends!
POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE, Vols. 1-4 ● Rated ‘A’ for All Ages
Meet Pokémon Trainers Black and White! His entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig Gigi a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokémon – and people – will they meet next?!
POKÉMON is one of the most successful entertainment franchises of all time with over 241 million video games sold worldwide in addition to extraordinary publishing and merchandise sales. The next generation of Pokémon video games, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, launched worldwide in October 2013, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS system. Pokémon Viz Media distributes a wide array of POKÉMON animated titles and also is the exclusive North American publisher of POKÉMON manga graphic novels through its Perfect Square imprint.
Source: http://www.viz.com/node/1006040
Nov 29 2013
Nintendo 3DS Pokemon XY Official Guide Book Complete Story Strategy Guide for iOS and Android
The Nintendo 3DS Pokémon XY Official Guide Book Complete Story Strategy Guide (ニンテンドー３ＤＳ ポケモンＸ・Ｙ 公式ガイドブック 完全ストーリー攻略ガイド) is now available for purchase for compatible iOS and Android devices. The apps are region locked though but there is a free trial version for Android. The iOS version was released on November 22nd, 2013 and requires iOS 6.0 and 23.5MB. The Android version was released on November 29th, 2013 and requires Android 2.3.3 and up.
Sources: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.over_lap.xy.free and https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id734369603?mt=8
Sources: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.over_lap.xy.free and https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/id734369603?mt=8
The official Pokémon website has revealed a new Pokémon TV app for Google Android and Apple iOS. The app allows fans to watch episodes of the Pokémon anime on their compatible Android or iOS devices. The English dub of the 15th anime short Meloetta’s Moonlight Serenade will debut on the app.
The Pokémon TV app is available now at no charge for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the App Store and for Android at the Google Play website.
This Friday, visit Pokémon TV on Pokemon.com or via the Pokémon TV mobile app to watch two amazing Pokémon specials! Don’t miss the animated short feature Meloetta’s Moonlight Serenade, showing in English for the very first time. You can watch this short on Pokémon TV through March 24th. Be sure to look for a sneak peek of Meloetta in its awesome Pirouette Forme!
And don’t miss the latest full-length Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice, starring the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo and a host of cool Legendary Pokémon! The movie will be on Pokémon TV only through February 18th so catch it while you can!
Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/anim_pokemontv_mobile_app-2013-02-12/
Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SPG3hdGwW4
Watch Pokémon episodes on the new Pokémon TV app!
Download the Pokémon TV application today and start watching amazing Pokémon animated adventures starring Ash, Pikachu, and all their friends anywhere you can go online! Don’t miss exciting special features, movies, and trailers for upcoming Pokémon movie events, too. It’s the perfect app for Pokémon fans to keep up with Pokémon TV episodes!The Pokémon TV app is available now at no charge for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on the App Store and for Android at the Google Play website.
This Friday, visit Pokémon TV on Pokemon.com or via the Pokémon TV mobile app to watch two amazing Pokémon specials! Don’t miss the animated short feature Meloetta’s Moonlight Serenade, showing in English for the very first time. You can watch this short on Pokémon TV through March 24th. Be sure to look for a sneak peek of Meloetta in its awesome Pirouette Forme!
And don’t miss the latest full-length Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice, starring the Mythical Pokémon Keldeo and a host of cool Legendary Pokémon! The movie will be on Pokémon TV only through February 18th so catch it while you can!
Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/anim_pokemontv_mobile_app-2013-02-12/
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Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SPG3hdGwW4
