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Images from the February 2013 Corocoro are now available and they reveal the official Japanese names of Xerneas and Yveltal as well as their artwork, height and weight.
On January 9th, 2013, the official Pokémon Twitter feed posted the phonetic spellings for Xerneas and Yveltal. "The English phonetic spellings for the new Legendary Pokémon are Xerneas: ZURR-nee-us and Yveltal: ee-VELL-tall."
Source: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/289143489537642497
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| Xerneas (ゼルネアス) Height: 3.0m Weight: 215kg |
Yveltal (イベルタル) Height: 5.8m Weight: 203.0kg |
4 Genesect's, Red Genesect the leader. |
On January 9th, 2013, the official Pokémon Twitter feed posted the phonetic spellings for Xerneas and Yveltal. "The English phonetic spellings for the new Legendary Pokémon are Xerneas: ZURR-nee-us and Yveltal: ee-VELL-tall."
Source: https://twitter.com/Pokemon/status/289143489537642497
Movie 16
CoroCoro also revealed information on the upcoming 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect (神速のゲノセクト) which will be relaed in Japanese theaters on July 13th, 2013. There are four different Genesect in the movie and the Red Genesect is the leader. It was also revealed that it will relate somehow to the new anime series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 エピソードN) which begins airing on January 17th, 2013.
Jan 06 2013
Pokémon Smash 117
The announcer introduced the show by telling the audience that this is the 5th PokéSma Champion Position Tournament, where the previous Champion Director Shoko-tan and the Original Champion Group Member Baba and the 3rd Champion Group Member Yamamoto all Compete for Victory. Clips from the previous tournaments were shown.
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Golgo and the entire Smash crew were then on hand to wish the viewers a happy new year. They had all made banner scrolls that said: Championship (優勝) as they were all hoping to become the champion. The announcer then went over the previous four tournaments and discussed how each of them went. Baba has made it to the finals in every tournament and Shoko-tan had been in the finals three times and won twice. Shoko-tan is the current champion from the fourth tournament.
Golgo then noticed that Akiyama's banner did not say Championship (優勝) like everyone elses. Instead it said "Runner up" (準優勝)
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The battle started with Neese using his PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Niccolo used Braviary and Buffron. Neese's Roubushin used Drain Punch on Niccolo's Buffron and one hit KO'd it. The battle then fast-forwarded and Niccolo's Buffron was replaced with a Gigaiath. Niccolo then managed to knock out PorygonZ. Once again the battle fast-forwarded and Neese's PorygonZ was replaced with an Ulgamoth and we just see Niccolo's Buffron use DynamicPunch (ばくれつパンチ) to knock out Ulgamoth. Neese then sends out his Dredear but at this point Niccolo only has his Buffron with very low HP. Neese's Dredear uses Petal Dance (はなびらのまい) to finish it off and crown Neese the Internaional Division Champion.
As the winner of the last tournament, Shoko-tan go a buy into the second round of the tournament while Baba was placed at the other end of the tournament tree as he was the runner up from the last tournament. The remaining contestants drew numbers out of a box to determine which matchups they would be in for the first round. Yamamoto was the last person to draw numbers and he didn't want to get 5 because he'd be matched up with Baba in the first round, a rematch of the 3rd tournament final battle that Yamamoto won. Unfortunately for him he picked 5.
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Both Shigeki Morimoto (森本茂樹) and Junichi Masuda (増田順一) arrived on set and took a similar role in this episode as they did in the previous episode as judges/spectators.
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The battles in the first round were 4VS4 level 50 Pokémon. The battle started with Neese using his PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Golgo countered with Yamirami and Hariteyama. Golgo started off the battle by using Fake Out with Yamirami which damaged both of Neese's Pokémon. Hariteyama used Toxic Orb (どくどくだま) which is an item that poisons the Pokémon holding it. Yamirami then used Confuse Ray on Roubushin and confused it. Then Hariteyama used Close Combat on PorygonZ and knocked it out. Neese's Roubushin used Drain Punch on Hariteyama which critically injured it and restored all of Roubushin's HP. Neese's PorygonZ was replaced with his Ulgamoth. Yamirami then used Confuse Ray on Ulgamoth and confused it. Neese's Ulgamoth used Heat Wave and damaged both of Golgo's Pokémon and knocked out Hariteyama. Golgo sent out his trusty Okutank to replace his fallen Hariteyama. It used Ice Beam on Ulgamoth and froze it. Yamirami then knocked out Roubushin leaving Neese with just his frozen Ulgamoth. Okutank then used Hydro Pump to finish it off. Neese then sends out his final Pokémon Dredear but Golgo still had 3 active Pokémon. Dredear used on Yamirami and it became infatuated and less likely to attack. Okutank had a trick up its sleeve though and it used Fire Blast to one hit KO Neese's Dredear and give Golgo the victory in the battle. Golgo moved on to the second round while Neese and the International Division were eliminated from the tournament.
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Robert introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. There was no theme for the episode this week but the announcer discussed the battle history for Satoshi and his rivals in the Isshu League. This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Satoshi VS Kotetsu! The Secret Weapon: Sazandora!! (サトシ対コテツ！秘密兵器サザンドラ!!) from the Best Wishes Season 2 series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.
Akiyama started off the match by sending out Onigohri and Yukinooh while Red sent out Lizardon and Hassam. Red's Hassam started off by using Bullet Punch on Akiyama's Onigohri and critically hitting it. Onigohri then attacked using Blizzard and damaged both of Red's Pokémon. Lizardon then attacked Yukinooh with Inferno and almost 1 hit KO'd it but it wasn't enough as it was holding a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ) which allows the holder to endure one potential KO attack by only having 1 HP. Yukinooh then used Blizzard and knocked out Lizardon. Yukinooh was then knock it out as well as it sustained damage from the previous Inferno which had burned it. Red then sent out Dainose while Akiyama sent out Todoseruga. Red's Hassam started off the round by using Bullet Punch on Todoseruga. Blizzard was then used twice by Akiyama and the second time it froze Dainose. Red then decided to switch out his Dainose for a Charem. Onigohri then used Blizzard again and froze Charem this time and knocked out Hassam. Blizzard was used yet again and Charem was knocked out so Dainose returned to battle in a frozen state. Blizzard was used yet again and knocked out Dainose to give Akiyama the victor and Red was eliminated from the tournament.
Baba started off the match by sending out Lucario and Ononokus while Yamamoto sent out Crecelia and Wash Rotom. Baba's Lucario used Final Gambit on Crecelia but Crecelia survived as it had sufficient HP. Crecelia used Thunder Wave on Ononokus and paralyzed it. Baba then sent out Suicune. Wash Rotom used Thunderbolt on Suicune and did approximately 70% damage. Suicune then used Ice Beam on Crecelia while Ononokus used Guillotine on Wash Rotom but both attacks did little damage as Yamamoto had used Substitute in a previous turn. The Substitute ended for Wash Rotom though. Crecelia then used Ice Beam on Ononokus while Wash Rotom used Thunderbolt on Suicune was knocked out. The battle then quickly fast-forwarded to show Crecelia using Ice Beam to knock out Baba's Ononokus and then his Doryuzu to win the battle and eliminate Baba from the tournament while advancing to the next round.
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The second round matches were now set with Shoko-tan battling against Golgo and Akiyama battling against Yamamoto.
Golgo started off the match by sending out Yamirami and Hariteyama while Shoko-tan countered with Bohmander and Gablias. Yamirami used Fake Out which damaged both of Shoko-tan's Pokémon. Hariteyama used Toxic Orb (どくどくだま) which is an item that poisons the Pokémon holding it. Yamirami used Attract on Gablias and it became infatuated and less likely to attack. Gablias though was able to attack Yamirami with Outrage and almost 1 hit KO'd it but it wasn't enough as it was holding a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ) which allows the holder to endure one potential KO attack by only having 1 HP. Bohmander then used Draco Meteor on Hariteyama and 1 hit KO'd it. Golgo then send out his Ringuma while Shoko-tan switched out her Bohmander for her Crecelia. Yamirami used Confuse Ray on Crecelia and confused it. Gablias tried to attack but was under Attract. Ringuma then used Close Combat on Gablias and damaged it a lot. Crecelia then used Icy Wind and Yamirami was finally knocked out. Ringuma then used Facade on Gablias and knocked it out. Shoko-tan sent out her Bohmander again while Golgo sent out his Okutank. Bohmander used Draco Meteor on Ringuma and knocked it out. Crecelia then used Psyshock on Okutank and it did about 50% damage. Okutank then used Ice Beam on Bohmander and knocked it out. Shoko-tan then sent out Ulgamoth and it used Bug Buzz to knock out Okutank to give Shoko-tan the victory and eliminated Golgo from the tournament. Shoko-tan moved on to the finals.
Yamamoto started off the battle by sending out Crecelia and Metagross while Akiyama countered with Onigohri and Yukinooh. Yamamoto started off by switching out Metagross for Bangiras. Onigohri then attacked using Blizzard and damaged both of Yamamoto's Pokémon. The match then fast-forwards and Yamamoto has a Chandela out with his Bangiras while Akiyama has his Nokocchi out with his Onigohri. Bangiras uses Rock Slide on Akiyama's Pokémon, knocking them out. It then fast-forwards again to just show Yukinooh also being knocked out with Rock Slide. Yamamoto did not loose any of his Pokémon in the battle and he advanced to the finals against Shoko-tan.
Yamamoto started off by sending out Chandela and Crecelia while Shoko-tan counter with Ulgamoth and Manyula. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave on Shoko-tan's Pokémon, almost knocking them both out. Manyula had a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ). Ulgamoth then used Bug Buzz on Crecelia to knock it out. Manyula was knocked out in the round though as well due to burn damage. Shoko-tan sent out Gablias while Yamamoto sent out Toritodon. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave on Shoko-tan's Pokémon and it was enough to knock out her Ulgamoth. Gablias then used Outrage on Toritodon and one hit KO'd it. Shoko-tan then sent out her Crecelia while Yamamoto sent out his Metagross. Crecelia used Protect while Chandela used Heat Wave and it burned Gablias. Gablias then used Outrage on Metagross but it wasn't very effective. Chandela used Heat Wave again and this time knocked out Gablias while lowering Crecelia HP to about 65%. Metagross used Comet Punch on Crecelia lowering its HP to 84/221. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave once more to lower Crecelia HP to 7/221 Metagross used Comet Punch on Crecelia to finish it off and give Yamamoto the championship!
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Golgo and the entire Smash crew were then on hand to wish the viewers a happy new year. They had all made banner scrolls that said: Championship (優勝) as they were all hoping to become the champion. The announcer then went over the previous four tournaments and discussed how each of them went. Baba has made it to the finals in every tournament and Shoko-tan had been in the finals three times and won twice. Shoko-tan is the current champion from the fourth tournament.
Golgo then noticed that Akiyama's banner did not say Championship (優勝) like everyone elses. Instead it said "Runner up" (準優勝)
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International Division - Match 1 - Niccolo VS Maru
This battle was only briefly shown. Only one person from the International Division would make it into the Smash Tournament, so the Internation Division all battled each other to determine the champion of the Internation Division and the person who would advance to the main tournament. Niccolo had a Braviary and Buffron while Maru had a Swanna and a Frost Rotom. The battle ended with Nicollo winning as he defeated her Chandela.
International Division - Match 2 - Neese VS Noemi
Once again this battle was quickly shown but Neese had a PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Noemi had a Tsubotsubo and a Kekking. His PorygonZ used Tri Attack on Tsubotsubo and managed to freeze it. Roubushin then attacked and managed to confuse Noemi's Kekking. The battle then fast-forwareded to a point where Neese still had his PorygonZ but also had an Ulgamoth while Noemi had a Raichu and a Aiant but both her Pokémon were defeated at the same time to give Neese the victory.International Division - Match 3 - Neese VS Niccolo
The battle started with Neese using his PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Niccolo used Braviary and Buffron. Neese's Roubushin used Drain Punch on Niccolo's Buffron and one hit KO'd it. The battle then fast-forwarded and Niccolo's Buffron was replaced with a Gigaiath. Niccolo then managed to knock out PorygonZ. Once again the battle fast-forwarded and Neese's PorygonZ was replaced with an Ulgamoth and we just see Niccolo's Buffron use DynamicPunch (ばくれつパンチ) to knock out Ulgamoth. Neese then sends out his Dredear but at this point Niccolo only has his Buffron with very low HP. Neese's Dredear uses Petal Dance (はなびらのまい) to finish it off and crown Neese the Internaional Division Champion.
As the winner of the last tournament, Shoko-tan go a buy into the second round of the tournament while Baba was placed at the other end of the tournament tree as he was the runner up from the last tournament. The remaining contestants drew numbers out of a box to determine which matchups they would be in for the first round. Yamamoto was the last person to draw numbers and he didn't want to get 5 because he'd be matched up with Baba in the first round, a rematch of the 3rd tournament final battle that Yamamoto won. Unfortunately for him he picked 5.
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Both Shigeki Morimoto (森本茂樹) and Junichi Masuda (増田順一) arrived on set and took a similar role in this episode as they did in the previous episode as judges/spectators.
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First Round - First Match - Golgo VS Neese
The battles in the first round were 4VS4 level 50 Pokémon. The battle started with Neese using his PorygonZ and a Roubushin while Golgo countered with Yamirami and Hariteyama. Golgo started off the battle by using Fake Out with Yamirami which damaged both of Neese's Pokémon. Hariteyama used Toxic Orb (どくどくだま) which is an item that poisons the Pokémon holding it. Yamirami then used Confuse Ray on Roubushin and confused it. Then Hariteyama used Close Combat on PorygonZ and knocked it out. Neese's Roubushin used Drain Punch on Hariteyama which critically injured it and restored all of Roubushin's HP. Neese's PorygonZ was replaced with his Ulgamoth. Yamirami then used Confuse Ray on Ulgamoth and confused it. Neese's Ulgamoth used Heat Wave and damaged both of Golgo's Pokémon and knocked out Hariteyama. Golgo sent out his trusty Okutank to replace his fallen Hariteyama. It used Ice Beam on Ulgamoth and froze it. Yamirami then knocked out Roubushin leaving Neese with just his frozen Ulgamoth. Okutank then used Hydro Pump to finish it off. Neese then sends out his final Pokémon Dredear but Golgo still had 3 active Pokémon. Dredear used on Yamirami and it became infatuated and less likely to attack. Okutank had a trick up its sleeve though and it used Fire Blast to one hit KO Neese's Dredear and give Golgo the victory in the battle. Golgo moved on to the second round while Neese and the International Division were eliminated from the tournament.
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Robert introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. There was no theme for the episode this week but the announcer discussed the battle history for Satoshi and his rivals in the Isshu League. This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Satoshi VS Kotetsu! The Secret Weapon: Sazandora!! (サトシ対コテツ！秘密兵器サザンドラ!!) from the Best Wishes Season 2 series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.
First Round - Second Match - Red VS Akiyama
Akiyama started off the match by sending out Onigohri and Yukinooh while Red sent out Lizardon and Hassam. Red's Hassam started off by using Bullet Punch on Akiyama's Onigohri and critically hitting it. Onigohri then attacked using Blizzard and damaged both of Red's Pokémon. Lizardon then attacked Yukinooh with Inferno and almost 1 hit KO'd it but it wasn't enough as it was holding a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ) which allows the holder to endure one potential KO attack by only having 1 HP. Yukinooh then used Blizzard and knocked out Lizardon. Yukinooh was then knock it out as well as it sustained damage from the previous Inferno which had burned it. Red then sent out Dainose while Akiyama sent out Todoseruga. Red's Hassam started off the round by using Bullet Punch on Todoseruga. Blizzard was then used twice by Akiyama and the second time it froze Dainose. Red then decided to switch out his Dainose for a Charem. Onigohri then used Blizzard again and froze Charem this time and knocked out Hassam. Blizzard was used yet again and Charem was knocked out so Dainose returned to battle in a frozen state. Blizzard was used yet again and knocked out Dainose to give Akiyama the victor and Red was eliminated from the tournament.
First Round - Third Match - Yamamoto VS Baba
Baba started off the match by sending out Lucario and Ononokus while Yamamoto sent out Crecelia and Wash Rotom. Baba's Lucario used Final Gambit on Crecelia but Crecelia survived as it had sufficient HP. Crecelia used Thunder Wave on Ononokus and paralyzed it. Baba then sent out Suicune. Wash Rotom used Thunderbolt on Suicune and did approximately 70% damage. Suicune then used Ice Beam on Crecelia while Ononokus used Guillotine on Wash Rotom but both attacks did little damage as Yamamoto had used Substitute in a previous turn. The Substitute ended for Wash Rotom though. Crecelia then used Ice Beam on Ononokus while Wash Rotom used Thunderbolt on Suicune was knocked out. The battle then quickly fast-forwarded to show Crecelia using Ice Beam to knock out Baba's Ononokus and then his Doryuzu to win the battle and eliminate Baba from the tournament while advancing to the next round.
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The second round matches were now set with Shoko-tan battling against Golgo and Akiyama battling against Yamamoto.
Second Round - First Match - Shoko-tan VS Golgo
Golgo started off the match by sending out Yamirami and Hariteyama while Shoko-tan countered with Bohmander and Gablias. Yamirami used Fake Out which damaged both of Shoko-tan's Pokémon. Hariteyama used Toxic Orb (どくどくだま) which is an item that poisons the Pokémon holding it. Yamirami used Attract on Gablias and it became infatuated and less likely to attack. Gablias though was able to attack Yamirami with Outrage and almost 1 hit KO'd it but it wasn't enough as it was holding a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ) which allows the holder to endure one potential KO attack by only having 1 HP. Bohmander then used Draco Meteor on Hariteyama and 1 hit KO'd it. Golgo then send out his Ringuma while Shoko-tan switched out her Bohmander for her Crecelia. Yamirami used Confuse Ray on Crecelia and confused it. Gablias tried to attack but was under Attract. Ringuma then used Close Combat on Gablias and damaged it a lot. Crecelia then used Icy Wind and Yamirami was finally knocked out. Ringuma then used Facade on Gablias and knocked it out. Shoko-tan sent out her Bohmander again while Golgo sent out his Okutank. Bohmander used Draco Meteor on Ringuma and knocked it out. Crecelia then used Psyshock on Okutank and it did about 50% damage. Okutank then used Ice Beam on Bohmander and knocked it out. Shoko-tan then sent out Ulgamoth and it used Bug Buzz to knock out Okutank to give Shoko-tan the victory and eliminated Golgo from the tournament. Shoko-tan moved on to the finals.
Second Round - Second Match - Akiyama VS Yamamoto
Yamamoto started off the battle by sending out Crecelia and Metagross while Akiyama countered with Onigohri and Yukinooh. Yamamoto started off by switching out Metagross for Bangiras. Onigohri then attacked using Blizzard and damaged both of Yamamoto's Pokémon. The match then fast-forwards and Yamamoto has a Chandela out with his Bangiras while Akiyama has his Nokocchi out with his Onigohri. Bangiras uses Rock Slide on Akiyama's Pokémon, knocking them out. It then fast-forwards again to just show Yukinooh also being knocked out with Rock Slide. Yamamoto did not loose any of his Pokémon in the battle and he advanced to the finals against Shoko-tan.
Final Round - Shoko-tan VS Yamamoto
Yamamoto started off by sending out Chandela and Crecelia while Shoko-tan counter with Ulgamoth and Manyula. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave on Shoko-tan's Pokémon, almost knocking them both out. Manyula had a Focus Sash (きあいのタスキ). Ulgamoth then used Bug Buzz on Crecelia to knock it out. Manyula was knocked out in the round though as well due to burn damage. Shoko-tan sent out Gablias while Yamamoto sent out Toritodon. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave on Shoko-tan's Pokémon and it was enough to knock out her Ulgamoth. Gablias then used Outrage on Toritodon and one hit KO'd it. Shoko-tan then sent out her Crecelia while Yamamoto sent out his Metagross. Crecelia used Protect while Chandela used Heat Wave and it burned Gablias. Gablias then used Outrage on Metagross but it wasn't very effective. Chandela used Heat Wave again and this time knocked out Gablias while lowering Crecelia HP to about 65%. Metagross used Comet Punch on Crecelia lowering its HP to 84/221. Yamamoto's Chandela used Heat Wave once more to lower Crecelia HP to 7/221 Metagross used Comet Punch on Crecelia to finish it off and give Yamamoto the championship!
The Oha Suta (おはスタ) episode that aired on December 13th, 2012 revealed the Movie 16 Extremespeed Genesect (神速のゲノセクト) teaser trailer. The show is hosted by Pokémon alumni Kōichi Yamadera. The teaser posters for Movie 16 and the movie short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ) was also revealed. The trailer was also posted on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel. An imageboard thread with pictures from the trailer is available by clicking here.
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Sources: http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/
Teaser Trailer Video
Posters
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Teaser Logo
Screenshots from Oha Suta
Sources: http://www.youtube.com/user/PokemonCoJp and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/
It was officially revealed today that Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 エピソードN) will begin on January 17th, 2013 and will feature the return of the Rocket Gang! We have added the series to our Episode Guide and it will be updated as soon at titles are revealed. Below is the press release.
The story of this new arc: Following the Isshu League Higaki Tournament, Satoshi and friends set out on a new journey towards the 'White Ruins' discovered by Professor Araragi's father, a place connected to Reshiram, a Pokémon called legendary. There, they meet the mysterious youth N, who claims he can understand what Pokémon are saying. And then the group gets involved in an ominous experiment on Pokémon conducted by the Plasma Gang! Through the works of the mysterious scientist Achroma, even Pikachu and Kibago become hostile towards Satoshi and friends!? What are the true ambitions of the Plasma Gang's leader Ghetsis, who reveals the gang has been searching for N!? And then, the Rocket Gang trio makes their return to the Isshu Region!! Their current mission puts them at odds with the Plasma Gang... how will the resulting battle turn out!?
新章のストーリーは…イッシュリーグ・ヒガキ大会を終えたサトシたちは、アララギ博士の父が発見した伝説と呼ばれしポケモン、レシラムにまつわる場所「白の遺跡」を目指し、新たな旅を始める。そこでポケモンの声が聞こえるという不思議な青年Ｎ（エヌ）と出会う。さらにサトシたちは、ポケモンを使った怪しい実験をしているプラズマ団の実験に巻き込まれてしまう。謎の科学者アクロマの手によって、ピカチュウ、キバゴまでもがサトシたちに牙を剥く！？プラズマ団はＮ（エヌ）を探しているというが、プラズマ団の総帥・ゲーチスの野望とは一体なんなのか!?さらに、あのロケット団３人組がイッシュ地方再上陸!!プラズマ団と対立し作戦を遂行するロケット団…そのバトルの行方は!?
Japanese Press Release - Translation
In this new series, Satoshi, Pikachu and friends start a new journey towards the 'White Ruins'. On their way, they meet the young 'N', who can hear the voices from Pokémon's hearts... The door of truth leading to an Utopia for Pokémon and humans now lies open! 'Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N' is a tense and exciting story featuring battles on an all new level - do not miss it! What is the real deal with the mysterious youth N? Make sure to take note of the new characters Ghetsis and Achroma as well!The story of this new arc: Following the Isshu League Higaki Tournament, Satoshi and friends set out on a new journey towards the 'White Ruins' discovered by Professor Araragi's father, a place connected to Reshiram, a Pokémon called legendary. There, they meet the mysterious youth N, who claims he can understand what Pokémon are saying. And then the group gets involved in an ominous experiment on Pokémon conducted by the Plasma Gang! Through the works of the mysterious scientist Achroma, even Pikachu and Kibago become hostile towards Satoshi and friends!? What are the true ambitions of the Plasma Gang's leader Ghetsis, who reveals the gang has been searching for N!? And then, the Rocket Gang trio makes their return to the Isshu Region!! Their current mission puts them at odds with the Plasma Gang... how will the resulting battle turn out!?
Japanese Press Release
新シリーズでサトシとピカチュウたちは、「白の遺跡」を目指し、新たな旅を始める。そこで、ポケモンの心の声が聞こえる青年“Ｎ（エヌ）”と出会うが……。ポケモンと人との理想郷、その先にある真実の扉が今開かれる！これまでにない圧倒的なスケールのバトルと、スピード感あふれるストーリーでますます見逃せない『ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン２ エピソードＮ』。そして何よりも、謎の青年Ｎの正体は？ほか、ゲーチス、アクロマといった新キャラクターにも大注目だ！新章のストーリーは…イッシュリーグ・ヒガキ大会を終えたサトシたちは、アララギ博士の父が発見した伝説と呼ばれしポケモン、レシラムにまつわる場所「白の遺跡」を目指し、新たな旅を始める。そこでポケモンの声が聞こえるという不思議な青年Ｎ（エヌ）と出会う。さらにサトシたちは、ポケモンを使った怪しい実験をしているプラズマ団の実験に巻き込まれてしまう。謎の科学者アクロマの手によって、ピカチュウ、キバゴまでもがサトシたちに牙を剥く！？プラズマ団はＮ（エヌ）を探しているというが、プラズマ団の総帥・ゲーチスの野望とは一体なんなのか!?さらに、あのロケット団３人組がイッシュ地方再上陸!!プラズマ団と対立し作戦を遂行するロケット団…そのバトルの行方は!?
Press Release Pictures
Pictures from the press release have been added to our imageboard and can be viewed by clicking here. Below are some of the pictures from the press release.
Nov 30 2012
Rocket Gang Nyarth Event
The new TV Anime Series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2 エピソードN) will begin on January 17th, 2013 and will feature the return of the Rocket Gang! To celebrate this, players of the Japanese version of Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 will be able to download a Rocket Gang Nyarth. Nyarth has been in the anime series from the very start, more than 15 years, but this is the first time it is being offered as a present! Nyarth will be available for a limited time on the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection from December 7th, 2012 until January 10th, 2013. Below are the full details.
Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/11/121130_g01.html
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| Pokémon: Nyarth (ニャース) | |
| OT: Rocket-dan (Rだん) | |
| Poké ball: Cherish Ball (プレシャスボール) | |
| Ability: Pickup (ものひろい) | |
| Held Item: Smoke Ball (けむりだま) | |
| Attack 1: Fury Swipes (みだれひっかき) | |
| Attack 2: Sing (うたう) | |
| Attack 3: Nasty Plot (わるだくみ) | |
| Attack 4: Snatch (よこどり) |
Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/11/121130_g01.html
Nov 29 2012
Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Episode N
Nov 11 2012
Pokémon Smash 110
The announcer introduced the show by saying: "Welcome back! Today we will do the collaboration of the Best Wishes Season 2! Let's kick off! PokéSmash!". The episode started with the entire cast pertending to be sleeping while Twinkle Twinkle Little Star played. Akiyama then asked the question "What day is today?" (今日は何の日？). Yamamoto then explained that they were trying to come up with a name for that day. They discussed different names and gave various reasons for chosing the name. What they eventually came up with was "Plusle and Minun Day" since the kanji for 11 is 十一, so 11/11 is 十一十一, plus-minus-plus-minus. To the western world, November 11th, is Remembrance Day.
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Akiyama introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. The theme for the episode was: (いじわるするのは好きな証拠). This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Maril - Pochama - Elekid!! (マリル・ポッチャマ・エレキッド！！) from the Diamond and Pearl series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.
After the Pokémon Library episode, the Adventure Division Duke it Out with Physically Fit Comedians to Predict the Winner of the Isshu League! First they told the audience that in Best Wishes Season 2, Satoshi had managed to get 8 badges which was enough to allow him to enter the Isshu League. They then introduced his main rivals in the tournament: Shootie (シューティー), Kenyan (ケニヤン), Bel (ベル), Kotetsu (コテツ), and Virgil (バージル).
Robert each got dressed up as the main Pokémon for some of the characters that will be participating in the Isshu League in the anime. Akiyama dressed up as Satoshi's Pikachu, Baba dressed up as Kotetsu's Riolu and Yamamoto dressed up as Bel's Enbuoh.
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Joining Robert was also three Japanese comedians who also dressed up as main Pokémon for some of the characters that will be participating in the Isshu League in the anime. Yoshio Kojima (小島よしお) who is part of the group WAGE dressed up as Virgil's Eievui. Kinnikun Nakayama (なかやまきんに君 AKA 中山翔二) dressed up as Kenyan's Dageki. Finally, Tomoharu Shouji (庄司智春) dressed up as Shootie's Jalorda.
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Their first power battle was to attach pairs of pantyhose to their heads and then in a tug of war like method attempt to pull the pantyhose off the other persons head. Yamamoto Enbouh and Baba Riolu were the first to be teamed up after they drew straws with numbers on them. Yamamoto won the first round. Nakayama Dageki and Kojima Eievui were the next pair and Nakayama Dageki won the second round. Akiyama Pikachu and Shouji Jalorda were the third round after a running battle, Akiyama Pikachu ended up winning.
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The second power battle featured the three loosing contestants from the first round standing on a platform with their backs to each other. The object was to knock their opponents off and be the last one standing. Baba Riolu, Shouji Jalorda and Kojima Eievui were the first battlers with Kojima Eievui winning.
The third round was a dodgeball game. Baba and Shouji loaded a volleyball serving machine with volleyballs that had a number on it. If the player got hit by the volleyball they would take the amount of damage indicated on the ball. Each player had 100 hit points. Kojima Eievui was the first out as he got hit by the 100hp ball, instantly K.O'ing him. The then sped up the shooting of the balls at the remaining three. Nakayama Dageki then held Yamamoto Enbouh until he got hit by a few balls, knocking him out and left Akiyama Pikachu and Nakayama Dageki to battle it out in the final round.
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In the final round of the Isshu League, Akiyama Pikachu vs Nakayama Dageki, the two of them had to stand on one leg while each player took turns picking a card that had an obstacle that the oppositing player had to overcome. Nakayama Dageki picked first and they both survived a leaf blower in the face. Akiyama Pikachu then picked a card that allowed Nakayama Dageki to rest on two feet for 10 seconds. Nakayama Dageki then picked a card that required them to eat a steaming hot soup dumpling (アツアツ 小籠包). Akiyama Pikachu 'barely' made it through. Akiyama Pikachu then picked the card that required Nakayama Dageki to drink a really spice juice drink (激辛ジュース) but he endured it. Finally Akiyama Pikachu picked the Shocking Pen card and Nakayama Dageki got shocked and fell on the floor. Satoshi was then crowned the winner of the Isshu League. The announcer then reminded viewers that the first Isshu League anime episode starts on November 22nd, 2012.
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In the viewer battle, 9 year old Erika Takahashi battled against Shoko-tan. Shoko-tan ended up winning the battle.
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Akiyama introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. The theme for the episode was: (いじわるするのは好きな証拠). This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Maril - Pochama - Elekid!! (マリル・ポッチャマ・エレキッド！！) from the Diamond and Pearl series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.
After the Pokémon Library episode, the Adventure Division Duke it Out with Physically Fit Comedians to Predict the Winner of the Isshu League! First they told the audience that in Best Wishes Season 2, Satoshi had managed to get 8 badges which was enough to allow him to enter the Isshu League. They then introduced his main rivals in the tournament: Shootie (シューティー), Kenyan (ケニヤン), Bel (ベル), Kotetsu (コテツ), and Virgil (バージル).
Robert each got dressed up as the main Pokémon for some of the characters that will be participating in the Isshu League in the anime. Akiyama dressed up as Satoshi's Pikachu, Baba dressed up as Kotetsu's Riolu and Yamamoto dressed up as Bel's Enbuoh.
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Joining Robert was also three Japanese comedians who also dressed up as main Pokémon for some of the characters that will be participating in the Isshu League in the anime. Yoshio Kojima (小島よしお) who is part of the group WAGE dressed up as Virgil's Eievui. Kinnikun Nakayama (なかやまきんに君 AKA 中山翔二) dressed up as Kenyan's Dageki. Finally, Tomoharu Shouji (庄司智春) dressed up as Shootie's Jalorda.
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Their first power battle was to attach pairs of pantyhose to their heads and then in a tug of war like method attempt to pull the pantyhose off the other persons head. Yamamoto Enbouh and Baba Riolu were the first to be teamed up after they drew straws with numbers on them. Yamamoto won the first round. Nakayama Dageki and Kojima Eievui were the next pair and Nakayama Dageki won the second round. Akiyama Pikachu and Shouji Jalorda were the third round after a running battle, Akiyama Pikachu ended up winning.
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The second power battle featured the three loosing contestants from the first round standing on a platform with their backs to each other. The object was to knock their opponents off and be the last one standing. Baba Riolu, Shouji Jalorda and Kojima Eievui were the first battlers with Kojima Eievui winning.
The third round was a dodgeball game. Baba and Shouji loaded a volleyball serving machine with volleyballs that had a number on it. If the player got hit by the volleyball they would take the amount of damage indicated on the ball. Each player had 100 hit points. Kojima Eievui was the first out as he got hit by the 100hp ball, instantly K.O'ing him. The then sped up the shooting of the balls at the remaining three. Nakayama Dageki then held Yamamoto Enbouh until he got hit by a few balls, knocking him out and left Akiyama Pikachu and Nakayama Dageki to battle it out in the final round.
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In the final round of the Isshu League, Akiyama Pikachu vs Nakayama Dageki, the two of them had to stand on one leg while each player took turns picking a card that had an obstacle that the oppositing player had to overcome. Nakayama Dageki picked first and they both survived a leaf blower in the face. Akiyama Pikachu then picked a card that allowed Nakayama Dageki to rest on two feet for 10 seconds. Nakayama Dageki then picked a card that required them to eat a steaming hot soup dumpling (アツアツ 小籠包). Akiyama Pikachu 'barely' made it through. Akiyama Pikachu then picked the card that required Nakayama Dageki to drink a really spice juice drink (激辛ジュース) but he endured it. Finally Akiyama Pikachu picked the Shocking Pen card and Nakayama Dageki got shocked and fell on the floor. Satoshi was then crowned the winner of the Isshu League. The announcer then reminded viewers that the first Isshu League anime episode starts on November 22nd, 2012.
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In the viewer battle, 9 year old Erika Takahashi battled against Shoko-tan. Shoko-tan ended up winning the battle.
Media Factory and Shogakukan have revealed that the 15th movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士 ケルディオ) as well as the 15th short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル) will be released on DVD and Bluray on December 19th, 2012. Both the DVD and Bluray are 2 disc sets and include the movie on disc 1 and the short on disc 2.
The Bluray set has the catalog number SSXX-1 and will retail for 5,229yen while the DVD set has the catalog number SSBX-2550 and will retail for 4,179yen. Both sets have been added to our DVD/Bluray database. Cover artwork will be added when it becomes available.
Both Sets Includes: Creditless Opening, Collection of Concept Art, Preliminary Sketches, Visuals Gallery, Pikachu the Movie 2012 trailer collection, Teaser trailer for next year's movie (特典:■ ノンテロップOP ■ イラスト設定資料集 ■ アイデアスケッチ集 ■ イメージビジュアルギャラリー ■ ピカチュウ・ザ・ムービー2012予告編集 ■ 来年も見てね!)
The Bluray set has the catalog number SSXX-1 and will retail for 5,229yen while the DVD set has the catalog number SSBX-2550 and will retail for 4,179yen. Both sets have been added to our DVD/Bluray database. Cover artwork will be added when it becomes available.
Both Sets Includes: Creditless Opening, Collection of Concept Art, Preliminary Sketches, Visuals Gallery, Pikachu the Movie 2012 trailer collection, Teaser trailer for next year's movie (特典:■ ノンテロップOP ■ イラスト設定資料集 ■ アイデアスケッチ集 ■ イメージビジュアルギャラリー ■ ピカチュウ・ザ・ムービー2012予告編集 ■ 来年も見てね!)
Pokémon TV Anime Theme Songs BEST OF BEST 1997-2012
Also announced was the Pokémon TV Anime Theme Songs BEST OF BEST 1997-2012 (ポケモンTVアニメ主題歌 BEST OF BEST 1997-2012) CD set. The 3 disc set is a collection of the best theme songs from past 15 years of Pocket Monsters. It includes a special deluxe 50 page booklet in addition to the 42 tracks on the CD's which includes a few bonus tracks. The CD has been added to our CD database. The finalized track list will be added when it becomes available.
The latest Pocket Monsters movie debuted in Japanese theaters on July 14th, 2012. The 15th movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ ) and its short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル) were unable to take advantage of a weak movie debut week compared to previous years and ended up in second place. It made 753,760,100 yen for the three day weekend period.
BRAVE HEARTS Umizaru (海猿) which debuted on July 13, 2012, a day before the Pocket Monsters movie, took top place for the weekend. The extra day of ticket sales could have been a large factor in the box office sales position.
Source: http://eiga.com/ranking/
BRAVE HEARTS Umizaru (海猿) which debuted on July 13, 2012, a day before the Pocket Monsters movie, took top place for the weekend. The extra day of ticket sales could have been a large factor in the box office sales position.
Source: http://eiga.com/ranking/
Jul 10 2012
Pokémon Black and White 2 - July Trailer / Korean Summer Carnival Pikachu / 15th Movie Korea
The official Pokémon YouTube page has reposted the Pokémon Black and White 2 - July Trailer. Below is the clip. It reveals that Achroma's English name is Colress.
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Source: http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/html/event/event_Off_view.asp?pFlag=Y&idx=219&mPage=Y
Source: http://movie.pokemonkorea.co.kr/M15/index.asp
Source: http://ko.pokemon-gl.com/#/information/387
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Source: http://www.nintendo.co.kr/3DS/software/SuperPokemon/index.php
Korean Summer Carnival Pikachu
The official Korean Pokémon website has revealed that a Summer Carnival Pikachu will be distributed in Seoul, South Korea from July 14th, 2012 until August 29th, 2012 for players of the Korean versions of Pokémon Black and White via infrared at the aT Center. The Pikachu will be level 100, has the OT 'Summer Carnival (썸머카니발)' and will know the moves: Thunder, Volt Tackle, Grass Knot and Quick Attack.
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Source: http://pokemonkorea.co.kr/html/event/event_Off_view.asp?pFlag=Y&idx=219&mPage=Y
15th Movie Revealed for Korea
The official 15th Pocket Monsters website has now launched for Korea and the tentative title has been revealed as Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman (큐레무 VS 성검사). The movie will be released in South Korea sometime in 2012 but the exact date has not been announced. A poster and teaser trailer can be viewed on the official site.
Source: http://movie.pokemonkorea.co.kr/M15/index.asp
Cobalon, Terrakion and Virizion C-Gear Skins
To promote the announcement of the 15th movie in Korea the Cobalon, Terrakion and Virizion C-Gear skins were posted. They will be available from July 5th, 2012 until August 31st, 2012 for all players of the Korean versions of Pokémon Black and White that have linked their carts to the Pokémon Global Link. Our Black and White C-Gear page has been updated with the info.
Source: http://ko.pokemon-gl.com/#/information/387
Super Pokémon Scramble (슈퍼 포켓몬 대격돌)
Super Pokémon Scramble (슈퍼 포켓몬 대격돌) will be released in Korea on July 12th, 2012 for 44,000won. The Nintendo 3DS game finally arrives in South Korea a year after it debuted in Japan. Our passwords page has been updated and will be continuously updated as new passwords are revealed for the Korean version of the game.
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Source: http://www.nintendo.co.kr/3DS/software/SuperPokemon/index.php
