The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 25 - Hiun City! Fushide Panic!! (ヒウンシティ！ フシデパニック！！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

Returning back to Hiun City from the wastelands, Satoshi and friends meet up with Arti-san for Satoshi's gym battle. Can Satoshi defeat Arti for his third Isshu badge?

This episode had vertical and horizontal emergency news scroll bars on the screen and the actual episode was shrunk to the top right corner. There were also extra notices at the beginning of the episode stating that The Rocket Gang VS the Plasma Gang! (ロケット団VSプラズマ団！) episodes that were supposed to air before this episode will air at a later time. Also note that next weeks episode also has a schedule change. BW27 - Beware of the Cute Face! Paralyzed by Emonga!! (かわいい顔に要注意！エモンガでシビレビレ！！) will air instead of BW26 - Hiun City Fishing Tournament! Enter the Fisherman Sommelier Dent!! (ヒウンシティのつり大会！釣りソムリエ・デント登場！！)

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TV Tokyo's up-to-date TV guide has just changed the title of the Pocket Monsters Best Wishes episode to air Thursday March 17th. Rather than the previously announced The Rocket Gang VS the Plasma Gang! (Part One) (ロケット団VSプラズマ団！(前編)), which was still scheduled up until recently, the episode airing will be Hiun Gym Match! Purehearted Bug Pokémon Battle!! (ヒウンジム戦！　純情ハートの虫ポケモンバトル！！), featuring Satoshi's battle with the Hiun City Gym Leader Arti. TV Tokyo has mentioned the episodes will be aired at a later date, but not given any further information on when.

Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/program/detail/21304_201103171900.html

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 22 - Hiun City! Fushide Panic!! (ヒウンシティ！ フシデパニック！！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

Having finally arrived at Hiun City, Satoshi and friends meet up with Arti-san. Trouble quickly brews as an invasion of Fushide arrive in the city which quickly causes a panic. Can Satoshi and his friends help stop the panic caused by the Fushide? And why are the Fushide invading the city?

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Earlier today, the children's variety show Oha Suta (おはスタ) debuted the full trailer for the upcoming 14th movies Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム / ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム). Both movies will debut in Japanese theaters separately on July 17th, 2011. It also aired at the end of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 21 (スカイアローブリッジとゴチルゼル！). High Definition images from the trailer have been posted on our imageboard.


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The official movie website also updated posting character bios and a story outline for the new movies. The trailer was posted on the official movie website and can be viewed there.

Movie Posters

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Location Shooting

This years movie location shooting took place in France on the Mediterranean coast French Riviera. The crew visited GOURDON, Tourrettes-sur-Loup, Eze, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, St. Agnes, Peillon and Cagnes-sur-Mer as they scouted locations to base this years movie off of.

The character Aude (オード) in Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram is likely based off the department in south-central France named Aude which was named after the river Aude.

Movie Story

Satoshi and Pikachu along with Iris and Dent are traveling through the Ishhu region and arrived at the town of Aint Oak where a castle called the 'Sword of the Earth' is located. The town was once the flourishing kingdom of the 'People of the Earth' but has since gone into decline. Satoshi has decided to battle in the Harvest Festival Commemoration Tournament in Aint Oak, and becomes friends with the Mythical Pokémon Victini. Dread, who is a descendant of the 'People of the Earth' who wants to revive the kingdom, harnesses the power of Victini to move the 'Sword of the Earth' but in the process it will create an unprecedented disaster for the people of Aint Oak. Will Satoshi be able to save the town and divert a disaster? What will be the fate of Victini? With the mystery of Zekrom and Reshiram, the greatest Pokémon adventure is approaching!

イッシュ地方を旅するサトシとピカチュウ、アイリス、デントたちは、「大地の剣」と呼ばれる城を中心に広がる街、アイントオークにやってきた。 この街は、かつて「大地の民の王国」として栄えていたが、現在は衰退してしまっていた。 サトシたちは、アイントオークの収穫祭の記念バトルに参加し、そこで人やポケモンにふしぎなパワーを与えることのできる幻のポケモン・ビクティニと出会い、仲良くなる。 王国復活を願う大地の民の末裔、ドレッド・グランギルは、ビクティニのパワーを利用し、「大地の剣」を動かそうとたくらむが、その影響により、アイントオークはかつてない異変に巻き込まれてしまう。 果たして、サトシたちはこの街の危機を救えるのか？　ビクティニの運命は？ ゼクロム、レシラムの謎とともに、ポケモン史上最大の冒険と感動が、君に迫る！

Movie Biographies

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Common Characters to both movies:

Dread Grangil (ドレッド・グランギル): Dread is descendant of the 'People of the Earth'. He is on a journey looking for people scattered around the earth in order to revive their kingdom. (大地の民の末裔。王国の復活を願い、各地に散った大地の民を探し、旅をしている。)

Carlita (カリータ): Carlita is Dread's little sister. She participated in the Harvest Festival's commemoration battle. She has a Sazandora. (アイントオークに住むドレッドの妹。収穫祭記念バトル大会に参加する。サザンドラの使い手。)

Janta (ジャンタ): She is Dread's mother. She knows about the story of Victini and the 'People of the Earth'. (ドレッドの母。大地の民に伝わるビクティニの物語を知る人物。)

Momont (モーモント): He is the mayor of Aint Oak. He is the host of the Harvest Festival Tournament battle and he tells the story of Victini. (アイントオークの町長。大地の民に伝わるビクティニの物語を知る人物。収穫祭記念バトル大会を主催。 サトシ・アイリス・デント…「ポケットモンスターベストウイッシュ」の主人公。)

Character only in Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom

Shade (セード): Shade is a girl that is a descendant of the "People of Earth'. She lives in the desert away from the ancient kingdom. (大地の民の末裔の女の子。かつての王国の土地から離れて荒野に住んでいる。)

Character only in Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram

Aude (オード): Aude is a boy that is a descendant of the "People of Earth'. He lives in a ice land away from the ancient kingdom. (大地の民の末裔の男の子。かつての王国の土地から離れて氷原に住んでいる。)

Voice Actors

The official website also announced the guest voice actors for the movies. Hideki Takahashi (高橋英樹), Shōsuke Tanihara (谷原章介), Satomi Ishihara (石原さとみ), Mao Daichi (大地真央), and Nana Mizuki (水樹奈々) were all announced as voice actors in the upcoming movies but the parts they will be voicing were not announced. Shōko Nakagawa and Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) are also both returning for parts.

Theme Song

The newly revealed poster indicates at the group Every Little Thing which includes Kaori Mochida (持田香織) and Ichiro Ito (伊藤一朗) will be doing this years theme song. The song title or an official press release have yet to be announced.


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

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 21 - The Skyarrow Bridge and Gothiruselle! (スカイアローブリッジとゴチルゼル！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

En-route to Hiun City, Satoshi and friends arrive at the Skyarrow Bridge. While attempting to cross the bridge, Satoshi and his friends are stopped by a Gothiruselle. Why is Gothiruselle blocking their way and will Satoshi and his friends be able to make it to Hiun City?!

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

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 20 - Pikachu VS Meguroco VS Koaruhie!! (ピカチュウｖｓメグロコｖｓコアルヒー！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

En-route to Hiun City, Satoshi and friends stop for some lunch and a training battle when suddenly the Sunglasses Meguroco digs a hole and Satoshi and Pikachu fall into it. Meguroco wants to battle Satoshi and Pikachu is ready and willing to oblige but the battle is cut short by a Koaruhie.

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 19 - Sommelier Showdown! Ishizumai VS Futachimaru!! (ソムリエ対決！　イシズマイVSフタチマル！！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

En-route to Hiun City, Satoshi and friends arrive at a newly opened Friendly Shop where a Pokémon Sommelière is conducting compatibility tests. Satoshi is excited to hear the results of the test with his Pokémon but is distracted by Cabernet, a C-Class Pokémon Sommelière who is out for revenge against Dent. Will Cabernet be able to defeat Dent in her revenge battle?

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 18 - Yaguruma Forest! Kurumiru and Arti!! (タマゴからかえったあばれん坊！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

En-route to Hiun City, Satoshi and friends decide travel through the Yaguruma Forest. Suddenly a wild Kurumiru attacks Pikachu!

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Satoshi's Zuruggu (サトシのズルッグ) Event

The 17th episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes featured the hatching of Satoshi's egg and Zuruggu joining Satoshi's team. To celebrate this event, players of the Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White have the opportunity to download Satoshi's Zuruggu (サトシのズルッグ) off of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Satoshi's Zuruggu has been added to our event database.

The official sites news release stated that this event would start on January 28th, 2011 and go until February 10th, 2011 [2011年1月28日（金）～2月10日（木）] but the event was activated right after Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 18 aired.

C-Gear Wallpapers (Cギアスキン) - Hikari's Pochama & Takeshi's Gureggru

To celebrate the February 2nd, 2011 Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl Anime Special, a C-Gear skin of Hikari's Pochama and Takeshi's Gureggru were posted to help promote the special. Players of the Japanese version of Pokémon Black and White can login to the Pokémon Global Link website and go to the customization page which will now allow them to select these two new C-Gear skins. We have also added a C-Gear (Cギア) page to keep track of all the released C-Gear Wallpapers.

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 17 - The Roughneck Who Came From An Egg! (タマゴからかえったあばれん坊！) aired on Thursday in Japan.

En-route to Hiun City, Satoshi and friends decide to take a break when suddenly his egg begins to glow. Will Satoshi's egg finally hatch and what will it hatch into?!

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The official Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver website posted a news article for the Ash's Pikachu event at Toys"R"Us later this month in which it announced the title of the new season of the English dub. The 14th English dubbed season will be called "Pokémon: Black & White", the same name as the games. The Japanese and Taiwanese versions of the same series are called "Best Wishes (ベストウイッシュ)". The title 'Best Wishes' is a double pun in Japanese.

Press Release

Ash and his partner Pikachu have been through thick and thin together in their adventures on TV and in the Pokémon movies. Now, they prepare to go on all-new adventures in the latest TV season, Pokémon: Black & White! Follow Ash, Pikachu, and a brand-new cast of characters as they discover never-before-seen Pokémon throughout the Unova region.

Source: http://www.pokemongoldsilver.com/us/#/news/ashspikachu/