The soundtrack for the 19th Pokémon Movie - Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna has been announced by Sony Music. This album will be the first Pokémon CD to feature the Blu-Spec CD2 technology. A Blu-spec CD can be played on all standard CD players.


"Blu-spec CD2 employs the Phase Transition Mastering, the technology developed for mastering of Blu-ray discs, to further perfect the acclaimed characteristics of Blu-spec CD. Fully compatible with standard CD players, Blu-spec CD2 completely alters the experience of music."

The CD will be available in Japan on July 27th, 2016 for 2700yen. It's catalog number is MHCL-30391. The CD has been added to our database and will be updated when more information is revealed.

Sources: http://www.blu-speccd2.jp/

The official website for the Pocket Monsters XY&Z Character Song Project, which launched in late October some time prior to the premiere of the Pocket Monsters XY&Z TV series, has updated with the revelation of a third character song, The Rocket Gang Team Song (ロケット団 団 歌), featuring Musashi, Kojiro, Nyarth and Sonansu, following the XY&Z opening theme "XY&Z", featuring Satoshi, and the XY&Z ending theme "The Squishy Song", featuring Eureka. The song will be available at select digital music services from January 20th, 2016.



In addition to this song, the new "Character Song Room" subsite on the website, which contains purchase links for the two already-released songs, also teases the existence of three additional songs.

What is the Pokémon Character Song Project?

In order to liven up Satoshi and his friends' adventure, a music laboratory constantly researches music. The songs that have been researched at the laboratory then get sent to everyone that love Pokémon by "The Character Song Project" and the designated executive producer of this character project is, incredibly enough: Good old Tomohisa Sako of "Getta Banban" fame!! The "character song project" will involve a wide variety of characters singing!! Look forward to it!!


The first Character Song Project CD collection was also announced. Two versions of the CD will be released:
The 1600 yen Limited Edition comes with a DVD containing creditless versions of the Pocket Monsters XY&Z OP and ED, as well as a yet announced tretta. The 1300 yen Standard Edition will just include the CD. Details of both these CDs have been added to our database.

Source: http://www.pokemon-xyz-charactersongproject.com/

The Pokémon Company International announced the Pokémon Jukebox app for regions outside of Japan. The app is the same as the Pokémon Ongaku Zukan (ポケモン音楽図鑑) one released in Japan earlier in the year. The app is free but tracks cost $0.99 for single tracks and $1.99 for medleys. We recommend though if people wish to listen to this Pokémon music that they buy the CD's or the iTunes tracks which are significantly cheaper and are more useful to use on other devices.

Pokémon Jukebox Launches on Google Play

New Android App Lets Pokémon Fans Listen to Music from Classic and Current Pokémon Video Games - The Pokémon Company International today announced the launch of Pokémon Jukebox, an Android app that lets users listen to music from their favourite Pokémon video games. The app can now be downloaded at no charge on Google Play at the following link: LINK

In Pokémon Jukebox, fans encounter three new Pokémon songs each day which they can listen to at no charge. Songs are also available for users to buy through in-app purchase. The app contains numerous features, including playlist creation, looping, keyword song search, custom tagging, medleys, and more. Everyone from the most committed Pokémon enthusiast to the newest Pokémon Trainer will be coming back for more.

In the first month, Pokémon fans can enjoy over 200 Pokémon songs from the adventures in Pokémon Red, Blue, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, and SoulSilver. Additional songs are planned to be released from the Pokémon series titles, including Pokémon X and Pokémon Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire!

Pokémon Jukebox features include:

• Daily Songs: Access three unlocked songs from various Pokémon series titles each day for no charge.
• In-App Song Purchases: Purchase specific songs to make them playable at any time.
• Keyword Song Search: Search for songs with keywords and concept tags like “Battle,” “Opening,” “Route,” and others.
• Playable Sound Effects: Play preset sound effects along with the music using a built-in sound effects button.
• Loop Functionality: Enable an endless loop for songs, just like during normal gameplay, or set the number of loops for each song.
• Custom Tagging: Create original tags, such as “Intense Songs,” and connect them to any song.
• Mix Feature: Set whether songs fade out when they end or immediately jump to the next song without a break.
• Medleys: Purchasable medleys play several songs together in one long collection based on themes such as “Battles” or “Routes.”
• Playlist Creation: Create a playlist of songs to listen to, including shuffle and repeat functionality.

Pokémon Jukebox is not available for Apple devices, but Apple users can continue to purchase Pokémon songs from the iTunes store.

Introducing the Pokémon Jukebox Android App! - YouTube Trailer

The official Sony Music Japan website and the official Pokémon Tretta website have announced new CD's for the Movie 18 theme song Tweedia sung by Rei Yasuda (安田レイ) and the third XY ending theme Gaogao All Stars (ガオガオ・オールスター) sung by Little Glee Monster. All the CD's will be released in Japan on July 15th, 2015. Full details of these CD's will be added to our database when they become available.

There are two Tweedia CD's, a Time Limited Edition with DVD and a Regular Edition. The Time Limited Edition will also come with a Rayquaza Tretta.


There are 3 CD's that include Gaogao All Stars: a Time Limited Edition, a Regular Edition and a Limited Edition with DVD. The Little Glee Monster's 3rd single CD's are currently untitled. A special Satoshi's Pikachu tretta will also be included with the Time Limited Edition.


Sources: http://www.pokemontretta.com/event/e150515_1/ and http://www.pokemontretta.com/event/e150515_2/

The Pokémon Omega Ruby & Pokémon Alpha Sapphire: Super Music Collection is now available for purchase on iTunes. The collection is not exactly the same as 6 disc CD Nintendo 3DS Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Super Music Complete set that was released in Japan earlier in the month. The iTunes collection only contains 160 tracks though many of the tracks are not included in the iTunes release are from the GBA (GameBoy Advanced) Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Musical Super Complete CD.


Source: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pokemon-omega-ruby-pokemon/id951849989

Nintendo of Europe has confirmed that the free download codes for Mewtwo will be distributed in spring 2015 for players that register both versions of Super Smash Bros for Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. Participants who qualify before 22:59 (UK time) on January 20th, 2015 can receive both the soundtrack CD and the free Mewtwo download codes but have until March 31st, 2015 to register both games in order to get just the free Mewtwo codes. Mewtwo will be made available to purchase as add-on content later in 2015 though for those that missed registering or only purchased one version of the game.


Source: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Campaigns/Super-Smash-Bros-Club-Nintendo-Promotion/Super-Smash-Bros-Club-Nintendo-Promotion-937174.html

Shoko Nakagawa announced earlier in her LIVE TOUR 2014 Greedy Revolution that a CD of the current ending theme DreaDrea (ドリドリ) would be released in 2015. Shoko-tan's staff Twitter account posted today that the release date of the CD would be February 18th, 2015. They also posted two videos of Shoko-tan dressed as Serena dancing to the ending theme song on YouTube but the videos are region restricted to Japan. The CD has been added to our database and will be updated when details become available. Images from Shoko Nakagawa LIVE TOUR 2014 Greedy Revolution (中川翔子 LIVE TOUR 2014『貪欲革命』) are also available on the Imageboard thread.

Standard Version

Mirrored Version

Sources: https://twitter.com/shoko_nkgw/status/531357842209378304, youtu.be/WiJoJzaGZXg and http://youtu.be/3p5o-XY78qE

Last week marked the 14th anniversary of the Pokémon Live! Musical premiering in the United States. Pokemon Live! was a multi-million dollar musical stage show featuring the adventures of Ash, Brock, Misty, Pikachu, Giovanni, Team Rocket and the mechanical Pokémon, MechaMew2. It premiered on Broadway at Radio City Music Hall in September of 2000 and then toured the United States and Canada.


To mark this anniversary, we have compiled a content database article about Pokémon Live. Most of the information in this Pokémon Live! Musical article was obtained from Production Stage Manager Chris Mitchell in late 2012 and is posted with his permission. The information posted is used in an editorial context and only the information relating to the finalized Call Script that we were given permission to post can be viewed in this Pokémon Live! Musical article. Pokémon Live! is Copyright ©2000 Radio City Entertainment, 4 Kids Entertainment and Nintendo.

The article contains the following: Main Page - About the Musical - Permission - CD - Original Cast - Understudies - Staff - Tour Locations - Script - Show Timings - Scene Shift Plot - Meowth and Pikachu Dresser Cues - Sound FX - Cast Flow - Story/Information - Features - YouTube Videos

The Nintendo 3DS Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Super Music Complete (ポケモン オメガルビー・アルファサファイアスーパーミュージックコンプリート) 6 disc CD set has been announced by OVERLAP records. The set will be released in Japan on December 3rd, 2014. The preorder price is 3000yen and most stores will end preorders on November 29th, 2014. The regular price of the set is approximately 3300yen. The CD set includes: 267 tracks from the games Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire for a runtime of about 326 minutes and a 28 page full color booklet all in a deluxe digicase. The catalog number is: OVCP-0004 and the JAN Code is: 4560423191557.


153 tracks are songs from Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, 109 tracks are songs re-recorded from Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire (ポケットモンスター ルビー&サファイア) and there will also be 7 bonus tracks which includes a secret track recorded by GAME FREAK.

Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/oras/campaign/20140912_02.html and http://over-lap.co.jp/cd/oa/

During the Nintendo Direct broadcast on August 29th, 2014, Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata (岩田 聡) revealed the New Nintendo 3DS and LL. The New Nintendo 3DS and New Nintendo 3DS LL feature a C Stick camera analog control similar to the one on the Gamecube controller and it is placed above the A/B/X/Y buttons. New ZL and ZR shoulder buttons have also been added next to the L and R shoulder buttons. A faster CPU has been incorporated and these 3DS version feature the NFC reader incorporated into the system which will allow players to place the amiibo NFC figures on the bottom screen without having to use the upcoming 3DS NFC adapter. High resolution pictures from the broadcast are available on our Imageboard thread.


A special Super Smash Bros Soundtrack CD will be available for people that purchase both the 3DS and Wii U versions of the game. The offer has been confirmed for the North American, European and Japanese Club Nintendo markets. Pikachu is featured on the cover and it is expected to feature some Pokémon tracks. Battle! (Trainer Battle) (Pokémon X and Pokémon Y) is already confirmed on the Sample page link. The page also confirms Shota Kageyama from GAME FREAK who recently left the company and now works for SPICA MUSICA was one of the musicians who worked on new arrangements for Nintendo 3DS version. The CD has been added to our database and details will be updated as information becomes available.

Battle! (Trainer Battle) (Pokémon X and Pokémon Y) Sample

October 11th, 2014 Launch Date in Japan

New Nintendo 3DS systems will be released in Japan on October 11th, 2014 but Nintendo of America has confirmed they will not launch in North America or Europe in 2014. The New Nintendo 3DS LL will retail for 18,800 yen while the New Nintendo 3DS will retail for 16,000 yen.

Version Comparison Data

	New Nintendo 3DS XL	New Nintendo 3DS
Size	93.5mm high, 160mm wide, 21.5mm thick (when closed)	80.6mm high, 142mm wide, 21.6mm thick (when closed)
Weight	Approximately 329 grams (including Battery Pak, stylus and Micro SD Memory Card)	Approximately 253 grams (including Battery Pak, stylus and Micro SD Memory Card)
Upper Screen	4.88 inches (diagonal) Wide-screen LCD display showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 800 x 240 pixel resolution 400 pixels are allocated to each eye to enable 3D visuals	3.88 inches (diagonal) Wide-screen LCD display showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 800 x 240 pixel resolution 400 pixels are allocated to each eye to enable 3D visuals
Lower Screen	4.18 inches (diagonal) Touch-screen LCD showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 320 x 240 pixel resolution	3.33 inches (diagonal) Touch-screen LCD showing approximately 16.77 million colors with 320 x 240 pixel resolution
Battery Duration	Approximately 3.5 to 7 hours when using Nintendo 3DS software Approximately 7 to 12 hours when using Nintendo DS software * Depending on the brightness of the screens, the battery duration varies. When the “automatic brightness adjustment” is on, the brightness of the screens changes automatically in accordance with the brightness of the surroundings and, therefore, the battery duration becomes longer in dark places and becomes shorter in bright places. Also, when the “energy saving mode” is on, the battery duration becomes longer. * The above Battery Durations are rough indications and can be shorter depending on the status of use.	Approximately 3.5 to 6 hours when using Nintendo 3DS software Approximately 6.5 to 10.5 hours when using Nintendo DS software * Depending on the brightness of the screens, the battery duration varies. When the “automatic brightness adjustment” is on, the brightness of the screens changes automatically in accordance with the brightness of the surroundings and, therefore, the battery duration becomes longer in dark places and becomes shorter in bright places. Also, when the “energy saving mode” is on, the battery duration becomes longer . * The above Battery Durations are rough indications and can be shorter depending on the status of use.

Nintendo Direct August 29th, 2014 (Japanese)

Sources: http://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/en/2014/140829.html, http://www.smashbros.com/us/music/ and http://club2.nintendo.com/smash-promo/