The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 150 - The Red Chain! The Galaxy Gang Make Their Move!! (赤い鎖！ギンガ団始動！！), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While heading to Nagisa City to get his 8th gym badge, Satoshi and friends find Rocket Gang Nyarth injured in a field. Nyarth explains that they found Galaxy Gang in a nearby factory. Satoshi and friends go to investigate. What is Galaxy Gang up to?

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Cartoon Network Australia will be airing the English dub of the latest Pocket Monsters movie, Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life this week. According the the schedule posted on the official website, it will air Friday November 6th at 6pm and Saturday November 7th at 10am local time.

A new website was launched on Monday November 2nd 2009. Pokemonarceus.com features: the trailer, the storyline, the legacy, the characters and downloads. The movie will air on Cartoon Network in the United States on Friday, November 20th. An English DVD is scheduled for release in the spring according to the website.

It has now also been confirmed that the Amazon.fr posting is indeed correct and 'Pokémon Arceus et le joyau de vie' will be available on DVD in France December 11th, 2009. This DVD release marks the first time that a dub version of any Pokémon movie has been available on DVD outside of Japan before its domestic DVD release. The Japanese DVD release of the 12th Pokémon movie is scheduled for release on December 18th, 2009, the week after the French DVD release.

The French DVD has been added to the database. There you can find information about Pokémon DVD's from around the world.

Source: Animeland & http://www.amazon.fr/

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 149 - Pikachu, Pochama, Keep Apart!! (ピカチュウポッチャマくっつかないで!!), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While heading to Nagisa City to get his 8th gym badge, Satoshi and friends stop by a local Pokemon Center after Pikachu and Pochama start acting strange. What is the cause of Pikachu and Pochama attraction?!

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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 148 - Muma and Yamikarasu and the Dark Stone!(ムウマとヤミカラスとやみのいし!), aired on Thursday in Japan.

While heading to Nagisa City to get his 8th gym badge, Satoshi and friends got lost in a forest. They encounter a Yamikarasu but suddenly a Giratina appears and tries to squish Satoshi. What is happening in this forest?!

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

The new Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl ending theme Which one~ is it? (Dotchi~nyo? ドッチ～ニョ？) will be released on CD December 16, 2009 in Japan. The CD's catalog number is ZMCP-5337 and it will retail for 1260 yen. The currently known tracks are the new ending theme and a new version of Surely Tomorrow （Ashita wa Kitto / あしたはきっと NewアレンジVer.). The full details for the CD haven't been announced.

The CD has been added to the database and will be updated as new information becomes available.

Experience the new Pokemon movie which took more than $US 47 million at the Japanese box office last year, more than any other Pokemon film to date! The latest movie - The Rise of Darkrai (PG) - starring Pokemon trainer Ash and his faithful companion Pikachu, is available from all good retailers nationwide for the first time in the U.K. on 29th September 2008, RRP 12.99 GBP. This DVD comes with an exclusive limited edition Pokemon Trading Card.

Join Ash on his quest to become the greatest Pokemon Trainer in the universe! Pokemon: The Rise of Darkrai will see us heading off with Ash, Pikachu, plus Brock and Dawn on an epic journey through Alamos Town. Guided by local resident Alice, the trio and Pikachu are much enchanted by the beautiful and seemingly idyllic sights of the town. But their enjoyment is rudely interrupted when confronted by the devastation of the town's beautiful gardens. The mysterious Pokemon Darkrai is accused of the destructive chaos. Yet the real trouble for Ash and his friends really begins when a fierce battle breaks out between the two mythical legendary Pokemon Dialga and Palkia.

But who is Darkrai? Is it friend or foe? As the sky tears above Alamos Town and Dialga and Palkia struggle through the rips in a newly created dimension, their ensuing battle threatens to tear a hole in the time-space continuum! Will Ash and his friends survive this showdown and learn Darkrai's true nature?

The Pokemon series of Trading Cards and video games are arguably the most successful in the world. The videogames have sold over 180 million copies worldwide and more than 14 million units of the Pokemon - Diamond and Pearl computer game has been sold since April 2007. Pokemon - Diamond and Pearl toys are also selling very well in the UK with exciting new products to be added to the range in autumn 2008. More than 490 characters now exist in the Pokemon universe and the number of Pokemon characters is growing all the time.

Pokemon is ranked in the top ten amongst children's programmes on all commercial channels, and currently airs on CITV and ITV4, with Pokemon - Diamond and Pearl also broadcasting on Cartoon Network and CNTOO as well.

The last Pokemon movie to be released on DVD in the UK was Movie 6, so this will be a welcomed surprised for many British Pokemon fans.
For more information about this DVD you can visit the DVD database.

AMSTERDAM/LONDON, August 14: Jetix Europe has completed a deal with Pokemon USA to air the 11th season of Pokemon on its channels across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension will air on Jetix in the U.K. for the first time. The deal also gives Jetix Europe pay-TV as well as TV VOD rights in certain territories for the 52-episode season.

In the Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl season, Ash continues his adventures in the Sinnoh region, where he reunites with Brock and they join up with Dawn, a Pokemon coordinator just beginning her journey to become a contest champion like her mother. Together the trio travels through the Sinnoh region.

Marc Buhaj, the senior VP of programming for Jetix Europe, said: “We are excited and honored to have struck this partnership with Pokemon USA Inc. Pokemon is one of the most iconic animated series ever and is loved by kids across Europe. It’s a coup for our audience that we have secured the pay-TV rights to Pokemon: Diamond & Pearl: Battle Dimension particularly in the U.K., where we’re sure it’s going to be a big hit with Jetix viewers.”

Olivier Marmillot, the head of TV, home entertainment and digital contents for Pokemon UK, added: “This pan-European partnership deal we forged with Jetix Europe is an extension and result of our successful partnership over the years in countries such as France, the Netherlands and Spain. We believe Jetix’ profound knowledge and commitment to Pokemon will translate to a winning broadcast both for us and the fan base of millions of kids across Europe.”

Source: http://www.worldscreen.com

According to the movie series distributor Toho, the 11 Pocket Monsters movies have collectively broken the 50 billion yen ($455 million) barrier at the Japanese box office to become the highest-earning domestic animated feature film series ever.

Movie 11 dropped to 3rd place overall in box office sales this weekend as the latest Batman movie 'The Dark Knight' made its Japanese debut. Even Batman wasn't enough to dethrone Ponyo which retained its number one spot. The latest Naruto movie, which was seen by many as competition for Movie 11 dropped to seventh place after only its second week.

Ponyo found itself struggling to get to first place in it opening day as the 11th Pocket Monsters film Diamond & Pearl: Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin opened on the same day in Japan. Shaymin took in a respectable $7.3 million and was second in the Saturday box office sales behind Ponyo which raked in $8.2 million.

Ponyo was also released on July 19 on 481 screens and was expected to dominate while Pocket Monsters opened on 359 screens.

Sources: http://www.cinematical.com/
http://eiga.com/ranking/

Toho, the company that distributes the Theatrical Version of Pocket Monster has applied to Guinness Book of World Records for "The movie series with the most number of advance ticket sales in the world".

The last two Pocket Monsters movies have had at least 2 million pre-order ticket sales, mainly due to the fact that viewers get the ability to download a special Pokemon as part of the pre-order ticket sale.

Source: http://www.chunichi.co.jp