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From January 30th, 2011 to February 5th, 2011, players of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Versions can get Ash's Pikachu which is seen in the Pokémon TV show and movies. A DS Download station will be setup at participating Toys 'R' Us locations.

The Toy's 'R US press release specifically indicates that the content distribution is not offered at competing retailers in the USA in 2010.

Ash's Pikachu should be identical to Satoshi's Pikachu which was distributed in Japan earlier this year. It knows the following moves: Volt Tackle, Iron Tail, Quick Attack & Thunderbolt.

Source: http://www.toysrus.com/shop/index.jsp?categoryId=4311963
Dec 23 2010 Pokémon Smash 12
Episode PicturePokémon Smash Episode 12, Pokémon the Movie! / The International Division and the Adventure Division's Pokémon Card Searching Showdown! / Director Shoko-tan's Pokémon Battle / Goods Present Project! (ポケモン・ザ・ムービー! / インターナショナル部とアドベンチャー部がポケモンのカード探しで対決!/ポケモンバトルはしょこたん部長/グッズプレゼント企画), aired today in Japan.

The episode begins Shoko-tan holding a present and Zoroark and Mijumaru looking on. TIM and Robert walk in and notice that Shoko-tan is attempting to deliver a present. They ask her about the present and she says that she cooked it herself. This brings back bad memories of the previous food she has cooked.

Golgo decides to quickly change the topic of conversation and introduces this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and Yamamoto announces this weeks theme 'Put your mind to it!' (みんなちゃんと寝ろよ). This weeks rerun episode was Pokémon the Movie! (ポケモン・ザ・ムービー!) from the original Japanese series. A full summary is available in the episode guide. Red said the go-to line 'Okay! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

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After the repeat episode, the International girls show up and say 'PokéMorning!" to everyone. Shoko-tan had hidden the present and Misaki manages to find it behind the cardboard cutout of the President of Pokémon Enterprise. They open the present to find out that it is Carrot Jelly (にんじんぜりー). Misaki is the first to try it thinking that it would be good but she quickly realizes that it doesn't taste very good. Hana tries it and almost faints and says 'Oh my god!". As they take Hana back to her seat Yamamoto notices that Mijumaru got a present from Shoko and Yamamoto wanted to protect Mijumaru so he quickly took the present, opened it and began eating it so that Mijumaru would be spared. It turned out that it was a Wasabi Rolls (わさびたっぷり チュロス) and it caused Yamamoto to faint onto the floor.

Baba introduced the Video tape recording of the International and Adventure Division's Pokémon Card Searching Showdown. The two teams were sent into the house to find hidden cards from the newest Pokémon Card Game BW set. The cards were hidden throughout the house. The teams were trying to find cards that had a lot of hit points and were related to get double the points from the combined HP.

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At the end of the searching, the International Division found 25 cards for a total of 3130 points with 8 pairs of cards. The Adventure Division found 23 cards for a total of 2400 points and 4 pairs of cards.

The next round, the two teams played the game Concentration with Pokémon Cards. The teams needed to match 3 evolution cards to collect them. The Adventure Division did quite well matching up the cards and increased their score to 3560 points whereas the International group only increased to 3140 points.

During Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, the ANA Darkrai was announced. Even though it's winter, the Phantom Pokémon Darkrai will be distributed as a special gift! Participating stores and shops which includes: Aeon Group Shopping Malls (Jusco, Aeon SuperCenter, Saty, Posful), Apita, Piago, Ito Yokado, Toys 'R US, Daiei, Al Plaza, and Heiwado will be distributing the Darkrai from December 27th, 2010 until January 11th, 2011.

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At the same time, Darkrai will also be distributed at Haneda Airport Terminal 2 to celebrate the renovation of the International terminal that opened at the end of October. This Darkrai is exactly the same as the one distributed at shops except for the OT name. The OT is (ANA) for the Terminal 2 Darkrai and the shop Darkrai's OT is (ふゆやすみ) but both Darkrai's will have the ID No: 12270. The Darkrai are level 50 and it is stored in a Cherish Ball. They know the following moves: Ominous Wind, Dark Void, Faint Attack and Nightmare. The ANA Darkrai will be distributing from December 27th, 2010 until January 10th, 2011, one day less than the shop Darkrai.

During the Marketing Department segment, Director Shoko-tan had a Pokémon Battle with 9 year old Seiya Shishido. His parents and 8 siblings were in the audience to cheer him on. It was a 4-on-4 double battle. In the end, Seiya won against Shoko-tan and he traded his Muhland (ムーランド) for her Ononokus (オノノクス)

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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.
picThe latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 13 - Chillarmy is Tidy!? (チラーミィはきれいずき!?) aired on Thursday in Japan.

The trio of Satoshi, Iris and Dent are traveling together on route to Shippo City for Satoshi's second Gym Battle but today they have encountered Bel, a friend of Professor Araragi who was looking for Satoshi to deliver a badge case. Before she could deliver it to him a Chillarmy took the badge case because it was dirty. Will Satoshi get his badge case?

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.

Egg Events

To celebrate Satoshi receiving a Pokémon egg, a special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White started today, December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon: Kibago, Mamepato, Yanappu. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.

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Below is a list of the random Pokémon available in the egg. Click on them for event information. Each of the Pokémon is based off a main characters Pokémon from Best Wishes: Satoshi's Mamepato, Iris' Kibago and Dent's Yanappu.

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610 キバゴ Kibago
519 マメパト Mamepato
511 ヤナップ Yanappu
The official Japanese Pokémon has announced two new Pokémon distribution events in Japan for the latest Nintendo DS games Pokémon Black and White.

ANA Darkrai

Even though it's winter, the Phantom Pokémon Darkrai will be distributed as a special gift! Participating stores and shops which includes: Aeon Group Shopping Malls (Jusco, Aeon SuperCenter, Saty, Posful), Apita, Piago, Ito Yokado, Toys 'R US, Daiei, Al Plaza, and Heiwado will be distributing the Darkrai from December 27th, 2010 until January 11th, 2011.

At the same time, Darkrai will also be distributed at Haneda Airport Terminal 2 to celebrate the renovation of the International terminal that opened at the end of October. This Darkrai is exactly the same as the one distributed at shops except for the OT name. The OT is (ANA) for the Terminal 2 Darkrai and the shop Darkrai's OT is (ふゆやすみ) but both Darkrai's will have the ID No: 12270. The Darkrai are level 50 and it is stored in a Cherish Ball. They know the following moves: Ominous Wind, Dark Void, Faint Attack and Nightmare. The ANA Darkrai will be distributing from December 27th, 2010 until January 10th, 2011, one day less than the shop Darkrai.

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Pokémon Fan Manmoo

Pokémon Fan issue Number 15 which will be released on Saturday, December 18th, 2010 will include a password to unlock a Manmoo on Pokémon Global Link. The password can be used from December 20th, 2010 until April 20th, 2011. The Pokémon Fan issue costs 800yen. Manmoo will have its Dream World Ability Thick Fat.

Sources: ANA Darkrai, Shop Darkrai, Pokémon Fan Manmoo
The Official Japanese Pokémon Website has announced a new Wi-Fi event that loosely ties in with the new series: Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! In Best Wishes episode 12, which airs on Thursday, December 9th, 2010, Satoshi will receive an egg.

A special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White will start of December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2010/11/g101105_01.html?a001=news
Oct 17 2010 Pokémon Smash 3
Episode PicturePokémon Smash Episode 3, Do Coil Dream of Electric Mice!? / The Adventure Division's Great Investigation of Different Types of Sommeliers / Director Masuda from Game Freak Visits! / The Desicion to Distribute the New Pokémon 'Kumashun' via Wi-Fi! (コイルはでんきネズミのユメをみるか!? / アドベンチャー部がいろいろなソムリエを大調査 / ゲームフリーク・増田部長が登場!/新ポケモン「クマシュン」のWi-Fi配信が決定!), aired today in Japan.

Golgo and Maria introduced the anime rerun theme for this week which was once again the Pokémon Library (ポケモンライブラリー). This weeks episode, Do Coil Dream of Electric Mice!? ! is from the orginal series. The episode features a bunch of Magnemite and Grimer as the power as been disrupted at the power plant and Satoshi and friends go to investigate.

Yamamoto explains that the new character on the anime series, Dent is a Pokémon Sommelier. Akiyama asks if anyone knows what a Pokémon Sommelier and no one responds and Shoko-tan looks clueless. A clip featuring Dent from BW005 is then shown to explain what a Pokémon Sommelier is and Dent states: "Based on their abundance of knowledge and experience, they determine the compatibility between Trainer and Pokémon and give them advice on how to become better friends. That's our duty as Pokémon Sommeliers."

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Robert go out on a great investigation to find out information about different types of Sommeliers. Baba dresses up as Dent as they went out on their investigation. This first stop was Takashimaya Nihonbashi, Tokyo (東京 日本橋 高島屋), a multi-floor department store in Chuo Ward. There they met Wine Vinegar Sommelier Uchibori Mitsuyasu (酢ムリエ 内堀光康) at his Oaks Heart (オークスハート) fruit vinegar stand. He introduces himself as a "su sommelier", a "summelier", "su" being Japanese for vinegar (私は酢のソムリエ酢ムリエと申します).

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Yamamoto was the first to sample a provided drink, a Raspberry dessert vinegar (飲む木いちごの酢). Yamamoto takes a small sip and quickly replies that its really good. The narrator explains that the drink is quite sweet and is intended as a complement drink with dessert. The next drink sampled was Muscat Vinegar (飲むマスカットの酢), another Dessert Vinegar which Baba tried. Baba says "Sweet" (あまい) after he tastes it. Made from Muscat grapes, the grapes are typically used for dessert wines. The final drink, Super Vinegar 20 (スーパービネガー) was tasted by Akiyama. He takes a small sip and its quite evident that he didn't like it because he began to choke and cough and wasn't able to respond. The Super Vinegar 20 is the most acidic vinegar in the world made from rice. Akiyama and Uchibori Mitsuyasu then had a blind tasting test to see if they could tell what the drink was that they were drinking and were told to comment on it. Uchibori Mitsuyasu was easily able to beat Akiyama.

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Robert's next stop was the Great Lantern Rice Shop in Asagaya, Tokyo (東京 阿佐ヶ谷 大提燈米穀店) in Suginami ward. There they met Rice Sommelier Akira Nakashima (中島晢). Robert asked him about the what makes the best tasting rice (美味しいお米の条件). He replied that there are three things that affect the taste and quality of rice: 1. Seasonal temperature difference (四季の温度差), 2. Lot of nutrients (栄養分が多い土), 3. Clean Water (キレイな水).

Akira and Yamamoto did a tasting test to see if they could identify what they were tasting. There were three types of rice that they had to choose from. Koshihikari (コシヒカリ) is a popular variety of rice cultivated in Japan in the Uonuma area as it is one of the most expensive rice in all of Japan. Hitomebore (ひとめぼれ) is a short grain rice and the grains are glossy and soft when cooked but have a sticky yet smooth texture and Akita Komachi (あきたこまち) rice. Akira won the tasting test by correctly identifying the Koshihikari rice.

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Director Masuda from GAME FREAK was in studio on today's episode to announce the details of the first Pokémon Smash Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection download event. The official Japanese Pokémon website as well as the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine announced earlier in the week that event will begin on October 22nd, 2010 and will run until November 29th, 2010. The rare 5th generation ice-type Pokémon Kumashun (クマシュン) will be available to download. It is also special because it can learn the following attacks: Cut (いあいぎり), Strength (かいりき) and Surf (なみのり). The OT is PokéSma (ポケスマ), its IDno. is 10220, Kumashun (クマシュン) is stored in a Cherish Ball and its level 15.

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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 official Japanese Pokémon website has announced a new event for Pokémon Black and White which will allow players to vote for a specific Pokémon. The vote will take place from September 18th, 2010 until November 1st, 2010 on the official Pokémon Global Link website and the winning Pokémon will be made available there for players to download from November 5th, 2010 until January 31st, 2011. The full details for the voting event will be posted on the official Pokémon Global Link website when is launches.



The following Pokémon are shown on the promotional image for the vote and could possibly be the ones that players can vote for: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Arceus, Darkrai, Mew, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, Groudon, Kyogre, Rayquaza, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Giratina, Deoxys, Celebi, Dialga, Palkia, Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup, Mewtwo, Manaphy, Jirachi, Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile.

Source: http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/news-sp/2010/09/0913_01.html
picA special Pokémon will be distributed to gamers with Nintendo DS systems at the Pokémon World Championships that is taking place this week in Waikoloa, Hawaii. The Crobat is level 30 and holds a Life Orb. Below is the press release.

Attention, all gamers who plan to attend the Pokémon World Championships this weekend! Don’t forget to bring your copy of the Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, Pokémon Platinum Version, Pokémon HeartGold Version or Pokémon SoulSilver Version game to the event. You'll have the chance to receive a competition-ready Crobat for your game. This distribution will be available for only a limited time on Sunday, so be sure to bring your Nintendo DS and one of the Pokémon games listed here so you can get this awesome Crobat!

Source: http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com
logoThe official Japanese website has announced a new Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection event for the Japanese versions of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver. A level 50 Manaphy (マナフィ) will be available from August 14th, 2010 to September 12th, 2010. McDonald's is also advertising the event and the Manaphy will be available at Nintendo Zone locations across Japan.

Manaphy knows the following moves: Aqua Ring (アクアリング) , Water Pulse (みずのはどう), Water Sport (みずあそび) and Heart Swap (ハートスワップ).

Source: http://www.pokemon-sp.jp/news-sp/2010/08/0806_01.html