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Further pages from the February 2015 issue of Corocoro, as well as a better scan of one of the pages leaked earlier, have leaked on the internet. Translations follow. Note that some of the text refers back to things mentioned on earlier, unavailable pages:

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A Mythical Pokémon Holding Shining Rings Debuts in the Games! And in the Movie!
It's defining feature is the rings on its two horns and torso!!

Hoopa will play a major role in the movie as well!!
It can now be revealed that Hoopa will appear in this summer's movie as well. The word "Hoopa" also appears in the movie's official title. This Pokémon is the key to the movie's story!

Here's how it will look in the movie! How will it utilize those rings!?
It loves donuts!?
Hoopa loves pranks, but it also loves ring-shaped donuts.

The movie will premiere all across japan July 18th!!
The official title is already being revealed!!

"The Archdjinni of Rings: Hoopa"


The word "Rings" refers to the rings Hoopa carries, but what does it mean by "Archdjinni"...!? Will the movie clear up this mystery!?

Hoopa isn't all you should look forward to: An alternate-colored Rayquaza will also be fighting in the movie!!

Make sure to note the black Rayquaza's role in the movie!!

Incredibly, it's also revealed that this alternate-colored black Rayquaza will appear and mega evolve in this summer's movie! Make sure to obtain it at the Next Generation World Hobby Fair and enjoy the movie!!

Check out the gallant figure of the black Mega Rayquaza as it fights the Primal Reversed Pokémon!

The black Mega Rayquaza swirls through the sky in the movie trailer!

Just what is this duo looking at...!?



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The Pokémon Tretta Set 5 - "Invasion: Mega Rayquaza"

Two anime tie-in tretta!
A dream collaboration with the anime! Satoshi and Serena's Pokémon appear on set 5 tretta for you to use!!

Satoshi's Pikachu appears!
Satoshi's Pikachu is a Master Class tretta! It's both cute and very strong!

Serena's Yancham appears as well!
This tretta is included with a CD for a limited time! The mystery behind Serena's silhouette awaits you in a later announcement.
The tretta will be included with the limited Pokémon edition of the CD for the Pokémon ending theme song sung by Shoko Nakagawa that will be released Wednesday February 18th, 2015!

A notice about the TV anime "Pocket Monsters XY"
In the episode of the TV anime "Pocket Monsters XY" that airs Thursday February 12th, 2015, 100 people will get the chance to receive the "Satoshi's Pikachu" and "Serena's Yancham" tretta via a lottery! Further, the mystery behind Serena's silhouette will be revealed during this airing!!

Source: Corocoro Comic, February 2015 issue
The Mischief Pokémon Hoopa was first revealed in November 2013 via game dump decrypting, but the Pokémon Company has finally officially revealed it in the February 2015 Corocoro issue. Hoopa was revealed to be the main Pokémon starring in the 18th Pocket Monsters movie The Archdjinni of Rings: Hoopa (光輪の超魔神 フーパ) and is the reason why there was only a tentative title revealed in December 2014.

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World Hobby Fair 2015 will be held in Tokyo, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Osaka Japan from January 18th, 2015 until February 8th, 2015. Those that attend the fair can receive a special Level 70 Alternate-colored Rayquaza with the moves: Dragon Pulse, Thunder, Twister and Extreme Speed.

The code for Daikenki also revealed as: POKEMON503

The February 2015 Issue of Corocoro goes on sale in Japan on January 15th, 2015 and this article will be updated with more information when higher resolution scans become available.
The official Japanese Movie 18 website launched today. Pokémon the Movie XY 2015 will premiere in Japanese theaters July 18th, 2015. The website includes bios on the characters, posters and a brief trailer.

The Legend is Stirring...


Character Profiles

Picture Biography
thumbnail Mega Rayquaza:
Species: Sky High Pokémon
Type: Dragon/Flying
Height: 10.8 m
Weight: 392.0 kg
Ability: Delta Stream
thumbnail Primal Kyogre:
Species: Sea Basin Pokémon
Type: Water
Height: 9.8 m
Weight: 430.0 kg
Ability: Primordial Sea
thumbnail Primal Groudon:
Species: Continent Pokémon
Type: Ground/Fire
Height: 5.0 m
Weight: 999.7 kg
Ability: Desolate Land

Posters

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Special Wallpaper


Teaser Trailer


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No details on a movie short were made, though a Tweet from the official Pokémon Movie twitter mentioned that there would indeed be one this year as well.

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/
TV Tokyo has updated the Television Guide listing for the Oha Suta episode that airs on Thursday, December 11th, 2014 at 6:45am JST. The guide lists that the worlds first teaser video for the upcoming Pokémon Movie will debut during the show which should reveal the preliminary title for the movie. In addition to the teaser trailer, the weekly Pokémon Tretta School segment will also be broadcast. The trailer will also be shown during Pokémon Get TV episode 61 which airs on TV Tokyo on Sunday December 14th, 2014 at 7:30am JST.


Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/program/detail/14338_201412110645.html

Pokémon the Movie XY 2015 Teaser Trailer

The preliminary title for the movie was revealed at the end of the trailer as: Pokémon the Movie XY 2015. The full title should be revealed sometime in February of 2015. After debuting on Oha Suta, the trailer was available on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube account.


The official Pokémon website has posted the Movie 17 English dubbed prequel short Pokémon Diancie Princess of the Diamond Domain as part of the launch website for the 4th XY TCG expansion set Phantom Forces.

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While on a journey to search for Xerneas, Diancie is awakened by a cry for help and goes to investigate. When Diancie's loyal Carbink subjects discover that their princess has wandered off and decide to follow, all four of them find themselves in a sticky situation!

Source: http://xy4.pokemontcgxy.com/diancie/movie-time/
Nintendo of Canada has announced that a special screening of Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon will take place in Toronto for Canada's Pokémon Video Game Event and it is free for the first 650 people.

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Canada's Pokémon Video Game Event

Join Nintendo of Canada at Bloor HotDocs Cinema in Toronto on November 8th from 11:00am to 2:30pm to celebrate all things Pokémon! Whether you are a fan of the games or the movies, everyone is invited to bring their friends and family to Canada’s Pokémon Video Game Event.

A free download code for a Special Demo Version of the Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire games will be given to event guests!

Other activities on-site include photos with Pikachu, Pokémon-themed face painting, Pokémon Art Academy demo stations, and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire demo stations.

The first 650 guests will receive a free ticket to a showing of Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction that will play from 2:30pm - 4:00pm after the main event. Arrive early if you are keen to watch the special screening as tickets will be given on a first come, first served basis.

When: November 8th – Main event: 11:00am - 2:30pm, Movie screening: 2:30pm – 4:00pm

Where: Bloor HotDocs Cinema at 506 Bloor St W, Toronto

Source: http://www.nintendo.com/en_CA/whatsnew/detail/xU9UVur5oyumhkrOurHk8_rxDTfUluQI
The official Japanese Pokémon Movie website has updated to announce that Pokémon The Movie XY 2 will be released in theaters in Japan in the summer of 2015. A brief teaser trailer was also posted which featured Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre. This is the same teaser trailer was shown at the end of this years movie.

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Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/
Japanese Actress Rika Adachi (足立梨花), who plays Marilyn in the 17th Pocket Monsters movie, did a few part time shifts at the Poke'mon the movieXY Exhibit ~Meet Pikachu at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck~ (Poke'mon the movieXY展 ~六本木ヒルズ展望台でピカチュウに会おう!~) Pikachu Cafe on August 17th, 2014. Dressed up in a Pikachu themed maid costume, Rika said that while she insists she's not sexy in the slightest, she enjoyed the attention she got from wearing the outfit. The Pikachu Cafe is proving to be a very popular attraction with some people having to wait up to 200 minutes to be seated. More images from her shift are on the Imageboard thread.

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Sources: http://www.cinemacafe.net/article/2014/08/17/25357.html, http://topics.jp.msn.com/entertainment/movie/article.aspx?articleid=5475871
The official Pokémon movie website has updated with info on a number of upcoming movie tie-in events throughout the last few weeks. Translations follow:

Pokémon Movie Print Stickers




Photo sticker machines based on "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie / Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?" will be available in theaters starting Friday July 18th! Take pictures together with Diancie, Pikachu, Satoshi and other characters from the movie!

There are 10 different frames in total, and each session lets you choose your four favorite frames among these.Make sure to get a print photo when you go watch the movie!!

Availability dates:Friday July 18th until TBD
Price: 600 yen/session (tax included)
Number of photos: 4 (choose between 10 different frames)
Note: Availability will depend on the theater



Karaoke Côte d'Azur Summer Vacation Campaign


Karaoke Côte d'Azur is holding a "Pokémon Summer Vacation Campaign" starting Saturday July 19th! Get original Pokémon merchandise by collecting stamps and exchanging them upon the completion of certain "stages"!

Get the "original Pokémon the Movie XY merchandise" then and there at the karaoke bar! In addition, once you collect three stamps, you can enter a lottery where 50 winners will receive a "grab bag of Pokémon merchandise" given out in an original "Pokémon the Movie XY tote bag"!
Also, by printing out the coloring page, coloring it and bringing it to the bar you will receive an original "Pokémon the Movie XY sticker"!


Take your entire family to Karaoke Côte d'Azur this summer vacation!
*You can only get one stamp a day.
*Stamps will only be given out upon the spending of 1000 yen or more.
*Prizes and merchandise will only be available while stock lasts.
*The images above are for illustration purposes, the actual product design may differ.

For further information, see the Karaoke Côte d'Azur website. The coloring page can also be printed out from here.


McDonald's Pokémon Festival


Enjoy the Pokémon movie and a "Pokémon" Happy Set during the extended weekend that kicks off summer vacation! McDonald's restaurants all across Japan will be holding a "Pokémon Festival" Saturday July 19th, Sunday July 20th and Monday July 21st!

To celebrate the "Pokémon" Happy Sets, which have been available since Friday July 11th, McDonald's will be giving out "McDonald's Promotion Cards" with each purchase of a "Pokémon" Happy Set during Saturday July 19th, Sunday July 20th and Monday July 21st! In addition, various Pokémon events will be held at the restaurants, with Pikachu sun visors, Pokémon coloring books, etc. being given out. (*the exact events will vary depending on the restaurant)

The "Pokémon" Happy Sets currently being offered come with toys you can play with outside during summer vacation! Four new toys will be made available Friday July 18th like the "Flying Fokko Propellor" and the "Harimaron Water Gun", making for a total of 8 toys available for purchase! The Happy Set contain a hamburger and a toy, delivered in a "Happy Set Box" with Pokémon pictures on it!


Make sure to go to the "Pokémon Festival" at McDonald's during the extended weekend the movie premieres!

*You will not be able to select which "original Pokémon Card Game XY" card you receive in your Happy Set.
*Toys and cards will be available at a first-come-first-serve basis
*Restaurants that are open 24/7 will start the campaign at 5:00 am

For further information, see the official Japanese McDonald's website


Charity Auction




Those involved with the movie offer their heartfelt sympathies to those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, as well as their relatives and friends. We pray for Tohoku to recover as soon as possible.
Between Saturday July 19th and Saturday July 26th, "POKÉMON with YOU", the organization arranging support activities for the children affected by the disaster, will be holding a charity auction, selling items autographed by the movie's guest voice actors.
Yoshiko Mita, Koichi Yamadera, Shoko Nakagawa, Rika Adachi, Nakagawa-ke, Atsuto Uchida and Mayu Watanabe, who all play roles in this year's movie, "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie / Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?", have agreed to autograph items to be auctioned out.
For further information, go here.
The winning bids will be donated to "POKÉMON with YOU Fundraising", where it will be used to build a playground for children affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.


Available items:
Set of a tote bag and a movie poster, signed by the guest voice actors - 7 sets in total
Each tote bag will have a single actor's signature.
*The bag signed by Nakagawa-ke (Tsuyoshi Nakagawa and Reiji Nakagawa) will have both actors' signatures.
*The movie posters will all be signed by all 8 actors.

For further information, see the POKÉMON with YOU website.

7-Eleven Pokémon Fair


7-Eleven is holding a "Pokémon Fair 2014" this year as well!

Pokémon Stamp Rally


This year, the prizes for the first and second period have been swapped around! As you collect stamps by travelling around between different stores, during the first period you will receive a set of "Pokémon XY stickers (feature film ver.)" after collecting 4 stamps and a "Pokémon XY New Pokémon on Parade clear file folder" after collecting 8 stamps!

During the second period you will receive a set of "Pokémon XY stickers (short + Mega Evolution ver.)" after collecting 4 stamps and a "Pokémon XY New Pokémon on Parade pencil board" after collecting 8 stamps!

Campaign periods:
First Period: Saturday July 19th to Thursday July 31st, 7am to 7pm
Second Period: Friday August 1st to Sunday August 17th, 7 am to 7 pm

For more information, go here

Pokémon Point Campaign


While participating in the stamp rally, buy specific products and gather up "Pokémon Points" to particiate in a lottery where a total of 1310 winners will receive various Pokémon mechandise!

Campaign period:
First Period: Saturday July 19th to Sunday August 17th
Entry deadline: Wednesday August 20th

For more information, go here

Drinks with Pokémon Figures


Starting July 19th, drinks that come with one 7-Eleven exclusive Pokémon figure each will go on sale!
Campaign period:
First Period: Saturday July 19th until supplies run out
*The campaign will end when the store runs out of figures. Some stores may not have figures available right away.

For more information, go here

Make sure to visit 7-Eleven this summer!
*Some products may not be available at all stores.


Yokohama World Porters Stamp Rally




The shopping mall "Yokohama World Porters" will be holding a "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are Thes?" stamp rally this summer vacation, starting Friday July 18th! Locate the "mysterious key" stamps spread throughout Yokohama Porters!

"Four mysterious key stamps have been spread throughout Yokohama Porters. Collect the stamps based around the worlds of the four mythical Pokémon! Collect them all, head for the goal and get a special sticker!"



Venue: Yokohama World Porters
Time period: Friday July 18th 2014-Sunday August 18th 2014
Sticker exchange period: 10:00 to 21:00 (10:30 to 21:00 July 18th)

*The stamp rally will end when stamp sheet/sticker supplies run out.
*Each person may only receive a single sticker.
*The time and place of the event is subject to change without notice.

Also! During the "Great Pikachu Outbreak!" August 9th to August 17th, we have a special movie discount!! If you go to Aeon Cinema Minato Mirai on the 5th floor of the World Porters wearing one of the Pikachu sun visors being given out throughout Minato Mirai during this event, you will get a 100 yen discount on tickets for the Pokémon movie!



*Only the person wearing the visor will get a discount.
*This offer may not be combined with other discount offers.
*This offer is only valid at Aeon Cinema Minato Mirai
*This offer lasts August 9th to August 17th only
*This offer is only valid for tickets purchased over the counter there and then.

For further information, see the Yokohama World Porters website

TSUTAYA Kids Fun Book




Get a stamp card and start gathering stamps at TSUTAYA!
After the stamps become available, once you gt your first and second stamp, you will receive a Pokémon sticker, and when you get your third stamp, you will get an original TSUTAYA-exclusive "Kids Fun Book"!
The cover features the current blockbuster movie, "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"! The book is filled with color pages and activities! Supplies are limited, so make sure to get yours early!


*This campaign will end once the supply of stickers and kids book run out.
*Not all stores may participate in the campaign.
For further information, see the TSUTAYA Kids Campaign website

Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1375, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1371, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1367, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1388, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1380, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1400 and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1396
Pocket Monsters Movie 17 The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie (破壊の繭とディアンシー) debuted in first place for the weekend of July 19th, 2014. The movie was shown in 357 screens across Japan and ticket sales on 360,190 viewers totaled 559,908,500 yen (5.5million USD). Disney's Maleficent (マレフィセント) took second place and Studio Ghibli's When Marnie was There (思い出のマーニー) was in third place. This is the first time since the 10th Pocket Monsters movie Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai that a Pocket Monsters movie has debuted in first place at the box office in Japan.

According to the results of a questionnaire conducted at the theaters by Toho, there was a male to female viewer ratio of 67%/33% for the movie. By age: 51.2% elementary school age, 12.8% kindergarten and nursery school age and 22.3% in their 30s or more.

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Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2040082/full/