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The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game website has published the details for the Pokémon Card Game Sword & Shield High Class Pack Shiny Star V (シャイニースターV) set. It was officially revealed during the Pokémon Card Game Champions League 2021 Yokohama (ポケモンカードゲーム チャンピオンズリーグ2021横浜) event which was streamed live on NicoNico on October 3rd and 4th, 2020. The set includes over 190 cards and features 127 Shiny Cards. Packs are guaranteed to include a Pokémon V or a Pokémon VMAX card!

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Product Details:

Publisher: Pokémon Inc.
Release date: Friday, November 20th, 2020
Suggested retail price: 500 yen + tax per pack - 5,500 + tax for a box of 10
Set includes: 10 cards per pack. Cards are randomly enclosed.

Sources: https://www.pokemoncenter-online.com/?p_cd=4521329313405 and https://www.pokemon-card.com/ex/s4a/
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The battle for the Pokémon Japan's Champions for 2020 will be streamed on NicoNico Live and YouTube Live! Watch the semifinals and finals of each category live, and enjoy the best Pokémon battles in the world! As a promotion for the broadcast, they are distributing an East Sea Tritodon Event Pokémon which was the champion Pokémon during the Pokémon Japan Championships 2019! The Event Pokémon present will be given away during the live broadcast and can be obtained in Pokémon Sword or Shield.

Air Times - Saturday, August 22nd, 2020

Junior Category: 10:00 a.m. JST
Senior Category: 1:00 p.m. JST
Master Category: 4:00 p.m. JST

East Sea Tritodon Event Pokémon Details:

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ID: 200822
OT: カ・エール
Gender: Female
Level: 50
Moves: Protect, Surf, Ice Beam, Earth Power
Serial Code: PJCS2019CHAMP

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Source: https://www.pokemon.co.jp/sp/tournament_2020/
Dec 09 2016 Jump Festa 2017
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Jump Festa 2017 takes place on December 17th and 18th, 2016 at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan. There will be a Pokémon booth where there will be lots of Pokémon Sun and Moon battles with special guests as well as giveaways. Voice actors Nobuhiko Okamoto (岡本 信彦) and Aoi Yūki (悠木 碧), who is known to Pocket Monsters anime fans as the voice of Iris, will be on-hand at the booth.

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NicoNico Broadcast

Both days, there will be a Pokémon broadcast on NicoNico. The broadcast will start both days at 9:30am JST but there is no end time scheduled for either broadcast. It will feature footage from the show floor and the Pokémon booth.

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Day 1 Broadcast Link (December 17th, 2016 - 9:30am JST): http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv283613992/
Day 2 Broadcast Link (December 18th, 2016 - 9:30am JST): http://live.nicovideo.jp/gate/lv283615819/

Present Distributions

Visitors to the Pokémon booth that have a copy of Pokémon Sun and Moon can receive the item Bottle Cap (Silver Bottle Cap ぎんのおうかん) as a present. The item can be used to maximize a Pokémon's IVs in Hyper Training.

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Also being distributed at the booth is a special Alolan Rokon SM TCG Promo card to promote the launch of the Sun and Moon Collection TCG expansion in Japan. Details of this promo card have been added to our TCG dex.

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Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2016/12/161209_e01.html and http://www.jumpfesta.com/maker/pokemon/
On November 27th, 2016, it was announced that a new playable character would be revealed for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament. Today, it was revealed that Emperte will be added to the Arcade Version of the game in Japan on December 15th, 2016.

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Source: http://www.pokkentournament.jp/news/

YouTube Trailer - Emperte

On October 3rd, 2016, it was announced that a new playable character would be revealed for the arcade version of Pokkén Tournament. Today, during a stream on NicoNico, hosted by Haruka Ishida, Yuka Nakanishi and Cotton Taro with special guest Hoshino Masaaki from Namco Bandai Studio, it was revealed that Scizor will be added to the game.

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Scizor Reveal Trailer


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From Sunday August 7th, 2016 until Sunday August 14th, 2016, the Pikachu Outbreak! Are You Ready to Get Soaked??? ("Pikachu Outbreak-chu: This Time You'll Get Wet???" ピカチュウ大量発生チュウ!~今度はぬれるんだって???~) festival will be held in Yokohama's Minato Mirai area in Kanagawa. During this period, a total of 1,000 Pikachu will be making performances all over the place, including at variety of different of shows and a parade! This years festival includes a brand new Super Soaking Splash Shows with water and visitors to the events can have fun and stay cool this summer break with the Pikachu.

Pick Up Events

Pikachu the Parade: On Sunday, August 7th, the first day of Pikachu Outbreak, the "Pikachu the Parade", will take place in which tons of Pikachu parade down Sakura Street with performances from Pikachu set to music as well as appearances from a variety of performers. Details of this event are posted in our event blog news article.

Super Soaking Splash Show: From Tuesday, August 9th, 2016 until Sunday, August 14th, 2016, the "Super Soaking Splash Show" will be held at YOKOHAMA RED BRICK WAREHOUSE. There is a large water cannon blasting huge amounts of water and the Pikachu perform. Get soaked and have a good time!

Special "Splash Up!" Super Soaking Splash Show: On Friday August 12th, 2016 at 16:30, a special "Splash Up!" Super Soaking Splash Show will take place at the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. Naomi Watanabe (渡辺直美) will be in attendance dressed in an original Pikachu costume which is a must-see along with Pikachu.

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Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/splash_pikachu/ and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/splash_pikachu/news/post.php/7/

NicoNico Broadcast - Friday August 12th, 2016

On Friday August 12th, 2016, a live special broadcast from the Pikachu Outbreak! Are You Ready to Get Soaked??? festival will be broadcast on NicoNico. It will showcase some of the events taking place with live reports by local correspondents as well as have welcomed guests in the studio including Ayana Tsubaki.

Source: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv271416706/
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A special broadcast called the POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Large-Scale Update! LIVE aired on NicoNico on July 14th, 2016. The broadcast was to mark the 1 year anniversary for the arcade version of POKKÉN TOURNAMENT which was released on July 7th, 2015. The broadcast announced new features that would be coming to an update on Wednesday, July 20th, 2016 for the arcade version. The broadcast was hosted by Robert's Hiroshi Yamamoto, voice actress Ruriko Aoki, Osaka and Masaaki Hoshino from Bandai Namco Studios.

It was revealed that Darkrai will be a playable character when the update goes live in addition to Garchomp, Braixen and Shadow Mewtwo. A new mode called Mission Panel was also revealed which allows players to unlock mission objectives to receive various boosts.

POKKÉN TOURNAMENT Large-Scale Update! Trailer


Source: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv268128710/
The Pokémon Company held a New Business Strategy Presentation (株式会社ポケモン新事業戦略 発表会) on September 10th, 2015 at 15:00 JST. The Pokémon Company President Tsunekazu Ishihara hosted the event which was also streamed live on NicoNico. Images from the stream have been added to our Imageboard thread.

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Pokémon GO

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Announcements:

  • Pokémon GO: Smartphone game for Apple iOS and Google Android which will be released in 2016. Get ready for an all-new Pokémon experience! Pokémon GO opens a universe of Pokémon to find, catch, trade, and battle on your iPhone or Android device! With Pokémon GO, you'll discover Pokémon in a whole new world—your own! Pokémon GO will use real location information to allow players to experience catching, trading, and battling Pokémon.
  • Developer Partnerships: NIANTIC, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company
  • Pokémon GO is based off of the game Ingress which was also made by NIANTIC, a developer that off at Google but became independent company.
  • Pokémon will inhabit the real world in locations worldwide.
  • GAME FREAK Director Junichi Masuda is helping with the development of the game including the music.
  • Masuda is developing ways for Pokémon GO to interact with the upcoming main series Pokémon games.
  • Pokémon Go Plus is a separate device that wireless pairs with smartphones via Bluetooth and flashes when the player is near a Pokémon.

Pokémon GO Trailer


Original YouTube Link (No Longer Allows Embedding): http://www.youtube.com/embed/2sj2iQyBTQs

Press Release

Travel between the real world and the virtual world of Pokémon with Pokémon GO for iPhone and Android devices! With Pokémon GO, you'll discover Pokémon in a whole new world—your own! Pokémon GO will use real location information to encourage players to search far and wide in the real world to discover Pokémon.

The Pokémon video game series has used real-world locations such as the Hokkaido and Kanto regions of Japan, New York, and Paris as inspiration for the fantasy settings in which its games take place. Now the real world will be the setting!

The Pokémon video game series has always valued open and social experiences, such as connecting with other players to enjoy trading and battling Pokémon. Pokémon GO’s gameplay experience goes beyond what appears on screen, as players explore their neighborhoods, communities, and the world they live in to discover Pokémon alongside friends and other players.

You can watch the video at the top of the page to better understand the Pokémon GO experience.

A small device called a Pokémon GO Plus will enable Pokémon GO players to enjoy the game even when they’re not looking at their smartphone. The device connects to the smartphone via Bluetooth and notifies the player about events in the game—such as the appearance of a Pokémon nearby—using an LED and vibration. In addition, players can catch Pokémon or perform other simple actions by pressing the button on the device. Pokémon GO Plus is being developed and manufactured by Nintendo Co., Ltd.

Pokemon GO Plus

Pokémon GO is being developed by Niantic, Inc. Originally founded by Google Earth co-creator John Hanke as a start-up within Google, Niantic is known for creating Ingress, the augmented reality mobile game that utilizes GPS technology to fuel a sci-fi story encompassing the entire world. Ingress currently has 12 million downloads worldwide.

Niantic, Inc., The Pokémon Company, and Nintendo Co., Ltd., will all contribute to the Pokémon GO project.

Furthermore, Junichi Masuda of Game Freak Inc., the game director of the Pokémon video game series, is also contributing to the project. He is hard at work ensuring that the fun of Pokémon makes its way into this new project, and is also looking to come up with new kinds of gameplay while thinking of ways to connect this project with the main series of Pokémon video games.

Pokémon GO will be available for download at no charge on the App Store and Google Play. In-app purchases will be available.

Look forward to much more information about Pokémon GO leading up to its launch in 2016!

Sources: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-go/, http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv234440920 and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/news/
The latest information on POKKÉN TOURNAMENT was announced during the Summer Update NicoNico Stream. During the broadcast it was revealed that Lizardon and Manyula will be playable characters and that the game will officially be released on July 16th, 2015. Lizardon can Mega Evolve into Mega Charizard X. Jirachi and Elfuun were also revealed as Support Pokémon.

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Lizardon Reveal Trailer


Manyula Reveal Trailer


Source: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv225863904/
The official Japanese website has announced that the Pokémon World Championships Japan Representative Decision Tournament (ポケモンワールドチャンピオンシップス 日本代表決定大会) will be broadcast live on NicoNico on June 14th, 2015 from 12:50 until 16:30 JST. Winners will represent Japan at the Pokémon World Championships which take place in Boston, Massachusetts on August 21st, 2015 until August 23rd, 2015.

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Broadcast Times

Junior Finals: 13:00 until 13:15 JST
Seniors Finals: 15:20 until 15:35 JST
Masters Finals: 15:50 until 16:05 JST
Awards Ceremony: 16:10 until 16:25 JST

Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2015/06/150605_gm01.html and http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv223482680