The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced that a Limited Edition Lizardon Nintendo 3DS LL will be released at Pokémon Center in Japan. This is a limited 3DS LL and only those that apply to a lottery and win that lottery will be allowed to purchase it. Applications are available at the Pokémon Center and interested people can mail it in from November 3rd until November 26th, 2012. Winners will be sent a notification by December 7th, 2012. Lottery winners will then be able to purchase the 3DS LL from December 15th until January 14th, 2012 for 18900yen. Winners will not be able to transfer their winning ticket as it will have the applicants postal address on it and identification will need to be presented at the time of purchase.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/10/121026_p01.html?rss=1572

The Pokémon Company has launched a Pokémon Store on Amazon Japan. Many of the items that are found at the Japanese Pokémon Centers can now be purchased online. 10,000+ items are available for purchase and most of them have free shipping inside of Japan. Many of these items can also be sent worldwide, so now fans from around the world that would like to get Pokémon merchandise from a trusted retailer can now get them from Amazon. The shipping rates depend on the item and the location it is being sent to.

Source: http://www.amazon.co.jp/b/ref=pokemon?node=2430277051

The official Japanese Pokémon website has revealed that an Eievui event will take place at the Pokémon Center in Japan from November 10th, 2012 until December 31st, 2012. A special Fes Mission will be available at all the Pokémon Centers for Japanese players of Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2. The mission changes a bit depending on what time period players receive the mission at the Pokémon Centers though as the time period determines which Pokémon players can get from the mission.

Mission Time Periods:

1. November 10th until November 22nd - Showers / Thunders / Booster
2. November 23rd until December 7th - Eifie / Blacky
3. December 8th until December 21st - Leafia / Glacia
4. December 22nd until December 31st - Eevee / Showers / Thunders / Booster / Eifie / Blacky / Leafia / Glacia

An Eievui centric Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 episode will also take place on November 15th, 2012 at 7pm on TV Tokyo.

Pokémon Center Merchandise

To help promote the Eievui event, a lot of Eievui related merchandise will also be available through the month of November. There will also be some more merchandise in December. Below is a list of the merchandise that will be released on November 10th, 2012 and November 23rd, 2012.






Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/10/121012_p02.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/10/121012_p01.html

The Pokémon Center Cup (ポケモンセンターカップ オンライン) is a new Wi-Fi Tournament for the Japanese Pokémon Global Battle Union and it is a Single Battle tournament to feature your strongest Pokémon. The tournament is open to the first 50000 players that have a copy of the Japanese versions of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2) and register for the tournament. The entry period is from October 26th, 2012 at 13:00 until November 1st, 2012 at 23:59. The tournament takes place from November 2nd, 2012 until November 4th, 2012 at 23:59. Results from the tournament will be announced by November 21st, 2012 at 13:00.


Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Chatot, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Keldeo, Meloetta and Genesect are exempt from this tournament.

Players names that are listed in the tournaments rankings will also be able to get the special Musical Pokémon Center de Style♪ (ポケモンセンターDEオシャレ♪) starting on November 21st, 2012. It was distributed last year on the Pokémon Global Link as well.

There are 3 categories in this tournament: Junior (Born after January 1, 2001), Senior (Born between January 1, 1997 and December 31st, 2000) and Master (Born before December 31st, 1996). The top three winners in each tournament category will also receive a set of Black Kyurem and White Kyurem plushies.


Sources: http://ja.pokemon-gl.com/about/sp/pc2012/ and http://ja.pokemon-gl.com/#/information/471

Pokémon Town opened on September 20th, 2012 on the 5th floor of Core Pacific City in Taipei, Taiwan. Pikachu was on hand for the opening celebration of the store which features genuine imported Pokémon goods from the Japanese Pokémon Center. Toys, plushies and clothes are all available for purchase at the store.


Also announced was the Taiwanese titles of the 15th movie and short. Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (酋雷姆VS聖劍士 凱路迪歐) and Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (美洛耶塔的閃亮音樂會) will premiere in theaters in Taiwan on October 5th, 2012. Keldeo is also being distributed to players of Japanese versions of Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) or Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2) from September 20th, 2012 until October 20th, 2012. Players need to pre-order a ticket for the 15th movie, have a genuine cartridge of one of the games and a Nintendo DS variant.

Keldeo Distribution Locations

Location	Address	Phone
Pokémon Town Core Pacific City (5F) 京華城(5F)	Bade Road, Section 4, 5th Floor, No. 138 台北市八德路4段138號5樓	(02)3762-2051
Itabashi FE21 板橋大遠百(5F)	5th Floor, No. 28, Station Road, Banqiao District, New Taipei City 新北市板橋區新站路28號5樓	(02)2951-3309
Hsinchu Big City Mall (5F) 新竹巨城購物中心(5F)	Hsinchu City Central Road No. 229, 5th Floor 新竹市中央路229號5樓	(03)535-0236
Taichung FE21 (5F) 台中大遠百(5F)	Taichung Station Chungkang 5th Floor, No. 105, Sec. 台中市台中港路二段105號5樓	(04)2259-1960
Kaohsiung FE21 (6F) 高雄大遠百(6F)	Kaohsiung Sanduo 4th, 6th Floor, No. 21 高雄市三多四路21號6樓	(07)536-2116

Pokémon Town Grand Opening Video

Images from the grand opening of Pokémon Town have been posted on our Imageboard. You can visit the thread by clicking here.

Sources: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/ and http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/pokemon/m15/download.htm

On Saturday, September 29th, 2012, the Pokémon Centers will be adding 3 new iPhone4/4S compatible cases to their inventory. One features Lizardon, another features Muggyo, and the final one features a mixture of different Pokémon. Each case will sell for 1680 yen.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/09/120921_p04.html

Starting September 20th, 2012, the Pokémon Center stores in Japan will be selling a line of Pikachu-themed kitchen appliances. An Imageboard thread of all the merchandise has been posted and can be viewed by clicking here. The full set will include a number of items:


The items are as follows:

• Children's chef's knife w/guard (Pikachu) (子ども包丁カバー付き　Pikachu) - 1,750 yen (will go on sale September 29th)
• Cutting board/cutting board sheet set (Pikachu) (ダイカットまな板&まな板シート Pikachu) - 1,500 yen
• Ladle (Pikachu) (お玉 Pikachu) - 950 yen
• Pasta fork (Pikachu) (パスタサーバー Pikachu) -950 yen
• Slotted spatula (Pikachu) (穴あきターナー Pikachu) - 950 yen
• Enameled pot w/lid (Pikachu) (ホーロー片手鍋 Pikachu) - 3,900 yen
• Enameled kettle w/lid (Pikachu) (ホーローケトル Pikachu) - 3,900 yen
• Set of 2 plastic containers /w lids (Pikachu) (シール容器2個セット Pikachu) - 780 yen
• Mug (Pikachu) (マグカップ　Pikachu) - 1,000 yen

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/09/120915_p05.html

The Pokémon Centers will be offering a limited series of Christmas-themed merchandise starting October 27th. An Imageboard thread of all the merchandise has been posted and can be viewed by clicking here.

Pokémon Center Nagoya 10th Anniversary Commemorative Merchandise

The Pokémon Center Nagoya is celebrating their 10th anniversary and will be selling a number of limited commemoration items to celebrate. All items will be on sale from October 6th to November 11th, 2012. An Imageboard thread of all the merchandise has been posted and can be viewed by clicking here.





Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/09/120915_p03.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/09/120915_p02.html and

A poster for the Pokémon Cafe Pokémon Center Event has announced the details for the event. The Dream World Pokémon downloads are: Doble (ドーブル), Eievui (イーブイ), Nyorozo (ニョロゾ) and Minomutchi (ミノムッチ). A C-gear skin as well as some Dream World furniture will also be available to download off of Pokémon Global Link that features Pokémon Cafe. The downloads will be available starting May 25th, 2011 on the Japanese version of the Pokémon Global Link but will require a password. The Pokémon Center will also be selling various Pokémon Cafe items which can all be purchased at the Pokémon Center.　


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Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ and http://d.hatena.ne.jp/asami-1120/20110429

The Osaka Pokémon Center will be opening a new location on the 13th floor of the Daimaru Umeda department store (大丸梅田店) on November 26th, 2010. The Osaka Pokémon Center will feature a Black and White theme throughout the store. The current Osaka Pokémon Center located in the Umeda Center Building will close next month. The Osaka Pokémon Center's logo will also change to include Pokabu.

The new Osaka Pokémon Center will carry over 2500 different Pokémon items as well as a few exclusive ones to commemorate the new location. There will also be a Union Room where fans can meet and will also serve as an excellent location for Pokémon Card Game and Pokémon Video Game tournament events.

For the opening celebrations, costumed Pikachu, Tsutarja, Pokabu, and Mijumaru will be there greeting visitors. Also a special Pokémon Card Game jumbo card will be given out to commemorate the reopening.


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Source: http://www.j-front-retailing.com/pdf/download.php?news/umeda20101022.pdf