The announcer introduced the show by saying: "Happy Holidays! This is the last edition of the year! We'll bring you a very Merry Pokémon Smash! Ho Ho ho!". The Pokémon Smash crew was busy decorating a Christmas tree when Golgo walked in and said: Merry Pokésumas! (メリー ポケスマス!). Shoko-tan decided to put a lampstand ( Bonbori 雪洞), usually used in the Japanese Doll Festival / Girls Day, on the top of the tree where the star generally would go. After seeing the lampstand on the tree, Golgo began singing the song lyrics to the Hinamatsuri song 「Akari o tsukemashou bonbori ni あかりをつけましょ ぼんぼり に」 as the bonbori on the tree reminded him on the song. Quickly though his attitude changed and called Shoko-tan his normal 'Bakamon!'(バカモーン!) as obviously the bonbori has no place on a Christmas tree.


Next Professor Red put up a Koinobori (鯉幟) on the Christmas tree which is a carp-shaped wind sock traditionally flown in Japan to celebrate Tango no Sekku (端午の節句) but the holiday is now called Children's Day and is held on May 5th. Golgo began singing the first line of the Koinobori song after he saw it on the tree. He quickly called Red a 'Bakamon!' as once again a Koinobori has no place on a Christmas tree.

Finally, Akiyama put a tag on the Christmas tree that said: May the portrait of Yamamoto's mother be seen all over Japan. 「山本隊員のお母さんの似顔絵が日本中ではやりますように」. It was a wish that should have been made during Tanabata (七夕) and Golgo pointed out that the wish tag had no place on a Christmas tree. Akiyama still decided to show the picture of Yamamoto's mother.


The crew introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library. This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Tornelos VS Voltolos VS Landlos! (Part 2)(トルネロスVSボルトロスVSランドロス！（後編）) from the Best Wishes series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

After the Library episode, the International division girls showed up. Shoko-tan then announced she had made a dessert she called: Ikasumi Bûche de Noël (イカスミ ブッシュ・ド ・ノエル). The entire crew did not want to try it obviously and Shoko-tan was a bit sad because she'd worked hard on it. Professor Red to the rescue though! His latest invention the: RED069 - Show who is chosen by a Roulette Wheel! (RED069 ルーレットで決めまショー！). The device was a roulette wheel that had all the names of the members on it. Yamamoto pointed out that Professor Red's slice was the smallest and Yamamoto's was the largest. Yamamoto switched names locations so that he had the smallest slice and Red had the larges. Red pulled the lever and the wheel spun around. It landed on Shoko-tan but then spun up again. It then landed on Red, but then quickly spun to Yamamoto and stayed there. Yamamoto once again had to eat Ikasumi (Squid Ink).


Misaki then introduced the VTR for the episode which was "A Competition in Making Pokémon New Years' Meals". Child Cooking Prodogy (天才こども料理人) Kogoma (こごま) showed up once again to help out with the cooking. She was last seen in Pokémon Smash #56. The crew members each worked on creating different Pokémon out of different foods.

Kogoma did the first box and it included a Shaymin made from: Boiled Eggs (ゆでたまご), Ham (ハム), Pasta (パスタ) and Green Pea pods (いんげん　など), a Tamagetake made from: Raw Mushroom (生マッシュルーム), Crab (カニカマ), Kamaboko(かまぼこ) and Seawead(のりなど), and finally a Miruhog made from: Fried Chicken (とりのからあげ), Cheese Slices (スライスチーズ), Egg (卵), and Seawead(のりなど).


Pokémon Smash crew did the second box. Misaki made a Darumakka from: Pounded Fish Cake (はんペん), Crab (カニカマ) and Cheese Slices (スライスチーズ). Yamamoto made a Dangoro from: Taro (さといも), Yukari (ゆかり) and Kamaboko(かまぼこ). Hana made a Gigigiaru from: Konjac (こんにゃく) and Pickled Eggplant(なすのつけもの). Baba made a Miruhog from: Rolled Omelet (伊達巻き), Radish (大根) and Cherry tomato (プチトマト). Maria made a Munna from: Yudetamago(ゆどたまご) and Perilla (しそ) to get the pink color. Akiyama made a Bachuru from: Mashed sweet potatoes with sweetened chestnuts (くりきんとん) and Chocolate(チョコレート).


Kogoma made the third and final box which was a Pikachu made from: Rice (ごはん), Egg (卵), Seawead(のり) and large broad beans (お多福豆).

Misaki Reports on Various Events, including the 'Pokémon Center Tohoku' Opening!

To celebrate the opening of the newest Pokémon Center store, Pokémon Center Tohoku, which officially opened on December 4th 2011, Pokémon Center stores all over Japan were hosting a series of events featuring Pokémon Center Tohoku's three mascots Pikachu, Tsutarja and Victini. These events are also connected to "POKÉMON with YOU", the support group for children recovering from the Tohoku earthquake. Miksai visited the opening and showed viewers around the new Pokémon Center.

Muscle Band Tsutarja

During the period of December 4th to December 18th 2011, a special event Pokémon was distributed at all Pokémon Centers in Japan:

Species: Tsutarja
Level: 5
Original Trainer:トウホク (Tohoku)
Gender: Male
Ability: Overgrow
Moves: Growth, Synthesis, Energy Ball, Aromatherapy
Ribbon: Wishing Ribbon
Held item: Muscle Band
Ball: Cherish Ball

The moves Synthesis and Aromatherapy can not normally be learned by Tsutarja.


Further details on the Pokémon Center Tohoku Tsutarja can be found in the Event Database.

Korean Movie 14 Premiere and Event Pokémon Distribution

Misaki then went to Korea to report on the theatrical release of the 14th Movies Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (비크티니와 흑의 영웅 제크로무 / 비크티니와 백의 영웅 레시라무) which debuted there on December 22nd, 2011. Misaki walked around the theater premiere and showed off people getting the Victini download event as well as Han Jiu's Zekrom and Han Jiu's Reshiram.

New Pokémon Smash Ending - I am a Hero

Pokémon Smash also will be debuting a new ending theme. The song will be I am a hero by Stereopony, and it was performed on the show during episode 64. Stereopony (ステレオポニー) is a girl rock band consisting of Aimi (lead guitar/lead vocals), Nohana (bass guitar), and Shiho (drums). The song is on their latest CD More! More!! More!!!. Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW 高速ver.) was still the actually ending used in this episode though.

Starting with the first episode of 2012 and the 63rd episode overall, January 5th's A Subterranean Gym Match! VS Yacon!!, Pocket Monsters Best Wishes will be featuring a new ending theme.

It is titled "A Seven-colored Arch" (Nana-iro arch 七色アーチ), and will feature a chorus of multiple generations of Pokémon singers; Toshiko Ezaki, the singer of Advanced Generation's Soko ni sora ga aru kara and Smile, Fumie Akiyoshi, the singer of Diamond and Pearl's Together, Kono yubi tomare and Saikō everyday, and Aki Okui, the singer of Best Wishes' Kokoro no fanfare. It will replace Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (Version 2) ポケモン言えるかな？ＢＷ (バージョン2) which has been the ending song since BW54.

The song will feature Dent as its conductor, and is perfectly suited for school graduations and entrance ceremonies, cheering on good friends and compatriots as they head towards their future. Satoshi, Iris and the Pokémon will also be featured heavily, so sing along, everyone!


Pokémon Smash will also be debuting a new ending theme with episode 65, We Pichu Brothers 'Millenium Town, the City of Encounters' 'Nyarth's Part-Time Job is Tough!?' / Unaired Material Special! A Ranking of the Top 20 'No no, cut that' Scenes!.

This song will be I am a hero by Stereopony, and a performance of the song will be done during episode 64, Tornelos VS Voltolos VS Landlos! (Part 2) / A Competition in Making Pokémon New Years' Meals! / Stereopony Introduces their 'PokéSma!' ED song and Battle / Misaki Reports on the Various 'Pokémon Center Tohoku' Events!.



Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp

A recent scan has revealed a number of upcoming events for the Pocket Monsters Best Wishes anime series. Both Best Wishes and Pokémon Smash will receive new ending themes as they both currently have Can You Say the Pokémon? BW as their endings.


The episode set to air January 19th, 2012, Best Wishes episode 65 - Link Trade Evolution! Chevargo and Agilder!! will involve Bel trading her Chobomaki for Professor Araragi's Kaburumo, and the evolution that occurs afterwards.

The episode set to air January 25th, 2012, Best Wishes episode 66 - The Ruins of the Dark Hero! Symboler and Deathkarn!! will involve the group encountering Professor Araragi's father, and joining him on the exploration of a temple connected to the legendary Pokémon Zekrom and the mysterious Dark Stone.

Finally, the episode set to air February 2nd, 2012, which title is as of yet unrevealed, will feature the return of the Sunglasses Waruvile, who was last seen in Best Wishes episode 20 - Pikachu VS Meguroco VS Koaruhie!!, but which is known to have been involved in Best Wishes episode 23 - The Rocket Gang VS the Plasma Gang! (Part 1), and possibly Best Wishes episode 24 - The Rocket Gang VS the Plasma Gang! (Part 2).


In addition to that, the Pokémon Smash episodes set to air December 18th, 2011, Pokémon Smash episode 63 - Entei Akiyama is Knocked Down when Debuting the Expansion Pack 'Dark Rush'!? / A New Battrio Leader Enters!? / The Newest Pokémon Movie Information! and December 25th, 2011, Pokémon Smash episode 64 - The PokéSma Members Compete in Making Original Pokémon New Years' Meals! / The Girls Band Stereopony, who will be Singing the New 'Pokémon Smash!' Ending Theme Starting January, Visits! will be airing one special anime episode each, which they said specifically they would not be announcing in advance.

Update:
TV Tokyo has since updated their program post entry, confirming the Pokémon Library episode that will air during Pokémon Smash 63 to be this week's Best Wishes 61 - Tornelos VS Voltolos VS Landlos! (Part 1) (トルネロスVSボルトロスVSランドロス！（前編）.

The 60th episode of Pokémon Smash, An Impostor Okido!? Pokémon Senryu Showdown!! / Professor Akido's Great Experiment on Pokémon 'Items' and 'Natures'! / Group Member Baba the Dragon Type User Takes the Stage in the Elite Four Battle!! (にせオーキド!?　ポケモンせんりゅうたいけつ!! / アーキド博士がポケモンの「どうぐ」や「せいかく」を大実験！ / 四天王バトルには、ドラゴンタイプの馬場隊員が登場！) aired on TV Tokyo last Sunday.

After the narrator introduces the episode with the words "And today we'll feature one and only, Doctor Akido, and it's time for Pokémon Smash", we see Professor Red working on an invention as Golgo, Shoko-tan and Robert walk in. Red explains that today is November 27th, the anniversary date of the establishment of the Nobel prize, and he wanted to finish his latest invention that day.

The topic then switches to the Pokémon Library. Akiyama has chosen today's episode, An Impostor Okido!? Pokémon Senryu Showdown!! (にせオーキド!?ポケモンせんりゅうたいけつ!!) from the original series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Today's lesson is "There's no substituting the real deal!" (ホンモノは格がちがう!) Golgo asked Red to do his standard introduction line, but Red was busy with his invention and asked Baba to substitute. Baba ended up using the old "OK! Poké we go" line from Pokémon Sunday instead of the new Smash line.

After the rerun ended, the crew was joined by the International Division, and Red presented his new invention, the RED 066 Chief-only Poké Toy (所長専用ポケじゃらし) . He explains it is based on the Poké Toy item from the games (ポケじゃらし, named after the foxtail cat toy, which is named 猫じゃらし in Japanese), which allows the user to instantly escape from a battle with wild Pokémon by calming and distracting it. He claims the Chief-only Poké Toy will likewise calm Chief Golgo's anger when used on him. The entire crew doubts this, but Red proves the invention works when he manages to calm Golgo after enraging him by saying he had damaged the Chief's car. Yamamoto tried to see if it worked on Akiyama too, but was unable to calm him down after angering him.


Professor Red then unveiled his next invention, the RED 067 Fire Gem Juice (ほのおのジュエルジュース), which he says is a liquified form of the game item Fire Gem (ほのおのジュエル), which boosts the power of a single Fire type move if held. Baba tries it out, and finds it extremely spicy, but he can't test if it actually boosts the power of a Fire type move or not - he knows no such moves, since he isn't a Pokémon.


Yamamoto says Red should join up with Professor Akido if he's going to continue like this, which reminds Akiyama that Akido has asked for Yamamoto and Baba to go see him. The two aren't very happy about that, but Golgo sends them off, as we are shown clips of old Professor Akido segments.


When they two meet with Akido, he explains he wants to investigate held items from Pocket Monsters Black and White; namely the Red Card (レッドカード), which causes the opponent to switch with a different Pokémon when it hits the holder. Akido wants to see if it works for humans as well, and gives Baba a Red Card before sending him into a battle with a young karate boy. The boy lands a hard kick on Baba after being hit with his rubber mallet, but Baba holds up the Red Card, and surely enough, the boy leaves... switching with a middle schooler karate boy, this one with a blue belt and a much harder kick. Baba manages to make him switch by showing him the Red Card too, but he switches with a huge foreigner with a black belt and 15 years of karate experience - and he doesn't leave when shown the Red Card either, ripping it to shreds instead. As Baba runs away, Akido conclusion is:

Next, Akido wants to see what Natures (性格) the two have, explaining how the Natures in the games affect how Pokémon stats grow as it gains levels. He determines Yamamoto's Nature must definitely be Hasty (せっかち) due to his quick-and-dirty mentality, and that this should make his Speed high and his Defense low, which they decide to test by having a volleyball machine shoot volleyballs at him. While he manages to dodge them, Akido eventually adds a group of handball players to the mix assaulting Yamamoto with handballs, which sends him to the floor pretty quick. Akido notes that Yamamoto's Defense is indeed quite low.

Akido then deduces that Baba's Nature is Relaxed (のんき), which has the exact opposite effect - low Speed but high Defense. He is given some protective gear and subjected to the same attacks as Yamamoto was, but ends up getting downed equally fast - it turns out humans and Pokémon are different after all.


Yamamoto prepares to end the segment, but Akido says there's still more to it. Yamamoto and Baba both refuse to continue, and Akido says their Nature must be Adamant (いじっぱり)... which leads him to test that theory. The Adamant nature increases Attack and lowers Special Attack, which he'll test in an "arm sumo wrestling" match. Akido decides to bring out Yamamoto's latent energy, thus increasing his Attack stat, by having him put his feet in a tray of ice water during the match. It initially appears to have an effect, but Yamamoto is still losing, so Akido decides to feed him shave ice to increase his Attack even further. Of course, it's squid ink shave ice. While it seems it's making him win, the sumo wrestler eventually stops playing around and wins in one quick motion.

Akido prepares to test Baba again, but he refuses, and Yamamoto points out that Akido's Nature must be Careful (しんちょう) the way he's constantly smooth-talking them into doing this stuff while avoiding it himself. That means his Special Defense is high and his Special Attack is low, and they decide to test that, as the obviously Careful Akido is trying to sneak away. Akido puts on a shower cap and swimming shorts, as the other decide to test how well his Special Defense handles the move Scald (ねっとう) by having the sumo wrestler from earlier drench him in hot water. He does not handle it well, and collapses face front on the ground. As such, his final conclusion is:

He also concludes that people shouldn't put their face on the ground, as there might be poop there. Akiyama and Baba signed off with the line "Everyone, get Pokémon".


The Elite Four battle was next, and today's challenger was 11 year old Naoya Fuchigami (渕上直哉), who showed off by correctly naming the types of all the Pokémon the crew asked him, before asking Hana out (and getting turned down). He went up against Baba, but Baba's Pokémon outsped all of his, and knocked them all out with one hit from Outrage before he could even make a move.


Shoko-tan ended the episode by announcing the opening of the Pokémon Center Tohoku December 4th and the events held in celebration of this, followed by the announcer also advertising the upcoming Shaymin event.

Junichi Masuda appeared on Pokémon Smash 50 to announce details about the Mewtwo event revealed by Shoko-tan on Pokémon Smash 49. The event distribution will take place from September 26th, 2011 until October 31st, 2011 on the Japanese Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for players of the Japanese versions of Pocket Monsters Black & White. This Mewtwo has PokéSma! (ポケスマ!) as its OT, has the Pressure Ability, has a Premier Ribbon, comes in a Premier Ball, is holding the King's Rock item and knows the moves Psystrike, Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere. Mewtwo's fourth move was revealed by Shoko-tan on Pokémon Smash #51 which aired on September 25th, 2011. The fourth move is: Electro Ball, a move Mewtwo normally cannot learn.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/mewtwo/feature/index.html#feat02

Junichi Masuda appeared on Pokémon Smash 50 to announce further details about the Mewtwo event revealed by Shoko-tan on Pokémon Smash 49. The event distribution will take place from September 26th, 2011 until October 31st, 2011 on the Japanese Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection for players of the Japanese versions of Pocket Monsters Black & White. This Mewtwo has PokéSma! (ポケスマ!) as its OT, has the Pressure Ability, has a Premier Ribbon, comes in a Premier Ball, is holding the King's Rock item and knows the moves Psystrike, Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere. Mewtwo has a fourth move but it won't be announced until episode #51 of Pokémon Smash, which airs September 25th, 2011.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/mewtwo/feature/index.html#feat01

The official Japanese Pokémon website announced a special live webcast that was streamed over U-Stream on September 4th, 2011. The broadcast featured the MTM band with Battle Woman M live. The event was called Pokémon Smash! Everyone Sing! Can You Say the Pokémon? BW in Roppongi Hills (「ポケモンスマッシュ！」みんなで歌おう！ポケモン言えるかな？BW in 六本木ヒルズ). The event took place at Roppongi Hills (六本木ヒルズ) which is part of Tokyo.

Misaki Momose, Shinji Miyazaki, Akihito Toda and Junichi Masuda were once again on hand to perform the song Battle Gene M (バトル遺伝子Ｍ) which is based of the Pocket Monsters Black and White background music track Battle! Shirona (戦闘！シロナ), track 50 on CD #3 of the soundtrack.


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The live broadcast and the rehearsal are available on the U-Stream archived video page at http://www.ustream.tv/user/Pokemon_USTREAM/videos.

Update: Junichi Madusa updated his English Director's blog on the GameFreak website to post a bit more information about the event. "Three songs were performed! Long ago, when “Pokémon Smash!!” was called “Pokémon Sunday”, Shokotan visited Game Freak for asking one song from me. Therefore, I created the song, and that song was performed by MTM! And next comes to… MTM with battle woman M’s theme of Cynthia. Lastly, Music of legendary Pokemon’s music with Victini.

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2011/08/110826_e01.html

The 2011 Pokémon World Championships are underway in San Diego, California with many fans competing in the TCG and Video Game world championships. One highlight for many fans was the special song presentation by MTM with Battle Woman M. The members of the band were revealed at the 2011 World Championships as part of the Opening Ceremony to the surprise of many. Battle Woman M is Misaki Momose from Pokémon Smash, GAME FREAK director Junichi Masuda plays the keyboards, Shinji Miyazaki is the bassist and finally Creatures president Hirokazu Tanaka is the drummer.

The song Battle Gene M (バトル遺伝子Ｍ) and the group MTM （mystery thunder mask) were first presented on Pokémon Smash 43 but the reveal was clouded in mystery and the band members were all wearing complete face masks so it was hard to identify them. It was revealed a few weeks ago that the songs lyrics are by Akihito Toda, the original Music is by Junichi Masuda and the Arrangement was done by Shinji Miyazaki but the fact that they were also band members was not revealed till the Opening Ceremony performance. Below are some pictures from the Opening Ceremony and more are available on our imageboard thread.


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Sources: http://www.pokemonworldchampionships.com/ and http://ptcg.creatures.co.jp/event/7051

Pokémon Smash Episode 43, The Rocket Gang Disbands!? Respective Roads! / The Adventure Division's Battle Royal with Toy Pokémon! / A Mysterious Band Comes to the Pokémon Enterprise!?(ロケット団解散!?　それぞれの道！ / アドベンチャー部がおもちゃのポケモンになってバトルロイヤル！ / ポケモンエンタープライズにナゾのバンドが登場！？), aired on Sunday in Japan.

The announcer introduced what was on the show. He started the show by saying: "Uh yes, we'll get you the last Pokémon Entertainment show right here on Pokémon Smash!". The episode starts with Akiyama playing a Nintendo 3DS game and then Golgo asks if they had done their homework. Trying to avoid answering Golgo, Golgo decides to give them a stack of Pokémon letter tracing books.

Professor Red introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and he also announces this weeks theme, Sharing with your friends feels good！(みんなで仲良くわければ　いい感じ！）. This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was The Rocket Gang Disbands!? Respective Roads! (Part 1)(ロケット団解散!?　それぞれの道！) from the Diamond and Pearl series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.


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After the Pokémon Library episode,　the International divison girls showed up with Yadon tails on and a bunch of extra ones. On August 11th, 2011, Super Pokémon Scramble (スーパーポケモンスクランブル) will be released in Japan. One of the modes in the game is called Battle Royale. It features a bunch of Pokémon in an every man for himself arena. The Pokémon Smash crew took this idea and did their own Pokémon Battle Royale. Each crew member wore the tail and the last person remaining with their tail on was the winner. It was similar to flag football where other players were trying to pull the tail off.


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Yamamoto was the first out as Maria caught his tail. Misaki was the next one out as Hana got her tail. Akiyama then knocked Maria's tail off and then Professor Red got Shoko-tan tail. While Baba was trying to get Hana's tail Golgo snuck in behind and took Baba's tail. Akiyama tried to be fancy with his moves but his tail fell off leaving just Red, Golgo, and Hana. Hana ended up getting Professor Red's tail leaving just Golgo and Hana. Golgo farted to try to distract Hana and then while imitating a batter's stance, Hana rushed in and stole his tail making her the winner of the Battle Royale.

Robert then went out on an Adventure Division Battle Royale with Toy Pokémon! This episode segment was similar to the Robert Investigates 'Melee! Pokémon Scramble' in Pokémon Sunday #262. Yamamoto dressed up as Kibago, Akiyama dressed up as his standard Victini and Baba dressed up as Waruvile. They all went to the Pokémon Quiz Area where they would defeat Pokémon by answering a trivia question. A bunch of people showed up to emulate the Pokémon that would be in an area in Pokémon Scramble. Each of them had a question card on them. If one of the members of Robert answered the question correctly, that person (Pokémon) would be defeated. If they answered incorrectly, that member of Robert would be out and would be hit by the fan that the people were carrying.


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The first quiz questions where just getting the Pokémon type right. Like in the games, at the end of each area there is a boss. Hayashi Katsuji (林 克治) and Yashiro Hiroyuki(家城 啓之) of the comedy duo Kalika (カリカ) were the boss for this area. Yashiro Gamageroge and Hayashi Minezumi proved to be hard types for Robert to figure out. Baba and Akiyama both got their types right. Yamamoto was able to figure out their types though to clear the area and they joined Robert in a Battle Royale. In the Battle Royale, each person had an item that the members of Robert had to identify the item they had like a hat, bucket, Pokémon Pan, ect. Yashiro Gamageroge and Hayashi Minezumi also took turns. There was also a boss at the end of the Battle Royale round, Voltolos (ボルトロス). It wasn't until Baba finally answered Volumbrella (かさボル) that they defeated the boss.


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They showed quick interviews of people who had just finished watching the new 14th Pocket Monsters movies at the theater. The announcer also reminded the audience that Zekrom and Reshiram were both being distributed at Japanese theaters for players that brought their Pokémon Black or White games. Zekrom and Reshiram both have the OT of Satoshi (サトシ). Players that brought Pokémon Black to the theater got Zekrom while players that brought Pokémon White received Reshiram. Detailed information about Satoshi's Zekrom and Satoshi's Reshiram are available in the Event database.

Continuing the Adventure Division's Battle Royale with Toy Pokémon, the did a Charge Battle (とつげきバトル). Akiyama ran in front with a flag just like in the game to show where they would be charging to. In the game, player charge by rapidly pressing the A button and the group of Pokémon with the most charged energy wins. They then played a bumping butts game where the object was to knock the opponent over. Robert's team ended up winning the first round. The next round featured a bunch of sumo wrestlers dressed as Buffron. They did a wrestling round where Robert ended up loosing. They then negotiated to do a rematch round where instead of wrestling they would try to push the other over by high fiving. Robert ended up just barely winning that round as Akiyama Victini proved to be very agile.


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Super Pokémon Scramble - Pokémon Smash Password

To celebrate the games release, 2 codes were announced on the show to unlock Pokémon Smash　Mijumaru and Pokémon Smash Zoroark. Below are the details.

Password	Pokémon	Strength	Attack A	Attack B	Code Obtained from:	Day Announced
14322751	PokéSma　Mijumaru (ポケスマ！ミジュマル)	654	Razor Shell シェルブレード	-	Pokémon Smash 43 (ポケモンスマッシュ！ 43)	2011-07-31
01208652	PokéSma　Zoroark (ポケスマ！　ゾロアーク)	1172	Foul Play イカサマ	-	Pokémon Smash 43 (ポケモンスマッシュ！ 43)	2011-07-31

A page has been created on our site for the game as well as a passwords page that keeps track of the passwords as they are announced.

Battle Gene M (バトル遺伝子Ｍ)

A mysterious band showed up at the Pokémon Enterprise and sang the song Battle Gene M (バトル遺伝子Ｍ). Misaki was not around to watch the band sing the song and most of the Smash crew though that the mysterious lead singer was Misaki. The girl identified herself as Battle Woman M (バトルウーマンＭ) instead. She then said she was part of the group MTM (Mystery Thunder Mask). The song she sang was based of the Pocket Monsters Black and White background music track Battle! Shirona (戦闘！シロナ) which is track 50 on CD #3 of the soundtrack.


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The lyrics to the song have been added to the song database.

After Pokémon Smash 43 finished airing, a clip was posted on the official TV Tokyo YouTube page. The clip contained extra footage that was not aired in the episode which explains the transformation of Misaki into the battle woman Ｍ. The clip also contains a music video of the song Pokemon Smash! 『battle gene Ｍ』 (ポケモンスマッシュ！バトルテーマソング『バトル遺伝子Ｍ』) by ＭＴＭ （mystery thunder mask) with battle woman Ｍ. The BW heart shaped neckless transforms Misaki into battle woman Ｍ. BW stands for 'Battle Woman' but similarities to Black/White and Best Wishes are also prevalent. The songs lyrics are by Akihito Toda, the original Music is by Junichi Masuda and the Arrangement was done by Shinji Miyazaki.

Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW)

As a reminder for the CD of Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW) which was released on June 22nd, 2011, they filmed Robert singing the song for the ending.

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Pokémon Smash Episode 41, Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 1) / Movie Premiere Commemmoration - A Pokémon Movie Quiz Tournament with Takeshi Tsuruno and Koichi Yamadera! / Movie Theme Song Artists ELT Present their Songs!(ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!（前編） / 映画公開記念・つるの剛士さんと山寺宏一さんを迎えてポケモン映画クイズ大会！／映画主題歌を歌うELTが歌を披露！), aired on Sunday in Japan.

The announcer introduced what was on the show. He started the show by saying: "Hi! Time again and we'll bring you the special edition of Pokémon Smash featuring Pokémon movies!" The episode started with the entire crew on set as Golgo walked in with a Victini mask on. Shoko-tan introduced that the episode would be a dedicated special to the 14th Pocket Monsters movies Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム / ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム)

Shoko-tan introduced this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and he also announces this weeks theme, Understanding each others feelings even when separated! (はなれていても気持ちは必ず通じる！). This weeks Pokémon Library rerun episode was Pokémon Ranger! The Wave-Guiding Riolu!! (Part 1)(ポケモンレンジャー！波導のリオル!!（前編）) from the Diamond and Pearl series. A full summary of that episode is available in the episode guide. Professor Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.


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After the Pokémon Library episode, they showed quick interviews of people who had just finished watching the new movies at the theater. The announcer also reminded the audience that Zekrom and Reshiram were both being distributed at Japanese theaters for players that brought their Pokémon Black or White games. Zekrom and Reshiram both have the OT of Satoshi (サトシ). Players that brought Pokémon Black to the theater got Zekrom while players that brought Pokémon White received Reshiram. Detailed information about Satoshi's Zekrom and Satoshi's Reshiram are available in the Event database.

Maria was then caught trying to touch her nose with her tongue. Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) the voice of Momont and Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの剛士) the voice of Dread in the 14th movies joined the PokéSmash crew on set. They were both there to participate in the Pokémon Movie Quiz Tournament as a Movie Premiere Commemmoration event. While talking to Takeshi Tsuruno, Robert brought up Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW) which he sings at the time of this episodes airing was the ending theme for both Pocket Monsters Best Wishes and Pokémon Smash. Takeshi Tsuruno decided to sing the song but after a few verses the crew finally got him to stop singing the song. A chart of Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) voice acting roles in the Pocket Monsters movies over the past 14 years was shown. He then quickly showed his voice acting talent by switching voices.


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The Pokémon Movie Quiz Tournament then began. Each of the cast members were able to answer and showed their results. Tsuruno just sat there and answer "curry" (ルウ) to every question. Below are the questions that the voice actors asked the cast.

Picture	Seiyū	Question	Answer
	Mizuki Nana (水樹奈々) The voice of Victini	Which scene did Mizuki just reenact? (水樹さんが演じたシーンはどんあシーンでしょう？)	Victini eating a Macaroon Spoiler: Click to show!
	Satomi Ishihara (石原 さとみ) The voice of Carlita	What nice surprise happened during Ishihara's dubbing session? (石原さんがアフレコ中うれしかった出来事とは？)	The staff prepared macaroons to eat during the dubbing of the macaroon scene (アフレコ中にマカロンが食べたくなりスタッフがマカロンを用意してくれた) Spoiler: Click to show!
	Mao Daichi (大地真央) The voice of Janta	Take back the _____ Earth! (理想のOOを取りもどしましょう！)	Take back the ideal Earth! (理想の大地を取りもどしましょう！) Spoiler: Click to show!
	Shōsuke Tanihara (谷原章介) The voice of Reshiram	What made Tanihara so happy that he did the V-sign? (谷原さんがVサインをするくらいうれしかった出来事とは？)	He found the copy of Pocket Monsters White he thought he had lost (なくしたと思っていたポゲットモンスターホワイトが見つかった) Spoiler: Click to show!
	Hideki Takahashi (高橋英樹) The voice of Zekrom	What made Takahashi so happy that he did the V-sign? (高橋さんがVサインをするくらいうれしかった出来事とは？)	Dreaming that he could fly ( 夢の中で空を飛べた) Spoiler: Click to show!

Every Little Thing - Sora

The group Every Little Thing which includes Kaori Mochida (持田香織) and Ichiro Ito (伊藤一朗) returned in this episode to sing the theme song: Sora (宙 -そら-) which is the ending theme for Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム). Koe (響 -こえ-) which is the ending theme for Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram (ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム) is similar to Sora. Below are the covers for the CD which were released on July 13th, 2011 in Japan. Click on the images for more information.

CD+DVD/Jacket A	Limited Edition / Jacket B	Pokémon Limited Edition / Jacket C

Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW)

As a reminder for the CD of Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW) which was released on June 22nd, 2011, they filmed various kids singing the song for the ending.

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