Croftminster has posted the press release and pictures for the upcoming Pokémon TCG Black & White set that is to be released in March of 2011. The UPC Code is 0-820650-10625-5.

Press Release

Are you ready to catch the next generation of Pokémon? Each Pokémon Trading Card Game: Sneak-Peek Tin contains 1 of 3 NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN basic Pokémon preview cards from the Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion - the Grass Pokémon Snivy, the Fire Pokémon Tepig, or the Water Pokémon Oshawott - but that's not all!

You also get Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawott as a collectible figure! Want more? Each tin also contains a special Black & White preview pack with 5 more NEW Pokémon!

On top of all this, you get 4 MORE Pokémon TCG booster packs from Call of Legends, the HS Series, or the Platinum Series!

Each Pokémon TCG: Sneak-Peek Tin contains:

• 1 of 3 never-before-seen Pokémon - Snivy, Tepig, or Oshawatt - as both a TCG card and a fantastic figure!
• A special preview pack for the Pokémon TCG: Black & White expansion - five Pokémon chosen just for this sneak peek!
• 4 more Pokémon TCG 10-card booster packs from previous releases!

Source: http://www.croftminster.com.au/products/Pokemon/Pokemon-tcg-black-white-sneak-peek-tin

With over 100 cards in all, including an incredible roster of Legendary Pokémon cards, this expansion is the stuff legends are made of. Mark your calendars for February 9th, 2011, when the Pokémon TCG: Call of Legends expansion arrives in stores! Below is a list of the newest featured revealed cards that are in the new set. The cards have been added to the TCG dex.

Houndoom

Turn weakness into strength with Houndoom (10/95)! The Dark-type Houndoom has a Weakness to Fighting-type Pokémon, but that shouldn’t slow you down too much. Fight back with Fire Counterattack, which does 20 damage but 60 more damage if your opponent has a Fighting-type Pokémon anywhere in play! Better still, this attack costs only 1 Darkness Energy to use. If you want to keep things simple, switch to Dark Roar, a 50-damage attack that also forces your opponent to discard a card of his or her choice from his or her hand. With two powerful attacks and a reasonable 90 HP, Houndoom won’t have a hard time finding a home in your deck!


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Lucario

An impressive number of cards from the Pokémon TCG: HS—Triumphant expansion dealt with the Lost Zone, and Lucario (14/95) keeps the ball rolling in the Call of Legends expansion! If you find that a surprising number of your Pokémon are entering the Lost Zone, take advantage of that by using Lucario’s Dimension Sphere attack—it does 30 damage,plus 20 more damage for each of your Pokémon that has been put in the Lost Zone, and all for only 2 Colorless Energy! Lucario makes a perfect partner for Absol Prime (HS—Triumphant, 91/102) or Mew Prime (HS—Triumphant, 97/102). If you want to try another tactic with your deck, Lucario can do a hefty 70 damage to your opponent with its Sky Uppercut attack. Additionally, this attack will ignore the Resistance of the Defending Pokémon! Lost Zone or not, Lucario is a force to be reckoned with.

Zangoose

If you're looking for ways to pad out your Lost Zone-themed deck, look no further than Zangoose (39/95)! With plenty of HP, and attacks that have only Colorless Energy costs, it's easy to find a home for this Basic Pokémon. Zangoose’s most notable feature is its Lost Claw attack, which does 30 damage and lets you choose one of your opponent's cards (without looking) and send it straight to the Lost Zone! You can also use the Swords Dance attack to power up Lost Claw—using it will cause Lost Claw to double its impact and do 60 damage on your next turn. Whether you're setting up your Mew Prime or just disrupting your opponent's plans, let the powerful Zangoose lead the way!


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Ho-Oh

For the first time in the Pokémon TCG, you can get hold of a Shiny Ho-Oh (SL5)! With 100 HP and two fearsome attacks, Shiny Ho-Oh is an outstanding Basic Pokémon. Let Shiny Ho-Oh torch the Defending Pokémon for 100 damage with Scorching Wing, one of the most powerful attacks you’ll see coming from a Basic Pokémon. The Energy requirements are steep—3 Fire Energy and 2 Colorless Energy (and a coin flip will tell you if you have to discard all the attached Fire Energy)—but the Knock Out power of Scorching Wing is worth the effort. If you’re looking for something more lightweight but still very impressive, use Shiny Ho-Oh’s Combustion attack. The Combustion attack does only 50 damage but requires only 1 Fire Energy and 2 Colorless Energy to use. Also, there’s no risk of having to discard Energy from Shiny Ho-Oh for this one. Regardless of its attacks, Shiny Ho-Oh’s incredible artwork and unique place in the Pokémon TCG make this card a must-have!

Lugia

Cool down your opponents with the stunning Shiny Lugia (SL7), the first Shiny Lugia to be found in a Pokémon TCG expansion! No Pokémon is safe when Shiny Lugia is in play—it can hit any of your opponent’s Pokémon in play for 30 damage with its far-reaching Linear Attack. Then, load up more Energy and unleash the Hydro Splash attack on the Defending Pokémon. For 3 Water Energy and 2 Colorless Energy, you can do 80 damage and take out the Defending Pokémon... Not bad for a Basic Pokémon! Regardless of your strategy, when your opponent sees the awesome image of Shiny Lugia rising from the briny depths, you’re guaranteed to take the upper hand!

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/trading-cards/col_series/col1/featured/

Pokémon 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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The Australian card collecting website Croftminster as posted information and pictures from the next English Pokémon Trading Card Game Expansion set. The new set is called Call of Legends and is due to be released in February of 2011. Below is the revealed information.

Call of Legends

Their names are legend: Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia. And when Legendary Pokémon come together, only the greatest Trainers can control their might.

In the Pokémon TCG: Call of Legends expansion, not only will you discover incredibly powerful Pokémon - including very rare “Shiny” versions of some of them - but you’ll also find exciting new Lost Zone effects to expand your gameplay choices. The Legendary Pokémon have gathered - are you ready to answer the call?


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Source: Croftminster

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 11 - Ishizumai! Take Back your Home!! (イシズマイ！自分の家をとりもどせ！！) 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 a Ishizumai who had its home stolen by a bunch of other Ishizumai. Can Dent and his friends help out the Ishizumai and get back its rock?

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.

Pocket Monsters Movie 14 - Victini and the Dark Hero

At the end of today's episode, a teaser trailer for the upcoming 14th Pocket Monsters movie Victini and the Dark Hero (ビクティニと黒き英雄) aired. The same teaser trailer also aired earlier in the day on the variety show Oha Suta (おはスタ) hosted by Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一).


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Pokémon Card Game BW - Black Collection & White Collection Commercial

A new commercial also aired during today's episode broadcast for the upcoming Pokémon Card Game BW Expansion Sets - Black Collection & White Collection (ポケモンカードゲームBW 拡張パック「ブラックコレクション」「ホワイトコレクション」) which will be released in Japan on December 17th, 2010. The commercial revealed new cards that will be available in the sets and it also revealed that there will be 53 cards in each BW collection.


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Pokémon Smash Episode 7, Startled by Ringuma!! / The International Division's Card Battle with Robert of the Adventure Division! / A Battle in Pokémon BW Between Beginner Misaki and Group Member Akiyama! (リングマでドッキリ！！ / インターナショナル部がアドベンチャー部・ロバートとカードバトル / ポケモンBWで初心者のミサキと秋山隊員がバトル！), aired today in Japan.

The episode starts with TIM and Robert and Shoko-tan all playing Pokémon Black and White to train their Pokémon. Golgo asks Akiyama how he's doing and goes over to look at his 'Nintendo DS' which he finds out is actually not a real Nintendo DS but a lunch box with Akiyama's lunch. Golgo gets mad at him but Akiyama just starts to eat his rice.

Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode is part of the Pokémon Library and Akiyama begins to announce this weeks theme with his mouth full but the group makes him stop eating so he can properly announce it. This weeks theme which is "When you join rival in a pinch" (ライバルでピンチ時は仲間になる). This weeks rerun episode was Startled by Ringuma!! (リングマでドッキリ!!) from the original series. Reluctantly, Professor Red and Shoko-tan then do the "Let's! Pokémon Library!" call that imitates the Fall in Love (フォーリンラブ) duo.　


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The International Group girls show up after the rerun episode just as Professor Red comes out the side entrance with his latest invention, the "RED059 First Trick Set for Girls" (いたずらはじめてセット for ガール). The name obviously was based on the fact that the latest Pokémon Card Game BW set has one just for girls. The first part of the invention consists of a long cylinder and a handle with a breathing apparatus at the end. Hana and Maria tried it out and took a deep breath. It made their voices sound like they were on helium. The next part of the set included a disguise nose, glasses and scalp. Everyone got a good laugh out of the set.


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The International Group and Adventure Group went off to meet up with Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) who once again will be their teacher for this segment of the show. He introduced the newly released Pokémon BW Boys and Girls Starter Kits which were released in Japan on October 29th, 2010. He tells them that they will be using these sets for their battle.

Hana, Misaki, and Yamamoto were on one team and Maria, Baba, and Akiyama were on the other team. Hana and Maria would be the ones that actually did the battle while their teammates would help out. Hana got Mijumaru as her basic starter with a bunch of Water Energy while Maria got Pokabu and a bunch of fire Energy. Hana and Maria both sorted their cards, shook hands, bowed and the battle begin. Hana picked up 7 cards and an easy way to remember how many cards that a player should pick it was used. Pokemon kaddo (ポケモンカード) has 7 syllables, the same number of cards that a player needs to pick up. Maria and Hana play a quick game of Rock, Paper, Scissors (最初はぐうじゃんけんぽん) and Maria wins with paper and she will start the match.

Maria sent out Yanappu (ヤナップ) (004/037 HS) and the card was dangled around Baba's neck and Hana sent out Fushide (フシデ) (021/037 HS) controlled by Misaki. Akiyama held Pokabu (ポカブ) (006/037 HS) and was assigned to Maria's bench while Yamamoto held Mijumaru (ミジュマル) (011/037 HS) and was assigned to Hana's bench.

Maria drew a Lightning energy card and assigned a Fire energy card to Yanappu. She used Yanappu's Collect (もってくる) which requires 1 colorless energy to use and Baba drew a Fire Energy card and was put into her hand. Maria's turn was over and Hana drew a Psychic energy card. She assigned the energy card to Fushide and used Ram (ぶつかる). Misaki put on some Football shoulder protection and then hit Yanappu Baba. Baba fell to the ground and his card was assigned a 10 points of damage. With Hana's turn over, Maria drew a Lightning energy card, assigned a fire energy to her benched Pokabu and then used Yanappu's Collect again hoping that Akiyama's strategy of getting a Chaoboo (チャオブー) card so they could evolve to a Enbuoh (エンブオー) which they already had on their would work and it did as Baba drew the Chaoboo (007/037 HS) card.

Hana drew a Water energy card, evolved Yamamoto Mijumaru into Futachimaru (フタチマル) (012/037 HS) and assigned another Psychic energy card to Fushide. Hana tells Misaki Fushide to use Ram again but this time she make Baba hold a piece of wood as she karate kicks it in half dealing Yanappu Baba another 10 damage lowering his hit points to 50/70HP. Hana's turn was over and Maria drew a Fire Energy card. She withdrew Yanappu Baba from battle, removing the Fire energy card and discarding it as its retreat cost was 1 energy. She then sent out Akiyama Pokabu into battle from her bench and evolved Pokabu into Chaoboo (チャオブー) (007/037 HS) and assigned a Lightning energy to it. She then instructed Akiyama Chaoboo to use Nitro Charge (ニトロチャージ) and Akiyama moved his hands around pretending his was charging up an attack until Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) told him that Nitro Charge wasn't an attack damaging move and he was supposed to search the deck for Fire Energy and attach it to Chaoboo. Akiyama quickly picks up the card and attaches it to him.


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Hana drew Daikenki (ダイケンキ) (013/037 HS). She switch Misaki Fushide with Yamamoto Futachimaru and then evolved it into Daikenki (ダイケンキ) and assigned a Water Energy to it. That ended her turn as she didn't have enough assigned energy to do anything else. Maria picked up the last card from her deck which was another Chaoboo. She then evolved Akiyama Chaoboo into Enbuoh (エンブオー) (008/037 HS) and assigned a Fire Energy card to it. Maria then told Akiyama Enbuoh to use Flare Blitz (フレアドライブ) which can do a maximum damage of 150. A steaming hot towel was brought onto the battle field and they tossed it on Yamamoto Daikenki. He quickly tried to get the towel off him as it was very hot. Yamamoto Daikenki only had 140HP so the Flare Blitz attack was enough to knock him out.　Maria's team ended up winning the battle.


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During Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, it was announced that the first Battrio 0 championship will be held in Taiwan in the spring of 2011 (インターナショナルマッチ　ｉｎ　台湾). The first set for Japanese Battrio players is participate in local events so they can quality. Mumage Cup (ムウマージカップ) and Juptile Cup (ジュプトルカップ) are being held and two special pucks are available.

Akiyama and Misaki battled against each other in Pokémon Black and White 2-on-2 battle with level 50 adjusted Pokémon. Misaki sent out Dageki (ダゲキ) and Dokkorar (ドッコラー) while Akiyama sent out Yorterry (ヨーテリー) and Choroneko (チョロネコ). Misaki started off the battle by using Dageki's (ダゲキ) Double Kick (にどげり) which K.O.'d Akiyama's Choroneko (チョロネコ). Akiyama fought back with Yorterry's (ヨーテリー)　Tackle (たいあたり) and did about 1/4 damage to Misaki's Dokkorar (ドッコラー). Misaki's Dokkorar (ドッコラー) used Wake-Up Slap (めざましビンタ) on Yorterry's (ヨーテリー) which was enough to K.O. it. Akiyama then sent out Pokabu (ポカブ) and Minezumi (ミネズミ). Misaki's Dageki (ダゲキ) used Karate Chop (からてチョップ) on Minezumi (ミネズミ) which was enough to K.O. it. Misaki's Dageki (ダゲキ) then finished off the battle by using the 5th Generation attack Low Kick (ローキック). After the battle was over Baba wanted to see the original levels of Akiyama's Pokémon. All of them were quite low leveled.

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Pokémon Smash Episode 5, Rescue Ralts! Hurry Masato! / Robert Teaches the New Members How to Enjoy the Pokémon Card Game / Pokémon BW News - Pictures Drawn by the PokéSma Members Appear in the Game!?! (ラルトスを救え！　急げマサト！ / ロバートが新メンバーにポケモンカードゲームの楽しみ方を伝授 / ポケモンBW情報・ポケスマメンバーが描いた絵がゲームで登場！？), aired today in Japan.

The episode starts off with just Robert, Golgo, Red and Shoko. Yamamoto asks where the International Group is and Golgo explains that they are late as is the President. The narrator explains that Misaki generally says "Pokémon Library" before the repeat episode starts. Red then intimates her by saying "Pokémon Library". Akiyama takes a turn in a sad and crying voice and then Golgo and Yamamoto do a group saying of "Let's Pokémon Library" that imitates the Fall in Love (フォーリンラブ) duo.　

Baba introduces this weeks rerun theme which is "People and Pokémon Grow Stronger Together" (人とポケモンは一緒に成長すろ). Professor then does the "Pokémon Library" library call instead of Misaki in the style of his old "Poké-we-go!" saying from Pokémon Sunday which gets the attention of the other members there. Akiyama and Professor Red then end up doing the call again this time imitating the Fall in Love (フォーリンラブ) duos style. This weeks episode, Rescue Ralts! Hurry Masato! is from the Advanced Generation series. A full summary of this episode is available in the episode guide.

After the repeat episode finishes, the girls from the International Group show up. The girls say that the President of Pokémon Enterprises is out working hard today. To help the girls and audience better understand the Pokémon Card Game, Robert and the International Group meet up with Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) who will be their teacher for this segment of the show.


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The narrator introduced the newly released Pokémon BW Boys and Girls Starter Kits which were released in Japan on October 29th, 2010. A tutorial clip from the DVD that is included with the set was briefly shown.


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Lesson 1: Card Type （カードの種類）: Takashima introduced the 3 main types of cards, Pokémon cards, Energy cards, and Trainer cards. Robert then appeared on the top level of the gym each wearing a large Pokémon card in front of them. Baba wore the Grass-type Tsutarja (ツタージャ) card from the new BW set, Akiyama wore the Fire-type Pokabu (ポカブ) card and Yamamoto wore the Mijumaru (ミジュマル) card.

Yamamoto explained the fact that some Pokémon cards can evolve into other Pokémon replacing the previous card. A player puts the evolved form of the Pokémon onto of the previous evolution card but they must go in order. A level 2 evolution card cannot be put onto of the basic Pokémon card.

Lesson 2: How to Read a Card （カードの見かた）: The narrator then explained the locations of all the card information. The name of the card at the top center, the type symbol in the top right. Takashima then indicated that the Hit Points (HP) are located beside the type symbol. He then showed where the Weakness and Resistance locations were at the bottom left part of the card. The narrator then indicated that the attacks are located in the center of the card with the damage they will deal located right beside the attack descriptions. Takashima then pointed out that attacks need energy to be able to use the attacks.

Lesson 3: Energy: Takashima held up a card with the 8 main energy type cards and the International Group girls tried to guess the type each card was.

Pokémon Type	Energy Symbol
Grass
Fire
Water
Lightning
Psychic
Fighting
Colorless
Darkness
Metal

Lesson 4:　Let's Try it Out! （ワザを出してみよう！）: The girls put a fire and water energy card on Yamamoto Mijumaru and instructed him to use Water Gun. Yamamoto got out a squirt gun and sprayed water in Baba's face. Baba didn't seemed concerned about it at all and then pointed out that his card Tsutarja has -20 resistance to Water type attacks. Mijumaru Water Gun attack only does 20 damage so the resistance canceled out any damage (20-20=0).

Maria then instructs Yamamoto Mijumaru to use Water Gun on Akiyama Pokabu this time. Akiyama goes crazy right after Yamamoto squirts him in the face with the water since Pokabu's x2 weak against Water attacks. (20x2=40)


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Lesson 5: Trainer Cards （トレーナーズのカード）: Dr. Takashima (タカシマ先生) introduced the concept of Trainer Cards and how they can benefit players during battle.

Lesson 6:　Place Names　（場所の名前）: The narrator then showed the main areas on the mat where battles take place.


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Pokémon Smash C-Gear Background:

During the last segment of the show, Shoko-tan introduced the Pokémon Smash C-Gear Background Present Campaign. Each member of the Pokémon Smash crew has drawn a background that they hope will be voted on to become a C-Gear background for Pokémon Black and White. A page has been put up at the official Pokémon Smash website to allow people to see which pictures each member drew. Players can vote for their favorite one until midnight on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010.　The results will be announced on November 28th.



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Pokémon Smash Episode 4, Happinas' Happy Nurse! / The New Plan to Teach the New Members About Pokémon, the 'Pokémon Quiz Caravan' Meeting / Releasing 22 New Pokémon at Once / News on the Battle Subway! (ハピナスのハッピーナース！ / 新メンバーにポケモンを教える新企画「ポケモンクイズキャラバン」開催 / 新ポケモン22匹一挙大放出 / バトルサブウェイの情報も！), aired today in Japan.

The narrator started off the show by calling it a 'Pokémon Entertainment Show!' as it transitioned to Yamamoto standing in the middle of the set playing an Ocarina. A clip from Pokémon Sunday episode #81 is shown and in that episode Golgo juggled some buckets and was able to kick one from his foot and catch it with another one that was attached to his head. He tried to do the same trick again but wasn't able to do it this time after trying multiple times.

Shoko-tan introduced the theme for this weeks episode which was 'The Beauty of Friendship'　（友情のすばらしさ） and the episode is part of the Pokémon Library (ポケモンライブラリー). This weeks episode, Happinas' Happy Nurse! is from the original series. A full summary of this episode is available in the episode guide.

After the rerun, President Choi Hong-Man shows up in a happy mood and says 'PokéMorning!' to everyone. Golgo comes over to greet him and they shake hands. Golgo quickly realizes how strong he is as his hand is almost crushed during the handshake. The crew gives him a bunch of apples and he is easily able to crush with his bare hands. They are all impressed with his strength.


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Golgo and Red head off to present the Pokémon Quiz Caravan (ポケモンクイズキャラバン) with the International Group at the Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Elementary School (神奈川県　相模原市立　内郷小学校). There they met 32 grade four students and Zoroark. The students show Red and Golgo the outdoor sumo wrestling ring and preform a demonstration.

Golgo states that this quiz would be based on Pokémon Black and White. The first batch of questions would be answered in a Yes (O) or No (X) format and the teams would all have to decide which was the right answer and stand on the appropriate side of the line if they didn't want to get eliminated from the quiz. Kibago Team ended up winning as they were the only team to answer all 6 questions correctly.

Below are the questions that were asked:

#	Question	Answer
1	Is the title of the new animated series that started this fall called Pokémon Black and White? (この秋スタートしたアニメ新シリーズのタイトルは「ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト」である)?	[s](X) No - Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ)[/s]
2	Is Zekrom drawn on the packaging of Pokémon Black?　（ポケットモンスター ブラックパッケージに描かれているのゼクロムである）	[s](X) No - Reshiram (レシラム) is on the cover.[/s]
3	Card Game Rules - Should you give thanks and forfeit before starting a battle? (カードゲームルール - バトルを始める前にするにとは礼である)	[s](X) No - Handshake before the battle （バトルの前に必ずするのは握手）[/s]
4	Is Kumasyun the 'Cold Catching Pokémon'? (クマシュンは「かぜひきポケモン」である)	[s](X) No - Kumasyun is the Freezing Pokémon. （クマシュンは「ひょうけつポケモン」）[/s]
5	Is Dent's Pokémon partner Hiyappu? (デントのパートナーポケモンはヒヤップである)	[s](X) No - Dent's Pokémon partner is Yanappu （デントのパートナーポケモンはヤナップ）[/s]
6	Does the first Pokémon Card Game BW set have a set for girls? (ポケモンカードゲームBWはじめてセットには女の子用のセットがある)	[s](O) Yes [/s]

Golgo made the International team apologize since they got eliminated at question 4 even though the week before Director Masuda was in studio talking about the Kumasyun Pokémon Smash event.

A Pokémon Card Game News segment was shown just after the commercial break and it showed some of the new cards from the latest Pokémon BW Collection Sheet sets.


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The next segment featured a '4 Legged Quiz' (３人４脚ばらまきクイズ) where teams of 3 had their legs tied up and they were sent out to find a specific Pokémon card based on type or information that was called out. Players would have to know the correct Pokémon types for the cards that were distributed throughout the school grounds and then return back to Red.


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The next quiz was called the Rotation Quiz (ローテーションクイズ) which was loosely based off the idea from the new feature in Pokémon Black and White that allows players to rotate their Pokémon's position around during triple battles. Each team was broken up into 3 people and each of them wore a hat with either Tsutarja (ツタージャ), Pokabu (ポカブ) or Mijumaru (ミジュマル) on it. A wheel with the corresponding Pokémon was in front of them and Golgo would spin it to determine which team member was required to answer the question. A team could buzz in if a member knew the answer but the team member than knew the answer might not be chosen to actually answer it.

Below are the questions that were asked:

#	Question	Answer
1	Where does Pocket Monsters Best Wishes take place? (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ物語の舞台は？)	[s]The Isshu region (イッシュ地方)[/s]
2	How many Pokémon can a player have in their party?　(手持ちにできるポケモンは何びきまで？)	[s]6 members （６ぴき)[/s]
3	What kind of energy is this?　(これは何エネルギー？)	[s]Fire (炎)[/s]
4	Who is Iris's Pokémon partner? (アイリスのパートナーポケモンは？)	[s] Kibago (アイリス)[/s]
5	Minezumi is the Lookout Pokémon, what kind of Pokémon is Miruhog? (ミネズミは「みはりポケモン」でつがミルホッグはなにポケモン？)	[s]Precaution Pokémon (けいかいポケモン)[/s]
6	What is the name of Rocket Gang's boss? (ロケット団のボスの名前は？)	[s] Sakaki (サカキ)[/s]
7	What is the name of the ticket that is required to get Victini? (ビクティニを手に入れるために必要なチケットの名前は？)	[s]Liberty Ticket (リバティチケット)[/s]

During the marketing department segment, Mijumari showed some of the upcoming cards from the BW Boys and Girls Starter Kits which will be released in Japan on October 29th, 2010. The segment specifically showcased the Shimama (シママ) 005/009 card from the CS1 Pokémon BW Collection Sheet set and how it can evolve into a Zebraika (ゼブライカ) when the new card in the Pokémon Card Game BW Boy and Girl Starter Kits (018/037) is released.


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Shoko-tan and the announcer showcased 22 of the 5th generation Pokémon at the end of the show and gave brief details of each of them to get the audience more familiar with these new Pokémon.

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The final episode of Pokémon Sunday, Tobari Gym! Lucario VS Buoysel!! / PokéSun Series Finale - A Release of Famous Scenes, Strange Scenes and Treasured Clips All in One Go! / The PokéSun Company Disbands!?? (トバリジム！　ルカリオ対ブイゼル！！ / ポケサン最終回、名場面・珍場面・秘蔵映像を一挙放出！ / ポケサンカンパニーも解散！？？), aired today in Japan. The official Pocket Monsters movie blog has confirmed that a new show called Pokémon Smash! (ポケモンスマッシュ！) will debut on October 3rd, 2010. Pokémon Smash will replace Pokémon Sunday (ポケモン☆サンデー) in the same 7:30am to 8:30am time slot on TV Tokyo. A press conference was held in Tokyo on September 16th to reveal the new show.

The show begins with Golgo and Professor Red carrying a big box together until Golgo sneezes and Red drops it on the ground because its too big for one person to handle. Shoto-tan asks them what they are doing and Golgo replies that they are just cleaning up. Golgo asks "Where is Robert?" and moments later they appear through the main doors each holding a box and each of them pulls out a DVD from the box they were holding.

Golgo then tells Shoko-tan to introduce this weeks Pokémon Selection. This weeks rerun theme was a continuation of last weeks theme titled PokéSun Members Big Success （ポケスンメンバー大活躍！）. The Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl episode - Tobari Gym! Lucario VS Buoysel!! was this weeks repeat episode which features Lucario. Satoshi challenges Sumono for a gym badge but she isn't about to let him win easily, nor is her Lucario. A full summary of this episode is available in the episode guide.

With the new anime series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ) having started earlier in the week, a preview clip for the upcoming 3rd episode of the series titled Mijumaru! Megroco! Close Call!! (ミジュマル！メグロコ！危機一髪!!) was shown. The episode airs on Thursday, September 30th, 2010 at 7pm JST.


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This was the final episode of Pokémon Sunday and to remember the show over the years, clips from previous episodes were shown as the cast watched and reminisced about their experiences. The first clip presented by Yamamoto was a card battle from episode #286 - Sandwichman to Card Battle (サンドウィッチマンとカードバトル). During the card battle, Mikio Date (伊達みきお) and Takeshi Tomizawa (富澤たけし), battle against Robert. The next clip also featured a TCG card battle, with Robert facing off against Yoshio Kojima (小島よしお) & Eikō Kano (狩野英孝) in episode #273. The clips shows Yoshio loading volleyballs into a volleyball machine to shoot at Robert as an attack. Another card battle clip was shown from episode #278 - Fruit Punch and Robert's Original Pokémon Card Battle! (フルーツポンチとロバートがポケサンオリジナルカードバトル！). During that battle, Robert faced Fruit Punch (フルーツポンチ), a Japanese comedy duo that consists of Kentaro Wataru (亘健太郎) and Takeshi Murakami (村上健志). The clip show Robert throwing buckets of water at Kentaro to represent the TCG attack Torrent Blade (げきりゅうのやいば).

The next clip from episode #282 featured FUJIWARA in the infamously boring Fishing Tournament Exhibition. Robert and FUJIWARA played HeartGold and SoulSilver while attempting to fish for Pokémon. A clip from the Third 'PokéSun Champion Match (第3回ポケサン最強王者決定戦！) in episode #305 was shown. The clip featured Yamamoto defeating Shoko-tan. A brief glimpse of backstage was then shown as Shoko-tan and Baba were sitting at a table after her defeat.


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The next batch of clips featured people that have visited the show and have become Pokémon Daisuke Club members. The first clip featured the comedy duo Double Colon (Wコロン) in episode #281 when they were helping Robert complete their Collaboration Mission 'Capture the Smiles of 100 People!' (１００人の笑顔をキャプチャせよ！), which was based off the missions feature in Pokémon Ranger - Paths of Light (ポケモンレンジャー 光の軌跡). Another clip is shown, this time from episode #295. Robert go into a room to investigating the connection between 'The Ruler of Illusions Zoroark' and the word 'Sukima' and tambourine player Gonzo (ゴンゾー) appears from behind a couch.　He can only communicate by using his tambourine. In episode #295 He dances and plays the tambourine to Can You Count Pokémon? (ポケモン言えるかな？). A clip from episode #283 featuring popular Japanese magician Maggy Shinji (マギー審司) was then shown. The Rope through the clothes! ? (1 ロープが服を通り抜ける！？) trick was shown.


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McDonald's of Japan announced that they transformed their Odaiba location to celebrate the release of Pokémon Black and White. The transformation featured the "Black and White" style throughout the restaurant as well as many of the 5th Generation Pokémon prominently displayed. The Odaiba location is the only McDonald that will feature the renovation and only for a limited time from September 18th to October 18th, 2010.

The launch event of the Odaiba location's transformation was shown on today's episode of Pokémon Sunday which took place on September 18th between 9：30am and 11：30am. On hand were: the comedy duo Double Colon (Wコロン), the Idol group SKE48 and Junichi Masuda (増田順一). Ken Sugimori also provided artwork of a Victini for the restaurant.


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The Odaiba location also features a Poké Power SPOT, which allows players to get more experience after a Pokémon Battles and makes it easier to capture Pokémon. Players of Pokémon Black and White will also be able to visit any participating McDonald's locations throughout Japan to receive the Liberty Ticket which allows players to get Victini.


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Pokémon Center Tokyo (ポケモンセンタートウキョー) was also featured on the show. They have stocked many new 5th Generation Pokémon products for fans to purchase from stationary, to plushies and clothing.


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Golgo presented a clip showing the new legendary Pokémon Reshiram (レシラム) & Zekrom (ゼクロム). The clip showcased Zekrom's signature move Cross Thunder (クロスサンター) and Reshiram's signature move Cross Flame (クロスフレイミ]).


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At the end of the show Golgo announced that the PokéSun company was being disbanded. The song 'Auld Lang Syne' played in the background as he announced it. TIM group which includes [Red Yoshida (レッド吉田) & Golgo Matsumoto (ゴルゴ松本)], Robert (ロバート) group which includes [Ryuuji Akiyama (秋山竜次), Hiroshi Yamamoto (山本博) & Hiroyuki Baba (馬場裕之)], as well as Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子), the cast members from Pokémon Sunday, will be returning to the new show Pokémon Smash starting next week. Lucario, Hikozaru and Yamirami will not be appearing on the show and it appears that they will be replaced by Mijumaru and Zoroark.

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The official Japanese Pokémon Trading Card Game website has relaunched for the release of Pocket Monsters Black and White. The new site currently doesn't feature very much as most of the old content has been removed. The site includes: A beginners section which gives the basics of the game, a products section listing the newest BW TCG products, a how-to section, a Question and Answer section and an event page.

The Official Japanese fan club, Pokémon Daisuki will be enabling the Pokémon Card Game Network (ポケモンカードゲームネットワーク) section in late October.

Source: http://www.pokemon-card.com/