The official Pokémon website has announced the English dub of the 13th Pokémon movie. Zoroark: Master of Illusions will air on Cartoon Network on February 5th, 2011. To coincide with the release of the movie, the Raikou, Entei, Suicune Nintendo DS events will be available at participating GameStop stores. Below are the press releases.

Movie Synopsis

The Fury of Zoroark Has Been Unleashed! The Pokémon Baccer World Cup.

It is the most anticipated event of the year, and as hundreds flock to Crown City to watch the exciting competition unfold, Ash, Pikachu, and his friends encounter a mysterious new Pokémon they have never seen before.

But when the three Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune suddenly arrive and begin rampaging through the streets, it’s up to Ash and his companions, along with their new Pokémon friend Zorua, to uncover the secret behind the immense and powerful forces at work.

What strange and dangerous powers are afoot in Crown City? Why did Celebi suddenly return after vanishing for twenty years? And why is the mighty Zoroark unleashing its fury upon the town? The quest for these answers leads down an uncertain path filled with peril—can Ash and his companions find enough courage, strength, and friendship to unearth the mystery in time to save Crown City?

Raikou, Entei, Suicune Events

The Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune are as elusive as they are powerful, but now you can track down each one during a special character distribution event at participating GameStop stores!

Not only is each of these Pokémon Shiny - meaning it is a different color than usual - but each also knows movies it cannot normally learn! Raikou can take advantage of weather conditions with the Weather Ball move, Entei can engulf its foe in fire with Flare Blitz, Suicune can get a lucky on-hit Knock Out with Sheer Cold, and all three can learn ExtremeSpeed, to name just a few! This powerful arsenal will make these Pokémon ready for even your toughest battles!

Raikou, Entei, Suicune come in Cherish Balls, a feature of Pokémon that you obtain through special distributions. They will also appear with a Classic Ribbon, another mark of their unique stats in your Pokémon collection!

There's even more to these special shiny Pokémon: when you transfer them to your copy of Pokémon Black Version or Pokémon White Version, you'll get a chance to catch the elusive Pokémon Zoroark - a Pokémon you can't get through normal gameplay!

And don't forget you can see Zoroark in action, as well as watch the Shiny Raikou, Entei, and Suicune when they all appear in the upcoming Pokémon movie, Pokémon - Zoroark: Master of Illusions.

The distribution for these incredible Shiny Pokémon won't last long. This exciting opportunity begins in early January 2011 in participating GameStop stores wit the distribution of Raikou. The excitement continues in late January and early February, when you will have your chance to receive Entei and Suicune. You'll only be able to get each of these Pokémon once per game, and you must bring your copy of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, or SoulSilver Version games (as well as your Nintendo DS system!) to receive the Legendary Pokémon.


Raikou - January 3rd, 2011 to January 9th, 2011.
Entei - January 17th, 2011 to January 23rd, 2011.
Suicune - January 31st, 2011 to February 6th, 2011.
Source: http://www.pokemongoldsilver.com/us/#/news/trio/ and http://www.pokemon.com/us/movies/movie-pokemonzoroark-master-of-illusions-february-2011/

Voice Actor Takeshi Watabe (渡部猛) died on December 13th, 2010. He was 74 years old. He was undergoing medical treatment for lung cancer but caught pneumonia which caused complications with his treatment. He voiced a couple of roles in the Pocket Monsters anime series.

In Pocket Monsters Advanced Generation Episode #65 he voiced Professor Jacuzzi (シャクジイ博士) and in the original series episode #41 he played the Village Elder.

Source: 81 Actor's Studio

The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 13 - Chillarmy is Tidy!? (チラーミィはきれいずき！？) 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 Bel, a friend of Professor Araragi who was looking for Satoshi to deliver a badge case. Before she could deliver it to him a Chillarmy took the badge case because it was dirty. Will Satoshi get his badge case?

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.

Egg Events

To celebrate Satoshi receiving a Pokémon egg, a special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White started today, December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon: Kibago, Mamepato, Yanappu. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.


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Below is a list of the random Pokémon available in the egg. Click on them for event information. Each of the Pokémon is based off a main characters Pokémon from Best Wishes: Satoshi's Mamepato, Iris' Kibago and Dent's Yanappu.

N#	Japanese	Romanized	Thumbnail
610	キバゴ	Kibago
519	マメパト	Mamepato
511	ヤナップ	Yanappu

Pokémon Smash Episode 11, Sing! Purin! / The Adventure Division Predict how the Main Pokémon of the Movie will be Used / The 3rd PokéSun Champion, Group Member Yamamoto, Participates in a Pokémon Battle! (うたって！　プリン！ / アドベンチャー部が映画で活躍するポケモンを勝手に予想 / ポケモンバトルに第３回ポケサン最強王者・山本隊員が登場！), aired today in Japan.

The episode begins with Robert walking in and saying 'PokéMorning!' to Red, Golgo and Shoko who are sitting at their desks. They see them writing and wonder what they are doing. Shoko tells them they are trying to think of what they should do for this years PokéSmash greeting card. They ask Robert for suggestions but Golgo just gets mad at Akiyama at the end for getting sidetracks by suggesting he should bake a cake.

Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and Akiyama announces this weeks theme 'Everyone go to Sleep' （みんなちゃんと寝ろよ）. This weeks rerun episode was Sing! Purin! (うたって！　プリン！) from the original Japanese series. A full summary is available in the episode guide. Red said his original go-to line 'Let's Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

After the repeat episode, the International group girls show up and take a seat at their desk. Yamamoto reminds everyone that the title for the latest movie has been announced which Shoko-tan states is Victini and the Dark Hero (ビクティニと黒き英雄). The teaser trailer for the latest movie is then shown.

The Adventure Division then introduces their VTR on how the Main Pokémon of the Movie will be Used. Robert head off to a local pool where they all wore a big red 'V' on their forehead so show the audience they were trying to be Victini. Robert discussed that for their experiment they would need to find out who was fastest. They all recalled a previous outing from Pokémon Sunday #293. In that episode, Baba was able to run the 50m dash in 7.44 seconds, proving he could run fast. Akiyama and Yamamoto tied a rope to Baba and told Baba to run fast so he could be like Victini from the movie trailer and hover over the water. Baba started to run but quickly fell into the pool.

In Pokémon Sunday #187, Akiyama proved to be the best at crossing a water bridge during the Ninjutsu Challenge Quiz. A bridge was setup in the pool and Akiyama was able to make it across the pool. The clip of Akiyama played at the same time as the clip of Victini from the teaser trailer to show the similarity.


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During the next segment, Robert dressed up as Pokémon they thought should be in the next movie. Yamamoto dressed up as Mijumaru, Akiyama dressed up as Monmen and Baba dressed up as Meguroco and they had a foot race which Akiyama won.


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In the lastest movies, Satoshi and friends are each seen eating a food from the country or region that the movie is based off of. In the 13th movie, Satoshi ate Belgian Waffles. Akiyama decides that in Movie 14 they should eat favoured shaved ice (カキ氷). He explains that the topings that are dark and the ice that is white match the Black and White idea. Akiyama had put Molasses (brown sugar syrup 黒みつ) on Yamamoto's bowl and he put Soy Sauce (しょうゆ) on Baba's.

The first Pokémon Smash calendar was revealed and it featured Akiyama's successful attempted to cross the pool like Victini. 7 calendars featuring the Adventure Group will be revealed over the coming months to promote the release of the 14th movie. It was pointed out that the numbers on the calendar for the July 2011 calendar are actually Robert making different poses to make the numbers. The first calendar can be downloaded below or at the Smash official website.


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Also posted was a couple of Happy New Year posters that viewers can download and print out. The posters feature Pokémon Smash members.


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During Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, it was revealed that in a presentation held on November 18th, 2010 at the Meiji Dori, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan McDonald's location (マクドナルド 明治通り新宿), the Guinness Book of World Records awarded the 2010 McDonald's Pokémon calendar a certificate for "the most calendars sold in one year". Pikachu and Ronald McDonald were in attendance to receive the award. The calendar has been released yearly and features original pictures based on the latest Pocket Monsters animated series. The 2011 calendar is currently for sale for 300 yen.

Full certificate description: "The most calendars sold in one year is 1,476,442 and was achieved by McDonald's Japan in Japan on 5 November 2010."


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McDonalds will also be distributing monster balls as the toy present in the latest Happy Sets (Happy Meals) in Japan. Purchasers will receive one random monster ball in each meal set. There are 24 different ones to collect. The event starts on December 17th.


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During the in-studio battle, the 3rd PokéSun Champion, Group Member Yamamoto, participates in a Pokémon Battle against 8 year old Oguro Reina-chan (小黒玲奈ちゃん). She put up a good fight and was able to defeat Yamamoto. For defeating Yamamoto, she asked for his level 60 Mijumaru - Chibipero (チビペロ). Yamamoto received her Mijumaru in exchange though.

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.

Images from the latest CoroCoro have revealed that a new 1 hour special for Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl will air on February 3rd, 2011. The episodes will feature Takeshi and Hikari after they departed company with Satoshi.

World Hobby Fair Zoroark

CoroCoro also announced that a Zoroark will be distributed at the World Hobby Fair in Japan. This Zoroark is unique because it knows the move Bark Out (バークアウト). Currently no other Pokémon knows this move but when the Lock Capsule (ロックカプセル) event in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver is released, players will be able to transfer the Lock Capsule to Pokémon Black or White to get TM95 - Bark Out (バークアウト).


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The latest episode of Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 12 - The Yabukuron Squadron and the Secret Base!? (ヤブクロン戦隊と秘密基地！？) 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 group of kindergarten students who have befriended a Yabukuron. Their teacher doesn't want them to have it, so the kids are causing trouble. Will Satoshi be able to help out and solve this dilemma?

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.

Egg Events

To celebrate Satoshi receiving a Pokémon egg in today's episode, a special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White will start on December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.


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Pokémon Smash Episode 10, Lots of Digda! / The Adventure Division Gets Mystery Eggs from the Day Care Man, What Will They Hatch Into!? / The International Division Obtains Information on Pokémon Eggs (ディグダがいっぱい！ / アドベンチャー部がそだてやじいさんからナゾのタマゴをゲット、その正体は！？／インターナショナル部もポケモンのタマゴ情報を入手！), aired today in Japan.

The episode started with Golgo and the staff decorating the cardboard cutout of Chief Executive Officer Choi Hong-Man with Christmas decorations and tinsel as the song "Santa Clause is Coming to Town" played in the background. They turn off the lights in the studio to show that the they also put Christmas lights on the cardboard cutout. Akiyama shows up and removes his suit jacket to show that he is also wearing Christmas lights on his body.


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Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and Yamamoto announces this weeks theme 'Pokémon save the Earth?!' （ポケモンは地球を救う！？）. This weeks rerun episode was Lots of Digda! (ディグダがいっぱい！) from the original Japanese series. A full summary is available in the episode guide. Red said his go-to line 'OK! Pokémon Library!' to start the repeat episode.

After the repeat episode finishes, the International Group girls show up and are quickly drawn to the Chief Executive Officer Choi Hong-Man cardboard cutout with the Christmas decorations on it. Hana says its 'Beautiful' and looks like a Christmas Tree.

Robert decide that they would try to figure out what the new title of this summers Pocket Monsters movie would be. Each of them made a movie poster with the Pokémon and title of the movie they thought would be in theaters next year. Yamamoto revealed his first, The Melancholy of Mijumaru and the Rose Bouquet　(ミジュマルの憂鬱と薔撥の花束). Yamamoto points out that Mijumaru lost its shell (ホタチ hotachi). Obviously he got inspiration for the title from the 11th Pocket Monsters movie Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin (ギラティナと氷空の花束 シェイミ) and Haruhi. Next up was Baba, who said next years movie would be a sea themed movie and he revealed his 'The Last Message: POKEZARU' movie featuring Yanappu, Baoppu, and Hiyappu. His movie title was based off the movie The Last Message: Umizaru. Finally, Akiyama revealed his movie poster, Pocket Monsters Monmen VS Minezumi VS Yorterry based off the 10th Pocket Monsters movie Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai (ディアルガVSパルキアVSダークライ).


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The Adventure Group is sent out to investigate the mystery of the egg campaign after they received an egg from the Day Care Man. Robert wonders what it will hatch into as they push it around on a cart. They get to a staircase and Akiyama decides to carry the egg up the stairs after Baba almost dropped the egg on the ground. They continue pushing it around until it starts to hatch. Instead of a Pokémon that they were expecting to be hatched from the egg, a girl pops out. The girl runs away and they go and chase after her.

The girl appears to be a magician to Robert and they sit down in front of her as she begins a magic show. Her first trick turns her handkerchief into a long wand. Her assistant appears and gives her a picture of a dove sitting on a branch. She rotates the picture, waves her hand and then reaches into the picture to pull a real dove out of it. For her next trick, she shows the audience a hollow box, puts it on a table and then begins pulling large dice out of it. She then pulls a handkerchief out of the box and combines it with another one in her hand. Suddenly, another dove appears from the handkerchiefs. The girl was then revealed as the 13 year old child magician, Shio-rin (しおりん).


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For her next trick, she starts to flick a deck of cards and asks Robert to tell her to stop at any time. Baba gets her to stop at the Jack of Spades. She puts the card back in the deck, flicks the deck, snaps her fingers and reveals the top card which is the Jack of Spades.

Robert returns back to the park where Zoroark and the Day Care Man were standing. Baba tells him that there was no Pokémon in the last egg they got from him. The Day Care Man gives them a new egg and states that it will be a fighting type Pokémon. Akiyama then states that the Day Care Man　looks a lot like Kuro-chan from the Japanese comedy trio Yasuda's Great Circus (安田大サーカス).　Robert begin pushing the egg around until they get to a bridge as as they are going down the slope, Baba lets go of the cart with the egg on it and it begins rolling away. Baba and Yamamoto manage to catch up to it before it crashes.

Robert arrive at a Kick boxing ring just as the egg begins to hatch. Instead of a fighting Pokémon appearing, another girl pops out. She jumps into the ring and begins sparing. Yamamoto asks if she is doing kick boxing and she replies that she is doing Thai boxing (ムエタイ Muay Thai）. The girl is then revealed to be 11 year old　Itō Saya （伊藤紗弥）, currently a champion for her age group.

Akiyama then nominates Baba to fight against her. The rules for the fight state they would battle for three rounds. The way Baba was fighting though, he didn't appear like he could handle 1 round let alone 3. Itō Saya easily kicked the crap out of Baba in 2 rounds.


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Robert returned to the park where Zoroark and the Day Care Man were standing still. The Day Care Man tells Robert to look at the egg to the side of them which was moving around. It also was slightly different than the other two eggs they got previously as it didn't have any green spots. Suddenly a head popped out of the egg and it was revealed that the person in the egg was Street Performer Balloon Tarō （大道芸人　風船太郎). He starts jumping up 3 different step ladders while still in the egg and then runs away.

Egg Events

The International Group girls promoted the new egg event for the games that loosely ties in with the new series: Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! In Best Wishes episode 12, which airs on Thursday, December 9th, 2010, Satoshi will receive an egg.

A special Pokémon Mystery Egg event for Pokémon Black and White will start on December 17th, 2010 and will end on January 11th, 2011. Players can only receive one egg per game and the egg will hatch into one of three random Pokémon. The event will be available via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, at Nintendo Zone locations (such as participating McDonalds), and DS Station locations in Japan.

From December 17th, Pokémon Card game players that purchase 4 booster packs from the new Black Collection/White Collection set will be presented a special card at random at participating retailers. Each booster pack costs 158 yen.


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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 week on the variety show Oha Suta (おはスタ) hosted by Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) and Best Wishes 11.


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Pokémon Library Vote

During the credits the narrator reminds viewers that the Pokémon Library vote that allows viewers to choose between two episodes will be over soon. Golgo suggested viewers vote for Bivouac by Iwark (イワークでビバーク) while Professor Red suggested The Jungle Trio! Hot Spring Battle!! (ジャングルのさんびき！おんせんバトル！！). Voting is open until December 6th, 2010 at midnight. Viewers can vote for their favorite episode at the official Smash website.


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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.

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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The official Japanese Pocket Monsters Movie has posted the teaser title for the 14th Pocket Monsters movie. Victini and the Dark Hero (ビクティニと黒き英雄) will debut in Japanese theaters most likely sometime in July of 2011.

The full title of the should also be announced sometime at the beginning of 2011. The movie will best based off the new Best Wishes (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ) anime series from Japan and it will feature the new 5th generation Pokémon Victini (ビクティニ).

Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/

Pokémon Smash Episode 9, Pikachu and Pichu! / The New Members Participate Actively in the 'Pokémon Quiz Caravan'? / The Pokémon BW Television Viewer Battles Start / Announcing the PokéSma Original C-Gear Skin Results! (ピカチュウとピチュー！ / 「ポケモンクイズキャラバン」で新メンバーが活躍？ / ポケモンBWで視聴者バトル開始 / ポケスマオリジナルCギアスキンの結果発表！), aired today in Japan.

The episode began with the group doing a 'PokéMorning!' salute only to notice that Zoroark knocked down some of the desks in the process. Golgo introduces this weeks rerun episode as part of the Pokémon Library and Shoko announces this weeks theme 'Anything can be done by cooperating!' （協力すれば何でもできる！）. This weeks rerun episode was Pikachu and Pichu! (ピカチュウとピチュー！) from the original Japanese series, not to be confused with the English Pikachu short which changed its title to match. A full summary of the episode is available on the episode guide. Red changed his go-to line to 'OK! Pokémon Library!' which got a few groans from the staff.

After the repeat show, the International girls show up walking together with a band against their ankles as they said they were practicing for the Caravan quiz. Just then, Red appears through the side door with his latest invention the RED 060 - Anything Rotates (なんでもローテーション). The device is a large box with a rotatable wheel on the front with different categories. A lever on the left side of the box would spin the wheel until it stopped on a specific category for the quiz.

Red removed the faceplate and revealed the first question and spun the wheel. The wheel had all the names of the staff members and it landed on Hana's name. The question was: Answer what food you like to eat? (すきな食べものを答えろ) and Hana replied 'Chocolate'. Red spun the wheel again and said "Let's Rotation!" (レッツ ローテーション). This time it landed on Maria and the subject for the round was "Eat the food you hate" (きらいな食べものを食べろ). Professor Red brought out a bowl of natto (なっとう), fermented soybeans, for Maria to eat. Obviously she didn't like eating it.

Tim and the International Group introduce the VTR (video tape recording) for the second Pokémon Quiz Caravan. This quiz took place at Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Elementary School (神奈川県　横須賀市立　逸見小学校) and 36 grade 5 students were there to greet them. A somewhat morbid place to have a school as there is big cemetery behind it.


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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.


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Below are the questions that were asked (Not all of the questions were broadcast on the show):

#	Question	Answer
1	Anime - Is Sanyo Gym Leader Dent is a twin? (サンヨウジムのジムリーダーはデントですがデントは「ふたご」である)?	(X) No - Dent, Pod, Corn are Triplets (デント ポッド コーンの三つ子) Spoiler: Click to show!
3	Game -　Is Dageki an evolution of Nageki? (ダゲキの進化形はナゲキである)?	(X) No - Dageki and Nageki are different Pokémon (ダグキとナグキは別のポケモン) Spoiler: Click to show!
5	Anime - Was Mijumaru the first Pokémon Satoshi got in the Isshu region? （イッシュ地方でサトシが初めゲットしたポケモンはミジュマルである）?	(X) No -　The first one he got was Mamepato (初めてゲットしたのはマメパト) Spoiler: Click to show!
6	Game -　Is the Musical Hall in Hiun City （ミュージカルホールがあるのはヒウンシティである）?	(X) No -　The answer is Ramion City (正解はライモンシティ) Spoiler: Click to show!
7	Game - Do Yanappu, Baoppu, Baoppu have the Gluttony ability?　（ヤナップ・バオップ・ヒヤップのとくせいはすべて「くいしんぼう」である）?	(O) Yes Spoiler: Click to show!

Question 7 proved to be the clincher as most the teams had managed to get to that point in the quiz but ended up being eliminated. Professor Red got the other teams to laugh at Chillarmy Team (チラーミィチーム), the only team to pick yes but they got the last laugh as they won the quiz. The International Group was also eliminated in that round.

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 and Golgo.


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Question 1: Find a dual type Pokémon! (タイプが２つあるポケモンをさがせ！) - Correct answer: Zuruggu (ズルッグ)
Question 2: Find a Pokémon that is at least 1.5m tall! (たかさが１．５ｍ以上あるポケモンをさがせ！) - Wrong Answer: Doryuzu (ドリュウズ) (0.7m) - Correct Answer: Ononokus (オノノクス) (1.8m)

The next section of the Caravan Quiz was a new segment called Knock-down Quiz (”うちおとす”　クイズ). The teams stood 3 meters away from a table with three targets on them. Players were required to answer the multiple choice question by throwing a ball at the number that corresponded with the correct answer. A team could know the right answer but if they didn't hit the correct target, it wouldn't count as the correct answer.

#	Question	Answer
1	Anime -　Who takes care of the Pokémon at the Pokémon Center? (ポケモンセンターでポケモンの面倒をみてくれる人は？) 1. Junsa-san (ジュンサーさん), 2. Joy-san (ジョーイさん), 3. Sodateya-san （そだてやさん）	2. Joy-san (ジョーイさん) Spoiler: Click to show!
2	Card Game - What do you need for a Pokémon in the Pokémon Card Game to use a move? （ポケモンカードゲームでポケモンがワザ使う時に必要なのは？） 1. Stamina (元気), 2.　Pokémon　Zukan　（ポケモンずかん）, 3. Energy (エネルギー)	3. Energy (エネルギー) Spoiler: Click to show!
3	Game - What do Gym Leaders give to winners? （ジムリーダーに勝つともらえるものは？） 1. Badge (バッジ), 2. Trophy (トロフィー), 3. Medal (メダル)	1. Badge (バッジ) Spoiler: Click to show!
4	Game - What Nutritional Energy Drink increases the attack base point of a Pokémon by 1? （ポケモン１ぴきのこうげきの基礎ポイントを上げる栄養ドリンクは？） 1. HP Up (Max Up マックスアップ), 2. Protein (Taurine タウリン), 3. Zinc (Chitosan キトサン)	2. Protein (Taurine タウリン) Spoiler: Click to show!
5	Game - Who is the Gym Leader of Hiun City? （ヒウンシティのジムリーダーは？） 1. Kamitsure (カミツレ), 2. Arti (アーティ), 3. Dent (デント)	2. Arti (アーティ) Spoiler: Click to show!

During Mijumaru's Tweet Corner, Mijumaru reminded viewers of the new TV Anime Pocket Monsters Best Wishes 'Best Wishes!' / 'Fanfare of the Heart' (TVアニメポケットモンスター ベストウィッシュ 新オープニングテーマ「ベストウィッシュ!」/新エンディングテーマ「心のファンファーレ」) CD that was released this week.

The Marketing Group then presented the results for the C-Gear vote which was announced on Pokémon Smash 5. Each member of the Pokémon Smash crew drew a background that they hoped would be voted on to become a C-Gear background for Pokémon Black and White. Players could vote for their favorite one until midnight on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010 on the official Pokémon Smash website.



Shoko-tan announced that there was 60,792 votes cast during the voting period. In third place, with 14,945 votes was Yamamoto and his Champion Mijumaru picture. In second place with 15,213 votes was Golgo and his Dageki picture. In first place was Shoko-tan who amassed 21,257 votes. Her picture of Choroneko will be available on the Pokémon Global Link website from November 29th, 2010 until January 31st, 2011 as a C-Gear background download.



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