Beyond Home Entertainment has announced 2 new DVD box sets for Australia. Both sets will be released on November 19th, 2014, just a few days before the launch of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Limited Edition Collection is a 23 disc set that features the entire Pokémon Advanced series. It will retail for $79.95AUD plus tax. The Pokémon Season 1 & 2 Limited Edition Collection includes the first 2 seasons of the anime series on 12 discs. It will retail for $49.95AUD plus tax.

Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire Limited Edition Collection Description

Pokémon Trainer Ash Ketchum and his best pal Pikachu are headed to the Hoenn region for another great Pokémon adventure! From volcanic Mt. Chimney to the wealth of islands that dot the region’s shores, Hoenn is the land where elements of earth and ocean meet. It’s more than just geology that makes this place special—Hoenn is home to scores of unique Pokémon species that inhabit the land, sea, and every place between. Ash might not be able to see them all, but he’s ready to try!

He’s also ready to battle his way to the top of the Hoenn League, but his new friend May isn’t interested in Pokémon—she wants to travel the world! That is, until her adventures with Ash inspire her to become a Pokémon Coordinator with championship dreams of her own. Together with May’s little brother Max and Ash’s old friend Brock, Ash and May are off on an epic journey across Hoenn! But when the ruthless forces of Team Aqua and Team Magma shake the region to its very foundations, are three young Trainers—and one know-it-all little brother—ready to confront the forces of evil and save the day?

Sources: http://www.beyondhe.com.au/pokemon-ruby-sapphire-region-collector-s-edition.html and http://www.beyondhe.com.au/pokemon-season-1-2-gift-set.html

Shoko Nakagawa updated her blog earlier today, mentioning that she'll be singing the new ending song for Pocket Monsters XY. A translation follows:



Source: http://ameblo.jp/nakagawa-shoko/entry-11929754492.html

TV Tokyo has launched a Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ mini site with details about the upcoming special that airs on November 6th, 2014.

Story

We shall peruse a new story of Mega evolution... where the setting moves from the Kalos Region to the Houen Region

Alan continues his journey to master Mega Evolution and stand on the top as the strongest. Waiting for him in the Houen Region are new mega evolved Pokémon as well as Houen's strongest Trainer, Champion Daigo.

A fierce mega evolution battle against Daigo awaits.

During the battle, a mysterious man suddenly appears.

Also, legendary megaliths lay hidden in Houen.

As all the keys align, the mystery of Mega Evolution gradually unravels. And when those roots are touched upon, the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza descends from the distant sky. All is ready for a fierce battle that will shake the Houen Region to the core.

(メガシンカ…紐解かれる新たな物語。
冒険の舞台は、カロス地方からホウエン地方へ。

メガシンカを極めるため、
そして最強の頂点に立つため旅を続けるアラン。
ホウエン地方で彼を待ち受けていたのは、新たなメガシンカポケモン、そしてホウエン地方の頂点に君臨するチャンピオン・ダイゴだった。

立ちはだかるダイゴとの壮絶なメガシンカバトル。

激闘の中、突如あらわれた謎の男。

そして、ホウエン地方に眠る伝説の巨石。

全てのカギが揃い、メガシンカの謎が徐々に解き明かされていく。
そのルーツに触れしとき、はるか天空より伝説のポケモン・レックウザが出現！
ホウエンを揺るがす壮絶な戦いが幕をあける！！)

Characters

Picture	Biography
	Alan (アラン): A Trainer who travels around to "master Mega Evolution and stand on the top as the strongest". Although he studied Mega Evolution with Professor Platane once, he... His partner Lizardon can mega evolve into Mega Lizardon X. 「メガシンカを極め、最強の頂点に立つ」ため、旅を続けるトレーナー。かつてはプラターヌ博士と共にメガシンカの研究を行っていたのだが…。パートナーのリザードンはメガリザードンＸにメガシンカする。
	Manon (マノン): A new Trainer just starting her journey. She refers to her partner Harimaron as "Hari-san", and always asks it for help. She travels together with Alan out of a desire to to one day mega evolve herself. 旅を始めたばかりの初心者トレーナー。 パートナーのハリマロンを「ハリさん」と呼び、いつも助けてもらってばかり。メガシンカに憧れ、アランと一緒に旅をしている。
	Daigo (ダイゴ): The Champion of the Houen Region. He spends his time researching the roots of Mega Evolution. His partner is an alternate-colored Metagross, and he has an amazing battle with Alan, using his mega evolved Mega Metagross against Alan's Mega Lizardon X. ホウエン地方のチャンピオン。 メガシンカのルーツについて、独自の調査を進めている。 パートナーは色違いのメタグロス。 メガシンカしたメガメタグロスとアランのメガリザードンＸが壮絶なバトルを繰り広げる！

Staff and Voice Cast

Staff:
Executive Director: Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦)
Director: Tetsuo Yajima (矢嶋哲生)
Series Construction: Atsuhiro Tomioka (冨岡淳広)
Character Design: Toshihito Hirooka (広岡トシヒト)
Executive Animation Director: Toshihito Hirooka (広岡トシヒト)
Art Director: Katsuyoshi Kanemura (金村勝義ト)
Color Keys: Noriyuki Yoshino (吉野記通)
Director of Photography: Tairin Suzuki (鈴木大倫)
Editor: Toshio Henmi (辺見俊夫)
Music: Shinji Miyazaki (宮崎慎二)
Sound Recording Director: Masafumi Mima (三間雅文)

Cast:
Alan: Kensho Ono (小野賢章)
Manon: Mikako Komatsu (小松未可子)
Platane: Hiroshi Tsuchida (土田大)
Narration: Hideaki Tezuka (手塚秀彰)



Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_xy_me/index2.html

Pocket Monsters XY Sound Director Mima Masafumi (三間雅文) posted the following Tweet on his Twitter account on September 5th, 2014. He indicates that a new season of the The Rocket Gang Secret Empire (ロケット団ひみつ帝国) is in the preliminary development stages. He hopes to revive the series and its now being discussed with the Rocket Gang members Musashi, Kojiro and Nyarth who are played by Megumi Hayashibara (林原めぐみ), Shinichiro Miki (三木眞一郎) and Inuko Inuyama (犬山イヌコ). There are no official details though as the next series is still in development and has yet to be proposed.

そして、全世界のロケット団団員の皆さん！ついに出来上がった『ロケット団ひみつ帝國・復活の図』の企画書だ！再び、団員達の力を結集する時が来た！まだ、企画書段階だが団員達の知恵と勇気さえあれば、必ずや復活するだろう！ pic.twitter.com/4lk6mfcsvc

— 三間 雅文 (@Sunma47) September 5, 2014

Source: https://twitter.com/Sunma47/status/507924948426293248

The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo Russia have announced that the Pokémon Trading Card game will launch in Russia on October 6th, 2014. XY Theme Decks and Booster packs deaturing 10 cards in the Russia language will be sold at participating stores.

Those that visit Comic Con Russia 2014 at the Crocus Expo in Moscow, Russia from October 2nd, 2014 until October 5th, 2014 will be able to purchase boosters and theme decks at the official Nintendo World boost located at the event.


Russian fans of the anime will be able to view the new TV series Pokémon the Series: XY which will premiere on September 20th, 2014 on 2X2. Some of the anime episodes can also be viewed on the official Pokémon TV Russian app which is available as a free download on the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Android OS devices and the Kindle Fire.

Source: http://www.nintendo.ru/-/2014/-/-Pokemon--915203.html

At the end of Pokémon Get TV #46, it was revealed that Pocket Monsters XY Special: The Strongest Mega Evolution ~Act II~ (ポケットモンスター XY 特別編 最強メガシンカ　～Act II～) will air on TV Tokyo on November 6th, 2014. The brief teaser trailer also revealed that, starting with Pocket Monsters XY #42 on September 4th, 2014, every episode will include a post-episode segment showcasing a Mega evolved Pokémon in order to build excitement for the special. Mega Jukain will be the first such Pokémon to be featured.



The official website later updated with a teaser image providing the same airdate

Pocket Monsters Movie 17 The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie (破壊の繭とディアンシー) debuted in first place for the weekend of July 19th, 2014. The movie was shown in 357 screens across Japan and ticket sales on 360,190 viewers totaled 559,908,500 yen (5.5million USD). Disney's Maleficent (マレフィセント) took second place and Studio Ghibli's When Marnie was There (思い出のマーニー) was in third place. This is the first time since the 10th Pocket Monsters movie Dialga VS Palkia VS Darkrai that a Pocket Monsters movie has debuted in first place at the box office in Japan.

According to the results of a questionnaire conducted at the theaters by Toho, there was a male to female viewer ratio of 67%/33% for the movie. By age: 51.2% elementary school age, 12.8% kindergarten and nursery school age and 22.3% in their 30s or more.


Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2040082/full/

Further details about the Poke'mon the movieXY Exhibit ~Meet Pikachu at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck~ (Poke'mon the movieXY展 ～六本木ヒルズ展望台でピカチュウに会おう！～) have been announced. As we reported on last month, the grand exhibition of historical Pokémon movie highlights, from the original "Mewtwo Strikes Back" to the most recent "Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction", will be held at the Roppongi Hills Observation Deck from Saturday July 19th, 2014 until Sunday August 31st, 2014, for 44 days total.


The Pikachu Cafe menu (「ピカチュウカフェ」メニュー) has been revealed and it features items based specifically on Pikachu. The cafe will be open from 11:00 to 22:00 daily. The full menu listing and photos are posted on our Imageboard.

Pikachu Curry (ピカチュウのカレー)

1,180yen - A Pikachu-shaped ball of turmeric rice, served on beef curry with star-shaped pieces of egg and carrot

Monster Ball Omuhayashi (モンスターボールのオムハヤシ)

1,280yen - A monster ball made from equal parts chicken rice and plain white rice, served with a rice-filled omelet and hayashi sauce

Pikachu Teriyaki Burger (ピカチュウのテリヤキバーガー)

1,080yen - A teriyaki burger with buns shaped like a Pikachu head. The ears are made of corn tortilla

Children's Meal (お子様セット)

980yen - A plate with Pikachu-themed fried shrimp, sausage and curry, just like the kids love it.

Pikachu Curry Dumpling (ピカチュウのカレーまん)

400yen - A curry dumpling shaped like Pikachu's back. The stripes on the back are Fukujinzuke pickles, the tail is made of corn tortilla.

Pikachu Pancakes (ピカチュウパンケーキ)

980yen - Pancakes with Pikachu prints, served with fruit and vanilla ice cream.

Pikachu Thunderbolt Parfait (ピカチュウの10まんボルトパフェ)

880yen - A parfait made from mango pudding and fruit. It crackles when you eat it - watch out for Pikachu's Thunderbolt!

Monster Ball Dessert Plate (モンスターボールのデザートプレート)

880yen - A monster ball made from raspberry- and yoghurt mousse.

Poke'mon the movie XY Exhibition Fruity Floats (Poke'mon the movie XY展 フルーティーフロート)

700yen each - Fruity floats with flavors based on their coloring. There are 6 different types: Harimaron (Kiwi), Diancie (Strawberry), Keromatsu (Blue Orange), Xerneas (Blueberry), Fokko (Orange) and Yveltal (Pomegranate). Each float comes with a coaster matching its taste.

Sources: http://www.roppongihills.com/tcv/jp/pokemonten-xy/ and http://www.inside-games.jp/article/2014/07/15/78609.html

The official Japanese YouTube account has posted the video that the Director Yuyama's Scouting Reports are based on. The video shows locations in Southern Ontario, Canada including: Toronto, Ottawa, The Thousand Islands, Niagara Falls, the Bruce Peninsula and Niagara on the Lake. Full details are available in the Director Yuyama's Scouting Report.

Location Scout Special Video

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbBZcgNPbJc

XY Anime Summer 2014 Promotional Video

A promotional video trailer was also posted showing some of the upcoming XY episodes that will air during the summer of 2014 including the Corni gym battle and the Summer arc.


Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Cp6MszgOU

The official Pokémon movie website has updated with info on a number of upcoming movie tie-in events. Translations follow:

McDonald's Special Happy Set Gifts

On Saturday July 12th and Sunday July 13th only, you can get a Special Pokémon DVD jam-packed with Pokémon information, and on Saturday July 19th, Sunday July 20th and Monday July 21st, you can get a single original card from the "Pokémon Card Game XY" (there are 5 in total)!

*You will get one special gift with each purchase of a Happy Set
*The gifts are limited in number, and will be available on a first-come-first-serve basis
*The item designs are subject to change
*You will not be able to choose which original "Pokémon Card Game XY" card you get
*Restaurants open 24/7 will start distribution of these gifts at 5am


For further information, see McDonald's official Japanese website

Pocket Monsters XY Anime Giveaways

The "Pocket Monsters XY" anime will give away extravagant prizes via a "4 Week Keyword Quiz"! Starting July 10th!


The popular anime "Pocket Monsters XY" airs on the TV Tokyo Network every Thursday at 7pm! Starting with the July 10th episode, it will hold a "4 Week Keyword Quiz"! Parts of a keyword will be announced during the episodes airing July 10th, July 17th, July 24th and July 31st, which includes the 2-hour 'Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo' & World Exclusive Broadcast of Diancie Footage!" special. Collect all four parts to get a keyword that relates to the movie in some way!

From those who successfully manage to find the keyword, we will draw an amazing 7 winners who will receive a "Pokémon Movie Original Nintendo 3DS LL: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie Version"

Watch the series every week, assemble the keyword and go for the prize!
For further information, see TV Tokyo's Pocket Monsters XY Anitv site!

Meitetsu Bingo Stamp Rally

The "Meitetsu Pokémon Bingo Stamp Rally 2014: Summer Vacation", with 25 stamps to collect, opens at and around the Nagoya Railroad!! This year, we're running a bingo rule to ensure twice the fun as earlier!! Win prize by collecting the 25 stamps on your bingo card! Those who collect all the stamps will get a cool silver-colored "original certification plate"! Go for bingo!!

The Pokémon trains "The Pokémon XY" and "The Diancie", which have pictures of the Pokémon that appear in the movie, will also be in service until August 31st!


For further information, see the Nagoya Railroad website.

Voice Actor Stage Appearances

To celebrate the premiere of "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie/Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?", we will hold a stage greeting session during the premiere!

The extravagant guest voice actors from the movie will all be there! We will have Xerneas' voice actor Yoshiko Mita, Koichi Yamadera, Shoko Nakagawa, Rika Adachi, the two members of Nakagawa-ke and Mayu Watanabe all on stage! And of course, Satoshi's voice actor Rica Matsumoto and Director Kunihiko Yuyama will be there too! Maybe you'll get to hear the line "Get Pokémon!" in person?

Later, the familiar voice actors playing the other main characters in the TV anime series, Satoshi's travelmates Citron, Eureka and Serena, (Yuki Kaji, Mariya Ise and Mayuki Makiguchi) will be there to greet the audience from the stage together with Satoshi! Marika Matsumoto, who plays the movie's main character Diancie, and Koichi Yamadera, who plays Riot, will be there as well! This stage greeting session will truly have an extravagant lineup too!


Location: TOHO Cinemas Nichigeki
Date: Saturday July 19th
Time:
Session 1 - 8:20
Session 2 - 11:40
session 3 - 14:25
Guests:
Session 1 and 2: Yoshiko Mita, Koichi Yamadera, Shoko Nakagawa, Rika Adachi, Nakagawa-ke (Tsuyoshi and Reiji), Mayu Watanabe (AKB48), Rica Matsumoto, Director Kunihiko Yuyama
Session 3: Rica Matsumoto, Yuki Kaji, Mariya Ise, Mayuki Makiguchi, Marika Matsumoto, Koichi Yamadera, Director Kunihiko Yuyama

*Be aware that the scheduled appearances may be changed without notice.

For tickets and further information on these stage greetings, see Toho's ticket drawing page

Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1297, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1312, http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1307 and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=1322