The Pokémon Company International signed a 5 year deal with Russia Free-to-Air broadcaster 2X2 to broadcast the Pokémon anime and latest movies. The series will start with the Pokémon: Black and White season on May 1st, 2014 while the Pokémon the Series: XY will launch in September. Viewers will be able to watch select episodes on 2X2's Pokémon TV app.

Lev Makarov, the CEO of 2X2 was quoted saying: “We are happy to have Pokémon back in the Russian market as it’s a well recognized brand in Russia. We have especially scheduled Pokémon at times when adults and children are at home, so they have more opportunities to spend time together.”

Emily Arons, the senior vice president of International Business at The Pokémon Company International said: “To be back airing in Russia is an exciting opportunity, and were happy to be partnering with a broadcaster like 2X2 as they expand their family offering.”

The Pokémon Trading Card Game: XY expansion will also launch later in the year.

Source: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/212769/Russia_celebrates_the_return_of_Pokeacutemonanimation.php

During Pokémon Get TV 22, the full trailer for the 17th Pocket Monsters Movie was broadcast on television for the first time. It had previously only been viewable at the beginning of select movies in theaters. It was later posted on the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube account.

The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie Trailer

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN_YzuTez8w

The official Pokémon movie website has updated with new story details, character profiles, and an interview with Yuyama. Translations follow:

Story

Character Profiles: Feature Film

Picture	Biography
	Xerneas: Known as the "Life Pokémon", it is said to grant life to both people and Pokémon. When Yveltal caused the "Great Destruction", it is said Xerneas was the only Pokémon able to oppose it. Species: Life Pokémon Type: Fairy Ability: Fairy Aura Height: 3.0 m Weight: 215.0 kg
	Yveltal: The Pokémon that once caused the "Great Destruction", which annihilated all life in the Kalos region. It is known as the "Destruction Pokémon", and is said to steal all life away. After it destroyed everything, Yveltal turned into a "Cocoon of Destruction", in which form it still sleeps today. Species: Destruction Pokémon Type: Dark/Flying Ability: Dark Aura Height: 5.8 m Weight: 203.0 kg
	Diancie: The princess of Diamond Ore Country. In order to gain the power to create a "Sacred Diamond", the Diamond Ore Country's energy source, she has set out on a journey to find Xerneas. Species: Jewel Pokémon Type: Rock/Fairy Ability: Clear Body Height: 0.7 m Weight: 8.8 kg
	The Melecie: Di: The elder of Diamond Ore Country. Has personally witnessed the "Great Destruction". Majima, Nite and Joke: The Diamond Ore Country's butlers. They serve Diancie, and accompany her on her journey.
	Marilyn Flame: A beautiful female thief going after Diancie. Her partner is Mafoxy.
	Ninja Riot: A ninja thief hiding his face with a mask who's going after Diancie. His partner is Gekkouga.
	The Rocket Gang: To prevent the world's destruction! To protect the world's peace! They penetrate the evil of "Love" and "Truth"! The lovely, charmy villains! Aiming to conquer the world, they steal Pokémon from others, with Satoshi's Pikachu being their primary goal. This time, they have their eyes set on Diancie.
	Algus Steel: Miriss' father. He owns a giant blimp, and loves chocolate.
	Miriss Steel: Algus' daughter. She saved Diancie after it had been caught by the Rocket Gang. Her partner is Brigarron.
	Mega Absol: The mega evolved form of Absol. When it mega evolves, its energy is amplified and its fur bristles up, looking almost like wings.
	Satoshi: A Pokémon Trainer from Masara Town in the Kanto region. Together with his partner Pikachu, he has come to the Kalos region to pursue his dream of becoming a "Pokémon Master". He loves Pokémon more than anyone else, but hates crooked stuff. He has a strong heart and never gives up.
	Citron: This boy is a Gym Leader. A talented inventor, his backpack is equipped with an Eipam Arm he is very proud of.
	Eureka: Citron's little sister. A girl with a strong character who is always looking for brides for Citron. Citron lets her "keep" his Pokémon until she becomes a Pokémon Trainer.
	Serena: A girl who lives in Kalos and loves to dress well. Apparently, she has met Satoshi somewhere before...!?

Movie Short

Scouting Report

This time, Director Yuyama chose Canada as the country he would go scouting in. He went there in search of the landscapes where Yveltal would sleep, where Xerneas would hide, and Diancie would journey.



The Pokémon Movies Enter a New Dimension!
As the new TV anime series started, the movies also received an all-new logo, being retitled "Pokémon the Movie XY" starting with this 17th installment, "The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"!

This is the first time in 3 years we've gone on a location scouting, the last time being for "Victini and the Dark Hero Zekrom/Victini and the Light Hero Reshiram". The country Director Yuyama chose this time was Canada.

There, he would search for the landscapes where Yveltal would sleep, where Xerneas would hide, and Diancie would journey. The location scouting team, Director Yuyama included, boarded a plane and started their 6-days-long journey.

Interview with Director Yuyama

What kind of movie is "The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"?
This year, we're doing a road movie for the first time in years. The setting of the movie will change many times as Satoshi and his friends continue their journey, from a medieval-esque town to a shopping mall in a modern city, all the way to the forbidden forest where the Cocoon of Destruction lies. The movie is themed around the group's interaction with Diancie and her butlers as they travel and the fun they all have as they move from place to place, and I think we managed to depict the fun Satoshi and the others have on their journeys better than ever before.

What kind of Pokémon is this new Mythical Pokémon "Diancie"?
The Diamond Ore Country is a country deep underground, where the Melecie live in peace and prosperity. Diancie is the princess of this country, but she's completely unaware of the outside world. She's coming out into the outside world for the first time, and going on a journey with Satoshi, and while she's a bit out of touch with everything and her intuition is a bit off at times, that's pretty natural for someone in her position. Like natural diamond (laughs). We made use of these character traits to create a lot of humorous situations I think you'll all enjoy.

What about the Rocket Gang and the pair of thieves that go after Diancie?
Diancie's main trait is that it can create diamonds. While Satoshi and his friends aren't that interested in such things, it goes without saying that a Pokémon that can create diamonds would be of great interest to many people. Riot is a ninja who uses Keromatsu's final evolved form, Gekkouga. Marilyn is a female thief who uses Fokko's final evolved form, Mafoxy. We designed her with a bit more sex appeal than any earlier character, to give the adults a little bonus. Earlier Pokémon movie villains have mostly been serious and focused on their various missions, but since the villains this time are going after diamonds, we're portraying them in a more light-hearted way. I think their amusing exchanges and interactions will be one of the movie's highlights.

As for the Rocket Gang, since it's pretty obvious they're were going to go after Diancie because of the diamonds, we actually had them succeed in capturing the Pokémon in question this time, so you're going to go "Wow, they actually succeeded for the first time ever!?". Or maybe you'll just wonder how they're going to mess up afterwards, but it's still something you should look forwards to seeing in the theater.



How about Satoshi, Pikachu and their new friends?
This is a story about friendship at heart, so Satoshi is watching over Diancie as she matures, occasionally helping her out. But since Diancie is a princess, I think their friendship is depicted in a very different way from say, Keldeo, where it was very much a male-to-male friendship. As for the new characters, since Diancie is a princess, we made sure to include scenes where she bonds with Serena and Eureka, the other girls in the group, over things such as fashion and girl talk. And of course we're going to include a gag about one of Citron's inventions, so look forward to that.

And Xerneas and Yveltal?
While Satoshi's part of the story is a road movie, there's also another major theme in this movie, that of "rebirth and destruction". What we refer to as "the law of nature" in the movie is the workings of Mother Nature, and I hope we were able to express that well through these two Pokémon. Since the two of them contrast each other completely, with Xerneas' beauty and Yvetal's power, I think you'll see what I mean when you see them in action at the theater.

What kind of movie is the short, "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?"?
In the short, Pikachu and the other Pokémon go on an adventure in mysterious worlds: Not just one, but several different strange and new ones. Cleffy shows up with keys that can send you back and forth between different worlds, keys that are shaped like various Pokémon. So when people look at these keys, the more knowledgeable people are going to work out what Pokémon will appear, and the audience can have fun thinking "What Kind of Keys are These?" together as they watch.

Pikachu will be joined by the new cast members Fokko, Keromatsu and Harimaron, and we're going to have them close to the camera as much as possible, so we can have fun playing with their gestures and body language, which I think you'll enjoy. And of course, Nyarth will be playing a role as well. Look forward to this movie too!

New Poster

A new poster was also revealed.

The March 6th, 2014 broadcast of Oha Suta (おはスタ) debuted a new trailer for the upcoming 17th Pocket Monsters movie The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie (破壊の繭とディアンシー). The trailer shows the first footage from the upcoming movie and showcases Diancie, Mega Absol, Mega Scizor, Xerneas and Yveltal. The trailer was then uploaded to the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube account.

The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie Trailer

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xIs-Po_sTs

The 21st episode of Pokémon Get TV, Pokémon Ghosts and the Summer Festival / In this First Installment of 'Get Better While Having Fun! PokéBatTours!', the Group has Pokémon Battles for Food Near Makuhari! / Atsuto Uchida Appears! aired this Sunday.

After the usual preview clips of the episode, which branded this as an "Atsuto Uchida Special" episode, Taka and the rest of the hosts greeted the audience. As always, Taka did his usual gag of calling Shoko-tan cute, and she pointed out that she had gone to the Pokémon Center Tokyo and bought a bunch of Maaiika squid rice crackers, and gained 2 kg as a result. Taka pointed out that he likes them a bit chubby, and that hey, Yukito is kinda chubby too, and he's cute as well. Yukikto asks Taka to tell him that at the start of every episode too, and Taka tells him to come to his dressing room. He starts handing him the key, but Toshi stops him, saying he needs that key.

Today's guests are then introduced: The TV personality Serina and Ayumu Kato and Yosuke Matsuo from the comedian duo Xabungle, who used to be recurring guests on Pokémon Smash as well. As usual, the guests are asked about their favorite Pokémon. Serina's choice is Pikachu, which she does acknowledge as a stereotypical answer, but it's still the truth. Matsuo says he coincidentally likes Pikachu the best as well, while Kato says his favorite is everyone except for Pikachu. Taka then gets ready to introduce today's anime episode, but Toshi stops him and says they have another guest today as well; a big guest who'll be joining them all from Germany via a live video feed: Professional soccer player Atsuto Uchida, who's currently playing for FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, as well as the national Japanese soccer team.


Uchida greets Shoko-tan with Taka's usual line of calling her cute, which has quite a larger effect on her than when Taka says it. Uchida explains why he's joining them today: Pikachu has been chosen as the special supporter for the "adidas Circle Project with Pokémon", a massive project where video streams get set up at various public venues so people can watch the Japanese team's matches in the Brazil World Cup. Many of these venues will have various celebrities present, Pikachu being one of these. Uchida tells that Pikachu will be present during the Kirin Challenge Cup friendly match where Japan plays New Zealand at March 5th and their Send-Off Game against Cyprus May 27th, as well as their World Cup qualification match against the Ivory Coast at Arena Pernambuco on June 15th, and tells all the Pokémon fans watching to please come to these public viewings.


Toshi explains that Uchida will be taking part in the PokéTV Challenge today too, all the way from Germany. Before that, though, it's time for PokéTV Animation, and today's rerun: Pocket Monsters Episode 20, Pokémon Ghosts and the Summer Festival. After the episode ends, Shoko-tan explains that this episode's main Pokémon, Ghos, can't actually be found anywhere in Pocket Monsters X or Y, but you can obtain one by taking its evolved forms Ghost or Gangar to the Pokémon Day Care and hatching the egg that gets discovered there afterwards. Furthermore, in these games, Gangar can mega evolve further into Mega Gengar, which changes its Ability from Levitate to Shadow Tag, which prevents enemy Pokémon from escaping.

Finally, it's time for the PokéTV Challenge. Since Uchida is joining them via video feed from Germany, the only game they can easily play is "Brainbuster Quiz! PokéRiddle", so both of today's games ends up being this. The prize for the first game was a Pokémon Lunch Set, consisting of a lunch box, a plastic drinking bottle, a straw bottle and a hand towel set.


The question was as follows:

Question	Hint	Answer
The Pokémon are playing soccer. They wanted to form a Keromatsu team, a Namakero team, a Tamagetake team and a Pikachu team, but which of these teams could they not make? （ケロマツチーム ナマケロチーム タマゲタケチーム ピカチュウチーム この中で絶対にまけないのは どのポケモンチームでしょう？）	(...) not make. (まけない) Spoiler: Click to show!	The Pikachu team (there's no ma or ke in "Pikachu") (ピカチュウチーム（ま と け が ない）) Spoiler: Click to show!

While most of the members got the answer right away, Shoko-tan and Uchida both needed some heavy hinting before they finally caught on to the answer. Since all the members completed the challenge, Toshi drew a letter from a viewer to get the present: 11-year-old Ayana Kimura from Oita. Toshi then presented the prize for the second riddle: a Japanese soccer team uniform signed by Uchida himself, plus a pair of soccer cleats.


The question was as follows:

Question	Hint	Answer
The soccer team Satoshi and Pikachu play for received a written challenge from their rival team: We will definitely win the next tournament and get the "ゆうき"! What did the rival team talk about getting? （サトシとピカチュウが所属するサッカーチームにライバルチームから挑戦状 次の大会では絶対に勝ってゆうきをゲットするからな! ライバルチームがゲットするといっているのは何でしょう？）	A big ゆう and a small き Spoiler: Click to show!	The Championship pennant (ゆうしょうき, しょう can also mean "small", so ゆうしょうき can be read as "ゆう small き") Spoiler: Click to show!

Once again, most of the members got the answer right away, while it took Kato and Uchida a bit of time to think of the correct answer. Since they passed the challenge, Toshi picked out another letter from a viewer. This time, the prize went to 7-year-old Maya Shinohara from Hyogo.

Next, Director Yukito introduced his all-new segment: "Get Better While Having Fun! PokéBatTours!". He explains that this is a show that combines Pokémon battles with city exploration: They'll wander around various towns, and when they get to eateries, they'll have a Pokémon battle to determine whether they get to eat there or not. The Pokémon Battle Tour members is led by Yukito himself. He brings with him the comedian duo Rubber Girl, which consists of Tsubasa Tobinaga, a Pokémon veteran who has currently played Pocket Monsters X for over 300 hours, and Yosuke Omizu, who is completely unfamiliar with the franchise. The final member of the team is model Nicole Fujita, a huge Pokémon fan who made it to the Hall of Fame in Pocket Monsters Y in just a single day, and who is sporting Pokémon nail designs for the occasion.


Today, the team will be hanging out in the Makuhari area in Chiba. As the group walks down the street looking for local specialties, Nicole spots the Bay Melon Pan store, named after their local specialty, a delicious melon bread that's crunchy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. The group all want some, but Yukito stops them, and says they'll have to have a Pokémon battle first. The narrator then explains the rules for this segment: Every time they want to eat, one member of the team will have to fight an online battle against another player. The battles will be double battles, 4-on-4, with Pokémon getting their levels reduced to 50, and powerful Pokémon like Mewtwo being forbidden. The team member that will perform this battle will be chosen via lottery: Each member will pick one of three monster ball toys and open them, and the one to get the ball with a piece of paper saying "Challenge battle" inside will battle.


Omizu the Pokémon newbie "won" this first lottery. The four Pokémon he had chosen for his team were the Water/Dark type Gekkouga, the Water type Lovecus, the Water type Kamex and the Water type Golduck, and goes on to explain that he chose nothing but Water type Pokémon due to his name Omizu (大水, literally "great water" or "flood"). He is matched up against a player from Sweden, who starts by sending out a Nidoqueen and a male Nyaonix. Omizu starts with his Golduck and Gekkouga, however they're both underleveled: Golduck is level 36, and Gekkouga level 40. The rest of the team says he has no chance to win, but Omizu believes he can do it... at least until the Swede switches his Nidoqueen for a Spin Rotom, which knocks ot his Gekkouga with a single hit from Volt Switch, an Electric type attack further boosted by Rotom's Electric type on top of dealing double damage to Water types. The Swede's Nyaonix proceeds to beat both Omizu's Lovecus and Golduck with its Psychic, before finishing his Kamex with a Heat Wave from his Mega Lizardon Y. Yukito says that since they lost, there'll be no melon bread for them, and Tobinaga gives Omizu some post-battle advice: Level your Pokémon to at least 50, and don't use Pokémon that are all of the same type. Director Yukito gets to eat the melon bread all by himself, and makes sure to rub it in just how good it tastes, as the trio wovs to do better next time.

As they continue down the street, Nicole points to a sign advertising Honke Zeppin! Nikomi Katsu-curry (本家絶品!煮込みカツカレー), which specializes in its unique namesake, "Nikomi Katsu-curry", or "Boiled Pork Cutlet Curry", which is made by boiling boned pork ribs in a special salt-based broth for four hours before deep-frying them and serving them with curry and rice.


Of course, the team wants to try this. This time, Nicole wins the lottery, and will have to fight a Pokémon battle. She's fond of dragons, so she made Dragon type Pokémon the focus of her team, which consists of the Dark/Dragon type Sazandora, the Dragon/Flying type Kairyu and the Ground/Dragon type Flygon as well as the Psychic/Fairy type Sirknight for balance. She gets matched up against an American player, who starts off with a Gablias and a Thunders. Nicole starts off with her Kairyu and Sirknight, but her Kairyu gets defeated right away from one hit by the American Gablias' Dragon Claw. The Gablias then goes on to defeat her Sazandora and Flygon in one hit with Dragon Claw as well, and she loses badly. Tobinaga explains that Dragon types are weak against Dragon type moves, and she had too many of them on her team, which she tries to defend by saying she loves them so much. However, once again, Yukito gets to eat all by himself in front of the jealous trio.

The team continue their journey, as Yukito takes them to the ultimate goal for the day: The Makuhari Messe International Convention Complex, where the Next Generation World Hobby Fair '14 Winter is currently underway (this was January 25th and 26th). This is where the Tokyo qualification rounds for the Dragon King Match, the Shogi-inspired official tournament to determine the greatest Dragon type master in Japan. Battles are held in both the Pocket Monsters X and Y video games and the Pokémon Card Game, and there are also various shogi events for beginners going on. Of course, the PokéBat team will have to battle one of the participants in the Dragon King Match in order to eat one of the local specialties: Makuhari Potato from Petit Marier Makuhari Sweets Factory, which is highly popular with local women.


The opponent chosen for the battle is 9-year-old Seitaro Nozawa. The team gets happy about their chances once he tells them he lost in the first round of the Dragon King Match, and even more so when the Pokémon expert on the team, Tobinaga, wins the lottery and gets to face him, though they lose some of that confidence when Seitaro tells them he lost the first round in the card game division, and is actually pretty good at the video games. Seitaro starts by sending out Hariteyama and Gangar, while Tobinaga goes with Marilli and Morobareru, and utilizes an effective strategy where Morobareru uses Rage Power to direct all of Seitaro's attacks at itself, giving Marilli the opportunity to safely use Belly Drum, which sharply raises its Attack while cutting its HP in half. He largely recovers the lost HP with an Obao (Sitrus) berry, then proceeds to knock out Seitaro's team with repeated uses of the now highly powered-up Aqua Jet, easily winning.


After the team has eaten the Makuhari Potato they won the right to, Tobinaga says he wants to try battling the winner of the video game division as well. Yukito agrees, and goes to get that day's (January 26th) winner: 12-year-old Haruto Akita. Haruto starts the battle by sending out a male Nyaonix and a Yukinooh, while Tobnaga goes with Yuradle and Lizardon. However, Haruto immediately switches his Yukinooh for a Dosidon to receive minimal damage from the Fire type attack Tobinaga's Mega Lizardon X used against it, before having his Nyaonix use Trick Room to make slower Pokémon like Dosidon move first. He then has Nyaonix further boost Dosidon's Rock Slide with Helping Hand, dealing huge amounts of damage to Tobinaga's entire team. In the end, Tobinaga ends up badly beaten, learning that he's nowhere near the level of tournament winners yet.


With this, today's PokéBatTours are over, but before the team leaves, Yukito points to a huge poster advertising the Pokémon World Championships, which will be held later this year in Washington D.C.. Tobinaga says they should all enter that, and Yukito agrees. Will this trio make it past the qualification rounds and all the way to America? Shoko-tan thinks it might be a bit hard for them, but as long as they pour enough love into their Pokémon, it will definitely pay off in the end. The hosts then end the episode by wishing Uchida good luck at the World Cup.

The Pokémon Company and Netflix announced today that Pokémon: Indigo League and Pokémon: Black & White seasons will be available to watch on Netflix starting on March 1st, 2014. Pokémon The Movie White Victini and Zekrom and Pokémon The Movie Black Victini and Reshiram will also be available. Viewers require a Netflix subscription in order to view them. Netflix is the second streaming service to offer the Pokémon anime as it's currently available on Hulu.

Netflix Is Next for Pokémon!

Watch Pokémon episodes and movies instantly on Netflix! Beginning Saturday, March 1st, Netflix members can instantly stream hours of awesome Pokémon animation! Don’t miss aspiring Pokémon Master Ash and his trusted Pokémon partner, Pikachu, as they embark on adventures through two popular seasons of the animated series and two action-packed feature films.

Netflix members can watch TV episodes from the Pokémon: Black & White season, where Ash and Pikachu traveled to the Unova region to discover new rivals, new challenges, and all-new Pokémon. The very first season of Pokémon animation, Pokémon: Indigo League, will also be available to stream instantly. The classic season introduces viewers to the world of Pokémon through Ash and Pikachu as Ash strives to become a Pokémon Master.

Pokémon fans can also catch Ash, Pikachu, and their friends in the dual movies Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom. Watch as Ash must prove himself a hero to earn the help of the Legendary Reshiram—or Zekrom—to rescue the Mythical Pokémon Victini and save Eindoak Town. Two Legendary Pokémon...and two exciting versions of the story! Visit Netflix today to watch exciting Pokémon adventures in TV and film!

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/netflix-is-next-for-pokemon/

Two separate movie-related contests are currently underway at the official movie website:

The DVD Present Campaign

The "Mewtwo Special Pack", which contains all Mewtwo-related parts of the anime (the new movie "Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo", its related TV special "Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening", the very first Pocket Monsters movie, "Mewtwo Strikes Back", its TV special sequel "Mewtwo! I Am Here" and the only episode of the TV anime to prominently feature Mewtwo, "Tokiwa Gym! The Final Badge!"), as well as the regular DVD release Pocket Monsters the Movie - Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo / Pikachu and its Eievui Friends will be given away to 5 winners each.

An application form has been posted on the official site. Entries must be submitted before February 28th, 2014 12am Japan time, and require a Japanese shipping address. A list of winners will be posted in mid-March.

The Triple Illustration Contest

Like previous years, a drawing contest is held through various Japanese children's magazines. Three separate basic illustrations, with submission forms attached, will be provided through a total of 10 different magazine issues. One illustration features Yveltal, the other features Pikachu and Cleffi, and the third features Diancie and Serena.

Participants will have to cut out this illustration, color it and add details around the basic illustration, and send it in. These illustrations with their submission forms can also be downloaded from the official movie site, so no purchase of the physical magazines is required.

The participating magazines, the issue where the illustration and submission form can be found, and their release dates, are as follows.
Pokémon Fan issue 34, on sale February 20th
Corocoro Ichiban, April issue, on sale February 21st
TV-kun, April issue, on sale March 1st
Kindergartner Magazine, April issue, on sale March 1st
First Grader Magazine, April issue, on sale March 1st
Second Grader Magazine, April issue, on sale March 1st
Ciao, April issue, on sale March 3rd
Weekly Shonen Sunday issue 14/2014, on sale March 5th
Corocoro Comic, April issue, on sale March 5th
Pucchigumi, April issue, on sale March 5th

All entries must be in by April 18th, 2014.

The prizes are as following:

Grand Prize
*The winner from each magazine will receive either a Nintendo 3DS LL Pocket Monsters X Pack Premium Gold or a Nintendo 3DS LL Pocket Monsters Y Pack Premium Gold.
*Their winning picture will also be displayed alongside their name in the movie's ending credits.
*The winners from Ciao and Pucchigumi will also receive a copy of their submitted picture redrawn in the anime style.

Runner-Up Prizes
*Five winners from both TV-kun, Second Grader Magazine, Pokémon Fan, Corocoro Comic, Corocoro Ichiban and Shonen Sunday will receive a Pokémon Tretta gift set consisting of a Xerneas/Yveltal Design Tretta Report, a Tretta File 3 and a Super Ball Colored Collection Suitcase.
*Five winners from both Kindergartner Magazine and First Grader Magazine will receive a Monster Collection Pokémon Center XY playset.
*Ten winners from both Pucchigumi and Ciao will receive an Energetically Responding Talking Fokko plushie from the Talking Plushies toyline.

Lucky Prizes
*100 random entrant from each magazine will receive 4 packs of cards from the "Wild Blaze" Pocket Monsters Card Game series.

Pokémon with You Wagon Prize
*An undetermined number of submissions from the different magazines will be used for the next design of the Pokémon with You Wagon. This design will also be shown during the movie's end credits.



The downloadable submission form for Pokémon Fan, featuring the Yveltal illustration, can be seen here

UPDATE: Today's episode of Pokémon Get TV, The Rocket Gang's Romantic and Youthful Origin / In This 6th Installment of 'The Pokémon Zukan Completion Journey', Abareru-kun Aims to Achieve a Strict Quota in His Home Prefecture Fukushima presented this contest in their "Pokémon Morning News" segment. Anchor Shoko-tan presented the three different base drawing, and explained the basic rules to the contest.



Shoko-tan then presented her own example drawing, made from the Yveltal base.



Sources: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/presents_dvd/ and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/illustration_contest/

The official Japanese Pokémon website has updated with an announcements on the newly revealed Pokémon Diancie, and its role in the new Pokémon movie, including a plot summary. The articles reads as follows:

Revealing the mythical Pokémon Diancie!!

Diancie, the Pokémon that prides itself on being the world's most beautiful!
A new mythical Pokémon has just been discovered in the Nintendo 3DS games "Pocket Monsters X" and "Pocket Monsters Y"; Diancie. This is a Pokémon that can not be obtained during normal play! It's an extremely rare Pokémon which shining pink body is said to be the most beautiful in the world, and which has captivated rich people all over. In battle, it is capable of creating large amounts of diamonds between its hands to protect itself from enemy attacks!


The Mythical Pokémon Diancie
Species: Jewel Pokémon
Type: Rock/Fairy
Ability: Clear Body
Height: 0.7m
Weight: 8.8kg

Diancie will also play a major role in "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"!
The Pokémon movie "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie" will premiere Saturday July 19th!The newly discovered mythical Pokémon "Diancie" will play a major part, having the lead role in this movie!

Diancie is the princess of the "Diamond Ore Country", where this movie is set. Diamond Ore Country is a beautiful land located deep underground, where the "Jewel Pokémon" Melecie live in peace and prosperity. However, this country is about to lose its brightness, and eventually fall into ruin......

In the movie, Diancie sets out on a journey to save her country and encountering Satoshi and Pikachu; a journey in search of the "Life Pokémon" Xerneas, seeking its sacred power. However, a cocoon lies in wait for them... a cocoon where the "Destruction Pokémon" Yveltal, which is said to have once eradicated all life in the Kalos region, sleeps....

Information on the 2014 Pokémon movies!
They will premiere nationwide Saturday July 19th!
The Pokémon movies are entering a new dimension!
The 2014 Pokémon movie will be a double feature: "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie" and its co-feature "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?"!
In the epic adventure feature film "The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie", Satoshi and friends get involved with the mythical Pokémon "Diancie" and the two great Pokémon of the Kalos region. And in the short "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?", cute Pokémon set off on a huge adventure through a mysterious world.
Stay tuned for lots and lots of further information on these movies in the future!

For further information, visit the official Pokémon movie website

Announcing the full title of the 2014 Pokémon movie!

"Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie"
We're hereby announcing the full title of the Pokémon movie to be released Saturday July 19th, 2014! It will be called "The Cocoon of Destruction and Diancie".
The movie will star the newly revealed mythical Pokémon "Diancie" in the lead role!

Story Outline
Diancie is the princess of the "Diamond Ore Country", where this movie is set. Diamond Ore Country is a beautiful land located deep underground, where the "Jewel Pokémon" Melecie live in peace and prosperity. In this country, a giant diamond known as the "Sacred Diamond" can be found...

For ages, the Sacred Diamond has played the role of an important energy resource, which keeps the ore country going. The only being with the power to create this type of diamond is princess Diancie herself.

However, Diancie currently does not possess this power... and time is starting to run out. The Sacred Diamond's lifespan is about to run out. When that happens, the beautiful ore country is going to perish!

Having encountered Satoshi and Pikachu, Diancie sets out on a journey to save her country; a journey in search of the "Life Pokémon" Xerneas, seeking its sacred power. However, a cocoon lies in wait for them... a cocoon where the "Destruction Pokémon" Yveltal, which is said to have once eradicated all life in the Kalos region, sleeps....

We will be presenting more information on the movie later, so stay tuned!

A new series of Pokémon Movies will be coming your way in 2014!
The title of the Pokémon movies to be released in 2014 have been announced!
Its name is "Pokémon the Movie XY: The Cocoon of Destruction".
Also, it will have a co-feature titled "Pikachu, What Kind of Keys are These?"
They will premiere in theaters all over the country starting Saturday July 19th 2014!

Check out the trailer right away!

Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/diancie/?p003=msign and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/anime/movie/?a001=news

Pictures from the next issue of Corocoro Comic have surfaced on the internet, including two pages on the new Pokémon Diancie, and the Movies to be released in 2014, as well as two pages on an upcoming Pokémon distribution event. Information about Diancie was leaked in November of 2013. The articles reads as follows:

Source: Monthly Corocoro Comic, March 2014 issue

From February 6th, 2014 until March 30th, 2014, Banpresto and Craneking have put Rocket Gang XY anime related prizes in their their crane game in arcades all across Japan. A Rocket Gang balloon plush pillow, Sonansu, Kojiro's Maaiika, Nyarth, Musashi's Bakeccha plushie dolls, Rocket Gang team member keychains, as well as Sonansu and Nyarth hooded towels are the prizes that people can get.


As a special prize, a 80cm stuffed Sonansu will be given out via lottery. Lottery entrants need to answer a quiz and submit their personal information by visiting a campaign store location and go to the quizes URL via a QR code that is displayed on a poster. Participants also need to signup for a free Banpresto membership. 30 Sonansu's will be given out. Pictures of all the prizes are available on our Imageboard thread.

Sources: http://www.prizebp.jp/team_rocket/, http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201402040004/, http://www.prizebp.jp/item/48749, http://www.prizebp.jp/item/48743