The titles for the English dub versions of Movie 16 and the new anime series were announced by The Pokémon Company today. Below are the full details and the press release.

Tune in to Cartoon Network on October 19th to watch Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened!

This fall, Ash, Pikachu, and friends go on their latest cinematic adventure in Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened! The movie centers on a group of Genesect who are running rampant in a bustling city and have attracted the attention of the Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. But when these Pokémon turn on each other, our heroes must stop them all before they destroy the city!

Airing alongside Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened on October 19th is a sneak preview of the upcoming Pokémon TV season! Get a glimpse at Ash’s new adventures in the Kalos region and some of the amazing Pokémon he and his friends will encounter.

Source: http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/anim_movie16_announce-2013-09-09/

Press Release

Special Pokémon Movie and Pokémon the Series: XY Sneak Peek Event - Kick Off the Next Generation of Pokémon Animation on Cartoon Network

BELLEVUE, WA—Sept. 9, 2013—In celebration of the October 12th worldwide release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, Cartoon Network will host a special Pokémon animation event on Saturday, October 19th. Pokémon fans in the U.S. can catch the debut of Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened, starring the extremely powerful Red Genesect and Mega Mewtwo, followed by a sneak peek of the newest season of the Pokémon animated series, Pokémon the Series: XY. The brand-new season is set in the world introduced in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y and features Pokémon making their animation debut like Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie. The event begins with an encore presentation of Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice on Cartoon Network.

Tune in to Cartoon Network on October 19th to watch the debut of Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened. Five Genesect have invaded the big city and threaten its power supply, attracting the attention of the Legendary Pokémon Mewtwo, whose motives are unknown. Ash, Pikachu, and friends must come to the rescue when the Genesect’s powerful leader, Red Genesect, confronts Mewtwo! The movie features the Mega-Evolved form of Mewtwo, Mega Mewtwo, which appears for the first time in Pokémon X and Pokémon Y. Fans can also battle with Red Genesect when the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Red Genesect Collection arrives at retail stores nationwide on September 25th. This new Pokémon TCG collection includes a Red Genesect theme deck, a limited edition collector’s pin, and more.

Beginning October 12th, the same day Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games launch worldwide, some exciting new Pokémon and characters from Pokémon X and Pokémon Y will be introduced in the current season of the Pokémon animated series on Cartoon Network, Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova and Beyond. Alexa, Gogoat, Helioptile, and Noivern join Ash and friends as they continue to explore the Decolore Islands on their way back to the Kanto region.

Following is the lineup for the Pokémon animation event on Cartoon Network, October 19th, 2013:

• Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice
• Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (Watch the trailer now at Pokémon.com/TV or on the Pokémon TV app for iOS and Android devices)
• Two-episode sneak peek of Pokémon the Series: XY

Trailer

The official Japanese Pokémon website as well as their official Twitter account have announced the voice actors for the upcoming OVA special Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN (ポケットモンスター THE ORIGIN). Junko Takeuchi (竹内順子) who is best know for her voice acting role as Naruto Uzumaki will voice Red. Katsuji Mori (森功至) will play the role of Professor Okido. Takuya Eguchi (江口拓也) will voice Green while Tomokazu Sugita (杉田智和) will be the voice of Takeshi.

It was also revealed that 5 background music tracks from Pocket Monsters Red and Green have been newly arranged by Pocket Monsters X and Y Sound Director Shota Kageyama (景山将太) for the Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN OVA. The tracks will be included on the Nintendo 3DS Pokémon X & Y Super Music Collection (ニンテンドー3DS ポケモン Ｘ・Ｙ スーパーミュージックコレクション) CD set which goes on sale November 13th, 2013. The original background music tracks will also be included.

Sources: https://twitter.com/Pokemon_cojp/status/373369545689276416, http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/08/130812_g01.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/09/130906_a01.html

At today's Pokémon Game Show, a trailer for a new upcoming anime titled "Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN" was shown. The trailer showed the main character, based on Red from the original Red/Green/Blue series of games, choose a Hitokage as his first Pokémon, and then battling both his rival, based on Green from the same games, and the gym leader Takeshi.

The anime is said to commemorate the upcoming Pocket Monstrs X and Y games, and is aimed at fans both fans currently playing the games, and adult fans who played back in the early days of the Franchise, and will premiere on TV Tokyo October 2nd, 2013 at 7PM.

Story synopsis

The original anime "Pocket Monsters THE ORIGIN" is based on "Red and Green", the Game Boy games initially released in 1996. Unlke the current anime series, it will not star Satoshi, but a young boy named Red, who sets off on a journey to complete the Pokémon Zukan. Just like in the "Red and Green" games, he gets to choose between Fushigidane, Hitokage and Zenigame as his first partner. Together with Hitokage, he set off chasing a grand dream. The original generation of Pokémon is reborn as an original anime.

UPDATE: The official Japanese Pokemon website confirms this to be a one-off TV special.

Origins Trailer

Via http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/694/694968/, http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/e_news/entertainment/entry/6429.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2013/08/130817_g01.html?a001=news

The official Taiwanese Pokémon website at My-Cartoon has posted information about the upcoming distribution of Red Genesect in association with the theatrical release of 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (皮卡丘與伊布好朋友) which will debut in theaters on August 16th, 2013. Those that bring their ticket stub for the movie to 1 of the 7 participating Funbox locations from August 16th, 2013 until September 15th, 2013 can receive a level 100 Red Genesect. Tickets cost $420TWD for the FamiPort family pack or $210TWD for a single admission.


The distribution locations are the same for the Taiwanese Pre-order Mewtwo. Players need to bring their copy of Pocket Monsters Black, White, Black 2 or White 2 with their Nintendo DS in order to receive the Mewtwo.

Distribution Locations

1. Living Mall Branch - 5F., No.138, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City (京華城分店 台北市八德路4段138號5樓)
2. Mega City Branch - 5F., No.28, Xinzhan Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City (板橋大遠百分店 新北市板橋區新站路28號5樓)
3. Big City Branch - 5F., No.229, Zhongyang Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City (新竹巨城購物中心分店 新竹市中央路229號5樓)
4. Top City Branch - 5F., No.105, Sec. 2, Taichung Port Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City (台中大遠百分店 台中市中港路二段105號5樓)
5. Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Store Branch - 6F., No.21, Sanduo 4th Rd., Lingya Dist., Kaohsiung City (高雄大遠百分店 高雄市三多四路21號6樓)
6. Shinkong Mitsukoshi A8 Branch - 5F., No.12, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City (新光三越A8分店 台北市松高路12號5樓)
7. Pacific Mall Shuang-ho Branch - B1, No.238, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Yonghe Dist., New Taipei City (雙和太平洋分店 新北市永和區中山路1段238號B1)

Press Release

由群英社代理神奇寶貝最新電影版《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》以及短篇《皮卡丘與伊布☆好朋友》將於8月16日全台上映，而第二波送禮活動─夢幻神奇寶貝─不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』也將於同一時間開跑囉！

8月16日起至9月15日止，只要進電影院觀賞神奇寶貝最新電影版《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》，並憑電影票根前往FUNBOX麗嬰國際玩具全國指定分店，即可獲得平常在『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト・ブラック２・ホワイト２（參考翻譯：神奇寶貝　黑版／白版・黑版2／白版2）』中碰不到的夢幻神奇寶貝─不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』。和第一波送禮活動的超夢一樣，是只有參加活動才能獲得的超稀有神奇寶貝喔！好好把握黃金時間，和最帥氣、最強的不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』一起度過暑假吧！

夢幻神奇寶貝『蓋諾賽克特』原本是活在三億年前的古生代蟲類型神奇寶貝，經過電漿團改造後誕生於現代。這次送給大家的不同顏色的『蓋諾賽克特』，與電影中登場的「赤紅蓋諾賽克特」相同，是十分少見的不同顏色的神奇寶貝。牠的攻擊力跟特別攻擊威力都很高，還有「神速」等平常學不到的技能，無論攻擊還是領敏度都是頂級水準！而這也是台灣第一次贈送不同顏色的夢幻神奇寶貝喔！

此外，內含LV.100『超夢』交換券的電影預售票也現正於全家FamiPort、博客來售票網、My Cartoon購物網、安利美特西門店/光華店好評發售中！使用這張電影預售票上的交換券，即可於7月13日（六）～8月15日（四）期間內，在全國FUNBOX指定分店獲得可在任天堂DS遊戲『ポケットモンスターブラック・ホワイト・ブラック２・ホワイト２（參考翻譯：神奇寶貝　黑版／白版・黑版2／白版2）』中使用的LV.100『超夢』，機會難得千萬別錯過！

Source: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3423&Itemid=1

The official Taiwanese website has posted information about the upcoming 16th Pocket Monsters movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (皮卡丘與伊布好朋友) which will debut in theaters on August 16th, 2013. Those that purchase preorder tickets for the movie through FamiPort, MyCartoon, or Tickets Books (博客來售票網) can receive a level 100 Mewtwo which was also distributed in Japan. Tickets cost $420TWD for the FamiPort family pack or $210TWD for a single admission.


Patrons can take their ticket to 1 of the 7 participating Funbox locations from July 13th, 2013 until August 15th, 2013 to receive the Mewtwo. Players need to bring their copy of Pocket Monsters Black, White, Black 2 or White 2 with their Nintendo DS in order to receive the Mewtwo.

Distribution Locations

1. Living Mall Branch - 5F., No.138, Sec. 4, Bade Rd., Songshan Dist., Taipei City (京華城分店 台北市八德路4段138號5樓)
2. Mega City Branch - 5F., No.28, Xinzhan Rd., Banqiao Dist., New Taipei City (板橋大遠百分店 新北市板橋區新站路28號5樓)
3. Big City Branch - 5F., No.229, Zhongyang Rd., East Dist., Hsinchu City (新竹巨城購物中心分店 新竹市中央路229號5樓)
4. Top City Branch - 5F., No.105, Sec. 2, Taichung Port Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung City (台中大遠百分店 台中市中港路二段105號5樓)
5. Kaohsiung Far Eastern Department Store Branch - 6F., No.21, Sanduo 4th Rd., Lingya Dist., Kaohsiung City (高雄大遠百分店 高雄市三多四路21號6樓)
6. Shinkong Mitsukoshi A8 Branch - 5F., No.12, Songgao Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City (新光三越A8分店 台北市松高路12號5樓)
7. Pacific Mall Shuang-ho Branch - B1, No.238, Sec. 1, Zhongshan Rd., Yonghe Dist., New Taipei City (雙和太平洋分店 新北市永和區中山路1段238號B1)

Trailer

Source: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/pokemon/m16/gift.htm

Movie Poster

News Article

陪伴過無數大、小朋友一同成長的日本國民動畫《神奇寶貝》，2013年全新電影版《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》以及短篇《皮卡丘與伊布☆好朋友》，由群英社獨家代理並將於暑假8月16日正式在台上映囉！

為了慶祝這個好消息，代理商群英社今日(26)宣佈，決定舉辦傳說中的神奇寶貝LV.100『超夢』送禮活動，參加辦法為凡購買即日起開賣的《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》電影預售票，7月13日起即可憑票券於FUNBOX麗嬰國際玩具指定分店獲得活動限定的神奇寶貝LV.100『超夢』！這是只有參加活動才能獲得的超稀有神奇寶貝，快來參加活動和神奇寶貝們一起度過愉快的假期吧！

群英社獨家代理的日本超人氣國民動畫《神奇寶貝》，故事描述目標成為神奇寶貝大師的小智與夥伴皮卡丘踏上精采的冒險旅程。其系列作《超世代》、《鑽石與珍珠》到最新一季《超級願望》在台播出後不斷開創收視佳績，於每年上映的神奇寶貝劇場版更是吸引廣大粉絲進入電影院觀賞。而今年的《神速の蓋諾賽克特 超夢覺醒》為《超級願望》電影版系列最終章，除了元老級神奇寶貝「超夢」與「伊布」驚喜登場之外，究竟劇情會如何發展也讓粉絲們相當期待。

Source: http://www.my-cartoon.com.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3338&Itemid=121

The latest Pocket Monsters movie debuted in Japanese theaters on July 13th, 2013. The 16th movie Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) and its short Pikachu and its Eievui Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンズ) were unable to beat Disney Pixar's Monsters University (モンスターズ・ユニバーシティ) which took first place and Pocket Monsters ended up in second place. Pocket Monsters Movie 16 was shown on 345 screens throughout Japan and made 486,293,500yen on the weekend.


According to Cinema Today's article about the 16th Pocket Monsters movie, 62% of the audience watching were male while only 38% were female. 37% of the audience was elementary aged children, while 28.2% were over 30 and 17.6% were people in their 20's. It was also noted that the reason for the large adult audience was because they were accompanying their children. While it wasn't indicated in the statistics, the other 18.2% was most likely the teenage demographic.

Sources: http://eiga.com/ranking/ and http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0054836

The movie premiere for Pocket Monsters Movie 16 Extremespeed Genesect: The Awakening of Mewtwo (神速のゲノセクト ミュウツー覚醒) took place at the Nakano Sun Plaza in Tokyo, Japan on June 30th, 2013. This is the final movie in the Best Wishes saga.


In attendance at the premiere was: Heisei Nobushi Kobushi (平成ノブシコブシ) group members Takashi Yoshimura (吉村崇) and Kenta Tokui (徳井健太) who voice Eric (エリック) and Ishitsubute (イシツブテ) respectively, Reiko Takashima (高島礼子) who voices Mewtwo, Shoko Nakagawa (中川翔子) who voices Nymphia, Rica Matsumoto (松本梨香) who voices Satoshi and Director Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦). Also in attendance was Ikimono-gakari (いきものがかり) who sing the ending theme song to the movie entitled: Egao (笑顔).

Those in attendance also got early access to the Red Genesect distribution. Full details of the event are available in our event database.

Images from the premiere are available on the imageboard thread.

Ikimono-gakari - Egao - Ongaku no Hi

Ikimono-gakari were also one of the acts during the live Ongaku no Hi (音楽の日) broadcast on June 29th, 2013. The first song they performed was the movie 16 ending theme Egao (笑顔).


More images from the performance are available on the imageboard thread.

Sources: http://www.4gamer.net/games/148/G014842/20130701072/, http://news.mynavi.jp/news/2013/07/01/243/index.html, http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201306300003/

The official TV Tokyo page for the Pocket Monsters anime has updated to reveal that the next series will be called Pocket Monsters XY (ポケットモンスター ＸＹ) and it will debut on October 17th, 2013.

Story Translation

Pikachu and Satoshi arrive in Miare City at the center of Kalos region. There they encounter new Pokémon not seen before and new friends await!! The Kalos League is a new adventure to challenge Satoshi and Pikachu whose dream of becoming a Pokémon Master continues!!

ストーリー

カロス地方の中心にある都市ミアレシティにやってきたサトシとピカチュウ。そこにはみたことのないポケモンたちの姿と新たな仲間たちとの出会いが待っていた！！ ポケモンマスターになる事を夢見るサトシ＆ピカチュウのカロスリーグ挑戦へ向けた新たな冒険がいよいよ始まる！！


Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/pokemon_bw/news/index.html#150424

The World Hobby Fair '13 Summer (次世代ワールドホビーフェア’13 Summer) took place at Makuhari Messe on June 29th and 30th, 2013. Pokémon had a large booth at the fair this year which included a stage show hosted by Pokémon Smash International Division members Neese and Maru. Two different battles from Pokémon X and Y were showcased which revealed a lot of new details about the moves that the new 6th Generation Pokémon can learn. Our affiliate Serebii has complied a list which is in the table below.

Pokémon	Revealed Moves
Chespin	Tackle, Growl, Vine Whip, Rollout, Wood Hammer, Solarbeam, Leech Seed
Fennekin	Scratch, Tail Whip, Ember, Howl, Fire Spin, Flamethrower, Psychic
Froakie	Pound, Growl, Bubble, Quick Attack, Hydro Pump, Bounce
Gogoat	Horn Leech, Double-Edge, Rock Slide
Helioptile	Parabolic Charge, Rock Slide
Noivern	Boom Burst, Dragon Pulse

The booth also had artwork displayed from the new movie 16, had a Tretta area, had a TCG area, had a large screen that showed the trailer from the 16th movie and had an area for the FunFest Mission.


More images from the fair are available on our imageboard thread which can be viewed by clicking here.

Sources: http://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/20130629_605788.html and http://blog.pokemon-movie.jp/?p=348

The official YouTube page for TV Tokyo has posted a trailer for Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening (ミュウツー ～覚醒への序章～), an OVA that will be airing as part of the 2-hour special on July 11th, 2013. For more information about the OVA, click here to read the summary.

Mewtwo: The Prologue to Its Awakening Trailer

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s4BiuTSHD0