This week from June 13th, 2012 until June 15th, 2012 on the Japanese public relations program MoexKon (もえ×こん) hosted by Moeko "Moe" Ueda (植田 萌子) and Asami "Kon" Konno (紺野あさ美), the show covered Pocket Monsters Black 2 White 2, the Meloetta dance and Mitemite kotchitchi as well as the 15th Movie and short Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo and Meloetta's Sparkling Recital. Below is a summary of each episode. More episode highlight pictures can be viewed on the imageboard thread.

June 13th, 2012

This episode covered the 15th movie press reading which took place on June 4th, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. In attendance was Katsumi Takahashi (高橋克実), Shoko Nakagawa (しょこたん), Koichi Yamadera (山寺宏一), Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦), Natsuna Watanabe (渡辺夏菜) and Rola (ローラ). Video clips of each of the voice actors was shown as they briefly discussed their roles in the movie.

June 14th, 2012

This episode covered the Meloetta dance and Mitemite kotchitchi as well as a promotion of Momo-iro Clover Z's latest CD Maiden War (Ｚ女戦争) which will be released on June 27th, 2012. Moe and Kon spent most the episode trying to doing the Meloetta dance.

June 15th, 2012

This episode included a special guest　Murata-san (村田) who discussed some of the new aspects of the games Pocket Monsters Black 2 White 2. Some of the older generation Pokémon were shown in the game like Eevee. Plush toys of Eevee and some of its evolutions were showcased on the table in front of the girls. Gym leaders Takeshi and Kasumi were also highlighted. Moe and Kon then battled each other with copies of B2W2 and the battle featured Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Lugia and Black Kyurem. Murata-san finished up the episode by revealing Keldeo can change into a new form called its Resolution Form (かくごのすがた). She also reminded viewers that they can get a Keldeo if they pre-order tickets for the 15th Pocket Monsters movie.


Source: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/moe_kon/

From July 14th, 2012 until September 30th, 2012 players of Pocket Monsters Black and White as well as Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 will be able to receive a Meloetta when they visit participating theaters that are showing the 15th Pocket Monsters movie short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル).


Meloetta can learn the special move Relic Song which allows it to transform from its Aria Forme into its Pirouette Forme while in battle. The move can be learned in Pocket Monsters Black, White, Black 2 and White 2 when players take Meloetta to a cafe in Hiun City where it will remember some past events and will start singing again.


Meloetta is level 15, has the OT 'Movie Theater' (えいがかん), has the Ability Serene Grace, has the item PP Max and is in a Cherish Ball. It knows the moves Quick Attack, Confusion and Round.

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/meloetta/

Info on Meloetta Event Shown During BW85/86 1-Hour Special

At the end of the BW85/86 special shown on June 14th, 2012, a segment featuring the Meloetta event was shown. The video showed it battling and using Relic Song to change formes.

Kanto Starters

For players of Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2, from June 23rd, 2012 until September 30th, 2012 special stickers of Pikachu, Fushigidane, Hitokage and Zenigame will be available with various Pokémon merchandise in Japan. Once players have collected a full set of stickers, they can take them to a participating store to receive a random egg of one of the Kanto starters. Players can get another egg if they collect another set of stickers but will still receive a random egg. The actual event egg distribution will take place from September 1st, 2012 until September 30th, 2012, so players will have plenty of time to collect the required stickers from the merchandise.

Moves the Kanto Starters Know:

Fushigidane: False Swipe, Block, Frenzy Plant and Weather Ball
Hitokage: False Swipe, Block, Blast Burn, Acrobatics
Zenigame: False Swipe, Block, Hydro Cannon and Follow Me

Product List that will have the Stickers

• Daichi Pan - Pokémon Pan (第一屋製パン ポケモンパン)
• Bandai - Pocket Monsters Best Wishes - Black Kyurem/White Kyurem
  (ポケモンキッズベストウィッシュ ～ブラックキュレム・ホワイトキュレム編～)
• Takara Tomy - Hyper-sized Monster Collection - Black Kyurem, White Kyurem, Kyurem, Zekrom and Reshiram
  (モンスターコレクションハイパーサイズ, ブラックキュレム, ホワイトキュレム, キュレム, ゼクロム, レシラム)
• Takara Tomy - Pokémon Action Figure Series - Black Kyurem, White Kyurem
  (ポケモンアクションフィギュアシリーズ ブラックキュレム, ホワイトキュレム)
• Takara Tomy - Talking Friend Series - Pikachu, Keldeo, Meloetta, Pochama
  (おしゃべりフレンドシリーズ ピカチュウ, ケルディオ, メロエッタ, ポッチャマ)
• Showa-Note - Pokémon BW enamel pen case, desk pad, seal, clear underlay, pencil set, eraser, hexagonal eraser, and Seal sticker page
  (ポケモン BW　エナメルペンケース,　シール,　ホログラムクリア下敷き, ホログラムフリーノート, 鉛筆セット, 平べったい消しゴム,　六角消しゴム, シールつきおりがみ)
• Skater - Stainless steel bottle and Plastic bottle cover
  (ダイレクトステンレスボトル, ペットボトルカバー)
• Ensky - Big Sticker Collection, KeshiPoké Vol 4, 150 piece mini puzzle
  (ビッグステッカーコレクション, けしポケ第4弾, ミニパズル150ピース)
• Mori Games - Smart Pouch - Black Kyurem/White Kyurem, Pikachu, Pikachu Card Pocket 6, TUP Cover Pikachu L/S, Film Character Pikachu Clear / Yellow
  (スマートポーチ - ブラックキュレム/ホワイトキュレム, ピカチュウポーチ, カードポケット6　ピカチュウ, TUPカバー　ピカチュウL/S, キャラフィルムピカチュウ　クリア/イエロー)
• Jupiter - Hard cover for Nintendo 3DS, Extend! Mascot Touch Pen for Nintendo 3DS, Mascot Touch Pen for Nintendo 3DS
  (ハードカバー forニンテンドー3DS, 着せかえハードカバー forニンテンドー3DS, 伸びる！マスコットタッチペンプラス forニンテンドー3DS, マスコットタッチペン forニンテンドー3DS)
• Hori - LCD Filter + Seal Set 3DS BK and WK, Card Case 6+ Seal set 3DS BK, Card Case 6+ Seal Set 3DS WK, TPU Cover Best Wishes (A B), Silicon Covers Black Kyurem and White Kyurem
  (液晶フィルター＋シールセット3DS BK・WK, 液晶フィルター＋シールセット3DS BK, カードケース6＋シールセット3DS　BK, カードケース6＋シールセット3DS　WK, カードケース6＋シールセット3DS　BW, TPUカバー ベストウィッシュ　2種（A・B）, シリコンカバー 2種 ブラックキュレム・ホワイトキュレム)
• Four Seeds - Pokémon Basket, Pokémon Set
  (ポケモンバスケット, ポケモンセット)
• Tomy - Tretta Action Case
  (アクショントレッタケース)
• Pokémon Card Game BW Black Kyurem White Kyurem Commemorative set released in theaters
  (ポケモンカードゲームBW 劇場公開記念 ブラックキュレム・ホワイトキュレムセットなど)

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/atsumeyou/

Sing Pochama

A Pochama with the move Sing will be distributed to players of Pocket Monsters Black 2 and White 2 via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection from July 20th, 2012 until August 9th, 2012. The Pochama is Level 15, its OT is Recital (リサイタル), has the Ability Torrent, is holding a Metronome, it has a Classic Ribbon and is held in a Cherish Ball. It knows the moves: Sing , Round, Feather Dance and Peck.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2012/06/120615_g01.html

Multiple events relating to Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo have been announced recently.

7-Eleven Promotional Pokémon Lunch Boxes

Japanese 7-Eleven stores are to offer special "Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo"-themed lunchboxes during a limited period. The lunch boxes must be reserved online, and picked up at your local store at the reserved date and time. The lunch box contains a salmon/spinach rice ball, a ketchup rice ball, fried shrimp, napolitan spaghetti, salisbury steak, potato salad, broccoli and omelet, and comes with specially designed chopsticks, a handkerchief and a keychain. The boxes cost 1,280 yen a piece, and must be ordered prior to August 1st.


Source: http://www.711net.jp/page/g/491019?adcd=fm109000

Toyopet Pokémon Festival

Toyota's Toyopet stores will be running a Pokémon campaign June 15th to June 24th. During this period, visitors can fill out a contest form, and be entered into a lottery. 24 000 winners will receive a special Tomica replica of the Pokémon Car known from Pokémon Smash, while 19 000 winners will receive a Toyopet Pokémon School set, containing a name tag, a pencilboard and a handkerchief. All entrants will also receive a set of Pokémon stickers.


Source: http://toyota.jp/toyopet/sp10days2012/index.html

Nissay Preorder Ticket Giveaway

Insurance company Nihon Seimei ("Nissay") is currently running a movie ticket giveaway campaign. 200 sets of two special pre-order tickets for "Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo", complete with the voucher for the Keldeo event, will be given out through a raffle. Applicants can enter the raffle between June 1st and July 6th.


Source: http://www.nissay.co.jp/enjoy/campaign/pokemon2012_index.html

Next Generation World Hobby Fair '12 Summer

The Pokémon franchise will be heavily represented at this year's Summer World Hobby Fair, which will be held June 30th and July 1st, as well. The girls from the International Division of Pokémon Smash will be present at the Pokémon booth, where they will offer quizzes, roleplay contests, and even let you dance the Mitemite Kotchitchi dance with them. The booth will also offer the latest news on both the movie and the TV shows "Best Wishes Season 2" and "Pokemon Smash", and a special stage show with the Pokémon Smash cast will be held as well. Tickets for this show will be give out through a raffle, and those interested can apply at http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/whf12summer.php. 400 sets of 3 tickets will be given out.


Source: http://www.whobby.com/

The Rocket Gang Secret Empire Pokémon Radio Station

As previously mentioned, Sakaki has opened a twitter account for the purpose of recruiting new Rocket Gang members. Recently, Sakaki had to leave on urgent business, and the account is currently being run by Nyarth, who has been using it to plug a Rocket Gang-themed radio show he is about to launch. A complete translation of all tweets from this account can be found here and is continuously updated. The show will premiere on InterFM (Tokyo 76.1 MHz/ Yokohama 76.5 MHz) Sunday July 1st, and will be broadcast every Sunday 7:00 PM to 7:30 PM.


Sources: https://twitter.com/#!/Pokemon_Radio and http://www.interfm.co.jp/rocketdan/

The theme song CD's for the upcoming 15th Pocket Monsters movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) have finally been revealed. The title of the CD's is called Memories which is also the title of the theme song. There will be two versions of the CD: one has a picture of Rola on the cover and the other is a special limited edition first run Pokémon version that has Malin and Satoshi on the cover instead.

The catalog number is UICV-9025 for the Memories limited edition and it will retail for 1050yen. It also comes with a metal charm of Keldeo. The catalog number is UICV-5017 for the Memories regular version and it will retail for 900yen. Both CD's will be released on July 11th, 2012 but an iTunes version of the CD will be released on June 26th, 2012. The CD's have been added to our database.

Limited Edition	Regular
Release Date: 2012-07-11 CD DB Link: Click Here	Release Date: 2012-07-11 CD DB Link: Click Here

Universal Music Japan has updated their YouTube page and has added a teaser video of Memories. Below is the clip.


Source: http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000080437&p=0

A Pokémon Battle Marathon will air on Cartoon Network in the United States on Saturday June 16th, 2012 from 11:00am until 3:00pm. Eight episodes of the latest series will air in addition to the new Rival Destinies episode Baffling the Bouffalant! which airs earlier in the morning at 8:30am. Below is the list of episodes that will air and at what time.

Time	Series	Episode
11:00am	Black and White	Battle Club And Tepig's Choice!
11:30am	Black and White	A Rival Battle for Club Champ!
12:00pm	Black and White	A Connoisseurer's Revenge!
12:30pm	Black and White	Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!
1:00pm	Black and White	Oshawott's Lost Scalchop!
1:30pm	Black and White	Club Battle Finale: A Hero's Outcome!
2:00pm	Rival Destinies	Enter Elesa, Electrifying Gym Leader!
2:30pm	Rival Destinies	Dazzling the Nimbasa Gym!

The commercial on Cartoon Network to advertise the 4-hour Pokémon Battle Marathon did have an error though as Emonga's voice was used for Pikachu. We've added the error to our episode notes. Below is the commercial.


Source: http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/schedule/index.html?atclk_gn=gn_link_tvschedule

The press reading for the 15th Pocket Monsters movie Kyurem VS the Sacred Swordsman Keldeo (キュレムVS聖剣士ケルディオ) and the 15th short Meloetta's Sparkling Recital (メロエッタのキラキラリサイタル) took place on June 4th, 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. In attendance was Katsumi Takahashi (高橋克実), Shoko Nakagawa (しょこたん), Koichi Yamadera (山寺宏一), Kunihiko Yuyama (湯山邦彦), Natsuna Watanabe (渡辺夏菜) and Rola (ローラ). This is the 15th Pocket Monsters movie Koichi Yamadera has been a part of and the 6th Pocket Monsters movie for Shoko-tan.


Though most of their parts were previously announced, it was confirmed that Katsumi Takahashi is the voice of Kyurem, Shoko-tan is the voice of Keldeo, Natsuna Watanabe is the narrator for the 15th movie short, Rola sings the theme song "Memories" and voices a cheerful and innocent girl named Malin (マリン) while Koichi Yamadera is the voice of Cobalon. Images from the event have been added to our imageboard thread.


The official movie website also updated with a brief overview of the press reading with pictures and a reveal of Rola's character Malin.


Source: http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/movie/2012493/ and http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/topics/afreco_report.php

As previously reported, Pokémon Season 14 Black & White Collection 2 was recently announced for release in Australia. Magna Home Entertainment kindly provided PocketMonsters.Net with a review copy of the release.

This collection covers the second half of the Pokémon Black & White series, featuring episodes 25-48 over three discs. All three discs are housed in one slim case the same as a single DVD, which is great for those collecting the entire series as it saves on shelf space and files nicely alongside other DVDs (unlike the old “super wallet” releases which were harder to store with other DVDs due to their unusual size and shape).

Despite eight episodes being packed onto each disc, the video quality is good with no noticeable compression issues. The episodes retain their 16:9 aspect ratio, so they are well-suited to modern TVs and monitors. But the best part about the quality is that it is consistent across both still scenes and action sequences. Some older releases (particularly the Orange Islands arc) suffered a big loss of quality in fast-paced scenes such as pokémon battles, but these new discs maintain a crisp look throughout, making them much more enjoyable to watch.



The DVD menu is simple and easy to navigate. The episode selection screen is quite nicely done, with small clips from each episode playing simultaneously to make them easy to identify. However, this screen is also strangely silent, with no background music. Of course that’s not a huge problem since you’ll want to be getting to the episodes rather than spending too much time on the menu, but some music still would have been a nice inclusion.



In terms of the content, this section of the series is unfortunately lacking in gym battles, but there are still some great episodes included, with more than half of them receiving an impressive rating of 8-10 by PocketMonsters.Net’s users in our Episode Guide. Some of the important events covered in the episodes include the captures of Palpitoad, Stunfisk and Roggenrola, Excadrill learning to trust Iris, the battle tournament in Nimbasa Town, and Meowth’s stint of joining Ash and friends. Also of note is that the “Who’s that Pokémon?” eyecatches are included, which for some reason were removed from some of the previous Australian DVD collections. Although this is only a minor feature, it’s still a nice improvement over older releases.



With 24 episodes and 8.5 hours’ run time, Pokémon Season 14 Black & White Collection 2 is excellent value for its RRP of $24.95 (especially with some retailers such as JB Hi-Fi offering it for lower than RRP). The collection is set for release this Wednesday, 6 June 2012 and is currently available for pre-order at most online DVD stores.

Pokémon Smash 87 - Nyarth's ABCs / A Special Feature on Pokéwood! / Maria and Group Member Akiyama Predict the Content of Satoshi and Friends' Movie and Film a Preview / Experiencing Pokéwood in 'B2W2'! (ニャースのあいうえお / ポケウッド大特集！ / マリア＆秋山隊員がサトシたちの映画の内容を予想して予告編を撮影 / 「B2W2」を使ってポケウッドを体験！) aired in Japan on June 3rd, 2012.

During the first commercial break for the show, a new trailer for the upcoming games Pokémon Black 2 White 2 was shown. It included CGI effects of Black Kyurem and White Kyurem and a few in-game screenshots showing the return of Ghetsis, N, Reshiram, Zekrom and Kyurem are shown in the trailer. Screenshots from the trailer have been posted on the imageboard thread.

Commercials

Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 Trailer

A trailer for the upcoming series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes Season 2 (ポケットモンスター ベストウイッシュ シーズン2) was also shown during the second commercial break. The clip informs viewers that the new series starts on June 21st, 2012 and shows Hikari and Shirona returning as well as Meloetta. Screenshots from the trailer have been posted on the imageboard thread.

Pokéwood

Shoko-tan and Misaki showed off screens from Pokéwood and then Golgo then tried it out by playing it. After selecting a few options to setup his movie in the green screen room, he then premiered his movie for viewers to watch.

As a tie-in to the upcoming TV series Pocket Monsters Best Wishes: Season 2, a twitter account has been opened under the name "The Rocket Gang Secret Empire" (ロケット団ひみつ帝国). The account is allegedly run by Sakaki himself. The twitter account description is as follows:

McDonald's has announced that their Happy Meal toys in both the United States and Australia will feature Pokémon figures and a Pokémon TCG card starting in June of 2012. In Australia, Pikachu, Servine, Dewott and Pignite will be distributed and each toy comes with 1 of 12 random TCG cards.


In the United States, Dewott, Servine, Pignite, Pikachu, Woobat and Axew will be distributed and a random TCG card will also be distributed.


Sources: http://www.happymeal.com/en_US/index.html#/Toys and http://www.happymeal.com.au/en_AU/index.html#/Toys

Press Release

al Pokémon Black and White-themed Happy Meals arrive in participating McDonald's(R) restaurants across North America beginning June 15, 2012, as one of the world's most popular entertainment properties kicks off its second annual Happy Meal promotion with the leading foodservice provider. Pokémon fans visiting North American McDonald's locations June 15--July 5 can purchase a Happy Meal featuring one of twelve al Pokémon Trading Card Game cards, each featuring a special McDonald's "M" foil stamp on the card. The Happy Meal will also include one of six Pokémon figures, including Pikachu and five Unova region Pokémon: Axew, Dewott, Pignite, Servine, and Woobat.(1) The Pokémon Company International continues its McDonald's Pokémon Black and White Happy Meal promotion in major markets around the world later in 2012.

"Last year's Pokémon Happy Meal promotion was a huge hit, and we're certain Pokémon fans will love what's in store this summer," said J.C. Smith, director of Consumer Marketing for The Pokémon Company International. "It's been fun partnering with McDonald's to once again provide something special to our fans."

The Pokémon Black and White Happy Meal promotion will be supported by McDonald's through a fully integrated marketing campaign that includes television advertising, in-store POP, and online activities at McWorld.com and HappyMeal.com.