SKE48 members Seira Satō (佐藤聖羅), Akane Takayanagi (高柳明音) and Anna Ishida (石田安奈) were on-hand at a special presentation at TOHO Cinemas Nagoya Bay City location. In commemoration of 3 million ticket sales, a Victini and Pikachu made of macarons was unveiled. They contained 5053 macarons and it took 15 staff members from 8am the day before to finish them from foundations they started work on three weeks earlier. Below are a few pictures from the event.
Magna Pacific has released information about their latest Pokémon DVD and Blu-ray's to be released later this year. Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom were originally scheduled for release on November 30th, 2011 however they are having difficulties receiving the masters in time for that release date and had to delay the release. The releases are now likely to be January 2012, however a Magna Home Entertainment representative has informed us that the new release date has yet to be confirmed. The movies will be released individually on Blu-ray and DVD.
The Kanto region of the Pokémon world is home to 151 species of Pokémon and one eager young Pokémon Trainer who can’t wait to see them all! Together with his new friend Pikachu, Ash Ketchum sets out to challenge Pokémon Gyms and win a spot in the Indigo League tournament, an epic journey that takes him through bustling towns, mysterious wildernesses, and everything between.
Then Ash turns from the heights of Kanto’s Indigo Plateau to the tropical Orange Islands, as a simple errand turns into his next big adventure: a quest to beat the top Trainers of the Orange Crew! It won’t be smooth sailing all the way, though—the Orange Crew doesn’t battle like anyone Ash has ever seen, and there’s still a lot to learn about being a Pokémon Trainer.
Many travels and adventures later, it’s back to Kanto and the brand-new Battle Frontier. These six facilities put Trainers’ Pokémon battling skills to the ultimate test, with a seventh facility hidden somewhere in the region… if Ash has what it takes to find it. And while Ash’s new friend May has never been to Kanto before, she can’t wait to take on the Grand Festival there and prove she’s the best Pokémon Coordinator in the land!
This unique Pokédex hardcover collection is loaded with region specific characters, maps, information and over 64 hours of action packed episodes following Ash’s adventures through Kanto & the Orange Islands. It’s the must-have collection for Pokémon fans!
Pikachu and friends visit a town with a huge draw bridge, but problems arise when they come across Oshawatt and Tepig, who have eaten the fruits that Gothita and Darumaka had collected. They head off to collect fruits from the forest across the bridge, but then Meowth appears and tries to steal the fruits. On top of that, the bridge is raised,
blocking their passage. What will Pikachu do? The fight for the fruits begins!!
The announcer introduced what was on the show. He started the show by saying: "Uh yes, we'll get you the last Pokémon Entertainment show right here on Pokémon Smash!". The episode starts with Akiyama playing a Nintendo 3DS game and then Golgo asks if they had done their homework. Trying to avoid answering Golgo, Golgo decides to give them a stack of Pokémon letter tracing books.
After the Pokémon Library episode, the International divison girls showed up with Yadon tails on and a bunch of extra ones. On August 11th, 2011, Super Pokémon Scramble (スーパーポケモンスクランブル) will be released in Japan. One of the modes in the game is called Battle Royale. It features a bunch of Pokémon in an every man for himself arena. The Pokémon Smash crew took this idea and did their own Pokémon Battle Royale. Each crew member wore the tail and the last person remaining with their tail on was the winner. It was similar to flag football where other players were trying to pull the tail off.
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Yamamoto was the first out as Maria caught his tail. Misaki was the next one out as Hana got her tail. Akiyama then knocked Maria's tail off and then Professor Red got Shoko-tan tail. While Baba was trying to get Hana's tail Golgo snuck in behind and took Baba's tail. Akiyama tried to be fancy with his moves but his tail fell off leaving just Red, Golgo, and Hana. Hana ended up getting Professor Red's tail leaving just Golgo and Hana. Golgo farted to try to distract Hana and then while imitating a batter's stance, Hana rushed in and stole his tail making her the winner of the Battle Royale.
Robert then went out on an Adventure Division Battle Royale with Toy Pokémon! This episode segment was similar to the Robert Investigates 'Melee! Pokémon Scramble' in Pokémon Sunday #262. Yamamoto dressed up as Kibago, Akiyama dressed up as his standard Victini and Baba dressed up as Waruvile. They all went to the Pokémon Quiz Area where they would defeat Pokémon by answering a trivia question. A bunch of people showed up to emulate the Pokémon that would be in an area in Pokémon Scramble. Each of them had a question card on them. If one of the members of Robert answered the question correctly, that person (Pokémon) would be defeated. If they answered incorrectly, that member of Robert would be out and would be hit by the fan that the people were carrying.
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The first quiz questions where just getting the Pokémon type right. Like in the games, at the end of each area there is a boss. Hayashi Katsuji (林 克治) and Yashiro Hiroyuki(家城 啓之) of the comedy duo Kalika (カリカ) were the boss for this area. Yashiro Gamageroge and Hayashi Minezumi proved to be hard types for Robert to figure out. Baba and Akiyama both got their types right. Yamamoto was able to figure out their types though to clear the area and they joined Robert in a Battle Royale. In the Battle Royale, each person had an item that the members of Robert had to identify the item they had like a hat, bucket, Pokémon Pan, ect. Yashiro Gamageroge and Hayashi Minezumi also took turns. There was also a boss at the end of the Battle Royale round, Voltolos (ボルトロス). It wasn't until Baba finally answered Volumbrella (かさボル) that they defeated the boss.
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They showed quick interviews of people who had just finished watching the new 14th Pocket Monsters movies at the theater. The announcer also reminded the audience that Zekrom and Reshiram were both being distributed at Japanese theaters for players that brought their Pokémon Black or White games. Zekrom and Reshiram both have the OT of Satoshi (サトシ). Players that brought Pokémon Black to the theater got Zekrom while players that brought Pokémon White received Reshiram. Detailed information about Satoshi's Zekrom and Satoshi's Reshiram are available in the Event database.
Continuing the Adventure Division's Battle Royale with Toy Pokémon, the did a Charge Battle (とつげきバトル). Akiyama ran in front with a flag just like in the game to show where they would be charging to. In the game, player charge by rapidly pressing the A button and the group of Pokémon with the most charged energy wins. They then played a bumping butts game where the object was to knock the opponent over. Robert's team ended up winning the first round. The next round featured a bunch of sumo wrestlers dressed as Buffron. They did a wrestling round where Robert ended up loosing. They then negotiated to do a rematch round where instead of wrestling they would try to push the other over by high fiving. Robert ended up just barely winning that round as Akiyama Victini proved to be very agile.
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Super Pokémon Scramble - Pokémon Smash Password
To celebrate the games release, 2 codes were announced on the show to unlock Pokémon Smash Mijumaru and Pokémon Smash Zoroark. Below are the details.
A mysterious band showed up at the Pokémon Enterprise and sang the song Battle Gene M (バトル遺伝子M). Misaki was not around to watch the band sing the song and most of the Smash crew though that the mysterious lead singer was Misaki. The girl identified herself as Battle Woman M (バトルウーマンM) instead. She then said she was part of the group MTM (Mystery Thunder Mask). The song she sang was based of the Pocket Monsters Black and White background music track Battle! Shirona (戦闘!シロナ) which is track 50 on CD #3 of the soundtrack.
After Pokémon Smash 43 finished airing, a clip was posted on the official TV Tokyo YouTube page. The clip contained extra footage that was not aired in the episode which explains the transformation of Misaki into the battle woman M. The clip also contains a music video of the song Pokemon Smash! 『battle gene M』 (ポケモンスマッシュ!バトルテーマソング『バトル遺伝子M』) by MTM (mystery thunder mask) with battle woman M. The BW heart shaped neckless transforms Misaki into battle woman M. BW stands for 'Battle Woman' but similarities to Black/White and Best Wishes are also prevalent. The songs lyrics are by Akihito Toda, the original Music is by Junichi Masuda and the Arrangement was done by Shinji Miyazaki.
A lost Unknown meets Pikachu and Pochama and an Eneco who decide to help it find its way back to its home and friends. They travel through many strange and mysterious realms while on their adventure. Will Unknown return to its realm safely or will Rocket Gang manage to capture it!?
The 14th Pocket Monsters movies Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム / ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム) debuted in the #2 spot behind the final Harry Potter movie Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2 which also debuted worldwide this week. The Pocket Monsters movies were grouped together in the box office sales which was enough to beat Kokuriko-Zaka Kara (コクリコ坂から). The box office sales were for July 16th, 2011 to July 17th, 2011.
The announcer introduced what was on the show. He started the show by saying: "Hi! Time again and we'll bring you the special edition of Pokémon Smash featuring Pokémon movies!" The episode started with the entire crew on set as Golgo walked in with a Victini mask on. Shoko-tan introduced that the episode would be a dedicated special to the 14th Pocket Monsters movies Victini and the Light Hero - Reshiram / Victini and the Dark Hero - Zekrom (ビクティニと白き英雄レシラム / ビクティニと黒き英雄ゼクロム)
After the Pokémon Library episode, they showed quick interviews of people who had just finished watching the new movies at the theater. The announcer also reminded the audience that Zekrom and Reshiram were both being distributed at Japanese theaters for players that brought their Pokémon Black or White games. Zekrom and Reshiram both have the OT of Satoshi (サトシ). Players that brought Pokémon Black to the theater got Zekrom while players that brought Pokémon White received Reshiram. Detailed information about Satoshi's Zekrom and Satoshi's Reshiram are available in the Event database.
Maria was then caught trying to touch her nose with her tongue. Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) the voice of Momont and Takeshi Tsuruno (つるの剛士) the voice of Dread in the 14th movies joined the PokéSmash crew on set. They were both there to participate in the Pokémon Movie Quiz Tournament as a Movie Premiere Commemmoration event. While talking to Takeshi Tsuruno, Robert brought up Can You Say the Pokémon? BW (ポケモン言えるかな? BW) which he sings at the time of this episodes airing was the ending theme for both Pocket Monsters Best Wishes and Pokémon Smash. Takeshi Tsuruno decided to sing the song but after a few verses the crew finally got him to stop singing the song. A chart of Kōichi Yamadera (山寺宏一) voice acting roles in the Pocket Monsters movies over the past 14 years was shown. He then quickly showed his voice acting talent by switching voices.
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The Pokémon Movie Quiz Tournament then began. Each of the cast members were able to answer and showed their results. Tsuruno just sat there and answer "curry" (ルウ) to every question. Below are the questions that the voice actors asked the cast.
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Mizuki Nana (水樹奈々) The voice of Victini
Which scene did Mizuki just reenact? (水樹さんが演じたシーンはどんあシーンでしょう?)