Shaymin's Sky Forme accidentally posted to Festa site
With about a month to go till Movie 11 is in theaters in Japan, it appears as though a small picture of the Sky Forme of Shaymin has been accidentally posted. PoKeSaFaRi has created a vector image from the low resolution photo and we thank him for allowing us to post it. After the offi...
Pokemon Battle Frontier Box Set 2 / Diamond and Pearl Box Set 1 Announced
Right Stuf has updated their website with a few more titles to expect from Viz Media in September and October. Pokemon All Stars Vol. #11 - Meowth66 minutes - $7.49 - 08/19/2008Contains the following episodes: The Purr-fect Hero, Go West, Young Meowth, Meowth Rules! Pokemon All Stars Vol. #12 - Tree...
Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl 82
The Gureggru Festival of the Nomose Great Marsh!? is the 82nd episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan on June 5, 2008 .Satoshi and his friends have arrived in Nomose City and head to the Gym. The Gym Leader, Crasher Wake, comes out but denies Satoshi's request for a Gym Battle because of an ur...
Movie 11 Post-Recording Report
The special guest cast for the 11th movie in the Pocket Monsters Movie series did a public reading of a few scenes from the upcoming movie Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin in Tokyo, Japan on June 3rd. Crystal Kay, Koichi Yamadera, Shido Nakamura, Shoko Nakagawa...
Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl 81
Scorching Hikozaru! is the 81st episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan on May 29, 2008.Satoshi and friends are running after Gligar who has been blown away by a gust, and promptly run into Shinji. After a huge argument about their different ways of treating Pokemon, Satoshi challenges Shinji ...
Nintendo Partners with McDonalds in Japan: Pikachu with Present available to Download
Nintendo began a trial run of a new service that gives DS owners in Japan access to downloadable content in McDonald's restaurants and on trains. The company kicked off the Nintendo Spot service today in cooperation with McDonalds and NTT Broadband Platform. McDonald's will use the service to give c...
Shoko Nakagawa to be a guest at Anime Expo in Los Angeles
Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in the United States, recently announced that it will invite Nakagawa to its July 3 to 6 convention in Los Angeles for her first overseas live performance. Shoko Nakagawa is best known to Pokemon fans as one of the hosts of Pokemon Sunday. Nakagawa sang Sorai...
FCC Fines Station over 1 second TCG Apperance in a Gameboy Commercial
The FCC is continuing its relentless fines against televisions station in the United States for airing Pokemon merchandise during the commercial blocks. The FCC considers that "host selling," which converts the entire TV show into an ad.The latest channel to be fined is WLFL TV Raleigh, N.C. for air...
Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl 80
Yanyanma! Get Strategy!! is the 80th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan on May 22, 2008. DP80 Episode Screenshots: Click HereYou can view larger screenshots from this episode by visiting the Imageboard. There you can post your own screenshots and discuss the latest episode....
Walmart releases The Rise of Darkrai DVD a week early
Many people have confirmed that Walmart has released The Rise of Darkrai DVD early in many of their stores across the United States. The DVD is scheduled for release on May 27th, 2008.Those looking to get the DVD early might want to check their local Walmart. The movie first aired in North America o...
Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin Soundtrack CD Announced
The soundtrack CD for the upcoming movie, Giratina and the Sky's Bouquet: Shaymin has been announced. The cd will be released on July 30th by Media Factory (Pikachu Records). The cd's catalog number is ZMCP-4083 and its suggested retail price is 2940yen. Shinji Miyazaki once again returns to record...
Nnooo, A WiiWare game developer is Pitching a Pokemon MMORPG
Nnoo, the developers of WiiWare game Pop have just pitched some ideas for new upcoming games they would like to produce. One of them is a Pokemon MMORPG. Their website has the following statement: "We have a concept for a cool Pokemon MMORPG." It will be interesting to see how this develops. Many P...
Pokemon Video Game Showdown Announced
The Pokemon Video Game Showdown is a BATTLE of the best Pokemon Diamond and Pokemon Pearl players from Japan and the United States. Two Qualifier Tournaments will be held in the United States this summer, and the top eight finishers in each age division will win a trip to compete at the final Pokemo...
10th Anniversary of the Pokemon Center Franchise: Exclusive Pikachu TCG Cards
This year, the Japanese Pokemon Center franchise is celebrating its tenth anniversary.For customers that purchase an item from the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, or Yokohama Pokemon Centers between May 30th and June 15th, they will receive an exclusive 10th Anniversary "Pikachu" TCG Card. This is a ...
Official Japanese Pokemon Website Adds Platinum Section
Earlier today the Official Japanese Pokemon website added a new section dedicated to the upcoming Nintendo DS game, Pokemon Platinum. There currently isn't very much information on the website, but we can be sure there will be plenty of info in the upcoming months.The site did post two high resoluti...
Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl 79
Decisive Match! Hikari VS Haruka!! is the 79th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It aired in Japan on May 15, 2008. DP79 Episode Screenshots: Click HereTogether2008 also made its debut in this episode. The intro video did not change.You can view larger screenshots from this episode by visiting the Imageb...
#PocketMonsters 3rd Anniversary - May 14th 2008
Well time certainly goes by fast! It's been three years since #PocketMonsters was created and during that time a lot has changed. #PocketMonsters has a huge group of staff members and loyal visitors that are in the chatroom daily discussing the recent events in the Pokemon community as well as world...
Pokemon Platinum Announced in CoroCoro
A low resolution camera phone picture of what seems to be a page from the newest CoroCoro magazine has been posted on many Japanese forums and Imageboards. The picture it too low of a resolution to read anything but the main title. Higher resolution scans should be available later this week. The tit...
Pokemon Battle Frontier Vol 1 Box Set Cover Art Revealed
Ash and his friends fight their way across the Battle Frontier--the ultimate Pokemon tournament! Will Ash defeat the Frontier Brains? Will May qualify for the Kanto Grand Festival? Will Team Rocket ever give up on stealing Pokemon? Find out in the first half of the final season of the Pokemon Advanc...
Diamond & Pearl TCG Expansion - Majestic Dawn to be Released on May 21st
The all-new Pokemon Trading Card Game expansion Diamond & Pearl - Majestic Dawn hits store shelves nationwide on May 21, 2008. This latest installment features 100 cards and is guaranteed to change game strategy for Trainers everywhere. With more new Pokemon, new Pokemon LV.X, a cool new Stadium car...
