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Pokémon Smash 77

The latest episode of Pokémon Smash, Lucky's Clinical Records / The PokéSma Members Start their Training for the World Championships, Joined by New Members! / Misaki the Fighting-user Takes the Stage in the Elite Four Battle! (ラッキーのカルテ / 世界大会を目指してポケスマメンバーが特訓を始動、新メンバーも参加! / 四天王バトルはかくとう使いのミサキ!) aired ...

Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition sells 172,000 Copies during its First Weekend

According to the Media Create Sales charts, Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン+ノブナガの野望) sold 172,027 copies the first two days of its release. It was the top selling video game in Japan for the week of March 12th, 2012 to March 18th, 2012. It was the only Nintendo DS game in the top 50 other than P...

McDonald's Japan to Distribute In-Store Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Game for DS

McDonald's Japan will be distributing a Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Game in-stores over their Nintendo Zone Wi-Fi from March 30th, 2012 until April 16th, 2012. Nintendo DS owners can visit a participating McDonald's location and download the game. In the game, players first select the partner to f...

The Strongest Pikachu Event / Stamp Rally

A Pikachu Festival (ピカチュウまつり) will be held at the Tohoku Pokémon Center from March 23rd, 2012 until April 8th, 2012. There will be various activities at the festival all related to Pikachu such as Papercraft and bingo. A Pikachu will also be distributed at the event to players of the Japanese ve...

April Corocoro - Black 2 White 2 Box Art - Keldeo Event Pokémon

The official Japanese Pokémon website and the April 2012 issue of Corocoro have announced information on the Movie 15 pre-order ticket campaign. Players of Pokémon Black and White (ポケットモンスター ブラック・ホワイト) and Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (ポケットモンスター ブラック2・ホワイト2) that pre-order their tickets for the movie...

Exclusive Interview with Pokémon singer/songwriter Naomi Tamura

Sean Robbins, host of the Japanese popular music radio show The J-Pop Exchange, has informed us that he will be airing an exclusive interview with Naomi Tamura (田村直美) on Saturday March 17th, 2012 at 8PM EST on his show. Below is his news submission. Quote from Sean Robbins - Host of The J-Pop Exc...

New Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition Information

With the release of Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition (ポケモン+ノブナガの野望) only a few days away, a ton of new information about the game has been revealed in various magazines and on the official website. The game will be released in Japan on March 17th, 2012 and it features an all new system for Pokémon batt...

New Version of Pokémon Battle Chess to be Released in May

A new version of Pokémon Battle Chess (ポケモンバトルチェス) is going to be released in Japan on May 18th, 2012 for 500yen. The game is a take on the popular board game Chess but with a Pokémon twist. The new version will feature a red box and Lugia and Pikachu will be prominently featured. The previous versi...

Seven-Colored Arch (七色アーチ) on iTunes

The latest Pocket Monsters Best Wishes ending theme is now available to download in Japan on the Apple iTunes store for 200yen. A forum post on Aki Okui's (奥井亜紀) official website asked if the song was going to be released on CD but the release is pending. No official reason was given but it is proba...

Pokémon Black and White - Dark Explorers Details Announced

The official Pokémon website has announced details about the upcoming English TCG expansion Dark Explorers. The expansion will be released on May 9th, 2012 and will consist of over 100 cards. Below are the details. Pokémon TCG: Black and White — Dark Explorers As you explore the darkness, th...

BW5 Garbodor and Nukenin TCG Cards Revealed

The official Japanese Pokémon Card Game Blog has revealed two new cards that will debut in the upcoming expansion sets Dragon Blast and Dragon Blade (リューズブラスト・リューノブレード) which will be released on March 16th, 2012. Below are the details. Garbodor (ダストダス) Psychic Type, 100HP, 0...

Pokémon Bluray Movie Collection Finally Confirmed

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment has finally confirmed that a Blyray combo pack for Pokémon 4Ever, Pokémon Heroes, Pokémon Jirachi: Wish Maker and Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys will be released in the United States on April 4th, 2012. The entry first appeared on Amazon.com over a month ago but there were no...