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Fierce Fighting in Broken Space TCG Expansion Announced

The official Japanese TCG website has posted a ton of new information on the upcoming Expansion 'Fierce Fighting in Broken Space'. The full card list will be posted on June 20th while the cards will be available for purchase on July 10th in Japan. Below are pictures of some of the new cards from the...

Pocket Monsters Movie 11 Concept Art

Director Yuyama has picked a few concept pictures and has posted them on the official Pokemon Yahoo Japan website. The art gives fans a unique look at how the movie is developed as well as see some of the amazing artwork that is produced during the concept phase of the movie.You can view larger pict...

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...