Japanese Trailer for New Anime Special, TCG Fairy-type Confirmed[Expand]
Posted by Frost on 17 Aug 2013 at 12:25am PDT
A new trailer was uploaded to the Japanese Pokemon Youtube channel that originated from the Pokemon Game Show event that has a playable XY demo; in the trailer, it previews an upcoming anime special based on the original Red and Green video game: A poster also revealed that Fairy-type cards will be added to the TCG in 2013, with a pink wing symbol....
Following the results of a poll of all version mascot Pokemon, a special Rayquaza will be available to Japanese players this month. Outside of Japan, Pokemon's promotion of The Legend of Mewtwo will allow players to receive the special Mewtwo previously available in Japan as part of the Black and White anniversary last fall. If you're an anime fan...
Time to catch up on news. First off, the 14th Movie has been announced for English release. Depending on which version you want to see, there's Pokemon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram and Pokemon the Movie: White - Victini and Zekrom coming out this December. There will also be a limited theatrical release for the films. The two films are nearly...
Just a small update tonight. I've just settled back in for winter break, so I haven't had much time to work on things yet, but you can expect more in the coming days. You'll notice that a fair number of Nintendo Events have been added. These include both events for Black and White in Japan, and some previous Japanese events for Gen IV now coming to...
Happy Halloween everyone! I hope you enjoy the little bit of redecorating we've done for the day. It's always fun to celebrate. Unfortunately, some sad news has turned up over the last few days. Takeshi Shudo, one of the original writers for the Pokemon anime passed away on Friday. He was 61. We are happy to announce, however, that with the successful...
Global Link, Black and White, Movies, and more![Expand]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 5 Oct 2010 at 11:54am PDT
Time to catch up on news and other developments. First off, Black and White are still going strong in Japan, having nearly 3.4 million copies since their release. The games are, by all accounts, a huge success. Next up, a 14th Pokemon movie has been announced. It's the first of what will likely be many done in the new Best Wishes! series. You can...
Best Wishes, 2ch Leaks Possibly Add Credibility to Starter Evolutions[Expand]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 9 Sep 2010 at 8:12pm PDT
Quick update before bed. The Best Wishes site has updated with another character profile. Don George leads a Battle Club which is a sort of training grounds. He was originally seen in the leaked concept art. The next TCG set, HS Triumphant, will drop several of the Japanese cards and only release 102 cards total in the US. Next, a mini-serial on...
Team Rocket in Isshu, Zelda Informer's Pokemon League[Expand]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 3 Sep 2010 at 12:16pm PDT
The official site for Best Wishes! has been updated again with everyone's favorite trio; Team Rocket. Jesse, James, and Meowth are back with a new style and a new mission - take over the Isshu region. Of course in true Team Rocket fashion, they're unlikely to have much of a plan to carry out Giovanni's orders. Giovanni himself also sports a new character...
The first episode of the new anime series, Pokemon BW (Best Wishes) will air on September 23rd, the week after Pokemon Black and White hit stores. The official site for the series sheds some light on what we can expect to see. Much like Black and White are a revitalized beginning for the games, Pokemon Best Wishes! is meant to be a fresh start for...
Pokemon Sunday Shows Anime, Black & White Footage, Trailer[Expand]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 31 Jul 2010 at 2:01pm PDT
This week on Pokemon Sunday was mostly dedicated to the Searcher BW bus that'll be rolling around Japan. They did, however, show a few important things. First off, there's a trailer for the new anime season Best Wishes. It shows the new female lead and several of the Isshu Region's Pokemon. Next up was some actual Black and White gameplay in the Searcher...
Five new Pokemon revealed (two confirmed as real), BW Anime details revealed[Expand]
Posted by Frost on 1 Jul 2010 at 4:08pm PDT
On Sunday, some concept art from the upcoming Black and White-based anime had leaked to the internet that revealed four unseen Pokemon and new characters. We neglected to mention the leak at the time because there was no confirmation that it was legitimate. However, after today's episode of Diamond and Pearl aired in Japan, a promo played for the upcoming...
HeartGold and SoulSilver Release Confirmed[Expand]
Posted by Jigglypuff on 15 Dec 2009 at 7:50pm PST
After much hopeful speculation of a potential April Fool's Day release of HGSS in the US, we now have official confirmation that the release date is, in fact, March 14th, 2010. And, as long as we're talking release dates, there's another new movie coming out in Japan next July. Roughly translated, it's called Phantom Champion Z.
For the past couple days I've been sitting back and just watching. Our new layout seems to be very well received. On behalf of everyone who worked on this layout, thank you. We're thrilled that the feedback has been so positive. Over the past few days various bugs have popped up. Hopefully they've all been ironed out. If there are any problems you...
4Kids Entertainment has confirmed that voice actress Maddie Blaustein, who is probably best known to the Pokemon fandom as the longest-lasting voice actress of Meowth (as well as other characters, such as Lt. Surge), died last week. I just wanted to report this one to pay my respects to a woman who played a major part in a TV show that I've enjoyed...
So DatVu insists that despite being tired, I should give you all an update before I go to bed. First off, Frost has been busy again. He's gone and updated all the Episode Titles in the Anime section. It's interesting to see how many official titles have typos in them, actually. As for me, I've been tweaking the layout of the DP Walkthrough to flow...
Have you been able to spot all the new stuff I've snuck onto the site without mention lately? ?.? -An updated display for the learnsets page, featuring new sorting options and listings of how Pokemon get their moves. (Note that for RBY Pokemon, TM/HMs are split into "RBY" and "GSC" TMs; the Kanto Pokemon generally learn a TM in both RBY and GSC if...