• Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Animated Shorts!

    No, I'm not talking about the shorts you wear — that'd be silly! — I'm talking about short animated teaser episodes showing off the world of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity! Pokémon has finally released them in English to help get you excited about the new Mystery Dungeon game.

    The first video, shown above, shows the basic premise of the game, with a human turned into an Oshawott who is then awoken by a Pikachu with ambitions to create a Pokémon Paradise.

    The second video takes you further into the game, shows off several of the game's characters, and also introduces you to the Magnagates. It may contain some spoilers, though, but nothing too major at all and I would say it's still fun to watch even if you haven't gotten that far in the game yet.

    Definitely check both out, and be sure to stay tuned, because I'll be including more coverage of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity later in the day!

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  • Pokémon: BW Adventures in Unova Anime Season Starts Feb 2nd!

    While it's been a bit of a slow news week on the Pokémon X and Y front and with several of the larger Trading Card Game and Video Game tournaments winding down this month, it's the Pokémon Anime's turn to get an update! The Pokémon Anime is now entering its newest season, BW Adventures in Unova, starting this Saturday at 8:30am (7:30am Central Time) on Cartoon Network.

    On top of that, there's a Pokémon marathon taking place Sunday, February 3rd on Cartoon Network, with several exciting episodes from the previous season, BW Rival Destinies, as well as a showing of the latest Pokémon movie, Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. The Sword of Justice. Finally, at the tail end of the marathon, Saturday's episode from BW Adventures in Unova will be shown once again. This marathon begins at 11:00am (10:00am Central Time) and will go on for four hours.

    On another note, the Keldeo distribution mentioned in a previous update is now live, so if you haven't picked up Keldeo already over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection on Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, now would be a great time to do so! The event lasts until February 12th and is available in all international regions.

  • Japanese Pokemon Movie #16 Trailer: Godspeed Genesect!

    Shown above is the Japanese trailer for the upcoming Pokemon movie, Godspeed Genesect (神速のゲノセクト; 神速 [しんそく] is the name of ExtremeSpeed in Japanese, although its exact Japanese definition is "godspeed"). In the trailer, you can see a peculiar Genesect flying around and wreaking havoc in the middle of a city. It is not just any ordinary Genesect, though: it is a Shiny Genesect, which is evident due to its red color. You can also see a regular Genesect briefly in the first few seconds of the trailer, suggesting that the Shiny Genesect is not the only one featured in the movie.

    Not all that much is revealed in the trailer, unfortunately, although a release date — July 13th, 2013 — was announced for Japan, along with the title of the special short movie that often accompanies the Japanese Pokemon movies: Pikachu & Eevee Friends (ピカチュウとイーブイフレンス).

    Additionally, according to a scan of CoroCoro, there will be a Japanese event giving out Genesect to any fifth generation Pokemon game from January 11th, 2013 to February 10th, 2013, although it is not shiny and is not available over Wi-Fi, meaning you'll have to visit one of the Pokemon Centers in Japan in order to receive it.