• Pokémon Update: New Pokémon for X & Y, Plasma Blast TCG & Nintendo eShop Giveaway!

    Last week sure was a busy week in the Pokémon world, so if you've missed out on the recent updates, Jess is here with this week's Pokémon Update to give you the run down on what's been going on lately! In fact, she even gives the scoop on the upcoming Pokémon TCG set, Black & White—Plasma Blast, due in August.

    On top of all of that, Curse is giving away a $20 Nintendo eShop card to one lucky commenter over on YouTube! This can be redeemed on either the Nintendo 3DS or Wii U. All you have to do is leave a comment over on the video above AFTER READING THE DESCRIPTION with the rules listed inside. You've just got to leave a comment on the YouTube video (not here on Marriland... at least this time around!) saying which of the four new Pokémon looks coolest and why. As this is for the North American eShop, only those of you in North America can win, although we will be doing more small giveaways like this in the future and will be sure to include other countries as well, don't worry!

    Until next time... Enjoy the game!

  • Pokémon X & Y: Marriland's thoughts on the new update!

    With yesterday's massive Pokémon X & Y update, there's now plenty to show off for Pokémon X & Y! Here's a video I whipped up going through some of the new developments, including the four new Pokémon — Helioptile, Gogoat, Pancham, and Fletchling (note: it is Fletchling, not Fletching as previously reported; that was just a typo, whoops!) — as well as some more stuff throughout the Kalos Region and Lumiose City.

    Enjoy the video! But don't stop there: get in on the discussion! What's your favorite part of the new update? Which of the new four Pokémon is your favorite? Let the world know by leaving a comment here and join the discussion!

  • TONS of new Pokémon X & Y details officially revealed!

    Pokémon sure has been busy with updates this morning regarding Pokémon X & Y! That's right, they've revealed a TON of information about the new games! The trailer above shows some of the gameplay in action, as well as the four new Pokémon, who have also had their English names revealed in this update.

    Helioptile is the official English name for the previously revealed Elikiteru. It's an Electric/Normal-type Pokémon standing 1'08" tall and weighing 13.2 lbs. Its Parabolic Charge move heals the user for half the damage it inflicts. An interesting note is that this means the limit of 12 characters for move names has finally been lifted!

    Fletchling is the official English name for the previously leaked Yayakoma. It's a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon standing 1'00" high and weighing 3.7 lbs. It's confirmed to learn the move Flame Charge as well.

    Pancham keeps its Japanese name that was revealed in the last update. Its trademark leaf always sticks out of its mouth, plus it tries to intimidate its foes by glaring at them, albeit to little success. It is a Fighting-type Pokémon standing 2'00" high and weighing 17.6 lbs. One new move it has is Parting Shot, which lowers the foe's Attack and Special Attack, then switches out for another of your Pokémon.

    Lastly, we have Gogoat, who also keeps its Japanese name. Gogoat is a pure Grass-type standing 5'07" and weighing 200.6 lbs. It's large enough for Trainers to ride on Gogoat's back. Not only that, but it is capable of using Horn Leech for some solid damage as well as recovery.

    There are tons of additional screenshots and information that will go far beyond the scope of a news update, so I'll work on getting all of the Pokémon X & Y information compiled into a page later on. However, there are a few more details that need to be covered here.

    The new region is known as the Kalos region, more or less keeping its Japanese. The star-shaped region is home to many different locations, but the grandiose Lumiose City (Miare City in Japanese) in the center of it is a bustling metropolis.

    On top of that, it has been confirmed that your character is customizable, both in appearance as well as clothes and accessories. You can go back and change your style whenever you like, too!

    Finally, there are much better images of the boxes for Pokémon X & Y — in English, no less! Take a look!

    I'll have more of the screenshots and such posted to the site throughout the day, but in the meanwhile, you can find out a ton more about Pokémon X & Y on the official website, which has been updated substantially.

    EDIT: Fixed Fletchling's name. It's Fletchling, not Fletching.

  • Four new Pokémon X & Y Pokémon plus the region and more revealed!

    Guess what was recently leaked? That's right, the newest issue of CoroCoro, which finally reveals some new Pokémon! That's right, it's the first batch of new Pokémon unrelated to existing Pokémon since the initial reveal of Pokémon X & Y. On top of that, there are other details as well!

    First and foremost, here are the scans, courtesy of @huuraibou108 on Twitter (Japanese). You can click any of them to view it larger:

    Let's start by taking a look at the new Pokémon. Keep in mind that these are their Japanese names; their English names will likely be different and will most likely be revealed next Saturday or Sunday, to coincide with an important Pokémon X & Y announcement on the Japanese show Pokémon Smash.

    Yancham (ヤンチャム) is a Fighting-type Pokémon that seems to resemble a panda bear with a leaf in its mouth. It's classified as a Naughty Pokémon.

    Gogoat (ゴーゴート) is a pure Grass-type Pokémon resembling a goat. It's classified as a Ride Pokémon, which is particularly true, as one of the screenshots shows the player character riding a Gogoat throughout town. It also knows the move Horn Leech.

    Elikiteru (エリキテル) is an Electric/Normal-type Pokémon, giving it a very unique typing. It's classified as a Generator Pokémon and has the new move Parabola Change, which apparently heals itself while also doing damage.

    Lastly, we have Yayakoma (ヤヤコマ), which is a Normal/Flying-type Pokémon and is classified as a Japanese Robin Pokémon (as in the variety of robin in Japan, of course). It appears to use the move Flame Charge in the bottom left battle scene.

    The name of the new region has been revealed as well (at least its Japanese name). The region is known as "Karos", and it is indeed based off of the real-world France, with the massive "Miare City" set right where Paris would be.


    On top of all of that, as shown below, there are several different looks for your main character on top of the standard look, allowing you to choose to play as a blond-haired character or a darker-haired character with a darker skin tone.

    It's unknown if these are the only looks for your Trainer; it's possible they are just showing some examples of customization, but even if you only get to choose from three, it's great to have at least somewhat of a choice.

    Finally, here's a closer look at the Japanese boxes for Pokémon X & Y. The source scan was very small and even at that, it's small on the cover picture itself, but it at least gives an idea of what it will look like. I've lightened it up and applied a filter or two to hopefully make it slightly clearer.

    Well, everyone, what are your thoughts on this big new update for Pokémon X & Y? Be sure to talk about it in the comments! There's certainly a ton that's been revealed, yet I have a feeling we're just at the tip of the iceberg.

  • Pokémon Update: Mewtwo, Hugh, Tournaments, and Charity Water!

    As promised, the first episode of Marriland.com's new bi-weekly series — Pokémon Update — is now up! This week's Pokémon Update talks about the new form of Mewtwo for Pokémon X and Y, the exclusive Hugh Pokédex Skin for Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, an overview of some of the recent tournaments, such as the Spring Regional Championships and the International Challenge April, as well as The Elite Four: Charity Water stream going on, to which Curse will donate $500 to the cause.

  • Marriland's thoughts on the "Awakened" Mewtwo and Sylveon in Pokémon X & Y!

    Yesterday's announcement showing off Mewtwo transforming into its new "Awakened" form definitely roused some discussion amongst fans, speculating as to what it could mean. Additionally, the official Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel released a trailer for the upcoming Genesect and Mewtwo movie shortly thereafter. The above video shows my impressions of these new developments, where I talk about the new Mewtwo form as well as new scenes of the eighth Eevee evolution, Sylveon, from the Japanese trailer.

    Looking for the new Japanese movie trailer? You can check it out below! Just keep in mind that it's, of course, in Japanese.

  • UPDATED - New Mewtwo confirmed to be a new form on the official site!

    While a lot of people out there were convinced over the fact that the "new Pokémon" with a resemblance to Mewtwo was indeed a new form, especially given the recent CoroCoro leak, I held off on confirming that it was a new form until the official Pokémon website said something about it. The above video, which was just posted, shows Mewtwo clearly transforming into its new form.

    That pretty much seals the deal that it isn't a new Pokémon, but is instead an alternate form of Mewtwo. Unless Mewtwo is somehow capable of evolving, that is, which is highly unlikely.

    What are your thoughts on this recent development? Do you think it should have been a new Pokémon altogether or are you satisfied that it is just a new form for Mewtwo? Let us know in the comments!

    UPDATE: The Japanese movie website now shows Mewtwo's "post-awakening" form. The filename for the new image is named "m2x", which may just be a placeholder, but may also be a clue as to its actual name, assuming "post-awakening" isn't its form name.

  • UPDATED: "Mewthree" confirmed as new Mewtwo form? Or is it?

    The upcoming issue of the Japanese magazine CoroCoro has been leaked, and information regarding the upcoming Pokémon Movie, Godspeed/ExtremeSpeed Genesect and the Reawakening of Mewtwo. It shows a few pages about the recently revealed Pokémon, although reveals no additional information about it. It does, however, go through and show the old movie poster alongside the new one, which was previously leaked.

    One noteworthy thing that has been going around on several sites is that the translation of the text seems to confirm that the "new Pokémon" is actually just indeed an alternate form of Mewtwo instead of a whole new Pokémon altogether. I've taken a look at the Japanese text on the scans and, while I'm no expert at Japanese, I don't see anything conclusively confirming this. It could simply be a translation issue, referring to the change between the background images of the original movie poster and the new one that shows the "Mewthree". There are many references in Japanese referring to it as a "new Pokémon" — far more than the one mention in the scans that hint it has changed.

    I guess the point is to take this news with a grain of salt. The "new Pokémon" may indeed be just a new form of Mewtwo instead of a new Pokémon altogether, but personally I don't believe there is enough to confirm without a doubt that it is just that and will wait until it is announced elsewhere that it is a new form, because it seems contradictory to a lot of what has already been revealed about it. I'll go ahead and leave some of the Japanese text I could transcribe from the scans in the comments so, if you happen to know a bit of Japanese, you can take a look at them yourself and give an extra opinion!

    UPDATE: It turns out there was another page I had not yet seen posted at the time of writing this post early in the morning. An additional page does indeed imply that the new form is an "awakened" Mewtwo. It's more of an implication than a strong confirmation, and I would say it is still possible it is a new Pokémon, but it's looking more and more likely that it is just a new form for Mewtwo. Hopefully we will receive more in the way of official confirmation next week sometime.

  • New Pokémon in X & Y revealed with connection to Mewtwo!

    Well, the big announcement is finally here, and it appears to confirm the leaked Pokémon movie images showing what appeared to be a new form for Mewtwo. It turns out that it is not a new form of Mewtwo, but from the sounds of it, a new Pokémon altogether!

    The official Pokémon website has unveiled this new Pokémon, taking care not to call it a new form of Mewtwo. Instead, they say things such as "Who is this new Pokémon?" and refer to it in several places as a new Pokémon, all but confirming that it is, indeed, a totally new Pokémon.

    It does not yet have a name, not even in Japanese, but it's likely its name will be revealed soon. Popular fan names for this Pokémon are "Mewthree" and "Newtwo," although these have yet to be confirmed.

    In the meanwhile, here are some screenshots of "Mewthree" (for lack of a better name!) in Pokémon X and Y:

    Here's also another look at its official art:

    That is certainly some pretty big news! It also should help confirm that this new Pokémon will make its appearance in the upcoming Pokémon movie in Japan, as reported in the previous news update.

    What are your thoughts on this new Pokémon? How do you think you will obtain it in Pokémon X and Y? What do you think its name will be? What about its type? Let us know in the comments!

    Update 4/6/13, 9:23pm (Central): Added official Sugimori artwork for the new Pokémon as well as additional high-quality screenshots!

  • Big Pokémon X & Y news coming Saturday!

    The Japanese show Pokémon Smash has recently announced that they will be revealing big news regarding Pokémon X and Y on this week's episode. You can see a teaser for this big news in the video above (in Japanese). Director Junichi Masuda will be on the show to unveil something new pertaining to Pokémon X and Y!

    There are a total of three scenes with those question marks in them — one of which, is a battle scene, implying that a new Pokémon will likely be revealed. Whether this means three separate pieces of X and Y information will be revealed or whether it is the same thing being revealed three times is still unknown, but we will find out Saturday evening in North America, as well as late Saturday night or Sunday morning in Europe, and at 7:30-8:00am on Sunday in Japan.

    Backing this up is a tweet from the official Pokémon Twitter account saying "big Pokémon news" is coming up "next Saturday," which is confirming that, whatever the announcement is, it will be made internationally as well.

    I'll be sure to let you know what the big news is once it is revealed! If you aren't already, I recommend following me on Twitter for updates as soon as the announcement is made, although the full update will be on Marriland.com that evening as well. Stay tuned, Trainers!

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  • The next "Eeveelution," Sylveon, revealed internationally!

    Pokemon.com has updated earlier this morning with a big update: they have officially unveiled the newest evolution of Eevee, Sylveon! This new Pokémon was recently revealed in the Japanese CoroCoro magazine by its Japanese name, Ninfia, although we now can see its names in all of the major languages. Additionally, the update contains screenshots of Sylveon in battle, as well as a video showcasing its moves!

    While its height and weight have been confirmed as 3' 3" and 51.8 lbs. respectively, its type and how you obtain it are still shrouded in mystery.

    Here are some screenshots of Sylveon in action:

      
     

    Additionally, today's European Nintendo Direct broadcast has confirmed the release date of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity for Europe: May 17th! Still no word yet on the Australian release date, though.

     

  • New Eevee evolution in Pokémon X and Y: Ninfia!

    Finally, it appears some news pertaining to Pokémon X and Y has finally surfaced! A picture taken from inside of the upcoming Japanese CoroCoro magazine has revealed a new Pokémon, although one evolving from a familiar face: Eevee! Yes, that's right, it's a new "Eeveelution" and its Japanese name is Ninfia!

    Its type, ability, and evolution method are left as a mystery, however, but it is confirmed to stand 1m tall (3' 3") and weigh 23.5kg (51.8lbs). It will apparently be featured in a special mini-movie before the newest movie in Japan, which has had its full title revealed as "Godspeed/Extremespeed Genesect and the Reawakening of Mewtwo."

    So, what do you think of the new Eeveelution? What type do you think it will be? How do you think you'll get it? Get that discussion going in the comments, and be sure to tell your friends about it, too!

  • Let's Discuss: Pokemon X and Y

    Interested in hearing Marriland's thoughts on Pokemon X and Y? What about throwing in two other big names in the Pokemon community — Let's Player Haydunn and Nugget Bridge's Firestorm — into the mix for a group discussion on the games? Well, look no further, because interviewer and fellow Let's Player Sepharos brings us all together in Let's Discuss: Pokemon X and Y, where we spend an hour talking about various thoughts and theories surrounding the upcoming Pokemon X and Pokemon Y.

    Some of the things that we discuss include the possibility of new types, a female evil team leader, downloadable content (DLC), how it will affect the Let's Play community, and much more!

    Do you have any interesting theories about Pokemon X and Y? Hey, what are you waiting for, Trainer, go ahead leave a comment with your thoughts and theories on the manner to get in on the discussion!

  • Pokemon X & Y Legendary Names Revealed: Xerneas and Yveltal

    The official Pokemon website has been updated this morning, revealing the names of the two legendary Pokemon revealed in the trailer for Pokemon X and Pokemon Y. The blue one is named Xerneas (ZURR-nee-us) while the red one is named Yveltal (ee-VELL-tall). These names are confirmed for international languages as well.

    As if it weren't already obvious before this reveal, the names help confirm that Xerneas is most likely the legendary Pokemon for Pokemon X, while Yveltal is most likely the legendary Pokemon for Pokemon Y.

  • Pokemon X and Pokemon Y revealed for 3DS, October 2013 release worldwide!

    Well, this is it! Pokemon X and Pokemon Y are the two newest games in the Pokemon series, to be released worldwide in October 2013! They will be released for the Nintendo 3DS and will introduce a new generation of Pokemon, although from the sounds of it, there will be old Pokemon included along with it (unlike Black and White at first).

    I'll be adding more screenshots and pictures from the video throughout the day, so stay tuned for more! But, for now, let's take a look at the three new starters that have been confirmed!