• Deoxys available over Wi-FI, plus Plasma Freeze TCG set is released!

    Good news, Trainers: the Mythical Pokémon Deoxys is now available over Wi-Fi for all English-language Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 games! This Deoxys comes at level 100 with the moves Psycho Boost, Dark Pulse, Nasty Plot, and Recover, plus it is even holding a Life Orb to add to its destructive power.

    You can receive the Deoxys in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 by following the instructions on the official website.

    Additionally, the newest Pokémon Trading Card Game expansion, Black & White—Plasma Freeze, is now for sale in stores! There are over 110 new cards in Plasma Freeze, including six new Pokémon-EX and two new ACE SPEC cards. The Pokémon-EX featured in the set are Tornadus-EX, Thundurus-EX, Latias-EX, Latios-EX, Heatran-EX, and, of course, Deoxys-EX.


    The press release for these two exciting Deoxys-related events can be found after the break!

  • Deoxys available on May 8th in Pokémon Black 2 & White 2 Wi-Fi Event!

    From May 8th through May 31st, the Mythical Pokémon Deoxys will be available on Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 through Mystery Gift, using Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to receive the rare Pokémon.

    This Deoxys comes fully trained at level 100 and knows a quartet of powerful moves. It is likely that these moves will be the same as the Deoxys from the event held locally in Japan — Nasty Plot, Dark Pulse, Recover, and Psycho Boost.

    While at the time of this post, this distribution is confirmed only for North America, but as it is meant to coincide with the release of the Black & White: Plasma Freeze Pokémon TCG set (also on May 8th, internationally), it is quite likely that it will be available in Europe and Australia as well.

    Speaking of which, Black & White: Plasma Freeze is the newest Pokémon Trading Card Game set and it will be released on May 8th, although special Prerelease tournaments will be taking place across the world this weekend (25th – 26th) and next weekend (4th – 5th). These Prerelease tournaments cost some money, but you get packs from the new set that you can open on the spot and build a deck using only those cards to play against other people doing the same. These events are a lot of fun, and you should use the official Tournament Locator to see if there's one near you! (Be sure to select "Plasma Freeze Prerelease" from the "Premiere Event Series" drop down after entering your location.)

    You can find the press release after the break.

    UPDATE: The official website's news update lists the original Pokémon Black and White games as able to receive the update as well, as opposed to just Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.

  • 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.

  • Keldeo Wi-Fi Distribution for Black 2 and White 2, Jan. 25th - Feb. 12th

    Missed out on your chance to get the mythical Pokemon Keldeo back in September and October? Or are you just eager to get another one? Well, you're in luck, because from January 25th until February 12th, you'll be able to receive a Keldeo over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in all international versions of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2!

    This Keldeo is at level 50 and comes with the moves Sacred Sword, Hydro Pump, Aqua Jet, and Swords Dance. You can take Keldeo to the Pledge Grove behind Alder's house in Floccesy Town in order to teach it its hidden move, Secret Sword, which transforms it into its Resolute Forme as long as it knows that move.

    You can find out more information on how to receive the Keldeo from Wi-Fi over at the official website.