November 17, 2011
703: The Club Battle Finale: A Heroes Outcome!
This is the 703th episode in the black and white series . Ash & Iris pass to the final round of the Don Battle Tournament
Umbreon from ‘Dark Rush’ Revealed
When BW4 Dark Rush is released on December 16th, a blister pack will also hit store shelves containing four booster packs of the set and a holo Umbreon promo. The Umbreon will be in the main set, but with alternate artwork. We'll post its translation once Bangiras comes online, so check back later! The blister pack will cost 630 yen, or about $8. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge its image.
Umbreon – Darkness – HP100
Stage 1 – Evolves from Eevee
[C] Confuse Ray: 20 damage. The opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused.
[D][C][C] Shadow Out: 60 damage. Flip 2 coins, if both are heads discard all Energy attached to the opponent’s Active Pokemon.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 2
Umbreon – Darkness – HP100
Stage 1 – Evolves from Eevee
[C] Confuse Ray: 20 damage. The opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused.
[D][C][C] Shadow Out: 60 damage. Flip 2 coins, if both are heads discard all Energy attached to the opponent’s Active Pokemon.
Weakness: Fighting (x2)
Resistance: Psychic (-20)
Retreat: 2
‘Victini and Reshiram’ to Air on Cartoon Network
As predicted, Victini and Reshiram will air on Cartoon Network the weekend of December 10th and 11th. This is the weekend after Victini and Zekrom is shown in theaters, so for those of you who cannot attend the movie, you can tune in tune in to Cartoon Network instead! Let's just hope the next Pokemon movie airs in theaters as well - I hope TPCi wasn't just able to show Zekrom in theaters because there were two movies this time around.
Victini picture made by ME .
November 6, 2011
Plasma Leader N’s Full Name Revealed
Junichi Masuda must want Internet attention this week - he just updated the Gamefreak blog with some surprising background information about N. He finally revealed that N's full name is "Natural Harmonia Gropius." Yes, N's first name is actually Natural. And yes, laughably, his last name is Gropius (I see two similarities there, one Pokemon-related [Tropius], and one not XD.) On a serious note, and Masuda did not say this, but "Natural" is English, "Harmonia" is Latin, and "Gropius" is German, meaning N's name comes from three different languages (and he's German?). Masuda stated that the abbreviation "N" actually comes from "natural number" since N is highly intelligent in math - he is even called a "magician of mathematics," which isn't surprising considering his character design shows him wearing a Menger sponge.
As for his personality, Masuda says he is bright, emotional, has a high IQ, stands aloof from the world, keeps people at a distance, loves Pokemon, and thinks of himself as a perfect person, much of which is already explored in the games. He is apparently able to see the pasts and futures of people as well. And most surprisingly, people in the Pokemon world say that he was born from Pokemon (his parents are unknown). Could that be explored in the third version, or is it yet another cool Pokemon plot point that will be dropped and forgotten? Thanks goes to Nanimonoka for the translations!
As for his personality, Masuda says he is bright, emotional, has a high IQ, stands aloof from the world, keeps people at a distance, loves Pokemon, and thinks of himself as a perfect person, much of which is already explored in the games. He is apparently able to see the pasts and futures of people as well. And most surprisingly, people in the Pokemon world say that he was born from Pokemon (his parents are unknown). Could that be explored in the third version, or is it yet another cool Pokemon plot point that will be dropped and forgotten? Thanks goes to Nanimonoka for the translations!
Junichi Masuda Opens Twitter Account, the Internet Gets Confused
Junichi Masuda, director of Gamefreak, opened a Twitter account last week and has been posting on it every since. A few days ago, one user posted on Mr. Masuda's account that he wants Ruby and Sapphire remakes, to which Mr. Masuda responded, "Thanks! We've heard you loud and clear. R/S is very near and dear to me. I want to make good products. Thanks!"
Naturally, many websites interpreted his comment as meaning Gamefreak may consider creating Ruby and Sapphire remakes. Unfortunately, this interpretation is simply not the case (and thankfully some of these websites have since edited their news stories, though the rumor is now all over the Internet). Bangiras, who translated Mr. Masuda's comment above, feels his response was just out of courtesy and that nothing is being implied in his statement (she put it into her own words as, "Thanks for the comment! I worked really hard on R/S and I strive to make good products, so your feedback means a lot to me! Thank you!"). In other words, his Tweet meant nothing and said nothing other than "thank you, random person, for your comments."
Nevertheless, going by previous years, it is probable Gamefreak is working on Ruby and Sapphire remakes right now. Of course, they're not going to tell you that - they have a business plan to stick to and they would not be hinting at the possibility of the remakes through a Twitter account. They have official means of getting that sort of news out, partnerships with magazines like CoroCoro who probably have deals with Pokemon to break that sort of news first, a business plan to create hype, etc. So, for now, we have no official confirmation - or even a hint - that Ruby and Sapphire remakes are in the works. That doesn't mean they're not in the works, it just means there is no proof of their existence yet.
However, Mr. Masuda did write one interesting comment: one user asked, "Will Pokemon Gray really be released?" His response was, "I can't answer that yet." That comment, if you ask me, is what should have gotten all of the attention! Though like the R/S comment, it means nothing.
Naturally, many websites interpreted his comment as meaning Gamefreak may consider creating Ruby and Sapphire remakes. Unfortunately, this interpretation is simply not the case (and thankfully some of these websites have since edited their news stories, though the rumor is now all over the Internet). Bangiras, who translated Mr. Masuda's comment above, feels his response was just out of courtesy and that nothing is being implied in his statement (she put it into her own words as, "Thanks for the comment! I worked really hard on R/S and I strive to make good products, so your feedback means a lot to me! Thank you!"). In other words, his Tweet meant nothing and said nothing other than "thank you, random person, for your comments."
Nevertheless, going by previous years, it is probable Gamefreak is working on Ruby and Sapphire remakes right now. Of course, they're not going to tell you that - they have a business plan to stick to and they would not be hinting at the possibility of the remakes through a Twitter account. They have official means of getting that sort of news out, partnerships with magazines like CoroCoro who probably have deals with Pokemon to break that sort of news first, a business plan to create hype, etc. So, for now, we have no official confirmation - or even a hint - that Ruby and Sapphire remakes are in the works. That doesn't mean they're not in the works, it just means there is no proof of their existence yet.
However, Mr. Masuda did write one interesting comment: one user asked, "Will Pokemon Gray really be released?" His response was, "I can't answer that yet." That comment, if you ask me, is what should have gotten all of the attention! Though like the R/S comment, it means nothing.
Thundurus vs. Tornadus Gift Set’ Revealed
We now have an image of the "Thundurus vs. Tornadus Gift Set," which we first reported about back in July. The featured cards in the set are all reprints of existing cards but with new artwork; Landorus, the leader of the Cloud Trio, finally gets his full art card. Looking at the product image below, it appears that these featured cards will use the starry reverse holofoil like the holos in Battle Theme Deck Victini, spare Landorus of course.
To reiterate, the set comes with two 30-card decks and the usual TCG accessories, though at this time we're not sure if the decks will also contain reprints of existing cards. The gift set will be released in Japan on November 18th for 2,970 yen. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge the image.
To reiterate, the set comes with two 30-card decks and the usual TCG accessories, though at this time we're not sure if the decks will also contain reprints of existing cards. The gift set will be released in Japan on November 18th for 2,970 yen. Click the thumbnail below to enlarge the image.
Shelmet Promo for Regionals
An ad on Pokemon.com has revealed that Shelmet from Noble Victories will be the stamped promo given out at fall Regionals; the card originates from Red Collection. This season, the first batch of Regionals will take place November 12th and 13th while the second batch will take place in April - all of them will be two-day events. As Regionals will now host TCG and video game challenges, the TCG portion of the tournaments will take place on Saturday while the video game challenges will take place on Sunday (along with the final matches of the TCG tournament). Players can play in both events too!I will be playing in the TCG with Reshiboar.WISH ME LUCK !
All 2011-2012 Pokemon League Badges
We have obtained a photo of all eight Pokemon League badges that players can earn this year! Thanks goes to Team R for the image!
Dragon-Types to be Introduced to the TCG with ‘Dragon Selection!!’
So many new Japanese releases! On January 27th, a new BW mini-set called Dragon Selection will be released in Japan. As the booster pack below shows, it will feature Dragon-type Pokemon like Rayquaza, Druddigon, and Haxorus. Each booster box will only have 15 booster packs (as opposed to 20), with the standard five cards per pack, but the booster boxes will cost about $10 more than usual. Why less cards per box but more cost? According to preliminary product information, all of the cards in the booster packs will be holographic, meaning the entire set will be holographic as well!
At this time we do not know how many cards the set will feature, but since it's being sold in stores, it should at least be around 40 cards or so like the LEGEND era's Lost Link mini-set.
UPDATE:
A new product listing for Dragon Selection has appeared on Yahoo's official shopping website: not only does it reconfirm that all of the cards in the set will be holo, it also states that there will be "The new appearance of the Dragon-type!" There is no misinterpreting the wording: the Japanese used specifically says "Dragon-type," just like the labeling of all the other elements in the TCG, and all Dragon-type Pokemon have already appeared in the TCG, meaning the statement is not referring to Pokemon of the Dragon-type that have not been made into a card yet. In other words, the TCG is now going to have ten elements: Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Metal, Darkness, Colorless, and Dragon!!
What exciting news! The last and only new types added to the TCG were Darkness and Metal back in 1999 with Neo Genesis - that was 12 years ago, and that was simply because of their introduction to the video games. This decision is purely "just 'cuz," especially since the Dragon-type is the second least common type in the games. But maybe because the Dragon-type is so unique and distinctive, they finally decided to let it stand on its own now.
At this time we do not know how many cards the set will feature, but since it's being sold in stores, it should at least be around 40 cards or so like the LEGEND era's Lost Link mini-set.
UPDATE:
A new product listing for Dragon Selection has appeared on Yahoo's official shopping website: not only does it reconfirm that all of the cards in the set will be holo, it also states that there will be "The new appearance of the Dragon-type!" There is no misinterpreting the wording: the Japanese used specifically says "Dragon-type," just like the labeling of all the other elements in the TCG, and all Dragon-type Pokemon have already appeared in the TCG, meaning the statement is not referring to Pokemon of the Dragon-type that have not been made into a card yet. In other words, the TCG is now going to have ten elements: Grass, Fire, Water, Lightning, Psychic, Fighting, Metal, Darkness, Colorless, and Dragon!!
What exciting news! The last and only new types added to the TCG were Darkness and Metal back in 1999 with Neo Genesis - that was 12 years ago, and that was simply because of their introduction to the video games. This decision is purely "just 'cuz," especially since the Dragon-type is the second least common type in the games. But maybe because the Dragon-type is so unique and distinctive, they finally decided to let it stand on its own now.
Worlds 2011 Deck Releases
Product images and deck lists have been released for the Worlds 2011 decks! The decks will hit store shelves over the next few months and have no specific release date. Click the thumbnails below to enlarge their product images.
Gustavo Wada - Junior Champion
World Champion Gustavo Wada's Megazone deck focuses on matching your opponent's hand size to take advantage of the potential free attacks of Yanmega! Cards like Judge and Copycat help keep those hand sizes balanced, and while Magnezone keeps cards coming from your deck, it's also building up for huge damage with Lost Burn. This is the kind of Champion's deck that will put you in the zone!
Magnezone x3
Magneton x2
Magnemite x3
Yanmega x3
Yanma x4
Kingdra x2
Seadra x1
Horsea x2
Tyrogue x1
Cleffa x1
Pachirisu x1
Switch x1
Copycat x2
Rare Candy x3
Pokemon Collector x4
Pokemon Communication x4
Pokemon Reversal x4
Professor Oak’s New Theory x3
Junk Arm x3
Judge x3
Lightning Energy x10
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Christopher Kan - Senior Champion
Christopher Kan became World Champion with a simple, fast, and efficient deck that is hard to stop once it’s on fire! With Reshiram as its primary attacker, Typhlosion works from the Bench to keep the Energy cards coming back so Reshiram can use its powerful Blue Flare attack turn after turn. Add in key Trainer cards to fan the flames, and this deck is destined to burn through all challengers!
Reshiram x4
Typhlosion x4
Quilava x1
Cyndaquil x4
Pokemon Collector x4
Professor Juniper x4
Sage’s Training x4
Engineer’s Adjustments x2
Professor Oak’s New Theory x2
Pokegear 3.0 x3
Rare Candy x4
Junk Arm x4
Plus Power x3
Pokemon Communication x2
Revive x1
Professor Elm’s Training Method x1
Energy Retrieval x1
Fire Energy x10
Rescue Energy x2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ross Cawthon - Masters Finalist
Ross Cawthon brought to Worlds battles a deck unlike any other in play! Built to react to the other decks it faces, it uses Pichu to get evolutions rolling, Vileplume to lock down Item cards, Reuniclus to move damage counters, and Blissey to heal them all! And with heavy hitters like Donphan, Zekrom, and Suicune & Entei LEGEND to dish out some damage of their own, your opponents won’t be able to handle The Truth!
Vileplume x2
Gloom x2
Oddish x3
Reuniclus x2
Duosion x2
Solosis x3
Donphan x2
Phanpy x2
Blissey x1
Chansey x1
Zekrom x2
Suicune & Entei LEGEND x1 (2 Cards)
Pichu x2
Cleffa x1
Pokemon Collector x3
Twins x4
Sage’s Training x4
Professor Oak’s New Theory x1
Copycat x1
Pokemon Communication x3
Rare Candy x3
Seeker x2
Tropical Beach x1
Fire Energy x1
Fighting Energy x2
Rainbow Energy x4
Double Colorless Energy x 4
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David Cohen - Masters Champion
With Cleffa in place to stoke the flames and the Trainer card Twins to get you just what you need when you need it, World Champion David Cohen uses a combination of Emboar and Reshiram to blaze the trail to his title. In an added flash of inspiration, his addition of Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND can surprise your opponent and earn you two Prize cards to win the game in a blaze of glory!
Emboar x2
Pignite x1
Tepig x3
Reshiram x2
Magnezone x3
Magneton x1
Magnemite x3
Rayquaza & Deoxys Legend x1 (2 Cards)
Cleffa x2
Rare Candy x2
Pokemon Communication x4
Energy Retrieval x2
Switch x2
Junk Arm x3
Pokemon Collector x4
Twins x3
Professor Oak’s New Theory x3
Fisherman x1
Fire Energy x9
Lightning Energy x4
Rescue Energy x
Congrats to the winners ! I hope some day I can winner !
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Gustavo Wada - Junior Champion
World Champion Gustavo Wada's Megazone deck focuses on matching your opponent's hand size to take advantage of the potential free attacks of Yanmega! Cards like Judge and Copycat help keep those hand sizes balanced, and while Magnezone keeps cards coming from your deck, it's also building up for huge damage with Lost Burn. This is the kind of Champion's deck that will put you in the zone!
Magnezone x3
Magneton x2
Magnemite x3
Yanmega x3
Yanma x4
Kingdra x2
Seadra x1
Horsea x2
Tyrogue x1
Cleffa x1
Pachirisu x1
Switch x1
Copycat x2
Rare Candy x3
Pokemon Collector x4
Pokemon Communication x4
Pokemon Reversal x4
Professor Oak’s New Theory x3
Junk Arm x3
Judge x3
Lightning Energy x10
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Christopher Kan - Senior Champion
Christopher Kan became World Champion with a simple, fast, and efficient deck that is hard to stop once it’s on fire! With Reshiram as its primary attacker, Typhlosion works from the Bench to keep the Energy cards coming back so Reshiram can use its powerful Blue Flare attack turn after turn. Add in key Trainer cards to fan the flames, and this deck is destined to burn through all challengers!
Reshiram x4
Typhlosion x4
Quilava x1
Cyndaquil x4
Pokemon Collector x4
Professor Juniper x4
Sage’s Training x4
Engineer’s Adjustments x2
Professor Oak’s New Theory x2
Pokegear 3.0 x3
Rare Candy x4
Junk Arm x4
Plus Power x3
Pokemon Communication x2
Revive x1
Professor Elm’s Training Method x1
Energy Retrieval x1
Fire Energy x10
Rescue Energy x2
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Ross Cawthon - Masters Finalist
Ross Cawthon brought to Worlds battles a deck unlike any other in play! Built to react to the other decks it faces, it uses Pichu to get evolutions rolling, Vileplume to lock down Item cards, Reuniclus to move damage counters, and Blissey to heal them all! And with heavy hitters like Donphan, Zekrom, and Suicune & Entei LEGEND to dish out some damage of their own, your opponents won’t be able to handle The Truth!
Vileplume x2
Gloom x2
Oddish x3
Reuniclus x2
Duosion x2
Solosis x3
Donphan x2
Phanpy x2
Blissey x1
Chansey x1
Zekrom x2
Suicune & Entei LEGEND x1 (2 Cards)
Pichu x2
Cleffa x1
Pokemon Collector x3
Twins x4
Sage’s Training x4
Professor Oak’s New Theory x1
Copycat x1
Pokemon Communication x3
Rare Candy x3
Seeker x2
Tropical Beach x1
Fire Energy x1
Fighting Energy x2
Rainbow Energy x4
Double Colorless Energy x 4
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David Cohen - Masters Champion
With Cleffa in place to stoke the flames and the Trainer card Twins to get you just what you need when you need it, World Champion David Cohen uses a combination of Emboar and Reshiram to blaze the trail to his title. In an added flash of inspiration, his addition of Rayquaza & Deoxys LEGEND can surprise your opponent and earn you two Prize cards to win the game in a blaze of glory!
Emboar x2
Pignite x1
Tepig x3
Reshiram x2
Magnezone x3
Magneton x1
Magnemite x3
Rayquaza & Deoxys Legend x1 (2 Cards)
Cleffa x2
Rare Candy x2
Pokemon Communication x4
Energy Retrieval x2
Switch x2
Junk Arm x3
Pokemon Collector x4
Twins x3
Professor Oak’s New Theory x3
Fisherman x1
Fire Energy x9
Lightning Energy x4
Rescue Energy x
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Vote to Befriend a Pokemon!
Until November 30th, Pokemon fans will be able to vote for one of the 493 pre-Unova Pokemon that they want to appear in the Dream World; if the Pokemon has a Hidden Ability, it will come with it (such as Ditto with Imposter, which means you should vote for a Pokemon that will greatly benefit from its Hidden Ability!). The winning Pokemon will be announced on December 13th and the distribution will take place later from February 1st to February 29th. Until the voting ends, the rankings will be updated every Tuesday so players can see who is winning!
This same contest was already held in Japan and Korea earlier this year in which the winners were Arceus and Rayquaza, respectively. Currently, another Dream World contest is taking place in Japan in which players can vote for one of the main series games' mascots to appear in the Dream World (Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Pikachu, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Suicune, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, and Zekrom). The voting for that takes place from November 12th to December 25th and the winning version mascot will be distributed from February 10th to the 27th.
This same contest was already held in Japan and Korea earlier this year in which the winners were Arceus and Rayquaza, respectively. Currently, another Dream World contest is taking place in Japan in which players can vote for one of the main series games' mascots to appear in the Dream World (Charizard, Blastoise, Venusaur, Pikachu, Ho-Oh, Lugia, Suicune, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Reshiram, and Zekrom). The voting for that takes place from November 12th to December 25th and the winning version mascot will be distributed from February 10th to the 27th.
VICTINI TIN ( i want this , SO badly!! )
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t contains five booster packs, one Victini promo card, one Victini figure, and an additional TCGO card. Releasing on December 5, 2011.
t contains five booster packs, one Victini promo card, one Victini figure, and an additional TCGO card. Releasing on December 5, 2011.
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