Prepare yourself to learn about more super-cool merchandise that will likely never come to the USA or Europe. Ready? OK! Pokémon Center stores in Japan have announced a new line of merchandise involving Eevee and all of its evolution called “Eievui.” The line includes T-shirts, plushies, candy, stationary and more.
In promotion of the new merchandise, the stores will also be giving away Eevees to owners of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum from December 6th to January 12th. According to pokemon.co.jp, trainers who evolve this event Eevee by January 31st will be eligible for another gift from the Pokémon Center stores.
[Pokemon.co.jp - Eievui]
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It isn’t very surprising that My Pokémon Ranch will be receiving a North American update to correspond with the release of Pokémon Platinum. The real surprise comes from the added functionality that Nintendo will include within the update.
Not just a compatibility upgrade, My Pokémon Ranch will include functionality additions, such as a 26th level to the ranch (allowing it to hold 1500 pokémon max, as opposed to the original 1000), the option to change the background music, and the ability to store an additional 10 photos.
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It’s been about a 10 months since Nintendo made an event pokémon available to the American public, and it seems like Shaymin is well on the horizon. If you visit www.pokemon.com , you will be treated to a bright silhouette of the Sky Warrior himself, though he is nothing more than a blur.
This shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise to the most apt of Trainers, though. Pokemon.com had performed similar events before the North American release of Manaphy in 2006 (in the form of an egg), and the North American release of Darkrai in 2007 (in the form of a shadow).
Of course, considering the past history of the Pokémon site, this silhouette probably indicates that Shaymin will soon be made available in North America in correspondence with the release of the new movie: Giratina and the Sky Warrior.
Unfortunately, no dates were officially released.
As many of you have seen, we are having some issues with the new database. It has been going down temporarily. We are working on this right now. Please be patient while we work out the new site bugs!
This is it! We have a new site, a new name, new forums and lots of energy! This momentous occasion has been over a year in the making. Help us kick off the The Pallet Tribune by creating your account and posting on the forums and commenting on articles. If you have any questions, please direct them to the Questions, Feedback, Suggestions forum.
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Watectric Trainer, Ria and Annie join us for a discussion on Pokémon Contests.
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