Archive for December, 2008

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So, my first shot at the tournament was glorious, it was immaculate, it was…over before it began. Yeah, as some of you may have noticed, I was eliminated in the first round of this season’s WTPTC. And no, my opponent didn’t hack or get an awesome combo off on me. I was hit by... »

In a press release distributed Wednesday, Nintendo confirmed the release date for Pokémon Platinum Version as well as a long list of games schedules for the first quarter of 2009. Make the jump for the full press release! »

The newest expansion to the Pokémon TCG, Platinum, is scheduled for a February 11 release, just a month before the DS game arrives in the US, according to a press release yesterday. The expansion will include 130 new cards including the TCG premier of Shaymin and the alternate form of Giratina. Most exciting to the card... »

Madeleine Joan Blaustein, the voice actress you may best recognize as the smart-talking voice of Meowth, passed away in her sleep last week on Thursday, December 11, after a short bout with an illness. She was 48. Born in Long Island, NY, Blaustein’s work on the Pokémon anime began with her doing the roles of... »

Dear Annie, I want to ensure that my Slowpoke gets the best education that’s available. Ever since he was a level one hatchling, I have been sending him to private (and VERY expensive) boarding schools where he would learn theory, be able to fluently speak such languages as Mandarin Chinese and Latin AND be able... »

This has become another regular stop on my weekly scan for Pokémon on the big sites; “The Pokémon Report” by IGN Editor Jack DeVries. He’s written about the dumbest professors, the coolest merch, and most recently, the best and (mostly) worst criminal organizations in the Pokémon universe. Actually, only Team Galactic seems to earn the... »

We’ve been talking about it for a while now, and just in time for the holidays we finally opened our own store!  We will be coming up with new stuff and featuring products here on the site on a regular basis.  Buying stuff from the store helps keep this site running! This week’s featured product... »

The Pokémon Adventures manga will be re-released in America this summer, according to listings on Amazon.com. The listings, discovered by PokéBeach yesterday, state the release dates for the first two volumes as June 2 and August 4 respectively (you can preorder now). The manga’s publisher, Viz Media, has not made any official announcements on their... »