Well CoroCoro has revealed a boat load of new information including the starters as we described the other day:

• Naetoru or Naetle as you'll see elsewhere is the Grass Type Pokémon starter. With the Young Leaf Classification, It has the standard Overgrow ability. It has the attack Razor Leaf
  
• Hikozaru is the Fire Type Pokémon Starter. With a Young Ape Classification, it also has the standard Blaze ability. It knows the attack Ember
  
• Pocchama is the Water Type Pokémon Starter. With the Penguin Classification, it has the standard Torrent ability. It knows the attack Bubble
  
  
  
• Rozureido, the previously confirmed Roselia evolution has the classification of Bouquet Pokémon and has the Natural Cure & Poison Point abilities. It also knows Petal Dance
  
  
  
  
• Elekible or Elekiburu as you may see around is now confirmed to evolve from Electabuzz. It's classification is Thunder & Electricity Pokémon and it has a new ability, Electric Engine, which increases Elekible's speed in battle under certain circumstances. It knows a new attack called Giga Impact which does powerful damage.
  
  
  
  
• Mime Jr. is a Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Diamond. It has the Soundproof and Filter abilities
  
• Bonsly is a Pokémon exclusive to Pokémon Pearl. It has the Rock Head & Sturdy abilities
  
• Lucario knows a new attack called Faint. It manages to attack the foe even if it has successfully used Protect or Detect
  
• Perap knows a new attack called Blabber. This attack confuses the foe. This attack also lets you record your voice so that that is played when Perap uses it
  
• Pachirisu knows the attack Spark
  
• Contests have returned to the game and are now called Super Contests. They are done in 3 rounds and still have the usual aspect from Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald:
• The first round of Contests is where you dress your Pokémon up using the Touch Pen and certain items that you have access to such as crowns. This is the Visual Judgement category
  
• The second round is called the Dance Judgement category. Your Pokémon joins in a dance routine and you get rated based on rhythm and co-ordination. It is unknown how this will physically work as of yet
  
• The final round is the same as last time, the Performence Judgement category. You use your Pokémon's attacks to create dazzling appeals and try to Jam the other participants

I have added many new pictures into the Pre-Release Picture section. Should have some higher quality pictures soon:

In The Anime Department

Episode Pictures

Well, I have done the pictures for thursdays episode, the Battle Pyramid episode. Click Below to view. Be Warned as they contain spoilers:

Until Next Time, See Ya

Friday: TCG Stuff and Again PossibleFake DP Starters?
- 04-08-2006-13:05 EDT - Serebii

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Thats Right...We Have TCG Stuff. Will add the Ep Pics when I get a chance

In The Pokémon Department

Possible Starters

By now you should all know how I hate posting un-confirmed stuff but I kind of had to in regards to this. Earlier this morning an image containing 3 Pokémon appeared. Now unlike the previous fakes that we have known these look completely professional and done in the right style. However we do have no source for them so we are completely unsure of their authenticity. From the looks of things the Kangaroo is Fighting Type, Rhino is Psychic and Cat is Dark. This follows the previously revealed statement from the official site stating that the starters are Psychic, Dark & Fighting.
However it does contradict the Blog post we found the other day, but as I said then that wasn't confirmed. But at the moment there is absolutely no way to tell if these Pokémon are real or not, I will however keep you aprised when we find out

In The TCG Department

Manafi Half Deck

Well as with every year for the last 5 years, Altomare Latios has got his hands on, scanned and translated the cards in the special Movie Half Deck that follows the old VS set's standard for Pokémon Cards. Click below to view.

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Thursday: Destroying Yet Another Believed Fake
- 03-08-2006-17:34 EDT - Serebii

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Good thing people are making fakes to help cover for this slow news time. Should get some news in the next few days or so. Episode Pictures tomorrow

In The Site Department

Fake Pokémon

Well a few more fakes have cropped up, again I may go on about how they are really annoying for me to have to deal with in damage control across the entire community of websites...it most certainly isn't fun. Be sure to always check the site if you see something suspicious. If it's not here then chances are its fake. But if its spreading and people are believing or you are unsure, just e-mail me and I'll try and confirm as soon as I can

Until Next Time, See Ya

Wednesday: Pokémon News
- 02-08-2006-11:34 EDT - Serebii

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There are some sihlouettes flying about that people are claiming to be starters. As of now there are currently no sources and no proof so they are likely to be fake, but then again they may not be. Lucky us

In The Pokémon Department

Pokémon Names & Possible Starter Descriptions?

First off is the pretty much confirmed stuff is that we have three new Pokémon names from some official merchandise being released in Japan later this year. These names are Naetoru, Hikozaru & Bocchama. Now these names are speculated to be for the starters with Naetoru meaning Sprout Beetle and Hikozaru meaning Fire Child Ape. However this association is yet to be confirmed. If it is confirmed it puts to question the previously revealed information from the official site regarding the starter triangle.

However, in a Japanese Blog, a person claimed to get an Exclusive Tour of Nintendo HQ and saw the three starting Pokémon. He states that the starters follow the previous type triangle and claims that the Fire Type had the name Hikozaru. He described the Grass Starter as having a body similar to Chikorita and a face like Trapinch. The Fire Type he also confirmed to be a Fire Ape similar to how the name obtained on official merchandise states. Finally he states that the water type seems to be similar to a Penguin in appearance.

However since this information has come from a Blog, chances are it's fake...but if not and if the writer is sincere, this could be the first information we have for the starters. Chances are we will not know for sure until next week at the earliest, maybe mid-September. Remember, the above information is NOT 100% confirmed so take it with a grain of salt. Thanks to Coronis for the translations. Rest assured, we will keep you aprised on these as soon as possible

Until Next Time, See Ya

Tuesday: Fake Pokémon
- 01-08-2006-12:34 EDT - Serebii

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Slow News Time...as previously said, we should get some soon

In The Site Department

Fake Pokémon Page

First, allow me to level with you, I am fed up. Over 20 times today on the forums people posted a Lickitung evolution that someone created on the forums and posted around a month ago. However since it turned up on a Japanese Image Board a couple of days ago, sites have been running around posting it as a new Pokémon and people thusly follow through with this, posting it and e-mailling it.
Well, I have had enough. I have decided to add the recent 6 Fake Pokémon to the Fake Pokémon section of the website, the section that only deals with commonly believed Pokémon. From now on, I ask you...if you see a Pokémon that is not on the site, don't believe it unless its from a retributal source. Just because it is Japanese does not make it real:

Until Next Time, See Ya