Friday: Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Events + Pokémon Style Termination + Nintendo Badge Arcade + Pokémon the Movie XY & Z
11-12-2015 05:07 GMT / 00:07 EST by Serebii
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Edit @ 05:11: Pokémon Style Termination | Edit @ 05:45: Festive Feud | Edit @ 08:45: Japanese Picross Password Schedule | Edit @ 10:09: Nintendo Badge Arcade | Edit @ 16:57: Movie News
In The Anime Department
Pokémon the Movie XY & Z
The official website for the production company behind the movies, Toho, has put up some temporary information about the upcoming movie. This movie is currently listed under the title of Pokémon the movie XY & Z 2016 and now has a confirmed date of July 16th 2016 with Atsuhiro Tomioka back as the writer. Based on last year's temporary title, we'll likely get the full title within the next couple of months. There's still no further information on the movie but we'll post as soon as some comes
In The Games Department
Pokémon
A new event has been announced for Japan. To tie in with the Mega Campaign in the Pokémon Centers across Japan, Level 100 Audino, Lucario, Altaria, Slowbro and Sableye are to be distributed with their Mega Stones. These will come in five phases where you can only obtain one Pokémon per phase. It runs weekly from January 1st to 8th, January 9th to 15th, January 16th to 22nd, January 23rd to 29th and January 30th and 31st. Full details have been added to our Event Database
In The Games Department
Nintendo Badge Arcade
The free piece of Nintendo 3DS software, Nintendo Badge Arcade, had its daily update in North America and this week has added six new panels of Pokémon Badges. These badges were previously added in Japan back in October and contain a variety of Pokémon including Greninja, Xerneas and more. European details are currently unknown. Click the image to go to our Nintendo Badge Arcade section
In The Apps Department
Pokémon Style - Termination
It has been announced that the special app, Pokémon Style, is to stop in Japan. This app has been running since February 16th and offers a variety of special skins for your mobile phone that change not only wallpaper, but icons. The app will end on February 29th 2016. The last set of designs will go live on January 14th 2016 and can be purchased until February 21st 2016. You'll then be able to still download everything within the app until February 29th
In The Games Department
Pokémon Picross - Password Schedule
The Pokémon Company has revealed the schedule for the official release of the four password stages in Pokémon Picross in Japan. These stages unlock Pokémon not normally available within the gameplay of the game, but have been documented in our section
Zygarde 10% Forme's password will be given at the Seven Spots in 7/11 stores across Japan from December 15th through to January 31st
Ash-Greninja's password will be given in the Pokénchi episode that airs on December 20th
Mew's password will be given in the Famitsu issue released on December 24th
Complete Forme Zygarde's password will be in next month's issue of CoroCoro on January 15th
In The Games Department
Pokémon - Festive Feud
Battling for the next Battle Competition has begun. This is the Festive Feud competition. This competition is a Triple Battle competition and runs some rather unique rules. To tie in with the Christmas theme, you can only use Pokémon that are categorised in the Pokédex as being Red, Green or White. You cannot use Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Groudon, Rayquaza, Deoxys, Dialga, Shaymin, Reshiram, Meloetta, Yveltal or Zygarde in this competition. Battles run from December 11th to December 13th.
All participants will receive a special Delibird. This Delibird has the moves Present and Happy Hour and holds the Relic Gold item, which cannot currently be obtained in Generation VI games. We'll post when the Delibird is available
