February CoroCoro Leaking & More!

A Japanese magazine, which appears to be CoroCoro, has confirmed that Hoopa will play an important role in the upcoming Pokémon movie. More details as they come! Serebii has translated the title as The Arch Djinn of Rings, although it could also be Ultimate Djinn or Super Djinn. Japan will get a Shiny Rayquaza distribution … Read more

Contrary Serperior Now Live

Have a Japanese copy of Pokémon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire?! It’s time to claim your special Serperior with its hidden ability Contrary (which switches stat gains/losses). No doubt Leaf Storm will be a popular choice for attacking. The super-secret code is POKEMON497 and can be entered from the starting menu. <3 PJ FEATURED DISCUSSION: Looking … Read more

Quick Walk Around Tokyo’s New Mega Pokémon Center

On Christmas I spent the day at Tokyo’s new Mega Pokémon Center in Ikebukuro with a friend. The store is much, much cooler than the old one and the huge statues of Pokémon are definitely a highlight. I know many of my visitors unfortunately won’t get a chance to check the store out in person, … Read more

Community Spotlight: Pokévolution

A few of you may have wondered what the deal was with the link in the sidebar that we’ve had for quite awhile. Today I’ll formally introduce you to Pokévolution 🙂 It’s a site that I helped out with done by a PJN visitor and friend. They do news like we do, but also have … Read more

Nintendo eShop: Slowpoke & Pinball

Nintendo has started the year right with some great new offerings no matter where you are in the world! The European/Australian/American 3DS eShop now has a killer Slowpoke theme up for download. It costs $1.99/€1.99/£1.79 and is 27 blocks. For North American users, the Wii U eShop now has Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire available for … Read more

Smell Ya Later 2014! Here’s to 2015!

It is now 2015 for me here in Japan, but for many of you there are still a few more hours with which to bid 2014 farewell. This was a big year for Pokémon with the announcement of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire on May 7th and their subsequent release in late November globally. Many fans had eagerly awaited a … Read more