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Those who access Pokemon Bank starting on February 27 can receive Meganium, Typhlosion, and Feraligatr with their hidden abilities of Leaf Guard, Flash Fire and Sheer Force respectively. All three are being distributed through the Pokemon Link feature in Pokemon X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. There’s a limit of one of each per Pokemon Bank. Note that the promotion ends on November 30.

Here’s the official press announcement:

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Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda was one of the designers on the original Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire games. That means he created environments and maps that make up the region of Hoenn.

In an interview with Kotaku, Masuda revealed that he was inspired by his childhood summers on the island of Kyushu in making Hoenn.

Masuda said:

“So [Hoenn] was inspired by when I would go and visit my grandparents when I was younger. I grew up in Tokyo, which was obviously a big city, and my grandparents lived in Kyushu, a Japanese island. It was really completely different there. Where I came from we didn’t have clean rivers or a lot of insects or wildlife, but when I visited my grandparents I got to experience that abundance of nature – I’d got out and catch bugs, play in the river, catch fish in the ocean, explore forests.”

“I really wanted to express those childhood memories with the Hoenn region when I first thought about Ruby and Sapphire,” he says. “It’s expressed in how abundant the nature is compared to some of the other settings, and also in the idea of secret bases, which was like making tree-houses or a special fort when I was a kid.”

In kanji, “Hoenn” can be roughly translated to “abundance” and bonds” or “connections” when considering “ho” and “en”. This is something that Masuda spoke about as well.

“One of the original themes was this idea of abundance – not just of nature, but of how warm people are in the country, and people were always so nice to me there. Neighbours would say hello to me on the street. That’s the hidden meaning: the abundant bonds between people and nature.”

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The Pokemon Company is kicking off a new distribution for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. Over the next few weeks, players can obtain Serperior, Emboar, and Samurott.

The distribution timing and availability are as follows:

Serperior – Available from Pokemon.com starting 1/22/2015 through 11/30/2015, via a special password.
Emboar – Available from Pokemon.com starting 1/29/2015 through 11/30/2015, via special password.
Samurott – Available from the Pokémon Trainer Club newsletter starting 2/5/2015 through 11/30/2015, via special password.

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Any 3DS owner in Europe can now freely download the Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire “Special Demo”. In the past, it could only be obtained through special means.

Nintendo of Europe wrote on Twitter today:

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Pokémon Shuffle Launch Announced, New Pokémon Discovered in Pokémon Omega Ruby and
Alpha Sapphire

New Pokémon puzzle game can be downloaded at no cost from Nintendo eShop. Plus, Mythical Pokémon Hoopa discovered for Pokémon Omega Ruby and
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire games.

BELLEVUE, WA—January 14, 2015—The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have announced Pokémon Shuffle, a new game for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems that can be downloaded by players from Nintendo eShop at no cost.

In Pokémon Shuffle, players will put their puzzle-solving skills to the test as they battle wild Pokémon across a variety of stages. Match three or more Pokémon in the Puzzle Area to deal damage. The aim of the game is to reduce the wild Pokémon’s HP to zero within the number of moves available.??

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The latest issue of CoroCoro has confirmed that the next Pokemon movie is titled Ring no Ch?majin Hoopa (The Ring Genie Hoopa), and it will star the previously-leaked creature known as Hoopa. This is our first official look at the Pokemon.

Hoopa has a special power hidden in its rings, CoroCoro states. It can use both Psychic and Ghost moves. Additionally, Hoopa will appear in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, but not through normal play.

Finally, CoroCoro confirms that World Hobby Fair attendees will be able to receive a special level 70 black-colored Rayquaza with the moves Dragon Pulse, Thunder, Twister, and Extreme Speed.

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A new piece of Pokemon DLC has been added to Taiko no Tatsujin Tokumori. Check it out above.

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Nintendo has released the “Special Demo” for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire on the 3DS eShop. As far as I can tell, it’s the same download as the one fans could obtain by using certain codes. The demo is now widely available to all!

Thanks to Duarte N for the tip.

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