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Pokemon Omega Ruby

The game may not even be out yet, but Japanese players already have details of the first event for Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. From November 1st through to April 30th 2015, players will be able to collect codes redeemable for in-game for items such as Nuggets, Super Potions, Luxury Balls, Rare Candies and Master Balls. Legendary Pokemon Shaymin, Keldeo and Victini are also on offer for those that can find them during the event.

These codes are found through clippings obtained through merchandise like the TCG booster packs Gaia Volcano and Tidal Storm, in Pokemon Sandwich packs and in Pokemon 3D pencil cases. A total of 50 different cards are up for grabs though not all rewards are equal in value. The number of cards needed for each reward are as follows:

  • Shaymin only needs 1 card
  • A Nugget needs 3 cards
  • A Super Potion need 5 cards
  • Keldeo needs 7 cards
  • Luxury Balls need 10 cards
  • A Rare Candy need 13 cards
  • Victini needs 16 cards
  • A Master Ball needs a total of 20 cards

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CVG has published a new interview with Game Freak’s Junichi Masuda, which covers a wide array of topics. Masuda was asked about the Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire demo, fan requests like the return of Pokemon Snap, and more.

Read on below for a few excerpts from the discussion.

Update: We may now have all Mega Evolutions (supposedly). This can also be found after the break.


Since this may be considered spoiler-territory, we’ll be extra safe. Head past the break for the new Mega Evolution!

The Generation VI multiplayer hub Pokemon Global Link will be down for maintenance next month from November 13th to November 21st. This is following the announcement of some of the new Global Link features such as the XY and ORAS Leagues and is presumably to accommodate for these changes. Other changes coming with the release next month are the ability to share your Secret Base and photos from Pokémon Contests.

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The official demo for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire has gone live in Europe. It takes up 1935 blocks of space, which translates to about 250MB. North America will be getting the demo next week!

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German website ntower was recently given the opportunity to speak with Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori from Game Freak. Both staffers talked more about Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire.

If you don’t want to sit through the entire thing, here’s a summary that ntower shared with us:

– Project started on 11.21.2012
– Hoenn is a place full of life. Pokémon with special abilities are sitting in the grass and you can see them on the overworld map. There are also Pokémon at the beach, etc.
– Some places did change, even the story has been changed a bit
– There are going to be trainer battles underwater. Special battle animations like a slower movement of Pokéballs are going to make this a special occasion.
– PSS/PokéMonAmi/Supertraining will all be present in the remakes
– Pokémon X / Y will be compatible with ORAS, but there will be no patch to make the primal evolutions available in X and Y. The same goes for the new mega evolutions.
– You remember the trumpets? Yeah, they are going to be present in the Remakes, but not as much as before.
– The origin of the trumpets lies in Masudas past, since he was part of a marching band in Highschool.
– You will be able to do much more once you have finished the story of ORAS, like flying around with Mega Latias and Mega Latios. Secret bases, contests, hunting legendary Pokémon and other stuff will keep you busy.
– Figuring out the origins of the Mega Evolution will be a big part of the story.
– Multi-Nav is going to be on your touchscreen and will show different things, like Pokémon in your current area or a map. It also shows what your friends do in their games.

Pokemon X and Pokemon Y introduced trainer customization for the first time. Although it was far from extensive, it was certainly a great addition to the series. Players could dress themselves in various hats, boots, dresses, and more.

Unfortunately, Game Freak has decided against bringing back trainer customization for Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire. The studio’s Junichi Masuda explained why this is so to USGamer:

“In terms of the customization of the trainer, that was really kind of a special thing for the Kalos region, which featured this kind of motif of France and really focused on this beauty and fashion aspect, which is why it was a prominent feature in that game. For this game, we’re focusing on adventuring elements, so we don’t have the actual free customization of the trainer, but you’ll see the items you use throughout the game visually represented; for example, when you’re underwater, you’ll have this little mouthpiece that lets you breathe. So there’s some cool stuff for how your trainer changes clothes and puts on accessories throughout the game.”

“It’s really meant to give unique traits of personalities to the different regions. So with the secret bases, for example, they’re really popular in the Hoenn region. Everything we come up with always tie back into the themes of the games we’re working on, so with the original Ruby and Sapphire we had the theme of richness or abundance, which is in the name of the region: The ‘Ho’ part means richness or abundance in Japanese, and ‘enn’ means bonds, like the bonds between people and their Pokémon, for example. So it’s just reflecting the theme of the individual regions.”


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