Starting in early 2016, The Pokemon Company and Build-A-Bear Workshop will be teaming up for a partnership. Build-A-Bear Workshop locations in the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia will allow customers to make their own Pikachu. The Pikachu can be decorated with a Poke Ball Hoodie, and features a Pikachu sound chip.

After creating your Pikachu, you’ll be given a special promo TCG card as a gift. Also, those who order it online can obtain a Charizard costume.

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Hoopa distribution announced for GAME stores

Posted on 9 years ago by Quinn(@bornbefuddled) in 3DS, News | 1 Comment

Hoopa will be made available at select GAME retailers between October 23 and November 5, 2015. A copy of Pokémon X, Pokémon Y, Pokémon Omega Ruby, or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will be required to receive the Mythical Pokemon. This official distribution will also provide players the availability to transform Hoopa into Hoopa Unbound using the prison bottle item in Pokémon Omega Ruby, or Pokémon Alpha Sapphire.

The official announcement also provided plenty of screenshots to browse. Check them out below:

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Pokemon CEO talks Pokemon Shuffle, Pokken Tournament, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, future

Posted on 9 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, News, Switch, Wii U | 3 Comments

This week, Famitsu has an interview with Pokemon president and CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara. Ishihara touched on Pokemon Shuffle, Pokken Tournament, Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon, and a bit about the future – including an extremely brief NX name-drop.

Regarding Pokemon Shuffle, Ishihara reconfirmed that the game has reached five million downloads. The title, which just recently hit smart devices, was originally intended to be released from the start on smartphones and 3DS. The 3DS demographic is more around those at middle school while smartphones users are geared more toward adults. The main message they wanted to convey is that the app can be cleared from the start with no charges.

Pokken Tournament came about from a desire to see more realistic Pokemon movements. Even though it’s made by the Tekken team, it has a different flavor and feel than that series and it does not necessarily appeal to a different demographic. Ishihara points out that it’s easy to understand fighting games, and its systems are straightforward and simple to pick up on.

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Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions concert coming to the UK in December

Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in General Nintendo, News | 0 comments

Last year, several Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions concerts were held in the US. This year, one of these orchestrated performances will take place in the UK.

On Sunday, December 20th at 7:30 PM, the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra will perform Pokemon Symphonic Evolutions at the Eventim Apollo in London. You can buy tickets here.

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Pokemon XY & Z trailer

Posted on 9 years ago by Matt(@OnePunchMaz) in Videos | 4 Comments

Following the announcement of the various new Zygarde forms and Ash-Greninja, a trailer has now been published for the new season of the Pokemon anime, called Pocket Monsters XY & Z, where they will be seen for the first time. At the moment we don’t know how and when these Pokemon will appear in any of the games, but it’s likely just a matter of time. The Pokemon series’ 20th anniversary is next year and a new mainline Pokemon game would not exactly be a huge surprise.