Update (10:30 AM): Added third paragraph below.

The official Pokemon movie website has revealed that movie 13's location scouting took place in Holland, the western part of the Netherlands, and Belgium, a country right under it. The site uploaded a photo of Pokemon movie director Kunihiko Yuyama eating a Belgian waffle and another photo of a stuffed Pikachu sitting on the famous Skinny Bridge in Amsterdam, the largest city in the Netherlands.

As we revealed in early July, movie 13 will feature Lugia and Ho-Oh; a trailer at the end of Arceus: Space-Time Conquered showed the two fighting. The Pokemon movie website has now uploaded that same teaser trailer, which you can watch by clicking here. Keep in mind that Lugia and Ho-Oh fighting does not mean they will in the movie; teaser trailers are not meant to depict any plot points (they "tease" you). For example, the Shaymin movie's teaser showed a giant Regigigas popping out of the ground. The only element of that trailer that turned out to be true was the fact that Regigigas was in the movie.

Director Yuyama also posted a thank-you message for people who watched the Arceus movie and the entire Diamond and Pearl trilogy. He stated that he wanted to portray Arceus as nature and the Jewel of Life as the sun, and that since nature gives so much to us, we should consider how we are returning the favor. For movie 13, he revealed the setting is on the streets of the city and that the theme will focus on friendships between humans and Pokemon.

Update (7:00 PM): Updated the second paragraph to include another obvious scenario.

Four new decks called "Battle Starter Decks" will be released on November 20th in Japan for 2,000 yen each, the same day the Leafeon vs. Metagross gift box comes out. Each deck will feature either Torterra, Magmortar, Blastoise, or Raichu as the main holo. There will be 30 cards in each deck; all of the Pokemon will be brand new. Like usual, we'll bring you translations and scans of the cards before or when the product is released.

Depending on how many Pokemon are in each deck, two possibility could occur. If there are only 8-10 unique Pokemon in each deck, the new cards may be thrown into one of our future HeartGold and SoulSilver sets, perhaps the second one in May. If the majority of the decks are Pokemon cards, the new cards could be combined with cards from the Leafeon vs. Metagross gift box to make an entirely new English set. Assuming there are 20 Pokemon in each of the four decks, we'd be getting 80 new cards. Combined with who knows how many cards from the Leafeon vs. Metagross gift box, unreleased Japanese promos, and Basic Energy, there would definitely be enough cards to create an English set in this scenario. Since we'll only be one set behind Japan when Platinum: Arceus is released in a few weeks, it would make sense that Pokemon Card Laboratory would want to push us back a little. If these cards do make a new set, it is unknown if the set will be released this February, thus delaying LEGEND: HeartGold and SoulSilver to May, or if itself will be the May set. Still, all these new cards could just be thrown into future sets if there aren't too many of them. So many questions, no answers as of yet...

Filb.de has uncovered the first PokePark Wii - Pikachu's Great Adventure image, which appears to be a poster advertising the game. The image does not reveal much other than confirmation that the graphics are not the same as the WiiWare games and that the game is based off the temporary PokePark theme parks that were open in Japan in 2005 and Taiwan in 2006, since it uses their logo in the title. The game is also revealed to be developed by Creatures Inc., the company that owns one-third of the entire Pokemon franchise and that produces the TCG. Click the thumbnail below for a larger picture.

We can now say with certainty, if it wasn't already obvious, that this is the same game Pokemon president Tsunekazu Ishihara was talking about in Famitsu magazine last month since Creatures Inc. is one of the in-house Pokemon companies. Why are they making a game related to the four-year old PokeParks, though? Everyone know Pokemon is all about cross-promotional advertising, and this is just speculation, but perhaps there is a possibility that this game is foreshadowing the reopening of new PokeParks somewhere. Who knows, though? It could just be paying homage to the parks too.

Players who go to Pokemon Centers in Japan from November 14th to January 11th will be able to download a new PokeWalker course called "Shopping." It will allow you to obtain a bunch of items, as listed below. It appears the course is exclusive to Pokemon Centers and will not be available over Wi-Fi.

The page above did not announce what Pokemon would be available on the course, but hinted that some are Pokemon featured in the logos of the Pokemon Centers (like Pikachu and Meowth). Thanks go to Yaminokame for translating this news!

• EnergyPowder
• Energy Root
• Fresh Water
• Honey
• Lava Cookie
• Lemonade
• MooMoo Milk
• Old Gateau
• Rare Candy
• Soda Pop

Nintendo has issued a press release discussing the premise of the upcoming Wii game, PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Great Adventure. Heerosferret has translated the information below; some of the information mentioned is already known.

The setting of the game is a PokePark. One day, the mysterious Pokemon Mew comes and tells Pikachu of a crisis taking place so it sets out on an adventure to find out what's going on. It discovers the park, which encompasses various areas such as the forest and sea. Pikachu makes friends with other Pokemon and can use their abilities to clear various attractions in the PokePark. Pikachu is able to use Thunderbolt in battle, but some problems will be too hard for it to handle, so you can call for the Pokemon you have befriended to help you and use their abilities instead. You can get friends through various mini-games as well, such as by chasing after the Pokemon in races (perhaps tag) or by solving quiz questions correctly. One of the park's main attractions will involve Pikachu and your partner Pokemon racing against the clock to beat certain goals, using the Wii remote by waving it around. (Two other attractions, the Marine Slide and Sky Race, were already revealed in the previous news story.) The game will also allow you to take screenshots of your adventures and save them to an SD card.

With every new set, the official Pokemon-Card website posts an anticipated FAQ to clear up any confusion that might occur with the set's release. For LEGEND: HeartGold and SoulSilver Collection, Bangiras has translated the entire document. The FAQ discusses the new LEGEND cards and other common questions, including confirmation that new Baby Pokemon no longer evolve. If you are a professor, you should read the FAQ so you are prepared for the set when it is released here in February. Now there will be less confusion come prereleases!

In the future, Bangiras will be translating all FAQs and may even go back to old sets to translate theirs as well. To access the document in the future, there is a link to it on our LEGEND: HeartGold and SoulSilver Collection page. The set page is in the right menu under the TCG section's "Japanese Sets."

Players who participate in Worlds 2010 qualifiers in Japan starting in January will receive a shiny Eevee. Only players who bring HeartGold and SoulSilver, the only games allowed in the qualifiers, will be able to download it. The Lugia and Ho-Oh promos in the previous news story will also be given out to those who participate.

Last year, players were able to download a shiny Milotic, which was later available in America. Chances are we will receive Eevee for our video game qualifiers here as well.

Additionally, the rules for the qualifying tournaments have revealed that two Legendary Pokemon will be allowed per team. Legendary Pokemon allowed are Mewtwo, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina (both Formes). Banned Legendaries are event-only Pokemon, being Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus.

According to Mike Liesik, head of TPCi's Organized Play video game division, the rules for the American qualifying tournaments have not been formed yet and will not be released until the end of the year. Thus, the above rules will likely not apply to any country outside of Japan.

Edit (12 AM): Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire actually requires a coin flip. The text for the card on the Pokemon-Card website is actually incorrect, which is what was used to translate the card. Looking at the card image shows that there is a coin flip.

The official Pokemon Card website updated today with a brand new layout and revealed two new promos. They are Lugia (047/L-P) and Ho-Oh (048/L-P), which will be given out to players who participate in Worlds 2010 qualifying tournaments in Japan. They are numbered way higher than any current promos because they will not be given out for a while.

Additionally, the website revealed clearer images for the Slowpoke, Slowbro, and Slowking promos fans can get from Domino's Pizzas starting at the end of this month. We already had translations for Slowpoke and Slowbro, but now we have a complete translation for Slowking. All of the promos are translated below thanks to Bangiras as usual.

Lugia - Water - HP90
Basic Pokemon

[W] Spash: 20 damage.
[W][W][C][C] Aeroblast: 50 damage. Flip 2 coins, this attack does an additional 20 damage times the number of heads.

Weakness: Lightning x2
Resistance: Fighting -20
Retreat: 2

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Ho-Oh - Fire - HP100
Basic Pokemon

[R] Combustion: 20 damage.
[R][R][C][C] Sacred Fire: Flip a coin, if heads this attack does 80 damage to 1 of your opponent's Pokemon. Don't apply Weakness and Resistance for this damage.

Weakness: Water x2
Resistance: Fighting -20
Retreat: 3

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Slowpoke - Water - HP60
Basic Pokemon

[C] Raucous Party: Look at the top 5 cards of your deck. Choose any number of Basic Pokemon cards you find there and play them on your Bench. Return the remaining cards to your deck and shuffle.
[W][C] Water Kick: 20 damage.

Weakness: Lightning x2
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

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Slowbro - Water - HP90
Stage 1 Evolution - Evolves from Slowpoke

[C] Complete Refresh: Remove 30 damage and all Special Conditions from this Pokemon.
[P][C][C] Surprise Trip: 50 damage. Flip a coin, if heads the opponent’s Active Pokemon is now Confused. If tails, this Pokemon is now Confused.

Weakness: Lightning x2
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

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Slowking - Psychic - HP100
Stage 1 Evolution - Evolves from Slowpoke

PokePower: Your Choice
You can use this power once during your turn. Reveal the top 2 cards from your deck, and your opponent chooses 1 of them. Put the chosen card in your hand, and return the other card to the bottom of your deck. This power can't be used if this Pokemon is affected by a Special Condition.

[P][C][C] Super Psy: 60 damage.

Weakness: Psychic x2
Resistance: none
Retreat: 2

Update (1:00 AM): Better-quality images added.

Yesterday I forgot to post the Basic Energy of LEGEND: HeartGold and SoulSilver Collection, which you can see below. As we reported a while ago, the Energy feature silhouettes of certain Pokemon; they also feature specific locations from Johto. For example, Water Energy uses Lugia's silhouette and depicts the Whirl Islands. Could this be a new trend with Energy in future sets? We'll see!

To emphasize this from yesterday, we are 99% sure Baby Pokemon can no longer evolve. There is nothing on the Baby's card or the respective Basic that indicates they can. There could be a rule about it in the card rule book, but that is extremely doubtful, since little kids would probably never know about it and nothing on the Baby Pokemon shows what they evolve into. We have thus concluded new Baby Pokemon do not evolve anymore.

Many people have been asking what's so special about Great Pokemon in terms of play. Well, there is nothing special about them - "Great Pokemon" doesn't even appear on the cards. So in terms of playing them, Great Pokemon are just like any other Pokemon card. They just look more prettiful. ;)

Update #2 (2 PM): The blog below has updated to reveal the game is an "action adventure" in which you will clear different attractions (perhaps mini-games) while deepening your friendship with Pokemon you meet along the way. At each attraction you can borrow the abilities of Pokemon you befriend. Some attractions will focus on certain elemental types, such as "Sky Race" and "Marine Slide," which will be easier to clear using the abilities of Flying-type and Water-type Pokemon respectively. The game will not use the same 3D graphics as the WiiWare games, but will instead use its own.

Update #1 (10 AM): The game is going to be sold in stores since it has its own listing on the Japanese Amazon.com website. Thus, it is not WiiWare, and most likely, it is the same game Tsunekazu Ishihara was foreshadowing.

Nintendo announced yesterday at a retailer conference in Kyoto, Japan that a new Pokemon Wii game is to be released on December 5th in Japan: PokePark Wii - Pikachu's Great Adventure. It is unknown whether this title is WiiWare or an actual commercial game. It is also unknown if this is the same game Tsunekazu Ishihara spoke of in the Famitsu magazine interview last month. No further information is known at the moment other than the game's title and release date, but news should be coming in within the next month or so!