Porygon-Z Lv.X - Like with the Garchomp Lv.X card that was released in the Japanese Mystery of the Lakes / Shining Darkness picture book, a new Porygon-Z Lv.X is set to be released in the new Moon Hunting / Night Dashing (DP 4) picture book. The book itself will be released in Japan on November 30th for 750 yen, and the Porygon-Z card will come in it! We will have Porygon-Z Lv.X's image and translation in the next few weeks. Thanks go to ToysRUsKid and Bangiras for the news!

Diamond and Pearl Trainer Kit Holos - Shakespeare, our master card scanner, has scanned the two holo cards that come in the new Diamond and Pearl Trainer Kit. Both are reprints of Diamond and Pearl set cards, but with alternate art. Click the thumbnails for larger pictures.

11th Pokemon Movie Teaser - The official Pokemon movie website has revamped itself for the 11th Pokemon movie, featuring Regigigas (and possibly Shaymin, since flower fields are shown, and it is the next "hidden" legendary). There is a teaser trailer to the right of the website (click the play button), and it shows a COLOSSAL Regigigas emerging from the ground (it is basically the same scene that was shown in July's CoroCoro). The location scouting for this movie took place in Northern Europe (Scandinavia), so we can expect beautiful nature scenery for this movie.

Dialga and Palkia also appear at the end of the trailer (Palkia has the same voice as that animal Obi-Wan rides in Revenge of the Sith - the one the clones shoot down), but they won't have any major part in the movie, especially since the footage of them is just re-used from last year's movie trailer. Teaser trailers for Pokemon movies often convey situations that do not happen when the actual movies come out, so expect this to be true with Dialga and Palkia (possibly with the fact that Regigigas is huge, too).

If Shaymin is in this movie, what roll will it have? Maybe it sealed away Regigigas a long time ago, it has become weak [insert nature theme somewhere, like human-induced global warming has hurt it or something, and Regigigas is going to kill them for it], Regigigas has escaped, and now Ash and crew must save the day? Maybe Regigigas is destroying all of the pretty flower fields and they hire their local gardener, Shaymin, to regrow them all, while we all learn about photosynthesis in the process? Maybe Shaymin is evil and it plugs into Regigigas to create Regishaymin to terrorize everyone? Who knows... We'll find out more about this movie in December, when a longer trailer is released.

I have had new Pokemon experiences at UCI since my first "blog" post - some funny and some weird - and I'll post a "blog" entry about them tomorrow (or the day after)when I have time.

Flygon ex δ - Our third PokeBeach Strategist team, Team Holon, has reviewed [Flygon ex δ from EX Dragon Frontiers] for their first card review (I didn't have time to post it last week, so it is my fault that it is being posted during the second week). Currently, Team Holon consists of Bangiras (the team leader) and EspeonShock, who both put their heads together to review Flygon and how it would fit and combo into a deck. Check out their review!

DP4: Moon Hunting / Night Dashing - I have finally collected all of the information we have posted on [DP4: Moon Hunting / Night Dashing] and compiled it together on one page! I also included some things that I missed during the few news stories we posted on the set, such as Latios and Latias' translations and images.

Trading Figure Game - For those of you buying the Pokemon Trading Figure Game (which is available in some stores right now, like Toys R Us), don't forget to check out our "Next Quest" figure images page. It has pictures of every single figure in the first American TFG set, including the Chimchar, Piplup, and Turtwig that were not in the original European set release.

Correction to the Manaphy Toys R Us news story: The nature of Manaphy changes every time you soft-reset (we said before that it was set by the download, but it is not). Thus, if you reset enough times, you may end up with a Modest or Timid Manaphy (I received the former on my first try)! This also means you can receive a shiny Manaphy if you reset enough times.

DP15 Promo: Shinx - Thanks to Omahanime, we now have a scan of the fifteenth Diamond and Pearl black star promo - Shinx! It is available in the "Diamond and Pearl Trainer's Challenge Set," which, if it is anything like the previous Trainer's Challenge Set, comes with three booster packs (Diamond and Pearl series packs) and one Trainer Kit (the Diamond and Pearl Trainer Kit with the Lucario and Manaphy holo reprint cards). The entire package costs around $20.00. Click the thumbnail to the right for a larger scan of Shinx. It is an exact reprint of the [Diamond and Pearl Shinx], but with different card artwork.

Kricketune Card Review - Our second PokeBeach Strategist card team, Team Lv.X, has decided to review [Kricketune (Mysterious Treasures)] for their first card review. Team Lv.X consists of Red5bv06 (the team leader), Krucifier, and Smacktack15, who look at both the pros and cons of Kricketune, and whether it can stand as its own deck against other decks in the current format. To discuss Kricketune and Team Lv.X's card review, click here.

EDIT: Added a new news story on the new holo POP 5 Mew and Pikachu cards. See below.

Don't forget about the Manaphy event at Toys R Us tomorrow (12:00 - 3:00 PM)! Receive your Manaphy and breed for your Phione!

Holo POP 5 Mew and Pikachu - Thanks to our master card scanner, Shakespeare, we now have scans of new holo POP cards - Pikachu and Mew from POP 5! Each are available at stores like Target, and come individually in a package with five booster packs (two Diamond and Pearl booster packs, one EX Holon Phantoms pack, one EX Crystal Guardians pack, and one EX Power Keepers pack). A coin is also included. Each package retails for $14.99, and you can click the thumbnails below for larger images of the holo POP promos that come in them (one promo per package, not both).

Empoleon: Diamond and Pearl - Our first PokeBeach Strategist card review features [Empoleon from the Diamond and Pearl set]. The first of our three Strategist teams is Team Stunky, which consists of Dendrobatida (the team leader and main writer), Teddiursa, Muffins, and Woody. Team Stunky worked extremely hard to write an in-depth and extensive review on Empoleon, featuring analysis of many different components, combos, and strategies of the card, so be sure to check their review out! It goes over EVERYTHING.

By the end of the week, two more card reviews will be posted, featuring Kricketune and Flygon ex δ. Stay tuned!

I will post the first PokeBeach Strategist card article review after I buy my class books tonight (which are a ridiculous RIPOFF at UCI's student store - I have to pay 120 bucks for some little 45-page-pathetic-excuse-for-a-book).

Pokemon Trainer's Final Smash - In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a final smash is the ultimate attack a character can use. For a character to use its final smash, it simply needs to grab a Smash Ball, as shown in the first picture below with Ivysaur, and then its attack will be activated.

In the case of Pokemon Trainer, his final smash is "Triple Finish," which uses Ivysaur, Charizard, and Squirtle's SolarBeam, Fire Blast, and Hydro Pump to launch one combined attack. Characters in the immediate vicinity of the attack are warned to run when it is launched due to the massive damage it inflicts (the attack does look pretty powerful!). Click the thumbnails below for larger images.

The previous update was posted only a few hours ago, so if you were not here today, be sure to read it. This update was posted around 1:00 in the morning. :p I may try to post the first PokeBeach Strategist card review tonight, but if not, for sure tomorrow.

Manaphy and Electivire! - As most of us know, this Saturday, Toys R Us will be distributing Manaphy to Diamond and Pearl. Thanks to Spacechild, an employee at Toys R Us, we now have new and exclusive information on both the Manaphy giveaway and the hidden Electivire download in Pokemon Battle Revolution! We spill the beans on everything, so if you do not want to be spoiled or if you want your trip to Toys R Us on Saturday to be a complete surprise, do not read the following update.

First off, 16 people will be able to download Manaphy at a time, which means lines should go pretty fast (as we posted a few weeks ago, the download will work through Mystery Gift, and then you will have to go to the Mart, talk to the man at the counter, and he will give you Manaphy). Each Manaphy will have random stats and random natures, and only ONE Manaphy can be downloaded per Diamond or Pearl. Once Manaphy is in your game at the Mart, soft-resetting your game (turning it off and on) will change Manaphy's stats, but not its nature (which is randomly determined by the download). Manaphy's moveset and other information can be seen below:

Manaphy (Lv. 50)
Trainer ID: 09297

~Heart Swap
~Water Pulse
~Whirlpool
~Acid Armor

Has a Classic Ribbon, holding a Red Scarf, in a Cherish Ball.

Each Toys R Us has to enter the original trainer name manually ahead of time, so different Toys R Us may give different original trainer names. Most likely, the common original trainer name will be "TRU."

Also, if you have three Wonder Cards from downloading Pikachu from Pokemon Battle Revolution, you will have to delete one to make room for Manaphy's Wonder Card. If you do not know what this means, don't worry - it most likely means you do not have three.

Manaphy will NOT be tradable through the Global Trade Station. The GTS itself is programmed to refuse depositing of Pokemon inside Cherish Balls. You can, however, trade Manaphy to a friend normally who is right next to you (DS to DS) or to a friend via friend code. Remember, though - you can only download one Manaphy per cartridge.

Electivire's turn! When Pokemon Battle Revolution came to the United States, the Japanese programmers changed a few things for us. The game was made widescreen compatible, darker-colored trainers were programmed into the game, and two Pokemon were hidden away in the game as a surprise for Americans to download in the future.

Pokemon Fan, an official magazine, will be given to people who attend the Manaphy event on Saturday (along with a Manaphy bookmark with 9th movie information on the back and a $5-off coupon for DS games purchased in the store). The magazine will contain information for downloading Electivire from Pokemon Battle Revolution to your DS.

Of course, we are spoiling that information too! To get Electivire from PBR to your Diamond or Pearl, follow the below instructions. You will need your DS handy with Pokemon Diamond / Pearl inserted. You are allowed to have more than one DS downloading Electivire at once, but you will only have three minutes to do so, so have all of your DS's out and ready!

1. Load your Pokemon Battle Revolution account, and customize your Battle Pass' "Self-Introduction." To do this, go to "Menu -> Profile -> Profile -> Self-Introduction."
2. Enter the code: BA16-X4SH-E2AT (enter the code with subtraction signs / dashes, which are located in the "characters" section with the math symbols).
3. Exit out of the customization, and go to the Shop. You will see the "Shocking Gift" as an item at the bottom of the list. Buy it (it's free).
4. The Wii will now send out Electivire's signal (after telling you to turn on your DS).
5. Basically, follow the same instructions as above with Manaphy (accept the Mystery Gift, go to the Mart, talk to the man in green, receive Electivire).
5. You will only have three minutes to download Electivire.

Electivire's stats will be different for every download, and soft-resetting the game will change its stats. The nature, however, will remain the same for everyone, unlike Manaphy's - Electivire has an Adamant nature.

Electivire (Level 50)
Trainer ID: 06257
OT: PKTOPIA
From the Lovely Place and apparently met in a fateful encounter.

~Ice Punch
~Thunderpunch
~Cross Chop
~Earthquake

Holding a Magnet, inside a normal Poke Ball, always male.

The code for downloading Magmortar, which is also hidden in Pokemon Battle Revolution, will be revealed on Pokemon.com in October.

Although not completely confirmed by our source, Darkrai is supposedly going to be given out at Toys R Us early next year, and Shaymin the year after. The plan for Arceus is currently unknown.

Pretty cool information!

Tomorrow, if I have time, we will have our first PokeBeach Strategist card article up!

Battle Road Promo - Thanks to kirbypopstar, we now have a scan of the Victory Medal promo card you receive at Battle Road tournaments if you come in first place. Click the thumbnail to the right for a larger image.

College and Pokemon - This is a personal update. I warn you, over the next week, PokeBeach may become bloggy as I experience college life for the first time (I'll look forward to reading my entries in four years when college is over). Feel free to skip this update - it's very informal and is all about me, which may be boring / stupid to many visitors of this site. :D

So far, UCI (University of California, Irvine) is awesome, even though classes have not started yet. I put a Mysterious Treasures Magmortar poster on my dorm room door (Chrisbo gave me at our last prerelease :D), and now everyone in my hall is telling me things like, "Oh, I used to watch / play that" and "I used to be addicted to Pokemon." (None of them play or watch it currently, though - or at least no one has said they do.) I came to my room early today because my sandals cut the side of my foot, and one of the hall students popped his head in and said "Pokemon's on, Pokemon Jon." I could hear it on the television from his room too, so I think he must have been watching it for old time sakes or something (Here, the cable is set four hours ahead, so I get to watch everything before anyone in the United States). There are a TON of animé lovers at this school, so I am sure a good chunk of them at least play the Pokemon games, but are probably afraid to admit it due to the reputation Pokemon has garnished as being "kiddy." I'm not afraid to say I like Pokemon - I let EVERYONE know who asks about what I like. :D

When we had a large dorm meeting last night, everyone was forced to talk about themselves in front of everyone for two minutes each, so for one of the "something interesting about yourself" parts, I told everyone I am a Pokemon freak. The person in charge of our dorm building put his head down when I made that comment about myself, and people who knew him started to laugh, announcing to the room that he also loves and plays the Pokemon games and "he must be my perfect resident assistant (RA)". Once I lock myself out of my room over the "three times" limit, he'll open it for me for free, since we are now "Pokemon buddies." See what Pokemon does for you when you shout to the world that you love it? It gives you "connections." :D

Surprisingly, UCI's "animé" and "Speech and Debate" clubs are both dead, so tomorrow, I am going to look into starting them up again. I started the animé club in high school and was president of Speech and Debate, and in both clubs, I found a way to promote Pokemon in some way (in animé, we watched Mewtwo, Lugia, and Lucario, and in S/D, I did a speech on Pokemon for "Expository Speaking" that took me all the way to the California Speech and Debate State Championships.) Good times - enjoy high school while you can.

Unless you know people are going to beat you up, which is probably rarely ever the case (although... some of those middle school kids are sometimes MONSTERS from that hot place), never hide who you are or what you really like just because people might not find it "cool (even though Pokemon really is cool)." Be yourself and never compromise your values for less-than-admirable people, and maybe you will find people who have the same interests / values as you... and possibly get perks in the process.

EDIT: Whoops, we grabbed the wrong Japanese promo images for Buneary and Piplup, but they are now fixed. Clear your cache if you still see the old images, or refresh multiple times.

I am getting ready to move into my college dorm, and there will be programs at school once I move in to help me "settle in," so updates might become rare over the next week or so.

POP 6 Japanese Images - We do not have any actual English card scans of POP 6 yet, but what we do have are Japanese images of each of the cards. All of POP 6 originates from Japanese promos, so you can see what the card art looks like below (thanks go to Bangiras for tracking down the images for me). Click the thumbnails for larger images, and hover over the left or right of an image once it is opened to scroll through the rest of the cards like a slide show.

I have also updated our POP 6 list so you can see just how much of a reprint set POP 6 is - some cards are even reprints of reprints! The only two new cards are Pikachu and Gible. For the rest, simply look up the original cards to see what the attacks are.

Rare
1 - Bastiodon (MT reprint with different art)
2 - Lucario (D/P set reprint with different art)
3 - Manaphy (D/P set reprint with different art)
4 - Pachirisu (D/P set and DP04 promo reprint with different art)
5 - Rampardos (MT reprint with different art)

Uncommmon
6 - Drifloon (D/P set reprint with different art)
7 - Gible
8 - Pikachu
9 - Riolu (D/P set reprint with different art)
10 - Staravia (D/P set reprint with different art)

Common
11 - Bidoof (D/P set reprint with different art)
12 - Buneary (D/P set and DP06 promo reprint with different art)
13 - Cherubi (D/P set reprint with different art)
14 - Chimchar (D/P set reprint with different art and DP02 promo reprint with same art)
15 - Piplup (D/P set and DP03 promo reprint with different art)
16 - Starly (D/P set reprint with different art)
17 - Turtwig (D/P set and DP01 promo reprint with different art)

I'll probably add a new news story later on today if we receive any POP 6 scans (if you have any POP 6 cards, we would appreciate it if you scan them at 300 DPI and send them to wpmpb@pokebeach.com). Remember, 2007's Pokemon League season starts this weekend with Oreburgh City, so if you haven't gone to League in a while or are interested in attending to learn how to play the TCG, be sure to find out if a Pokemon League in your area and what Pokemon League is all about! Another reminder - the Manaphy Toys R Us event is next Saturday.

Piplup in SSBB - The official Super Smash Bros. Brawl website has revealed yet another Poke Ball item Pokemon - Piplup. It uses its Surf attack to wash away characters on the field, with the simpler the field, the stronger the attack. If you get caught up in its Surf on the edge of the field, it appears as if Piplup will wash you right off. Click the pictures below for larger images.

So far, Pokemon known to be available in Poke Balls are Goldeen, Chikorita, Deoxys, Groudon, and Munchlax.

Organized Play 2007 Tournament Overview - Pokemon Organized Play has posted a tournament season overview, generally explaining each type of tournament event for this year and the next. The K-value for each type of tournament is also listed, which determines your player ranking based on each event's value and how well you perform. The first tournament events of this season will be the Battle Roads, starting this month, with each worth a K-value of 8.

EDIT @ 8:00 PM: No scans (probably tomorrow, though), but we now have the complete set list for POP 6!

Our host is having problems today (as usual...), so you may have to "fight" the refresh button.

POP 6 List - Thanks to Sheimi492, we have the complete set list for POP 6, which you can view below. What a great set - no trainers or supporters from the previous format, no LV.Xs, no special energy, no nothing! Just reprints and junky cards. :D

Rare
1 - Bastiodon (MT reprint with different art)
2 - Lucario (D/P set reprint with different art)
3 - Manaphy (D/P set reprint with different art)
4 - Pachirisu (DP04 promo reprint)
5 - Rampardos (MT reprint with different art)

Uncommmon
6 - Drifloon
7 - Gible
8 - Pikachu
9 - Riolu (D/P set reprint with different art)
10 - Staravia

Common
11 - Bidoof
12 - Buneary
13 - Cherubi
14 - Chimchar (DP02 promo reprint)
15 - Piplup (DP03 promo reprint)
16 - Starly
17 - Turtwig (DP01 promo reprint)