EDIT #2: It's Saturday night, but no one has sent me any additional scans, spare for the one scan I am about to introduce. Thanks to Brad Nelson, we know of a secret card in Mysterious Treasures, which was originally a tournament promo in Japan: Time-Space Distortion! Click the thumbnail below to view the larger scan. If you went to a pre-release today and have any cards that we do not have posted, please scan them in at 300 DPI and send them to wpmpb@pokebeach.com. Thank you!
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EDIT #1: Since it is now Saturday morning, I have posted the surprise accessory and promo card you receive from participating in a Mysterious Treasures pre-release. You can view the information below the scan thumbnails, but please feel free to skip the paragraph if you do not want to be spoiled!
In order to get an internet connection while on vacation, I have to stand on top of a staircase and set my laptop on a window pane. This is very comfortable! :D There are no other Wi-Fi connections inside or anywhere in my surroundings, except for this stray signal that seems to be two stories in the air, so I have to make do with whatever connections I am able to receive. I also have two other Pokemon news stories that I want to post, but since my legs are hurting and I could possibly break my neck from standing up this high, I'll just sit at a table tomorrow, type them, then post them late at night. I already dropped my laptop once on this vacation (it was unharmed), so I really do not want to give it a second chance to turn into many pieces, like my first one. Bika bika...
45+ Mysterious Treasures Scans - As usual, we have pre-pre-release scans of the newest Pokemon Trading Card Game set, this time being Mysterious Treasures (DP 2)! Click the thumbnails below these three paragraphs to view the larger versions of each scan, and hover over the left or right when the window opens, clicking "Next" or "Previous" to scroll through the scans like a slideshow. I will try to have the normal set list with the scan links up tomorrow night (note: try).
To view the Japanese spoilers of this set, [click here]. For the Japanese scans, check our our [Mystery of the Lakes gallery]. Since we do not have all of the English card scans yet, you can simply superimpose the Japanese spoilers over the Japanese scans in your mind to create the English card! :p
If you go to a pre-release tomorrow, please show your appreciation for our hard work in bringing you these scans by sending in your own scans! :D If you have a scanner, please scan your cards in at 300 DPI in JPG form, and e-mail them to wpmpb@pokebeach.com as attachments (or displaying within the e-mail itself to make it easier for me to download them all at once). I will edit and post as many scans as I receive, if any, tomorrow night. Thank you very much!
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SPOILER: Do not read this if you do not want to know the surprise pre-release accessory or promo card. The pre-release promo card is Gabite, and the accessories are card sleeves, featuring Electivire, on a black sleeve with Electivire's shadow completely yellow.
Worlds Updates - The Worlds 2007 Mini-Site was recently updated with who made it through the Last-Chance Qualifier (the Grinder), as well as other updates and fun activities for the first day (the Worlds 2006 deck puzzle has two errors in it, though: Lugia ex gives you two prizes, not one, as the puzzle assumes, and the Pidgeotto on your opponent's Bench should actually be Pidgeot!). Tomorrow is the second day of the event, which is the first part of the main competition! The Worlds Mini-Site will have all the information you need to know on what is going on during the competition, including information on the players competing and their standings, so be sure to check it out during the day!
I leave for my Palm Springs vacation tomorrow morning, like we have for the past 18 years! Don't forget, the PokeBeach Pokemon quiz is tomorrow at 4 PM, PST, in the PokeBeach chat room.
Worlds Location - In case you did not understand my random comment yesterday on how Orlando is nice in the summertime (a minor riddle), Worlds is going to be in Orlando, Florida next year. Yup.
Scans Delayed - Just came home! I was out most of the day with my parents buying groceries for our vacation (which will last over a week) and helping my grandma pack at her house, so I did not have much time to edit the Mysterious Treasures scans (So far, I have around 45 holos / rares / uncommons / commons alone, but only three or four have been edited). I will try to get them up tomorrow if I have internet access where I go (which is sometimes the case, but not always). No guarantees, though - I tried my best to start them yesterday and finish them today, but that obviously did not happen, especially since I was not expecting to be out the entire day.
If I do not post an update tomorrow night at this time, it means I do not have internet at Palm Springs, so I will have to go find a Radio Shack or Circuit City at night or on Saturday morning to upload the cards (or, hopefully, I will have dial-up access, which is sometimes the case). Oh well, it'll just be like the past three years - editing pre-release scans while on vacation, then uploading them (at least) via dial-up. Sorry for the delay, but I believe I deserve a vacation (even the preparation time), especially after this hectic school year where I barely had time to even pick my nose. Thus, I will be taking it as leisurely and carefree as possible. :D I am not going to worry about this site as much, too (only for the time I am on vacation, of course)!
Good luck to everyone playing and going to Worlds in Hawaii, and I hope some of you who are competing understand my riddle! It is okay if you do not, but at least you might see something coming that previously was not anticipated (that doesn't necessarily mean it was unknown before, but that it will be used in a way that you may have never seen, and with people who have strong knowledge and skills with it)!
No one has figured out the answer to Monday's riddle (even though some people in Hawaii right now really should), but some forum members have posted their theories, and a few are close to understanding it. Read this forum thread if you want to find out what theories have been posted, as well as my hints. Following this message, you may be spoiled about something major, so do not read this update if you do not like TCG spoilers.
Tomorrow Night - We will have some English Mysterious Treasures scans tomorrow night! Even though the translations and Japanese scans have been on this site for several months, you will be able to view actual card scans of them in English for the first time. For Japanese spoilers of Mysterious Treasures (DP2), [click here], and to view official English images of some of the cards, [click here]. For our Japanese scans of the set, [click here]. The scans are so old that the page has the Japanese Diamond and Pearl Pokemon names on it - I do not have time to update the page tonight with the English names, so just wait until tomorrow when you can actually view some of the English scans!
A Location - Orlando looks pretty nice in the summertime, don't you think? I just hope global warming isn't stronger next year, and that the sun stays out all day, all summer, with no hurricanes. ;)
At the time when the two great forces converge to clash among the umpteen lands, the prospicient volition of their final designs will marshal two great powers - both of a volcanic, fiery passion - both produced under the tutelage of two contenders seeking utter, fervid supremacy over each other.
The sixth one and its possessors may be reborn as the Arabian bird so often has, reclaiming what they mislaid to our home a time ago; the province of the current keepers must entail exposing the significance of such a scroll.
If this coming prognostication is not ascertained, the foemen will muster arms never previously experienced by this domain... one no alike eyes can fathom... The sixth one, in complete strategic alignment with the firedrake and bastet of no color, or, to a more destructive degree, in the exclusive solitude of only its own kind.
I am going on vacation later this week for over a week, so updates may become infrequent.
Next Quest TFG Images - Our gallery for the first Pokemon Trading Figure game set, Next Quest, is now up. We have pictures of all of the figures, including Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup, which were not in the original international release of the set. I will have text spoilers of the set and a review of the game up sometime this week.
D/P Trainer Kit and M.T. Value Pack - The next Trainer Kit for teaching new players how to play the Pokemon TCG, themed after Diamond and Pearl, will contain two 30-card decks featuring a holo Manaphy and Lucario (both reprinted from Diamond and Pearl, but with different artwork), an extra booster pack, and other materials for learning how to play (damage counters, a play mat, a rule book, etc.). It will be on sale in September for, most likely, around $15.00 (click the first picture for a larger image of it). The next EX value pack will be for Mysterious Treasures, featuring two booster packs of the set, 1 EX series pack, and either a holo Cranidos or Shieldon. It will retail for around $12.00, and will also be released in September. The second thumbnail features the Shieldon promo.
Song: The Pokemon in Godey's Garden - Godey is the architect of the Space-Time Tower and the gardens surrounding Alamos Town in the 10th Pokemon movie, Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai, as well as the ancestor of Tonio, the scientist in the movie who discovers the abnormal space-time anomalies occurring. This song is from when Ash and crew are in one of the gardens with Alice, and the crew's Pokemon are playing with several wild ones. The song isn't exactly on my top 100 list, but it still has a decent melody.
The Pokemon in Godey's Garden - 4.24 Mbs
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Reminder: Quiz Tonight - Tonight, in the PokeBeach chat room between 6:30 and 7:00 PM (PSD, or California time), we will be conducting a Pokemon quiz covering the Anime, TCG, and games. If you want to show-off your Pokemon knowledge, feel free to participate! EDIT: Quiz over!
- 1st: Burninating_Torchic
- 2nd: Setherex
- 3rd: PokemonFR
Next week's quiz will be on Friday at 4:00 PM, PST (California time).
Worlds 2007 Mini-Site Open - The 2007 Worlds Mini-Site is now open. It will be the primary source for getting updates on people's standings at Worlds next week, as well as other information. Good luck to all participating, and have safe flights (or submarine dives)!
Song: Darkrai Appears! - Continuing our 10th movie song downloads, today we have the music that plays when Darkrai first reveals itself in the movie. The song uses an organ and electronic synthesizers, and does not quite match the style the composer, Shinji Miyazaki, usually writes (it sounds like it might belong in the Phantom of the Opera).
Darkrai Appears!
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The TFG report won't be ready for a while, since people are taking pictures of their figures for me. So, that is delayed for now. Might as well post other news, instead of holding everything back (when the new layout goes up, I will be posting individual news stories, which means I will not have to hold back stories while I wait for one, since the stories will not be grouped together like currently)!
Mystery Gift Giveaways - At Worlds in Hawaii later this month, surfing Pikachu with a unique ID will be given out by Pokemon USA via Mystery Gift to people with Diamond and Pearl. If you know someone going to Worlds, be sure to send your Diamond and Pearl cartridges with them (like I will be doing)! Based on information briefly stated at Comic-Con, Darkrai is also going to be released in America "soon," although the method by which it will be distributed is not known yet (it will probably through Mystery Gift and Wi-Fi, somehow, or perhaps an event). The plan for how to release it is not yet finalized.
Fall Battle Road Info - The fall Battle Road Tournaments will take place between September 22nd and October 14th, and each tournament will have a K-value of around 8 (which means that the current ratings system for organized play may stay in place from this season to the next, although all of the tournament's K-values could be relatively lowered). The prize for winning a Battle Road is, yet again, a trophy card, although it could be a different version than spring's Battle Roads tournaments. The purpose of going to a Battle Road is to increase your ranking in the TCG organized play system, so to gain more points, you should probably go to a couple!
Another Redshark Workaround - For those of you still experiencing problems with getting Redshark to run when you launch it, the Redshark [FAQ] page has been updated with another possible solution to fix the problem. Redshark is a program that allows you to practice the Pokemon TCG on the computer, similar to Apprentice in its purpose, so if you have never tried it, you are missing out!
Sorry for not having updated recently. I have been gone during most of the day since Sunday (Saturday, too, because of Comic-con), and will be gone again all day tomorrow. Comic-con did not have anything worth posting about related to Pokemon, other than the Trading Figure Game, so I'll post the pictures I shot and information related to it either late tomorrow night or early the next day. This has been a busy week. :p
The Pokemon quiz will take place on Friday between 6:30 and 7:00 PM (PST, California time) in the PokeBeach chat room. If you have nothing to do on Friday night, feel free to join in and test your gaming, TCG, and Anime Pokemon knowledge!
This update is almost like yesterday's!
Another PokeBeach Quiz - Apparently, some people thought there was going to be another quiz tonight (I don't know how the red text and the announcement of the winners in the previous update could have confused them, but I suppose that's what you get for not reading my long, intimidating updates), so we are having another quiz tonight at 10:45 PM (PST) in the PokeBeach chat room. If you are bored tonight, feel free to join in! THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER QUIZ UNTIL NEXT FRIDAY.
Gold and Silver Remix Battle Music - Like yesterday, we have another music download for all of you Pokemon music junkies! Today, you can download the first track from the Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkai music CD, which, I assume, plays during the "World of Pokemon" scene at the beginning of the movie. The song is a remix of Gold and Silver's battle music (the song we played at the beginning of our first podcast).
G/S Remix Battle - 2.58 MBs
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A review on the CD / music of the movie: Yesterday, I received the 10th movie's CD in the mail, but did not have the opportunity to listen to it until today. For the 10th anniversary movie of Pokemon, I would have expected the music to be original, epic, and exciting, but, in its entirety, the CD did not impress me at all. Only a few tracks were written well, and the rest sounded like "marshmallow" music (no pattern, just sounding like it was thrown together, with random and short-lived melodies). Most of the tracks sounded like rehashes of music from previous movies (same instruments, different tunes), and I can say for sure that I thought Lucario and Manaphy's soundtracks were much better, even on my first impression of listening to them. I was basically disappointed with the music, and I have not been as disappointed in a Pokemon movie's music since Deoxys (with all of the electronic synthesizers, but at least this movie's music uses mainly instruments). Of course, this is just my opinion - perhaps the music will sound better when heard in the actual movie, where it fits in with the scenes it was created for.
Comic-Con - I will be attending Comic-Con in San Diego tomorrow, and hopefully, I will have something to report on when I come home! Last year, I reported on the new voice actors, Lucario and the Mystery of Mew, and other Pokemon aspects, but I do not think there will be as much Pokemon activity this year, in terms of news (excluding the Trading Figure Game, which will be demoed at the event). I will also be meeting up with some old Pokemon friends (Meowth346 from Pokemon Forever, TCG players, etc.), members from Pokemon USA (hopefully), and will generally just be having an awesome time at the various conferences and events! If I find out something major that is related to Pokemon, I will try to update this website while there, so check back tomorrow!
There hasn't been much TCG news lately...
PokeBeach Chat Room Quiz - Tonight, starting between 10:00 and 10:30 PM, PST (California time), we will be having a Pokemon quiz in the PokeBeach chat room (irc.dejatoons.net #pokebeach.com), with questions covering the games, Anime, and TCG. You won't win anything for participating, since this is such short notice, but if you are bored tonight, feel free to join in and show off your Pokemon knowledge! EDIT: Quiz is over, congrats to H_H for winning, and DukeFireBird for coming in second place! We will do more quizzes in the future!
Oración's Theme - In Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai, the 10th Pokemon movie, Oración is the song the Space-Time Tower plays to calm Dialga and Palkia, and is the same song the main movie character, Alice, plays to calm Pokemon (think of Melody, but except instead of a flute, Alice uses a leaf). The Together 2007 CD, just released in Japan, has Oración's theme song on it, and since many people have been anxious to hear the song in full since it was first played in the first trailer for the 10th movie, it is available for you to download below!
Oración's Theme - 6.00 Mbs
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Another Red and Blue Mew Glitch! - This is a little old, but since I never saw it, some people probably missed it, too! Our forum moderator, DocRobot, showed me to this very interesting video on YouTube of a Mew glitch in Red and Blue (and no, it is not the first Mew glitch discovered a while ago where you can catch Mew in Lavender Town). The glitch allows you to capture a Mew extremely early in the game (before battling Misty), choose what level you want to capture it at by battling a trainer beforehand, and then immediately raising it to level 100 after capturing it! With your new level 100 Mew, you can easily take down Misty, and any other Gym Leader after her, for that matter (thus, taking all the fun out of the game, if you choose to use it, but at least you get a Mew). The glitch can be modified to capture any Pokemon at any level, with the Pokemon knowing all of the moves it would know at the level you capture it at (in the video, the Mew is captured at level 1, and only initially knows Pound). If only we knew about the glitch 8 years ago - then, everyone could have had a Mew...
