International Wifi Tournament Registration Begins!

Over all the different games, the newest Wifi tournament, the International Challenge, has open up for registration. The registration runs from midnight UTC (7:00 PM EDT) until March 21. The tournament begins on March 22 and ends on March 26 at 23:59 UTC (11:59 EDT). The tournament features double battles only and allows you to use any Pokemon you desire EXCEPT for Mewtwo, Mew, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Celebi, Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, Jirachi, Deoxys, Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, Arceus, Victini, Reshiram, Zekrom, and Kyurem. Register quickly, as there are only 50,000 spaces available.

Registration Links

• US: http://pglhelp.pokemon.com/en/gbu/03_12/#firstvisit
• JP: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/wcs2012/itn/?bs001=msign
• If you want any others listed, email me at pokemonplaygroundblog@gmail.com

Registration for Japan Spring Cup 2012 Begins in April

Registration for the Japanese Spring Cup, a Pokemon contest held annually in Japan every spring, begins tomorrow across all regions. A magazine called Famitsu released information on it. The rules are as usual.

Registration begins on April 25 at 13:00 JST until May 1 at 23:59 JST.  The actual tournament runs from May 2 at 00:00 JST until May 6 at 23:59 JST.

Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition - Japanese Wifi Events, Passwords & Bushou Leaders

A massive amount of information was released about P+NA recently.

Wifi Events & Passwords

• First off, two Wifi events have been planed for the game in Japan. These events give insight on different characters. The first one features Reshiram and goes live on March 31, 2012. It explains how Reshiram is connected to Hideyoshi, a Bushou leader. The event is called "Hideyoshi's Reshiram". 
• Next, an event called "Okuni's Episode" features the Bushou leader Okuni and Whirlipede. This can only be played after game completion. During the episode, you learn how Okuni was made princess by Princess Nouhime. It is labeled as a different kind of episode. The event runs from April 14, 2012 to May 11, 2012.
• A password has been revealed for Emolga in Japan. It is a special password that causes the Pokemon you use the password for to appear in a special area. The password is テヘビトカ１リミ. Emolga will appear in Hajime Country.
• Another password has been revealed for Croagunk. It is ２８セメフフロヒ

 

Bushou Leader

Several Bushou leaders and their Pokemon have been revealed. No information has been revealed about their locations or powers.

• Kotaro is teamed with Zoroark
• Ieyasu is teamed with Aggron
• Kanbei is teamed with Dusclops
• Okuni is teamed with Whirlipede
• Nene is teamed with Crobat
• Masamune is teamed with Braviary
• Hanzou is teamed with Spiritomb
• Nouhime is teamed with Mismagius
• Magoichi is teamed with Carnivine
• Keiji is teamed with Rhyhorn
• Tadakatsu is teamed with Metagross
• Hanbei is teamed with Mareep
• Inahime is teamed with Quagsire
• Ujiyasu is teamed with Gigalith.

CoroCoro Images Reveal Box Art & Japanese Keldeo Event + Japanese Meloetta Event

(Thanks to Serebii)

The latest scans from CoroCoro revealed the box art for the upcoming games, Pokemon Black 2 and White 2. Also in the images revealed a Keldeo that will be distributed in Japan once you prebook tickets for the movie, Kyruem and The Sacred Swordsman Keldeo. Finally, the Japanese Official Site accidentally revealed an event for Meloetta.

This image shows that the Pokemon will be on the box according to the color of their body, unlike the previous games. White 2 will have White Kyruem with a white background with fire shooting out from the back. Black 2 has Black Kyruem on a black background with lightning shooting from the behind.

This shows an event involving Keldeo. This doesn't tell much as you cannot see the moveset, but it is confirmed that it is Level 15. This Pokemon is available when you preorder the movie tickets for Kyruem and The Sacred Swordsman Keldeo. Tickets will be available for order on April 14 and Keldeo will be up for download on June 23. It will be available for Black, White, Black 2 and White 2

Japan's Official Pokemon site revealed an event for Meloetta. Nothing is known about this event, and more will come.