Meet the two new Pokemon from the new generation: Zorua and Zoroark. The latest issue of Coro Coro magazine unveiled the new Pokemon. Zoroark was the silhouetted Pokemon on the Coro Coro website.

Both Zorua and Zoroark are Dark-type Pokemon. Zoroark’s name will appear in the 13th Pokemon movie’s name, which translates into “Ruler of Illusions: Zoroark” or “Phantom Champion: Zoroark”. The movie will be released in Japan on July 10, 2010.

GamesRadar.com unveiled their list of most mispronounced game names, and unsurprisingly, Pokemon made the list:

You say: “Poke man, Poke mans, Pookimun, Pokey men, Pockey mon”
Should say: “Po-kay-mon”

Perhaps one of the most commonly mispronounced words in the whole of human existence, we’ve heard so many tragic variations of “pocket monster” that we’ve become unable to call them by their true name. After so many years of mangling, “Poke mans” is completely acceptable even in non-ironic situations. Pokemon: Let us show you how to pronounce them.

The official Pokemon website announced the Pokemon Video Game Championships 2010:

Get ready for the Pokémon Video Game Championships, returning in spring 2010 to cities across the globe!

Returning participants will notice that most of the rules and guidelines are the same as last year, but we’ve been working hard to make exciting changes that will make the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championships better than ever! These changes include:
 

• Players now using Pokémon HeartGold or SoulSilver Version games exclusively
   

• Pokémon Level 51 and higher being automatically graded down to Level 50 for the duration of the battle using a new auto-leveling feature
  • Each Pokémon keeps all of the moves it knew before being adjusted
  • Pokémon that evolve after Level 50 don’t devolve
  • Any Pokémon below Level 50 will stay at its current level
     
• Virtually every Pokémon found in the National Pokédex of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions is eligible, including Pokémon traded in from earlier games, with the following exceptions:
  • Arceus, Celebi, Darkrai, Deoxys, Jirachi, Manaphy, Mew, Phione, and Shaymin cannot participate
  • A team cannot contain more than two of Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Lugia, Mewtwo, Palkia, and Rayquaza during a battle

 
Stay tuned for more information regarding the upcoming Pokémon Video Game Championships! Look for details around March 14th when Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions arrive in stores!

A silhouette of a new Pokemon was revealed on Coro Coro’s website, which will be part of the 5th generation of new Pokemon.

The next generation of Pokemon will be released in Japan this year, with “new fields of adventure and a number of new Pokémons” and “contain various unprecedented experiences”. The announcement was made at Nintendo’s third quarter financial results briefing, presented by Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata:

I’d like to introduce you to another new Pokémon title, which should become one of the most anticipated Nintendo DS titles for this year. The Pokémon Company International and Nintendo have been developing a new Pokémon title with the aim to launch the software this year.


The cumulative global sales of all the Pokémon series software have reached 130 million. This new Pokémon software will become the first brand new Pokémon title in 4 years since Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, which sold more than 5.8 million units in Japan, was launched.


Of course, this totally new Pokémon title will include new fields of adventure and a number of new Pokémons living there. As a totally new version, it will contain various unprecedented experiences.

Lisa Courtney from England claimed the World’s Largest Pokemon Collection with 12,113 different items in the new Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition.


The number of 12,113 different items is as of June 13, 2009 (and it’s probably still growing).

You can start getting your Pikachu-colored Pichu now at GameStop stores, but don’t wait too long, the event ends February 14th.

The pre-order bonus for Pokemon HeartGold and Pokemon SoulSilver began Monday. Get those pre-orders in if you want to receive a Ho-oh figure (HeartGold) or Lugia figure (SoulSilver). And as always, these figures are available while supplies last. GameStop and Amazon, among others, have this promotion going on.

Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light will be released in Japan on March 6, 2010.

Here’s some Pokemon pictures an artist drew in traditional Japanese art form.