UK Pokemon X & Y Battle Tournament Announced
Today, Nintendo have announced that the Pokmeon X & Y Battle Tournament is on its way to the UK. Kicking off on 1st March, Pokemon fans across the country can gather at their local Game or shopping centres to face off against their peers. For those who make it through…
More Official Details on Diancie for Western Fans
Following the official reveal of Diancie in Japan's CoroCoro magazine earlier this week, details have now emerged for Pokemon fans worldwide. New screenshots depicting the Rock/Fairy-type Pokemon in action have been revealed on the Pokemon X and Y website, as well as a gameplay video, seen above. The website also…
New Pokemon Diancie Officially Revealed
In the latest issue of CoroCoro magazine, Pokemon #719, Diancie, has been officially announced. This news comes as Diancie is set to star in its own movie, Coccoon of Destruction & Diancie, which is due out in Japan on July 14th. There are currently no details on how the Rock/Fairy-type…
Pokémon Bank is Back
Yes, you are reading that right, Pokémon Bank has been just re-added to the Japanese eShop as version 1.1. This new version is supposed to have added countermeasures to stop the servers from overloading again which is fantastic as we don't want another delay. The free trial for Asian countries has…
Nintendo Working on Resolving Remaining Pokemon Bank Problems
Pokemon Bank is still missing in action both in Japan and in the West following unexpected downtime for Nintendo online, which has been on-going since last week. Via twitter, Nintendo confirmed that they are still working on resolving several issues found within the Pokemon Bank. Both what these issues are and when the…
An Update on Pokémon Bank and Transfer
According to a tweet from Nintendo of Japan, Pokémon Bank and Transfer could be being released very soon. It seems that after some final testing, these services should be coming back online and soon released in the west after they were delayed over Christmas. Better get your old Pokémon ready, Bank…
VGU Awards: Top 5 Games of the Year
Here it is, the list you've all been waiting for, it's our top 5 games of the year. You may have seen some of these choices coming, but I guarantee you didn't see this first one on the horizon. So without further ado, introducing the 5th best game of the…
Buying Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter Will Get You Club Nintendo Coins
If you are saving up your Club Nintendo Coins and you happen to have Pokémon X and Y then you will have another reason to get Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter since, according to this image from Club Nintendo, you will get 15 Coins for both of the applications when you purchase…
The Nintendo eShop is Back On All Nintendo Systems
Nintendo have recently tweeted that the Nintendo eShop is now working on all of Nintendo's systems: While this is good news for Nintendo fans, there is still no Pokémon Bank and Transporter available with Nintendo only stating that they will share more information about their launch as soon as possible.…
The Signature Moves of all the Transferred Legendary Pokémon
Poor Route 7.. As most Pokémon fans know, Nintendo have removed Pokémon Bank and Transfer from the eShop due to some trouble with the service over the holidays. This means a lot of European fans are still waiting to transfer and store all their hard earned and collected Pokémon while also missing out on using…
[Update] Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter Have Been Postponed
Pokémon fans awoke today with the disappointing news that Pokémon Bank and Poké Transporter has had to be delayed for North America, Europe and Oceania regions due to a large volume of traffic to the Nintendo Network service. Japanese fans have been effected as well since the applications have been taken off of the…
VGU Awards: Top 5 Nintendo Exclusive Games
Nintendo, debatably, may have not had the best time in 2013, annoying as many fans as they have impressed. They have also had to contend with the big two behemoths that are the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One joining the next gen battle and putting up with the continuous backlash…
Pokémon the Series XY is Coming Soon in 2014
Pokémon fans get ready to start 2014 with a bang as Pokémon the Series: XY is coming to Cartoon Network on Saturday, January 18th. I WANNA BE THE VERYYYY BEST Catchy theme aside, this series starts off with rather quickly with Ash heading to Kalos, the new region introduced in Pokémon…
By Downloading Pokémon Bank You Get a Special Gift Pokemon For Free
The Pokémon Company today have announced that Pokémon trainers who download Pokémon Bank at anytime between December 27th, 2013, and September 30th, 2014, will receive a special gift for their Pokémon X and Y games. What is that special gift? The Mythical Time Pokémon, Celebii. This gift Celebii will be Level 10 and will know the moves Recover,…
Generation Six Competitive Pokémon Corner – The Sticky Solution to Goodra
After examining the starter Pokémon from Kalos we now move on the pseudo legendary of the 6th gen, the Soft Tissue Dragon, Goodra. Will it live up to the previous pseudo legendaries or will it be a big messy let down? GOODRA Goodra and its evolution line are quite surprising.…
The New Pokémon Bank Trailer Shows Off Its Main Features and Some Extras
These features, that music, those Pokémon! Pokémon Bank is coming soon around the world so the thousands of Pokémon trainers playing Pokémon X and Y can finally fill their Pokédexs. But that's not all using Pokémon Bank will get you, when you transfer Pokémon via Pokémon Bank you get either Battle Points or Pokémiles (depending on the…
Competitive Play Ruined by Pokemon Battle Analyser
Hackers have already been hard at work finding ways to help ease peoples online experiences with Pokemon X and Y for the 3DS. Their latest work, known as the Pokemon Battle Analyser, seems to do just that. The program allows players to have full view of their online rival's Pokemon…
A Pokémon X and Y 2DS Bundle is Coming to Europe
Various websites in Europe have started to show that a Pokémon X and Y themed 2DS will soon be available in Europe. One of the sites lists this bundle at €149 (or around £125 for UK residents) which is rather cheap for a handheld and should be considered if you are thinking…
Pokémon X and Y Games Have Sold 1 Million Units Faster Than Any Other 3DS Game to Date
Nintendo America has been celebrating today as they revealed (via a fancy infographic) that Pokémon X and Y are the fastest selling games on the 3DS platform to date, reaching one million copies sold in record time. This also increased the amount of 2DS/3DS purchases by 135% making it so that…
Getting a Shiny Pokémon has Just got Much Easier
A new method has been discovered which allows trainers to potentially get a shiny Pokémon 100% of the time. It involves using a program called "Instacheck Hotspot". This program checks the data being sent between the Pokémon X and Y games and looks through this information for a "Shiny Value". Why is this important?…
The First English Pokémon X and Y Trading Cards Uncovered
The next set in the Pokémon Trading Card Game is bringing the game to the Kalos region and with it, more Pokémon for players to use: Chesnaught / Grass / HP160Stage 2 - Evolves from Quilladin Ability: Spiky ShieldIf this Pokemon is your Active Pokemon and is damaged by an attack, put…