Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Black/White Attack and Ability English names revealed!

Pokemon Black & White — 02 March, 2011

Copies of Pokemon Black & White have hit some places early and now all the official English names for the new moves and abilities can be revealed! (UPDATE: also added the Pokedex 'flavor' entries and species to the Pokedex.)

English attack names
English ability names

If you want to see the Japanese names as a reference, we list them all below...

Here they are, listed as Japanese name ? English name

Acid Bomb ? Acid Spray
Acrobat ? Acrobatics
You First ? After You
Side Change ? Ally Switch
Body Purge ? Autotomize
Gift Pass ? Bestow
Blue Flame ? Blue Flare
Lighting Strike ? Bolt Strike
Level Ground ? Bulldoze
Little by Little ? Chip Away
Overhead Throw ? Circle Throw
Clear Smog ? Clear Smog
Snake Coil ? Coil
Cotton Guard ? Cotton Guard
Dragon Tail ? Dragon Tail
Drill Liner ? Drill Run
Double Chop ? Dual Chop
Echo Voice ? Echoed Voice
Electro Ball ? Electro Ball
Electro Net ? Electroweb
Befriend ? Entrainment
Flame Dance ? Fiery Dance
Extreme Risk ? Final Gambit
Fire Oath ? Fire Pledge
Flame Burst ? Flame Burst
Nitro Charge ? Flame Charge
Trickery ? Foul Play
Freeze Bolt ? Freeze Shock
Ice Breath ? Frost Breath
Cross Thunder ? Fusion Bolt
Cross Flame ? Fusion Flare
Gear Saucer ? Gear Grind
Frozen World ? Glaciate
Grass Oath ? Grass Pledge
Guard Share ? Guard Split
Afro Break ? Head Charge
Healing Wave ? Heal Pulse
Heart Stamp ? Heart Stamp
Heat Stamp ? Heat Crash
Heavy Bomber ? Heavy Slam
Evil Eye ? Hex
Claw Sharpen ? Hone Claws
Wood Horn ? Horn Leech
Windstorm ? Hurricane
Cold Flare ? Ice Burn
Icicle Drop ? Icicle Crash
Incinerate ? Incinerate
Purgatory ? Inferno
Grass Mixer ? Leaf Tornado
Low Kick/Ankle Sweep ? Low Sweep
Magic Room ? Magic Room
Night Burst ? Night Daze
Power Share ? Power Split
Psycho Shock ? Psyshock
Psycho Break ? Psystrike
Postpone ? Quash
Fast Guard ? Quick Guard
Butterfly Dance ? Quiver Dance
Anger Powder ? Rage Powder
Shell Blade ? Razor Shell
Mirror Type ? Reflect Type
Ancient Song ? Relic Song
Retaliate ? Retaliate
Sing-a-round ? Round
Sacred Sword ? Sacred Sword
Boiling Water ? Scald
Ball of Flame ? Searing Shot
Mystery Sword ? Secret Sword
Shell Smash ? Shell Smash
Gear Change ? Shift Gear
Simple Beam ? Simple Beam
Freefall ? Sky Drop
Slime Wave ? Sludge Wave
Knock Down ? Smack Down
Bark Out ? Snarl
Submerge ? Soak
Hard Roller ? Steamroller
Assist Power ? Stored Power
Mountain Storm ? Storm Throw
Bug Opposition ? Struggle Bug
Synchro Noise ? Synchronoise
Sweep Slap ? Tail Slap
Techno Buster ? Techno Blast
Telekinesis ? Telekinesis
V-Generate ? V-Create
Venom Shock ? Venoshock
Volt Change ? Volt Switch
Water Oath ? Water Pledge
Wide Guard ? Wide Guard
Wild Bolt ? Wild Charge
Wonder Room ? Wonder Room
Cheer Up ? Work Up Analysis ? Analytic
Pigeon Heart ? Big Pecks
Perversity ? Contrary
Cursed Body ? Cursed Body
Faint-Hearted ? Defeatist
Rivalry ? Defiant
Wild Fever ? Flare Boost
Friend Guard ? Friend Guard
Harvest ? Harvest
Healing Heart ? Healer
Heavy Metal ? Heavy Metal
Illusion ? Illusion
Eccentric ? Imposter
Slip Through ? Infiltrator
Metal Thorns ? Iron Barbs
Righteous Heart ? Justified
Light Metal ? Light Metal
Magic Mirror ? Magic Bounce
Inconsistent ? Moody
Overconfident ? Moxie
Multiscale ? Multiscale
Mummy ? Mummy
Dustproof ? Overcoat
Wicked Thief ? Pickpocket
Underhanded ? Poison Touch
Teasing Heart ? Prankster
Chatter ? Rattled
Regeneration Power ? Regenerator
Sand Power ? Sand Force
Sand Artillery ? Sand Rush
Herbivore ? Sap Sipper
Brute Force ? Sheer Force
Telepathy ? Telepathy
Tera Voltage ? Teravolt
Poison Rampage ? Toxic Boost
Turbo Blaze ? Turboblaze
Tension ? Unnerve
Victory Star ? Victory Star
Armor Break ? Weak Armor
Miracle Skin ? Wonder Skin
Daruma Mode ? Zen Mode

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Befriending a Pokemon, New Crossover Game, New Movie

Befriending a Pokemon, New Crossover Game, New Movie [permalink]Posted by Jigglypuff on 18 Dec 2011 at 8:26pm PSTIt's been a busy time for all of us, so I apologize for the lack of news posts recently. There is a bit to report now, however.

First off, the results of the Vote to Befriend a Pokemon poll have been posted. Arceus, who has no special ability in the Dream World, took first place. The password to unlock it will be revealed in February. The rest of the Top 10 from the poll are, with bolded names having special Dream World abilities, Mudkip, Ditto, Mew, Magikarp, Deoxys, Darkrai, Celebi, Pikachu, and Rayquaza.

The other big news right now (which our Facebook fans have already seen) is that a new crossover game, Pokemon Ranse, has been announced. The game mixes Pokemon with Feudal Japan, specifically the classic game series Nobunaga's Ambition by Koei - who may be better known in the English-speaking world for their Samurai Warriors games, featuring the same characters. The game is due out for the DS next year.

The next Pokemon Movie has been announced, which features Kyurem.

OMG. That new crossover looks so epic. If they can overcome the licensing issues, it would be awesome if it got a stateside release. How could anyone NOT want Samurai and Pokemon in the SAME GAME?Still upset about Arceus. Absolutely furious about Mudkip and Magikarp. Ditto should have won. The number of trolls are growing daily...

But yeah, Samurai and Pokemon makes it a bit better! (Not really, off to cry in a corner now.)

I'm still mad at the results too. I can sort of see Arceus, or possibly Rayquaza, but Mudkip is just too crazy. And I can't explain Magikarp at all... (I'm not exaggerating)Agreed would love to see that game come stateside. I just wish they would revise it so that voting goes through the Global Link site so that its only those that actually own the game and keeps people from voting multiple times with a different IP address.
maybe we (Psypokes) should request an event Pokemon. I don't know if it is to much to ask or not but I think it is worth a try. like DW Ditto, Breloom or Riolu. :) @azul,

Wonderful idea! Prehaps a Mew? A DW Ditto would be fine as well, but a Mew would be even better.

@Poke-piper No it wouldn't. The 3 azul named are awesome.We're just a fan site, guys. We don't have any Nintendo representatives on quick dial or something.ya I know but it was kinda a brain fart so i thought I would just say it.
I might just ask on my own.@Frost,

(You are one of my heroes, just on a side note.) Aside from that, we could at very least dream about it. It would be neat though.

@DragoBoy,

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it. So I won't say anything.

@azul i agree with the pokemon you named, very good selection. :)
@Poke-piper mew is not exactly 'better' but different. i prefer ditto though. its more beneficial for competitive battlers. like me. i actually just traded mew in from my old game but im guessing you have no access whatsoever to any other DS so you wanted to get mew in this event.

im kinda mad about the results, it just HAD to be friggin arceus ._. oh well hopefully we can get a ditto dreamworld event or something aswell as mew.
and about the new game. im phyced........ physced. (can someone show me how to spell that?) princess in need with trusty jigglypuff, main character with strong sense of justice, crazy king people who dress in the colors of their main pokemon. clan people battling eachother. yup its all there. epic.

@griffinwolf,

I do agree Mew is not better, but different in a good way. I have always loved Mew, and when the Mew Event came out earlier this year, my DS flopped and it refused to come in my game. I was furious. At Nintendo. They wouldn't do anything! I tried every day of the event. (And it wasn't my Wonder Cards, I deleted them for Mew.)

So yeah. That was my rant on Mew.

(P.S. Nice use of clans.)

@Poke-piper very sorry to hear that :(. i missed alot of events though (not the mew one) because my DS completely lost wifi connection and i couldn't get the mystery gift pokemon. The wifi is still kinda messed up(which greatly confuses me) but i managed to get the amazing victini. :) btw everyone, happy holidays!!!You must login to post a comment


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Monday, February 6, 2012

Zorua & Zoroark confirmed and more English names

Pokemon Black & White — 14 December, 2010

Zorua, from Pokemon White and Black Zorua and Zoroark, two event Pokemon from the upcoming Black and White versions, have been confirmed by Nintendo. They keep the names we already know them by.

Also confirmed are the Illusion ability and two moves: Hone Claws, previously translated as Claw Sharpen; and Foul Play, previously translated as Trickery.

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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Sunday, February 5, 2012

Gym leaders and town names for Black & White revealed

Pokemon Black & White — 11 February, 2011

We're a bit late with this news, but the gym leaders and Elite Four character names have been revealed, as well as most of the town/city names in Unova. The town names are all based on cloud formations!

Gym leaders:
1. Cilan (Grass), Chili (Fire), Cress (Water) - you fight one of them depending on your chosen starter.
2. Lenora (Normal)
3. Burgh (Bug)
4. Elesa (Electric)
5. Clay (Ground)
6. Skyla (Flying)
7. Brycen (Ice)
8. Shaga or Iris (Dragon) - former is in Pokemon Black, latter in Pokemon White

Elite Four:
1. Shauntel (Ghost)
2. Grimsley (Dark)
3. Caitlin (Psychic)
4. Marshal (Fighting)
Champion: Alder

Town names:
Kanoko Town is now Nuvema Town
Karakusa Town is now Accumula Town
Sanyou City is now Striaton City
Shippou City is now Nacrene City
Hiun City is now Castelia City
Raimon City is now Nimbassa City
Sazanami Town is now Undella Town
Kagome Town is now Lacunosa Town
Souryuu City is now Opelucid City
Sekka City is now Icirrus City
Fukiyose City is now Mistralton City
Hodomoe City is now Driftveil City

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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New egg move guides for every Pokemon!

Site Updates — 10 July, 2011

We have yet another cool section to unveil at Pokemon Database today! This one is a guide to the egg moves that Pokemon can learn.

We already list the moves every Pokemon can learn by breeding in each Pokedex. Now every Pokemon gets an extra page which shows you how they can get those moves. Simply click the link by their egg move list in the Pokedex.

For example, Hydreigon learns Dark Pulse by breeding. With the Hydreigon egg moves page, you can see all the compatible parents. No compatible parents learn by level up, and only the Hydreigon family learn by breeding, but you can teach the Dark Pulse TM to Arbok, Gyarados or Seviper in Generation 4, then migrate to breed with the Hydreigon family.

Similarly for Weavile, with just a few clicks you can figure out how to get Ice Punch by chain breeding from Medicham to Lopunny to Weavile. Or, save some time by sketching moves with a Smeargle!

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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Saturday, February 4, 2012

New HeartGold/SoulSilver pages

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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Friday, February 3, 2012

Virtuoso Victini event

General News — 16 December, 2011

The legendary Pokemon Victini is to be available over wifi again. Known as Virtuoso Victini, this one is more special than the previous Liberty Garden event as it has three exclusive moves: Fusion Bolt (previously Zekrom's signature move), Fusion Flare (previously Reshiram's signature move), and V-Create (Victini-exclusive move).

Victini can be obtained over Mystery Gift. As usual you simply choose Mystery Gift in the menu of Pokemon Black or Pokemon White, then Receive via Nintendo WFC. The event started on December 3rd and runs until December 31st.

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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Thursday, February 2, 2012

European wi-fi event: shiny Raikou, Entei or Suicune

Pokemon Events — 13 January, 2011

A new event is coming to Europe to obtain the legendary beasts. They are the same shiny Pokemon currently available at Gamestop in the US, but will be distributed over wi-fi, from February 7th.
Raikou, Entei, Suicune - the legendary beastsNo word yet on exactly how the event will run but we'll keep you posted. Remember, when you transfer them to Pokemon Black or Pokemon White you are able to catch Zoroark.

Virtuoso Victini event
16 December, 2011 • General News

Yep, I'm still here!
16 December, 2011 • General News

A fiendish new design and some new content!
22 October, 2011 • Site Updates

Mamoswine & Banette available through Pokemon Global Link
22 October, 2011 • Pokemon Events

'Pokemon Gray' domain registered by Nintendo! Er... 3 years ago!
22 October, 2011 • General News

New area "Spooky Manor" added to Dream World!
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Black & White

New year-long event: birthday Togekiss
28 September, 2011 • Pokemon Events

New updates to Pokebase including Rate My Team section
25 September, 2011 • Site Updates

New game: Pokemon Rumble Blast coming to 3DS
30 July, 2011 • General News

New egg move guides for every Pokemon!
10 July, 2011 • Site Updates

Announcing PokemonDb - a new Pokedex mobile web app!
02 June, 2011 • Site Updates

3D Pokedex app to be released on Nintendo 3DS
02 June, 2011 • General News


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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

New Pokemon Game to be Revealed Next Month!

Purposefully a day late with this news because of yesterday’s big TCG update!

This month’s CoroCoro has promised that next month’s issue will reveal a brand new Pokemon game! Whether or not it will be a main series game or a side game remains to be seen. The past three main series releases (BW, HGSS, Platinum) were all revealed in April and May of the years they were released, but this one is being announced in January, so we’ll see what happens. The game news may break before CoroCoro reveals it, such as on Pokemon Smash or at the Jump Festa trade show, so be sure to keep checking back here!

If the new game is a main series game, the obvious contenders are Ruby and Sapphire remakes or a “Pokemon Gray.” Since Kyurem is in the 15th movie this summer, a “Pokemon Gray” seems more likely to be made first, especially if Kyurem gets a new Forme like Giratina did in the 11th movie (and with its odd design, it seems likely). Either way, we’ll find out soon what’s going on!


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More BW5 Tid-Bits

We know more about March’s BW5 then we know about January’s Dragon Selection mini-set. Also, Merry Christmas Eve everyone!

BW5 Dragon Blade and Dragon Blast Product Order Sheet

Some new preliminary information has surfaced concerning BW5, Dragon Blade and Dragon Blast, which will be released in Japan on March 16th. The set will contain a new Special Energy, which one can predict to be “Dragon Energy,” though this is not confirmed yet. If this prediction is true, this will be similar to when Darkness and Metal-type Pokemon first appeared in Neo Genesis with Special Energy versions of their type. It was not until many years later the TCG saw basic Energy of those types, though. (Though who knows, we could get both this time!) The Hydreigon and Garchomp 30-card decks will each come with the new Special Energy and Rare Candy.

A product order sheet, pictured right, has revealed that when you buy a booster box of BW5, you will receive a holo Ninetales promo card. The Ninetales will most likely be in the set with alternate artwork as with the past few sets. Why not give us a Dragon-type Pokemon as the promo?! Maybe because the promo information has to be revealed early, and doing so would spoil what the new Dragon-type card template looks like. Thanks goes to Nanimonoka for the translations!


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