Solve the Mystery of the Enigma Stone

July 27, 2010 | 2 Comments

From July 31 until August 27, 2010 HeartGold and SoulSilver owners can download a special Mystery Gift over the Nintendo Wi-Fi. It is an Enigma Stone. Its not much on its own, but if you take it to the Pewter Museum where they reanimate fossils that you have found, they will reveal that it is actually Soul Dew.

Soul Dew is a rare item that when held by Latios or Latias will raise both their Special Attack and their Special Defense one level (50%). After exchanging your Enigmas Stone for Soul Dew, Steven Stone will appear in Pewter City and reveal that Soul Dew is believed to be the solidified spirits of Latios and Latias. Once you leave you will be challenged by them depending on the version you are playing.

For SoulSilver, you will challenged by Latias. She will be at level 40 and know the following moves:

Heartgold users will be challenged by Latios. He also will be at level 40 and know these moves:

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

  • A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
  • Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

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Jirachi Available for Download from Nintendo Wi-Fi

June 27, 2010 | 6 Comments

For those who missed the Jirachi giveaway from Gamestop, the wishmaker Jirachi will be available as a Mystery Gift download on the Nintendo Wi-Fi until July 16th, 2010. Jirachi will unlock the Night Sky’s Edge PokeWalker course in HeartGold and SoulSilver.
These Jirachis will be at level 5 and will be holding an rare Liechi Berry that will boost its attack when its HP is low. They will come with a Classic Ribbon and know the following moves:

Wish
Confusion
Rest
Draco Meteor, which is a very powerful Dragon type move that cannot be taught to Jirachi any other way

For Diamond, Pearl or Platinum, if you have received mystery gifts before then you are ready to go. Just click on MYSTERY GIFT on the opening screen, then RECEIVE GIFT, then GET VIA NINTENDO WFC and it will load the Wonder Card on to your game.
If you have yet to receive a mystery gift, go to the 3rd floor in Jubilife TV. Talk to the man next to a lady and type in “everyone happy” as a response to his first question and type in “wi-fi connection” to the next question. Save your game and when you restart it the MYSTERY GIFT option box will appear below NEW GAME on the opening screen.

    As per usual you will need to have:

  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three) and you can’t have previously received the Jirachi wonder card
  • A Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and a DS
  • Have obtained the Pokedex
  • A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

  • A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
  • Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

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Winner’s Path is Open for Travel

May 6, 2010 | 2 Comments

The newest Pokéwalker course is now available for wifi download until June 25th, 2010. It’s appropriately named the Winner’s Path and has pokémon that have moves that are not learned as level up moves and useful hold items for battling. These pokémon and items may be the help you need to conquer the elite four or maybe knock off Red from atop Mt. Silver.
As with the all courses there are beneficial natures that can lower the minimum step count by 25% and those types are Dark, Electric and Fighting. The pokémon available from this course are:

Group C C B B A A
Magikarp♂ Bronzor Duskull♂ Horsea♂ Beldum Munchlax♂
Hold Item Wacan Berry Occa Berrry Reaper Cloth Dragon Scale Shuca Berry Leftovers
Level 5 5 5 5 5 5
Moves Splash
Bounce		 Tackle
Confusion
Trick Room		 Leer
Night Shade
Imprison		 Bubble
Smokescreen
Muddy Water		 Take Down
Zen Headbutt
Iron Head
Iron Defense		 Metronome
Tackle
Defense Curl
Selfdestruct
Steps Required 0 0 3000 3000 8000 8000

There are also some valuable items that can be found with the dowsing app and they are:
Chesto Berry
Persim Berry (500+ Steps)
Lum Berry (1000+ Steps)
Sitrus Berry (2000+ Steps)
White Herb (5000+ Steps)
Power Herb (6000+ Steps)
Choice Specs (7000+ Steps)
Choice Band (8000+ Steps)
Choice Scarf (9000+ Steps)
Focus Sash (10000+ Steps)

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

  • A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
  • Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

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2010 Pokémon Video Game Championship

April 21, 2010 | 4 Comments

For HeartGold and SoulSilver battlers, the 2010 Pokémon Video Game Championship kick off with the Northwest Region Event on May 8th, 2010 in Seattle and head across the USA and Western Europe this summer culminating this June in Indianapolis for the national championship with the Word Championships being held in Kona, Hawaii in August. The competition is broken up into a junior division for ages 12 and under and a senior division for ages 13 and up. Players are allowed to bring six pokemon and battle in a 4 vs. 4 doubles format with a level 50 autolevel. Only Mew, Celebi, Jirachi, Deoxys, Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus are excluded but several Uber legendaries are limited to two for each battle. For more information on rules and registration see the Pokémon Video Game Championship Website
Regional events are scheduled for:

  • Saturday, May 8, 2010 – Seattle, WA
  • Saturday, May 15, 2010 – San Francisco, CA
  • Saturday, May 22, 2010 – Phoenix, AZ
  • Saturday, May 29, 2010 – Dallas, TX
  • Saturday, June 5, 2010 – Atlanta, GA
  • Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Newark, NJ
  • Saturday, May 29, 2010 – Birmingham, England
  • Saturday, June 5, 2010 – Cologne, Germany
  • Saturday, June 12, 2010 – Lyon, France
  • Saturday, June 19, 2010 – Madrid, Spain

The top 16 finishers in each region are invited to the national championships on June 26 – 28, 2010 in Indianapolis, IN and those top 16 finishers will be invited to compete in the World Championships scheduled August 14 and 15, 2010 in Kona, Hawaii.

If you attend any of these events you may download a special Shiny Eevee whether you compete or just show up to watch.

This Eevee will be at level 50 holding a Focus Sash and be in a Cherish Ball with Classic Ribbon. It will have the following moves:

  • Iron Tail
  • Trump Card
  • Flail
  • Quick Attack

To get Shiny Eevee, you must:

  • Have your own copy of Pokémon HeartGold Version or Pokémon SoulSilver Version
  • Have your own Nintendo DS™ system
  • Have acquired the Pokédex in your game
  • Have no more than two Wonder Cards in your inventory

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Yellow Forest Course for HeartGold and SoulSilver

March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment


Do you love Pikachu? Then this course is for you!
As most of you know the new pokémon games HeartGold and SoulSilver were recently released and the newest feature is the Pokéwalker, a pedometer that you can take with you and earn watts that allow you to catch wild pokémon and receive items while you are away from your DS. For more information on the Pokéwalker check out this article.
The newest course will be available to download as a Mystery Gift over Nintendo wi-fi from April 1st to May 5th, 2010. While most courses have six different pokémon that you can battle and catch, this course has six different Pikachus that you can battle and catch.
Like the other courses the more steps that you accumulate in a day the more likely you are to encounter the rarer varieties and like other courses there are beneficial types to take on your stroll that lower the required steps by 25% and for this course those types are Ground, Electric, and Grass. It is not uncommon if you head out on a stroll with no pokémon in your pokéwalker that one will join your party and since it has to be a Pikachu you will have an advantageous type and may be able to bring back four Pikachus from your stroll.
Most of these Pikachus have moves that are not level-up moves and some have moves that can’t be acquired any other way.
These Pikachus are:

Group C
Level 10 ♀ (0+ Steps) holding an Oran Berry with the moves Thundershock, Growl, and Tail Whip

Level 10 ♂ (0+ Steps) holding a TinyMushroom with the moves Thundershock, Growl, Tail Whip and Thunder Wave

Group B
Level 12 ♀ (5000+ Steps) holding a Sitrus Berry with the moves Volt Tackle, Fake Out, Thundershock, and Growl

Level 13 ♂ (2000+ Steps) holding a Leppa Berry with the moves Flail, Thunder Wave, Helping Hand, and Shock Wave

Group A
Level 14 ♀ (9500+ Steps) holding a Lum Berry with the moves Surf, Thunderbolt, Thunder Wave and Quick Attack

Level 15 ♂ (10000+ Steps) holding a Shuca Berry with the moves Fly, Thunder, Growl, and Tail Whip

There are also items that can be found with the dowsing app and they are:
Big Mushrooom
Cheri Berry (600+ Steps)
Chesto Berry (700+ Steps)
Pecha Berry (800+ Steps)
Rawst Berry (900+ Steps)
Aspear Berry (1000+ Steps)
Big Root (4000+ Steps)
Miracle Seed (5000+ Steps)
ThunderStone (6000+ Steps)
Light Ball (7000+ Steps)

Unlike previous pokémon games, HeartGold and SoulSilver have the Mystery Gift box visible on the opening screen to start the game. Just scroll down below the CONNECT TO POKéWALKER box, click on the MYSTERY GIFT box, click RECEIVE GIFT and click GET VIA NINTENDO WFC.
You must have:

  • A HeartGold or SoulSilver game and a DS
  • Obtained the pokedex from Prof. Elm
  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A wireless connection setup (use the box below MYSTERY GIFT to establish your connection settings)

Once you download this course you can use it any time you like, but get your walking shoes on because 10,000+ steps for a Flying Pikachu is the highest step count goal of any of the courses and once you reach that plateau there is still only a 2-3% of finding a Flying or Surfing Pikachu.

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Second Chance for the Shiny Pichu Event

March 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment

If you missed last month’s giveaway of the Shiny Pichu at Gamestop you get one more chance. The Shiny Pichu will trigger an event when traded to HeartGold and SoulSilver that will allow you to befriend a Spiky-Eared Pichu in Ilex Forest at the Celebi Shrine. The Shiny Pichu is darker colored than a normal one, similar to a Pikachu. These are available as a Mystery Gift download on the Nintendo Wi-Fi until March 25, 2010 so that Europe and Australia can get a chance to get them before HeartGold and SoulSilver are released there, but North American games can download them also. These Pichus will be at level 30 and will be holding an Everstone that will keep them from evolving. They will come with a Classic Ribbon and know the following moves:
Charge
Volt Tackle
Endure
Endeavor

The Spiky-Eared Pichu will also be at level 30 and will be holding a Zap Plate and know these moves:
Volt Tackle
Helping Hand
Swagger
Pain Split

If you have received mystery gifts before then you are ready to go. Just click on MYSTERY GIFT on the opening screen, then RECEIVE GIFT, then GET VIA NINTENDO WFC and it will load the Wonder Card on to your game.
If you have yet to receive a mystery gift, go to the 3rd floor in Jubilife TV. Talk to the man next to a lady and type in “everyone happy” as a response to his first question and type in “wi-fi connection” to the next question. Save your game and when you restart it the MYSTERY GIFT option box will appear below NEW GAME on the opening screen.

    As per usual you will need to have:

  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and a DS
  • Have obtained the Pokedex

Remember, you can only get one shiny Pichu per game cartridge and if you picked up one from Gamestop last month you won’t be able to download this one. You can, however, trade them to another game and restart your game thus allowing you to get as many Pichus as you can want if you are willing to grind through the intro part of the game over and over again.
Stay tuned as the Yellow Forest Event for the Pokéwalker has already been announced for April 1, 2010.

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Jirachi is Available Now in U.S. and Mexico

February 3, 2010 | 7 Comments

The next event has been announced in preparation for the upcoming release of HeartGold and SoulSilver. It will be the wishmaker Jirachi that will unlock the Night Sky’s Edge PokeWalker course in those games. These will be given away at Gamestops in the U.S. and Puerto Rico and at Game Planet in Mexico from February 27 to March 13th, 2010. Click here to find the location of the nearest Gamestop to you. They are also availble Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Game Planet in Mexico during this same time frame. For more info on Game Planet Jirachis click here.
These Jirachis will be at level 5 and will be holding an rare Liechi Berry that will boost its attack when its HP is low. They will come with a Classic Ribbon and know the following moves:

Wish
Confusion
Rest
Draco Meteor, which is a very powerful Dragon type move that cannot be taught to Jirachi any other way

    As per usual you will need to have:

  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A North American version of Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and a DS
  • Have obtained the Pokedex

Remember, you can only get one Jirachi per game chip. You can, however, trade them to another game and restart your game thus allowing you to get as many Jirachis as you can want if you are willing to grind through the intro part of the game over and over again.
Gamestops and Game Planet are also giving away figurines with pre-orders of HeartGold and SoulSilver while supplies last prior to their March 14th release date and don’t forget to pick up your shiny Pichu which is available until February 14th.

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Shiny Pichu Event Coming to Gamestop

January 14, 2010 | 7 Comments

The next event has been announced in preparation for the upcoming release of HeartGold and SoulSilver. It will be a Shiny Pichu that will trigger an event in those games that will allow you to befriend a Spiky-Eared Pichu in Ilex Forest at the Celebi Shrine. A Shiny Pichu is darker colored than a normal one, similar to a Pikachu. These will be given away at Gamestops in the U.S. and Puerto Rico from January 30th to February 14th, 2010. Click here to find the location of the nearest Gamestop to you. These Pichus will be at level 30 and will be holding an Everstone that will keep them from evolving. They will come with a Classic Ribbon and know the following moves:
Charge
Volt Tackle
Endure
Endeavor

The Spiky-Eared Pichu will also be at level 30 and will be holding a Zap Plate and know these moves:
Volt Tackle
Helping Hand
Swagger
Pain Split

    As per usual you will need to have:

  • Room for the wonder card (can’t have more than three)
  • A North American version of Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and a DS
  • Have obtained the Pokedex

Remember, you can only get one shiny Pichu per game chip. You can, however, trade them to another game and restart your game thus allowing you to get as many Pichus as you can want if you are willing to grind through the intro part of the game over and over again.
Stay tuned as a Jirachi Event should follow this one as we near the March 14th release date of HeartGold and SoulSilver!

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72-Hour Pokémon Marathon

December 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment

In case you haven’t heard, The Speed Gamers are holding another Pokémon marathon. During this 72-hour event, the team will be using only their Pokémon games (including HeartGold and SoulSilver imports; no trading) in an attempt to catch all 493 Pokémon. They are working to earn $15,000 for Ally’s House, a subsidiary of St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital that was established to help kids with cancer and their families.

Watch the live stream here:
Streaming live video by Ustream

TSG’s site includes another game being played, a ChipIn widget that allows you to donate, and a live chat. The marathon continues until 6:00pm CST Monday. Until then, enjoy the marathon!

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Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG): Rumble

December 19, 2009 | 1 Comment

Pokemon Rumble

On December 2, 2009 Pokemon International released the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG): Rumble to coincide with the release of the Pokemon Rumble game on WiiWare. This game combines TCG strategy with a board game presentation, is fully compatible with all of your existing Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) cards and can be played with two to seven players.

The box contains 16 cards (same in every box), a set of energy dice, a targeting die, a Battle Royale Playmat, 14 player markers (two per player), and rules. The 16 cards are from an exclusive Pokémon Rumble set that can only be acquired in this box and each card has a foil Pokémon Rumble logo imprinted on it.

The game begins by laying out the Battle Royale Playmat and placing Pokemon cards (one face-up and one face-down) on each of the seven slots on the playmat. Players then take turns placing their player markers (max of two per slot, can’t double up your own marker) on the playmat. The player markers have either a three or a five on the back side and these numbers come into play when the game ends for scoring purposes.

On a player’s turn the four energy dice are rolled. The dice are six-siders that have a dash on one side and various energy symbols on the other five faces. There is also a special energy symbol that can be used as any type of energy. After rolling the dice the player scans the Pokémon on the playmat (not just ones with his/her marker) and chooses which attack to use. For example Rattata can use Bite for 20 damage at a cost of two colorless energy and Pikachu can use Volt Tackle which can cause 60 damage to another Pokémon but also causes 10 damage to Pikachu for a cost of one electric and two colorless energy. If both of these Pokémon are on the playmat and a player rolls enough energy they can use either of these attacks to injure or knock out other Pokémon.

After choosing what attack to use from which Pokémon a special red target die is cast. This is another six-sided die that is numbered from one to three (three ones, two twos, one three) and decides which Pokemon is hit with the attack. All attacks are made in a clockwise direction and the Pokémon launching the attack can not attack itself.

After rolling the target die and seeing which Pokemon is hit weaknesses and resistances are taken into consideration. This part of the game works exactly the same as the standard TCG system. When a Pokémon is weak or strong against an attack they suffer more or less damage. If a Pokémon is not knocked out from an attack, damage counters are placed on the card. If a Pokémon is knocked out from the attack the attacking player takes the card and flips the remaining card face-up. If that was the last Pokémon in that slot then the slot remains empty and is ignored for the rest of the game.

There are two ways for the game to end: If only one player still has markers on the playmat or if only one pile of Pokémon still has player markers on it. When the game ends any remaining player markers on the playmat are given back to their respective players and the number on the back is added to their score along with one point per Pokémon defeated. If a player knocked-out four Pokémon then four points would be added to their score. If this same player had their three point marker on the playmat at the end of the game their score would now be seven (four Pokémon + three point player marker). The player with the highest score is the winner.

The cards in the game are 100% compatible with the existing Pokémon TCG cards but not all Pokémon TCG cards can be used in Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG): Rumble. Any Pokémon that requires more than four energy for its attacks can not be used due to the number of dice in the game. Also special effects are not used in this game so Pokémon who rely on such things will be less powerful.

All in all I have to say that we played the game and found it enjoyable. The game is weighted more towards luck than strategy (dice) but some basic strategic skills will help. The learning curve is very low and even though the game suggests players be 10 or older this game can easily be played with younger players who enjoy collecting the Pokémon Trading Cards but are not able to play the game.

Put this one on your holiday shopping list for your Pokemon fans!

As an added bonus Pokémon International has also released a new collector tin for the holiday season. The Arceus tin is available now and includes a special foil Lv. X Arceus card and four booster packs from recent sets.

You can purchase this game through Funagain Games.

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