The Pokemon Database Newsfeed

Pokemon Database redevelopment & new content

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:55:11 BST

Things may have seemed a little quiet on the main site for a while, but that's because I have been redeveloping the site for the past few weeks. The biggest change is behind the scenes; we're now using the CodeIgniter PHP framework to power things and the site was basically rebuilt from scratch.

Going forward this should allow for lots more updates to come more quickly, which is good news. But it wasn't just "hidden" changes by any means - we've added a bunch of new content all over the place! It's a lot of small additions but when writing this list they really started adding up. Continue below for the whole list, but it includes a new pokedex, egg moves, tutor moves, forme information and

I've also made a big addition to PokeBase: a meta site. Meta is a word referring to the self. After a few months of great questions and answers about Pokemon, it became clear that many users also have questions about this site, including how the Q&A works, or suggestions for new pokedex features.

The meta site is the place to ask all these questions! If you have registered on the main PokeBase site you will get automatically logged in to the meta site. There will be no points on the meta site and it will not affect your points on PokeBase. There may be a few errors here and there but we'll be ironing them out asap.

Here is what you can now see on Pokemon Database:

New Pokedex pages with improved layout and extra features: min/max stats, gender distribution, catch rate, HG/SS pokedex descriptions and pokeathlon stars.
Alternate forme information in Pokedex (see Shaymin's pokedex for example).
Better descriptions for some attacks, and out-of-battle effects where appropriate - see for example Grass Knot and Secret Power. More coming!
Better tabular data across the site, including improved sorting and filtering (see the movedex and HM chart for examples).
Egg moves & Move Tutor moves.
New breeding guide section including pokemon egg groups.
Items in Pokewalker section
More sprites, plus I fixed the various issues with missing/incorrect sprites across the site.
Evolution by happiness and non-evolution.
Individual Values guide
Gym leaders listed on type pages
More maps/puzzles from several games, old and new. With thanks to our helpers, Swampert and DarthDestiny.

Changes to PokeBase points

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:56:11 BST

I have made a few changes to the way the user points on PokeBase work. The result of this is that many members points have dropped slightly. It is less than a 10% change, and less than 5% for most members. Nearly every member stayed in the same relative rankings.

The main change that was made is that you now lose 1 point when voting a post down. Previously, members were mistakenly being given a point for down-voting, which is exactly the opposite of what we want! The idea is to discourage pointless down-voting, but still allow everyone to point out incorrect answers though voting. Remember, one point lost is nothing when you have several hundred or thousand points :)

So please continue to use the pokemon answers knowledgebase as normal, by voting up correct answers and the questions you find interesting/useful, and voting down incorrect answers or off-topic questions. Thanks.

Chat added to PokeBase

Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:41:08 BST

It's been one of the most popular requests and sorely needed ever since I opened our great question and answer platform, PokeBase. Now it's open!

You can see it by clicking the 'Chat' link from PokeBase or clicking here. All off-topic chat that's not related to a question or answer should go in here.

There may be some teething problems so be patient if anything doesn't work for you. Feel free to ask questions on Pokebase if something is wrong (don't forget to check if someone else already asked).

More Black & White features confirmed

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:45:51 BST

More features from Pokemon Black & White have been revealed in recent weeks. I have updated the page with the details, but here's a quick summary:

The game will have seasons (each lasting one month) that change the game colouring slightly, make different pokemon appear and change some pokemon's appearance (see below).
There will be triple battles! Pokemon can be rotated, and each position affects different pokemon on the opposing team.
There is an exclusive region in each game: Black City in Pokemon Black and White Forest in Pokemon White.
You can earn items to use in multiplayer battles.
TMs will not disappear after one use, they will be able to be used again like HMs.

Shikijika in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter

New pokemon, including event legendary Victini

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:45:26 BST

More new pokemon have been revealed for Black & White. I've added them to our dedicated page so go there to see the details.

The new pokemon are based on such creatures as a swan, mole and caterpillar

Also revealed is another legendary pokemon, Victini, the Victory Pokemon. It's Psychic/Fire type and unusually holds place #000 in the Isshu Pokedex. It will only be available through a special event.

New wi-fi event: obtain Latias or Latios!

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:42:46 BST

Starting this Saturday, July 31st and running until August 27th is a new wi-fi event to obtain the Enigma Stone item in HeartGold/SoulSilver.

If you take it to Pewter City Museum you can get it revived into a Soul Dew, which will make either Latios or Latias appear, depending on your version. HeartGold gets Latios, SoulSilver gets Latias.

New pokemon: Wooguru, Musharna, Minezumi, Koromori

Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:52:47 BST

More new pokemon for Black & White have been revealed! Details are sketchy at present but we should have more in the next few days. Keep an eye on our home page and dedicated Pokemon Black & White details page.

The eagle-like pokemon (left) is named Wooguru and is Normal/Flying type.
The chipmunk-like pokemon (top middle) is named Minezumi.
The bottom middle pokemon is named Musharna and is the evolution of the pink pokemon Munna already revealed.
The bat-like pokemon (top right) is named Koromori and is Psychic/Flying type.
The green tusked pokemon (bottom right) is named Kibago.

Jirachi now available over Wi-Fi

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:10:20 BST

The Wish Pokemon, Jirachi, is now available over Nintendo WFC! It is available to all Generation IV games: Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold and SoulSilver.

Jirachi is available from June 26 to July 16 in America, Europe and Australia. It will know the moves Wish, Confusion, Rest and Draco Meteor. Downloading Jirachi in HS/SS will also unlock the Night Sky's Edge Pokewalker route.

To obtain Jirachi in HG/SS, simply select Mystery Gift from the game's start-up menu, then choose Receive via Nintendo WFC. In D/P/Pl you will first need to follow the instructions for Mystery Gifts on our walkthrough page.

Pokemon Black & White trailer released

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 21:44:28 BST

The first trailer for Pokemon Black & White has been revealed by Japanese variety show Oha Suta. It reveals a lot more gameplay footage and more pokemon! You can see the trailer by continuing below. The screenshots below show the new pokemon.

This image shows a large mole pokemon, Doryuuzu, and a mantis pokemon, Ononokusu on the opposing team. On the player's team is Desukan, based on an Egyptian sarcophagus with ghostly arms, and Denchura is the tarantula-based pokemon (very likely Bug/Poison type). A different battle scene includes Moguryu, based on a mole and likely the pre-evolution of Doryuuzu above.
These three pokemon are currently unknown. The middle one could be a Steel type and the right one possible Dark and/or Fighting.

The trailer shows some of the improved graphics and battle animation. The camera zooms in and out on pokemon as they make their attacks. It also confirms a new feature: 3-on-3 battles! This could bring a whole new set of tactics to pokemon.

New Pokemon Black & White section

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:33:12 BST

I finally managed to finish cobbling together our new page for the new Pokemon games, Black and White. It has some information and screenshots about the game and its features, and a complete list of the pokemon confirmed so far. It's a work in progress but all the basic info is there. Enjoy!

Pokemon Black & White page

New Pokewalker section

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:56:08 BST

I'm currently working on some changes behind the scenes here at the Pokemon Database, but in the meantime here is the first of two new pages.

It's a whole section dedicated to the Pokewalker that comes with HeartGold/SoulSilver. It details how and where to unlock routes and find rare pokemon.

View Pokewalker page

Brand new Pokemon revealed in June's Coro Coro

Sat, 12 Jun 2010 13:07:18 BST

The latest issue of the Japanese magazine CoroCoro has revealed the details of several new pokemon! The collage below shows them all:

The new Pokemon are: Chiramii, Mamepato, Munna, Shimama, Hihidaruma, Giaru, Meguroko

The secondary types for the Black and White legendaries have also been revealed: Reshiram, the white one, appears in Pokemon Black and is Dragon/Fire. Zekrom, the black one, appears in Pokemon White and is Dragon/Electric.

We'll be opening up our new Black and White section soon so stay tuned. In the meantime, here are some of the details for the new pokemon:
Chiramii: Chinchilla Pokémon, Normal-type. Can have Cute Charm or Technician ability.
Mamepato: Baby Pigeon Pokémon, Normal/Flying-type. Can have Super Luck ability or brand new ability Pigeon Heart, which prevents the defense stat being reduced.
Munna: Dream Eater Pokémon, Psychic-type. Can have Forewarn or Synchronize ability.
Shimama: Electrification Pokémon, Electric-type. Can have Lightningrod or Motor Drive ability.
Hihidaruma: Blaze Pokémon, Fire-type. Has new ability, Invigorate.
Giaru: Gear Pokémon, Steel-type. Can have Plus or Minus ability.
Meguroko: Desert Crocodile Pokémon, Ground/Dark-type. Can have Intimidate or Overconfident ability.

Black & White Japanese box art

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:43:00 BST

Here is the box art for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White. They depict Reshiram (White) and Zekrom (Black), the two main legendaries.

Pokemon Black & White starters

Wed, 02 Jun 2010 01:05:21 BST

A little while back the starters for the upcoming fifth generation games, Pokemon Black and Pokemon White, were revealed. As is customary they are Grass/Fire/Water type.

The three starters for Black & White are the usual Grass, Fire and Water types

Tsutaaja is a Grass Snake Pokemon.
Pokabu is a Fire Pig Pokemon.
Mijumaru is a Sea Otter Pokemon.
That's the Japanese names; the English names have not yet been confirmed.

Pokemon Black & White legendaries revealed

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:05:10 BST

The two main legendary Pokemon for the upcoming games, Black & White, have been revealed. They are named Reshiram and Zekrom and are coloured white and black, to represent the theme of light and dark in the new games.

Reshiram (left) and Zekrom (right) represent light and dark

It is confirmed that both Pokemon are Dragon-type, but the secondary types are unknown. They are expected to be Dark, Ice or Electric, or there could even be a brand new Light type, who knows.

The games will be released this September in Japan, and Spring 2011 in US/Europe.

New news is good news :)

Mon, 31 May 2010 17:10:25 BST

So I finally got around to adding a proper news section to Pokemon Database. On the front page you will see a lot of the recent happenings in the Pokemon game world, plus updates to this site.

So what's new on the site? Just recently I have added a new Sprites page for every Pokemon in the Pokedex! Currently it just shows Diamond/Pearl and Platinum, but I'm working on adding the HeartGold/SoulSilver sprites too.

The biggest addition to Pokemon DB is our new Q&A site, PokeBase. There you can ask questions about the Pokemon games (where to find pokemon/items, how certain game elements work, and so on) and get answers quickly from a great community.

It's not a forum per se: limited discussion relating to answers posted is allowed, but subjective/opinionated questions are discouraged. We're hoping to build up a solid Pokemon knowledgebase with an answer for everything! So feel free to ask any basic question you like, we're more than happy to answer it!

We already have over 260 Pokemon questions and 170 users! And thanks to our top users who are great at asking and answering, it's much appreciated!

Stay tuned for some updates on the upcoming Pokemon Black & White games.