Pokémon Database - News & Updates
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Complete Pokemon learnset guide now online!
Site Updates — 27 January, 2011
It's been a long time coming but finally we can unveil a big new section to Pokemon Database! On the moves section of every Pokemon's pokedex, you will see links to different generations under each table. This will take you to the appropriate page for that Pokemon.
So you can now, for example, see Generation III moves for Swampert if you are playing Emerald, or the scant 30 attacks that Golem can learn in Generation I.
Like the main Pokedex page, each table is tabbed where appropriate, if Pokemon learned slightly different moves across different games. For example, Dugtrio learned Tri Attack in Crystal but not Gold/Silver.
Last but not least, I have taken Diamond/Pearl moves off the main Pokedex pages to clean up the page a little, since most people will have now moved on to HG/SS and soon Black/White. In many cases they are identical to Platinum which is still listed for now.
Victini event on Black & White release
Pokémon Events — 26 January, 2011
The legendary Pokemon Victini is to be available over wifi from the day of release of Pokemon Black & White! You can receive the Liberty Pass
item from March 4th to April 22nd which you can use in Castelia City to capture Victini.
Note: You don't need to get to Castelia City by April 22nd, you just need to receive the item, then you can get Victini in your own time.
And if you like in the UK/Europe, don't forget that the legendary beasts event for generation 4 starts in just over a week's time on February 7th.
Video of new Pokemon English names
Pokémon Black & White — 18 January, 2011
I decided to put together a nice little video showcasing all the new Pokémon from Pokemon Black & White, with their English names that were leaked at the weeked. Evolutionary branches are also noted with arrows. Enjoy!
I'm hoping to create some more videos in the future, so you can subscribe to our new YouTube channel, PokemonDbNet
to keep updated.
Dates for European legendary beasts event
Pokémon Events — 15 January, 2011
Details on the European event for Raikou, Entei and Suicune have been released. Each one will be available over Nintendo WFC for a week in February. They are the same Pokemon currently available in USA/Canada - not only are they shiny, they also come with new moves they don't normally learn!
All three have Extremespeed.
Raikou has Weather Ball and is available from February 7th-13th.
Entei has Flare Blitz and is available from February 14th-20th.
Suicune has Sheer Cold and is available from February 21st-27th.
They are available for all fourth-generation games, so if you have multiple games (e.g. Diamond and HeartGold) you should be able to get them multiple times! The process is the same as usual - simply go to Mystery Gift in the very first game menu, Receive Gift, then pick it up from the delivery man in the PokeMart.
Some official English names revealed, possibly the whole lot!
Pokémon Black & White — 14 January, 2011
Nintendo has revealed more Pokemon names from Black & White. But there has also been a leak of the supposed full list of English Pokemon names, though not 100% confirmed.
Confirmed Pokemon:
- Desukaan is now Cofagrigus, from
coffin
andsarcophagus
or maybeegregious
. - Mogurew is now Drilbur, from
drill
andburrow
. - Kibago is now Axew, a pun on
askew
withaxe
referring to its tusks. - Koromori is now Woobat, because it's a bat (duh). It seems to have some love connection, hence the
woo
in the name and its move, Heart Stamp. - Minezumi is now Patrat, a pun on
packrat
. - Gothiruselle is now Gothitelle, from
goth
andelle
, a common suffix meaning feminine. - Ranculus is now Reuniclus, possibly based on
homunculus
describing humans. - Wargle is now Braviary, from
brave
andaviary
(bird enclosure). - Musharna keeps its name.
Confirmed ability names:
- Dust-Proof is now Overcoat.
- Sand Power is now Sand Force.
- Sand Throw is now Sand Rush.
- Mummy keeps its name.
Confirmed move names:
- Double Chop is now Dual Chop.
- You First is now After You.
- Free Fall is now Sky Drop.
- Heart Stamp keeps its name.
Continue for the rumoured list of all English names...
European wi-fi event: shiny Raikou, Entei or Suicune
Pokémon 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.
No 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.
Black/White European release date confirmed
Pokémon Black & White — 10 January, 2011
The release date of Pokemon Black and Pokemon White has been revealed by Nintendo Magazine as March 4th, 2011 - two days before its American release! The release date for Australia and New Zealand has also been revealed, which is March 10th.
This is the first time a Pokemon game has been released in Europe before the US. It also means we will likely have all the Pokemon and move names earlier than expected, maybe by March 1st.
(Note: the countdown timer around the site has been left as the US date, since most of our readers are American.)
New game-specific pages
Site Updates — 02 January, 2011
Following on from our Heart Gold & Soul Silver section opened before Christmas, I've added two new sections for the Sinnoh games: Diamond/Pearl and Platinum.
The DP section explains the changes that were introduced in Generation IV, such as the new type/category system for moves. It also lists which Pokemon you can only find in one game, and the Sinnoh gym leaders/Elite Four.
The Platinum section has some detail on the Distortion World, Battle Frontier and other new features. Plus the lowdown on the gym leaders, Elite Four and their rematches.
More confirmed English names
Pokémon Black & White — 29 December, 2010
Nintendo has confirmed more Pokemon, move and ability names.
Pokemon names:
- Chillarmy is now known as Minccino. Its name comes from Mink and Chinchilla on which it is based.
- Mamepato is now known as Pidove, a cross between birds Pigeon and Dove.
- Munna keeps its Japanese name, a cross between moon and lunar.
- Shimama is now known as Blitzle. Its name comes from the word blitz.
- Hihidaruma is now known as Darmanitan. Both names refer to the Japanese Daruma doll and a species of monkey - the former a baboon and the latter an orangutan.
- Gear is now known as Klink, which refers to the noise of two metal surfaces touching.
- Meguroko is now known as Sandile - as you can guess, a cross between sand and crocodile
- Gigaiasu is now known as Gigalith, from the prefix giga meaning large, and the suffix lith meaning rock.
New move names:
- Wild Bolt is now Wild Charge.
- Sweep Slap is now Tail Slap.
- Telekinesis keeps its name.
New ability names:
- Overconfident is now Moxie.
- Pigeon Heart is now Big Pecks.
- Encourage/Brute Force is now Sheer Force.
U.S. release date for Pokemon Black & White
Pokémon Black & White — 27 December, 2010
The release date for Pokemon Black and Pokemon White has been announced in a Nintendo press release.
The games will be released on 6th March 2011 in North America (i.e. USA and Canada). No word yet on European or other area release dates.
The English box art for Black/White
English names for ‘elemental monkeys’
Pokémon Black & White — 26 December, 2010
The English names for the three related monkey Pokemon from Black & White have been revealed via official promo material. Their Japanese names were Yanappu for the grass type, Boappu for the fire type and Hiyappu for the water type.
Their English names are based on pan
, a genus of apes (as in Chimpanzee) followed by a word related to their type:
- Pansage, Grass type, comes from the herb
sage
. - Pansear, Fire type, comes from
sear
meaning to cook. - Panpour, Water type, comes from
pour
, relating to liquids.
You receive one of the three Pokemon as a gift from a location called the Site of Dreams
, depending on which starter you chose.
New HeartGold/SoulSilver pages
Site Updates — 22 December, 2010
I've been meaning to add this for a while now, but finally I've opened a new section for the recent games, HeartGold & SoulSilver!
We already had the Pokewalker section, but now I've added a short description of the games and a few useful pages:
- A list of version-exclusive Pokemon.
- A page detailing the Gym Leaders and Elite Four from Johto and Kanto.
- A guide to gym leader rematches, detailing where and when you can set up rematches, and when each gym leader will battle you.
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