Magazine scans reveal events for upcoming episodes

Characters to compete in Pokémon Contest, ping pong tournament

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Last Wednesday, PokéBeach reported new information about upcoming episodes of the Pokémon anime obtained from scans from an official Japanese magazine, Pokémon Fan.

Heerosferret provided the translations for PokéBeach.

Spoiler Warning! Major plot or ending details may follow!

New title screen and eyecatch images The transition into the high-definition format will occur during one of the following episodes to air in April. The truth about the lonely Yukikaburi to be featured in DP121 will be revealed. Suzuna will make her first appearance in the anime. Hikari will change into her Pokémon Platinum outfit due to the cold weather. This will be the first time a main character has changed his or her clothes in the middle of a series. It is unknown whether this will be permanent or not. Hikari's Pochama will be given an Everstone that will prevent its evolution. A Pokémon Contest will be held in Tatsuami Town, where Hikari will compete with her Eteboth. There will be a Pokémon Ping Pong Open where a Kamonegi, together with its trainer, will be featured. Jun will reappear to compete in the tournament. Additionally, a TV Tokyo Web page for a Notched-ear Pichu-related promotion includes screenshots of what appear to be a new title page and new eyecatch images for the anime series.

Information

• PokéBeach
• TV Tokyo (Japanese)