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* Lycos.com 10 year statistical records show Pokémon as #3
* Lycos.com 10 year statistical records show Pokémon as #3
* Pokémon Torō ze pre-orders open
* Pokémon Torō ze pre-orders open
* Eighth movie releasing on DVD Dec. 22 }}
* Eighth movie to be released on DVD Dec. 22 }}
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= Lycos.com 10 year statistical records show Pokémon as #3 =
= Lycos.com 10 year statistical records show Pokémon as #3 =
''(Source: [http://pokeani.com/newstopics.html#keywordranking20050922 Pokeani])''
''(Source: [http://pokeani.com/newstopics.html#keywordranking20050922 Pokeani])''
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At Pokémon Center locations across Japan, pre-orders for Pokémon Torō ze will be open beginning Oct. 1. Full details are still unknown. Participating locations will include: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Yokohama. The Sapporo branch will not be participating.
At Pokémon Center locations across Japan, pre-orders for Pokémon Torō ze will be open beginning Oct. 1. Full details are still unknown. Participating locations will include: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka and Yokohama. The Sapporo branch will not be participating.


= Eighth movie releasing on DVD Dec. 22 =
= Eighth movie to be released on DVD Dec. 22 =
''(Source: [http://pokeani.com/newstopics.html#pokemonmovie8-news20050923 Pokeani])''
''(Source: [http://pokeani.com/newstopics.html#pokemonmovie8-news20050923 Pokeani])''


''[[bp:Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario|Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario]]'', the eighth Pokémon movie that premiered in Japanese theaters July 16, will be released on DVD in Japan on Dec. 22, presumably along with a VHS version. Special features on the DVD include: opening/ending theme screenshots, a database of Pokémon featured in the movie, an image gallery, a concept art gallery and the movie's trailer. The DVD's publisher is MediaFactory (catalog number ZMBS-568), and will retail for 4,179 yen (approx. US$37.15).
''[[bp:Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario|Mew and the Wave-Guiding Hero: Lucario]]'', the eighth Pokémon movie that premiered in Japanese theaters July 16, will be released on DVD in Japan on Dec. 22, presumably along with a VHS version. Special features on the DVD include: opening/ending theme screenshots, a database of Pokémon featured in the movie, an image gallery, a concept art gallery and the movie's trailer. The DVD's publisher is MediaFactory (catalog number ZMBS-568), and will retail for 4,179 yen (approx. US$37.15).