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Nintendo DSi

2009-03-03T07:24:00.000-08:00

Spring is going to be an exciting time for Nintendo fans. Not only will Pokemon Platinum be released but there's also a brand new DS coming out, the Nintendo DSi.

Nintendo DSi Features:

Larger Screen
Better Audio Quality
Thinner Design
Built-in Camera
Connect Wirelessly to Internet to browse web
Download exclusive games and more from the Nintendo DSi Shop
Play music off any standard SD Card (AAC Format)

Nintendo is totally trying to attract the casual gamer with the DSi just like they did with the Wii. You can talk about all the great Wii games until you're blue in the face but deep down you know that your favorite Wii feature is creating Mii's. Adding a camera and a microphone to the DSi and allowing the users to tweet the photos and recordings is going to occupy a lot of people's free time.

Available April 5th, 2009

Pokemon Platinum Guide

2009-03-02T07:08:00.000-08:00

March 22nd is coming up fast and if you want to hit the ground running when you finally get your copy of Pokemon Platinum, then you should pick up a copy of the Pokemon Platinum: Official Game Guide.

Some people are against using the guide books but I'm a big believer in them. You can search the internet for tips and maps but having a hardcopy of everything you need in one spot is a huge time saver.

I wish we had a guide book for Pokemon Diamond. My son and I spent so much time back tracking to get the stupid bicycle coupon. We could have read the guide and saved a lot of time.

When Does Pokemon Platinum Come Out

2009-03-01T12:57:00.000-08:00

Pokemon Platinum is already out in Japan and it will be available in the United States on March 22nd.

Reserve your copy today.

Pokemon Platinum DS

2009-02-24T11:02:00.000-08:00

By now you must have seen the walking on walls goodness of the new Pokemon Platinum commercial. My son's first grade class has been whipped into a frenzy counting down the days until March 22nd, when it becomes available exclusively for the Nintendo DS.

So what's new with Pokemon Platinum?

New Pokemon
New Characters
New Wi-Fi Plaza
New Battle Frontier
You can post battle videos

Here's the story that goes with the new game:

Team Galactic is up to its old tricks. This time, they've set their sights on the three Legendary titans of Sinnoh: Dialga, Palkia and Giratina. In this thrilling new Pokémon adventure, you'll encounter new characters, new schemes and new locations. Prepare yourself for an exciting excursion into the Pokémon world as you do your best to thwart Team Galactic's sinister plot.

Be sure to check out the embedded video to catch a preview of the gameplay.

Drawing Pokemon

2009-02-08T19:14:00.000-08:00

Wow, this guy is awesome. I stumbled across this video of him drawing Pokemon and next thing I knew I was looking for a pad and paper. He make it look so easy.

In the video this guy draws a picture of Ash Ketchum and also one of, who else, Pikachu.

Hmmm, my drawings didn't come out so great so I had better pick up a book like this, How To Draw The Pokemon

Pokemon Wii Video

2009-02-04T21:08:00.000-08:00

Let's Find Pokemon

2008-11-30T13:12:00.000-08:00

If you've got a Pokemon lover that you need to buy a gift for this holiday season, then you should pick up a copy of Let's Find Pokemon!

It's basically a Where's Waldo?
book but instead of finding Waldo, you find your favorite Pokemon. We got this book for our son, who's six years old and he loves it. He sits there and studies the book for longer than I thought his attention span would allow him too. It's great for long drives in the car too.

The pictures are great and highly detailed with well over a hundred Pokemon on just about every page. The best part about this book are the bonus challenges. Not only do you have to find the Pokemon that they ask you to but at the end of the chapters they ask you to go back and find additional items. These extra items can are pretty tough. For example the book will say, in the last 12 pages there is only one Jigglypuff. Go back and find it.

After spending sometime with this book, it'll be a breeze to find Waldo.

Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

2008-11-25T16:16:00.000-08:00

Pokemon Ranger: Shadows of Almia is an update to that weird first Pokemon Ranger game where you have to draw circles around Pokemon to catch them. The new version is much improved with harder missions, the addition of quests and the addition of Pokemon from the Diamond and Pearl
games.

If you're new to the Ranger games, you may think it's pretty odd to catch Pokemon with the Capture Styler instead of Pokeballs but after playing a while, you'll be drawing circles like a pro.

And the story mode makes a lot more sense this time around. I don't think I was the only person who thought that the old Ranger story was confusing.

Overall, this game should appeal to all Pokemon fans whether they played the original Ranger game or not.

Rare Pokemon Card

2008-11-20T17:51:00.000-08:00

One of the questions that I get all the time is about the value of Pokemon Cards. Most parents, myself included, like to tell a story about how they used to own a special baseball card that would be worth tons of money by now, if only their Mom didn't throw it away. For me it wasn't a baseball card though it was my massive collection of Star Wars cards. Chewbacca's rookie card could probably pay off my mortgage by now.

So it's no surprise that there are Pokemon Trading Cards that fetch decent money. It seems that when Pokemon were riding their biggest wave of popularity in the late 90ies, that some cards were worth over $100.

With the economy in the toilet now, rare Pokemon cards are worth a lot less than they were before but there's still money to be made if you find a collector looking to buy the cards that you have.

Back they the Charizard card was the most valuable and for the most part, it still is one of the most valuable Pokemon Trading Cards.

So if you have one, be sure to hide it from your Mom before she throws it away.

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How To Draw Ash From Pokemon

2008-08-20T04:39:00.001-07:00

How To Draw Pokemon - Giratina

2008-08-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

Learning how to draw Pokemon is pretty cool but what's even cooler is drawing Pokemon in Photoshop.

The artist is this video is drawing and coloring Giratina and he/she even includes some grass and a tree.

How To Draw Pokemon - Turtwig

2008-08-07T17:02:00.000-07:00

How cool is this? In my last post I talked about the book How To Draw Pokemon, which is a great resource if you want to draw Pokemon. But then I discovered all the cool Pokemon drawing videos on YouTube.

The artist in this video is drawing and coloring Turtwig. Nice work.

How To Draw Pokemon

2008-07-28T16:28:00.000-07:00

If you're interested in drawing Pokemon, then this is the book for you.

How to Draw Pokemon is filled with step by step guides to drawing your favorite Pokemon characters. Even the best Pokemon Coloring Pages don't give you those step by step instructions that take you from simple shapes, (circles, ovals, etc.) to real live Pokemon drawings.

The book is only 32 pages so it won't cover the entire Pokedex but with some practice you could be drawing a decent amount of characters.

And I'm sure if you're like, me you'll skip right to the Pikachu guide anyway.

Pokemon Coloring Pages

2008-06-09T04:29:00.001-07:00

Image via WikipediaIf you have kids or you like coloring, I'm sure you realize that you aren't limited to coloring books anymore. With everything and anything up on the web now, you're just a quick search away from tons of coloring pages. And since this is a Pokemon blog, of course we're going to be searching for Pokemon Coloring Pages.

Most coloring websites are organized by popular characters or themes. For example, click on Pokemon Coloring pages and you'll get a grid of small sized images for you to choose from. Click the one you want and it'll load into the full browser window for printing. Some sites have print links directly on the page. This is helpful when a site has tons of ads on the same pages as the images. And believe me, all of these coloring sites have tons of ads.

Here's my list of sites for the best Pokemon Coloring Pages:

http://www.coloring.ws/pokemon1.htm
This site is in French but there's very little advertising that gets in the way of printing out these coloring pages. And the selection of Pokemon is very much up to date. Lots of these sites have pages from the original Pokemon game/cartoon and have never updated.

http://www.coloring.ws/pokemon1.htm
Although this is one of those sites with a selection from only the original 151 Pokemon characters, it's still very good. Ads and pop-ups are there but don't get in the way too much. What's also nice is that they pages are categorized by Pokemon Type. Want to color a Psychic Pokemon, then click on the Psychic category link.

http://www.coloring-page.net/pokemon.html
These Pokemon Coloring Pages are a mystery because they're listed as Page 1 through Page 20 and that's it. You have to view each page to see what's on them. Works out great for their pageviews but not too great if you're looking for a specific Pokemon to color.

http://www.dltk-kids.com/pokemon/color/
If you're looking to for specific Pokemon to color then this is the site for you. The text links on these pages are set up to mirror a Pokedex. Find the Pokemon or number that you want and print away. They only go up to #251 so it's not too out of date.

Darkrai at Toys R Us

2008-05-28T04:23:00.000-07:00

If you live near a Toys R Us, be sure to charge your DS this weekend because here's your chance to get a free Darkrai for your Pokemon Diamond or Pearl.

And if you don't know who Darkrai is, shame on you. You'll have to check out this DVD, Pokemon Movie - The Rise of Darkrai before you head off to Toys R Us.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

2008-04-16T09:38:00.000-07:00

Here's another Pokemon Mystery Dungeon trailer. This one is in Japanese? but I've seen the English version on TV too.

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

2008-04-15T17:33:00.000-07:00

Pokemon Crater

2008-03-24T19:59:00.000-07:00

If you're looking to play Pokemon online, you are sadly out of luck.

I just saw this on Mahalo:

"Pokemon Crater was an online Pokemon battle arena that allowed users to sign up for a free account, acquire Pokemon and then battle with them over the internet. The site has not been operational since December 1, 2007. It is speculated that the site's creator "Aaron" closed Pokemon Crater when he graduated from college."

Well congratulations to Aaron for graduating college but what about Pokemon fans? I'd still really like to see Nintendo make a 3-D, online, multi-player Pokemon game sort of like Worlds of Warcraft but I'm not getting my hopes up.

The Rise of Darkrai

2008-03-16T08:23:00.000-07:00

The latest Pokemon Movie, The Rise of Darkrai premiered on Cartoon Network a few weeks ago but if you missed it, it'll be available on DVD, May 27, 2008. The animation in this movie is definitely a step up from the other Pokemon movies and it's leaps and bounds ahead of the TV show. Everything has been drawn in more detail with a lot of attention paid to shading and shadows. Very nicely done.

The Rise of Darkrai story is a little on the metaphysical side with Dialga and Palkia fighting above Alamos Town with the fate of the space-time continuum at stake. Then there's Ash and his friends getting involved in their usual exploring and Pokemon battles as well. Once Alamos Town starts disappearing, the gang figures out that there's something wrong and tries to help.

So who's Darkrai, you may ask. Well Darkrai is a loner Pokemon that can give everyone bad dreams. So of course he's being blamed for the town's disappearing problems. One of the best scenes in the movie is when Darkrai turns stuffed shirt Baron Alberto in a Lickilicky Pokemon and who doesn't love Lickilicky?

So if you're looking for some nicely drawn Pokemon action, The Rise of Darkrai is right up your alley. The story is a little odd but still enjoyable.

Super Smash Bros Brawl - Pokemon Trainer

2008-03-10T00:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a great overview of all the moves available to the Pokemon Trainer in Super Smash Bros Brawl by using Squirtle, Ivysaur and Charizard.

Pokemon Kid

2008-03-03T01:14:00.000-08:00

Wow, I wish I got that excited over a Blastoise.
Well ... maybe not.

Pokemon Lollipop Recall

2008-02-20T06:52:00.000-08:00

Pokemon Valentine Lollipops are being recalled after several incidents in Florida where metal was found in the candy.

Investigators are saying that it doesn't look like product tampering and that they suspect it was a manufacturing problem that caused the metal fragments to become embedded in the lollipops.

Pokemon Diamond and Pearl Review

2008-02-19T19:48:00.000-08:00

I'd have to say that this is one of the best reviews of Diamond and Pearl that I've seen. If you're on the fence trying to decide if you should buy it or not, then check out this video.

Pokemon Ranger 2 Video

2008-02-19T19:39:00.000-08:00

This game trailer is in Japanese and I have no idea what's being said but I think that makes me more excited for Pokemon Ranger 2.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Videos

2008-02-13T07:00:00.000-08:00

Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Pokemon Trainer