Popular Pokemon fansite, PokeBeach.com, is reporting that two sets of card sleeves will be released in Japan on July 18th. The first set features Wally and his Mega Gallade while the second set features Steven and his Mega Metagross. The sleeves will come in a pack of 62 for 864 yen (around $7).

A new event has begun on Pokemon Shuffle. This event allows you to take on Regirock and you’ll get 1000 coins for beating it on your first try. It runs from today to May 25th. Are you going to take part?

The official Pokemon movie website has updated with some concept art. The concept art features one heck of a tower called "Désser Tower". The tower is said to be closely related to the mythical Pokemon which I'm guessing is Hoopa. The tower is located on the outskirts of "Désser City", which is located in the middle of a desert.

Players who visit GameStop stores in the United States will be able to get their hands on a serial code to obtain a Dragonite. The Dragonite knows the moves: Dragon Dance, Extreme Speed, Outrage and Hurricane.

Dragonite is being distributed to promote the Roaring Skies blister pack, which is a GameStop exclusive. The promotion will run from June 22nd to July 12th.

Hey there trainers and welcome to the first episode of PokeTheory. A weekly feature where I write about the many Pokemon theories out there in the wild.

A theory on the net is that Voltorb is a PokeBall that was possessed by a Haunter. To me this one actually makes a lot of sense. Voltorb and Haunter have the same eyes and it does look a lot like a PokeBall. The theory states that when Haunter possessed Voltorb, it became trapped (hence the missing button used to open the PokeBalls) and it explodes because its angry and can't get out.

Well that is it for out first episode! Tell me what you think about this theory in the comments :D 

We all know that the Pokemon franchise is huge globally. That doesn't look like its going to change anytime soon. The Pokemon Company generated a massive 2 billion dollars in retail sales in 2014. Take a look at the details below:

Pokémon features a wide array of offerings from video games, the Pokémon trading card game, animation and wide variety of licensed lifestyle products, making it one of the most diverse and beloved entertainment franchises in the world. Highly anticipated Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire launched in November and, with only six weeks of sales, became the best-selling set of video games in 2014, adding to the more than 270 million Pokémon video games sold to-date.

With more than 21.5 billion Pokémon TCG cards shipped globally and nearly 800 episodes currently in its animation library, Pokémon is a long-standing market leader and enjoyed an incredibly strong year at retail in 2014.

A new bundle has been announced for trainers in Europe! The bundle comes with a copy of Pokemon Alpha Sapphire and a white New Nintendo 3DS with a Pikachu faceplate. The system also comes with the Pikachu Party theme. The bundle is due for release on June 26th. So far no price details have been given.