PokeNews Weekly Roundup - EX revealed and more awesome stuff

Amazing news this week, but because of the riots I've been a little too lazy to make a video out of it. :P

Mewtwo EX revealed

Recently this brand new card was showcased in japanese mag CoroCoro maganzine. It showed off a few cards from the upcoming Psycho Drive and Hail Blizzard sets. Most important it seems that EX will function almost exactly the same way as ex cards of old, it has high HP, high attack power but if it's knocked out your opponent takes two prizes. Mewtwo EX (pictured right) looks awesome, it's design very reminiscent of the HGSS Prime cards. Also revealed was the promo stadium card 'Battle City' that lets each player draw an additional card per turn as well as a host of new cards from each set (pictured below).

Emerging Powers Pre-release goodness

True to form one of my favourite Gen V Pokemon Gigalith has been promoted to the ranks of Pre-release promo. This as well as a deckbox (both pictured below) featuring pokemon from the Emerging Powers booster pack art will be given away to anyone attending an Emerging Powers pre-release event around August 20th or 27th. This is definitely something I want to get my hands on.

More awesome Pokemon merchandise

The merchandising never ends. Nintendo will be releasing starter figure boxes featuring Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott (pictured below). Each box includes a starter promo card which are holographic versions of the starters from the Black and White set, three Emerging Powers booster packs, an online TCG code, and a jumbo 3D card featuring a starter and it's evolutions, as well as a space in it's name maked _______'s Snivy, _______'s Tepig, or _______'s Oshawott so that you may write your own name if you choose to. These will also include the same figures from the Black and White preview tins but I'm not complaining. No release date confirmed as yet but I'm guessing mid to late september.

Also, roll on september! Ultra-pro are releasing a Black and White themed playmat (pictured below) featuring Zekrom and Reshiram. It will be available for $17.99 at hobby shops and the like. I for one am very excited to see the return of an offical Pokemon Playmat, hopefully there are more to come. Looks like my wallets going to be empty by Christmas.

So that was all the news this week. I leave you then with an image of "Ecoha-chan," the official mascot for the city of Ube in Japan's Yamaguchi prefecture. Lawsuits are bound to follow...