コロコロ and Diamond and Pearl revealed!

The August CoroCoro has revealed the new Pocket Monsters Diamond and Pearl box art. Introduced are two new Pokemon, パルキア (Parukia) and ディアルガ (Diaruga).



New Information from August CoroCoro:

• The space-ruling Pokemon Parukia (空間をつかさどりしポケモン　パルキア) in Pearl, and the time-ruling Pokemon Diaruga (時をつかさどりしポケモン　ディアルガ) were both revealed and are on seperate boxes for the upcoming games Pokemon - Diamond & Pearl.


• ディアルガ (Diaruga) will make its first apperance in ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子　マナフィ (Pokémon Ranger to Umi no Ōji: Manaphy) which Premieres in theaters July 15th, 2006.


• Diamond and Pearl will be release in Japan on September 28th, 2006.


• The next Pokemon anime series, which apparently will feature the female protagonist from the games, was also announced. Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl (ポケットモンスター　ダイヤモンド＆パール) will start broadcasting this fall on the TV Tokyo network. It will most likely premieres on Thursday September 28th, 2006. It is unclear at the present if this will replace the current Pocket Monsters - Advanced Generation or if it will be a seperate series.