Tuesday August 31st, 2004 - Update 2 of 2
Not much now. Announcement!: I'm still looking for a place to host the FR & LG English Roms. The host has to allow zip files and atleast 50MB-100MB of space. If you know a good place for hosting that is very reliable, let me know here!
FireRed & LeafGreen Section
Well, I started a Walkthrough, which I will try to update it atleast once or twice a day until its complete, and pics and stuff will change around too. Click on the pic below to go to it!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAR ARION!
Well, today is Star Arion's 15th Birthday! Everyone wish him a Happy Birthday!
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Tuesday August 31st, 2004 - Update 1 of 2
Not much today. Announcement!: I have both Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Roms in full 100% English, no bootleg, its real. The problem is, the guy who hosted my roms server went down, and I need somewhere to host. The host has to allow zip files and atleast 50MB-100MB of space. If you know a good place for hosting that is very reliable, let me know here!
FireRed & LeafGreen Early Release at Pokemon Center NY
Well, on Saturday just recently, Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen were available early for people who pre-ordered the games at Pokemon Center New York. Due to this event, I got both the roms! Well, apparently there were protest going on in New York, I saw a pic yesterday morning that showed it and their were 100s-1000s of people on the road. Alot of people didn't get there games because of that and I think PCNY should do it again to let those people who pre-ordered get it. BTW, you had to pick it up yourself. Well I got the roms, so hopefully I will have them up soon!
FireRed & LeafGreen Updates
Well, there will be many updates to the site soon. Hopefully this weekend but maybe earlier. I will start doing a guide for FireRed & LeafGreen and it includes pictures and information. I will also start doing other things for it too. Just be prepared and don't worry, the news will always be archived if you can't visit the site for some reason.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have TWO! new Pokémon of the Day today! It's Plusle & Minun!
Click on their Sprite below to read their entries by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for now! Another Update Later this Afternoon!
MidnightPokémon
Friday August 27th, 2004
Not much today. I am going to start building an AttackDex now. It's actually been on my mind since last year, before SPP got theirs. I had pictures and everything, but I didn't have a site and stuff so I deleted the pics, so now I'm capturing new ones!/b>
World Championship Result Press Release
A press release has been issued with information from the Pokemon TCG World Championship, which was held last weekend. The press release reports who the Top 3 Players in each age group are. It also talks about the event, the players, and the prizes. Over 300 players from 28 Countries participated. Some of the people were from the countries of: France, New Zealand, Brazil and the Phillipines. To read al about the Pokémon TCG 2004 World Championship, check out the press release here.
Nintendo Announces 2004 Holiday Lineup
Well, Nintendo issued a press release on the games they are going to release this Fall/Holiday 2004 into 2005. Some of the games due to be released are:
Gamecube:
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, Baten Kaitos, Mario Party 6, and Need for Speed Underground 2.
For GBA/SP:
Mario Pinball Land; Megaman Zero 3; Classic NES Series II: Zelda II, Dr.Mario, Metroid, and Castlevania; Megaman Anniversary Collection; Mario Party Advanced; and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. To see this press release, go here.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Shiftry!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Thursday August 26th, 2004
Not much today. Hopefully I will start working on Guides and the Pokedex and other things for the site soon.
FireRed & LeafGreen Trade and Battle Day Announced
Another Pokémon event at Toys R US will be held this September. The first 50 attendees at the events will receive a free Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen poster! You will be able to try out the EX: FireRed & LeafGreen Set and you will get a free Promo Card and a Playmat when your'e done. You also are encouraged to bring your FireRed & LeafGreen Games to battle and trade. This will be a good way to see what the Union room is like! For more information, go here This event takes place on September 25th from 9:30AM to 11:30AM. You will be able to recieve a fuzzy Pokémon Poster, demo the EX: FireRed & LeafGreen Expansion, and much more. For more info on the Pokemon FunDay, check it out here.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Scizor!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Wednesday August 25th, 2004
Lots of News for the Pokémon TCG
Big Advertising for EX FireRed and LeafGreen
EX: FireRed & LeafGreen are going to have a big advertising campaign. The set, which will be released on August 30th, will receive a $1 million television, print, and public relations marketing support. According to Nintendo National Sales Manager Dean Irwin, despite printing more of this release than any previous Nintendo Pokemon TCG release, the product is nearly sold out from Nintendo before release.
News on Future TCG Sets
Several other TCG releases are planned before the end of 2004. Next up are the Pokemon Deck Tins, set for release on October 25th. Four different tins, each with one of four random special cards, as well as a sticker set matching the tin art, will each retail for $9.99.On November 8th, an as-yet-unnamed Pokemon TCG set will be released, the seventh in the EX series. The characters in the set will be based on Fire Red and Leaf Green. And on November 15th, the EX Battle Stadium will street. Shipped in a box, each Stadium will include two sixty-card decks, as well as two 10-card "sideboard" decks. Also included will be special rules to help players build strategic decks. MSRP will be $21.99. Here is a pic of the Deck Tins below:
Party for Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen at Pokémon Center New York!
The Pokémon Center New York is holding a special party on August 28th, from 12PM-6PM. During this event, Fans will get to meet Pokémon Characters in person, play carnival games to win prizes, and best of all, buy Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen 11 days before they're released everywhere else in the US. You can pick it up only if you go to Pokémon Center New York
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Arbok!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Tuesday August 24th, 2004
Sorry for not many updates. Hopefully a news clincher will come very soon!
FireRed and LeafGreen Contest from KidsWB
KidsWB has decided to do a contest to win FireRed or LeafGreen!Be sure to watch Pokémon Advanced all this week and look for the Pokémon Trainer of the Day!. Once you have that go here and fill in the form. At the end of the contest, 200 Grand Prize winners will win a copy of FireRed or LeafGreen, 100 of each game. 1,000 first prize winners will win a Pokémon EX: FireRed Theme Deck or a LeafGreen Theme Deck. The contest is open to kids between the ages of 5 and 15 in the US. The contest ends on Saturday with the drawing taking place on, or about September 7th. Be sure to watch Pokémon this week and enter for your chance to win! Also on the main KidsWB Website, you can find a downloadable Pokemon Training Certificate.
New Pokémon Toys from Hasbro
The Pokémon Section on the Hasbro website has been updated with new toys! There is a Rayquaza Deluxe Figure, a Swellow with a mini Anorith, and a Metagross with a mini Corphish. There are new plush dolls!: Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, and Mudkip. The section has been updated with a pics and info on the new Pokémon Advanced Beanies. There are also new V-Trainer 2.0 items. There are Battle Packs for Team Magma, Brawly, and Winona, as well as an actual V-Trainer unit with Norman.Be sure to check out the toys at the Hasbro Pokémon Website!
Color Variations for the Nintendo DS?
Nintendo has announced that they are planning on having several different colors for the NDS. Just like the release of the Game Boy Color & Advance/SP Systems in the past. According to Nintendo:
"We are still considering what colors of the DS to release, while also considering the production efficiency. We're thinking of releasing colors that are popular all over the world since the Nintendo DS will be launched simultaneously worldwide"
Nintendo has only offered colors of the silver and black buttons, the original. The original GBA SP offered 3 colors when it hit Japan: Blue, Silver, and Black. When they hit the US, it was only Cobalt(Blue) and Platinum(Silver) that was released in the US first. Then a few months later, Onyx(Black) was released.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Totodile!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
New Affiliate
Well, we have a new affiliate now. He is a good friend of mine and his name is Terry, and his site name is The Legendary Domain His site is still under construction. But we will be helping eachother with our sites, so his should be officially open sometime soon. Check it out and visit it to see what he has to offer!
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Saturday August 21st, 2004
Sorry for no updates. I haven't found any news yet, hopefully soon.
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New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Pikachu!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Saturday August 21st, 2004
Sorry for no updates. I'm in school now >_< and I'm at my grandma's house so we aren't allowed to use the internet. But she's gone for 2 weeks, so hopefully I will be able to update, but no promises.
Pokémon Anime
Well, the name of the new season has been revealed. It's called "Pokémon Advanced Challenge" It begins September 11th. Anyways, there were no new episodes today, apparently Kids WB has decided to push it back until next saturday......
FireRed & LeafGreen - Island Names
All of the island names have been revealed except for Islands 8 & 9 which are still unamed! Here they are below:
Island 1- Knot Island
Island 2- Boon Island
Island 3- Kin Island
Island 4- Floe Island
Island 5- Chrono Island
Island 6- Fortune Island
Island 7- Quest Island
Movie 8 Information
IGN Movie Spy Japan announced the current Script and Storyline for the 8th Movie is currently in Production.They expect filming to begin by early September.Which could mean that this might make a December release date.And IGN Movie Spy America announced that Miramax is planning a release date for the 7th Movie in theaters.The Release date is scheduled for sometime in May-June 2005.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Entei!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Saturday August 14th, 2004
Yikes! School starts on Monday! I might not update for a while because I won't have internet for a few days. But Keep Checking, because I'm not sure what's gonna happen.
GBA SP Tribal Edition
Well, a new GBA SP Edition is on its way to EB Games, who is apparently the only one who will be selling this tattoed GBA SP. Here's its picture below:
The system was released in Europe on June 18th. As you can see, the Tribal Edition GBA SP is a standard Platinum GBA SP system, but branded on the top and on the controller face of the system are "tribal" style tattoos. The system, according to EB Games, will ship on October 4th, 2004 for the same retail price as other SP systems: $99.99.
Roms Department
Well, today we finally got someone to host the roms for this site. The following roms have been hosted and with no download problems:
-Pokémon FireRed(J)
-Pokémon LeafGreen(J)
-Pokémon Ruby
-Pokémon Sapphire
-Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
-Sonic Advance
-Sonic Advance 2
-Sonic Advance 3
-Golden Sun
Sonic Battle & Sonic Pinball Party I decided not to keep anymore as they aren't very popular games. I should have the Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen English roms up soon. The roms were hosted by BalmungOtAS from www.shenlongunlimited.com. He is also an affiliate and will be giving me a button soon. There are plans in the future to move this site over to my own domain or sub domain that he will host. The other roms should be up in the next few days and maybe some new additions too.
More Classic NES Series for GBA/SP
On August 10th, Nintendo released the third batch of games in the Famicom Mini series for the Game Boy Advance in Japan. Volume number three, like Volume 2 (released on May 21st) and Volume 1 (released on February 14th), features ten perfectly emulated NES games in a cartridge on the Game Boy Advance hardware.
Metroid, Castlevania, and The Legend of Zelda II will be coming to the USA this October 25th as part of the next batch of Classic NES Series games.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Entei!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Thursday August 12th, 2004
Sorry, not anything new today except PotD.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Zangoose!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Wednesday August 11th, 2004
Pokémon Emerald
Well, today I added Speed Deoxys page to the emerald section. Click on it's sprite below to take you to it.
I added a page with the emerald sugimori on it. Click Here to take you to it.
Pokemon Artists at Worlds
The (http://www.op.pokemon-tcg.com/)Pokemon Organized Play website has been updated with word of some special guests that will be at the Pokemon TCG World Championship in just a few weeks. They are: Ken Sugimori, Mitsuhiro Arita, Midori Harada, and Takumo Akabane. All four of these special guests have illustrated cards in the game, with Ken Sugimori making official Pokemon art. They will be signing on both Saturday, August 21st and Sunday, August 22nd. More details and a schedule will be posted at the World Championship. The 2004 World Championship is gearing up to be a great Pokemon event! We'll keep you updated with the latest news leading up to the World Championship.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Gyarados!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Tuesday August 10th, 2004
Pokémon Emerald
Today, new information and pics from Coro Coro has been revealed! Click on the Pic below to take you to all the Emerald Pics and therew information.
FireRed & LeafGreen
Well, today, the FireRed & LeafGreen release date has been set for Europe. The release is October 1st, less than a month after I get it here. The box art is almost the same.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Absol!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Monday August 9th, 2004
Sorry for the lack of updates for the past 2 days. I've been really tired from shopping for school clothes & shoes.
FireRed & LeafGreen News
Well, recently, Nintendo Power released a Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen Bundle Pack. Here are to different Bundle Packs below:
Pokemon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen Bundle Pak
-One FireRed or LeafGreen game (a choice of which version, Wireless Adapter included)
-Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen Player's Guide
-Game Boy Advance SP Stereo Headphones
-1 year (12 issues) of Nintendo Power magazine
*Price: $54.95 US ($68.95 Canadian)
NP and Pokemon FR & LG Player's Guide
-1 year (12 issues) of Nintendo Power magazine
-Pokemon FireRed & LeafGreen Player's Guide
*Price: $19.95 US (27.95 Canadian)
Click Here for more information on this wonderful bundle pak.
Luigi Gamecube Controller
Club Nintendo, a special program in Japan has just released a special edition Luigi themed Gamecube Controller.The controller costs 500 points. It is green and blue, and features an L in the middle of the controller. There was apparently a Mario GC Controller released a few months ago. Here are some pics below:
Nintendo DS, official Name
Well, its confirmed, the Nintendo DS ios the official name of the new famed handheld that will cost $200. Nintendo DS was just a code name, but amazingly, it is not a sequel to the Game Boy Advance/SP. It is another handheld system that surpasses the graphics of the Nintendo 64. The design of the Nintendo DS has also changed. The design looks much better than the ugly looking prototype that was shown at E3. Here is a pic below:
REDMOND, Washington, July 28, 2004 In preparation for the launch of Nintendo DS in North America and Japan later this year, Nintendo today announces major global developments for the innovative dual-screen, wireless, hand-held video game system.
Nintendo DS, originally chosen as the code name, has been selected as the official product name. The Nintendo DS name evokes the idea of a portable system with "dual screens," providing the rationale for the final name. The hardware also has been redesigned to sport a slimmer, sharper look. The retooled Nintendo DS features a thinner, black base and an angular platinum flip-top cover. The face buttons and shoulder buttons are larger, and some have been reconfigured for optimum use. The unit includes a new storage slot for the touch screens stylus, and the speakers now broadcast in stereo sound, with or without headphones.
"The Nintendo DS will change the future of hand-held gaming," says Satoru Iwata, president of Nintendo Co., Ltd. "Dual screens, chat functions, a touch screen, wireless capabilities, voice recognition-- these abilities surpass anything attempted before, and consumers will benefit from the creativity and innovation the new features bring to the world of video games."
Software companies worldwide have more than 120 Nintendo DS games in development. Nintendo alone is developing more than 20 titles, and in excess of 100 companies have signed on to create games for the new system.
"The innovative functions make Nintendo DS a superior game device, while the chat feature and ability to detect other DS units make it a social device as well," says Reggie Fils-Aime, Nintendo of Americas executive vice president of sales and marketing. "Weve figured out the magic of what makes portable game play so attractive to consumers. Weve defeated nine challengers and once again were prepared to win."
Nintendo will announce the launch date, price and game lineup for Nintendo DS at a later date.
Information & Pics obtained from Nintendo.com
FireRed & LeafGreen Section
Well, today I added the Trainer Sprites for FireRed & LeafGreen. Click on the link below to take you to them:
Pokémon FR/LG Trainer Sprites
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, we have a new Pokémon of the Day today. It's Metagross!
Click on its Sprite below to read it's entry by Micky Oniumusha!:
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Friday August 6th, 2004
Pokémon Advanced News
Well, apparently, there won't be new episodes until August 21st. Here is the current schedule for the show below:
August 7th-14th: Repeats of Past Episodes
Aug. 21st: New Episode 313- Jump for Joy!
Aug. 28th: New Episode 314- A Different Kind of Misty
Sep. 4th: New Episode 315- A PokéBlock Party
Sep. 11th: New Episode 316- Watt's With Wattson?
Pokémon Plushes Recalled!
Japanese toy maker Tomy Corporation said Wednesday it was recalling 626,000 of its popular "Pokémon" stuffed dolls from retailers in Japan and the U.S. after needles found their way into some of the stuffed toys.
There have been no reports of accidents, but Tomy has earmarked about Y1 billion (approx $9,045,970.00 USD) to recall the toys as a safety measure, said Shigemi Sugaya, spokeswoman of the Tokyo-based Tomy. Some 41 types of Pokemon dolls, which have been on the market since April 2003, will be subject to the recall. Most were sold in Japan, but about 10,000 Pokemon dolls were sold through a U.S. toy retailer in New York, Sugaya said.
The company will inspect and sterilize the toys before sending them back to their original owners free of charge, she said. The company was alerted by a customer in Japan on July 20 that a needle was found inside one of its Pokemon toys. After examining 120,000 products in its inventory, the company found 12 stuffed dolls containing parts of sewing-machine needles. The dolls were produced at a plant in Qingdao city in China's northeastern province of Shandong, Sugaya said. Here are pics of some of the Plushes:
MP: We advise you not to buy any Plushes until this mishap is over.
Pokémon Emerald
A new E-Card Set for Emerald has been announced. The new set of cards will be released in Japan on October 7th, 2004. These cards are from a set of 83 and come in packs of 5 random cards. There aretwo types of cards. There are 64 Trainer E-Cards and 19 Map Cards. The map cards enable you to go to new areas. Maybe the Eon Ticket will be included? To use the cards, you need atleast 2 Gym Badges. Then you must enter a building north of Mauville City. The name of the location is currently unknown as of this time. Here is a pic of the inside of the new area below. Click on it to take you to the current info we have on Emerald.
Ruby & Sapphire Section
Well, today, I finally added a little bit of content to the Ruby & Sapphire Section. I added all of the Trainer Sprites, there was 83 of them and I added GameShark SP/CodeBreaker Codes to Catch Any Pokémon.
Click the links below to go to the two pages:
Trainer Sprites GameShark SP Codes
I should start having bits and pieces of my walkthrough on here. It will have pictures and explanations of how to do things. I will also add some other content if I have the time.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Today we have a new Pokémon of the Day. It's Houndour! Houndour is a strong Dark Pokémon who has a lock jaw bite. If you make it angry, it will chase you until your tired and bite you. Click on Houndour's Sprite to see it's entry by Micky Onimusha.
Looking for Staff
I am still looking for staff members. You need to know Basic HTML, if you don't, don't email me. Email me Here
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
Thursday August 5th, 2004
New Pokémon of the Day!
Today we have a new Pokémon of the Day. It's Rapidash. Rapidash is a favorite of many trainers and is a very fast Pokémon. Click on Rapidash's Sprite to see her entry by Micky Onimusha.
Meet the Staff
Well, today I added a Staff Members page. You can read about each of the staff members there. I am also still looking for staff members. You need to know Basic HTML, if you don't don't email me. Email me Here
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon
I am going to try to get some content up on the site soon. Please be patient as this takes time. Thanks ^_^
Wednesday August 4th, 2004
Sorry for the lack of updates. I was out of town since friday of last week! School starts August 16th for me, I hope to keep this site going! I'm still looking for staff. You need to know Basic HTML. If you would like to become a staff member, please email me Here!
Anime News
New Dub Titles Released! Well, 4 Dub Titles for the 7th Season have been announced! Here they are below:
-Episode 317: What You Seed Is What You Get
-Episode 318: Love At First Flight
-Episode 319: Let Bagons Be Bagons
-Episode 320: The Princess and the Togepi
FireRed& LeafGreen
The name for the new island range in Kanto has been revealed, it is no longer "Mystery or Rainbow Islands" it is now known as the Sevii Islands. The 1st island is now known as Knot Island. I should have roms of the English Versions very soon. No translated or hacked versions will be on this site so you don't have to worry about that.
TCG News
Well. A few months ago, Kids WB had a contest to Create a Pokémon Card. The fans ages 5-15 drew there illustrations of the chosen 1 of 5 Pokemon which were: Pikachu, Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip, and finally Wurmple. Well, the winners have finally been announced! Here are the names and a tiny picture of there cards:
The following kids did very well. The grand prize winners were:
6 year old Mark Kraus from California for his drawing of Treecko. Other grand prize winners were: May Do from South Carolina for her drawing of Torchic, Katie Gross from Iowa for her drawing of Wurmple, Sylvia Forrest for her drawing of Pikachu and Rowan Laidlaw from New Jersey for her drawing of Mudkip!
Here are the pictures of their cards below:
Grand Prize winners have the honor of becoming Pokémon Trading Card Game illustrators. Their illustrations will be printed on actual game cards and produced into special Kids’ WB! Pokémon TCG booster packs. Each winner’s name is credited on the card as the card illustrator. Winners will also receive 50 sets of the Kids’ WB! Pokémon TCG booster packs, as well as a $500 Target gift certificate. 5,000 First Prize winners will receive a set of the Kids’ WB! Pokémon TCG booster packs.
New Pokémon of the Day!
Well, today we have a new Pokémon of the Day. It's Treecko!
Treecko is one of Ash's Pokémon. He is very strong and very protective of his other Pokémon friends. He holds a stem attached to a leaf in his mouth like a cowboy did with a piece of wheat. Treecko is a great Pokémon for battle and is very fast!
That's all for today!
MidnightPokémon