This February Pokémon is going Mewtwo crazy with a download for Pokémon Black and White versions to get the Legendary Pokémon into your games, a return of the Psychic-type to the Pokémon Trading Card Game, a cartoon episode you can watch online and exclusive wallpapers to enjoy too! You can read more about these exciting events in Pocket World, on sale now with Mewtwo on the cover! If you want to download and enjoy this brilliant Pokémon in your games, the distribution starts on 12 February and runs through to 6 March.

For more information click here.

The National Media Museum in Bradford is having a fun Moshi Monsters Half Term from Saturday 4 February through to Sunday 26 February. It’s free to get in and packed with fun Moshi activities to keep you busy on your school break. There will be Moshi Monster clay animation workshops using the cool Clay Buddies packs. Pop-up online Moshi stations for some online gaming and you can step into a Moshi world in their virtual media studio. If you’re around the Bradford area then do pop along and let us know what you find by emailing photos and stories to getintouch@pocket-world.co.uk!

From a simple online game to complete world domination! That’s the way that Moshi Monsters is going with the game increasing its player base by one per second and expanding from being originally UK players to American, Australian, Canadian – you name it, they’re playing Moshi! This takeover of the world is now affecting toy shops too! It has started already at The Entertainer in Birmingham, England with a special Moshi Zone where Moshi-loving kids can try out the latest Clay Buddies craft packs, enter colouring competitions, have a Moshi tattoo painted or even meet Furi in the flesh (or should that be fur)! This phenomenon will soon be taking over a toy store near you as more and more Moshi Monsters products fill the shelves. It won’t be long before you will be getting your own Moshi Zone!

Coming your way just in time for Valentine’s Day, Arrow Films & Fabulous Films proudly presents The Smurfs – My Smurfy Valentine on DVD. This pack comes with four favourite episodes of the classic The Smurfs, perfect for the one you love! It’s available to own on DVD from 30 January.

Whether you’re young or old you’ll love My Smurfy Valentine. It’s a classic cartoon from the masters of kids’ TV in the 1980s, Hanna Barbara. Far, far away, in a small mushroom village, live a group of little blue pixies in short trousers and white bonnets called The Smurfs. Only as tall as three apples, they speak in ‘Smurf’, a language that only they understand. The Smurfs are carefree, peaceful creatures that live in harmony with nature. But they have a nasty habit of wanting to act like man, which causes them 1,001 problems.

You can grab yourself a copy of My Smurfy Valentine for only £5.99 from here, or we’ve got five DVDs to give away to Pocket World’s website readers. To win one simply email us the answer to this Smurfy question…

In last Summer’s The Smurfs blockbuster movie, which city did the little chaps explore?

A. London

B. New York

C. Sydney

Click here to email your answer to us. First five chosen at random will win a copy of The Smurfs – My Smurfy Valentine! The competition closes on 23 February, so get emailing quick!

Competition Rules

1. All entries must be received by 23 February 2012. 2. There is no cash alternative. 3. The publisher’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. 4. No employee of Imagine Publishing Ltd or any company with products on offer within this competition is eligible to enter. 5. Only one entry per person, per competition. 6. By entering, competitors agree to be bound by the rules and requirements of the competition. 7. You may be sent news about products and opportunities from related companies. If you do not wish to receive such information, please indicate as such on your entry. 8. Prizes shown are for illustrative purposes only, prizes of equal value may be substituted.

Are you a master Beyblader who thinks he has what it takes to win the coveted title of World Beyblader Champion? After the success of the first international Beyblade tournament in 2010 in Seoul, South Korea, a new Beyblade World Champion will be crowed in 2012 – and it could be you! Bladers from around the world in over 40 countries, including the UK, will have the opportunity to compete for honour of being crowed the No. 1 Blader in the world. To qualify players compete in national and regional tournaments – the finals, where the top regional players duke it out will take place in March in Toronto, Canada. These tournaments are taking place as we speak – dates in the US, France and Canada have already been announced. UK tournament dates and locations are sure to be announced soon – go to the Beyblade website where events are announced – www.beybladebattles.com – while there you can also hone up on your battling skills. Let it rip!

Unlockable Pokémon

You can enter these passwords in the Password set ting in the main menu to unlock the following Pokémon…
Pikachu’s Balloons (permits Pikachu to take part in Pelipper’s Circle Circuit) 57429445
Unlock Groudon (Groudon is available to befriend in the Lava Zone) 45594012
Unlock Jirachi (Jirachi is available to befriend in the Granite Zone) 82401777
Unlock Darkrai (Darkrai is available to befriend in the Haunted Zone) 20433557
Pikachu’s Snowboard (permits Pikachu to take part in Empoleon’s Snow Slide) 04823523
Unlock Celebi (Celebi is available to befriend at the entrance to the PokéPark) 99645049
Pikachu’s Surfboard (permits Pikachu to take part in Gyarados’s Aqua Dash) 84925064

Getting a Head Start

You can get a jump-start against the competition in these three attractions: Bulbasaur’s Daring Dash, Dusknoir’s Speed Slam, and Absol’s Hurdle Bounce. When the race begins, immediately press 2 on the Wii Remote to obtain a speed boost and better your chances of winning the race.

Unlimited Berries

Berries act as the main currency in PokéPark Wii. They allow you to compete in various at tractions. For only five Berries, you can max out your Berry supply at 9,999 by playing Venusaur’s Vine Swing over and over again. By obtaining a Pokémon’s target time, you will earn a bonus of 100 Berries.

Trial of Strength

These are skill games and are an important part of PokéPark Wii. They allow you to obtain Berries and befriend Pokémon to compete in the game’s 14 at tractions. There are a total of five skill games to compete in (as detailed on the next page).

In the magazine we ran a fantastic feature covering the history of the Pokémon Adventures manga. We only thought it would be fitting to reveal the newest Pokémon Adventures books heading to an online bookstore near you this year! Volume 5 of Diamond & Pearl will be released 5 June, while volume 8 of Black & White will be released 3 July. Both will be available exclusively online at retail giant www.Amazon.co.uk – we can’t wait! Diamond & Pearl follows the adventures of Lady Berlitz as she battles the evil-minded Team Plasma, along with her mates, Diamond and Pearl. In Black & White, we follow the adventures of Black and White: Black is an aspiring Pokémon master, while White trains a band of performing Pokémon. Both books sound exciting – we can’t wait to order them!

Show your love of Moshi Monsters with the all-new line of silver jewellery. Available from online retailer My Flash Trash, individual charms retail for £24.99 – choose from Hansel, Iggy, Shi Shi Panda and Oddie Doughnut charms. Keep an eye out for this mighty fine jewellery at this URL…

www.myflashtrash.com

This Summer get ready to return to the world of LEGO Batman as the super hero arrives back on a console near you! The caped crusader has to save Gotham City once again in a brand new game from LEGO supremos Traveller’s Tales and Warner Bros, but this time he has some friends along for the ride!

The full title of the new game is LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes, so that means Batman will be joined by Superman, Wonder Woman and the Green Lantern! The game is being developed for Xbox 360, PlayStation3, Wii, PC, DS and 3DS along with the shiny new PlayStation Vita – a handheld we have yet to get our hands on!

Amazingly, the original LEGO Batman has sold 11 million games around the world, and we have to admit that it’s still one of our favourites here at Pocket World. The new games will perfectly compliment the new LEGO toy range that has just been released. There are five new construction sets titled LEGO Super Heroes: DC Universe including the Batcave and buildable action figures of the heroes.

Fans of the arch villians will be overjoyed to learn that Lex Luthor and the Joker make an appearance in the new games, with cooperative play the order of the day, just like in recent LEGO games like the Harry Potter series. It’s this working together gameplay that has made the LEGO games such a hit with kids and parents alike!

Make sure you keep buying Pocket World, and returning to this website for the latest news on the new LEGO Batman!

We want you to be able to play trading card games at the event closest to you, so we’ve created this handy list of the best Organized Play locations around the world! Just give the organisers a call and join in the fun. Most of these locations play a variety of games including the Pokémon Trading Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Magic: The Gathering and Moshi Monsters Mash Up for the younger players!

United Kingdom

Aberystwyth Albatross
T: 01970 617 836

Bournemouth UK Cards & Games
T: 07879 073525

Bristol Area 51
T: 07834 596889

Horsham TCG League
T: 07811 339529

Hove Kids Dreams
T: 01273 420666

Sutton Player’s Paradise
T: 07762 340208

Plymouth Antics Pokémon League
T: 07525 498713

Redditch Apollo Pokémon
T: 07791 649920

Ramsgate Groovy Frog
T: 01843 595177

Sutton Coldield PokéClub
T: 0121 354 2655

St Austell Mad For Miniatures
T: 01726 72259

Burton-on-Trent Midco Gaming
T: 01283 761612

Nottingham Pokémon Hobby League
T: 01159 229880

Exeter Clifton Games
T: 01392 259 988

Cardiff Welsh Games Club
T: 07507 646155

Crawley
T: 07941 411599

Aberdare Pokémon TCG League
T: 07921 677011

Oswestry Trading Card Club
T: 07931 137089

Ripley Chimera Pokémon Hobby League
T: 01773747849

Sheffield Patriot Games
T: 0114 2731762

Manchester Pokémon Gym
T: 0161 247 7735

Bangor Pokémon League
T: 07863 719487

Huddersfield Pokémon League
T: 01484 511019

Blackpool Card Game Group
T: 07939 478483

Edinburgh Pokémon League
T: 07413 593882

Glasgow Kerd and Cosplay
T: 07916 324426

Cumbernauld Pokémon League
T: 07745 539753

USA

New York King’s Games
T: (718) 3361955

Philadelphia
T: (610) 2776494

Indianapolis Anime Crossroads
T: (317) 8837566

Jacksonville Jax Cards
T: (863) 6048193

Memphis HobbyTown USA
T: (901) 8308697

Wichita Alternate Realities
T: (316) 7086013

Dallas
T: (972) 4425545

Albuquerque Active Imagination
T: (602) 7914941

Las Vegas Little Shop of Magic
T: (702) 8124638

Seattle Blue Highway Games
T: (206) 2820540

San Diego Games and Comics
T: (858) 2292742

Vancouver Dice Age Games
T: (971) 2217147

Sacramento Broadway Comics and Cards
T: (916) 4460108

Australia

Enield RH Gaming, Adelaide
E: jon.morris@rhgaming.com.au

Victoria Good Games Geelong
T: 03 5223 3940

Brisbane Good Games
T: 07 3832 2230

Launceston LINC
T: 0427 762717