Pokémon have recently released a trailer revealing Mega Rayquaza! Mega Rayquaza will gain the new move 'Dragon Ascent' and the new ability 'Delta Stream', which means that; the moves Rain Dance/Sunny Day/Sandstorm/Hail will all fail, the Abilities Drizzle/Drought/Sand Stream/Snow Warning will all fail to activate and moves that Flying-type Pokémon are usually weak to will only deal normal damage to any Flying-type Pokémon in the battle. In addition, weather effects last indefinitely as long as Mega Rayquaza remains in battle, however, when Mega Rayquaza is switched out, the weather immediately returns to normal.

Nintendo and Pokémon have announced two new colours for the Nintendo 2DS; Transparent Blue and Transparent Red. These have partly been created to tie in with the upcoming release of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, representing the two colours of each game respectively. There is also an option for a Special Primal Groudon/Kyogre design to feature on the console, if bought as part of a bundle with Pokémon ORAS.

Both Transparent colours will be individually released on November 7th, while the Transparent colours Bundle, with the Special Primal Groudon/Kyogre design and Pokémon ORAS, will be released on November 28th.

The UK Release Dates for the Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Demos have been announced today. To gain access to the Demos, you will require a code, available from the following dates/locations;

October 15th: GAME/Amazon/Smyth Toys/ShopTo/Nintendo UK Official Store
October 24th-26th: Pokémon stand at MCM Expo London

The codes will then also be made available through a number of other partners including Wikia, Bin Weevils and Nintendo Life until November.

Demo Details from Pokémon:

The Pokémon Global Link will begin supporting Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire when they release in November 2014. Support for the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y games will also continue as normal . In order to prepare for this update, the Pokémon Global Link will undergo extended maintenance in November. Further details will be announced at a later date.

The Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Limited Edition SteelBook is now available for pre-order online from the Nintendo Store and GAME (in the UK) . The official UK release date for these games is Friday 28th November 2014.

Nintendo Store:
Pokémon Omega Ruby Steelbook; Price £39.99
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Steelbook; Price £39.99

GAME:
Pokémon Omega Ruby Steelbook; Price £39.99
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Steelbook; Price £39.99

Take an Early Visit to Hoenn!

Start your next Hoenn region adventure early with a special demo version of Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire. This demo features gameplay that you won’t experience anywhere else. During the course of this adventure, you’ll be surprised to encounter familiar Pokémon that can now Mega Evolve! What’s more, you can bring this Pokémon into your full Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire game. You can even bring over the reward items that you obtained during your Special Demo Version adventure. Stay tuned for details on how to bring the Pokémon and items into your full game.

You can play the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version as many times as you like. Look for special scenarios that occur if you play every day.

Stay tuned for details on how to get a code that will enable you to download the Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire Special Demo Version from Nintendo eShop. Don’t miss this chance to start your adventure in Hoenn and discover Mega-Evolved Pokémon you’ve never seen before!

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire will be compatible with Pokémon Bank starting from the day of release. Bring the Pokémon you've been raising with such care with you on your next great adventure!

Pokémon Bank is an application that allows you to connect your system in the Nintendo 3DS family to your own Internet-based Boxes and store your precious Pokémon there to be withdrawn later.

If your Pokémon are deposited in the Pokémon Bank, then even if you lose your game, your deposited Pokémon can be transferred to a new game.