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Pokemon(R) Comes to DVD in an all-new Feature-Length Movie Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior March 31, 2009 From Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Posted on: Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 15:02 CST

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Pokemon USA, Inc., announce they are collaborating on the all new Pokemon adventure, Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, which will make its North American DVD premiere March 31, 2009. The DVD is priced at $19.98 MSRP. Preorder close is February 17, 2009.

Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior features the powerful Pokemon Giratina and its epic struggle with another legendary foe, Dialga. Ash and his companions, characters beloved to Pokemon fans the world over, become entangled in a dimension-spanning conflict when they befriend the feisty and sharp-witted Pokemon named Shaymin and stumble upon Giratina's mysterious Reverse World. In the course of the heroes' thrilling adventure, they meet a helpful researcher as they all try to battle a dangerous villain who wishes to control Giratina and rule the Reverse World.

"This agreement pairs the phenomenal appeal of one of the biggest children's franchises with Universal's proven marketing and distribution prowess in the highly competitive family home entertainment arena," said Glenn Ross, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions.

Colin Palmer, Vice President, New York Operations for Pokemon USA, Inc. added, "This is an amazing year for the Pokemon franchise. We're excited to partner with Universal for the release of Pokemon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior, a spectacular animated offering for fans who crave further immersion into the Pokemon universe."

Since its introduction in 1996, Pokemon has become one of the most popular children's properties in the world. Pokemon video games have collectively sold more than 186 million units worldwide through September 2008, while the Pokemon Trading Card game ranks as the #1 collectible trading card game of all-time. The Pokemon television series is now in its 11th season on Cartoon Network, with the 12th season scheduled to debut spring 2009. The first 10 feature films have sold more than four million units to-date and taken in nearly $200 million through theatrical and home entertainment releases.

SYNOPSIS

Deep in the heart of a mysterious forest, a Pokemon named Shaymin stumbles into the midst of a battle between two powerful Pokemon, Dialga and Giratina. While it watches, Shaymin is thrust into a mysterious realm known as Reverse World, which is an alternate world that is somehow related to the real world. Their subsequent adventures bring them back and forth between the two worlds they inhabit.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION:

Street Date: March 31, 2009

Copyright: 2009 Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Selection Number: 63109499

Price: $19.98 MSRP

Running time: 1 Hour 37 Minutes

Layers: Dual Layer

Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic Widescreen 1.85:1

Rating: Not Rated

Languages/Subtitles: English SDH

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1/Dolby Digital 2.0

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About USHE

Universal Studios Home Entertainment is a unit of Universal Pictures, a division of Universal Studios (www.universalstudios.com). Universal Studios is a part of NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through the combining of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, NBC Universal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. NBC Universal is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled by Vivendi Universal.

About Pokemon USA

Pokemon USA, Inc., a subsidiary of The Pokemon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia which includes licensing, marketing, the Pokemon Trading Card Game, an animated TV series, the Pokemon Trading Figure Game, home entertainment, and the official Pokemon website. Pokemon was launched in Japan in 1996 for play on Nintendo's Game Boy(TM) and has since evolved into a global cultural phenomenon. Pokemon was introduced in North America in 1998 and today is one of the most popular toy and entertainment properties in the world. For more information, visit www.pokemon.com.

CONTACTS: Universal Studios Home Entertainment Lea Porteneuve Vice President, Communications and Publicity (818) 777-1391 Lea.Porteneuve@nbcuni.com Cathy Scott Publicist on Behalf of Universal Studios Home Entertainment (818) 777-0546 Cathy.Scott@nbcuni.com CONTACTS: Pokemon USA, Inc. JP Shields Bender/Helper Impact (212) 689-6360 jp_shields@bhimpact.com Brian Reinert Bender/Helper Impact (212) 689-6360 brian_reinert@bhimpact.com

SOURCE Universal Studios Home Entertainment

Source: PR Newswire

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