"The Journey Starts Today" single releases June 12th

iTunes recently posted a listing for "The Journey Starts Today", the opening theme for the latest season of the Pokemon anime dub. Performed by Canadian band Walk off the Earth, the single is set to be released on June 12th, the same day the season debuts on Netflix in the US.

Pokemon movies 8 and 9 now on iTunes US

The eighth and ninth Pokemon movies are now available on the US iTunes store, marking the first time a Pokemon movie has been available since 2011 when the third movie was removed from the US store. Both movies are available for purchase in HD for $14.99.

Update: The movies are also available in the Canadian, Australian, and UK stores.

New music for the week of 4/6/2015 + Pokemon season 18 on iTunes

We may have finished ORAS and Smash Wii U, but now we have our first music from Pokemon Shuffle:

-Puerto Blanco
-Stage Theme 1
-Shop

Shuffle may not have as much music as the other two, but it should have a few more selections come in over the next few weeks.

Additionally, the first nine episodes of season 18 (the current season) of Pokemon have been posted on iTunes. Based on the handling of season 17, it is likely that Amazon will carry them soon as well.

XY Episodes on iTunes + Pokémon Symphonic Evolutions

Two pieces of Pokémon news came out yesterday:

-Episodes of Pokémon the Series: XY are now available on iTunes.

-A series of orchestral Pokémon concerts will be held later this year.

You can see a brief overview here:

Additional information:

Pokémon XY on iTunes:
-A free episode (the season premiere) is available on iTunes US.
-HD episodes will download in 720p, and can be streamed in 1080p. The audio is in stereo.
-Pokémon Origins has been on iTunes for roughly a month, but was not officially mentioned by Pokémon until today.

Pokemon Origins now available on iTunes US, Canada, and other countries

The Pokemon Origins mini-series that debuted last year is now available on iTunes US and Canada, along with several other countries. The series is $11.96 for HD and $7.96 for standard definition.

Earlier this year, we were able to ask a few questions of Kyle Hebert, who performed the voice of Professor Oak in the mini-series:

Pokemon the Movie 2000 now on iTunes!

There are now two Pokemon movies available for purchase on iTunes:

Pokemon the Movie 2000 on iTunes

Like the third movie, this one is in HD on Apple TV and the iPad.