PokeSpecial Shogakukan Grade 4 August 09 Issue (Platinum Series)
特别篇小学四年生09年8月号 (白金篇)

At the Battle Castle, a red-haired boy named Buck suddenly appears before the group, and claims to know Stark Mountain well. Darach wonders what brought Buck there, and Buck explains that he was there to confront Looker, who snuck into the Battleground the day before. However, he couldn't help but eavesdrop on their conversation about Stark Mountain, and believes that the weirdly dressed people are after the lord of the mountain, Heatran, the crater Pokemon capable of trapping its foes in searing flames.

战斗城堡里，红发的小爆突然出现，并声称对坚硬山有深入认识。原本来到只为找昨天潜入他战斗屋中的型警，但偷听到众人一番话后，他有理由相信，银河团的目的是山之王，火钢兽席多蓝恩，其高热火炎可把敌人困住。

Looker thanks Buck for his information and wants him to escort them to the mountain, but Buck refuses with a sneer, causing Looker to fume with rage. Buck snatches Looker's photo of Team Galactic and announces that he will go investigate on his own. Before Looker could catch him, Buck teleports away on his Claydol. The fact is, Heatran has always been the Pokemon he seeks, and he would not allow others to tamper with it.

型警希望小爆能带他们走入坚硬山，但小爆不愿，令型警气结。小爆还把银河团的相片抢走自行去追查，型警打算截住他的时后小爆已用瞬间转移逃去。

That night, back at the Villa, Looker is still upset about Buck, and remembers what the boy said about being the younger brother of an Elite 4 member, which would explain his acquaintance with the Frontier Brains. The two decide to seek more information from other Brains the next day, and Platinum offers Looker the guest room, but he refuses and chooses to stay in the frontyard in his tent instead.

深夜，回到普拉新买的大屋中，型警仍然气结，并指小爆曾说过自己是四天王其中一人的弟弟。二人打算明天继续在其他首脑处打探，普拉邀请型警到客房，但型警却执意睡帐幕。

Unfortunately, he ends up oversleeping the next morning, and he laters finds Platinum wandering around the Frontier, drawn to advertising calls of the Battle Arcade by the Veilstone Game Arcade guy. He could barely understand her fascination about his callings though. Looker and Platinum decide to go for the Battle Arcade next, but Mecha Starly warns that it will be hard to get to the Arcade Star.

第二天，型警睡过头，找到普拉时，她正被帐幕市那游戏中心的大叔的(奇怪)宣传吸引到战斗轮盘处。二人于是决定挑战，机械惊鸟却警告要去到轮盘女神处并不容易。

Meanwhile, Buck to making his way to Stark Mountain, oblivious to the fact that he has been spotted by two TG grunts, who report it to Charon. Inside the mountain cave, something appears from the ceiling crack, and reveals itself to be the lord of Stark Mountain, Heatran...

另一方面，小爆正在去坚硬山的途中，却被银河团发现了，并报告了给冥王星。洞内，洞顶的裂缝处，席多蓝恩终于现身。。。

PokeSpecial Shogakukan Grade 5 August 09 Issue (DP Series)
特别篇小学五年生09年8月号 (钻珍篇)

At the Snowpoint PokemonCenter, Platinum slowly regains consciousness and is surprised that they are no longer at the Snowpoint Temple, but Candice and Maylene remark that they have been at the PokemonCenter since they woke up, causing Platinum to wonder if she has been dreaming. The two Gymleaders then decide to rethink their battle strategy, and call up Byron to yell at him simultaneously for underestimating their foe. Byron agrees to seek more help, but when he attempts to contact Volkner, he discovers that he couldn't reach him since the entire Sunyshore City is having a blackout.

在雪锋市的精灵中心内，普拉回复意识，惊见她们已不在神殿中。铃奈和斯莫莫却指她们醒来后已在这里，令普拉怀疑自己是否发了一场梦。铃奈和斯莫莫打算重组她们的战力，并致电东岗，大骂他低估了敌人的强度。东岗答应抓电志，却发现电话不通，因整个名目市都停电了。

At Sunyshore, the Valley Windwork owner and his daughter have come to investigate the blackout, and find Volkner inside the gym, disheartened by the fact that there are no new challengers to keep him entertained. The windwork owner soon discover that the Sunyshore gym's many electric appliances are drawing the entire city's electric supply, and shuts down all the gimmicks. Volkner voices his boredom, but just then receives a call, and claims that something that inspires him has happened finally. With that, he departs with his Elekid and Raichu.

在名目市，风力发电所的所长和女儿来到调查停电的原因，在道馆中发现因缺乏挑战者而闷闷不乐的馆长电志。原来，道馆内的仪器正是大停电的成因，所长立即把它们都关上了。电志指自己很无聊，这时却收到一个来电，随后指终于有令他感兴趣的事发生了。穿上外衣，电志和雷丘、小电魔准备出发。

At the TG headquarters, Cyrus gets ready to create the Red Chain, and activates the machines, causing the three lake Pokemon to wince in pain while the red mineral forms on top of the machine.

在银河团的基地，赤木开始制造红色锁链，并把手放在机器上。三湖精立即痛苦的挣扎，而一堆红色的矿物顿时在机器上出现。

Two Red Chains will be made to control Dialga, the temporal Pokemon; and Palkia, the spatial Pokemon. However, the lake legendaries will have to be allowed time to rest before the next chain can be made. Outside, Dia climbs out from the air-shuttle with Beh and Pooh, and gets ready to rescue Mesprit, Uxie and Azelf...

赤木指需要两条锁链，好控制掌管时间的迪亚路加和掌管空间的柏鲁奇亚，但三湖精须时休息才可以进行下一轮的制造。同一时间，迪亚爬出飞艇，准备拯救三湖精的行动。。。

PokeSpecial Shogakukan Grade 6 August 09 Issue (DP Series)
特别篇小学六年生09年8月号 (钻珍篇)

On Route 213, Pearl continues his training under Crasher Wake, and with his strict commands, manages to capture Buizel. Pearl finds it amusing that his teacher, Wake, owns a Floatzel while he uses a Buizel, and also remembers that a Buizel also belongs to one of the two vanished bodyguards, whom he and Dia are disciples of as well. Unfortunately, it seems like this Buizel isn't ready to obey him yet, and thrashes around in its Pokeball. Wake encourages Pearl, and gives him an even harder task, which is to capture 2 more Pokemon on Route 212 before sunrise, in order to strengthen his team.

在213路上，柏鲁在马克斯的严厉指导下，成功捕捉了叉尾鼬。柏鲁想到马克斯所用的是其进化型大尾鼬，而曾经称师的两位保镳之一也手持一只叉尾鼬，感到是命运的安排。可是，叉尾鼬并未顺从于柏鲁，在精灵球内挣扎。马克斯打算给柏鲁更难的考验，要他在日出前在212路上多抓两只精灵，好增强自身的战斗力。

At Veilstone's TG Headquarters, the three Commanders arrive via their individual vehicles, and gather together to meet their boss, Cyrus. Cyrus makes a speech to his entire team of members, and says their goal is to rid this imperfect world in order to create a perfect one. 

在帐幕市的银河团基地，三干部各自归队，会见赤木。赤木亦召集了全体人员，指他们的目的是要把这有缺陷的世界重整。

Cyrus shows them the capture lake trio, and says with the advance science technology of Team Galactic, they shall create the Red Chain and begin their task to reform the world. He dispatches the members to their separate missions, and gets ready to climb Mt. Coronet once the chains are ready.

赤木指三湖精已被收服，将会以银河团的先进科学制造红色锁链来改做世界。他下令各人回到自己的岗位，并为登天眼山作准备。

Back on Pearl's side, he has finally managed to capture 2 more Pokemon, and is ready to set out on his journey towards Veilstone. Before that, Dia's Mom arrives at the scene with Sebastian and Roseanne, and Pearl is shocked to see Fantina's Drifblim, who should have been with Dia. Drifblim shows Pearl the Pokeballs of Roo and Lee, which Dia has left behind, and Pearl is shocked to hear from Dia's Mom that his childhood companion is currently on one of the TG air-shuttles...

在柏鲁一方，他已成功捕捉到另外两只精灵，整装待发到帐幕市去。迪亚的妈妈却在这时和管家和滨奈出现，柏鲁惊见应该和迪亚一起、美莉莎的浮游气球，而浮游气球手上亦带著迪亚遗下的小路和小立。迪亚妈妈告诉柏鲁，迪亚现正身在银河团的飞艇上。。。

Yesterday, PokeSpecial Volume 32 was released in Japan, continuing the DP plot up til the Great Marsh part. Pearl takes central spot this time on the cover with the starters at their fully evolved stages, with pink and purple as the dominant background colour. Seems like the colour theme of the 4th generation will follow the dominant colours of the three protagonists.

特别篇32卷昨天在日本上市，继续迪柏普三人的旅程。封面以粉红色和柏鲁为中心，还有进化到最后形态的三主兽。DP世代的主色应该就是迪柏普三人的主色吧。

Again, many chapters have been merged into one, so there are once again only a total of 9 chapters in Volume 32. There is much less alteration than in Volume 31, with only one scene change:

某些章节又合成了一章，所以原本的11章到32卷里只剩9章。没有像31卷那么多改变，只有一幕的图改变了：

When Dia calls Pearl from the Game Corner, the magazine version has Dia talking on a telephone out of nowhere.  In the volume version, he is depicted inside the telephone room.
迪亚在游戏中心电联柏鲁一幕，月刊中是拿著一个吊在半空的电话，单行本里总算改成了一个实质的电话房。

There are two minor dialogue changes. The first being the Pokedex colour of Platinum. In the magazine version, her Pokedex is said to be pink, but in the volume version, it's changed to red. Seems like the writers have decided to change Platinum's items to red (including her Pokedex, Poketch and Bicycle), as her scarf has been depicted as red as well in the latest official artwork.

剧情中有两处改动。首先是普拉的图鉴。月刊里被称为粉红色，单行本里变了红色。其实普拉近来围巾的颜色都改成了红色，所以也许作者们决定把普拉所有道具都改红色(包括图鉴、手表和自行车)。

Another change is Saturn's explanation on the device that blasted Platinum's bodyguards into another dimension. In the magazine version, he said it was developed to control a 'force', which the project was abandoned due to the lack of experimental substitutes. In the volume version, he describes the power as a by-product discovered in the middle of the scheme, but was also casted aside due to the lack of a manageable substitute. Not much of a difference really, but wonder if this will affect future plot.

另一改动是土星对那把保镖们打进异空间的仪器的描述。月刊里，他说那是用来控制某‘巨大力量’开发的，但欠缺试用对像而放弃计划。单行本里，变成了银河团计划中偶然发现的副产物，虽然也是因欠缺试用对像而放弃。未知是否会对将来剧情有影响。

There's also an interesting inner page which shows how the bodyguards chase after the trio while being chased by Team Galactic themselves.

其中有一有趣的内页，可见三人组、保镖们和银河团的追逐关系。

Finally, the backcover features Fantina and Byron, whose hair and attire colour were darkened. Will we see Candice and Volkner next?

最后，封底的是美莉莎和东岗，后者的头发和衣服也深色了。下次会是铃奈和电志吗？

Some years ago, I developed a small interest in scanning manga pictures and colouring them in Photoshop. Did a few legendary Pokemon and made some of them my avatar on SPPf for quite some time. Haven't really done any after that batch, but recently I'm revisiting this old interest again. Wonder how far it will go this time.

PokeSpecial Shogakukan Grade 4 July 09 Issue (Platinum Series)
特别篇小学四年生09年7月号 (白金篇)

Platinum gasps in shock when Gallade manages to spin its elbows 360 degrees and hits Empoleon from behind. She quickly switches in Rapidash, and uses Protect. However, Gallade unleashes a Feint, and in one hit faints the fire horse.

普拉惊见超能战士双臂能360度自由转动，并把从后伏击的帝王企鹅打伤，于是换烈焰马上场，以‘保护’暂援攻势。可是超能战士使出‘佯攻’，一下便打倒烈焰马。

Platinum next sends out Lopunny, and Darach switches Houndoom in. Lopunny uses a super-effective Focus Blast, but Houndoom has held onto a Focus Sash, and retaliates with a Fire Fang. Luckily, Platinum swaps Empoleon in just in time to take the hit, and faints Houndoom with a Hydro Pump.

普拉再叫出兔女郎，而可克兰则换上地狱犬。兔女郎以相克的‘集气弹’攻击，地狱犬却以集中段带吊命，再以‘火牙’还击。幸好普拉及时换上帝王企鹅，并以‘水柱巨炮’打倒地狱犬。

Darach sends out Staraptor, and Empoleon begins to fire off a Blizzard. Staraptor dodges with a Double Team and keeps using Roost, but eventually gets frozen and knocked out by the barrage of Blizzards. Gallade enters the battlefield again, while Platinum switches in to Lopunny once more. Gallade hits Lopunny with a Night Slash, and nearly faints it. Lopunny weakly hops towards Gallade to deliver a punch, but just when its fist makes contact, it faints.

可克兰以长冠翁上场，虽不段以‘影分身’和‘鸟羽栖息’回复，终被帝王企鹅连续的‘吹雪’击倒。超能战士再上场，普拉则再换上兔女郎。超能战士以‘试刃’差点击下兔女郎，兔女郎垂死使出一拳，却在接触一刻倒下去。

Platinum has no choice but to get Empoleon out again, and Darach laughs that it is on the verge of fainting. However, when he gets Gallade to attack, the Pokemon stabs itself in the chest instead, and Empoleon finishes it off with a super-effective Drill Peck. Darach is horrified by his loss, while Platinum is relieved. Caitlin puts on a grin as she walks down from her throne, and knows that Platinum has won by getting Gallade infatuated with Lopunny's Cute Charm ability when Night Slash hit, and although its last punch didn't deal any damage, it was a Dizzy Punch and confused Gallade.

普拉唯有再叫出帝王企鹅，可克兰笑言要使出最后一击，却惊见超能战士把双刃插到自己身上。帝王企鹅随即以‘钻孔啄’击倒对手，让可克兰惊叫，普拉则舒一口气。嘉杜莉亚走下来，并笑言兔女郎的媚惑之身特性在‘试刃’打中时把超能战士迷惑了，其后一拳其实是‘混乱拳’，虽没做成伤害，却成功混乱了对手。

She isn't as kind to her butler however, and tells him to think over his mistakes for his defeat. Platinum is then rewarded the Castle Print, and Looker puts it into their Battle Recorder, calling it the International Police Arms number 6, which clearly isn't the case but is just his cache whenever he pulls something out from his pocket. Looker and Platinum then proceeds to ask Darach and Caitlin about the Torn World and show them a picture of the TG grunts. Darach says while he has no idea about the Torn World, he has seen the people in the photo near Stark Mountain. Upon saying that, someone else cuts in, and says if anyone wishes to know anything about the Stark Moutain, he will be the appropriate person to ask...

嘉杜莉亚对可克兰则没那么仁慈，并责备他没细心留意对手的战术。普拉荣获城堡奖贴，刑警把它放到战斗记录器中，二人随即打探扭曲世界和银河团消息。可克兰自没听过扭曲世界，但银河团的人却不久前在刚硬火山出现过。这时，一个红发少年出现，指自己是最熟识那火山的人。。。

PokeSpecial Shogakukan Grade 5 July 09 Issue (DP Series)
特别篇小学五年生09年7月号 (钻珍篇)

High up in the skies of Lake Verity, Roo unleashes the speedy one-leafed Razor Leaf, and Mars swoops down on Yanmega to fend it off, but Dia orders Roo to attack with a normal Razor Leaf, which manages to hit Mars directly. The next thing Mars knows, the air shuttle's hutch has closed again, and a loud splash is heard from below. The air-shuttle then takes off, and since it will only do so when Mesprit has been captured, Mars is certain that the legendary Pokemon is caught, and Dia has already fallen into the lake along with his Torterra. She then retreats with the TG grunts back into her windmill.

在心事湖上空，小路的快速叶子刀被火星拦截，迪亚继而用正常的叶子刀攻击她。在火星回斗之时，却见飞船的底部已关上并开始启航，湖上也传来重物掉进去的声音。由于飞船程式在成功捕捉到红圣菇才会启动，火星深信神兽已被捕，而迪亚则掉进水里去了，于是从返风车器中离开。

Sebastian, Roseanne and Dia's Mom make it back to their home in Twinleaf, and Dia's Mom realizes that the new shoes and jacket of Dia are gone, meaning Dia has taken them with him. Luckily, she has placed a phone inside the jacket's pocket, and she manages to make contact with the boy, who is enjoying a snack with his Pokemon as usual. However, they soon learn that Dia is actually on board the TG air-shuttle along with Mesprit, and simultaneously gasp in shock.

管家、滨奈和迪亚妈妈回到双叶镇家中，发现迪亚带走了新的鞋子和外套，而外套中正好放了手提电话。迪亚妈妈于是立即电联迪亚，知道他平安，并正和精灵们吃东西。可是，原来迪亚和红圣菇一起在银河团的飞船中，让三人大吃一惊。

At Lake Acuity, Platinum struggles her way through the snow, having Rapidash carry the fainted Maylene and Candice on its back. They finally make it to an old temple to take shelter from the snow, and Platinum gets Rapidash to create a circle of fire to keep themselves warm. She hears a low roar from inside the temple however, and thinks she will have to capture any wild Pokemon that come their way. However, she loses consciousness from her tiredness, and her Pokeball rolls off into the interior of the temple, where a silhouette awaits...

在英知湖一方，普拉拖著疲倦的身子，带著失去了意识的斯莫莫和铃奈在暴风雪中行走。终于走到一古建筑物中避雪，普拉叫烈焰马以火圈为大家取暖。这时，建筑物深处传来低吼，普拉取出精灵球准备捕捉，却因倦失去了意识，精灵球则滚到一巨影之前。。。

At the Team Galactic HQ at Veilstone, Cyrus is glad that all three lake legendaries have been caught, and tells his scientist, Charon, that the next step will be to make the Red Chain from the three Pokemon...

在银河团基地，赤木喜见三圣菇已被捕，于是叫冥王星准备制做红色锁链。。。

PokeSpecial Shogakukan Grade 6 July 09 Issue (DP Series)
特别篇小学六年生09年7月号 (钻珍篇)

At Lake Valor, Rad Rickshaw starts to panic about what he should do, but a silhouette in cloak suddenly crops up and says a Rain Dance will be of utmost importance for now. Two more silhouettes crop up, and the sky soon starts pouring rain. The cloaked silhouette reveals himself as the Pastoria Gymleader, Crasher Wake, and Rad Rickshaw gasps in shock since the wrestler has always been his idol. Wake scoops Pearl up into his arms, and feels sorry for the boy's defeat, wishing that Byron could have informed him of the bombing earlier. In fact, Pearl's personality, as he remembers from their last encounter, reminds him greatly of a man he knows...

在立志湖，自行车店长不知所措，一影子却出现了，并下令另外两个影子使出‘求雨’，把蒸乾的湖水从新注入。原来神秘人是水系道馆馆长马克士。他把柏鲁救起，并叹息东刚太迟通知他了。其实，柏鲁的性格让马克士想起自己的一位友人。

Later, Pearl wakes from his painful sleep at the Pastoria Gym, and finds his three Pokemon being healed in the HP machines. He apologizes for letting them down, and feels upset again when he thinks of his failure to protect Azelf. He leaves the room to find Crasher Wake mopping the gym floors outside, and thanks the man for saving him. He notices the heavy downpour outside, and Wake shows him that his Quagsire and Floatzel are both working hard on their Rain Dance.

一会后，柏鲁在水系道馆中醒来，喜见自己三位同伴都无大碍，可是仍为蓝圣菇一事耿耿于怀。在道馆中谢过马克士后，柏鲁发现沼王和浮鼬王都仍在祈雨。

Wake thinks that Floatzel will suit Pearl's hasty personality, and while Pearl initially thinks that Wake is offering him his Floatzel, Wake is just suggesting him capture a wild one on his own, and takes him to Route 213, where a group of wild Floatzels and Buizels gather. Pearl begins to fight them and attempts a capture, but the Floatzels seem to strong to weaken, and Wake suggests he target the Buizels instead. However, Pearl still misses a capture, and notices that the wild Pokemon seem abnormally enraged. Wake explains that Route 213 felt the intensity of the explosion too, and the wild Pokemon are showing their anger towards humans.

马克士认为浮鼬王很适合柏鲁的仓拙性格，但却不是要把自己的给了柏鲁，而是带他到213路捕捉野生的。柏鲁开始战斗，却未能成功。马克士建议他从叉尾鼬入手，柏鲁这时发现野生的精灵们都很奇怪地愤怒。原来213路也感受到了爆湖的威力，而野生的鼬们正把怒意发在他身上。

Seeing the defeated look on Pearl's face, Wake takes him to the Croagunk photo-board in the middle of the city, and makes him see himself in a mirror through the hole. All three of Pearl's Pokemon crack up upon seeing Pearl's face, and so does Pearl himself. He finally remembers that one must still stay light-heartedly even through tough times, and he seems to have forgotten this important thing since he part ways with Dia. He thanks Wake for reminding him that, and decides to head to Veilstone when morning comes. Wake offers to make him more equipped for his mission, and Pearl gladly accepts the offer, calling Wake his teacher...

看见柏鲁的失意，马克士带他到一毒蛙战士的图版，并叫他从洞口中看看自己。柏鲁的三只精灵都忍不住笑了出来，柏鲁自己也终笑了，并记起人在甚么时后也要保持幽默感。他谢过马克士的鼓励，并打算在天光时到帐幕市去找银河团。马克士决定训练柏鲁，柏鲁亦因而称马克士为师傅。。。

Thanks to Rakuten's shopping website, we have the images of the upcoming MonColle figures, including that of Arceus (MC070), and those of the renewed Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile. Somehow I think the old figures (the ones on the right) are classier, but maybe it's just the image quality. Also hitting stores this summer is a special MonColle set for Movie 12, including Arceus, the renewed figures of the Sinnoh trio, Notched-ear Pichu, and the old figures of the Johto starters.

Starts to make me worried that they're not planning to have a weekly new release like they did with the 4 previous years. Hope to see creatures like Bronzong, Staraptor and even ones like Bidoof in their MonColle forms, and not just a series of Johto Pokemon renewals, which to my disgress is sure to come, at least for the starters' evo and maybe even Espeon, Umbreon, and the Johto beast trio, just like their Kanto counterparts.

For the Moncolle Plus series, following the batch release of 20 figures in early June, P-21 Giratina (Altered Forme) and P-22 Heatran will arrive in July, P-23 Garchomp in August, and P-24 Entei in September. We only have images of the first three for now.

Image Source: Rakuten Online Shopping Site