When we first heard about Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition , we honestly had a good, hearty laugh about it here at IGN, thinking it must be a joke or something. But indeed, this unusual DS crossover between the monster catching series and Tecmo Koei's strategy series, Nobunaga's Ambition , is the real deal.

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Coming out on March 17 in Japan (no word yet on a North American release), a few new details have surfaced about this inexplicable mash-up. In addition to a Japanese trailer (which you can watch below), we also know that you can play as either a male or female, and that Eevee is your starter Pokemon. The game's world will apparently be split into 17 kingdoms, each home to a famous Nobunaga's Ambition general and their Pokemon companion.You can take a look at some screenshots from the game at our Pokemon + Nobunaga's Ambition image gallery . Thanks to our friends over at Andriasang for the details on this Japanese release. We'll keep you posted on this title as more information becomes available.