Pokémon Day: Difference between revisions

In {{pmin|Brazil}} and {{pmin|Latin America}}, ''[[M21|The Power of Us]]'' aired at 8:00 p.m. local time on {{wp|Cartoon Network (Latin America)|Cartoon Network}}.

{{wp|Disney XD}} played the first three [[Pokémon movie]]s starting at 3:30 p.m. EST.

In [[Pokémon Sword and Shield]], from 4:00 p.m. PST February 26 to 3:59 p.m. March 1, 2020, special [[Max Raid Battle]]s featuring Dynamax {{p|Mewtwo}} were available. The Mewtwo was uncatchable but did reward rare items to players who defeated it such as [[Ability Capsule]]s, [[Bottle Cap]]s, and [[PP Max]]es. Max Raid Battles featuring {{p|Bulbasaur}}, {{p|Ivysaur}}, {{p|Charmander}}, {{p|Charmeleon}}, {{p|Squirtle}}, and {{p|Wartortle}} were also available.

Starting February 25, 2020 and running until March 2, 2020, [[Pokémon GO]] held a Pokémon Day Celebration. To coincide with the release of ''Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution'', Armored Mewtwo with {{m|Psystrike}} was available in five star raids, along with clone {{p|Venusaur}}, {{p|Charizard}}, and {{p|Blastoise}} in four star raids. Clone {{p|Pikachu}} also had a chance of spawning within the GO Snapshot mode. Additionally, party hat-wearing Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, and {{p|Eevee}} were available, the former three via 7 km eggs and one star raids, and the latter two in the wild. On the Raid Day on March 1, 2020, {{p|Nidorino}} and {{p|Gengar}} wearing party hats (in reference to the opening cinematic of {{2v2|Red|Blue}}) were available in two star and four star raids, respectively. The party hats have a polka dot on a solid red design to differentiate themselves from the 2017 hats. They were cancelled in Japan, Italy, and Korea due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. The {{Shiny}} variants of all party hat Pokémon were also available.

New fabric pattern designs were announced based on [[Johto]] Pokémon for [[Pokémon Shirts]], as well as the launch of shirts in children's sizes<ref>[https://pokemon.originalstitch.com/en/info/20200227.html ''A New Online Preorder Event! Kid's Shirts Now Available!'' - Original Stitch] (retrieved April 15, 2020)</ref>.

From February 5 until 5:59 a.m. {{wp|Pacific Time Zone|PST}} on February 14, 2020, the first [[Pokémon of the Year]] vote was run in collaboration with {{wp|Google}}.

On February 19, 2021, the [[The Pokémon Company|Pokémon Asia]] My Favorite Award was launched, where fans in {{pmin|Hong Kong}}, {{pmin|India}}, {{pmin|Indonesia}}, {{pmin|Malaysia}}, {{pmin|the Philippines}}, {{pmin|Singapore}}, {{pmin|Taiwan}}, {{pmin|Thailand}} and {{pmin|Vietnam}} can vote for their favorite Pokémon using the Pokédex pages on each country's official website. Results from the votes were released on Pokémon Day 2021.<ref>[https://sg.portal-pokemon.com/special/award_asia_2021/ ''Pokémon Asia

My Favorite Award'' - Pokémon Asia] (retrieved February 19, 2021)</ref>

In {{pmin|Brazil}}, Cartoon Network aired ''[[M20|I Choose You!]]'' at 1 p.m. BRT. On [https://twitter.com/CartoonBrasil/status/1365694430804512769 social media], they posted a special video featuring some of Ash's Pokémon from each [[series]] [[Evolution|evolving]]. Telecine Fun aired a marathon of seven [[Pokémon movie]]s from 8:40 a.m. to 8:10 p.m. BRT. Additionally, [[Panini Comics]] did an Instagram livestream at 2 p.m. BRT announcing the release of the {{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}} of [[Pokémon Adventures]] in Brazilian Portuguese.

In Japan, a dedicated [https://web.archive.org/web/20210320004742if_/https://pokemonday.pokemon.co.jp/ Pokémon Day website] launched on February 19, 2021. It displayed the live results of a Twitter hashtag-based fan vote for favorite [[Pokémon of the Year|Pokémon of the year]] that ran between February 19-22, 2021. The website also includes a selection of Pokémon Trivia and information about other Pokémon Day activities.

On February 25, 2022, an [[List_of_event_Pokémon_distributions_(Legends:_Arceus)#Hisuian_Growlithe|event distribution]] of a {{p|Growlithe|Hisuian Growlithe}} and 20 [[Feather Ball|Feather Balls]] for [[Pokémon Legends: Arceus]] began in the {{pmin|United States}}. The Hisuian Growlithe is level 26, one level for each year of the Pokémon franchise.<ref>[https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/get-hisuian-growlithe-and-20-feather-balls-from-gamestop/ ''Get Hisuian Growlithe and 20 Feather Balls from GameStop'' - Pokémon.com] (retrieved February 25, 2022)</ref> The distribution also became available in {{pmin|Belgium}}, the {{pmin|Netherlands}}, the {{pmin|United Kingdom}} and {{pmin|Ireland}} from March 4, 2022.