List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions (Generation I): Difference between revisions

For the Pokémon 2 Idea Contest (Japanese: ポケモン２　アイディアコンテスト) players submitted ideas for Pokémon they might like to see in the upcoming "[[Pokémon Gold and Silver beta|Pokémon 2]]" games. Entries had to be postmarked on or before June 12, 1997. Judges [[Tsunekazu Ishihara]] and [[Satoshi Tajiri]] selected 20 winners. Winners were given instructions on how to mail in their Pokémon game cartridge to Game Freak, who would add this Surfing Pikachu to their game, then mail it back.<ref name="1997-07 CoroCoro p35-36">CoroCoro Comics (June 1997), [[Media:June 1997 CoroCoro p32-35.jpg|p35]] and [[Media:June 1997 CoroCoro p36-37.jpg|p36]]</ref>

This {{p|Mew}} distribution was announced in the June 1997 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comics (which was released on May 15, 1997<ref name="CoroCoro 1997-05 next issue"/>). To celebrate CoroCoro's 20th anniversary, CoroCoro held a giveaway with a large number of prizes. Prize #1 was one of 10 Mew, which readers could apply for using the Pokémon Mew application ticket; to be eligible to win Mew, the application had to be sent in by June 12, 1997.<ref>[[Media:June 1997 CoroCoro p18-19.jpg|CoroCoro Comics (June 1997), p19]]</ref>

Players had to send in an application to Game Freak by August 9, 1996 for a chance to be one of the 100 players selected to receive Mew.<ref name="1996-08 CoroCoro p60">[[Media:August 1996 CoroCoro p66-67.jpg|CoroCoro Comics (August 1996), p67]]</ref> The promotion received over 80,000 applicants.<ref name="#game freak secret base #46"/> Selected players had to post their Pokémon game cartridge to Game Freak, who would add Mew to their game, then return it.

The "Legendary Pokémon Offer"<ref name="Iwata Asks HGSS">[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Iwata-Asks/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/Iwata-Asks-Pokemon-HeartGold-Version-SoulSilver-Version/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train/1-Just-Making-The-Last-Train-225842.html Iwata Asks: Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version]</ref> (Japanese: 幻のポケモンプレゼント ''[[Mythical Pokémon|Illusory Pokémon]] Present'')<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ds/interview/ipkj/vol1/index.html 社長が訊く『ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー』] (Japanese)</ref> was a {{p|Mew}} distribution that was originally revealed in the May 1996 issue of [[CoroCoro]] Comics (which was released on April 15, 1996<ref>[[Media:April 1996 CoroCoro next issue.jpg|CoroCoro Comic (April 1996), next issue advertisement]])</ref>). Players had to send in a postcard application to Game Freak by May 14, 1996 for a chance to be one of the 20 players selected to receive Mew.<ref name="1996-05 CoroCoro p60">[[Media:May 1996 CoroCoro p60.png|CoroCoro Comics (May 1996), p60]]</ref> The promotion received approximately 78,000 applicants.<ref name="Iwata Asks HGSS"/><ref name="#game freak secret base #46"/> Selected players had to post their Pokémon game cartridge to Game Freak, who would add Mew to their game, then return it.<ref name="1996-05 CoroCoro p60"/>