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In June 2000, two limited edition boxes of the cereal were shipped | [[Image:PokemonCereal.png|thumb|left|150px|The original cereal]] | ||
'''Pokémon Toasted Oat Cereal with Marshmallow Bits''' was a breakfast cereal announced by {{wp|Kellogg's}} in March 2000 and released in May 2000.<ref>[http://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=280 Pokémon Cereal - Mr Breakfast.com] (retrieved December 21, 2009)</ref> The cereal is similar to {{wp|Lucky Charms}}, made up of oat-based rings and marshmallow pieces. These marshmallows were in the shapes of {{p|Pikachu}}, {{p|Poliwhirl}}, {{p|Oddish}}, and {{p|Ditto}}. | |||
[[Image:pkmncereal.jpg|thumb|right|100px|One of the two limited-edition boxes]] | |||
Paul Norman, vice-president of marketing for cereal of Kellogg's, said "Kellogg's Pokémon cereal is the latest example of our commitment to bring fun back to the cereal aisle and offers kids a unique way to catch Pokémon fever". No more Pokémon cereal has been produced outside of Japan since this version, making it the first and last of its kind. | |||
In June 2000, two limited-edition boxes of the cereal were shipped.<ref>[http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/080/080685p1.html Pika! Pika! Pika-chew! - GBA News at IGN] (retrieved March 2, 2010)</ref> These boxes had redesigned fronts, which put a main focus on [[Generation II]] Pokémon. Furthermore, the marshmallows were shaped like Generation II Pokémon. | |||
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==Marketing== | ==Marketing== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Cereal box back.jpg|thumb|right| | [[File:Cereal box back.jpg|thumb|right|150px|The back of the box, featuring "Ledy Ba" and "Hoot Hoot"]] | ||
*The puzzle on the back of the box spells {{p|Ledyba}}'s name as "Ledy Ba" and {{p|Hoothoot}}'s name as "Hoot Hoot". This may have been a spelling error or simply a result of the North American names for Ledyba and Hoothoot not yet being | *The puzzle on the back of the box spells {{p|Ledyba}}'s name as "Ledy Ba" and {{p|Hoothoot}}'s name as "Hoot Hoot". This may have been a spelling error or simply a result of the North American names for Ledyba and Hoothoot not yet being finalized, as [[Generation II]] had not yet been revealed to North America at the time of this cereal's debut. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== |
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