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Pokémon GO is a spin off, and 'special transfer from another game' is already mentioned in the opening (save data bonuses are different because it's just the core series, hence 'exclusive to events in the core series')
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[[File:2016 Mythical Pokémon Distributions artwork.png|thumb|[[Pokémon 20th Anniversary|20th Anniversary]] artwork of Event Pokémon from the first five [[generation]]s]] | [[File:2016 Mythical Pokémon Distributions artwork.png|thumb|[[Pokémon 20th Anniversary|20th Anniversary]] artwork of Event Pokémon from the first five [[generation]]s]] | ||
'''Event Pokémon''' are Pokémon that are distributed via the Internet or at promotional events (such as {{pkmn|movie}} premieres, expositions, festivals, places like {{OBP|PokéPark|theme park}}, real-life [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center stores]], toy stores, etc.), or sometimes obtained from bonus discs or a special transfer from another game. On a number of occasions, Pokémon | '''Event Pokémon''' are Pokémon that are distributed via the Internet or at promotional events (such as {{pkmn|movie}} premieres, expositions, festivals, places like {{OBP|PokéPark|theme park}}, real-life [[Pokémon Center (store)|Pokémon Center stores]], toy stores, etc.), or sometimes obtained from bonus discs or a special transfer from another game. On a number of occasions, Pokémon originally exclusive to events in the [[core series]] games have been made available through other means, either through normal gameplay or a [[save data bonus]]. | ||
==Event-exclusive Pokémon species== | ==Event-exclusive Pokémon species== | ||
:''See also: [[:Category:Promotion-only Pokémon]]'' | :''See also: [[:Category:Promotion-only Pokémon]]'' | ||
Since {{g|Red and Green}}, there have been Pokémon that were made unobtainable via normal gameplay in the core series games, making these species of Pokémon only legitimately obtainable from Nintendo's promotional event distributions. Some event-exclusive Pokémon have also been made available through cross promotions with [[spin-off Pokémon games | Since {{g|Red and Green}}, there have been Pokémon that were made unobtainable via normal gameplay in the core series games, making these species of Pokémon only legitimately obtainable from Nintendo's promotional event distributions. Some event-exclusive Pokémon have also been made available through cross promotions with [[spin-off Pokémon games]]. Most of the event-exclusive Pokémon are [[Mythical Pokémon]]. | ||
===Generation I=== | ===Generation I=== | ||