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Video evidence shows that users of the distribution machine would insert their game cartridge into a slot on the front of the machine to initiate the download, which was then followed by a trade animation of the player receiving the event Pokémon. In 2021, actor Cody Burns interviewed ex-Nintendo representative Jeremy Hepworth on the 9th episode of the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huiCsOIsHwg&list=PLbyXgDzUPi-fzbhKR8LUPZKicr9cMZj6b&index=9 Every Pokémon Ever] charity benefit. Hepworth stated that the internals of the machine had specially designed proprietary software that could transfer a Pokémon to a cartridge without the need to trade a Pokémon from the player. Rather, the player had to have an empty slot in their party for the download to initiate. When asked about the location of any existing machines, Hepworth stated that "If they do still exist, they're probably sitting around in a [Nintendo] storage unit somewhere... forgotten". As of 2023, the location of special Mew/Celebi distribution machines is still unknown. | Video evidence shows that users of the distribution machine would insert their game cartridge into a slot on the front of the machine to initiate the download, which was then followed by a trade animation of the player receiving the event Pokémon. In 2021, actor Cody Burns interviewed ex-Nintendo representative Jeremy Hepworth on the 9th episode of the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huiCsOIsHwg&list=PLbyXgDzUPi-fzbhKR8LUPZKicr9cMZj6b&index=9 Every Pokémon Ever] charity benefit. Hepworth stated that the internals of the machine had specially designed proprietary software that could transfer a Pokémon to a cartridge without the need to trade a Pokémon from the player. Rather, the player had to have an empty slot in their party for the download to initiate. When asked about the location of any existing machines, Hepworth stated that "If they do still exist, they're probably sitting around in a [Nintendo] storage unit somewhere... forgotten". As of 2023, the location of special Mew/Celebi distribution machines is still unknown. | ||
====Generation I==== | ====Generation I==== | ||
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Gotta Catch 'Em All Station.jpg|[[New York Pokémon Center]]'s "Gotta Catch 'Em All Station" | Gotta Catch 'Em All Station.jpg|[[New York Pokémon Center]]'s "Gotta Catch 'Em All Station" | ||
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==Distribution Cartridges== | ==Distribution Cartridges== | ||