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[[File:Burger King Pokemon 1999 poster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Burger King poster advertising the Pokémon promotion.]] | [[File:Burger King Pokemon 1999 poster.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Burger King poster advertising the Pokémon promotion.]] | ||
The '''1999 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys''' were a set of toys distributed with Kids Meals at Burger King from November 8 to December 31, 1999.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000302091852/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/press/110199a.html POKéMON™ COMING TO BURGER KING®] (archive)</ref> All toys were paired with [[1999 Burger King trading cards|trading cards]], which were made exclusively for this promotion. The toys were used to promote ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie]]''. There are 59 toys in total (although it was promoted as 57 due to 3 of the toys being variants of each other). There were also a set of six 23-karat gold plated cards which came in Poké Balls that were available to buy at the restaurant chain that year. The promotion used the slogan "Gotta catch 'em here!", a | The '''1999 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys''' were a set of toys distributed with Kids Meals at Burger King from November 8 to December 31, 1999.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000302091852/http://www.nintendo.com/corp/press/110199a.html POKéMON™ COMING TO BURGER KING®] (archive)</ref> All toys were paired with [[1999 Burger King trading cards|trading cards]], which were made exclusively for this promotion. The toys were used to promote ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie]]''. There are 59 toys in total (although it was promoted as 57 due to 3 of the toys being variants of each other). There were also a set of six 23-karat gold plated cards which came in Poké Balls that were available to buy at the restaurant chain that year. The promotion used the slogan "Gotta catch 'em here!", a snowclone of the Pokémon slogan "[[Gotta catch 'em all!]]". | ||
Coindicing with the VHS release of ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie]]'', from March 13 to March 26, 2000, Burger King once again distributed the 59 Pokémon toys, giving customers one more chance to complete the collection. | Coindicing with the VHS release of ''[[M01|Pokémon: The First Movie]]'', from March 13 to March 26, 2000, Burger King once again distributed the 59 Pokémon toys, giving customers one more chance to complete the collection. | ||