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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]]'' | 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 name="nintendo">[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!]]". | |||
Coinciding 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. | |||
==Gold cards== | ==Gold cards== | ||
[[File:BurgerKingGoldSet.png|225px|thumb|All six, in their packaging]] | [[File:BurgerKingGoldSet.png|225px|thumb|All six, in their packaging]] | ||
The gold cards came in either a blue or red box; with images of the Pokémon, the card, and the whole set of trading cards. The card is a thick piece of 23 karat gold plated metal in a plastic cover, with a picture on the front and back, and [[Pokédex]] data on the back. It also came with a certificate of authenticity signed by | Starting on November 15, customers could purchase one of six gold cards for $1.99 with the purchase of a meal.<ref name="nintendo"/><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/19991128200659/http://pocket.ign.com/news/11772.html Pokémon Toys at Burger King] IGN (archive)</ref> | ||
The gold cards came in either a blue or red box; with images of the Pokémon, the card, and the whole set of trading cards. The card is a thick piece of 23 karat gold plated metal in a plastic cover, with a picture on the front and back, and [[Pokédex]] data on the back. It also came with a certificate of authenticity signed by {{wp|Howard Lincoln}}, the Chairman of Nintendo of America. | |||
Both the card and the certificate are contained in a plastic {{i|Poké Ball}} with a shiny red top, with a button for opening and closing. | Both the card and the certificate are contained in a plastic {{i|Poké Ball}} with a shiny red top, with a button for opening and closing. | ||