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Like the previous event, the Nintendo Cup '98 was divided into two phases: seven local tournaments and one national tournament. The national tournament took place at the Studio 1 of TV Tokyo on August 30, 1998. The contestants were the seven champions from the local tournaments. Norishige Hanamoto was the champion, Tatsuya Hori was the runner-up, Shinji Yoshikawa won the third place and Shōhei Yanagisawa won the fourth place. The first three places got a gold, silver and bronze trophy receptively, on the other hand, the first four places got a [[Game Boy Light]], a [[Game Boy Printer]] and a copy of the [[Pokémon Yellow Version]] once it was released.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npsj/btour/yosen.html</ref><ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npsj/btour/</ref> | Like the previous event, the Nintendo Cup '98 was divided into two phases: seven local tournaments and one national tournament. The national tournament took place at the Studio 1 of TV Tokyo on August 30, 1998. The contestants were the seven champions from the local tournaments. Norishige Hanamoto was the champion, Tatsuya Hori was the runner-up, Shinji Yoshikawa won the third place and Shōhei Yanagisawa won the fourth place. The first three places got a gold, silver and bronze trophy receptively, on the other hand, the first four places got a [[Game Boy Light]], a [[Game Boy Printer]] and a copy of the [[Pokémon Yellow Version]] once it was released.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npsj/btour/yosen.html</ref><ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_npsj/btour/</ref> | ||
The seven finalists of the national tournament, along with one generic {{tc|Youngster|Lad}} trainer to fill out the roster, were depicted as opponents in the | The seven finalists of the national tournament, along with one generic {{tc|Youngster|Lad}} trainer to fill out the roster, were depicted as opponents in the [[Pokémon Stadium|second}} Japanese Pokémon Stadium game, in the Round 2 mode. | ||
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[[File:Spring Pokémon League Postcard 2.png|180px|right|thumb|The instructions about the back side of the return postcard required for the event entry]] | [[File:Spring Pokémon League Postcard 2.png|180px|right|thumb|The instructions about the back side of the return postcard required for the event entry]] | ||
The [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/p_fes/p_fancy/index.html Spring Pokémon League] was a series of tournaments organized by Nintendo. The events took place in March and April 1999 in Japan. To give variety to the game, the tournaments used the rules of the Petit Cup, which only allowed "cute" Pokémon. Battles used | The [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/p_fes/p_fancy/index.html Spring Pokémon League] was a series of tournaments organized by Nintendo. The events took place in March and April 1999 in Japan. To give variety to the game, the tournaments used the rules of the Petit Cup, which only allowed "cute" Pokémon. Battles used [[Pokémon Stadium|Pokémon Stadium 1}} before it was released, and the competitors could use their Pokémon from their Game Boy cartridges. To participate, players had to send a postcard to Nintendo before a certain date, after which the company sent them an invitation in case they were selected or a notice of loss in case they were rejected. The reply mail was sent at least one week before each tournament started and there was no entry fee. | ||
There were five regional tournaments. The Kumamoto tournament took place on March 27 and 28 at the TKU Plaza and was won by Naruyoshi Isasaka. The Osaka tournament took place on April 4 at the ATC Hall and was won by Atsushi Fujiwara. The Tokyo tournament took place on April 11 at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center and was won by Yasuaki Yoshitake. The Sendai tournament took place on April 25 at the San Festa and was won by Zenichiro Murakami. Finally, the Nagoya tournament took place on April 29 at the Fukiage Hall and was won by Kenta Takeshita. Unlike the previous events, there was not a national tournament.<ref>http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html#1999</ref> | There were five regional tournaments. The Kumamoto tournament took place on March 27 and 28 at the TKU Plaza and was won by Naruyoshi Isasaka. The Osaka tournament took place on April 4 at the ATC Hall and was won by Atsushi Fujiwara. The Tokyo tournament took place on April 11 at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center and was won by Yasuaki Yoshitake. The Sendai tournament took place on April 25 at the San Festa and was won by Zenichiro Murakami. Finally, the Nagoya tournament took place on April 29 at the Fukiage Hall and was won by Kenta Takeshita. Unlike the previous events, there was not a national tournament.<ref>http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html#1999</ref> | ||
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====Nintendo Cup '99==== | ====Nintendo Cup '99==== | ||
Nintendo Cup '99 combined aspects from the previous tournaments. In addition to the legendary Pokémon {{p|Mewtwo}} and {{p|Mew}}, the Pokémon used by the finalists of the Nintendo Cup '97 and the Nintendo Cup '98 were also banned from the tournament. In the event, battles took place in | Nintendo Cup '99 combined aspects from the previous tournaments. In addition to the legendary Pokémon {{p|Mewtwo}} and {{p|Mew}}, the Pokémon used by the finalists of the Nintendo Cup '97 and the Nintendo Cup '98 were also banned from the tournament. In the event, battles took place in [[Pokémon Stadium|Pokémon Stadium 1}} where players used the Transfer Pak to use their teams from Pokémon Red, Green, Blue and Yellow. | ||
Nintendo Cup '99 also consisted of two phases: 12 local tournaments and one national tournament. The national tournament took place during the Nintendo Space World '99. The contestants were the 12 champions from the local tournaments. Yukifumi Aoki was the champion, Yasuhito Kajihara was the runner-up and Akihiro Nagai won the third place.<ref>http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html#1999</ref> | Nintendo Cup '99 also consisted of two phases: 12 local tournaments and one national tournament. The national tournament took place during the Nintendo Space World '99. The contestants were the 12 champions from the local tournaments. Yukifumi Aoki was the champion, Yasuhito Kajihara was the runner-up and Akihiro Nagai won the third place.<ref>http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html#1999</ref> | ||