Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America: Difference between revisions

'''Pokémon 10th Anniversary Journey Across America''' was a series of events that was held across {{pmin|the United States}} in 2006 celebrating the [[Pokémon 10th Anniversary|10th anniversary]] of [[Pokémon]]'s original Japanese release. At the event, attendees could see a preview of ''[[M08|Lucario and the Mystery of Mew]]'', and download over twenty 10th anniversary Pokémon for the [[Generation III]] [[Game Boy Advance]] games. Each event also held a Game Boy Advance tournament, the winners of which could move on to a national event in New York City. The winners were Samin Syed, 13, from Roslyn, New York, who entered as a 12-year-old in the 12-and-under category, and Minh Le, 22, from Herndon, Virginia, each receiving a trip to Tokyo in 2007 and a diamond-studded [[Nintendo DS Lite]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20060824143033/http://www.pokemonelite2000.com:80/event_partyofthedecade3.html</ref>

==Party of the Decade==

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The United States celebration of Pokémon's Tenth Anniversary, titled "The Party of the Decade", was held on Tuesday, August 8 at New York City's Bryant Park. This was a larger version of the Journey Across America, which included the finals of the Pokémon Video Game Tournament, costumed character appearances including the American debut of Lucario, previews of the new ''Pokémon Ranger'' and ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon'' games, and other events. Professional wrestling icon {{wp|Hulk Hogan}} hosted the activities. It also marked the farewell appearance of the original Pikachu Balloon from the {{wp|Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade}}, which flew above Bryant Park. A new Pikachu balloon, which features the mascot of the franchise chasing a Poké Ball and cheeks that light up, premiered at the 80th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 23.

==See also==

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20060703050354/http://www.pokemon.com/journey/ Event site]

* {{wp|Pokémon: Tenth Anniversary}}

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