Video: The Pokémon Company Builds Anniversary Hype and Confirms Monthly Mythical Pokémon Distributions

Yay more event Pokemon!!!

Only interested in the event Pokémon if they are distributed over online Mystery Gift.

I hope the events are not on gamestop... If not im screwed (with them leaving Puerto Rico's business market on march)

@Itoslash
Some are said to be via NN.

I may not be as big of a PokéMon fan as I used to be, but I'm definitely happy about this milestone! I might even buy PokéMon: The First Movie to see just how much Ash has grown since then... oh wait.

@Legodavid18 Serebii says most are NN while some are GS according to Serebii, have't checked the website yet...

Shame the merch wasn't on the UK video.

I got the "Remastered" Pokemon movies last month by importing the Australian Blu Ray. They're decent transfers but not overall mindblowing HD-ness. You do get the movies in 16:9 at last unlike the original DVD releases which is a huge plus but the Pikachu shorts are missing (Probably due to the fact Pikachu and Pichu is sort of banned in Japan.) and zero extras.

If you're not fussed about picture and sound technicals and missing content/zero extras, they're more then serviceable but if you are fussed, you maybe disappointed (A US Blu Ray set is also coming next month, but I doubt it'll be much different to the Australian set.)

@Uberchu: Yeah, I checked Serebii and Mew, Darkrai, Arceus, and Genesect will run through GameStop in America (I am European so I wonder what happens to them here) and all the others will go over Nintendo Network, which is fantastic.

The Pokemon company - despite being several companies in several countries and owned by not 1, not 2, but 3 other companies - certainly seems to know what it's doing when it comes to successful marketing. They always impress me.

Not a big fan of "Train on", too MMA or sneaker commercial, would have preferred sticking with the tried and true "Catch'em All", as in buy all the games, cards and merchandise, though the hashtag does look a bit weird #Catchemall

When XZ and YZ are announced I don't know about the internet exploding, but millions of piggy banks around the world will be destroyed.

I wonder how fast they could create a Ziggy Stardust Pokemon?

Wait, after all these years I can finally get an official Arceas (hopefully) and Mew (hopefully) in ma 6th gen games?

Is this for everyone, or are you doing your usual and posting stuff only for NA and not telling us, NLife?

EDIT: Just checked serebii, Europe's getting them too!

Hopefully Hoopa will be one of the legendaries that will be distributed.

@Iggly It's not. You can see the full list here: http://www.serebii.net/events/2016.shtml

@RainbowGazelle Well that's a shame, I was hoping we would since Canada doesn't have Nintendo Zones anymore so we missed Hoopa.

While i'm looking forward to getting the event pokémon i don't have yet (and duplicates of the ones i do have), i'm hoping we'll be seeing a new main series pokémon game this year too...

The sound you hear is of a million wallets crying out in agony.

I still have the first 3 films on VHS somewhere. I remember the first one came with an ancient Mew card.

Meloetta!

20th anniversary is the water anniversary? Steel? What did they even mean by that? o.o

Also, BRING ON THE MAIN SERIES POKEMON GAMES!

I lost my old Pokemon X which had every pokemon I'd ever caught from all older generations on it. So I have to start again from scratch. Literally. So here's hoping they release something new and exciting for me to begin again with. GOTTA LOVE EM ALL! <3

You can never have too many spare ones of these.

@DarthNocturnal We still do, but the previous one was a McDonalds/Nintendo Zone event which we don't have anymore.

MONTHLY uber-legendaries being distributed?!
Finally the "event Pokémon" game mechanic starts making some sense! I was kinda sick of all the bovine fecal matter trainers had do go through to get a Mew, a Celebi, a Jirachi and so on. Hopefully this will extend beyond the anniversary itself, but that's more like wishful thinking on my part.

Now can I please have my pure Poison type legendary Pokemon!? I've been waiting ages for what is personally my favorite Pokemon type to get a legendary Pokemon.
And I mean a pure legendary, one type being only Poison. Not that Arceus thing which can be any type as it's mood seems fit.
Maybe a relatively large venomous spider or that might be too easy.

Now that sounds like an anniversary done right! I'm excited!

Why not put some of the movies and TV shows on the e-shop like PS store where if is 0.99 for 3ds or 1.99 for Wii u and cross buy is 2.49
And 14.99 for movies
Also bring gold silver and Crystal to the 3ds virtual console.
Next a new 3ds only game of all pokemon regions in one game done as x and y style in 3DD

WHEN IS THE NENDOROID BEING RELEASED??? I must have it in my collection... I missed out on the first Red Nendoroid, and this one looks fantastic. Is there any release date news??

i really hope that i don't have to get the monthly Pokemon event by going to my local game shop!, i'm kinda getting sick of going to my local game shop, just to get a code of a pokemon for a main pokemon game! i'm excited with the new pokemon TCG generation set! and the film getting a re-master! excited for that! i do want to get the nendoroid red set but it say it's only available for the pokemon center website in the video! definitely going importing it or hope for the nintendo uk online store to release it! hopefully i get omega ruby or alpha sapphire by the end of this year! (EDIT: 7 pokemon event are wi-fi only! thank goodness althought i have to get the code for the other 4 event and also thank goodness i can get it with my copy of pokemon X! souce: http://serebii.net/events/2016.shtml)

How about a long running anime Origins' style? Or even a sequel to Origins

Yay, the mythical pokemon are also coming to the UK according to pokemon's YouTube channel. I was worried that this was going to be a Japan only thing. I'm a bit bummed out that Japan always gets the best stuff, especially in this digital age where it's so easy to distribute pokemon over the internet. Still waiting for shiny Xerneas, Yvetal and Zygarde over here.

I will pass if they again release that via Gamestop in Germany :/

Cool I already have all of these but I'll still get them becasue I doubt mine are all legit.

Ahh I am extremely happy that I am turning 20 with Pokémon this year! My birthday is less than two months after the Japanese release of *Red and Green!

*ahem

I have every legendary except Mew and Shaymin, so this is nice. Looking forward to getting my hands on that 20th anniversary mug. ^^

Yes, "moar" Meloetta!!!!! XD
jiji, well, it's good because thus as more people will have pokemon who could not get at the time, it is a good way to celebrate. ^.^

@Legodavid18 I am calling it right now! GAME UK gets to "distribute" those that are GameStop download Event Pokémon...

@Frank90 For that, you have "Pocket Monsters Special".
It is not connected to the Pkmn Company, but I am happy France get finally its edition of the Gold / Silver series of Pkmn Special this year!

@Rhydas Supposedly every anniversary when you are married you are meant to give each other gifts of a certain thing. So one year is the "wood" anniversary and you should give your spouse something made of wood. Only nobody can agree upon/remember what each year is supposed to be. So Mike and Jerry were poking fun at that.

So, how many of the 19 starter Pokemon (Pikachu barley counts for Yellow) in the 20th anniversary logo currently have their own amiibo? I wonder if they'll all have 1 by years end? We really don't have any amiibo besides AC coming up do we? Well Cloud and Bayonetta. Maybe it's Pokemon's turn? 19 starter Pokemon toy amiibo and about ~700 cards?

@antipop621 Wow, do you still have a VHS player/recorder? I got rid of mine about five years ago.

@Angelic_Lapras_King What are you talking about? Why on Earth would the Pikachu and Pichu short be banned in any country, let alone Japan? I can't find anything online that would corroborate your claim.

No, I haven't had a VHS player in years but I'm still holding on to some old anime tapes. Mostly bootlegs.

@TheActualGold http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/pm_lord_unknown_tower_entei/lord_unknown_tower_entei_sakai_noriko.html

Banned in the sense that the anime company never wants you or anyone to see it again.

LOL

Bring Pokemon Green outside of Japan!

MEW MEW POKEMON GO POKEMON GO POKEMON20 POKEMON20 POKEMON20!
SO MUCH HYPE!!!!

Enough with the store distributions already 😡
Now matters are worse. The Australian distributions will only be in stores, unbelievable 😱

AWESOME! Now I can finally have my own events!

I want a Jirachi!! It makes me want scrambled eggs with sirachi.

So how about that Gen 7?

@Angelic_Lapras_King What do you mean Pikachu and Pichu are sort of banned in Japan? I live in Japan, and they are literally everywhere. Care to explain?

@NESuperior The anime short, not the actual Pokemon. XD

http://dogasu.bulbagarden.net/movies/pm_lord_unknown_tower_entei/lord_unknown_tower_entei_sakai_noriko.html

Banned in the sense that the anime company never wants you or anyone to see it again.

– February: Mew (GameStop) need
– March: Celebi (Nintendo Network)Have
– April: Jirachi (Nintendo Network)Want so bad!!!!
– May: Darkrai (GameStop) need
– June: Manaphy (Nintendo Network)corrupt need and love
– July: Shaymin (Nintendo Network) Have
– August: Arceus (GameStop)corrupt need
– September: Victini (Nintendo Network)have
– October: Keldeo (Nintendo Network)have
– November: Genesect (GameStop)have
– December: Meloetta (Nintendo Network)need

What I would love is a NX launch with a pokemon 3D adventure like the handhelds.... but I'd probably become Jesus before that would happen.

@Legodavid18 Nintendo:We'll bring full details on these as they come. Mew will be distributed from February 1st through February 24th at Gamestop, unknown elsewhere while Celebi will run from March 1st through March 24th on the Nintendo Network, Jirachi in April on the Nintendo Network, Darkrai in May at Gamestop, Manaphy in June via Nintendo Network, Shaymin in July via Nintendo Network, Arceus in August via Gamestop, Victini in September via Nintendo Network, Keldeo in October via Nintendo Network, Genesect in November at Gamestop in the US, unknown elsewhere and Meloetta in December via Nintendo Network

Gotta make sure I have the card space for the mythical distribution.

This is soooo gonna be epic! I still have A LOT of Pokemon games, mercy and movies, in fact I only ever opened two of the movies! I also still have my ORIGINAL Yellow Version with all LEGIT 151 Pokemon on it. I've even had to back it up as I even have the UK OT00001 Mew that was ONLY handed out to people with went to the Pokemon Tournament 2000! and yeah I'm in my 30s now! Your never too old for Pokemon

This is soooo gonna be epic! I still have A LOT of Pokemon games, mercy and movies, in fact I only ever opened two of the movies! I also still have my ORIGINAL Yellow Version with all LEGIT 151 Pokemon on it. I've even had to back it up as I even have the UK OT00001 Mew that was ONLY handed out to people with went to the Pokemon Tournament 2000! and yeah I'm in my 30s now! Your never too old for Pokemon

This is great, I already have every Pokémon but I really like event distributions. I just wish all events were carried out via Nintendo Network. Stores exclusives are not convenient at all. I like in Ireland and had to ask a friend to get me a Hoopa cod from GAME. They gave me a bad code - twice!

@Rei Oh I know, and it's awesome, I just finished the BW arc and, while is bellow, the others still very good. But an animated version of Aventures/Special would be awesome, and bring a good Pokémon animation to mainstream.

Are the store exclusive pokemon going to be avaliable in canada at all?
If so can you also link proof, I'm getting slightly worried I'll miss it.

Bah it stinks my small town used to have a gamestop, but doesn't anymore .

Now i am only wondering how many of them will not be avaible in Poland.
We (in Poland) still haven't got Hoopa. I bet not only in Poland people don't have Hoopa.
I have got no complains about Japan exlusive events.
Japan is home of Pokes.
And again ... that stupid codes instead make all worldwide.
"There is no pokefans in Poland. I don't count either, right?"