Players of Pokémon X & Y and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire have been given regular goodies by The Pokémon Company this year. On a monthly basis there have been new Mythical Pokémon available, and now Darkrai is up for grabs until 24th May.
This time around it's all down to distributions, however, so you'll need to head out to stores for a serial code or, alternatively, find a buddy willing to give you theirs. The breakdown of stores participating is below (thanks, Serebii) while some of the goodies in the image above will definitely be available to buy in GameStop in the US, and potentially elsewhere too.
- United States - GameStop - May 1st through May 24th
- Canada - EBGames - May 1st through May 24th
- United Kingdom - GAME - May 1st through May 24th
- Australia & New Zealand - EBGames - May 1st through May 24th
- Spain - GAME - May 1st through May 24th
- Germany - GameStop - May 2nd through May 24th
- France - Micromania - May 2nd through May 15th
- Italy - GameStop - May 1st through May 24th
- Belgium - FNAC or GameMania - May 1st through May 24th
- Netherlands - GameMania - May 1st through May 24th
- Finland, Sweden, Norway & Denmark - BR Stores - May 12th through July 31st
- Portugal - FNAC Stores - May 1st through May 24th
- Poland - In magazine CDAction
Below is an official description of the distributed Darkrai that we shared previously, too.
Darkrai's power comes from its high Speed, its Dark Void attack, and its Bad Dreams Ability. Dark Void can put all adjacent Pokémon to sleep in a Double or Triple Battle, a tactic that has certainly haunted some players' dreams. Dark Void is even more of a nightmare when used by Darkrai, as Darkrai's Bad Dreams Ability deals damage to its sleeping foes at the end of each turn. Bad Dreams can effectively negate an opponent's Focus Sash item or Sturdy Ability by delivering a pretty sizable chunk of extra damage at the end of the turn.
An excellent Special Attack stat enables Darkrai to deal plenty of damage with its special attacks, too. It can also learn Nasty Plot to further increase this stat. Darkrai can learn the reliable and powerful Dark Pulse, as well as Sludge Bomb, Thunderbolt, and Ice Beam. Try giving Darkrai a Life Orb to increase its damage, a Focus Sash to use Dark Void more safely, or a Choice Scarf to get Dark Void off quickly in Double or Triple Battles.
Are you planning to add this Mythical Pokémon to your collection?
[source serebii.net]
Comments 33
And I don't have any GameStop store anywhere near where I live. Only Media Markt and Saturn. ...great
resetting mine at work rn. should be worth noting that u just need to get the code by the 24th and the code will work until the end of August (tho the sooner the better if ur looking to keep up with all the distributions)
I want that premier ball (Darkrai will just be a bonus :>).
Always been my favorite type of pokeball due to the sleek look of the white and red lines.
I'll be sure to journey to GAME at some point. That Darkrai plushie looks swell, but I doubt any shops nearby will have it.
Yay, another event Pokemon I can't get because GAME near me closed down.
Of the legendary plushes, Darkrai is one of the only other ones I want. I have Mew and want Arceus. Theres no way Im collecting them all but if I have those three Ill be good
I already own a Darkrai, so I'm skipping this one.
By the way, is today a national German holiday or the Nintendo Download update is simply late?
@AlexSora89 : Public holiday(s) in Europe.
Ugh, I have to go to Game Mania for him? Sorry, but I'm not going to drive a half hour for him (especially since I don't have a license, but still). I already have a Darkrai anyway.
@sillygostly
It's the second of May, what could it be? Yesterday it was Workers' Day in Italy, but that's as far as my knowledge goes.
@AlexSora89 : I have no idea about European public holidays as I'm from Australia. It doesn't matter anyway as NL has just posted the download update for the week.
Picking this up when I go into town today.
It seriously pisses me off that I still don't see Ireland on this list. Nintendo of UK, we exist and have Gamestop..
Wow all those countries, it's like they really thought out this and no one got left out
/s
@sillygostly
Yep, it's online!
Anybody willing to lend me a UK code?
Grabbed a code on my way home yesterday. I missed out on picking up a Mew code last time (they ran out despite there being a week left), so I made sure to head in ASAP this time. XD
Hi guys, I live in Brazil and Nintendo is not hosting the Darkrai event here (or the others, because we don't have GameStop stores)... If anyone could get an extra code and spare it for me, I would be very, very grateful! Thanks!! =)
Zygrade is up for grabs over wifi until May 8th (NA) and until May 26th (Europe). Also Shiny Yveltal runs from May 11-17th (NA) and Shiny Xerneas runs from May 20-26th (NA) on Wi-fi
Guess it's time to pick up some codes again. I wonder if they'll ever listen and just stop with these GameStop events?
@ShadowLuigi2 Absolutely not (although I'm like you and wish they would). They should just get with the times and distribute via the Internet like any other normal company would. But Nintendo is passionately in LOVE with super-exclusivity and hard-to-find obtainables so they're highly unlikely to stop anytime soon if ever. They should stop if for no other reason than they're a waste of paper with everyone supposedly going green - it's not like the codes double as AR cards for a Poke game or anything.
Speaking of which, if you're in North America just be prepared to visit 2 different GameStop locations to get a code for each of your XY/ORAS carts if you have both games. The local ones here groaned they're only giving 1 code/customer since people abused the distribution codes regarding Mew. (And a real big DUHHHH for why they should just do the distributions online in the first place. Idiotic Nintendo, I tell ya...)
@c1pher_c0mplet I tend to be able to get multiple cards for my, my sister's, and her partner's sets of XY+ORAS (so, six total), but they're familiar with me. On one hand, you can redeem those cards at leisure. On the other, on-site wi-fi distribution is unlimited. In either case, it's easier to just do as with Zygarde, but then why go to a shoppe?
@c1pher_c0mplet Very true, and yeah I had to go to about 4 different GameStops to get extra codes for the Mew event. (I was picking up extras for people here who asked me for some) But yeah maybe in a few years Nintendo will give codes away somewhere else? Or perhaps just make it optional.
@ShadowLuigi2 Hello again!! This time, if could grab some extra codes, put me on your list, pleeeeease!! =)
@Marco_ Any way to get a code to use in Brazil?
@ColinPOKeeffe We can use american or canadian codes! But there is no way to get a code here (only with american or canadian friends, obtained from a GameStop store or any valid code =D )
If any of you could spare an extra code for me I really appreciate it!!
The same will happen with Arceus and Genesect... =(
@Marco_ thanks for your reply 😊 what about getting a code from US or Canada on eBay?
@lifepsychedelic @Marco_ Um...alright, but like I said for Mew I can't promise a code. I might be able to get some tomorrow since I'll be going to see the Marvel Civil War movie and not too far from the movies is a GameStop so we'll see what happens.
@ShadowLuigi2 Hello!! It's ok, You don't need to worry about that!! We know how hard is to find those codes in the stores! Let's pray for Arceus or Genesect codes being easier to find! =)
And Thank you so much for your concerns!!!
@Marco_ Hey, I apologize for the extremely long wait, but do you still need codes for Darkrai?
@ShadowLuigi2 Hello, man!! Yes, I still need it! If it's possible for you to obtain it without spending a lot of energy, I'll be really grateful to receive one!
And again, Thank you very, very much!!
BTW, my e-mail is [email protected]
@Marco_ I got you man, I bought you a code online and it should still work even though the time to get the event card is over.
@ShadowLuigi2 You bought the code? Oh, man. I'll answer you in your e-mail, there must be a way to deposit the value for you! Oh, forgive me!! ='(
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