This Powerful Pokémon Is Only Available For A Limited Time

14 responses to “This Powerful Pokémon Is Only Available For A Limited Time”

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   Dire Wolf

   February 25, 2011 at 10:02 am

   I hate limited edition Pokemon. How am I supposed to catch them all if not all of them are available for capture?

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   1. 

      Powalen

      February 25, 2011 at 12:02 pm

      Agreed. Though it was even worse back in the day when you had to go to the shopping centre events to get them (if we were lucky enough to even get them in Australia :P). At least now you can download most of them.

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   2. 

      Matthew

      February 25, 2011 at 10:00 pm

      Action Replay 9 times out of 10, or at least people can dupe fakes to resemble it as close as possible

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   3. 

      Dan Aubin

      February 26, 2011 at 5:16 am

      Firstly Good Morning Kotaku Readers!

      Today you will be learning about… Pokemon!

      Are you a boy or a girl…

      What is your name….

      Did you know that Pokemon…

      1. If you buy Pokemon on the day it’s out, in your country you will be able to collect every Pokemon available on that game.

      2. Before the internet was even implemented, you could still receive every Pokemon on that purchased game. Nintendo built the Gameboy with serial ports for multiplayer and among other uses, a link to computers used to transfer limited edition Pokemon at local events.

      3. Since 1998 you can transfer Pokemon from one system to another, therefore keeping your entire Pokedex. Basically completely backwards compatible.

      4. When Pokemon Diamond / Pearl came out, you have been able to download, from the internet legit copies of the limited edition Pokemon. This requires the correct date told by Nintendo and an internet or local Wi-Fi connection. Sometimes Including an actual event locally, or at even some McDonalds (In Japan they certainly do).

      5. All Pokemon are categorized within the Pokedex and have unique-individual stats. EV’s and later on natures etc. On the newer games it is possible to tell if the Pokemon is cheated or hacked (As some person suggested). If you look at the descriptions where it tells vast information about the Pokemon in question. You will find that it tell’s the owner where the Pokemon was found amoung other stat’s.

      6. This is all true, although 99% of the time what is stated above cannot be said. There may have been SOME Pokemon, still unable to catch or only available on certain hard to get (Japanese) Games. And other small issues, but you get the point.

      Now my Question is:

      WHAT DO YOU THINK IT TAKES TO CATCH THEM ALL!?

      A 20hr race through the game, to beat the elite four?

      It is an enormous effort, and a fun one at that.

      You can’t cheat that title or goal.

      Oh and did you know you can never actually beat Pokemon… I mean it’s based on the lives of trainers. And the achievements they receive with their Pokemon.

      Sorry for the rant, an barely relevant information it has been a long night.

      I hope I have inspired others to have another look at this amazing title.

      Now… to buy a stack of Gameboy’s and all the Pokemon games again… This shall be a tough achievement. If only I had kept my Pokemon since I was a kid. My team would still be with me > <

      Has anyone kept all their original Pokemon!?

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         Dan Aubin

         February 26, 2011 at 5:52 am

         100% cannot be said*

         I need to sleep really badly…

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2. 

   Ross Moir

   February 25, 2011 at 11:37 am

   I still have a copy of pokemon red somewhere with mew on it…

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3. 

   Fimbulvetr

   February 25, 2011 at 12:01 pm

   Only today did I get an email from Nintendo informing me of the current ongoing event, which is the Johto legend trio with special moves (and shiny!). Only problem is each one is a available for one week, and it’s already on the last one with only a few days to go!

   They’re quick to advertise all their casual games but always forget to even mention their traditional ones.

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4. 

   Kerber

   February 25, 2011 at 1:13 pm

   so if you set your DS’ date back before 10 April it’ll be avaliable?

   Also does anyone else think Victini looks like C&B?

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   1. 

      Joe Mama

      February 25, 2011 at 1:49 pm

      No it won’t because the Nintendo Wifi is sent out from a server, that server is turned off when they finish the event.

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5. 

   Daniel Hutton

   February 25, 2011 at 1:16 pm

   In my heart, Missingno will always be Pokemon 000.

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   1. 

      Jimu Hsien

      February 25, 2011 at 2:08 pm

      HAW HAW

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6. 

   bbe_elef

   February 25, 2011 at 2:39 pm

   They totally made victini and this event to sell more copies when it comes out.

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   1. 

      Benjam

      February 25, 2011 at 3:17 pm

      Well duh.

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7. 

   Steve0410

   February 25, 2011 at 7:32 pm

   People (for good reason) often call them out on these events.

   But they’re not made for people like us, they’re for hardcore completionists, which form a large % of the Japanese gaming demographic.

   Wondered why your last JRPG has the most ridiculous RNG mechanics, forcing you to save scum hundreds of times to get that 0.1% drop weapon from the boss which you can only kill once? It’s for THESE people.

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