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The '''birthday''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|誕生日|たんじょうび}}''' ''birthday'') of the {{player}} can be used to trigger certain in-game events. Birthdays are also prevalent in other Pokémon media and are of great importance to people.


The '''birthday''' of the {{player}} can be used to trigger certain in-game events. However, they are usually prevalent in most of the other media that the Pokémon world is based in, and, like the real world, are of great importance to people.
==In the core series games==
[[File:Diamond Dust IV.png|right|thumb|200px|Diamond dust in [[Snowpoint City]]]]
Beginning with the original [[Nintendo DS]]'s birthday function, the vast majority of core series Pokémon games have had something inclusive for just this function. The most well-known of these integrations is the appearance of {{DL|Easter egg|diamond dust}} in [[Snowpoint City]] on [[Junichi Masuda]]'s birthday (January 12).


==In the games==
===Generations I and III===
[[File:HGSS Diamond Dust.png|right|thumb|200px|Diamond dust on [[Mt. Silver]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]]
The [[Pokémon Mansion journals|journals]] found in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} on [[Cinnabar Island]] reveal that {{p|Mewtwo}} was born on February 6.
Beginning with the original [[Nintendo DS]]'s birthday function, all Pokémon games have, so far, had something inclusive for just this function. The most well known of which, is the appearance of [[Weather Conditions#Snow/hail|diamond dust]], wherein on [[Junichi Masuda]]'s birthday (January 12), it will appear in [[Snowpoint City]], [[Mt. Silver]] and [[Icirrus City]] (in their respective versions). <!--Confirmation for HGSS onwards needed -->
 
===In Generation I===
In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue|Pokémon Project Studio]] computer design programs, there are various images and templates for birthday cards and invitations.


===In Generation I and III===
===Generation IV===
The [[Pokémon Mansion journals|journals]] found in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} on [[Cinnabar Island]] reveal that {{p|Mewtwo}} was born on February 6.
The description of [[Gracidea]] states that it is sometimes given out in bouquets for birthdays.


===In Generation IV===
In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}:
In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}:
*After defeating the [[Elite Four]], {{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}} in [[Sandgem Town]] will ask the player if it is his or her birthday.
* After entering the [[Hall of Fame]], {{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}} in [[Sandgem Town]] will ask the player if it is their birthday.
*Diamond dust also appears on October 30, which was the first airing of [[DP100|the 100th Diamond and Pearl episode]] in Japan.
* Diamond dust appears in [[Snowpoint City]] on January 12, [[Junichi Masuda]]'s birthday.
 
In [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]:
* It is revealed over the course of the game that on [[Blake Hall]]'s sixteenth birthday he drove his father, [[Brighton Hall]] from Altru.
* The [[Go-Rock Quads]] rehearse on the grandstand at [[Altru Park]] for a performance to celebrate the opening of [[Altru Tower]] on Altru's Birthday.
* After the ending, [[Melody (Ranger)|Melody]] asks the player to bring her musical Pokémon to help her perform a song to her brother {{ra|Isaac}} for his birthday.


In [[My Pokémon Ranch]]:
In [[My Pokémon Ranch]]:
* [[Hayley]]'s birthday is November 18.
* [[Hayley]]'s birthday is November 18.
* In the Platinum update, a new toy was added for when it's the player's birthday, the Birthday Cake, when activated, confetti falls from the sky around it.
* In the Platinum update, a new toy was added for when it is the player's birthday, the Birthday Cake, when activated, confetti falls from the sky around it.
* In the Platinum update, Miis will have party hats on their back rather than the usual rancher hat during their birthday.
 
===Generation V===
In {{game|Black and White|s}} and {{2v2|Black|White|2}}:
* The owner of the [[Pokémon Musical]] Theater will give the player the [[Prop]] Toy Cake if it has not already been received.
* The nurse in the [[Pokémon Center]] will ask the player if it is their birthday every time she is spoken to.
* The mist on {{rt|14|Unova}} and {{rt|15|Unova}} will clear.
* In [[Icirrus City]], [[Icirrus City#Aha, Wye, and Ditoh's house|Aha, Wye, and Ditoh]] will give a special quiz.
 
On [[Pokémon Global Link]]:
* From December 1, 2010 until the closure of the Global Link service on February 24, 2020, Japanese players could obtain {{DL|List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Pokémon|Togekiss}} on the day registered as their birthday on the [[Pokémon Daisuki Club]].
* From September 1, 2011 until the closure of the Global Link service, international players could obtain {{DL|List of Pokémon Global Link promotions/Pokémon|Togekiss}} on the day registered as their birthday on their [[Pokémon Trainer Club]] account.
 
===Generation VI===
In both {{g|X and Y}} and {{g|Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire}}:
*Upon entering a [[Pokémon Center]] for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and confetti falls from the ceiling.
*In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter and a special version of the Pokémon Center theme will play. Every time a player goes to heal Pokémon, the nurse again wishes the player a happy birthday and states that she hopes the player will continue visiting for many years to come. In the Japanese versions of the games, the music is a version of the traditional ''{{wp|Happy Birthday to You}}'' song.
*Other players will see a birthday cake marker beside the player's icon in the [[Player Search System|PSS]]. After tapping the player's icon, they may give birthday wishes by pressing a button on the touch screen that replaces the "Nice!" button with a "Congrats!" message. A {{OBP|Medal|X and Y}} can be awarded for being wished a happy birthday on the PSS.
*Visitors to the player's [[Pokémon-Amie]] space will leave up to three Supreme Wish [[Poké Puff]]s.
 
In {{g|X and Y}} only:
*{{DL|Easter egg|Diamond dust}} falls on the area near the entrance of [[Frost Cavern]].
 
===Generation VII===
In {{g|Sun and Moon|Sun, Moon}}, {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}:
* Upon entering a [[Pokémon Center]] for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and {{p|Pikachu}} and flower-shaped confetti falls from the ceiling.
* In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter and a special version of the Pokémon Center theme plays. Every time the player talks to the Pokémon Center nurse, she wishes the player a happy birthday.
* Diamond dust falls on the outside and summit of [[Mount Lanakila]].
 
As Switch profiles do not have birthdays associated with them, there is no acknowledgement of birthdays in {{g|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}, nor any associated in-game effects.
 
===Generation VIII===
In {{g|Sword and Shield}} and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, due to [[Nintendo Switch]] profiles' lack of a birthday setting, the player must speak to the lady outside the [[Wedgehurst]] [[Pokémon Center]] or the lady outside the [[GWS]] building in [[Jubilife City]] to set their birthday.
There is no NPC or menu to enter a birthday in {{g|Legends: Arceus}}, nor any associated in-game effects.
 
In Sword and Shield:
* Upon entering a [[Pokémon Center]] for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and {{p|Pikachu}} and assorted confetti falls from the ceiling.
* In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter and the tutorial music will play from the start of the game. Every time the player talks to the Pokémon Center nurse, she wishes the player a happy birthday.
* After cooking [[curry]], the Trainer's portion will be served with a birthday candle in it.
 
In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:
* After entering the [[Hall of Fame]], {{ga|Lucas}}/{{ga|Dawn}} in [[Sandgem Town]] will ask the player if it is their birthday.


===In Generation V===
===Generation IX===
In {{v2|Black and White|s}}:
In {{g|Scarlet and Violet}}, due to [[Nintendo Switch]] profiles' lack of a birthday setting, the player must speak to the nurse in any [[Pokémon Center]] to set their birthday.
*The owner of the [[Pokémon Musical]] Theater will give the player the [[prop]] Toy Cake.
* Upon entering a [[Pokémon Center]] for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and {{p|Pikachu}} and assorted confetti falls from the ceiling.
*The nurse in the [[Pokémon Center]] will ask the player if it is his or her birthday every time she is spoken to.  
* In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter. Every time the player talks to the Pokémon Center nurse, she wishes the player a happy birthday.
* {{pkmn2|Wild}} Pokémon generated on the date registered as the player's birthday have a chance to have the Destiny [[Mark]].
** There are some notable exceptions, see [[Mark#Availability 2|this list]] for excluded types of encounters and other details.
 
If a player has their birthday set to February 29, these effects are given out on February 28 instead in non-leap years.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Shigeru_Ohmori/status/1630529531894435841]</ref>


===Events===
===Events===
[[File:RibbonBirthday.png|frame]]
[[File:Birthday Ribbon.png|frame]]
Players who take their [[Nintendo DS]] console and a copy of a relevant generation of Pokémon game to {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores in Japan can receive a gift up to seven days before or after their birthday. In [[Generation V]], there is a special Birthday Ribbon, which is exclusively for Pokémon received as birthday presents from Pokémon Center stores.
In an event ongoing since [[Generation IV]], players who visit a {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} store in Japan with an eligible Pokémon game can download a gift Pokémon on or near their birthday. Since [[Generation V]], there is a special {{DL|List of Ribbons in the games|Birthday Ribbon}} which is exclusively for Pokémon received as birthday presents from Pokémon Center stores. Since [[Generation VI]], they all know the event-exclusive move {{m|Celebrate}}, which congratulates the player when used in battle.


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| ???
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| data-sort-value=161231 | December 31, 2016
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| data-sort-value=181115 | November 15, 2018 
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| data-sort-value=181115 | November 15, 2018
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|- style="background:#FFF"
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|- style="background:#FFF"
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|- style="background:#FFF"
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| data-sort-value=231101 | November 1, 2023
| data-sort-value=250131 | October 31, 2024{{tt|*|Code Redeemable until January 31, 2025}}
| data-sort-value=9 | {{gen|IX}}
|- style="background:#FFF"
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| data-sort-value=250131 | October 31, 2024{{tt|*|Code Redeemable until January 31, 2025}}
| style="{{roundybr|5px}}" data-sort-value=9 | {{gen|IX}}
|}
 
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Project Studio===
In the [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue|Pokémon Project Studio]] computer design programs, there are various images and templates for birthday cards and invitations.
 
===Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia===
In [[Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia]]:
* It is revealed over the course of the game that on [[Blake Hall]]'s sixteenth birthday he drove his father, [[Brighton Hall]], from Altru.
* The [[Go-Rock Quads]] rehearse on the grandstand at [[Altru Park]] for a performance to celebrate the opening of [[Altru Tower]] on Altru's Birthday.
* After the ending, {{ra|Melody}} asks the player to bring her musical Pokémon to help her perform a song to her brother {{ra|Isaac}} for his birthday.
 
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky===
In [[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky]]:
* One of the personality questions that can be presented at the beginning of the game asks, ''The people at the next table are singing for someone's birthday. What do you do?''
 
==In the anime==
[[File:Young Brock Onix.png|220px|thumb|Brock receiving an Onix on his tenth birthday]]
On a youth's tenth birthday or at any point after, they can register for a [[Pokédex]] and pick up a [[first partner Pokémon]] from the [[region]]al [[Pokémon Professor]] or the local [[Pokémon Center]] free of charge.
 
In the dub, [[Jessie's Arbok]] was revealed to be a birthday gift in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''. In the Japanese version, it was a {{wp|chūgen}} gift.
 
The Japanese ending theme for ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', [[Together With the Wind]], makes a reference to birthday candles.
 
{{an|Brock}} tells [[Max]] in ''[[AG034|Having a Wailord of a Time]]'' that he received his {{TP|Brock|Onix}} as a {{pkmn2|gift}} for his tenth birthday, from his father {{ka|Flint}}.
 
In the dub of ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'', [[James]] reveals he received a rocket for his tenth birthday.
 
During the [[boss fantasy]] in ''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]'', {{MTR}} says that they would steal {{p|Magby}} to light {{an|Giovanni|the boss}}'s birthday candles, among other things.
 
In the [[Pikachu short]] [[PK20]], {{p|Bellossom}}'s birthday present is missing, and {{AP|Pikachu}} and {{TP|Dawn|Piplup}} help {{p|Smoochum}} and the [[Spiky-eared Pichu]] find it. They are racing against {{MTR}} and {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}, who try to find it first.
 
{{OBP|Layla|M11}} mentions in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' that her great-grandmother recently celebrated her hundredth birthday.
 
The plot of ''[[HS13|Celebi and Joy!!]]'' revolves around the birthday of both a [[Nurse Joy]] and the opening of a [[Pokémon Center]]. The plots for both ''[[EP219|Hi Ho Silver... Away!]]'' and ''[[AG138|Rough, Tough Jigglypuff]]'' also revolve around the birthday of one of the [[character of the day|characters of the day]].
 
In ''[[XY082|A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?]]'', Jessie mentions that {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo|Gourgeist}} was the only one who remembered her birthday.
 
==In the manga==
===Pokémon Adventures===
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] {{pkmn|manga}}, [[Norman]] moved his son {{adv|Ruby}} over to [[Hoenn]] on his birthday to allow him to take part in [[Pokémon Contest]]s. Along with this gift, Norman also presented him with a pair of [[Running Shoes]] and a [[Pokéblock Case]]. This is also the first day of Ruby and {{adv|Sapphire}}'s [[Timeline of Ruby and Sapphire's 80-day challenge|80-day challenge]] which is to last through to Sapphire's birthday, both birthdays are celebrated in ''[[PS267|The Final Battle VIII]]''.
 
[[Hugh]] gives a {{p|Purrloin}} to his sister for her birthday.
 
The main characters all have their birthdays revealed throughout the series in their biographies.
 
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==In the anime==
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
[[File:BrockOnix.png|220px|thumb|Brock receiving Onix on his 10th birthday]]
In ''[[PPP12|Even an Arbok Falls in Love!]]'', {{MPJ|Arbok}} and his friends build a statue of {{MPJ|Wigglytuff}} and cover it in roses for her birthday. During the [[PPPB03|third bonus chapter]], just before [[Almond]]'s birthday party, [[Hazel]] and Almond have a fight, and the Pokémon have to get them back together.
On a youths tenth birthday or at any point after, they can register for a [[Pokédex]] and pick up a starter Pokémon from their local [[Pokémon professor]] or [[Pokémon Center]] free of charge.


[[Jessie's Arbok]] was a birthday gift (seasonal gift in the original) to her as revealed in ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]''.
The main characters birthdays are revealed throughout the series in their biographies.


{{an|Brock}} tells [[Max]] in ''[[AG034|Having a Wailord of a Time]]'' that he also received his [[Brock's Steelix|Onix]], from his father, [[Flint]], for his tenth birthday.
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In ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'', [[James]] reveals he received a rocket for his tenth birthday.
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
In ''[[PW38|Akari and Pikachu's Birthday]]'', {{HIBAPC|Akari}} received a {{p|Pikachu}} for his birthday from his mother. Deciding it wasn't cool enough, he stormed out of his house and into a forest where he stumbled across a herd of {{p|Ariados}}. They were consequently defeated by Pikachu who had followed him inside. Impressed, Akari decided Pikachu was cool after all.


During the [[Boss fantasy]] in ''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]'', {{MTR}} says that they would steal {{p|Magby}} to light [[Giovanni|the boss]]'s birthday candles, among other things.
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
In [[GRT1|the first chapter]] [[Ginji]] is transported to the Pokémon world when he falls asleep while searching for his birthday presents.


[[Layla]] mentions in ''[[M11|Giratina and the Sky Warrior]]'' that her great-grandmother recently celebrated her hundredth birthday.
===W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic===
The main characters of this manga had their birthdays listed in their profile.


The plot of ''[[SS013|Celebi and Joy]]'' revolves around the birthday of both a [[Nurse Joy]] and the opening of a [[Pokémon Center]]. The plots for both ''[[EP219|Hi Ho Silver... Away!]]'' and ''[[AG138|Rough, Tough Jigglypuff]]'' also revolve around the birthday of one of the [[character of the day|characters of the day]].
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==In the manga==
===Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic===
===Pokémon Adventures===
The main characters of this manga had their birthdays listed in their profile.
In the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga, on {{adv|Ruby}}'s birthday [[Norman]] moved his son over to [[Hoenn]] to allow him to take part in [[Pokémon Contests]]. Along with this gift, Norman also presented him with a pair of [[Running Shoes]] and a [[List of key items in Generation III#Pokéblock Case|Pokéblock Case]]. This is also the first day of Ruby and {{adv|Sapphire}}'s [[Timeline of Ruby and Sapphire's 80-day challenge|80-day challenge]] which is to last through to Sapphire's birthday, both birthdays are celebrated in ''[[PS267|The Final Battle VIII]]''.
<!--All the main characters have been given biographies listing their birthdays:
Bill - December 31
Red - August 8
Blue - November 22
Green - June 1
Yellow - March 3
Gold - July 21
Crystal - April 30
Ruby - July 2
Sapphire - September 20
Giovanni - August 1
Loreli - March 15
Emerald - May 31
Celio - November 12
Diamond - December 4
Pearl - February 12
Kimberly - Feburary 2
Silver - December 24 -->


===Magical Pokémon Journey===
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In ''[[PPP12|Even an Arbok Falls in Love!]]'', [[Arbok (MPJ)|Arbok]] and his friends build a statue of [[Wigglytuff (MPJ)|Wigglytuff]] and cover it in roses for her birthday.
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The [[PPPB03|third bonus chapter]], just before [[Almond]]'s birthday party, [[Hazel]] and Almond have a fight, and the Pokémon have to get them back together.
===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
<!--Hazel - July 3
In the {{strip|52}}, {{Gary}} mentions that his grandfather [[Professor Oak]] gave him a {{p|Charizard}} for his birthday.
Almond - September 1
Coconut - August 7
Peanut - Feburary 14
Pistachio - June 4
Kiaraway - December 3
Plum - March 14
Apricot - April 12 -->
 
===How I Became a Pokémon Card===
In [[PW38]], [[Akari (PokéWake)|Akari]] received a {{p|Pikachu}} for his birthday from his mother. Deciding it wasn't cool enough, he stormed out of his house and into a forest where he stumbled across a herd of {{p|Ariados}}. They were consequently defeated by Pikachu who had followed him inside. Impressed, Akari decided Pikachu was cool after all.
 
===Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team===
In [[GRT1|the first chapter]] [[Ginji]] is transported to the Pokémon world when he falls asleep whilst searching for his birthday presents.
<!--===Pokémon Ranger - the Comic===
Solana - September 16
Lunick - May 18 -->


==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
[[File:BlankPikachuWizardsPromo24.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Wizards Promo version of _____'s Pikachu]]
[[File:BlankPikachuWizardsPromo24.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Wizards Promo version of _____'s Pikachu]]
Three cards exist, two of them jumbo sized, called '''_____'s Pikachu''', first released in 1999 in Japan. The nature of their attacks are all birthday related, and they can do more damage if the user does claim it is their birthday.
Three cards exist, two of them jumbo sized, called '''_____'s Pikachu''', first released in 1999 in Japan. The nature of their attacks are mostly related to birthdays, and they can deal more damage if it is the user's birthday. Due to this, they are commonly referred to as "Birthday Pikachu" cards. These cards are not [[Play! Pokémon|tournament legal]], likely due to the fact a player can claim any given day is their birthday.


See:
{{cardlist/header|Related cards|Lightning|char=yes}}
:[['s Pikachu (Wizards Promo 24)]]
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Wizards Promo|_____'s Pikachu|24}}|type=Lightning|enset=Wizards Black Star Promos|ennum=24|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
:[['s Pikachu (Pokémon Center promo)]]
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Pokémon Center|_____'s Pikachu|promo}}|type=Lightning|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
:[['s Pikachu (BW-P Promo)]]
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|BW-P|_____'s Pikachu|Promo}}|type=Lightning|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}}
{{cardlist/footer|Lightning}}


==In other media==
==In other media==
In the [[Pokémon Learning League]], one of the {{OBP|science|Learning League}} lessons deals with heredity, in the presentation, {{an|May}} and [[Max]] are heading home, where [[Norman]] is setting up a surprise birthday party for his wife [[Caroline]].
In the [[Pokémon Learning League]], one of the {{OBP|science|Learning League}} lessons deals with heredity, in the presentation, {{an|May}} and [[Max]] are heading home, where [[Norman]] is setting up a surprise birthday party for his wife [[Caroline]].


The date of {{Ash}}'s birth, according to [[Takeshi Shudo]]'s anime novelizations, is 10 years, 10 months, and 10 days exactly prior to the day he began his Pokémon journey. Being that the same novelization declares that Pokémon Trainers obtain their first Pokémon in April of the year following their 10th birthday, and the anime itself began broadcast on the first of that month in 1997 in Japan, Ash's birthday, if April 1 was the first day of his journey, would be May 22.
The day that {{Ash}} began his journey, according to the anime, was on his 10th birthday, meaning the date of his birth is exactly 10 years prior to the events of ''[[EP001|Pokémon - I Choose You!]]''. [[Takeshi Shudō]]'s novelization declares that Pokémon Trainers obtain their first Pokémon in April of the year following their 10th birthday, and the anime itself began broadcast on the first of that month in 1997 in Japan, so following this logic, Ash's birthday would also be April 1, if the passage of time in the world of the anime does indeed correspond to the passage of time in the real world, which is evidenced in ''[[XY027|To Find a Fairy Flower!]]''.


There is a book in the [[Pokémon Tales]] picture book series titled ''[[Diglett's Birthday Party]]''. The story is about a Diglett and his family celebrating his birthday in their underground home.
The [[Nintendo DS]] on the player's birthday will have a different start up chime, instead of a piano with an echo effect it is a glockenspiel with an echo effect.
 
There is a book in the [[Pokémon Tales]] picture book series titled ''[[PB13|Diglett's Birthday Party]]''. The story is about a Diglett and his family celebrating his birthday in their underground home.


During the [[Pokémon Live!]] stage show, a large part of the plot revolves around {{Ash}} missing {{an|Misty}}'s birthday.
During the [[Pokémon Live!]] stage show, a large part of the plot revolves around {{Ash}} missing {{an|Misty}}'s birthday.
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, a musical CD was brought out named [[10th Anniversary Pokémon Happy Birthday Concert]].
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of {{game|Red and Green|s}}, a musical CD was brought out named [[10th Anniversary Pokémon Happy Birthday Concert]].


Bakery Crafts released a set of [[Pokémon jewelry#Rings|birthday rings]] to be placed on the top of cakes as decorations, and given to guests to take home.
Bakery Crafts released a set of {{DL|Pokémon jewelry|Rings|birthday rings}} to be placed on the top of cakes as decorations, and given to guests to take home.
 
The [[Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue]] lets people create Pokémon themed mini-projects, such as calendars and cards, one of the templates for a project is called ''Birthday Kits'' and has templates for birthday invitations<!--not sure if there's more-->.
 
==Trivia==
* From Diamond and Pearl in Generation IV all the way to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in Generation VII, every core series Pokémon game contained some use of the birthday feature. The streak would be finally be broken by Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! in Generation VII.
 
==In other languages==
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|zh_cmn=生日 ''{{tt|Shēngrì|Birthday}}''
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This article is about the concept of a birthday. For the music video on Netflix, see Pokémon: Happy Birthday to You!.

The birthday (Japanese: 誕生日 birthday) of the player can be used to trigger certain in-game events. Birthdays are also prevalent in other Pokémon media and are of great importance to people.

In the core series games

Diamond dust in Snowpoint City

Beginning with the original Nintendo DS's birthday function, the vast majority of core series Pokémon games have had something inclusive for just this function. The most well-known of these integrations is the appearance of diamond dust in Snowpoint City on Junichi Masuda's birthday (January 12).

Generations I and III

The journals found in the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island reveal that Mewtwo was born on February 6.

Generation IV

The description of Gracidea states that it is sometimes given out in bouquets for birthdays.

In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum:

In My Pokémon Ranch:

  • Hayley's birthday is November 18.
  • In the Platinum update, a new toy was added for when it is the player's birthday, the Birthday Cake, when activated, confetti falls from the sky around it.
  • In the Platinum update, Miis will have party hats on their back rather than the usual rancher hat during their birthday.

Generation V

In Pokémon Black and White and Black 2 and White 2:

On Pokémon Global Link:

  • From December 1, 2010 until the closure of the Global Link service on February 24, 2020, Japanese players could obtain Togekiss on the day registered as their birthday on the Pokémon Daisuki Club.
  • From September 1, 2011 until the closure of the Global Link service, international players could obtain Togekiss on the day registered as their birthday on their Pokémon Trainer Club account.

Generation VI

In both Pokémon X and Y and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire:

  • Upon entering a Pokémon Center for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and confetti falls from the ceiling.
  • In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter and a special version of the Pokémon Center theme will play. Every time a player goes to heal Pokémon, the nurse again wishes the player a happy birthday and states that she hopes the player will continue visiting for many years to come. In the Japanese versions of the games, the music is a version of the traditional Happy Birthday to You song.
  • Other players will see a birthday cake marker beside the player's icon in the PSS. After tapping the player's icon, they may give birthday wishes by pressing a button on the touch screen that replaces the "Nice!" button with a "Congrats!" message. A Medal can be awarded for being wished a happy birthday on the PSS.
  • Visitors to the player's Pokémon-Amie space will leave up to three Supreme Wish Poké Puffs.

In Pokémon X and Y only:

Generation VII

In Pokémon Sun and Moon, Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon:

  • Upon entering a Pokémon Center for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and Pikachu and flower-shaped confetti falls from the ceiling.
  • In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter and a special version of the Pokémon Center theme plays. Every time the player talks to the Pokémon Center nurse, she wishes the player a happy birthday.
  • Diamond dust falls on the outside and summit of Mount Lanakila.

As Switch profiles do not have birthdays associated with them, there is no acknowledgement of birthdays in Pokémon Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, nor any associated in-game effects.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, due to Nintendo Switch profiles' lack of a birthday setting, the player must speak to the lady outside the Wedgehurst Pokémon Center or the lady outside the GWS building in Jubilife City to set their birthday. There is no NPC or menu to enter a birthday in Pokémon Legends: Arceus, nor any associated in-game effects.

In Sword and Shield:

  • Upon entering a Pokémon Center for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and Pikachu and assorted confetti falls from the ceiling.
  • In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter and the tutorial music will play from the start of the game. Every time the player talks to the Pokémon Center nurse, she wishes the player a happy birthday.
  • After cooking curry, the Trainer's portion will be served with a birthday candle in it.

In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl:

Generation IX

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, due to Nintendo Switch profiles' lack of a birthday setting, the player must speak to the nurse in any Pokémon Center to set their birthday.

  • Upon entering a Pokémon Center for the first time on a birthday, the lights are dimmed, a party popper goes off and Pikachu and assorted confetti falls from the ceiling.
  • In all Pokémon Centers, a birthday cake will be shown on the screen above the counter. Every time the player talks to the Pokémon Center nurse, she wishes the player a happy birthday.
  • Wild Pokémon generated on the date registered as the player's birthday have a chance to have the Destiny Mark.
    • There are some notable exceptions, see this list for excluded types of encounters and other details.

If a player has their birthday set to February 29, these effects are given out on February 28 instead in non-leap years.[1]

Events

Birthday Ribbon.png

In an event ongoing since Generation IV, players who visit a Pokémon Center store in Japan with an eligible Pokémon game can download a gift Pokémon on or near their birthday. Since Generation V, there is a special Birthday Ribbon which is exclusively for Pokémon received as birthday presents from Pokémon Center stores. Since Generation VI, they all know the event-exclusive move Celebrate, which congratulates the player when used in battle.

Pokémon Start date End date Gen
Charmander Birthday Charmander July 20, 2007 July 19, 2008 IV
Charmander Birthday Charmander July 20, 2008 July 19, 2009 IV
Pikachu Birthday Pikachu December 26, 2008 December 25, 2009 IV
Charmander Birthday Charmander July 20, 2009 July 19, 2010 IV
Chimchar Birthday Chimchar September 12, 2009 September 11, 2010 IV
Pikachu Birthday Pikachu December 26, 2009 November 3, 2010 IV
Charmander Birthday Charmander July 20, 2010 November 3, 2010 IV
Chimchar Birthday Chimchar September 12, 2010 November 3, 2010 IV
Audino Birthday Audino November 4, 2010 November 3, 2011 V
Togekiss Birthday Togekiss December 1, 2010 ??? V
Togekiss Birthday Togekiss August 25, 2011 September 30, 2011 V
Togekiss Birthday Togekiss September 1, 2011 August ??, 2012 V
Audino Birthday Audino November 4, 2011*
December 4, 2011* 		November 3, 2012 V
Audino Birthday Audino November 4, 2012 October 11, 2013 V
Pikachu Birthday Pikachu October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Eevee Birthday Eevee October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Vaporeon Birthday Vaporeon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Jolteon Birthday Jolteon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Flareon Birthday Flareon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Espeon Birthday Espeon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Umbreon Birthday Umbreon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Leafeon Birthday Leafeon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Glaceon Birthday Glaceon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Sylveon Birthday Sylveon October 12, 2013 December 31, 2016 VI
Pikachu Birthday Pikachu November 18, 2016 November 15, 2018 VII
Eevee Birthday Eevee November 18, 2016 November 15, 2018 VII
Comfey Birthday Comfey November 18, 2016 November 15, 2018 VII
Chansey Birthday Chansey November 16, 2018 November 14, 2019* VII
Pikachu ポケセン Birthday Pikachu November 15, 2019 October 31, 2020* VIII
Eevee ポケセン Birthday Eevee November 15, 2019 October 31, 2020* VIII
Pikachu PCSG Birthday Pikachu March 7, 2020 November 5, 2020* VIII
Eevee PCSG Birthday Eevee March 7, 2020 November 5, 2020* VIII
Milcery ポケセン Birthday Milcery November 1, 2020 October 31, 2021* VIII
Milcery PCSG Birthday Milcery November 6, 2020 October 31, 2021* VIII
Happiny Birthday Happiny (SwSh) November 1, 2021 October 31, 2022* VIII
Happiny Birthday Happiny (BDSP) November 19, 2021 October 31, 2022* VIII
Happiny Birthday Happiny (LA) January 28, 2022 October 31, 2022* VIII
Flabébé Birthday Flabébé November 1, 2022 October 31, 2023* IX
Pawmi Birthday Pawmi November 1, 2023 October 31, 2024* IX
Charcadet Birthday Charcadet November 1, 2023 October 31, 2024* IX

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Project Studio

In the Pokémon Project Studio computer design programs, there are various images and templates for birthday cards and invitations.

Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia

In Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia:

  • It is revealed over the course of the game that on Blake Hall's sixteenth birthday he drove his father, Brighton Hall, from Altru.
  • The Go-Rock Quads rehearse on the grandstand at Altru Park for a performance to celebrate the opening of Altru Tower on Altru's Birthday.
  • After the ending, Melody asks the player to bring her musical Pokémon to help her perform a song to her brother Isaac for his birthday.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky:

  • One of the personality questions that can be presented at the beginning of the game asks, The people at the next table are singing for someone's birthday. What do you do?

In the anime

Brock receiving an Onix on his tenth birthday

On a youth's tenth birthday or at any point after, they can register for a Pokédex and pick up a first partner Pokémon from the regional Pokémon Professor or the local Pokémon Center free of charge.

In the dub, Jessie's Arbok was revealed to be a birthday gift in Island of the Giant Pokémon. In the Japanese version, it was a chūgen gift.

The Japanese ending theme for Mewtwo Strikes Back, Together With the Wind, makes a reference to birthday candles.

Brock tells Max in Having a Wailord of a Time that he received his Onix as a gift for his tenth birthday, from his father Flint.

In the dub of Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!, James reveals he received a rocket for his tenth birthday.

During the boss fantasy in An Elite Coverup!, Meowth says that they would steal Magby to light the boss's birthday candles, among other things.

In the Pikachu short PK20, Bellossom's birthday present is missing, and Pikachu and Piplup help Smoochum and the Spiky-eared Pichu find it. They are racing against Meowth and Wobbuffet, who try to find it first.

Layla mentions in Giratina and the Sky Warrior that her great-grandmother recently celebrated her hundredth birthday.

The plot of Celebi and Joy!! revolves around the birthday of both a Nurse Joy and the opening of a Pokémon Center. The plots for both Hi Ho Silver... Away! and Rough, Tough Jigglypuff also revolve around the birthday of one of the characters of the day.

In A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?, Jessie mentions that Pumpkaboo was the only one who remembered her birthday.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, Norman moved his son Ruby over to Hoenn on his birthday to allow him to take part in Pokémon Contests. Along with this gift, Norman also presented him with a pair of Running Shoes and a Pokéblock Case. This is also the first day of Ruby and Sapphire's 80-day challenge which is to last through to Sapphire's birthday, both birthdays are celebrated in The Final Battle VIII.

Hugh gives a Purrloin to his sister for her birthday.

The main characters all have their birthdays revealed throughout the series in their biographies.

Character Birthday
Red August 8
Blue November 22
Green June 1
Yellow March 3
Gold July 21
Silver December 24
Crystal April 30
Ruby July 2
Sapphire September 20
Emerald May 31
Diamond April 4
Pearl June 6
Platinum October 27
Black October 8
White October 5
Blake May 4
Whitley September 16
X November 6
Y February 2
Sun August 31
Moon January 1
Henry December 1
Casey March 14
Bill December 31
Giovanni August 1
Lorelei March 15
Celio November 12
Ultima February 2


Magical Pokémon Journey

In Even an Arbok Falls in Love!, Arbok and his friends build a statue of Wigglytuff and cover it in roses for her birthday. During the third bonus chapter, just before Almond's birthday party, Hazel and Almond have a fight, and the Pokémon have to get them back together.

The main characters birthdays are revealed throughout the series in their biographies.

Character Birthday
Hazel July 3
Almond September 1
Coconut August 7
Peanut February 14
Pistachio June 4
Kiaraway December 3
Plum March 14
Apricot April 12


How I Became a Pokémon Card

In Akari and Pikachu's Birthday, Akari received a Pikachu for his birthday from his mother. Deciding it wasn't cool enough, he stormed out of his house and into a forest where he stumbled across a herd of Ariados. They were consequently defeated by Pikachu who had followed him inside. Impressed, Akari decided Pikachu was cool after all.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team

In the first chapter Ginji is transported to the Pokémon world when he falls asleep while searching for his birthday presents.

W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic

The main characters of this manga had their birthdays listed in their profile.

Character Birthday
Solana September 16
Lunick May 18


Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Vatonage - the Comic

The main characters of this manga had their birthdays listed in their profile.

Character Birthday
Kate December 1
Kellyn May 11


Pokémon Newspaper Strip

In the Strip 52, Gary mentions that his grandfather Professor Oak gave him a Charizard for his birthday.

In the TCG

The Wizards Promo version of _____'s Pikachu

Three cards exist, two of them jumbo sized, called _____'s Pikachu, first released in 1999 in Japan. The nature of their attacks are mostly related to birthdays, and they can deal more damage if it is the user's birthday. Due to this, they are commonly referred to as "Birthday Pikachu" cards. These cards are not tournament legal, likely due to the fact a player can claim any given day is their birthday.

Related cards
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
_____'s Pikachu Lightning Wizards Black Star Promos   24 Unnumbered Promotional cards    
_____'s Pikachu Lightning       Unnumbered Promotional cards    
_____'s Pikachu Lightning       Unnumbered Promotional cards    
 


In other media

In the Pokémon Learning League, one of the science lessons deals with heredity, in the presentation, May and Max are heading home, where Norman is setting up a surprise birthday party for his wife Caroline.

The day that Ash began his journey, according to the anime, was on his 10th birthday, meaning the date of his birth is exactly 10 years prior to the events of Pokémon - I Choose You!. Takeshi Shudō's novelization declares that Pokémon Trainers obtain their first Pokémon in April of the year following their 10th birthday, and the anime itself began broadcast on the first of that month in 1997 in Japan, so following this logic, Ash's birthday would also be April 1, if the passage of time in the world of the anime does indeed correspond to the passage of time in the real world, which is evidenced in To Find a Fairy Flower!.

The Nintendo DS on the player's birthday will have a different start up chime, instead of a piano with an echo effect it is a glockenspiel with an echo effect.

There is a book in the Pokémon Tales picture book series titled Diglett's Birthday Party. The story is about a Diglett and his family celebrating his birthday in their underground home.

During the Pokémon Live! stage show, a large part of the plot revolves around Ash missing Misty's birthday.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green, a musical CD was brought out named 10th Anniversary Pokémon Happy Birthday Concert.

Bakery Crafts released a set of birthday rings to be placed on the top of cakes as decorations, and given to guests to take home.

The Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue lets people create Pokémon themed mini-projects, such as calendars and cards, one of the templates for a project is called Birthday Kits and has templates for birthday invitations.

Trivia

  • From Diamond and Pearl in Generation IV all the way to Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon in Generation VII, every core series Pokémon game contained some use of the birthday feature. The streak would be finally be broken by Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee! in Generation VII.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 生日 Sāangyaht
Mandarin 生日 Shēngrì
France Flag.png French Anniversaire
Germany Flag.png German Geburtstag
Italy Flag.png Italian Compleanno
South Korea Flag.png Korean 생일 Saeng-il
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cumpleaños
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Ngày sinh
Sinh nhật

References

  1. ↑ [1]


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