Distribution device
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Distribution devices are special devices that are used to distribute Pokémon events. via DS Wireless Communications.
Distribution devices include Mew machines, distribution cartridges, Celebi machines, Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Discs, the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 16, Link cables, Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapters, and infrared. However, other methods of distributing events includes Wi-Fi and mailing in a game cartridge.
Mew machines were used to distribute most Mew events during Generation I, and the Celebi machines had a similar use in Generation II to distribute most Celebi events. Link cables were used to distribute many events until the start of Generation IV. Starting in Generation V, infrared was used to distribute certain events in Japan and South Korea.
Distribution cartridges are given to stores for event distributions, and are not sold commercially. Starting in Generation IV, they only contain information for the event Pokémon, and have no actual game data or save possibilities. These cartridges use DS Wireless Communications to distribute events starting in Generation IV. At the end of an event, they are intended to be sent to Nintendo's Waste Management facility in Redmond, Washington, where they are presumably destroyed. However, sometimes, distribution cartridges are leaked or sold to the public.
Screenshots
Generation I
Mew machine
Distribution system used in Generation I
Generation II
Celebi machine
Generation III
Waiting for a distribution in Generation III
Distribution system used for the Top 10 Pokémon
Mystery Mew link trade distribution
Distribution system used in Generation III
Generation IV
Active distribution in Generation IV
Expired distribution in Generation IV
- Distribution cartridge Arceus.jpg
Arceus distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge Deoxys.jpg
Deoxys distribution cartridge
Generation V
Waiting for a distribution in Generation V
Active distribution in Generation V
Expired distribution in Generation V
- Distribution cartridge Keldeo.jpg
Toys "R" Us Keldeo distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge Keldeo 2.jpg
US Keldeo distribution cartridge
See also
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