Distribution device
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Distribution devices are special devices that are used to distribute Pokémon events.
Distribution devices include Mew machines and Celebi machines, distribution cartridges, Pokémon Colosseum Bonus Discs, the GameCube Interactive Multi-Game Demo Disc Version 16, Game 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. Game 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.
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Generation I
Mew machine
Distribution system used in Generation I
Generation II
Celebi machine
New York Pokémon Center's Gotta Catch 'Em All Station
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
Waiting for a distribution in Generation IV
Active distribution in Generation IV
Expired distribution in Generation IV
European Michina Arceus distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge Celebi EU.jpg
European Winter 2011 Celebi distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge Celebi US.jpg
Americas Winter 2011 Celebi distribution cartridge
Toys "R" Us Darkrai distribution cartridge
GameStop Deoxys distribution cartridge
Toys "R" Us Dragonite distribution cartridge
GameStop Pikachu-colored Pichu and GameStop Jirachi distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge legendary beasts Celebi US.jpg
GameStop legendary beasts (and undistributed Celebi) distribution cartridge
Toys "R" Us Manaphy distribution cartridge
US Secret Key distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge Shaymin EU.jpg
Movie 11 Shaymin distribution cartridge
Generation V
Waiting for a distribution in Generation V
Active distribution in Generation V
Expired distribution in Generation V
Zoroark Month Zoroark distribution cartridge
- Distribution cartridge Keldeo EU.jpg
European Summer 2012 Keldeo distribution cartridge
US Summer 2012 Keldeo distribution cartridge
US Spring 2013 Meloetta distribution cartridge
See also
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