List of Tanabata event Pokémon

2008 Tanabata artwork

This is a list of event Pokémon distributions given away in celebration of the Japanese star festival Tanabata. So far, they are all Jirachi that have berries that are rare or not available in the games.

List of event Pokémon

Generation III

2004

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ジラ－チ			Dex No.	385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv5		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	at Lv 5.	Psychic	Rest
		OT	タナバタ		--	--
		ID No.	40707	This Pokémon was available in Japan from July 17 to August 15, 2004.
Item		Ability
Petaya Berry or Apicot Berry		Serene Grace
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

2005

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ジラ－チ			Dex No.	385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv5		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	at Lv 5.	Psychic	Rest
		OT	タナバタ		--	--
		ID No.	50707	This Pokémon was available in Japan from July 17 to August 21, 2005.
Item		Ability
Petaya Berry		Serene Grace
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

2006

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ジラ－チ			Dex No.	385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv5		Type		Met in a fateful encounter when	Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	at Lv 5.	Psychic	Rest
		OT	タナバタ タナバタ		--	--
		ID No.	60707	This Pokémon was available in Japan from June 30 to July 10, 2006.
Item		Ability
Salac Berry or Ganlon Berry		Serene Grace
Can be obtained with: R S FR LG E
Obtained from: Colo XD Box Chn Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Generation IV

2007

Members of the official Japanese Pokémon fan club, Pokémon Daisuki Club, could enter a contest held between June 15 and July 2, with the winners receiving a postcard good for redeeming a Jirachi from a Pokémon Center retail store. Entry was done by sending a "wish" to Jirachi in the Daisuki Club's web site.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ジラーチ			Dex No.	385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv. 5		Type			Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	Pokémon Fan Club	Psychic	Rest
		OT	タナバタ	Apparently had a	--	--
		ID No.	07077	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Japan from July 1 to 22, 2007.
Item		Ability		Lv. 5.
Ganlon Berry or Salac Berry		Serene Grace
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when it was obtained from the Poké Mart.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution
Please go here to know this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Wonder Card

*ふしぎなカード
ジラ－チにねがいを　プレゼント
ジラ－チにねがいを・・・におうぼしてくれ てありがとう！だいじに そだててね。 ポケモンを うけとったら　このカ－ドは すてておこう！

2008

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ジラーチ			Dex No.	385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv. 5		Type			Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	Pokémon Fan Club	Psychic	Rest
		OT	タナバタ	Apparently had a	--	--
		ID No.	08188	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Japan from August 18 to 31, 2008.
Item		Ability		Lv. 5.
Jaboca Berry		Serene Grace
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when it was obtained from the Poké Mart.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution
Please go here to know this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Wonder Card

*ふしぎなカード
ジラ－チにねがいを　プレゼント
ポケモンだいすきクラブの　ジラ－チに ねがいを…　におうぼしてくれて　ありが とう！　キミのジラ－チを　だいじに そだててね★　これからも　ずっと　 ポケモンを　だいすきでいてね！

2009

This Pokémon is also known as the Tanabata Jirachi for 2009. It was available in Japanese McDonald's restaurants, the Nintendo Zone and over Wi-Fi. This Pokémon is also the first one to be distributed via Wi-Fi.

Pokémon Info				Trainer Memo	Battle Moves		Ribbons
ジラーチ			Dex No.	385	Random nature.	Normal	Wish	None
Lv. 5		Type			Psychic	Confusion
		Steel	Psychic	Wi-Fi Gift	Psychic	Rest
		OT	NZ	Apparently had a	Dragon	Draco Meteor
		ID No.	06199	fateful encounter at	This Pokémon was available in Japan and Wi-Fi from June 19 to July 17, 2009.
Item		Ability		Lv. 5.
Liechi Berry		Serene Grace
The date this Pokémon was received is determined by the date on the DS when it was obtained from the Poké Mart.
This Pokémon is English in origin.
Can be obtained with: D P Pt HG SS
Obtained from: PBR Ranch Ra SoA GS Distribution
Please go here to know this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Wonder Card

*ふしぎなカード
よぞらのジラーチ　プレゼント
このあき　はつばいの　ハートゴールド・ ソウルシルバーで　とくべつなことが！ くわしくは　ポケットモンスターオフィ シャルサイトを　チェックしてね！ http://www.pokemon.co.jp/

See also

Event distributions Standard event Pokémon distributions Generation I: Japanese • European language Generation II: Japanese • European language Generation III: Japanese • English • German • Spanish • French • Italian Generation IV: Japanese (local | Wi-Fi) • English (local | Wi-Fi) • German (local | Wi-Fi) Spanish (local | Wi-Fi) • French (local | Wi-Fi) • Italian (local | Wi-Fi) • Korean (local | Wi-Fi) Generation V: Japanese (local | Wi-Fi) • English (local | Wi-Fi) • German (local | Wi-Fi) Spanish (local | Wi-Fi) • French (local | Wi-Fi) • Italian (local | Wi-Fi) • Korean (local | Wi-Fi) Specific events: Japanese Gotta Catch 'Em All PCNY (Gen II | Gen III) • Trade and Battle Day • Journey Across America • Bryant Park Special Pokémon from games In-game: Gen I • Gen II • Gen III • Gen IV • Gen V • In-game trades (Hayley's trades) Game-based: Gen I • Gen II • Gen III • Gen IV Other game methods: GTS • Global Link promotions Non-Pokémon event distributions Gen III • Gen IV • Gen V