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The '''birthday''' of the {{player}} can be used to trigger certain in-game events. | 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 games== | ==In the games== | ||
Beginning with the original [[Nintendo DS]]'s birthday function, all Pokémon games have, so far, had something inclusive for just this function. | [[File:HGSS Diamond Dust.png|right|thumb|200px|Diamond dust on [[Mt. Silver]] in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}]] | ||
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 both the players birthday, and on that of [[Junichi Masuda]] (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=== | |||
If one reads the [[Pokémon Mansion journals|journals]] found in the [[Pokémon Mansion]] on [[Cinnabar Island]], they reveal that {{p|Mewtwo}} was born on Feburary 6. | |||
===In Generation IV=== | ===In Generation IV=== | ||
In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}: | In {{3v2|Diamond|Pearl|Platinum}}: | ||
*After defeating the [[Elite Four]], the NPC player in [[Sandgem Town]] will ask the player if it is his or her birthday. | *After defeating the [[Elite Four]], the [[Rival]] NPC player in [[Sandgem Town]] will ask the player if it is his or her birthday. | ||
*Diamon dust also appears on October 30, which was the first airing of [[DP100|the 100th Diamond and Pearl episode]] in Japan. | |||
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 [[Isaac (Ranger)|Isaac]] for his birthday. | |||
In [[My Pokémon Ranch]]: | |||
* [[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 Generation V=== | ===In Generation V=== | ||
In {{v2|Black and White|s}}: | In {{v2|Black and White|s}}: | ||
*The owner of the [[Pokémon Musical]] Theater will give the player the [[prop]] Toy Cake. | *The owner of the [[Pokémon Musical]] Theater will give the player the [[prop]] Toy Cake. | ||
*The nurse in the [[Pokémon Center]] will ask the player if it is his or her birthday every time she is spoken to. | *The nurse in the [[Pokémon Center]] will ask the player if it is his or her birthday every time she is spoken to. | ||
===Events=== | ===Events=== | ||
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==In the anime== | |||
[[File:BrockOnix.png|220px|thumb|Brock receiving Onix on his 10th birthday]] | |||
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]]'' | |||
{{an|Brock}} tells [[Max]] in ''[[AG034|Having a Wailord of a Time]]'' that he also recieved his [[Brock's Steelix|Onix]], from his father, [[Flint]], for his tenth birthday. | |||
In ''[[DP142|Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!]]'', [[James]] reveals he recived 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 the [[Giovanni|bosses]] birthday candles, amoung other things. | |||
[[Layla]] mentions in ''[[M11|Giritina and the Sky Warrior]]'' that her great-grandmother recently celebrated her hundredth birthday. | |||
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. | |||
==In the manga== | |||
===Pokémon Adventures=== | |||
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=== | |||
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. | |||
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. | |||
<!--Hazel - July 3 | |||
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]] | |||
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 all birthday related, and they can do more damage if the user does claim it is their birthday. | ||
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==In other media== | ==In other media== | ||
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. | In the [[Pokémon Learning League]], one of the [[Science (Learning League)|science]] 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. | |||
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 {{an|Misty}}'s birthday. | |||
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. | |||
[[Category:Game mechanics]] | [[Category:Game mechanics]] | ||
[[Category:TCG]] | [[Category:TCG]] | ||
