Category:Promotion-only Pokémon

These Pokémon are, in the core games, only obtainable from an event.

Several Pokémon were previously on this list until later becoming available through other means. Deoxys was on this list until its inclusion in the Delta Episode; Celebi was on it until its inclusion in the Virtual Console release of Pokémon Crystal; Keldeo was on it prior to its inclusion in The Crown Tundra; Mew and Jirachi were on it prior to to them being given out as in-game gift Pokémon as save data bonuses in Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl; and Phione, Manaphy, Darkrai, Shaymin, and Arceus were on this list prior to their inclusion in Pokémon Legends: Arceus (exclusively via save data bonuses in the cases of Darkrai and Shaymin). With the exception of the Pikachu in a cap, Spiky-eared Pichu, and the Fancy and Poké Ball Patterns Vivillon patterns, all of the Pokémon in this list are Mythical Pokémon.