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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

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 diamond dust, wherein on Junichi Masuda's birthday (January 12), it will appear in Snowpoint City, Mt. Silver, and Icirrus City (in their respective versions).

In Generation I

In the Pokémon Project Studio computer design programs, there are various images and templates for birthday cards and invitations.

In Generation I and III

The journals found in the Pokémon Mansion on Cinnabar Island reveal that Mewtwo was born on February 6.

In Generation IV

The description of Gracidea states that it is sometimes given out in bouquets for birthdays.

In Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum:

• After defeating the Elite Four, Lucas/Dawn in Sandgem Town will ask the player if it is his or her birthday.
• Diamond dust appears in Snowpoint City on January 12, Junichi Masuda's birthday.

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 asks the player to bring her musical Pokémon to help her perform a song to her brother Isaac for his birthday.

In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky:

• One of the personality questions that can be presented at the beginning of the game asks, The people at the next table are singing for someone's birthday. What do you do?

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 Black and White and Black 2 and White 2:

• 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 mist on Route 14 and Route 15 will clear.^BW
• In Icirrus City, Aha, Wye, and Ditoh will give a special quiz.^B2W2

On Pokémon Global Link:

• From December 1, 2010 onwards, Japanese players could obtain Togekiss on the day registered as their birthday on the Pokémon Daisuki Club.
• From September 1, 2011 onwards, international players could obtain Togekiss on the day registered as their birthday on their Pokémon Trainer Club account.

Events

Players who take their Nintendo DS console and a copy of a relevant generation of Pokémon game to Pokémon Center stores in Japan can receive a gift up to seven days before or after their birthday. In Generation V, there is a special Birthday Ribbon, which is exclusively for Pokémon received as birthday presents from Pokémon Center stores.

	Pokémon	Start date	End date	Generation
004	Birthday Charmander	070720July 20, 2007	080719July 19, 2008	4Generation IV
004	Birthday Charmander	080720July 20, 2008	090719July 19, 2009	4Generation IV
025	Birthday Pikachu	081226December 26, 2008	091225December 25, 2009	4Generation IV
004	Birthday Charmander	090720July 20, 2009	100719July 19, 2010	4Generation IV
390	Birthday Chimchar	090912September 12, 2009	100911September 11, 2010	4Generation IV
025	Birthday Pikachu	091226December 26, 2009	101103November 3, 2010	4Generation IV
004	Birthday Charmander	100720July 20, 2010	101103November 3, 2010	4Generation IV
390	Birthday Chimchar	100912September 12, 2010	101103November 3, 2010	4Generation IV
531	Birthday Audino	101104November 4, 2010	111103November 3, 2011	5Generation V
531	Birthday Audino	111104November 4 and December 4, 2011	121103November 3 and December 3, 2012	5Generation V
531	Birthday Audino	111104November 4 and December 4, 2012	121103November 3 and December 3, 2013	5Generation V

In the anime

Brock receiving Onix on his tenth birthday

On a youth's 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 Island of the Giant Pokémon.

The Japanese ending theme for Mewtwo Strikes Back, Together With the Wind makes a reference to birthday candles.

Brock tells Max in Having a Wailord of a Time that he received his Onix for his tenth birthday, from his father Flint.

In Where No Togepi Has Gone Before!, James reveals he received a rocket for his tenth birthday.

During the Boss fantasy in An Elite Coverup!, Meowth says that they would steal Magby to light the boss's birthday candles, among other things.

In the Pikachu short PK20, Bellossom's birthday present is missing, and Pikachu and Piplup help Smoochum and the Spiky-eared Pichu find it, whilst at the same time Meowth and Wobbuffet try to find it first.

Layla mentions in Giratina and the Sky Warrior that her great-grandmother recently celebrated her hundredth birthday.

The plot of Celebi and Joy revolves around the birthday of both a Nurse Joy and the opening of a Pokémon Center. The plots for both Hi Ho Silver... Away! and Rough, Tough Jigglypuff also revolve around the birthday of one of the characters of the day.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga, on 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 Pokéblock Case. This is also the first day of Ruby and Sapphire's 80-day challenge which is to last through to Sapphire's birthday, both birthdays are celebrated in The Final Battle VIII.

Hugh gives a Purrloin to his sister for her birthday.

The main characters all have their birthdays revealed throughout the series in their biographies.

In the Magical Pokémon Journey manga

In Even an Arbok Falls in Love!, Arbok and his friends build a statue of Wigglytuff and cover it in roses for her birthday. During the third bonus chapter, just before Almond's birthday party, Hazel and Almond have a fight, and the Pokémon have to get them back together.

The main characters birthdays are revealed throughout the series in their biographies.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

In PW38, Akari received a 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 Ariados. They were consequently defeated by Pikachu who had followed him inside. Impressed, Akari decided Pikachu was cool after all.

In the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team manga

In the first chapter Ginji is transported to the Pokémon world when he falls asleep whilst searching for his birthday presents.

In the W Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger - the Comic manga

The main characters of this manga had their birthdays listed in their profile.

In the Darkrai Mission Story: Pokémon Ranger Batonnage - the Comic manga

The main characters of this manga had their birthdays listed in their profile.

In the TCG

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 mostly related to birthdays, and they can deal more damage if it is the user's birthday. These cards are not sold anymore, possibly due to the fact a player can claim any day that it is his or her birthday.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
_____'s Pikachu		Wizards Black Star Promos		24	Unnumbered Promotional cards
_____'s Pikachu					Unnumbered Promotional cards
_____'s Pikachu					Unnumbered Promotional cards

In other media

In the Pokémon Learning League, one of the science lessons deals with heredity, in the presentation, 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.

The Nintendo DS on the player's birthday will have a different start up chime, instead of a piano with an echo effect it is a glockenspiel with an echo effect.

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 Misty's birthday.

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Pokémon Red and Green, a musical CD was brought out named 10th Anniversary Pokémon Happy Birthday Concert.

Bakery Crafts released a set of birthday rings to be placed on the top of cakes as decorations, and given to guests to take home.

The Pokémon Project Studio Red and Blue lets people create Pokémon themed mini-projects, such as calendars and cards, one of the templates for a project is called Birthday Kits and has templates for birthday invitations .

This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.