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This is a reverse-chronological list of event Pokémon distributions that were given away to Japanese language Pokémon games in Generation I.

List of event Pokémon

Game Freak Mew

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Details for Japanese Generation I Mew distribution revealed

Exchange ticket

This Mew was distributed to players at participating ÆON, ÆON STYLE, ÆON SUPERCENTER, Game TSUTAYA, Toys "R" Us, Pokémon Stores, and all Pokémon Center stores in Japan from March 19 to May 8, 2016. To receive Mew players had to use the Mew exchange ticket, which was included with the special Nintendo 2DS that came bundled with Pokémon Red, Green, Blue, or Yellow.

This Mew has 15 for all of its IVs.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from March 19 to May 8, 2016.
Item	OT	ゲーフリ
None	ID No.	22796
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Nintendo Space World '99 Mew

A banner promoting the Mew

A Mew machine used to distribute the Mew

This Mew was distributed at Nintendo Space World '99, which was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. At this distribution, players connected their game cartridge to a Mew machine. On-screen, a visual of a Mew traveling through a cable to the player's game would appear. To be eligible to receive a Mew, players had to submit an application postcard; only 50,000 people were able to receive this Mew.

These Mew all have the following IVs: 5 HP, 10 Attack, 1 Defense, 12 Speed, and 5 Special.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from August 27 to 29, 1999.
Item	OT	マクハリ
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	00001-65535
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Pokémon Stamp Pokémon

Two Pokémon, Fearow and Rapidash, with the special move Pay Day were available through the Pokémon Stamp campaign that ran in various magazines published by Shogakukan.

These Pokémon are the Kanto Pokémon Fan Club Chairman's two favorite Pokémon that he mentions in the games, and also made their appearance in The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually) in Pokémon Adventures.

Fearow

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
オニドリル			Normal	Growl
Lv. 25	Dex No.		Normal	Leer
	0022		Normal	Fury Attack
	Type		Normal	Pay Day
	Normal	Flying	This Pokémon was available in Japan in August 1998.
Item	OT	Unknown
Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Rapidash

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ギャロップ			Fire	Ember
Lv. 40	Dex No.		Fire	Fire Spin
	0078		Normal	Stomp
	Type		Normal	Pay Day
	Fire		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan in August 1998.
Item	OT	Unknown
Silver Leaf*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Summer 1998 Pokémon Battle Tour Pikachu

This Pikachu was distributed at various locations across Japan. Its original Trainer is Imakuni.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ピカチュウ			Electric	ThunderShock
Lv. 5	Dex No.		Normal	Growl
	0025		Water	Surf
	Type		--	--
	Electric		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from July 19 to August 23, 1998.
Item	OT	イマクニ
Berry*	ID No.	00001-65535
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Locations

University Magikarp

This Magikarp with the special move Dragon Rage was available for 20 players through the "Tamamushi University Hyper Test" campaign in magazines published by Shogakukan, along with the rare Magikarp card, which is based on this Pokémon.

This Magikarp also made its appearance in Challenge at Tamamushi University! in Pokémon Gotta Catch 'Em All. Erika mentions the research about this Magikarp at Celadon University in Whacked by Marowak! in Pokémon Adventures.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
コイキング			Normal	Splash
Lv. 15	Dex No.		Dragon	Dragon Rage
	0129		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Water		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan on July 1998.
Item	OT	Unknown
Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Next Generation World Hobby Fair Dome Cup Mew

This Mew was distributed at the 7th Next Generation World Hobby Fair to promote the National Dome Cup Tournament, which was held at five different venues in Japan. Players had to send in a postcard with an application ticket; details and application tickets for the event in Fukuoka were revealed in the November 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on October 15, 1997) and for the events in Tokyo, Osaka, Sapporo and Nagoya in the January 1998 issue (which was released on December 15, 1997). Only 10,000 Mew were distributed at each venue, except in Tokyo, where 20,000 Mew were distributed.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from December 7, 1997 to February 15, 1998.
Item	OT	フクオカ トウキョー オーサカ サッポロ ナゴヤ
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	00001-65535
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Locations

Nintendo Space World '97 Mew

Flyer promoting the Mew

This Mew was distributed at Nintendo Space World '97, which was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The distribution was announced in the October 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on September 13, 1997). At this distribution, players connected their game cartridge to a Mew machine. On-screen, a visual of a Mew traveling through a cable to the player's game would appear. To be eligible to receive a Mew, players had to submit a postcard with an application ticket from the CoroCoro Comic or the offical flyer; only 100,000 people were able to receive this Mew. While originally going to be run until November 23, 1997, the distribution was later extended to the non-exhibition day November 24, 1997.

These Mew all have the following IVs: 5 HP, 10 Attack, 1 Defense, 12 Speed, and 5 Special.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan on November 22 to 24, 1997.
Item	OT	マリオ クッパ ルイージ ピーチ ヨッシー ドンキー
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	00001-65535
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Nintendo 64 Surfing Pikachu

This Surfing Pikachu was distributed to 10,000 players by presenting a lottery ticket obtained from purchasing a Nintendo 64. This was the first distribution using the Pokémon Machine.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ピカチュウ			Electric	ThunderShock
Lv. 5	Dex No.		Normal	Growl
	0025		Water	Surf
	Type		--	--
	Electric		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from September 21 to October 31, 1997.
Item	OT	ニンテン
Berry*	ID No.	00001-65535
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Flying & Surfing Pikachu

Artwork of Surfing Pikachu and Flying Pikachu in the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics

These distributions of Surfing Pikachu & Flying Pikachu were revealed in the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics^[1] (which was released on August 9, 1997^[2]). For each distribution, players had to send in a postcard application to Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic by the end date for a chance to be one of the 20 players selected to receive that distribution. The announced winners were given instructions on how to prepare and mail in their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Surfing/Flying Pikachu.

Flying Pikachu

Details for the first distribution were announced in the November 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on October 15, 1997^[3]). The application period ended on November 14, 1997. Winners were announced in the January 1998 issue.

Details for the second distribution were announced in the December 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic Special (which was released on October 30, 1997). The application period ended on November 29, 1997. Winners were announced in the February 1998 Special issue.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ピカチュウ			Electric	ThunderShock
Lv. 5	Dex No.		Normal	Growl
	0025		Flying	Fly
	Type		--	--
	Electric		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from October 15 to November 14, 1997; October 30 to November 29, 1997.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Surfing Pikachu

Details for the first distribution were announced in the October 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic Special (which was released on August 30, 1997). The application period ended on September 30, 1997. Winners were announced in the December 1997 Special issue.

Details for the second distribution were announced in the October 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on September 13, 1997^[4]). The application period ended on October 14, 1997. Winners were announced in the December 1997 issue.^[5]

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ピカチュウ			Electric	ThunderShock
Lv. 5	Dex No.		Normal	Growl
	0025		Water	Surf
	Type		--	--
	Electric		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from August 30 to September 30, 1997; September 13 to October 14, 1997.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

Pokémon 2 Idea Contest Surfing Pikachu

Announcement in the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics

This Surfing Pikachu distribution was announced in the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, released on May 15, 1997^[6]).

For the Pokémon 2 Idea Contest (Japanese: ポケモン２　アイディアコンテスト) players submitted ideas for Pokémon they might like to see in the upcoming "Pokémon 2" games. Entries had to be postmarked on or before June 12, 1997. Judges Tsunekazu Ishihara and Satoshi Tajiri selected 20 winners. Winners were announced in the August 1997 issue and given instructions on how to prepare and mail in their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Surfing Pikachu.^[7]

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ピカチュウ			Electric	ThunderShock
Lv. 5	Dex No.		Normal	Growl
	0025		Water	Surf
	Type		--	--
	Electric		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan on June 12, 1997.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution
Please go here to see this Pokémon's in-game effect.

CoroCoro 20th Anniversary Mew

Announcement in the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics

This Mew distribution was announced in the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics (which was released on May 15, 1997^[6]). To celebrate CoroCoro's 20th anniversary, CoroCoro held a giveaway with a large number of prizes. Prize #1 was one of 10 Mew, which readers could apply for using the Pokémon Mew application ticket; to be eligible to win Mew, the application had to be sent in by June 12, 1997. Winners were announced in the August 1997 issue and given instructions on how to prepare and mail in their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Mew.^[8]

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan on June 12, 1997.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

4th Next Generation World Hobby Fair Mew

This Mew was distributed at the 4th Next Generation World Hobby Fair, which was held at Tokyo Big Sight in Tokyo Bay, Japan from August 23 to 24, 1996. They were traded to players via Game Link Cable. Only 350 were distributed per day (700 across the whole event), with recipients selected via a lottery.

This distribution was announced in the September 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comics (which was released on August 10, 1996^[9]). CoroCoro stated that players should bring their Game Boy and Pokémon game to the event for a chance to win one of 700 Pokémon presents, but CoroCoro did not specify what the presents were. According to Shigeki Morimoto they didn't dare to convey that the gift was Mew because he thought they would have been inundated by people coming for the distribution.^[10]

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from August 23 to 24, 1996.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Pokémon 2 Production Start announcement Mew

Announcement in the August 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comics

This Mew distribution was originally revealed in the August 1996 issue (which was released on July 15, 1996^[11]). It was distributed to promote the Pokémon 2 Production Start News Flash!! (Japanese: ポケモン２制作スタート特報！！), announcing that Pokémon 2 had begun production.

Players had to send in an application to Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic by August 9, 1996 for a chance to be one of the 100 players selected to receive Mew.^[12] The promotion received over 80,000 applicants.^[10] Winners were announced in the October 1996 issue and received instructions on how to prepare and send their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Mew.

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from July 15 to August 9, 1996.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	Unknown
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew

The Legendary Pokémon Offer in the May 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comics

Mew was secretly created by Shigeki Morimoto in consent with Satoshi Tajiri as part of an internal prank at GameFreak during the end of the development of Pokémon Red and Green.^[13] Originally it was supposed to never appear in-game, but soon after the games were released players found the select bug which lead to the discovery of Mew.^[14] Rumors spread and they feared speculation about Nintendo having quality, debugging or management issues. Satoshi Tajiri felt that the situation couldn't be left as it is and suggested the idea of presenting Mew.^[15]

The distribution was called the "Legendary Pokémon Offer"^[16] (Japanese: 幻のポケモンプレゼント Illusory Pokémon Present)^[17] and originally revealed in the May 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on April 15, 1996^[18]). Players had to send in a postcard application to Shogakukan CoroCoro Comic by May 14, 1996 for a chance to be one of the 20 players selected to receive Mew.^[19] The promotion received approximately 78,000 applicants.^[16][10] Winners were announced in the July 1996 issue and received instructions on how to prepare and send their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Mew.^[19]

The Mew were procedurally generated by Shigeki Morimoto on his PC. They had Trainer IDs ranging from 00001-00020 and the Original Trainer name コロコロ. He traded them to recipient's Pokémon game via Game Link Cable.^[10]

Pokémon Info			Battle Moves
ミュウ			Normal	Pound
Lv. 5	Dex No.		--	--
	0151		--	--
	Type		--	--
	Psychic		Unknown	This Pokémon was available in Japan from April 15 to May 14, 1996.
Item	OT	コロコロ
Bitter Berry*	ID No.	00001-00020
Can be obtained with: R G B Y R B
Obtained from: JStad Stad Stad2 Distribution

External links

• Pokémon Generation I and II event guide by Twig
• KSRN - Special Pokémon (Japanese)
• Pokémon Battle Victoryroad (Japanese, archive)
• Pokepale - List of Japanese GB Event Pokémon (Japanese)

References

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