Celebi Tour

The Celebi Tour was a 2001 promotional event organized by Nintendo of Europe in which Celebi for Pokémon Gold and Silver could be obtained. The tour visited major cities across Europe between August and November 2001, and beyond the event distribution featured competitions and other events.

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• Event
• Locations and dates
  • United Kingdom
  • Mainland Europe
• Specific instances
  • Belgium
  • Netherlands
  • Spain
• Gallery
• References

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Event

See also: List of European language event Pokémon distributions in Generation II → Celebi Tour Celebi

The event was promoted through a decorated truck known as the "Celebi Truck," which traveled from country to country. Each participant who entered the truck could obtain a event-exclusive Celebi by handing over their Pokémon Gold or Silver cartridge with one free slot in their party. A Nintendo staff member used a blue distribution machine to transfer Celebi instantly to the player's game.

Participants received two additional gifts: a certificate of authenticity and a limited-edition 3D poster depicting all 250 Pokémon.

In addition to the distribution, a Pokémon Stadium 2 tournament was held, where contestants used rental Pokémon to ensure fairness. The competition served to select 64 "Official Celebi Distributors". A distributor received a special Game Boy cartridge with 20 Celebi, which they could distribute to other players outside of the event. By returning the cartridge in time and trading for specific Pokémon, distributors could receive a copy of Pokémon Crystal. They could also enter the Pokémon Stadium 2 competition for even more prizes.

Locations and dates

United Kingdom

Country	Location	Date
		Distribution	Return
England	Cribbs Causeway, Bristol	August 23, 2001	September 6, 2001
England	Dale End City Centre, Birmingham	August 24, 2001	September 7, 2001
England	Birstall Retail Park, Leeds	August 25, 2001	September 8, 2001
Scotland	Kingsway Retail Park, Dundee	August 27, 2001	September 10, 2001
England	By Tesco, opposite Brent Cross Shopping Centre	August 29, 2001	September 12, 2001

Mainland Europe

Country	Location	Date
Belgium	Six Flags Belgium, Wavre	October 20 to 21, 2001
France	“Rendez-Vous des Enfants”, Parc floral, Paris	October 20 to 21, 2001
Germany	Potsdamer Platz, Berlin	September 6, 2001
	Burgplatz, Leipzig	September 8, 2001
	Heiligengeistfeld, Hamburg	September 10, 2001
	Cologne Arena, Cologne	September 12, 2001
	Olympiapark, Munich	September 15, 2001
	Rathenauplatz, Frankfurt	September 17, 2001
Netherlands	“Kids World”, Jaarbeurs, Utrecht	October 27 to 29, 2001
Spain	Heron City, Madrid	October 6 to 7, 2001
	Ademuz, Valencia	October 8 to 10, 2001
	La Maquinista, Barcelona	October 12 to 13, 2001

Specific instances

Belgium

The first 64 qualifying players of the Pokémon Stadium 2 tournament in Belgium became Official Celebi Distributors. These 64 players could then compete in the finals.

The first place prize was a Game Boy Advance with Super Mario Advance, F-Zero Maximum Velocity, Kuru Kuru Kururin and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, a Game Boy Advance branded t-shirt and pet, and free software published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance for a year. The second place prize was a Game Boy Advance with Super Mario Advance and Mario Kart: Super Circuit, and a Game Boy Advance t-shirt and cap. The third place prize was a Nintendo 64 Mario Pack with Pokémon Stadium 2. And the fourth place prize was a Game Boy Color with The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons.

• Images from the Belgian Celebi Tour
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  Celebi Tour
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  The Celebi Truck
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  Celebi Tour information point
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  Prizes of the Pokémon Stadium 2 championships
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  Schedule of the Pokémon Stadium 2 championship
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  Celebi distribution machine

Netherlands

The Dutch Celibi Tour was part of the larger yearly three-day Kids World event, in the Speelgoedland (Toyland) section. The first 64 qualifying players of the Pokémon Stadium 2 tournament in the Netherlands became Official Celebi Distributors. Unique to the Dutch event, visitors could exchange cut-outs from chips bags for Pokémon Flippos at a special booth next to the truck.

Spain

The Spanish version of the Celebi Tour began at the Heron City shopping center in Madrid and continued to Valencia and Barcelona. Despite rainy weather on the opening day in Madrid, lots of people attended. In total, there were approximately 3700 attendees in Madrid, and 2099 Celebi were distributed.

Following the Madrid stop, the tour continued to Barcelona, with 6200 visitors, and then to Valencia, with 2600 visitors.

Gallery

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  Brochure for the Dutch and Belgian Celebi Tours
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  Brochure for the Dutch and Belgian Celebi Tours
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  Brochure for the Dutch and Belgian Celebi Tours
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  French certificate of authenticity