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The [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/event/p_fes/p_fancy/index.html Spring Pokémon League] was another series of tournaments that were organized by Nintendo, the events took place in March and April 1999 in Japan. To give variety to the game, the tournaments used the rules of the Petit Cup which only allowed cute Pokémon. Battles used {{eng|Pokémon Stadium|Pokémon Stadium 1}} before it was released and the competitors could use their Pokémon from their Game Boy cartridges. To participate, players had to send a postcard to Nintendo before a certain date, then the company sent them an invitation in case they were selected or a notice of loss in case they were rejected, the reply mail was sent at least one week before each tournament started and there was no entry fee.

There were five regional tournaments. The Kumamoto tournament took place on March 27 and 28 at the TKU Plaza, the champion was Naruyoshi Isasaka. The Osaka tournament took place on April 4 at the ATC Hall, the champion was Atsushi Fujiwara. The Tokyo tournament took place on April 11 at the Tokyo Ryutsu Center, the champion was Yasuaki Yoshitake. The Sendai tournament took place on April 25 at the San Festa, the champion was Zenichiro Murakami. Finally, the Nagoya tournament took place on April 29 at the Fukiage Hall, the champion was Kenta Takeshita. Unlike the previous events, there was not a national tournament.<ref>http://pokemon.s20.xrea.com/historia-single.html#1999</ref>