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Nintendo Space World 1999 Info: 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 special 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. Release Date: Aug 27, 1999 - Aug 29, 1999 Level: 5 Original Trainer: マクハリ ID Number: 00000 - 65535 Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: 5 HP, 10 Attack, 1 Defense, 12 Speed, and 5 Special. Games: Red, Green, Blue, Yellow PK1 File Game Save File |
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Pokemon Stamp Pokemon Info: 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. Release Date: Aug 1998 Level: 25 Original Trainer: Unknown ID Number: Unknown Item: Berry Moves: Growl, Leer, Fuy Attack, Pay Day IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue This Pokemon's data has been lost to time. No legit files for this Pokemon currently exist. |
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Pokemon Stamp Pokemon Info: 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. Release Date: Aug 1998 Level: 40 Original Trainer: Unknown ID Number: Unknown Item: Silver Leaf Moves: Ember, Fire Spin, Stomp, Pay Day IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue This Pokemon's data has been lost to time. No legit files for this Pokemon currently exist. |
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Summer 1998 Pokemon Battle Tour Pikachu Info: This Pikachu was distributed at various locations across Japan. Its original Trainer is Imakuni. The release locations were: Kanagawa Prefecture, Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama (July 19 & 20, 1998) Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya International Exhibition Hall, Nagoya (July 26, 1998) Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka International Center, Fukuoka (August 2, 1998) Hokkaido Prefecture, AXES Sapporo, Sapporo (Aug 16, 1998) Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto International Conference Hall, Kyoto (Aug 22 & 23, 1998) Release Date: July 19, 1998 - Aug 23, 1998 Level: 5 Original Trainer: イマクニ ID Number: 00000 - 65535 Item: Berry Moves: Thundershock, Growl, Surf IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue This Pokemon's data has been lost to time. No legit files for this Pokemon currently exist. |
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University Magikarp Info: This Magikarp with the special move Dragon Rage was available through the Tamamushi University campaign that was run in magazines published by Shogakukan. 30 players who successfully completed the Professor Exam were selected to receive this Pokémon. A Magikarp card that knows Dragon Rage was also available as part of the Tamamushi University campaign. This Magikarp also made its appearance in Challenge at Tamamushi University! in Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!. Erika mentions the research about this Magikarp at Celadon University in Whacked by Marowak! in Pokémon Adventures. Release Date: July 1998 Level: 15 Original Trainer: Unknown ID Number: Unknown Item: Berry Moves: Splash, Dragon Rage IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue This Pokemon's data has been lost to time. No legit files for this Pokemon currently exist. |
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Next Generation World Hobby Fair Dome Cup Info: 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. At this distribution, players connected their game cartridge to a special 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; 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. The release locations were: Fukuoka Prefecture, Fukuoka Dome, Fukuoka (Dec 7, 1997) Chiba Prefecture, Makuhari Messe, Chiba (Jan 10 & 11, 1998) Osaka Prefecture, Kyocera Dome, Osaka (Feb 1, 1998) Hokkaido Prefecture, Sapporo Community Dome, Sapporo (Feb 8, 1998) Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya Dome, Nagoya (Feb 15, 1998) Release Date: Dec 7, 1997 - Feb 15, 1998 Level: 5 Original Trainer: フクオカ, トウキョー, オーサカ, サッポロ, or ナゴヤ ID Number: 00000 - 65535 Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: 5 HP, 10 Attack, 1 Defense, 12 Speed, and 5 Special. Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Nintendo Space World 1997 Info: 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 special 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 official 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. Release Date: Nov 22, 1997 - Nov 24, 1997 Level: 5 Original Trainer: マリオ, クッパ, ルイージ, ピーチ, ヨッシー, or ドンキー ID Number: 00000 - 65535 Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: 5 HP, 10 Attack, 1 Defense, 12 Speed, and 5 Special. Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Nintendo 64 Surfing Pikachu Info: This Surfing Pikachu was distributed to 10,000 players who purchased a Nintendo 64. To be eligible to receive a Surfing Pikachu, players had to submit a postcard with the cut out Nintendo 64 logo from the manual serving as an application ticket to Nintendo by October 31, 1997. Winners were given instructions on how to prepare and mail in their Pokémon game cartridge, which had to be shipped to Nintendo by December 5, 1997 to receive Surfing Pikachu. It was distributed via special machine. Release Date: Sep 21, 1997 - Oct 31, 1997 Level: 5 Original Trainer: ニンテン ID Number: 00000 - 65535 Item: Berry Moves: Thundershock, Growl, Surf IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Flying Pikachu Info: These distributions of Surfing Pikachu & Flying Pikachu were revealed in the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics (which was released on August 9, 1997). 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. Details for the first distribution were announced in the November 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on October 15, 1997). 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. Release Date: Oct 15, 1997 - Nov 29, 1997 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: Unknown Item: Berry Moves: Thundershock, Growl, Fly IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Surfing Pikachu Info: These distributions of Surfing Pikachu & Flying Pikachu were revealed in the September 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics (which was released on August 9, 1997). 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. 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). The application period ended on October 14, 1997. Winners were announced in the December 1997 issue. Release Date: Aug 30, 1997 - Oct 14, 1997 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: Unknown Item: Berry Moves: Thundershock, Growl, Surf IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Pokemon 2 Idea Contest Surfing Pikachu Info: This Surfing Pikachu distribution was announced in the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comic, (which was released on May 15, 1997). 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. Release Date: June 12, 1997 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: Unknown Item: Berry Moves: Thundershock, Growl, Surf IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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CoroCoro 20th Anniversary Info: This Mew distribution was announced in the June 1997 issue of CoroCoro Comics (which was released on May 15, 1997). 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. Release Date: June 12, 1997 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: Unknown Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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4th Next Generation World Hobby Fair Info: 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). 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. Release Date: Aug 23 & 24, 1996 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: Unknown Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Pokemon 2 Production Start Announcement Info: This Mew distribution was originally revealed in the August 1996 issue (which was released on July 15, 1996). 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. The promotion received over 80,000 applicants. Winners were announced in the October 1996 issue and received instructions on how to prepare and send their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Mew. Release Date: July 15, 1996 - Aug 9, 1996 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: Unknown Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |
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Legendary Pokemon Offer Info: Mew was secretly created by Shigeki Morimoto in consent with Satoshi Tajiri as part of an internal prank at Game Freak 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. 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. The distribution was called the "Legendary Pokémon Offer" (Japanese: 幻のポケモンプレゼント Illusory Pokémon Present) and originally revealed in the May 1996 issue of CoroCoro Comic (which was released on April 15, 1996). 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. The promotion received approximately 78,000 applicants. Winners were announced in the July 1996 issue and received instructions on how to prepare and send their Pokémon game cartridge to receive Mew. The Mew were procedurally generated by Shigeki Morimoto on his PC. He traded them to recipient's Pokémon game via Game Link Cable. Release Date: April 14, 1996 - May 14, 1996 Level: 5 Original Trainer: コロコロ ID Number: 00001-00020 Item: Bitter Berry Moves: Pound IVs: Unknown Games: Red, Green, Blue |