List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation I

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===
This Mew was distributed to players at participating , , , , , Pokémon Stores, and all 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, , or .
This Mew has 15 for all of its s.
===Nintendo Space World '99 Mew===
This Mew was distributed at Nintendo Space World '99, which was held at in , Japan. At this distribution, players connected their game cartridge to a . 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 s: 5 , 10 , 1 , 12 , and 5 .
===Pokémon Stamp Pokémon===
Two Pokémon, and , with the special move 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====
====Rapidash====
===Summer 1998 Pokémon Battle Tour Pikachu===
This Pikachu was distributed at various locations across Japan. Its original Trainer is Imakuni.
====Locations====
Prefecture	Location	Dates
 	, 	July 19 to 20, 1998
 	, 	July 26, 1998
 	, 	August 2, 1998
 	, 	August 16, 1998
 	, 	August 22 to 23, 1998
===University Magikarp===
This Magikarp with the special move 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.
===Next Generation World Hobby Fair Dome Cup Mew===
This was distributed at the 7th 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 . 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.
These Mew all have the following s: 5 , 10 , 1 , 12 , and 5 .
====Locations====
Prefecture	Location	Dates
 	, 	December 7, 1997
 	, 	January 10 to 11, 1998
 	, 	February 1, 1998
 	, 	February 8, 1998
 	, 	February 15, 1998
===Nintendo Space World '97 Mew===
This Mew was distributed at Nintendo Space World '97, which was held at in , 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 . 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.
These Mew all have the following s: 5 , 10 , 1 , 12 , and 5 .
===Nintendo 64 Surfing Pikachu===
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 .
===Flying & Surfing Pikachu===
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.
====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.
====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)). The application period ended on October 14, 1997. Winners were announced in the December 1997 issue. 
===Pokémon 2 Idea Contest Surfing Pikachu===
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.CoroCoro Comics (June 1997), and 
===CoroCoro 20th Anniversary Mew===
This 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.
===4th Next Generation World Hobby Fair Mew===
This Mew was distributed at the 4th , which was held at in , 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.
===Pokémon 2 Production Start announcement Mew===
This 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.
===Legendary Pokémon Offer Mew===
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.【公式】世間を騒がせた幻のポケモン「ミュウ」の誕生秘話！【#ゲームフリーク ひみつきち #10】 (Japanese) 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.初代ポケモン　セレクトバグとミュウの「発見」 (Japanese) 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.【ポケモンゲーム史１４】幻のポケモン　|　参考・『ポケモン・ストーリー』 (Japanese)
The distribution was called the "Legendary Pokémon Offer"Iwata Asks: Pokémon HeartGold Version & SoulSilver Version (Japanese: 幻のポケモンプレゼント Illusory Pokémon Present)社長が訊く『ポケットモンスター ハートゴールド・ソウルシルバー』 (Japanese) 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. 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.【公式】幻のポケモン「ミュウ」「ミュウツー」誕生秘話！【#ゲームフリーク ひみつきち #39】 (Japanese)
==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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