Pokémon Festa

Pokémon Festa (Japanese: ポケモンフェスタ Pokémon Festa) was an annual convention held throughout various locations in Japan. It was sanctioned by Nintendo and featured events, games, shopping, and previews of upcoming games and movies.
==Pokémon Festa 2002==
The 2002 event gave further information about the games Pokémon . Those who came to the event were given the opportunity of playing through a demo of the games. The features of this demo were limited however, for example the Flower Shop was always closed.
==Pokémon Festa 2003==
Pokémon Festa 2003 featured a distribution of the Negaiboshi Jirachi.
===Locations and dates===
Region	Location	Dates
 	, 	July 19 to 20
 	, 	July 26 to 27
 	, 	August 2 to 3
 	, 	August 6
 	, , 	August 9 to 10
 	, 	August 13
 	, 	August 16
and 	, 	August 20
 	, 	August 24
==Pokémon Festa 2004==
Pokémon Festa 2004 featured a distribution of the first Tanabata Jirachi and a distribution of the MysticTicket. In the Game Corner, the Pokémon League hosted regional tournaments in two age brackets and the winners of each tournament received a Country Ribbon attached to each Pokémon in their team. Each regional winner participated in the Best in Japan Tournament at the Yokohama venue, and the winner of this tournament received the World Ribbon attached to each Pokémon in their team. In the Card Corner, the Battle Road Summer★2004 Tournament was held with 3 age brackets: Junior, Senior and Master. The winners of the Junior and Senior division were invited to play in the 2004 TCG World Championships in , but the winners of the Master division held their tournament at the Makuhari venue. There was also an interactive stage held by the Pokémon Daisuki Club, a fair corner where you could earn prizes from attractions, and exclusive merchandise offered by the Pokémon Center.
===Locations and dates===
Region	Location	Dates
 	, 	July 17 to 18
 	, 	July 18
 	, 	July 24
 	, 	July 25
 	, 	July 31 to August 1
 	, 	August 4
 	, 	August 7 to 8
 	, 	August 7 to 8
 	, 	August 12
 	, 	August 14 to 15
 	, , 	August 14 to 15
==Pokémon Festa 2005==
Pokémon Festa 2005 featured distributions of a Wobbuffet, Metang, another Tanabata Jirachi, and the Old Sea Map. A demo of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness was featured, and players who completed the demo could receive a Metang.
===Locations and dates===
Region	Location	Dates
 	, 	July 17 to 18
 	, 	July 23 to 24
 	, 	July 23 to 24
 	, 	July 30 to 31
 	, 	July 30 to 31
 	, 	August 6 to 7
 	, 	August 13 to 14
 	, 	August 13 to 14
 	, , 	August 20 to 21
==Pokémon Festa 2006==
Pokémon Festa 2006 featured a distribution of an Electabuzz and a Magmar. Electabuzz was distributed to Pokémon Pearl players and Magmar was distributed to Pokémon Diamond players.
==Pokémon Festa 2007: Pokémon PalCity==
Pokémon Festa 2007: Pokémon PalCity hosted the Pokémon League 2007 (a game tournament), a TCG tournament, as well as giveaways of PalCity Mew, Manaphy and Lucario that have learnt special moves. There was a scaled-up version of the safari attraction from , where participants can capture Pokémon using Safari Balls in the Great Marsh. There was also an interactive theater, Alamos Town Fireworks Display, where the story changes in accordance to the votes of the audience.
===Locations and dates===
Pokémon Pal City toured six locations throughout Japan. The event was be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on all dates.
Dates 	Location	Prefecture
July 15 to 16 	 	
July 28 to 29 	 	
August 3 to 5 	 	
August 10 to 12 	 	
August 17 to 19 	 	
August 31 to September 2	 	
==Pokémon Festa 2008==
Pokémon Festa 2008 was held from August 9 to 14, 2008 at and from August 23 to 26, 2008 at the . Due to security concerns after TCG events received threats, the event was only open to Pokémon Daisuki Club members. Attendance required payment and there was a bag check upon entry. A trailer for was unveiled at the event.
==Pokémon Festa 2009==
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