Christmas

Christmas (Japanese: クリスマス Christmas) is a winter holiday celebrated throughout the Pokémon world. Much like the secular aspects of the Western holiday in the real world, people wait for Santa Claus to come down their chimneys and deliver gifts and goodwill to them.
==In the core series games==
In Generation II, many Pokémon were given away at the Pokémon Center New York as part of the Gotta Catch 'Em All campaign. Each week, a different set of Pokémon were distributed. From December 21 to 27, 2001, the week was Christmas week, and a with (as an ) and a were distributed.
In Generation III, many Pokémon were given away at the Pokémon Center New York. On 2003, a , , , and were distributed as part of this campaign.
In , a in Opelucid City hands out the Scarlet Hat, Big Bag, Fluffy Beard, and Gift Box Props (one Prop per day in the listed order), which together reference the design of .
In 2011, to celebrate Christmas, fans could greet staff members in a certain area of Japanese Pokémon Center stores, and if they did they would receive a small calendar card called the "Happy Calendar" with a unique password included on the back. This password could be input into the Pokémon Global Link to receive a . This Blissey could then be sent to a Generation V game using Game Sync. The password could be redeemed from November 19 to December 25, 2011.
In 2012, the was distributed to all Generation V games at Pokémon Center stores to Celebrate Christmas. This Victini was available from November 25, 2012 to January 3, 2013.
In 2013, a holding a Metal Coat and a without a held item were distributed via trade to players with Pokémon X or Y at Pokémon Center stores and select stores across Japan. These Pokémon both had the original Trainer "Christmas" (in Japanese). Since they were both distributed via trade, they would undergo evolution as soon as the player received them. Furthermore, a serial code to obtain a Lucky Egg was also given out at Pokémon Center stores to any players who brought a copy of Pokémon Black or White, Pokémon Black 2 or White 2, or Pokémon X or Y; the serial code could only be redeemed in Pokémon X and Y.
==In the spin-off games==
===Pokémon Masters EX===
Pokémon Masters EX has a yearly tradition of releasing two Christmas-themed sync pairs around the Holiday season, accompanied by Christmas-themed .
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==In animation==
===Pokémon the Series===
In the English dub of Island of the Giant Pokémon, James's Koffing was revealed to be a Christmas gift. In the Japanese version, it was a .
In Under the Pledging Tree!, the Coumarine City Festival had a lot in common with Christmas, specifically the and sharing gifts under a tree.
In Suffering the Flings and Arrows!, a box of Christmas decorations appeared at the Celadon Gym. used some Christmas lights from the box to decorate during a Pokémon Flower Arrangement class held by Erika.
The following are episodes featuring Christmas:
* Holiday Hi-Jynx
* Christmas Night
* Stantler's Little Helpers
* Delibird's Dilemma
==In the manga==
These are manga chapters featuring Christmas:
===Magical Pokémon Journey===
* Christmas Wishes
* The Best Gift Ever
* Hazel's Holiday
* Chikorita's Merry Christmas
===Pokémon Chamo-Chamo ☆ Pretty ♪===
* Christmas Present (chamo)
* Christmas Present (chamo)
===Pokémon: Yeah! I Got Pokémon!===
* Shū's Christmas
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters===
* Clefairy's Christmas Present?!
===Pokémon Ruby-Sapphire===
* Christmas Night Is Battle Night!
===Pocket Monsters DP===
* Christmas Party Laughter!!
===Pocket Monsters BW===
* I Want to Eat the Christmas Cake!!
* The Temporary Santa and the Reckless Slip-mas!
===Pokémon Newspaper Strip===
In , mentioned that he didn't want to spend Christmas trapped under his .
In , Ash and were sleeping in his room at Christmas Eve when they heard Santa Claus making noise and commanding his reindeer: "Now Dasher! Now Dancer! Now—" Ash did not recognize the voice, and commanded Pikachu to "shut up" the person making the noise. Pikachu zapped Santa and caused the noise to stop.
==In the books==
These are books featuring Christmas:
* Dragonite's Christmas
* First Prize for Starmie
* Pokémon Holiday Hi-Jynx: Sticker Storybook
==In the TCG==
The from the features Flaaffy sitting underneath a Christmas tree next to a collection of presents.
==In other media==
Pokémon Christmas Bash is a CD album with a collection of Christmas-themed Pokémon songs.
==Related articles==
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* Santa Claus
* North Pole
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