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NINTENDO EVENTS
You might remember from the days of Red, Blue and Yellow, where much anticipated Nintendo promotions meant a chance to get Mew. Nowadays, in order to get rare Pokemon, Nintendo have devised a slightly different system.
In Gold and Silver, Mystery Gifting was introduced, where you linked with a friend and both of you got an item. In the Advanced Generation, Mystery Gifting is now used to connect with special machines at official promotions or "Nintendo Events". These machines upload certain rare items that you can collect from Teala, the Pokemon Center 2F Attendant. To activate Mystery Gifting, go to any PokeMart and inspect the memo by the counter. A questionnaire will pop up - enter the words "Link Together With All" and the Mart attendant will activate Mystery Gift in your game.

The biggest problem with these Nintendo Events is that many people outside the United States (and Japan) may not get the chance to attend and hence will not be able to catch certain Pokemon. If Nintendo do decide to schedule an event however, the location and date will be announced on the official website, http://www.pokemon.com.
The following items can be obtained from a Nintendo Event:
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