Every player deserves to get all the content of the games they've paid for, now matter where they are in the world. Players in Central and South America, Africa, and parts of Western Asia aren't considered, and it took being excluded from region-specific events for me to realize just how arbitrary these restrictions are. It's unfortunate, but even today, major game companies act as though they only have fans in North America, Europe, Japan, and Oceania. Pokémon fans like me who lived in regions like the Caribbean, where games were not easily accessible, were also barred off from these kinds of events. For many players and late adopters of the games, it meant being unable to complete their Pokédex without cheating. These events were the only way to obtain those Pokémon in the Generation III titles, as Generation II Pokémon were barred from being transferred upward. These were either Pokémon that can be obtained through normal gameplay or items needed to unlock events that let players catch Pokémon like Ho-Oh, Lugia, and Deoxys. In-person distributions have continued since then, offering unique Pokémon at various gaming landmarks, conventions, and competitions. that were unavailable through regular play.ĭistributions of normal Pokémon began in 2003 with Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire through the Pokémon Center in New York City, now known as the Nintendo World Store. For the purposes of this article, I'll be talking about the distribution of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon in the U.S. Game Freak has distributed hundreds of Pokémon since the beginning, including shiny Pokémon that can be hard to find through natural means. However, while the distributions did get better for a time, they have since returned to a state that makes things inaccessible. Of course, Game Freak couldn't be expected to distribute Pokémon to every single fan around the world back when the internet was in its infancy, but online gaming has given rise to more opportunities for fans outside of the U.S., Europe, and Japan to access Mythical and Legendary Pokémon.
The methods by which these Pokémon were distributed have differed over the years, and unfortunately, not all of them were accessible to many fans. Game Freak and Nintendo have continued to keep the conversation alive through competitions and distributions of unique Pokémon that you can't get anywhere else, from Pokémon that call back to those appearing in the anime to Legendary and Mythical Pokémon unavailable by any other means. The games built up a fervent community surrounding them ever since the days of Red and Blue on the Game Boy, and Pokémon has continued to persist within the public consciousness ever since. From the beginning, Pokémon games have been about trading and collecting monsters that fit in your pocket.
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