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Gamestop Keldeo event announced: Distribution begins August 27

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jokool

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Awesome! Glad they're distributing it now for BW.

The Mayan Prophecy. Keldeo's early distribution in the U.S. has made me suspcious about the Americans still believing in the end of the world, and they're trying to get things done before December 21, 2012.
Crap.... I hope I have more than 2 months to play BW2. Stupid Mayan calendar...

I never received a event poke from a store before but this may be my first, just one question how do obtain one from a Gamestop?

Is your Gamestop in a shopping mall? If not, and if you get close enough, you could do it in the parking lot. That's what I do, I park in front (or as close I can to) of the store, and turn on my DS and do what Zesty Cactus is describing in the comfort of my car

That's what I do too. When Gamestop has a distribution, I convince my grandma to get pizza when we're in town (there's a Little Caesar's near my local Gamestop). While we're there, I get my DS out, and I have a new Pokemon and pizza! :lol:
 

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That's what I do too. When Gamestop has a distribution, I convince my grandma to get pizza when we're in town (there's a Little Caesar's near my local Gamestop). While we're there, I get my DS out, and I have a new Pokemon and pizza! :lol:

That is honestly the greatest idea ever. I am going to do this.
 

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YAY, I'll FINALLY GET MY FAVORITE POKEMON! :D

I can't wait. ^^
 

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The article on BulbaNews says that it's only for select GameStop stores in the US...anyone know where? It's been previously mentioned that it's not on the GameStop website yet, so anyone have any ideas?

According to GameStop, it's the stores that still have it set up to give out events. You could call your local stores or email GameStop.

I don't think there's that many left with it, but I may be wrong.
 

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...There goes my idea of going to the new Gamestop that's opening up very near here. -_-

I'll have to see if any of the others in town are still set up to give out events.
 

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I hope that they will distribute this Keldeo in the UK after Black 2 and White 2 release like the original Japanese distribution.

Think they will have to do it over Wi-fi in UK.

Originally they did them in Woolworths, Darkrai etc, then Woolworths closed, then they started doing them in Game, but only very few stores, none near me, but now all the Game stores are being sold off as they are in Administration. The only other company is HMV and they equally are dangerously close to bankruptcy.
Recently there have been Kid Icarus Uprising Battle Squad events in HMV and GAME in the UK even after many GAME and Gamestation stores closed down so I think this event could still happen in GAME or HMV. I would also prefer the Keldeo to be distributed in one of those 2 types of chain stores because apart from the Pokémon Video Game World Chapionship Qualifiers in Birmingham the last on location event in the UK was the Movie 13 Celebi and it is a good way of StreetPassing other 3DS users.
 

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I too find it very strange they're running the event until the day before B2W2 launches. Chances are the new games would be compatible so I'll definitely be trying to find copies early or asking GameStop staff to let me give it a try on the 7th (since they wouldn't be sending the cartridge back until Monday at the earliest).
 

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I hope that they will distribute this Keldeo in the UK after Black 2 and White 2 release like the original Japanese distribution.

Think they will have to do it over Wi-fi in UK.

Originally they did them in Woolworths, Darkrai etc, then Woolworths closed, then they started doing them in Game, but only very few stores, none near me, but now all the Game stores are being sold off as they are in Administration. The only other company is HMV and they equally are dangerously close to bankruptcy.
Recently there have been Kid Icarus Uprising Battle Squad events in HMV and GAME in the UK even after many GAME and Gamestation stores closed down so I think this event could still happen in GAME or HMV. I would also prefer the Keldeo to be distributed in one of those 2 types of chain stores because apart from the Pokémon Video Game World Chapionship Qualifiers in Birmingham the last on location event in the UK was the Movie 13 Celebi and it is a good way of StreetPassing other 3DS users.

But wifi reaches more people. People in rural areas have just as much right to events as people in big towns and cities. Pretty much everyone has wifi, most don't live close enough to warrant going to these live events. I remember for Shaymin if I wanted 1 I had to travel over 100 miles, because even the big city nearest me, didn't have an event.

(I didn't actually travel the 100 miles, but 100 miles was the closest one, I didn't go in the end)
 

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mmm... seems I'll have to wait for the WI-Fi distribution then.
 

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I love how Gamestop pretends that this Mystery Gift download is actually a pre-order bonus, just like they claimed with Victini... It's not like you actually have to pre-order the game, like they're implying; anybody can just walk into - or even by - their store & download it. Just another example of how pretentious they are. Then again, maybe it's just MY Gamestop, since I've never met a group of employees so ignorant about the products they sell at any other Gamestops.
Last time I got my games from Target, and got a collection of high-res prints of artwork from the games on postcard-sized pieces of card stock, which was an ACTUAL pre-order bonus of sorts, but I'd rather have figurines like in the Gen 4 days. Now those are all pretty much exclusive to the TCG.
 

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@Stratago

No the ones near me are totally oblivious as well. Looks like it has been confirmed Europe will have Game and Gamestation releases, apparently there are enough stores left in the UK to do it.

I know one near me still open, doubt it will run the event though. WE NEED WIFI

Also how dumb that it runs out the day before BW2 are released. Why can't it be like Liberty Ticket and open as soon as the games are released, will there be another distribution for players of BW2 at a later date?

Also if as often happens, I receive my game a few days early, will I be able to download this Keldeo with it?
 

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I guess some of you are right, it would make more sense to release the event during the English release of the 15th Movie rather than before the release of BW2, as those games have an area that allow Keldeo to enter its Resolution form. But maybe there could be another Keldeo event like there was two Victini events (the first was for the Liberty Ticket and the second for the 14th movie). My theory is that releasing one Keldeo for the release of BW2 and a second for the movie.
 

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Why does it say in my article select Gamestop stores????? The US Pokemon.com says participating Gamestop stores.
 

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Doesn't this also activate another event in Black and White where Keldeo learns a move?
 

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Doesn't this also activate another event in Black and White where Keldeo learns a move?

Yes. You're supposed to take it to the Moor Of Iccirus with Cobalion, Tekrrizon, and Virizion. It will learn Secret Sword.
 

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What are people complaining so much? We are getting Keldeo earlier than EVERYONE expected! Yes, it's not on Wi-Fi, and you're surprised??? Keldeo is a debutting Pokemon. Why would it be over Wi-Fi??
Am I one of the only ones that are amazed we are getting Keldeo in the US, before the Japanese events ends? Am I one of the only ones that is amazed that this event will be active for OVER A MONTH? When Darkrai debuted, it's event was only a weekend, Shaymin's and Arceus's was a week. Now we are getting a debutting Pokemon for over a month! Stop complaining, and look at how far we come!
 

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What are people complaining so much? We are getting Keldeo earlier than EVERYONE expected! Yes, it's not on Wi-Fi, and you're surprised??? Keldeo is a debutting Pokemon. Why would it be over Wi-Fi??
Am I one of the only ones that are amazed we are getting Keldeo in the US, before the Japanese events ends? Am I one of the only ones that is amazed that this event will be active for OVER A MONTH? When Darkrai debuted, it's event was only a weekend, Shaymin's and Arceus's was a week. Now we are getting a debutting Pokemon for over a month! Stop complaining, and look at how far we come!
Yes, look how far we've come. Now instead of geographically isolating people from an event for a whole weekend, they can feel geographically isolated for a whole month!

You realize Wifi events have always lasted longer than these in-store distributions with the potential of reaching more players at the same time right? It doesn't really matter how long you hold the event for if there are geographical barriers preventing more people from accessing it in the first place. These barriers become even more evident when the stores that hold these events, like the ones in the UK, are closing resulting in fewer locations to receive the event. Then there's the fact that these are still only held in select stores, further increasing the barriers.

If they still do this in Gen VI with the 3DS and its capability to handle WPA keys, then I don't really know how you can call this "progress". It's as backwards as Masuda's claim that players can reach each other more through handhelds because it allows us to carry our handhelds everywhere. You know what lets us reach across the globe? The internet. If the spirit of Pokemon is communicating with others, then that spirit is lost if new means of quick and efficient communication is ignored.
 
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Yeah, I can't believe they're still doing this. Of course, they're just desperate attempts to get people to come to the store, unfortunately. But haven't they realized that you don't actually have to be inside the store to receive the Pokemon?
 

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@Therian: Nope, I think this DL is only for the first game, so you'll have to get it, then trade it to BW2 after beating the first gym. Still, if it copies the JP version of the event, I think it's LV 15, so it should fit nicely into your party with their levels at that point... Of course, there is the fact that it is a trade to be considered, so you'd have to be careful and not let it's level get too high too soon without the appropriate Badges. But then, maybe that's actually the reason they're doing it this way...

@smalllady: Gamestop and their people aren't exactly whippy in my experience. It's even sillier for me, and any other native Eurekans, I suppose, since the Gamestop in our mall is right next to the food court; there are tables & chairs outside their store, so a person could sit down comfortably and download Keldeos onto multiple copies.

Incidentally, does anyone know if this event was set up by TPCI to be hosted at Gamestop, or if Gamestop had to pay them to host it, or anything? It just seems odd to me that many of the recent in-person events have been hosted there.
 
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