New distributions for Black and White announced

Various distributions also on-going

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Various Pokémon distributions for Pokémon Black and White are currently on-going. Additionally, future distributions have been announced.

"Trade for Evolution!" poster

Beginning Oct. 10, the Trade for Evolution! event has been going on across various universities in Japan. The final stop of the event will be on Nov. 28. Several Pokémon that evolve via trading are being given away. While the OT of all Pokémon depends on where the Pokémon was obtained, all have the ID No. 10100. All are in a Cherish Ball at level 30 with a Festival Ribbon. The Pokémon to be obtained will be selected at random and only one can be obtained per game during the event.

Pokémon		Held Item	Moves
	Machoke	Fight Jewel	Ankle Sweep	Foresight	Seismic Toss	Revenge
	Slowpoke	King's Rock	Confusion	Disable	Headbutt	Water Pulse
	Haunter	Ghost Jewel	Confuse Ray	Sucker Punch	Shadow Punch	Payback
	Scyther	Metal Coat	Agility	Wing Attack	Fury Cutter	Slash
	Electabuzz	Electirizer	Low Kick	Swift	Shock Wave	Light Screen
	Magmar	Magmarizer	SmokeScreen	Faint Attack	Fire Spin	Confuse Ray
	Kaburumo	Bug Jewel	Fury Attack	Headbutt	False Swipe	Bug Buzz
	Chobomaki	Bug Jewel	Insect Opposition	Mega Drain	Yawn	Protect

File:531Tabunne Dream.png

Tabunne

From Nov. 4, 2010 to Nov. 3, 2011, Tabunne can be obtained from Pokémon Center stores in Japan. These can be obtained as early as seven days before one's birthday and as late as seven days after, for a total of fifteen days. The Tabunne obtained are level 30 females and of the Calm nature. They are given away in Cherish Balls, with the new Birthday Ribbon and a Rare Candy. They have the ID No. 11040, the ability Healing Heart and the moves Healing Wave, Helping Hand, Refresh and Double Slap.

From Dec. 17 to Jan 11, Pokémon eggs will be distributed via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, following the on-going distribution of Kumasyun from Oct. 22 to Nov. 29. The contents of these eggs will be one of three currently-unknown Pokémon. The one to be obtained will be selected at random. This event will coincide with the release of the Trading Card Game's Black & White Collection on the same date and the airing of the episode The Yabukuron Squad and the Secret Base!? on Dec. 9, in which Ash will also obtain a Pokémon egg.

Arceus Dream World art

From Sept. 18 to Nov. 1, fans could vote for a Pokémon that will be obtainable in the Pokémon Global Link. The winner, Arceus, can be obtained from Nov. 5 to Jan. 31. Since it has no Dream World-exclusive ability, it will still have Multitype. The level 100 Pokémon will know Recover, Hyper Beam, Perish Song and Judgment when obtained from the Dream Forest. Below is the list of Pokémon that ranked within top ten of the poll.

Rank	Pokémon	Ability	DW Ability
1	Arceus	Multitype	None
2	Darkrai	Bad Dreams	None
3	Deoxys	Pressure	None
4	Pikachu	Static	Lightningrod
5	Mew	Synchronize	None
6	Shaymin	Natural Cure	None
7	Eevee	Runaway Adaptability	Anticipation
8	Rayquaza	Air Lock	None
9	Jirachi	Serene Grace	None
10	Mewtwo	Pressure	Tension

Croagunk Dream World art

On a related note, fans may vote for a new C-Gear skin starting Nov. 10. The skin may be applied later on after accessing Global Link. The Pikachu skin may still be unlocked until Jan. 31 for those who voted in the poll mentioned earlier. Additionally, the event-exclusive Croagunk, whose passwords are obtained from CoroCoro magazine's November issue, may be unlocked until Nov. 19. The Kanto starter Pokémon, whose passwords are obtained from Pokémon Peer, and the Sinnoh starter Pokémon, whose passwords are obtained from the Beginning Set may be unlocked until March 31 and Nov. 30, respectively. Hoenn starter Pokémon can be unlocked starting Nov. 20. Their passwords are available in an upcoming guide to the games Pokémon Black and White. The mentioned Pokémon and their abilities are listed below.

Pokémon		Ability	DW Ability
	Bulbasaur	Overgrow	Chlorophyll
	Charmander	Blaze	Solar Power
	Squirtle	Torrent	Rain Dish
	Treecko	Overgrow	Unburden
	Torchic	Blaze	Speed Boost
	Mudkip	Torrent	Damp
	Turtwig	Overgrow	Shell Armor
	Chimchar	Blaze	Iron Fist
	Piplup	Torrent	Competitiveness
	Croagunk	Anticipation Dry Skin	Underhanded

Information

• Official Japanese Pokémon site
  • Trade for Evolution!
  • Tabunne
  • Mystery Egg
  • Arceus
  • C-Gear
  • Sinnoh starters