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blurb=On Jan. 18th, 2018 London, UK announced its Legendary year of Pokémon. The event will distribute Legendary Pokémon, release special Pokémon TCG products featuring Legendary Pokémon, will air movies associated with the Legendary Pokémon on the Pokémon TV app, as well as events across apps Pokémon GO, and Pokémon Shuffle. }}
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The Pokémon Company International will promote Legendary Pokémon throughout 2018.
[[File:Legendary_Pokemon_Logo.png|thumb|Legendary Pokémon Logo]]
The event will distribute {{bp|Legendary Pokémon}}, house special {{bp|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} sets and will air movies associated with the Legendary Pokémon on {{bp|Pokémon TV}}, as well as events across {{bp|Pokémon GO}} and {{bp|Pokémon Shuffle}}.  


{{quote|The event is a "thank you to all the fans that have committed so passionately to the franchise over the years."| J.C. Smith, Senior Director of Marketing for Pokémon Company International.}}  
Different {{bp|Legendary Pokémon}} will be distributed each month from February to November for the games {{bp|Pokémon Sun and Moon}} and {{bp|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. There will be new {{bp|Pokémon Trading Card Game}} products featuring Legendary Pokémon, which will include new collections and GX cards; more details will be announced as the products come closer to release date. The {{bp|Pokémon TV}} app will air movies associated with the Legendary Pokémon. There will also be special Legendary Pokémon events for {{bp|Pokémon GO}}. {{bp|Pokémon Shuffle}} will have two new event stages with {{p|Dialga}} and {{p|Palkia}} which will be available from Feb. 6 until Feb. 13.


One part of the event is Legendary Pokémon Distribution and are as follows
==Legendary Pokémon by month==
[[File:2018 Legendary Pokemon Distributions artwork.png|thumb|Legendary Pokémon artwork]]
* February - Dialga or Palkia from {{bp|Sinnoh}}
* March - {{p|Regigigas}} or {{p|Heatran}} from Sinnoh
* April - {{p|Raikou}} or {{p|Entei}} from {{bp|Johto}}
* May - {{p|Xerneas}} or {{p|Yveltal}} from {{bp|Kalos}}
* June - {{bp|Shiny Pokémon|Shiny}} {{p|Zygarde}} from Kalos and {{bp|Alola}}
* July - {{p|Tornadus}}  or {{p|Thundurus}} from {{bp|Unova}}
* August - {{p|Groudon}} or {{p|Kyogre}} from {{bp|Hoenn}}
* September - {{p|Latios}} or {{p|Latias}} from Hoenn
* October - {{p|Reshiram}}  or {{p|Zekrom}} from Unova
* November - {{p|Ho-Oh}} or {{p|Lugia}} from Johto


*Februrary: {{bp|Dialga}} or {{bp|Palkia}} from the {{bp|Sinnoh}} region. Available from your local Pokémon code store.
==Dialga and Palkia distribution==
Serial codes to obtain Dialga and Palkia in-game will be available from February 2 to 23, 2018. They will be available in the United States, Ireland, Germany, and Italy at GameStop stores; in the United Kingdom an Spain at GAME stores; and in France at [http://www.micromania.fr/ Micromania] stores. They will also be available in Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden, but not details beyond the month about the distributions have been announced.


*March: {{bp|Regigigas}} or {{bp|Heatran}} Pokémon from the Sinnoh region.
Palkia will be distributed for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Ultra Sun, while Dialga will be distributed for Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon.


*April: {{bp|Raikou}} or {{bp|Entei}} from the {{bp|Johto}} region.
In Pokémon Sun, Palkia will be level 60, have no held item, and know the moves {{m4|Aura Sphere|Aqua Tail|Spacial Rend|Hydro Pump}}. In Pokémon Moon, Dialga will be level 60, have no held item, and know the moves {{m4|Aura Sphere|Iron Tail|Roar of Time|Flash Cannon}}.


*May: {{bp|Xerneas}} or {{bp|Yveltal}} from the {{bp|Kalos}} region.
In Pokémon Ultra Sun, Palkia will be level 100, hold a {{bp|Gold Bottle Cap}}, and know the moves {{m4|Spacial Rend|Aura Sphere|Draco Meteor|Hydro Pump}}. In Pokémon Ultra Moon, Dialga will be level 100, hold a Gold Bottle Cap, and know the moves {{m4|Roar of Time|Aura Sphere|Draco Meteor|Flash Cannon}}.


*June: A '''shiny''' {{bp|Zygarde}} from the Kalos region.  
In all versions, Dialga and Palkia will both have their standard Ability, {{a|Pressure}}.


*July: {{bp|Tornadus}} or {{bp|Thundurus}} from the {{bp|Unova}} region.
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*August: {{bp|Groudon}} or {{bp|Kyogre}} from the {{bp|Hoenn}} region.
 
*September: {{bp|Latios}} or {{bp|Latias}} from the Hoenn region.
 
*October: {{bp|Reshiram}} or {{bp|Zekrom}} from the Unova Region.
 
*November: {{bp|Ho-Oh}} or {{bp|Lugia}} from the Johto region.
 
Players of the {{bp|Trading Card Game}} can expect a wide range of Legendary Pokémon tie-ins, new collections, {{bp|Pokémon-GX (TCG)|GX Cards}}, and more. The Pokémon Company International will reveal more information closer to each items retail launch.
 
Players of {{bp|Pokémon GO}} and {{bp|Pokémon Shuffle}} will also be able to participate in legendary year distributions. In Shuffle, special and expert stages will feature legendary Pokémon, and {{bp|Dialga}} and {{bp|Palkia}} will be available to play from February 6 to 13, 2018.
 
Pokémon GO players can expect to see special promotions featuring Legendary Pokémon in 2018 with details to come soon.
 
Finally, the Pokémon TV App will feature special movies that feature the legendary Pokémon each month. For example, {{bp|M10|Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai}} which features Dialga and Palkia will be shown in February 2018.

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The Pokémon Company International will promote Legendary Pokémon throughout 2018.

Different Legendary Pokémon will be distributed each month from February to November for the games Pokémon Sun and Moon and Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. There will be new Pokémon Trading Card Game products featuring Legendary Pokémon, which will include new collections and GX cards; more details will be announced as the products come closer to release date. The Pokémon TV app will air movies associated with the Legendary Pokémon. There will also be special Legendary Pokémon events for Pokémon GO. Pokémon Shuffle will have two new event stages with Dialga and Palkia which will be available from Feb. 6 until Feb. 13.

Legendary Pokémon by month

Legendary Pokémon artwork

Dialga and Palkia distribution

Serial codes to obtain Dialga and Palkia in-game will be available from February 2 to 23, 2018. They will be available in the United States, Ireland, Germany, and Italy at GameStop stores; in the United Kingdom an Spain at GAME stores; and in France at Micromania stores. They will also be available in Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden, but not details beyond the month about the distributions have been announced.

Palkia will be distributed for Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Ultra Sun, while Dialga will be distributed for Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon.

In Pokémon Sun, Palkia will be level 60, have no held item, and know the moves Aura Sphere, Aqua Tail, Spacial Rend and Hydro Pump. In Pokémon Moon, Dialga will be level 60, have no held item, and know the moves Aura Sphere, Iron Tail, Roar of Time and Flash Cannon.

In Pokémon Ultra Sun, Palkia will be level 100, hold a Gold Bottle Cap, and know the moves Spacial Rend, Aura Sphere, Draco Meteor and Hydro Pump. In Pokémon Ultra Moon, Dialga will be level 100, hold a Gold Bottle Cap, and know the moves Roar of Time, Aura Sphere, Draco Meteor and Flash Cannon.

In all versions, Dialga and Palkia will both have their standard Ability, Pressure.

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