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blurb=Toys "R" Us has created a Facebook event page for a Shaymin giveaway to be held Feb. 8-14 in participating U.S. stores. Players of Pokémon Diamond or Pearl can obtain Shaymin from in-store DS Download Stations. The store will also distribute a coupon for $5 off any Pokémon Nintendo DS game and a free Pokémon poster. }}
blurb=Updated: Earlier this week, Toys "R" Us created a Facebook event page for a Shaymin giveaway to be held Feb. 8-14 in participating U.S. stores. Players of Pokémon Diamond or Pearl can obtain Shaymin from in-store DS Download Stations. The store will also distribute a coupon for $5 off any Pokémon Nintendo DS game and a free Pokémon poster. However, Toys "R" Us deleted the event listing today. Pokemon.com also removed references to the event. }}
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[[Image:LandForme.png|thumb|right|Shaymin]]
[[Image:LandForme.png|thumb|right|Shaymin]]
Toys "R" Us has created a Facebook event page for a {{p|Shaymin}} giveaway to be held Feb. 8-14 in participating U.S. stores. Players of [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond or Pearl]] can obtain Shaymin from in-store DS Download Stations. The store will also distribute a coupon for $5 off any Pokémon Nintendo DS game and a free Pokémon poster.


Pokémon.com is expected to post about the event on Jan. 29.
Earlier this week, Toys "R" Us created a Facebook event page for a {{p|Shaymin}} giveaway to be held Feb. 8-14 in participating U.S. stores. Players of [[bp:Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Versions|Pokémon Diamond or Pearl]] can obtain Shaymin from in-store DS Download Stations. The store will also distribute a coupon for $5 off any Pokémon Nintendo DS game and a free Pokémon poster.


As of Jan. 23, Toys "R" Us has removed its Facebook event listing.
However, Toys "R" Us deleted the event listing today. This came after Pokemon.com posted an announcement that it will reveal the event on Thursday. The Pokemon.com announcement did not give any details about the event, only that there would be one. However, Pokemon.com has also deleted its page about the event.


==Information==
==Information==
* [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=46936273745 Toys "R" Us on Facebook] (must be logged in to view) (no longer available)
* [http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=46936273745 Toys "R" Us on Facebook] (must be logged in to view) (no longer available)
* [http://www.pokemon.com/#news_/XML/news_344.xml Pokémon.com's post about the event]
* [http://www.pokemon.com/#news_/XML/news_344.xml Pokémon.com's post about the event] (no longer available; redirects to an unrelated news article)

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Earlier this week, Toys "R" Us created a Facebook event page for a Shaymin giveaway to be held Feb. 8-14 in participating U.S. stores. Players of Pokémon Diamond or Pearl can obtain Shaymin from in-store DS Download Stations. The store will also distribute a coupon for $5 off any Pokémon Nintendo DS game and a free Pokémon poster.

However, Toys "R" Us deleted the event listing today. This came after Pokemon.com posted an announcement that it will reveal the event on Thursday. The Pokemon.com announcement did not give any details about the event, only that there would be one. However, Pokemon.com has also deleted its page about the event.

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