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Shiny Gengar and DIANCIE at Gamestop/EB Games
Halloween special available briefly next month, from October 13 to 26. Who's off for a Shiny Gengarite holder?
Sauce If EB doesn't get it, I'll be after it as well here. EDIT: Per post that follows this, and something I didn't know at the time of the OP, Gamespit will also finally have Diancie. Event will end a few days before OR/AS comes out, so if you want to Mega Evolve an American Diancie, go get Diancie right after the Gengar event ends! SuperSauce. Mega Stone is also confirmed to be called "Diancite". Both are code cards where you have to input the code to download the event. What are your thoughts on having events this way? Do you like it better or worse than the normal method of walking into the store, or compared to Wifi events? |
Diancie North American Event
Here are the details folks.
"Following this, from October 27 through November 16, GameStop will be offering Diancie (the previously unobtainable Mythical Pokemon) for Pokemon X/Y. Once you've gotten your hands on one, you'll be able to take it with you into Pokemon Omega Ruby or Alpha Sapphire, where you'll then be able to get a Diancite Mega Stone that allows it to Mega Evolve into Mega Diancie." got this from gamestop. forum wont let me post a link cuz i'm under 15 posts but just google it right now and someone else can post the confirming link. Don't know if mods wanna merge this thread with the shiny gengar distribution thread. |
Yeah, I just went ahead and merged the 2 threads and changed the thread title. Hope no one minds....
This is a link about the Diancie event: http://www.nintendo-insider.com/2014/09/08/diancie-distribution-event-strikes-north-america-in-october/ I'm not terribly interested in the Gengar one, but now I guess I'll have to go anyway to get myself a Diancie. |
Again, I'm not really getting these events because of the restrictions my mother places on me in regards to getting "unnecessary" things. I pretty much blame her for my reason behind missing all events.
The Gengar isn't really that special other than having Sludge Wave in its moveset, but it surely does have an awesome-looking Mega when shiny. Dat white color. |
I am VERY ANGRY about this. If they are giving them away via codes like the Heracross/Pinsir Mega Stone event, I'm afraid that the Gamestops in my area won't have enough codes. My Gamestops got very few Mega Stone codes.
Why not distribute them via Mystery Gift?! |
Ah ****, it is another one of those events that only work via a special code. Why can't it be like the Summer Shiny Creation Trio event just before X/Y came out where you just had to go to Gamestop and download a gift via wireless? What's with this special code bullcrap? I just wanna walk into Gamestop, download the thing I want, then leave (or maybe buy something first).
Btw, it's currently a North American only thing, so you people in Europe and Australia don't even have a chance yet. |
For those in Canada I have an idea.
When nintendo announced that the heracross/pinsir distribution would be at gamestop and also at its canadian equivalent EB Games, EB games did not actually have the download code at EB Games because.....Canada. However, if you are signed up with pokemon trainer club for their news letter and if you are signed up with a nintendo news letter account, if you check the most recent nintendo news letter for september 5, it says that the heracross/pinsir can now be downloaded via wireless distribution from home aka receive mystery gift. Now, if EB Games in Canada gets shafted again with not getting distribution event codes, I anticipate that by the time the November news letter gets emailed out, Canadians and everyone else who doesn't have a proper GameStop around will be able to download it as a wifi mystery gift like they have now done with Pinsir/Heracross. just a thought :) |
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The only things I recall distributed with Mystery Gift in 6th Gen so far were the Blazikenite Torchic and the Fancy Pattern Vivillon. Given OR/AS is coming out in two months it's so disappointing to see how event Pokemon are getting treated. |
I will be getting both of these, must keep up the title of having every single Pokemon Gen 6 Event ever released xD
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I'll be getting both of these, but I'm not happy about them being through a code you have to go pick up.
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But this is dumb, why have a Mystery gift option if they're just giving everything by download code? While it's understandable when the codes are availabe in store because it's incentive to go to the store and perhaps buy other stuff while you're there, but if they're emailing codes to people, why not just open up the mystery gift option instead? They're both going through the internet anyway. |
I just may get the Gengar event so I can use a trapping Mega Gengar without doing anything to my current Gengar. The Diancie event is what I'll go for sure so I can use it for OR/AS; I hope it comes at level 15 so I can use it for in-game stuff.
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Of course I'll be getting both as soon as they are available. Hopefully my Gengar comes with IVs in the right places and right nature.
Sludge Wave is gonna be fun for doubles :P |
I already have a shiny Gengar so I don't care about that one. I'll be getting a Diancie when it comes to Europe though. Hopefully it's over wireless and not a serial code.
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I still think the Diancie event came in with good timing given OR/AS is due out in two months and it's nice to see that if you transfer Diancie into OR/AS you'll be able to get its Mega Stone, the Diancite. For those planning to get it it'll be nice if it's at an early level so they can use it in the story.
I was kinda expecting the Mega Stone would be named that anyway. |
This is gonna be pretty nice, I know that i've speculated on when Diancie would be released for a while now but looks like it's the real deal.
And additionally, Shiny Mega Gengar too, that's really neat. I remember having a shiny Gengar in Fire Red way back, and I know how sick a white Mega Gengar looks because i've seen it. |
I hope all these Pinsir/Heracross, Shiny Gengar, and Diancie events come to Europe to, because it kinda sucks that we always have to wait so long and miss on half of the cool events :'(
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I really wish they would stop releasing Pokemon and items via codes, I'd rather just get it from Wi-Fi.
Anyways, the Shiny Mega Gengar event looks kinda cool, only because its a shiny. The one I'm real interested in is the Diancie event! Another legendary Pokemon for me to have, and I can also have access to the Diancite in OR/AS when they come out. |
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gah. idk what to think. i tried getting the heracrossite at my local gamestop and they didn't have it. D: and i really wanna get my hands on the legendary too. but i heard that with the last event going on, gamestop was making people preorder oras in order to get the codes. you guys think that could happen?
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I'm surprised Nintendo is doing more events there after the mixup last time over the event. In other words, with some locations, it was more about corporate greed. I hope those got reported in every case. |
I hope the Diancie is at a lower level. I hate getting events that are 50 and above, especially 100. I mean...I can't do anything with that. lol I'm not a competitive person, so getting my Pokemon to 100 isn't really important. I just like being able to actually use my Pokemon and I don't really enjoy doing that when they're as high as they can go. Liberty Victini was perfect. You could go catch it in whatever ball you wanted and it was level 15. Do that again.
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But yeah, I'm hoping the Diancie can be Level 15 so that those planning to use it can use it in a regular playthrough. Edit: Wait it's Level 50... guess that means disappointment then. |
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Seems whoever is in charge of the events is getting worse at making them... |
I'm actually really excited for this. I think it does really suck for those without access to it, though. I don't love the fact that you have to get the code, but my Gamestop had the Heracross/Pinsir Mega Stone events, so I'm hoping that means they should have these ones? I went and picked mine up a few hours after they opened, they hadn't run out yet. I didn't think they would have, I live in a small enough town that I don't think I really have that to fear even if I wait until a little later in the day.
I've been wanting a Shiny Gengar since the AMAZING look it takes after mega evolving! T-T It's so preeeettty. Ugh. I've been excitedly anticipating Diancie since I heard about it, of course. Yeah. Cool stuff. |
That's just great.. Looks like I will have to barter for one online when they start to get distributed. My country has no Gamestop/GAME etc...
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Newsflash: It has been revealed these events are coming to Europe as well!
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So, that's good to hear the Europeans will have a chance to get a shiny Gengar and Diancie as well. Now to wait for the Australian leg of this event to get announced... because leaving out Australian Pokefans will be total stupidity. |
Looks like I'll be making a few trips into town over October and November, since I have 3 copies of X and Y (2 X and 1 Y) I'm assuming I'll need to get 3 codes each time? I'll probably give away my two extra shiny Gengars (With the Gengarite) and Diancies to people who missed the events (or Australians if they don't get the events :3 ) if I get extra codes... Now I need to think of how I will actually get those extra codes...
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Happy about the UK announcement. I've never went in and asked for a serial code before so that'll be a new experience. There's actually two or three GAMEs within walking distance of my house so if all goes well I could try going into the others and get an extra Diancie
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Canada and EB Games have not been announced yet AFAIK. That said, I contacted Nintendo in Canada today to implore them not to make the mistake they made by restricting distribution to a newsletter for the Mega Stones by bundling them into a spam e-mail.
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I will update, however. |
About Time! Hoenn around the corner and we're getting Kalos Legend. Might have done this sooner, or wait till 3rd Version.
Need to time these events better! |
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If the event came earlier, there would be less interest. If it came later, people would have the Mega Stone in use on foreign Diancies that were either hacked or imported. Nintendo HAD to do it this way. |
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I'm hoping this won't be the case here, cause I already pre-ordered the game elsewhere and I don't plan to shell out extra money on another copy(unless like, if I decide to get omega ruby as well too) |
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Was told that it was corporate policy. Said he would contact Nintendo and get a code from them for free. Suddenly, the Games**t rep. realized that they were losing a customer and offered the code. Go figure. |
I would much rather this and all events be Online rather than having to Trudge all the way to GAME (which I won't be doing), sure I could understand why they did it in the pre-wireless era, but it seems pointless now with wi-fi.
I guess Nintendo must make money out of the shops hosting it. |
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...can you tell I hate EB Games, myself? ^^ ...apparently, I used a banned word other than the ones beginning with "f" and "s". Since my usage is not profane or vulgar, I have edited in a spelling change. |
I have plans to get both, but I really hope they don't make me preorder OR/AS to get them. Last time they wouldn't let me have a code because I wouldn't preorder from them because I'd already preordered from Amazon! I'll probably take some money to buy a game if they refuse to let me have a code this time. I tend to go on or close to when the event starts, so I hope they have some codes left for me when I get there.
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Just to make sure, are they giving these codes away for free, or would you have to purchase something in order to get one? If it's former, that would be great; even though the nearest GameStop is about one and half hours away from where I am, it would still be worth it to go and get a hold of these Pokémon, as I've always wanted them. Plus, I've also been planning to visit this place for a while since there are some games that I'm planning to buy; this would certainly help kill two birds with one stone.
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Serial code? Boo!
I was hoping Diancie would be a wifi distribution! T_T |
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I am really sick of these serial code events. I really hate them with a passion, so my only hopes of getting these is to trade with someone who some how gets two or can clone them.
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And it's not a quest, but rather someone asking you to hand over your Diancie. Then the guy they want it for comes in and stops them. Quote:
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I'm happy to see that I'll be able to go to Game but i'm annoyed about the fact that i'll have to ask for a code, I hate game and their overpriced games. I think they'll end up doing a worldwide promotion anyway, they just want you to pre-order ruby/sapphire from the place you're getting the code.
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I don't want in store events or serial codes to be more specific. Because there is only 1 game stop around me and it is about 15 to 20 minute drive. They need to stop these crappy in store events and start doing wifi events again.
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I'm planning to get both; too bad I won't be using that Shiny Mega Gengar since it's banned to ubers. I still have no idea how to use special serial codes to download this into my 3DS.
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Has there been a Swedish announcement yet? I can't find anything about it online
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http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Diancie,_Shiny_Gengar_event_distributions_announced_for_Europe |
I actually don't mind the code cards, it's nice and easy (after the 'line' dies down). You go in grab the card and leave.
As for this Gengar event, I am p.o'ed because I already have a shiny Gengar take took me hours to hatch and now their just giving it away to everyone. Who can I give this Gengar to now? But Diancie will be greeted with open arms. |
I'm not a fan of giving Gamestop my business, and assuming that they're gonna try and force a pre-order on these pokemon I'm thinking maybe we can get the pre-order just for the pokemon and then after we get Diancie, we cancel the pre-order and get our money back.
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Do you have to pay for either codes? Sorry im really new to pokemon y x, i havent participated in any events.
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You: "I'm here for the Shiny Gengar." GS: "Cards are available with pre-orders only." You: "All right then." *transaction done* GS: "All right, thank you and have a ni-..." You: "I'd like to cancel my pre-order please." {XD} Seriously, though, I think Nintendo will have hammered them about that in the last promotion. They knew they were in the wrong, or at least store staff knew corporate was in the wrong. There were stories of people complaining loudly and getting their free codes. I'm surprised they are getting more events in light of it. |
I wonder if this gengar and diance will have decent iv's. I've only been to one event, but it was like when i was 8. Do they just vary or what.
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Having said that, ALL legendaries in Kalos have at least 3 IVs so it's a guarantee that Diancie will have at least 3 perfect, albeit random IVs. You COULD more realistically keep resetting to get a 5 IVed Diance because you technically only need to have two perfect IVs generated since 3 will always be guaranteed. For that I might dedicate a couple days to just constantly resetting. :D (And FYI, just because someone will bring it up, all wild caught baby pokemon such as Budew and Riolu also fall into the same category of also having 3 guaranteed perfect IVs as well) |
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Does this apply to breeding as well? |
All I can say is... YEY ANOTHER EVENT I WON'T BE GETTING IN MY COUNTRY. Seriously, it really annoys me( over 10 years of this) that nintendo is always giving stuff to people up there(North America, Japan, West/Central Europe) and we never get anything here. Wifi has been really great, but at the same time I feel nintendo could use it a little bit more , I mean, people of all over th world play the game. (Raging cuz Diancie intensifies).
Funny thing, I also had to register my system as being in Canada to be able to use the eshop, but at the same time that gave me the opportunity to get code for mega pinsirite. I think newsletter codes can be a good way to distribute events worldwide along with wi-fi, but oh well, stores give nintendo profit. |
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And frankly, I think it's stupid. If I hear they're doing that again. they're getting the phone call. I changed my mind and e-mailed Nintendo. |
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No wonder I couldn't get any help figuring it out when everybody thought it was an EB Games giveaway! login at the PGL site, when you go to your account it will take you to the PTC site (the official Pokemon site) and THAT is where you need to have signed up for your newsletter. Sadly, you needed to have signed up by Sept 1, according to the rules. |
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And yes, I read about Sept. 1. But again, big deal. I got both stones already. And yes, I did get both Pokémon via Wifi. I said it's the Mega Stones via newsletter. |
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But then, I can use the code in Y. Checkmate, Nintendo. |
any fellow canadians get the newsletter for the heracronite/pinsirite dl code yet? i sure as hell havent :(
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Sadly this is not good for someone with no access to GAMESTOP or whatever. ;______; |
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At least if you nickname your Shiny Gengar, then people can tell that yours was caught with your own OT. |
I emailed nintendo regarding the heracronite/pinsirite distribution and this is what i got in response-
" Hello, Thank you for contacting Pokémon Support. The September Newsletter with the Mega Stone code is being sent out in batches. Please note that it may take up to a week or longer before all of the newsletters have been sent out. We appreciate your patience! Thank you, Pokémon Support Team" |
Definitely getting Diancie, and Mega Gengar is one of my favourite Megas of all soooo.
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I really can't understand why GameFreak dosen't do these events via Mystery Gifts. Everyone around the world with an internet connection can recieve it, and unless it's a country specific event, Mystery Gift is so much more convenient.
Not really liking the fact that they keep giving away shinies and whatnot. As Shrew said, shinies should only be reserved for legendaries that have literally a zero percent chance of getting one. Sooner or later shinies will be as common as Rattata. May be an exaggeration, but shinies are shinies for a reason. Expect to see Mega Gengar wrecking in wifi as usage skyrockets. :p |
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Any news of a swedish event ey? I have both GAME and Gamestop sort of close to where I live. I just wonder that if we get it here, if I should mail Nintendo about it and try to get a written note that says I should get a free code (or codes) without the need of preordering anything. |
Can't wait to go pick mine up in the morning xD
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Just picked up two at my local store last Friday. Looks like they had quite a few to hand out from the box that I saw. I'll see if I can grab a few more tomorrow when I go to pick up my 3DS and I'll hand out a few codes to those of you that don't think you'll be able to get a code in time. One of the managers is an old coworker from another job, so I'm positive I can grab a couple more no problem.
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can you get them in canada?
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I don't like that it's a code but it's probably the only chance I'll have to get a Diancie, honestly :/
There are very few GameStops around here...I have to travel nearly an hour to get a Pokemon. That's pretty silly. Might have to skip out on it entirely :/ |
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"Get the Shiny Pokémon Gengar for Pokémon X or Pokémon Y. To receive a code to obtain Gengar in your game, visit your local participating EB Games locations across Canada. Available only from October 13th - 26th. Codes are available while supplies last." The Diancie event starts right after, so I'm guessing we'll get similar information when the November newsletter is distributed. I read somewhere on reddit that EB Games Canada will participate in this distribution as well. Seeing as how the Gengar one is confirmed, it seems Diancie will be almost certain for Canadians as well. |
I got my Gengar! IT'S SO CUTE! I got a female one with a Hardy stats
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stupid thanksgiving closing everything down
I'm getting mine tommorow and I can't wait <3 |
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I got mine at 10am this morning as soon as my gamestop opened xD I got a timid nature FTW
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I was actually planning on cloning mine and doing a giveaway in the quick trades section. Not sure how many people will be ticked off.
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Just picked up mine from EB Games Canada
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Not sure if this is the place to ask but; I have an NA 3DS (location set to Canada) and I live in Australia so I'm pretty much stuck with nothing with these kinds of events. If it's not a bother could someone procure an extra code for me? I don't feel great about asking because I might have to bother someone every time a code distribution happens though :x
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Gonna go get Gengar when I pay off the rest of my preorder. Not too really stoked for it, since I'm not as stoked for events as I was four years ago. Diancie on the other hand is something I look forward to.
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EB Games Canada Shiny Gengar & Diancie
Hey guys. A bit different from the US-based thread, so I made a new one.
For Canadians, have you had any issues with EB Games forcing preorders of ORAS to get the Shiny Gengar code? I went to two different EB Games and both refused to distribute without a preorder when the event is clearly marked "no purchase necessary" in the flyer. Has this happened to you? What was your experience like picking up your codes? Also, Serebii doesn't list the Diancie as being at Canadian EB Games but I just spoke to a store manager in Ottawa at an EB Games who said they already received the Diancie codes and they begin distribution on October 27th-November 21st (ORAS launch). So we are getting this event! Now it's just a question of whether or not you'll have difficulties like me when you go to pick it up lol What have your experiences been like thusfar? |
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With regards to the Diancie code, many Canadians on REDDIT have shown pictures of the diancie distribution code that they got when picking up gengar. The code is not active until October 27. I personally didn't get the diancie code, but thats because the eb I went to will not hand it out until the 27th. Its really up to the stores discretion, but technically they should not be handing out the Diancie codes until October 27. As for the Diancie codes that have been handed out, they wont be active until the 27. My advise is just call a bunch of other EB's in the area and confirm with them that they have the codes in stock and whether you have to pre-order. Obviously you don't but some of them are gonna play hardball and get you to pre-order. Obviously avoid those stores. Also Mods, merge this thread with existing one. Theres no reason to have a seperate Canadian thread when theres a discussion amongst Canadians in the existing one. TY. |
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