Darkrai coming to America
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A new page on the official Nintendo Pokemon website reveals that one of the rarest pokemon, Darkrai, will be getting a North American debut. As Pokemon Diamond and Pearl players know, Darkrai is only available at special, official Nintendo events. At these events, players can download a special item to their DS units. They then go to any pokecenter in the game to receive the Member’s Card item. This card allows players to enter the locked Canalave Inn and battle Darkrai.
A date for the Darkrai event has not been set. In fact, very little information is given about the event, other than to imply it is coming soon. A Darkrai event was already held in Japan at the debut of the July 10, 2007 release of the tenth Pokemon movie, Gekijouban Pocket Monsters Diamond & Pearl Dialga vs. Palkia vs. Darkrai. The Darkrai from that movie event knew the moves Roar of Time and Spacial Rend. The same movie is scheduled to be released in the U.S. March 2008 as The Rise of Darkrai.
Of course players who happen to own an Action Replay DS may already own this elusive pokemon thanks to a helpful code which triggers the event prematurely. If the official NA Darkrai contains special moves like the Japanese one, then it will easy to determine who owns a legitimate pokemon and who hacked the game.
Update: Gamertell has updated the Darkrai story. The pokemon will be given away at Toys"R"Us stores in North America and May 31 and June 1, 2008.
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i need to know when the darkrai special event will be held please tell me when you find out!
on February 17, 2008 at 01:33 PM - LINKIt hasn’t been announced yet. However if you keep visiting http://www.pokemon.com/darkrai/, it should announce exactly when the Darkrai event will be held.
Hope that helps!
on February 19, 2008 at 02:43 PM - LINKOh dear god, I can’t wait. XD Finally, an event I can actually GO TO. And it’s for DARKRAI at that. Excellente’.
I live in St. Louis and I hear the event is going to take place at Toys “R” Us. I really hope that’s true. X3
I hope they have a Shaymin event soon too. I know it’s the wussiest legendary in existance, but it’s too darn cute.
on February 28, 2008 at 08:58 PM - LINKIt is nice. Hopefully it will be held fairly soon. Shaymin would be nice as well, and its only logical that if they’ll release one, they’ll release the other.
Personally I used an AR to get the items for both characters. XD I was too lazy and couldn’t wait for an event. (I also used it to get a Manaphy since I didn’t want to get and play Pokemon Ranger.)
Shaymin really isn’t very wussy at all. It is a pretty decent pokemon. Teeny tiny and adorable, but it does have some good moves.
on February 28, 2008 at 09:03 PM - LINKOh! Well fantastic then! =D
on February 28, 2008 at 10:59 PM - LINKtnx for the information !
on March 7, 2008 at 03:46 PM - LINKGlad it was able to help travel to St Louis!
on March 7, 2008 at 03:51 PM - LINKYou do all realize that the instant the event Darkrai comes out some person is going to use a program like Pokésav along with an Action Replay to hack up a million of these things right? There won’t be any way to figure out what’s legit then. I just thought it was kind of silly when the article stated that it would be easy to distinguish fakes from the real deal… Fakes are easily made and with Pokésav, can be made to look completely legit.
on March 14, 2008 at 01:43 AM - LINKThat’s true Anonymous. I guess its all up to the owner if they want to go to an event to get a legit darkrai or just find one through the gts.
on March 14, 2008 at 02:43 PM - LINKwhere is it being held at like which stae or is it all over america
on March 19, 2008 at 08:48 PM - LINKIt should be at various locations around the USA once the event is held. Once dates have been announced, the official site will post them.
on March 20, 2008 at 03:58 PM - LINKCheck it out! This was just posted today on Pokemon.com!
http://www.pokemon.com/#news
on April 18, 2008 at 08:44 PM - LINKThanks so much for the tip Jess! I just wrote a story on it and credited you for helping with the great tip!
on April 18, 2008 at 09:28 PM - LINKMay 31 - June 1 noon-4PM at Toys R Us
on April 21, 2008 at 03:33 PM - LINKSo, are you supposed to click on Receive Via Wireless and will you need a free space in your Poke team?
on May 4, 2008 at 01:11 AM - LINKJust making sure anyone answering this understands, I am talking about the Darkrai Toys R Us event. I do not want to mess up and i really want a darkrai, so please answer this question.
on May 4, 2008 at 01:14 AM - LINKHi Somebody -
I’m not sure, as the event hasn’t happened yet. It is being held May 31 and June 1st.
http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/prepare-for-d-day-darkrai-day-that-is/
When you attend the event, there will likely be instructions or someone there to assist you.
on May 4, 2008 at 05:24 PM - LINKI read in Nintendo Power that the Darkrai event is going to be at Toys “R” Us on May 31st and June 1st. I haven’t been able to find anything online to confirm this, but if it’s in Nintendo Power, I think I’ll trust it.
on May 8, 2008 at 11:54 AM - LINKi heard that you will be able to get darkrai of the new pokemon ranger thats coming out a bit like manaphy last year
on May 8, 2008 at 01:24 PM - LINK@ Jema - Actually, that is confirmed. There is a story on it here at this link:
http://www.gamertell.com/gaming/comment/prepare-for-d-day-darkrai-day-that-is/
@hi - I hadn’t heard that rumor - it is an interesting prospect.
on May 8, 2008 at 10:27 PM - LINKAre all Toys ‘r Us stores participating, or is it just selected stores, and if so, is a list of stores released yet? I live in the middle of nowhere, but I really want a Darkrai!
on May 10, 2008 at 09:35 AM - LINKI’m not sure if its all Toys"r"us stores. Perhaps check in your local store? Or check the Toys"r"us official website?
I checked and no list is available online yet.
on May 11, 2008 at 04:40 PM - LINKThanks Jenni, I thought i was the only person who did not know about those details. =) I hope someone is there to help me. I am really lookin forward to this event!
on May 14, 2008 at 07:27 PM - LINKNo problem. I’m sure as the event date draws near, more details will be made available.
on May 14, 2008 at 07:53 PM - LINK