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- 2022 Masters EX Whitney & Sawsbuck debuted as a sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX.
- 2021 Masters EX Leon & Calyrex debuted as a sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX.
- 2000 TCG Pokémon TCG: Neo Genesis expansion launches (English).
- 1998 Media Pokémon Adventures Volume 4 releases in Japan.
- 1997 ★Event "Dennō Senshi Porygon" airs once in Japan. The strobe sequence triggers seizures in viewers, leading to the worldwide "Pokémon Shock" incident and a four-month anime hiatus.
- 1997 ★Anime Controversial episode EP038 'Dennō Senshi Porygon' (Electric Soldier Porygon) airs in Japan, triggering seizures in viewers and a four-month anime hiatus.
- 1997 ★Media Pokémon Adventures Volume 2 releases in Japan.
- 1997 ★Anime The anime episode "Dennō Senshi Porygon" triggered the "Pokémon Shock" incident in Japan, pulling the series off air and reshaping broadcast safety standards.
Masters EX ★ Landmark 2022 
Whitney & Sawsbuck debuted as a sync pair in Pokémon Masters EX.
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On December 16, 2019
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- Mystery Gift codeSword and Shield Download Version Quick Balls If you download Pokémon Sword & Shield digitally on the Nintendo Switch eShop, you will receive a Serial Code to obtain 12 Quick Balls in the game Ended
- Mystery Gift codeSword and Shield Pokémon Quest T-Shirt 20 If you pre-ordered Pokémon Sword & Shield and are part of the Secret Member Club, then to celebrate 150,000 people in the club, a special serial code was given within the club that gives you a T-Shirt based on the spin-off title, Pokémon Quest . Ended
- Mystery Gift codeSword and Shield 100 Poké Balls 20 When you make a purchase at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores across Japan, you'll receive a special book about the new anime series. In this book there is a serial code to obtain 100 Poké Balls. Ended