Pokemon news: 20th celebration continues in March as new ‘Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire,’ ‘Pokemon Shuffle’ events arrive

The celebrations for the 20^th year anniversary of Pokemon is just starting. For this March, Celebi will take the spotlight as the Mythical Pokemon commemorated for the second month of the Pokemon anniversary celebration.

Nintendo is now distributing Celebi via the Nintendo Network, and it will mimic the original Celebi that was first released for “Pokemon Gold” and “Pokemon Silver” in the Nintendo Game Boy Color. Fans in Australia and Europe enjoyed an earlier release of Celebi distribution for “Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire” and “Pokemon X and Y,” My Nintendo News reported. Distribution of the Celebi Pokemon is ongoing until March 24, so fans should make sure to get it while it’s a free gift.

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Pokemon fans who are also playing the TCG: Mythical Pokemon Collection can expect a Celebi collection, which is geared to have a full-art promo card, a collector’s pin showcasing Celebi and two booster packs from the special “Pokemon TCG: Generations,” according to the official Pokemon website.

There are even some Celebi toys that will be sold in Toys ‘R’ Us stores for March. There’s the two-inch Celebi figure with a Great Ball and an eight-inch Celebi plushie that are both in limited stocks.

Also coming in this March are a few events and battle competitions. The Battle Competition for the month is the 2016 International Challenge March competition. This competition will be a Double Battle that subscribes to the VGC rules. According to trusted Pokemon source Serebii, this will allow players to use two of the box Legendary Pokemon. These can be any of the following Pokemon: Dialga, Giratina, Groudon, Ho-Oh, Kyogre, Kyurem, Lugia, Mewtwo, Palkia, Rayquaza, Reshiram, Xerneas, Yveltal, Zekrom and Zygarde.

Registration for the March competition will run from March 14 to 24. The battles will run on the last weekend of the month, from March 25 to 27. All participants will get 2,000 PokeMiles, while all of the top players will get Championship Points.

Additionally, “Pokemon Shuffle” and those on Mobile can look forward to the Kabutops stage and the Darkrai Escalation Battle that will both run until March 15. There’s also the Machamp stage until March 8.

Celebi distribution for Pokemon anniversary (Credit: YouTube/TheBattleProductions)