Well, the wait is finally over. Head to your local GameStop and grab Jirachi for your Pokémon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum game!

Hurry! This event only lasts two weeks and is in preparation for the release of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (making way to your DS on March 14th).

Go! Go now!

You almost never see Pokémon giveaways in the US so close to one another, but soon after the Pikachu-colored Pichu event is done, GameStop will be giving away the super rare Jirachi!

Jirachi has never been given away on US shores, but starting February 27th and going through March 13th, you can walk into any GameStop store across the country with your DS system and copy of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl or Platinum and use the Mystery Gift function to download Jirachi into your game!

Just in time for HeartGold and SoulSilver, too!

This special event Jirachi will come to you at Lvl. 5 and know the moves Rest, Wish, Confusion, and the very powerful Draco Meteor! Jirachi will also be holding a Liechi Berry, one of the rarer berries found in the current generation of Pokémon games.

In addition to being very rare, a player can trade Jirachi over to their copy of HeartGold or SoulSilver for a special surprise on their PokéWalker!

Don’t forget to pre-order your copies of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver at your local gaming store! They’re available March 14th!

Pikachu-colored Pichu is still available at GameStop stores across the United States! The promotion started on January 30th and goes through February 14th! So, if you’ve got a girlfriend, boyfriend, husband or wife who loves Pokémon, you can go together on Valentine’s Day! ;)

Pikachu-colored Pichu is not only rare, but unlocks a secret event when traded to upcoming Pokémon games HeartGold and SoulSilver–when you visit a shrine in Illex Forest, Spiky-Eared Pichu will join your party!

Spiky-Eared Pichu was featured in the Pokémon movie Arceus and the Jewel of Life, but can now be yours via this great event.

Pikachu-colored Pichu is obtained via the Mystery Gift function in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum and comes to you at Lvl. 30, with Volt Tackle, Endure, Endeavor and Charge as its moves and an Everstone item.

Don’t wait! You might not get another chance to get two rare Pokémon for such little effort! Grab your DS, DS Lite or DSi and head to your nearest GameStop store!

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver will be available March 14th, 2010 and if you pre-order a game at GameStop or Game Crazy stores, you’ll also receive a Ho-oh or Lugia figurine with your pre-order and purchase depending on which version you get.

Looking through the fact sheet of changes from Diamond and Pearl to Platinum, you could get a little letdown. Does a new area, redesigned gyms, and new forms of legendaries really get anyone excited enough to buy the same game again?

Put your hands down fanboys.

Looking back at previous compilation versions of Pokémon you can’t expect too much. Surprising though, Platinum is an experience best played through then talked about. While it doesn’t feel like a wholly new game, it has enough new things and smoothed edges that it’s an enjoyable play through.

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