Can't wait for the Poke Tour !
Fans of Pokemon, the world's best selling Nintendo game, will have the opportunity this school holidays to collect the limited edition 151st Pokemon - Mew - and play the new Pokemon Trading Card Games at 16 shopping centres throughout Australia.

The first-ever national Nintendo Pokemon Tour rolls out on September 16 with the star attraction Mew, the 151st Pokemon and rarest of them all! Long believed extinct, Mew was recently discovered deep in the jungles of South America. Now children all over the country will be able to collect this rare Pokemon character during the Pokemon Poke Tour.

Mew can only be collected by bringing a Game Boy and Pokemon game (either Red, Blue or Yellow) to a tour venue, for a free download on to the owner's cartridge. The Pokemon Poke Tour will also introduce Australian fans to the Pokemon Trading Card Game, which has already been a monster success in the U.S. and Japan, and has sold more than 800 million units worldwide! Pokemon Trading Card Game trainers will be on-hand to give gamers tips to help them play this exciting new game.

For more info about the Pokemon PokeTour Call 1900 100 MEW or 1900 100 639 at a call cost of 95c per minute.

Gotta get Mew! When you go to the Poke Tour, don't forget to take your Game Boy and Pokemon cartridge with you. This allows you to find the Pokemon 151st Download Centre and the Download Mew Area. This is where the magic happens, after placing your cartridge in the specially marked unit the machine downloads Mew into your game. Much like the Universal Game Link Cable Set allows you to download Pokemon from other Game Boys. Then Mew is yours.

There's two Poke Tours!
Just like the Pokemon games for the Game Boy, there are two Poke Tours that will be travelling throughout Australia at the same time. The Pokemon Red and the Pokemon Blue Tours are going to travel the country hoping to meet you. Both tours are going to be a wild time, and both will have Mew available for you to download onto your Game Boy Pokemon cartridges. It will not matter whether you have the Red, Yellow or Blue game versions, you will be able to add the most recent Pokemon into your own menagerie of Pokemon.

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How to find the PokeDex
Once you have explored Pallet Town, head North along route 1.
Professor Oak will appear and escort you to his lab where he will give you your first Pokemon. Once you have your first Pokemon head North to Veridian City. Go to the Pokemon Mart in Veridian City where the clerk will give you a package to give to Professor Oak. Return to Pallet Town and give Professor Oak the Package - He will then give you the Pokedex.

How to get a Poke Ball
The Pokemon Mart will sell you a Poke Ball for 200.

How to clear Space for your new Pokemon
Log into the PC in any Poke Centre and save a few of your active Pokemon to your computer system.

Please follow the instructions carefully:

1. Place a sticker on your Pokemon cartridge with your Name, Address, Telephone number
2. Enclose a stamped, self addressed envelope (so we can return it to you).
3. Put your Name, Address and Telephone number on the back of the envelope.
4. You must mail your cartridge to Nintendo by last mail Friday the 1st October 1999.
5. Please send your cartridge to...

Nintendo Australia
Mew - 151 Pokemon Download
P.O. Box 804 Scoresby 3179

For more information call 1900 100 MEW or 1900 100 639

Disclaimer
Your cartridge must be posted to Nintendo by last mail Friday the 1st of October. Nintendo will take all care but will take no responsibility for misdirected or lost mail. Please place a sticker with your name and address on your Pokemon Red, Blue or Yellow Game so that we can identify your cartridge. Please also include a stamped self addressed envelope so that we can return the cartridge to you.
Please send cartridges to the above address.

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Giveaways and Prizes
There are 3,000 special Tour packs which will be given away at each Poke Tour location. They are overflowing with fantastic Pokemon prizes. Here's what's in the packs…

• a copy of the Pokemon Power Comic
• Mew and Pikachu tatoos
• Pokemon product sheet
• 1 limited edition Pikachu "Poke Tour" trading card
• promotional card, especially designed for this tour
• Pokemon trading card game playmat
• all in a special, limited edition Poke Tour bag

What must you bring to the Poke Tour?
To get the most out of the Poke Tour bring yourself and a friend. Don't forget to bring your Game Boy and Pokemon game cartridge so that you can both download Mew and don't forget your camera because you can get your photo taken with some of your favourite Pokemon!