The Special Machine (Japanese: 特製マシン) , sometimes referred to as a Mew Machine or a Celebi Machine, was used to distribute event Pokémon in Generation I starting with the Nintendo Space World ’97 Mew distribution. It was mainly used to distribute Mew but also other events like Surfing Pikachu. An updated version was used starting with the Nintendo Space World 2000 Celebi for all Celebi events during Generation II. At separate events, Pokémon game cartridges containing event Pokémon downloaded from the special machines were sometimes used as “distribution cartridges”, and the event Pokémon were exchanged via Game Link Cable.
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