Nintendo is doing that awesome ‘legendary a month’ giveaway for Pokemon again this year

Next month is Dialga or Palkia

Because of that Pokémon anniversary event last year, I always had a reason to check in and pick up another free legendary. It was a pretty cool feeling and a neat way of keeping the game relevant even for casual players, and it looks like Nintendo and The Pokémon Company are bringing it back.

Starting in February, players can net legendary Pokémon each month. They’ll come in pairs of two (and you’ll need two copies to get them both), starting with Dialga and Palkia in February from Pokémon Pearl and Diamond at GameStop. It’ll run until November, closing out with Ho-Oh and Lugia.

To clarify, this year’s promotion will work with four versions of Pokémon — Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon. In other words if you have at least two copies of the game you can net both legendaries in any given month.

Legendary Pokemon Celebration [Pokémon]

• February: Dialga, the Steel- and Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon, or Palkia, the Water- and Dragon-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Sinnoh region

• March: Regigigas, the Normal-type Legendary Pokémon, or Heatran, the Fire- and Steel-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Sinnoh region

• April: Raikou, the Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, or Entei, the Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Johto region

• May: Xerneas, the Fairy-type Legendary Pokémon, or Yveltal, the Dark- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Kalos region

• June: Zygarde, the Dragon- and Ground-type Legendary Pokémon with three distinct Formes, from the Kalos and Alola regions

• July: Tornadus, the Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, or Thundurus, the Electric- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Unova region

• August: Groudon, the Ground-type Legendary Pokémon, or Kyogre, the Water-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Hoenn region

• September: Latios or Latias, the Dragon- and Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Hoenn region

• October: Reshiram, the Dragon- and Fire-type Legendary Pokémon, or Zekrom, the Dragon- and Electric-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Unova region

• November: Ho-Oh, the Fire- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, or Lugia, the Psychic- and Flying-type Legendary Pokémon, from the Johto region