Pokemon Scrap Event 2016 Course B Update

Course B for the #Pokemon Scrap Code event has started! The registration site is the same, so you can use the same log in that you made for Course A. You can see my instructions for course A here.

Be very sure that you are registering the scrap codes for the correct course!!

This is what the scrap code registration page looks like now with the two courses. Double check that you are on the right course before you register your codes!

How to donate to Pokemon With You 2016

From March 11th to March 31st 2016, you can donate to the Pokemon With You campaign to provide aid to those affected by the Tohoku earthquake. When you donate, you will get a pikachu code to redeem in Japanese ORAS/XY. The code is redeemable from March 11th to April 21st. You can only get one code per account.

What you will need: a Japanese credit card (Visa, Mastercard, JCB or Yahoo) or bank account to make the donation.

To start, you need to make a Yahoo! Japan account and then set up a Yahoo! Wallet for payment. You can get there from the home page of the Pokemon With You project page.

Sign up for an account by clicking on the link near the top of the page.

Create a new account by typing in the details here. You can get a postal code using Google :) For typing Japanese, you can copy & paste the hiragana characters from Wikipedia.

Confirm the account details.

Check your email and click on the link inside.

You should see this message for a successful registration. Click on the link down the bottom to register payment option.

Fill in your details here. You can get an address using Google Maps :) This shows how to register with a credit card but you can also register with your bank account.

You should see something like this if your registration was successful.

Head back to the Pokemon With You page and click on the yellow donation button. You should see this page to start the donation process. Click on the yellow button to continue.

Choose your donation amount here. The default is 500 yen but you can choose much higher than that :)

Confirm the amount that you wish to donate and your credit card details.

You should see something like this if your donation was successful. Click on the highlighted link to go back to the Pokemon With You project page.

If you have donated, the page should show you the Pikachu serial code on the right.

As you can see, there have already been many donations made. Hopefully this guide can help some people to make a contribution also :)

How to Redeem Scrap Codes 2016 Version

This is an updated guide from the Pokemon scrap code event from last year, covering the A Course (B Course will be up when that is released - updated post here). To be honest, it's basically the same procedure but I wanted to cover all my bases so here we go.

The A Course scrap event runs from Mar 1st 2016 to Aug 31st 2016 where you can get a Shiny Mew (1 code), Articuno (4 codes), Zapdos (12 codes) and Moltres (16 codes). Like always, the in-game codes are only redeemable in a Japanese XY/ORAS. The in-game codes are given when you register the scrap codes online. The scrap codes come with certain merchandise on sale in Japan; scrap codes and in-game codes are different!

To register the scrap codes, start off by registering for an account on the 2016 Pokemon Scrap website. Tick the square to agree to the terms and conditions, and then click the Red button on the left.

The blue box is for logging into your account if you have already made one.

Type in your email twice, press the Red button and check your email for something from info@pokescrap2016.pokemon.co.jp.

Make sure you use a working e-mail because you're going to need to check it.

Click on the long link in the email to confirm your email address, and in the subsequent web page, type in a password twice to set up your account.

Check your spam or bin if it isn't in your inbox. It is sent basically instantly.

The link in the email will prompt you to set up a password for your account.

You'll be presented with a survey. In order:

1. your age (in years)
2. your gender (male=left, female=right)
3. which part of Japan you live in (東京 is Tokyo if you're interested)
4. how did you hear about this campaign (インターネットのホームページ is internet website, or 友達から聞いて is friend, or you could even pick その他 for other)
5. which merchandise did you buy for the code (probably anything is fine)
6. which Pokemon games do you have (『ポケットモンスター X・Y』と『ポケットモンスター オメガルビー・アルファサファイア』を両方持っている means you have XY and ORAS, like a true fan!).

You wouldn't pick one of the last 3 options for Q6. would you?

 Click the Red button to send the information through, and then confirm your details.

There's a lot of clicking red buttons.

Once you click this Red button, you will be able to register your scrap codes.

Like this larger red button.

  Like the previous year, the scrap code input is at the bottom of the page.

The submit button does not appear until you check the box!

To see the in-game codes, click on the プレゼントを確認する in one of the top yellow boxes (or you can just use this link).

The red button under each Pokemon/item will take you to the page with the in-game code.

So this button will give me the Eevee code.

And of course, there's another red button :)

The code will also be sent to your email if you decide not to redeem the code right away.

Remember to register your scrap codes and redeem the Pokemon codes in time before they expire!

How to reset your password on JPN Nintendo Account

If you have had an issue with getting into your Nintendo Account with your Nintendo Network ID after setting it up on your 3DS, you may need to try and reset your password.

To get to the log in page, you can try going from the Nintendo Account page and clicking on the top right corner which says ログイン/新規登録.

You can try to log in via the top text fields "E-mail address" and "Password" or by the orange "Nintendo Network ID".

We're going to try and reset the password using the "Nintendo Network ID" button.

You can try once more to log in here, or you can reset your password with the link in the red box.

A temporary password will be sent to you. If you have your email set up, you will get an email. If your email has not been set up properly, you'll have to start a new account.

Fill in your Nintendo Network ID and email to get a temporary password sent to you.

You'll be told that a temporary password has been sent and to check your email.

The temporary password should be sent within an hour so check your email inbox/spam/bin.

Close the Nintendo tabs before continuing. In your email, look for an email from Nintendo Network.

The temporary password email looks a bit like this. The password is outlined in the red box.

In a new tab, go to the Nintendo Account page again and click on the top right corner that says ログイン/新規登録.

You'll be back here again.

 Once again, log in using the orange "Nintendo Network ID" and this time, fill in your Nintendo Network ID with the temporary password in your email. Please type it carefully with the correct cases and no spaces.

You should be redirected back to the Nintendo Account page, but in the top right hand corner, you should see your Mii and your name.

If you get redirected back to the temporary password page (仮パスワードの送信), check back and refresh the Nintendo Account page to see if the top right corner has changed.

Hopefully, you have reclaimed your account and have successfully logged in. To complete the process, you should reset the temporary password to an actual password.

Go to your account settings by clicking on the Mii icon in the top right corner. It will pull out a sidebar. Click on the アカウントの設定 button.

That should redirect you to your account settings page where you should see all the details you filled out previously.

Change your password by clicking on the button highlighted by the red box.

You'll be shown your email that will be used to authenticate the password reset.

Your email should be correct here. Click the blue box to continue.

Once you click the blue box, an email with a 4 number code will be sent to you.

When you get your code, go back to the Nintendo Account which should now look like this:

You want to put the 4 number code in that text box with the ---- and then click the blue box.

You should now be prompted to enter your new password in twice.

Type your password in each text field and press the blue button to continue.

And that should be it!

I personally experienced some problems logging in via the Nintendo Network ID where it would keep using the temporary password instead of the new one.

But I had no problems with logging in with the E-mail address + Password method. Either way will let you into your account page to see your Mew code though.

How to purchase from Pokemon Center Online Store Japan

#Pikachu with Fly Surf Agility Celebrate is distributed with the first purchase from the #Pokemon Center online store (JPN) from 16th Feb 2016 to 22nd May 2016, redeemable from 16th Feb 2016 to 31st Aug 2016 Japanese ORAS only.

Of course, that means you need to sign up with them first...

What are you willing to do for him?

To create an account and make a purchase, you will need a credit card (VISA, MasterCard, JCB, Diners Club, American Express - foreign credit cards work too), an address in Japan and the ability to input Japanese text to fill out the forms (Win/Mac).

The code is posted to you with your purchased item so it is very important that you are able to receive the item that you buy in order to get the Pikachu code.

If you have a friend or acquaintance in Japan who agrees to forward your goodies to you, then you are set. Otherwise, (and this will incur additional fees) there are mail forwarding services who will provide you with a Japanese address which your order will be sent to, and then the package will be forwarded onto your real address outside of Japan. Some services are better than others so be careful! Make sure the Pokemon Center Online Store will ship to the forwarding address.

Once ready, go to https://www.pokemoncenter-online.com/ to start.

Click the button in the top right corner to make an account and then fill in your email in the box on the right.

Confirm your email and submit to send a confirmation email.

Check your inbox/spam/bin for this email and click on the link inside.

Fill in your details. #1 #2 should be in Japanese. Filling in #5 should automatically fill #6 #7. #8 #9 will depend on your address. Numbers and passwords should be alphanumeric. If you are using a forwarding service, check their FAQ for their shipping address instructions.

Confirm your details that you filled in previously, and submit.

You can now log in with your email and password (use the same upper right corner button, and this time fill in the box on the left), and add items to your cart.

The cheapest item is probably an old TCG pack.

Once you add an item to your cart, scroll down to confirm purchase.

Here you should see your details you registered with previously. Click the red button to continue.

Enter your payment details here and then click the red button to continue.

Cheapest purchase is a total of 702 yen including tax and shipping. Confirm your order one last time!

And that's it! Remember that purchases under 5000yen have a domestic shipping fee, as you can see in the picture above. They have lowered it to 3000yen as a special service for the opening of the store so make use of it while you can!

The Pikachu event code is being distributed in a "as long as stocks last" basis so if you leave it too late, you may miss out. Just to reiterate: the code is posted on a post card with the item so you need to provide a working postal address to receive it.

The Pikachu event aside, the Pokemon Center has a lot of awesome Pokemon merchandise. Since pretty much all Pokemon Center merchandise are limited edition items, once they are gone, they are usually gone for good bar the occasional re-release. Personally, I also feel that almost all Pokemon Center exclusive items are well made, with plush toys feeling much nicer than the ones from Takara Tomy or Bandai for example. I think it is well-worth setting this up if you plan on making future purchases, especially since this store has a point system unlike the physical stores :)