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Pokemon lovers from around Australia will finally be able to get their hands on the elusive Pokemon “Manaphy”. Nintendo is giving away Manaphy to co-incide with release of Pokémon Movie 9: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, which stars the mysterious Manaphy, and will of course be available in JB Hi-Fi stores from November 7. Manaphy will be available from any of the 78 JB Hi-Fi stores around Australia during the 7th to the 13th of November. You’ll have to bring in your DS with Diamond and Pearl and have the Pokedex. Full press release inside.

Australia, 31 October, 2007 –

For one week only, consumers will have the opportunity to use their Nintendo DS® in JB Hi-Fi stores nationally to receive the sought after Manaphy Pokémon® character.

The Manaphy distribution celebrates the release of Pokémon Movie 9: Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea, which stars mysterious Manaphy, and will be available in JB Hi-Fi stores from 7 November.

Manaphy has an exclusive move called Heart Swap, which switches healing effects with other Pokémon. To add to the excitement, Manaphy will appear inside the elusive Cherish Ball, a special Poké Ball only available through character distribution at events.

To receive Manaphy, consumers can visit any of the 78 JB Hi-Fi stores around Australia during the 7 – 13 November 2007. Consumers must also bring a Nintendo DS and a copy of either Pokémon® Diamond or Pokémon® Pearl, and must have obtained the Pokédex.

Once in JB Hi-Fi, consumers need to follow the simple instructions which can be found on http://www.nintendo.com.au/nintendo/news/index.php. JB Hi-Fi staff will also be available to assist any consumers with the character distribution.

Coming 22 November is Pokémon® Battle Revolution where Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl players can copy their Pokémon characters from the DS games into a spectacular 3D environment on the Wii™ and battle players around the globe via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Pokémon Battle Revolution is the first game to link the Nintendo DS and Wii systems.

For more information on Manaphy, visit the official Manaphy website www.manaphy.com or www.pokemon.com. For JB Hi-Fi store locations visit http://www.jbhifi.com.au/.