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The Pokémon Company International has announced a sweepstakes competition to run over the next three weeks. The sweepstakes is titled "The Johto Legendary Trio Sweepstakes". It began on August 30 and concludes on September 19.

The prizes

Entering the sweepstakes is simple. Registrations are taken online for the duration of the competition. A valid e-mail address is required.

There will be three prize draws, which will be held weekly. The grand prize, which will be awarded to one winner in each draw, consists of:

A Nintendo DSi XL system
Copies of Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
A box of 36 Pokémon Trading Card Game booster packs from HS—Undaunted
A set of three TCG collector's tins featuring Raikou, Entei, and Suicune
Two strategy guides

In each draw, there will be one hundred runner-up prizes, consisting of one of the three collector's tins.

The sweepstakes is only open to citizens of the United States.

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-The Pokémon Company International has announced a three-week long sweepstakes.  The '''Johto Legendary Trio Sweepstakes''', which began August 30th and will run for three weeks, with a grand prize each week of a including a Nintendo DSi XL™ system; copies of the video games Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions; a box of 36 Pokémon Trading Card Game booster packs from the latest expansion, HS—Undaunted; a set of three Pokémon TCG Collector’s Tins featuring Johto Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune; and strategy guides.  A hundred weekly runner-up prizes will consist of one of the three legendary Johto Pokémon TCG Collector's Tins. More information can be found at [http://www.pokemon.com/win Pokémon's web site].
+The {{bp|Pokémon Company International}} has announced a sweepstakes competition to run over the next three weeks. The sweepstakes is titled "The Johto Legendary Trio Sweepstakes". It began on August 30 and concludes on September 19.
+Entering the sweepstakes is simple. Registrations are taken online for the duration of the competition. A valid e-mail address is required.
+There will be three prize draws, which will be held weekly. The grand prize, which will be awarded to one winner in each draw, consists of:
+* A {{bp|Nintendo DSi XL}} system
+* Copies of {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}
+* A box of 36 Pokémon Trading Card Game booster packs from {{bp|Undaunted (TCG)|HS—Undaunted}}
+* A set of three TCG collector's tins featuring Raikou, Entei, and Suicune
+* Two strategy guides
+In each draw, there will be one hundred runner-up prizes, consisting of one of the three collector's tins.
+The sweepstakes is only open to citizens of the United States.
+==Information==
+* [http://www.pokemon.com/us/news/news_johto_sweepstakes-2010-08-30/  Press release]
+** [http://www.pokemon.com/win Relevant subsection]
+* [http://www.pokemonsweepstakes.com/ Registrations and terms and conditions]