View source for March brings new Global Link promotions

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blurb=A new month has brought players new Pokémon Global Link promotions. Japanese accounts have access to a Ducklett C-Gear skin until April 27, while PAL region accounts may obtain Lucario until May 23 through passwords from Eurogamer. }}
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[[File:Ducklett C-Gear skin.png|frame|Ducklett C-Gear skin]]
A new month has brought players new {{pkmn|Global Link}} promotions.

Those with Japanese accounts may obtain a {{bp|C-Gear skin}} featuring three {{p|Ducklett}}, 「ながよしコアルヒー」. The skin will remain available until April 27, and it requires no password.

On the other hand, those who set their accounts to PAL regions may obtain {{p|Lucario}} through Eurogamer until May 23. These Lucario are much like those made available to Japanese and American accounts previously, having the Ability {{a|Justified}} and the move {{m|Bullet Punch}}. Unlike the previous promotions, however, this promotions does not make use of one-time-use codes:
*English: LUCAEUROGAMERNET
*German: LUCAEUROGAMERDE
*Italian: LUCAEUROGAMERIT
*Spanish: LUCAEUROGAMERES

In other news, the Pokémon Global Link will have an extended maintenance on March 6 for an unexplained reason. On March 15, worldwide registration for the {{bp|Global Battle Union#2012 International Challenge|2012 International Challenge}} will begin, with the tournament itself on March 22 to 26.  [[Official Japanese Pokémon site reveals '2012 International Challenge' |As reported]], the expected number of participants is 50,000, with 25,000 for those with Japanese games and another 25,000 for those with international and Korean games. Additional information on this tournament can be found [http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/pgl_2012_intl_chall_announce-2012-02-09/ here].