View source for Pokémon celebrates 'Month of Zoroark'

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caption=Month of Zoroark declared! |
weekday=Tuesday |
day=6 |
month=9 |
year=2011 |
time=17:09:31 |
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tagline=Sweepstakes, DVD, manga, C-Gear skin, TCG box, more available |
blurb=The Pokémon franchise in America celebrates this month with the Pokémon Zoroark. Sweepstakes and various releases will be held this month until the first week of October.  }}
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[[File:MonthofZoroark.png|thumb|380px|Get ready to celebrate!]]
The Pokémon franchise in America celebrates this month with various releases featuring one of the first {{bp|Generation V}} Pokémon to be revealed: {{p|Zoroark}}.

Highlighting this event is the weekly Zoroark Sweepstakes available to all legal residents of the fifty states of America, as well as the {{wp|Washington, D.C.|District of Columbia}}, from Sept. 6 to Oct. 3. By entering their e-mail address (link available below), fans get a chance to win merchandise featuring Zoroark. Entering daily increases chances of winning, but only one entry may be submitted using one e-mail per day (12:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. PDT). 

25 winners will be selected for the weekly draws, and each winner will receive a Zoroark Prize Package consisting of a {{bp|Black & White TCG Series merchandise#Zoroark-Illusions Collection|Zoroark–Illusions Collection}} Box, a {{bp|M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions}} DVD, and a three-inch Zoroark action figure.

A grand winner, who will be selected Oct. 3, will win a Pokémon Grand Prize Package that consists of a {{bp|Nintendo 3DS}} system, a copy of both {{bp|Pokémon Black and White Versions|Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version}}, an {{TCG|Emerging Powers}} display box of boosters, a {{bp|M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions}} manga, a {{bp|2011 McDonald's Promotional Pokémon Toys|Zoroark Deluxe Action Figure}}, a {{bp|Black & White TCG Series merchandise#Zoroark-Illusions Collection|Zoroark–Illusions Collection}} Box, and a ''{{bp|M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions}}'' DVD. 

On Sept. 17 and 18, the movie ''{{bp|M13|Zoroark: Master of Illusions}}'' will be made available on [http://www.pokemon.com/us/tv-episodes/watch Pokémon TV] on the official site, while the DVD of the film, as well as its manga adaptation, will be available starting Sept. 20 in the US.

[[File:MonthofZoroark GrandPrize.jpg|thumb|220px|There can only be one grand prize winner...]]
Players of {{game|Black and White|s}} may obtain Zoroark at {{wp|Toys "R" Us}} stores. In the US, this Zoroark is available from Sept. 18 to 25; in Canada, it is available from Sept. 18 to 24; in Australia, it is available from Sept. 16 to Oct. 16, and is also available at select {{wp|EB Games}} and {{wp|Game (retailer)|GAME}} stores. Zoroark from this event, much like the ones made available before in various European countries, as well as South Korea, will know {{m|Snarl}}, a move the is only available by using the event-only {{bp|TM95}}. These Zoroark will be level 50, Quirky-natured, and male. They are also in a Cherish Ball and have the Classic Ribbon. Their moves are {{m4|Agility|Embargo|Punishment|Snarl}}.

In relation to this, the password for the {{bp|C-Gear}} {{bp|List of Pokémon Global Link promotions#C-Gear skins|skin}} featuring Zoroark, simply named ''Zoroark!'', was revealed to be '''ZoroarkMonth11'''. The skin will be available until Jan. 11, 2012 for North American players.

Lastly, Oct. 5 will see the release of the {{bp|Black & White TCG Series merchandise#Zoroark-Illusions Collection|Zoroark–Illusions Collection}} Box—the same one available in the sweepstakes.