Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon Event Controversy explained

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Players have the chance to get a free shiny Koraidon or Shiny Miraidon by participating in a Giveaway event from now on October 15, 2025. By visiting a Gamestop or EB Games store, players can download a code card that can be redeemed from one of these shiny legends in The Gamestop or EB Gams Pokemon Scarlet and Violet game. But while this event marks the first time Pokemon Fans have been able to get shiny variants of Koraidon and Miraidon, many find the event largely inaccessible because of the method of distribution.

Giveaways and mystery gift events are nothing new for Pokemon Series, which recently allowed players to receive shiny versions of Chi-Yu, Wo-Chien, Chien-Pao and Ting-Liu via a download online. Sometimes these giveaways players require visiting a specific location and obtain a card with a download code for the featured moon, which is the case in this situation. Unfortunately, this distribution method seems to cause more harm than good, with some disappointed fans who empty -handed.

Pokemon's Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon Giveaway bury an exciting series first in controversy

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Fans fight to get event codes from gamestop

The source of this shiny Koraidon and Miraidon controversy seems to be the limited range of cards as Gamestop stores obtained for distribution. Many fans who visited their local gamestop in an attempt to get a code card were told that they only got 50, and that they had already ended. To make things worse, some fans reported that Gamestop required a minimum purchase to get the code cards, where the cards were limited to one per customer.

Scalpers sell codes online online

It seems to limit the code cards to one per customer was an attempt to prevent scalpers from getting more cards and selling them online. Unfortunately, some scalpers seem to have got their hands on these giveaway cards regardless, with multiple eBay lists that appear to sell Pokemon Event cards for surprisingly high prices. With how few cards it sounds like gamestops was given in the first place, it is clear that Scalpers saw an opportunity to get money at Fomo from Shiny Koraidon and Miraidon made available for the first time, which left stores that are not available to meet the demand from fans who want to pick up a shiny legendary pokemon for themselves.

The shiny koraidon and miraidon event echoes the broader society's feeling against scalpers

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Scalpers has long been a path of Pokemon Community, especially in terms of Pokemon TCG. Revision in popularity of Pokemon TCG Collection has created a gray market of retailers, resulting in many new Pokemon TCG Emissions as pre -orders because Phantasmal Flames are almost impossible to get due to Scalper Bots. Now it seems the same feeling is bleeding in other parts of society as well, with Scalpers that is now aimed at Giveaways for Scarlet and Violet game.

Some Pokemon Fans upset how this event is distributed expresses their problems by submitting support ticket requests at the official Pokemon Company website.

Pokémon has a simple solution to prevent future controversy for Giveaway hidden in a forgotten app

Although things look awful for Pokemon Fans who tried to collect some kind of limited physical product had Pokemon Company already created a solution to the shiny Koraidon and the Miraidon problem 6 years ago. In 2019, the Pokemon Pass app was released, which allowed users to get codes for event distributions in the app by simply going to the location of the event and sharing their GPS data or scanning a QR code. The app was used to distribute events like mewtwo in Pokemon Let's Go Pikachu and Eeveeshiny sungaleo and lunala in Pokemon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultramåneand shiny toxtricity in Pokemon Sword and Shield.

Unfortunate Pokemon Pass from Mobile Store Front 2023 and is no longer used for Pokemon Giveaway event. However, it may be necessary for a new incarnation of this app to become standard to avoid physical code card parts and the potential for scaling that accompany them. After the uprising caused by this latest event, it is clear that Pokemon Pass was ahead of his time and deserves a second chance.