Events

Volcanion Event

Volcanion was released on all fire maps during both the day and night from the 11th of November, 2014 to the 12th of November, 2014. This event was in celebration of some solved server issues that had persisted through a couple of days. Volcanions could have been found in their Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic and Shadow variants. All had the appearance rate of every other legendary Pokemon.

Volcanion
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Shiny Volcanion
Shiny

Dark Volcanion
Dark

Mystic Volcanion
Mystic

Metallic Volcanion
Metallic

Shadow Volcanion
Shadow

Christmas Event

Caterpie (Christmas) was released on all grass maps only during the night on the 25th of December, 2014. Caterpie (Christmas) had an appearance rate like every legendary Pokemon. This event lasted until the 27th of December, 2014.

Caterpie (Christmas)
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Shiny Caterpie (Christmas)
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Dark Caterpie (Christmas)
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Mystic Caterpie (Christmas)
Mystic

Metallic Caterpie (Christmas)
Metallic

Shadow Caterpie (Christmas)
Shadow

New Year Event

On the 2nd of January, 2015, all players received an Event Ticket, which allowed the player to open the Event Center. Players were required to catch every normal form of Unown to get one random Pikachu Cosplay. This event ended on the 13th of January, 2015.

Pikachu (Belle)
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Shiny Pikachu (Belle)
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Dark Pikachu (Belle)
Dark

Mystic Pikachu (Belle)
Mystic

Metallic Pikachu (Belle)
Metallic

Shadow Pikachu (Belle)
Shadow

Pikachu (Libre)
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Shiny Pikachu (Libre)
Shiny

Dark Pikachu (Libre)
Dark

Mystic Pikachu (Libre)
Mystic

Metallic Pikachu (Libre)
Metallic

Shadow Pikachu (Libre)
Shadow

Pikachu (Ph. D.)
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Shiny Pikachu (Ph. D.)
Shiny

Dark Pikachu (Ph. D.)
Dark

Mystic Pikachu (Ph. D.)
Mystic

Metallic Pikachu (Ph. D.)
Metallic

Shadow Pikachu (Ph. D.)
Shadow

Pikachu (Pop Star)
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Shiny Pikachu (Pop Star)
Shiny

Dark Pikachu (Pop Star)
Dark

Mystic Pikachu (Pop Star)
Mystic

Metallic Pikachu (Pop Star)
Metallic

Shadow Pikachu (Pop Star)
Shadow

Pikachu (Rock Star)
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Shiny Pikachu (Rock Star)
Shiny

Dark Pikachu (Rock Star)
Dark

Mystic Pikachu (Rock Star)
Mystic

Metallic Pikachu (Rock Star)
Metallic

Shadow Pikachu (Rock Star)
Shadow

Facebook Event

6 Shadow Arceus (Electric) were distributed to 6 random people who liked, commented, and shared Pokemon Vortex's official post on Facebook. The first day to like, comment, and share the post was the 27th of January, 2015. The dead line to like, comment, and share the post was the 12th of February, 2015.

Shadow Arceus (Electric)
Shadow

Chat Event #1

In celebration of the new ICR Pokemon Vortex Chat Room, the admins of Pokemon Vortex conducted a giveaway of a random Pokemon ever 30 to 90 minutes. Every was Pokemon was available, even ones that were not released previously. This giveaway lasted from the 12th of May, 2015 to the 20th of May, 2015. Most notable Pokemon received from this giveaway are as follows:

Arceus (Electric)
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Mystic Arceus (Ice)
Mystic

Deoxys (Attack)
Normal

Groudon (Primal)
Normal

Shadow Mewtwo (Armor)
Shadow

Shiny Rotom (Halloween)
Shiny

Dark Rotom (Spin)
Dark

Mystic Rotom (Wash)
Mystic

Forum Event #1

5 Shadow Arceus (Electric) were being given away to 5 random people who replied to an official post by Pokemon Vortex on the forums. The first day to reply was the 4th of July, 2015, and the deadline was the 6th of July, 2015.

Shadow Arceus (Electric)
Shadow

Kyurem Event

On the 8th of July, 2015, every player that defeated event trainers received an event ticket. After unlocking event center, players were required to buy a DNA Splicer for 500,000 . A DNA Splicer enabled players to fuse their Kyurem and Reshiram into Kyurem (White). Also, players had the option of fusing Kyurem and Zekrom into Kyurem (Black). On the 9th of July, 2015, an IRC Pokemon Vortex chat room giveaway began. Random Kyurem variants were given in chat every 30 minutes, or when 10 new members joined. The event, and chat giveaway, ended on the 20th of July, 2015. The event returned on the 21st of May, 2016. This event lasted until the 12th of June, 2016.

Kyurem (White)
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Shiny Kyurem (White)
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Dark Kyurem (White)
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Mystic Kyurem (White)
Mystic

Metallic Kyurem (White)
Metallic

Shadow Kyurem (White)
Shadow

Kyurem (Black)
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Shiny Kyurem (Black)
Shiny

Dark Kyurem (Black)
Dark

Mystic Kyurem (Black)
Mystic

Metallic Kyurem (Black)
Metallic

Shadow Kyurem (Black)
Shadow

Kyurem
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Shiny Kyurem
Shiny

Dark Kyurem
Dark

Mystic Kyurem
Mystic

Metallic Kyurem
Metallic

Shadow Kyurem
Shadow

Twitch Event

A twitch event began on the 7th of August, 2015. During this giveaway, a random Missingno. variant was given out every 30 minutes to one random person. This giveaway ended on the 23rd of August, 2015.

Missingno.
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Shiny Missingno.
Shiny

Dark Missingno.
Dark

Mystic Missingno.
Mystic

Metallic Missingno.
Metallic

Shadow Missingno.
Shadow

Zygarde Event

The Pokemon Vortex Zygarde event started on the 2nd of October, 2015. A DNA Splicer was required for the event. However, if a player already bought a DNA Splicer, that player was not require to purchase it a second time. The price was the same at 500,000 . The Zygarde (Cell) was available on cave land maps during both the day and night. The Zygarde (Cell) could be found in all of it's forms: Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic, and Shadow. Zygarde (Cell) had an appearance rate like that of every other non-legendary Pokemon. Zygarde (Core) was available on cave land maps during both the day and night. Zygarde (Core) could be found in all of it's forms: Normal, Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic, and Shadow. Zygarde (Core) had an appearance rate like that of every other legendary Pokemon. There were also twitter and IRC chat room giveaways for Zygarde (Core). Zygarde (Partial) was attainable by fusing 10 Zygarde (Cell) and 1 Zygarde (Core). The final form, a Zygarde (Complete), was available by fusing 5 Zygarde (Partial) and 1 Zygarde. This event ended on the 30th October, 2015. The event returned on the 22nd of April, 2016, but ended on the 20th of May, 2016.

Zygarde (Cell)
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Shiny Zygarde (Cell)
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Dark Zygarde (Cell)
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Mystic Zygarde (Cell)
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Metallic Zygarde (Cell)
Metallic

Shadow Zygarde (Cell)
Shadow

Zygarde (Core)
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Shiny Zygarde (Core)
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Dark Zygarde (Core)
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Mystic Zygarde (Core)
Mystic

Metallic Zygarde (Core)
Metallic

Shadow Zygarde (Core)
Shadow

Zygarde (Partial)
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Shiny Zygarde (Partial)
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Dark Zygarde (Partial)
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Mystic Zygarde (Partial)
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Metallic Zygarde (Partial)
Metallic

Shadow Zygarde (Partial)
Shadow

Zygarde (Complete)
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Shiny Zygarde (Complete)
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Dark Zygarde (Complete)
Dark

Mystic Zygarde (Complete)
Mystic

Metallic Zygarde (Complete)
Metallic

Shadow Zygarde (Complete)
Shadow

Halloween Event

Players were able to earn an event ticket by beating all Event Trainers. After unlocking event center, a trainer called Creeper was waiting to battle. After defeating him you received a Normal Rotom (Halloween) and a chance to challenge Creeper a second time. However, the second time Creeper is significantly stronger, and reward for defeating him a second time was a random Shiny, Dark, Mystic, Metallic or Shadow variant of Rotom (Halloween). This event lasted from the 30th of October, 2015 to the 2nd of November, 2015.

Rotom (Halloween)
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Shiny Rotom (Halloween)
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Dark Rotom (Halloween)
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Mystic Rotom (Halloween)
Mystic

Metallic Rotom (Halloween)
Metallic

Shadow Rotom (Halloween)
Shadow

Twitter Giveaway

10 Shadow Arceus (Electric) were distributed to 10 random people that re-tweeted a tweet from the Official Pokemon Vortex Twitter. The first day to re-tweet was the 23rd of November, 2015, and the deadline was the 28th of November, 2015.

Shadow Arceus (Electric)
Shadow

Pikachu (Christmas) Event

In order to obtain a Pikachu (Christmas) from event center, players were required to own a Pikachu of that variant. However, the player was required to own a Pikachu with their himself, or herself, as the Original Trainer. This event lasted from the 5th of February, 2016 to the 13th of February, 2016.

Pikachu (Christmas)
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Shiny Pikachu (Christmas)
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Dark Pikachu (Christmas)
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Mystic Pikachu (Christmas)
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Metallic Pikachu (Christmas)
Metallic

Shadow Pikachu (Christmas)
Shadow

Chat Giveaway #2

From the 5th of February, 2016 to the 13th of February, 2016, the chat room held Missingno. giveaways. Every 30 minutes, or when 10 new players joined the chat room, a random Missingno. type was given to a random person.

Missingno.
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Shiny Missingno.
Shiny

Dark Missingno.
Dark

Mystic Missingno.
Mystic

Metallic Missingno.
Metallic

Shadow Missingno.
Shadow

Google+ Giveaway

6 Missingno. were distributed to 6 random people who replied with their Pokemon Vortex Username to a post on Google+. This giveaway lasted from the 3rd of March, 2016 to the 10th of March, 2016.

Missingno.
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Shiny Missingno.
Shiny

Dark Missingno.
Dark

Mystic Missingno.
Mystic

Metallic Missingno.
Metallic

Shadow Missingno.
Shadow

Super Secret Event

Full Article. In order to obtain Vivillon (Pokeball) and Vivillon (Fancy), players were required to complete personal, and community milestones. This event lasted from the 12th of March, 2016 to the 30th of March, 2016.

Vivillon (Pokeball)
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Shiny Vivillon (Pokeball)
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Dark Vivillon (Pokeball)
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Mystic Vivillon (Pokeball)
Mystic

Metallic Vivillon (Pokeball)
Metallic

Shadow Vivillon (Pokeball)
Shadow

Vivillon (Fancy)
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Shiny Vivillon (Fancy)
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Dark Vivillon (Fancy)
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Mystic Vivillon (Fancy)
Mystic

Metallic Vivillon (Fancy)
Metallic

Shadow Vivillon (Fancy)
Shadow