BW Mall Tour plagued with hacked distribution

Wonder Guard Spiritomb distributed to fans.

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It has been reported that on a few websites that, on the San Jose leg of the mall tour promoting the upcoming US release of Pokémon Black and White that a Lv.100 Spiritomb with the ability Wonder Guard is being distributed via Mystery Gift alongside the Event Celebi.

As many Pokémon fans are aware, Wonder Guard is an ability that shields a Pokémon from any damage caused by moves that aren't super-effective. As Spiritomb is a dual Ghost/Dark-type Pokémon, it is therefore protected from receiving damage from any attacks (with the exception of Fire Fang, which is somehow able to circumvent Wonder Guard regardless).

While it may seem tempting to unsuspecting players, we wish to make people aware that this Spiritomb has been hacked, and is not authorised by any official sources. As a result, Spiritomb would not be allowed to enter any official tournaments and any player carrying one on their games (even without the intention of using it) could be disqualified before entering.

Just to clarify, this Spiritomb is NOT legitimate, and any players who has downloaded one from the tour should release it immediately.