| Month |
Pokémon |
Reasoning |
| December 2008 |
Delibird
 |
Christmas |
| January 2009 |
Zigzagoon
 |
I don't know; I just picked a random favorite. |
| February 2009 |
Luvdisc
 |
Valentine's Day |
| March 2009 |
Luxray
 |
March comes in like a lion, out like a
lamb. |
| April 2009 |
Giratina (Origin
Forme)
 |
Pokémon Platinum was just released a few days prior to
April. |
| May 2009 |
Ho-Oh
 |
Pokémon Gold & Silver remakes were confirmed. |
| June 2009 |
Shaymin (Sky Forme)
 |
Shaymin is in recent TCG sets, Mystery Dungeon:
Explorers of Sky, and the 2009 Burger King promotion. |
| July 2009 |
Solrock
 |
Solrock represents the sun, and the summer has a lot of that. |
| August 2009 |
Arceus
 |
Arceus was revealed outside of Japan on August 3. |
| September 2009 |
Lugia
 |
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (whose mascot is Lugia) were released on
September 12, 2009. |
| October 2009 |
Gliscor
 |
Gliscor doubles as a handy Halloween decoration. |
| November 2009 |
Blaziken
 |
There isn't a turkey, but Blaziken is close enough. And it's on fire. |
| December 2009 |
Abomasnow
 |
It's the Abominable Snowman. What else can you say about it? |
| January 2010 |
Glalie
 |
My, it is cold in January! Wouldn't you agree that only the evolution of an
ice type found at the bottom of a cave fits well? |
| February 2010 |
Gorebyss
 |
Gorebyss looks quite lovely, doesn't it? I think it fits well with the theme
of February. |
| March 2010 |
Cyndaquil
 |
Cyndaquil is one of the starters in HeartGold and SoulSilver, released this
month. |
| April 2010 |
Bellossom
 |
Springtime flowers smell lovely, and Bellossom is the perfect image for flowers. |
| May 2010 |
Typhlosion
 |
I had no idea what to choose, but the recent release of HgSs made me decide on this
one. |
| June 2010 |
Tsutaaja
 |
A wild Smugleaf appeared! Smugleaf used B&W! |
| July 2010 |
Zoroark
 |
Zoroark and its child, Zorua, star in the thirteenth Pokémon movie, which has
a release this month. |
| August 2010 |
Victini
 |
Victini, the Victory Pokémon, is one of the new Pokémon coming out in Black
and White next month. |
