Everybody likes to receive gifts! The Mystery Gift feature has been around for a long time now; this is where players go to receive presents straight from Nintendo and The Pokémon Company.

The Process¶

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How you get a gift shouldn’t be a mystery…

Mystery Gift can be accessed from the main menu (by pressing the X Button while on the field), after you’ve explored the Slumbering Weald for the first time. Upon pressing the “Mystery Gift” button, the following options will be available:

1. Get a Mystery Gift: Choose this to receive a gift. This is what we’re here for!

2. Get the Wild Area News: Connect to the Internet to update the distribution of Pokémon within all of the Pokémon Dens.

3. Take a Stroll with the Poké Ball Plus: What it says on the tin. See our next page for details.

On this occasion, we’ll pick the first option. Doing so will cause more options to appear:

1. Get via Local Communication: If a gift is being distributed in person (such as during a local Pokémon tournament or event), you want to select this.

2. Get via the Internet: This will make your game connect to the Internet to search for a gift. Unlike trading or battling, a Nintendo Switch Online subscription is not required.

3. Get with Code/Password: You’ll connect to the Internet, then you must input a code/password to receive a gift. The code could be unique and one-time use or it may be a common one that you can use across multiple save files.

4. Get Battle Stadium Rewards: If you participated in the Battle Stadium and it’s time to receive your goods, select this. Otherwise, it’ll be greyed out.

5. Check Mystery Gifts: This will bring up a history of all the gifts you’ve obtained, from newest to oldest.