>>31119927I went to a Pokemon Rocks America event in St. Louis around this time. Lots of merchandise being handed out; free cards, books, toys, and very large plastic figures. Some things I had never seen before were for sale like the pokemon mini and a Ash cosplay. It was all very cool and I also remember seeing the gen 3 starters walk around in big mascot costumes and getting a picture with Torchic. I still wish these events happened, but sadly they only did this for about a year.