'Pokemon' mall tour coming to a city near you

By Hector Cortez Jan 11, 2011, 3:34 GMT

The Pokémon Black Version and White Version Tour will offer fans hands-on time.

The Pokémon Company International announced today that Pokémon Black/White will be supported by a multi-city national mall tour starting February 5th - a month before the March 6th U.S. launch of the games. 

Each two-day stop along the Pokémon Black Version and White Version Tour will offer fans hands-on time with the new games along with a free screening of the new Pokémon feature-length film, Pokémon-Zoroark: Master of Illusions, at theaters located at the mall tour stops. The tour also features Pokémon character meet and greets with brand-new starter Pokémon Snivy, Tepig and Oshawott, a mall-wide scavenger hunt, a special Celebi character distribution at GameStop stores; plus contests, prizes, and more. A Pokémon Center store offering merchandise will also be on-site.

The Pokémon Black Version and White Version Tour will run every weekend through March 20th in the following cities:

February 5th and 6th:

· Seattle, WA (Westfield Southcenter, Seattle, WA)
· Cleveland, OH (Westfield SouthPark, Strongsville, OH)

February 12th and 13th:

· San Jose, CA (Westfield Oakridge, San Jose, CA)
· Memphis, TN (Wolfchase Galleria, Memphis, TN)

February 19th and 20th:

· Los Angeles, CA (Westfield Santa Anita, Arcadia, CA)
· Indianapolis, IN (Castleton Square, Indianapolis, IN)

February 26th and 27th:

· Denver, CO (Town Center at Aurora, Aurora, CO)
· Philadelphia, PA (Franklin Mills, Philadelphia, PA)

March 4th and 5th:

· New York, NY (Westfield Garden State Plaza, Paramus, NJ)

March 5th and 6th:

· Minneapolis, MN (Mall of America®, Bloomington, MN)

March 12th and 13th:

· Dallas, TX (Grapevine Mills, Grapevine, TX)
· Atlanta, GA (Discover Mills, Lawrenceville, GA)

March 19th and 20th:

· Phoenix, AZ (Arizona Mills, Tempe, AZ)
· Jacksonville, FL (Orange Park Mall, Orange Park, FL)