I'm going to try to get up there.
If it is real, this isnt fair. They finally added a feature to the game so anyone can get an event pokemon (wifi wondercard) and they arent using it, first manaphy (well its pretty much nation wide at any toysrus) now these. Free shinies too. Why didnt they make more PC stores? one in miami might take an hour from where i am but it would be worth it for an event pokemon. Sigh, i guess its another 4 to add to my wants list.
I just called the store, and the manager wasn't aware of any specific Pokémon giveaway but told me that Nintendo itself isn't involved in the organization or administration of events. (This is what I expected, Nintendo doesn't run its own events but rather outsources them to PR companies). Essentially, the store is only playing host to the event. The giveaway would be approved by Pokémon USA (another separate company whose approval is needed for anything using the Pokémon brand for promotional purposes) and administered by the event organizers. He didn't have a phone number for the PR company, unfortunately, just generic information about the Carnival events on Saturday.
Too bad it is fake, although I don't live in NYC but in California so going across the country for a possible shiny pokemon is out of the question. They should be using the Mystery Gift anyways for Pokemon they are handing out insteading of a stupid Toys R Us Store to host the event. Whoever made that poster made a clever hoax but the only thing I didn't believe was that it was not in color and there was only one.
im gonna go and hope that a get a cressiala