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[[File:TSGlogo.png|thumb|right|The Speed Gamers' logo]]
[[File:TSGlogo.png|thumb|TSG's logo]]
'''The Speed Gamers''' are a group of gamers based in {{wp|Texas}} that play video games for charity. As of July 2011, they have raised $289,895.64 for fifteen charities.
'''TSG''' or '''TheSpeedGamers''' are a group of gamers based in {{wp|Texas}} that play video games for charity. As of January 2016, they have raised $535,670.98 for eighteen charities.


==Pokémon marathons==
==Pokémon marathons==
===December 2008===
===December 2008===
The Speed Gamers began their first Pokémon Marathon on December 19, 2008, at 5:00 PM CST - which ended on December 22, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST. Their goal was to capture every single {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} possibly obtainable in America at the time. This meant that they intended to capture 491 Pokémon, leaving out {{p|Shaymin}} and {{p|Arceus}}. Running on time with everything going smoothly, their {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Ruby|s}} cartridge's battery ran out, meaning that by the end they had 429 Pokémon. The marathon was scheduled to be 72 hours long although they went over their time limit slightly due to the technical problem.
TSG began their first Pokémon Marathon on December 19, 2008, starting at 5:00 PM CST and lasting until December 22, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST. Their goal was to catch every single {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} possibly obtainable outside of Japan at the time, which meant catching 491 Pokémon (up to {{p|Darkrai}} in the National Pokédex) among the [[core series]] games from {{2v2|Ruby|Sapphire}} up to {{2v2|Diamond|Pearl}}, including [[Pokémon Colosseum]] and [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness|XD]]. Running on time with everything going smoothly, their {{game3|Ruby and Sapphire|Pokémon Ruby|s}} cartridge's battery ran out, meaning that by the end they had 429 Pokémon. The marathon was scheduled to be 72 hours long, although it ran slightly longer due to technical difficulties.


They raised $5,923.69 for ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment).
The marathon raised a total of $5,923.69 for ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment).


===December 2009===
===December 2009===
[[File:TSG09FinishLine.png|thumb|200px|The evolution of Bayleef, giving them the final Pokémon.]]
[[File:TSG09FinishLine.png|thumb|200px|The evolution of Bayleef, giving them the final Pokémon.]]
Running between December 18, 2009 and December 21, 2009 was The Speed Gamers' second Pokémon marathon. This time, they were aiming for all 493 officially released Pokémon in the 72 hours they gave themselves. They had the support of well known [[Let's Play]]er, Chuggaaconroy. Starting 20 minutes late on December 18, The Speed Gamers finished at 6:07 PM CST, thus completing their goal of all Pokémon in 72 hours.
Running between December 18, 2009 and December 21, 2009 was TSG's second Pokémon marathon. This time, they were aiming for all 493 officially released Pokémon in the 72 hours they gave themselves. They had the support of well known [[Let's Play]]er, Chuggaaconroy. This time, the two [[side series]] GameCube games were replaced with Japanese versions of the then-new {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}. Starting 20 minutes late on December 18, TSG finished on December 21, 2009 at 6:07 PM CST, thus completing their goal of catching all Pokémon in 72 hours.


They raised $18,358.96 for Ally's House.
The marathon raised a total $18,358.96 for Ally's House.


===March 2011 (Retro)===
===March 2011 (Retro)===
On March 11 2011, The Speed Gamers started a 72 hour marathon attempting to get all 251 available in the [[Generation I|first]] [[Generation II|two]] generations of Pokémon games. They completed this feat with help from the [[Mew Glitch|Mew]] and [[Celebi Egg glitch|Celebi]] glitches in the time allotted.
On March 11 2011, TSG started a 72 hour marathon attempting to get all 251 available in the [[Generation I|first]] [[Generation II|two]] generations of Pokémon games. They completed this feat with help from the [[Mew glitch|Mew]] and [[Celebi Egg glitch|Celebi]] glitches in the time allotted, with {{p|Celebi}} being the final Pokémon obtained.


They raised $15,394.03 for ALS Association.
The marathon raised a total of $15,394.03 for ALS Association.


===June 2012===
===June 2012===
Running between June 15, 2012 and June 22, 2012 was The Speed Gamers' fourth Pokémon marathon in aid of [http://www.act-today.org ACT Today], a charity dedicated to raising awareness and providing treatment services and support to families of children with autism. The gamers aimed to catch all 646 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event, which also featured playthroughs of numerous side games such as [[Pokémon Stadium]], battles in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] and gameplay from the then newly-released [[Pokémon Conquest]]. Viewers making donations were entered into a series of prize draws and contests throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork. This was the first charity marathon to be live streamed by [[Bulbagarden]].
{{Bulbanews|The Speed Gamers aim to catch all 646 Pokémon for charity}}
Running between June 15, 2012 and June 22, 2012 was TSG's fourth Pokémon marathon in aid of [http://www.act-today.org ACT Today], a charity dedicated to raising awareness and providing treatment services and support to families of children with autism. The players aimed to catch all 646 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event, which also featured playthroughs of numerous side games such as [[Pokémon Stadium]], battles in [[Pokémon Battle Revolution]] and gameplay from the then newly-released [[Pokémon Conquest]]. Viewers making donations were entered into a series of prize draws and contests throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork. This was the first charity marathon to be live streamed by [[Bulbagarden]].


They raised $59,111.00 for ACT Today.
{{p|Toxicroak}} was the final Pokémon to be obtained. The players also found and successfully caught one [[Shiny Pokémon]], a {{p|Ledyba}}, during the event.


{{Bulbanews|The Speed Gamers aim to catch all 646 Pokémon for charity}}
The marathon raised a total of $59,111.00 for ACT Today.


===June 2014===
===June 2014===
{{current event}}
{{bulbanews|The Speed Gamers aim to catch all 718 Pokémon for charity}}
Running between June 20, 2014 and June 27, 2014, this is The Speed Gamers' fifth Pokémon marathon in aid of [www.stjude.com St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]. The gamers aim to catch all 718 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event. Viewers are able to participate throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork.
[[File:The Speed Gamers 2014.png|thumb|left|200px|The logo for the marathon]]
Running between June 20, 2014 and June 27, 2014, this was TSG's fifth Pokémon marathon in aid of [http://www.stjude.com St. Jude Children's Research Hospital]. Like the previous marathon, the goal was to catch all 718 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event, while viewers were able to participate throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork. The players obtained their last Pokémon, {{p|Dragonite}}, just 17 minutes before the end of the 168-hour long marathon.
 
Though the goal was $50,000, the marathon raised a total of $32,071.33 for St. Jude during the event.
 
===December 2015 (Retro)===
{{bulbanews|Speed Gamers Retro Pokéthon for Charity}}
Running between December 17, 2015 and December 21, 2015, this was TSG's sixth Pokémon marathon, this time in aid of [http://rockingh.net Rocking H Ranch], where the goal was once again to catch all 251 Pokémon from the first two generations. The marathon was originally scheduled to be 72 hours long like the previous Retro marathon, though a donation incentive extended it by 24 hours. The players successfully met the marathon's goal within the extended 96-hour time period.
 
As additional donation incentives, the players also completed the [[Unown Dex]], played through the [[Hoenn]] [[Generation III]] games, and played a [[Nuzlocke Challenge]] on {{game|Yellow}} during the marathon.
 
This marathon did not have a predetermined donation goal, and raised a total of $16,347.00 for Rocking H Ranch during the event.
 
===December 2016 (Alola)===
Running between December 16, 2016 and December 20, 2016, this was TSG's seventh Pokémon marathon, in aid of [https://buildon.org buildOn], where the goal was to catch all 301 available Pokémon in the [[Adex|Alola regional Pokédex]] playing [[Pokémon Sun and Moon]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzbgExhhEQ</ref> Like the previous Pokémon marathon, this marathon was originally scheduled for 72 hours before a donation incentive extended it to 96 hours. The players successfully met the marathon's goal and also obtained a [[living Pokédex|living Alola Pokédex]] within the 96-hour time period, with the final Pokédex Pokémon being {{p|Vanilluxe}} and the final living Pokédex Pokémon being {{p|Vanillish}}. They also obtained one [[Shiny Pokémon]], a {{p|Spearow}}, at the end of the run with the aid of [[SOS Battle|SOS chaining]] and the [[Shiny Charm]].


They are aiming to raise $50,000 for St. Jude.
Additional side games were also played as donation incentives.<!-- Unlike all previous Pokéthons, these side games aren't shown on their website's Past Marathons list, implying that they weren't considered notable enough, or they weren't completed during the marathon, or something. For those reasons, erring on the side of not listing them here. Through a combination of Twitch clips and their Twitter feed, you can see bits of TCG GBC, Snap, Gold, Red, Stadium, Stadium 2, and Colosseum.--> The marathon raised a total of $9,226.13 for buildOn during the event.


==Previous marathons==
==Previous marathons==
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[[File:Tsgdonationbox.PNG|thumb|right|Donation box from 2008]]
[[File:Tsgdonationbox.PNG|thumb|right|Donation box from 2008]]
Below is a table with all of the marathons The Speed Gamers have done as of May 2010. Entries in italics were not for charity.
Below is a table with all of the marathons that TSG has done. Entries in italics were not for charity.


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{| class="roundy" style="background:#A6D4FF; border: 3px solid #1E90FF"
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
| $1,090.00
| style="text-align:right;" | $1,090.00
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}}
! {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}}
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| Giggles Therapy (Autism)
| Giggles Therapy (Autism)
| $1,450.75
| style="text-align:right;" | $1,450.75
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! '' {{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}''
! '' {{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}''
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| ''48 hours ''
| ''48 hours ''
| ''No Charity ''
| ''No Charity ''
| ''N/A ''
| style="text-align:right;" | ''N/A ''
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{met|Metroid (series)|Metroid}}
! {{met|Metroid (series)|Metroid}}
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
| $6,123.79
| style="text-align:right;" | $6,123.79
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wb|EarthBound|Mother/Earthbound}}''
! ''{{wb|EarthBound|Mother/Earthbound}}''
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|  ''55 hours''
|  ''55 hours''
|  ''No Charity - "PK Call In"''
|  ''No Charity - "PK Call In"''
|  ''N/A''
| style="text-align:right;" |  ''N/A''
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Halo (series)|Halo}}''
! ''{{wp|Halo (series)|Halo}}''
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|  ''24 hours''
|  ''24 hours''
|  ''No Charity''
|  ''No Charity''
|  ''N/A''
| style="text-align:right;" |  ''N/A''
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! "Hallowe'en"
! "Hallowe'en"
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| 48 hours
| 48 hours
| Lupus Foundation of America
| Lupus Foundation of America
| $1,060.00
| style="text-align:right;" | $1,060.00
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! [[Pokémon]] - Catch 491 Pokémon
! [[Pokémon]] - Catch 491 Pokémon
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment)
| ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment)
| $5,923.69
| style="text-align:right;" | $5,923.69
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}}
! {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}}
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| Ally's House
| Ally's House
| $6,235.39
| style="text-align:right;" | $6,235.39
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{wb|EarthBound|Mother/Earthbound}}
! {{wb|EarthBound|Mother/Earthbound}}
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| Susan G. Komen
| Susan G. Komen
| $10,586.00
| style="text-align:right;" | $10,586.00
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Metal Gear (series)|Metal Gear}}''
! ''{{wp|Metal Gear (series)|Metal Gear}}''
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|  ''72 hours''
|  ''72 hours''
|  ''No Charity''
|  ''No Charity''
|  ''N/A''
| style="text-align:right;" |  ''N/A''
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{wp|Final Fantasy}}
! {{wp|Final Fantasy}}
| July 2009
| July 2009
| 168 hours
| 168 hours
| ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment)
| ACT Today
| $50,734.63
| style="text-align:right;" | $50,734.63
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{wp|Mega Man (franchise)|Mega Man}}
! {{wp|Mega Man (franchise)|Mega Man}}
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| Earth Day Network
| Earth Day Network
| $7,188.06
| style="text-align:right;" | $7,188.06
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{wp|Resident Evil}}
! {{wp|Resident Evil}}
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| 49 hours
| 49 hours
| The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
| The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation
| $8,349.54
| style="text-align:right;" | $8,349.54
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! [[Pokémon]] - Catch 493 Pokémon
! [[Pokémon]] - Catch 493 Pokémon
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| Ally's House
| Ally's House
| $18,358.96
| style="text-align:right;" | $18,358.96
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{met|Metroid (series)|Metroid}}
! {{met|Metroid (series)|Metroid}}
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| Halton Autistic Family Support Group
| Halton Autistic Family Support Group
| $11,616.50
| style="text-align:right;" | $11,616.50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{wb|EarthBound|Mother/Earthbound}}
! {{wb|EarthBound|Mother/Earthbound}}
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| 48 hours
| 48 hours
| Susan G. Komen
| Susan G. Komen
| $10,749.32
| style="text-align:right;" | $10,749.32
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}''
! ''{{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}''
| June 2010
| June 2010
| 189 hours{{tt|*|Due to 21 hour extension}}
| 189 hours{{tt|*|Due to 21 hour extension}}
| ACT Today!
| ACT Today
| $57,399
| style="text-align:right;" | $57,399
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Assassin’s Creed}}/{{wp|Prince of Persia}}''
! ''{{wp|Assassin’s Creed}}/{{wp|Prince of Persia}}''
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| 72 Hours
| 72 Hours
| Gulf Restoration Network
| Gulf Restoration Network
| $10,550.04
| style="text-align:right;" | $10,550.04
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Castlevania}}''
! ''{{wp|Castlevania}}''
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| 48 Hours
| 48 Hours
| Rocking H Ranch
| Rocking H Ranch
| $6,926.50{{tt|*|Some donations removed due to fraud}}
| style="text-align:right;" | $6,926.50{{tt|*|Some donations removed due to fraud}}
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Kingdom Hearts}}''
! ''{{wp|Kingdom Hearts}}''
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| 72 Hours
| 72 Hours
| Best Friends Animal Society
| Best Friends Animal Society
| $10,624.65
| style="text-align:right;" | $10,624.65
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! [[Pokémon]] Retro - Catch 251 Pokémon
! [[Pokémon]] Retro - Catch 251 Pokémon
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| 72 hours
| 72 hours
| ALS Association
| ALS Association
| $15,394.03
| style="text-align:right;" | $15,394.03
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{met|Metroid}}''
! ''{{met|Metroid}}''
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| 72 Hours
| 72 Hours
| Civic Force
| Civic Force
| $8,251.85
| style="text-align:right;" | $8,251.85
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Star Wars computer and video games|Star Wars}}''
! ''{{wp|Star Wars computer and video games|Star Wars}}''
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| 168 Hours
| 168 Hours
| Direct Relief International
| Direct Relief International
| $11,254.09
| style="text-align:right;" | $11,254.09
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! [[Pokémon]] - catch 646 Pokémon
| June 2012
| 168 Hours
| ACT Today
| style="text-align:right;" | $59,111.00
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{smw|Mario (series)|Mario}}''
| December 2012
| 72 hours
| Make-a-Wish Foundation
| style="text-align:right;" | $12,056
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Mega Man}}''
| March 2013
| 96 Hours{{tt|*|Originally 72 hours}}
| Rocking H Ranch
| style="text-align:right;" | $11,880.50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! ''{{wp|Final Fantasy}}''
| March 2013
| 168 Hours
| ACT Today
| style="text-align:right;" | $32,753
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! Halloween
| June 2013
| 72 Hours
| Heifer International
| style="text-align:right;" | $14,598.50
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}}
| December 2013
| 96 Hours{{tt|*|Originally 72 hours}}
| Mercy Corps
| style="text-align:right;" | $17,852.00
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! [[Pokémon]] - Catch 718 Pokémon
| June 2014
| 168 Hours
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
| style="text-align:right;" | $32,071.33
|- style="background: #FFFFFF"
! [[Pokémon]] - Retro
| December 2015
| 96 Hours{{tt|*|Originally 72 hours}}
| Rocking H Ranch
| style="text-align:right;" | $16,347.00
|-
|-
! style="background: #FFFFFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon]] - catch 646 Pokémon
! style="background: #FFFFFF; {{roundybl|5px}}" | [[Pokémon]] - Alola
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | June 2012
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | December 2016
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | 168 Hours
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | 96 Hours{{tt|*|Originally 72 hours}}
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | ACT Today
| style="background: #FFFFFF" | build0n
| style="background: #FFFFFF; {{roundybr|5px}}" | $59,111.00
| style="background: #FFFFFF; text-align:right; {{roundybr|5px}}" | $9,226.13
|}
|}
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In addition, during "The Summer of Zelda" (July 2010), the Speed Gamers helped ACT Today win $20,000 through the Chase Community Giving contest by streaming a {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}} game most nights of the month and encouraging people to vote for ACT Today in the contest. They also held a Community Stream month in October 2010, raising a further $2,075 for ACT Today.
In addition, during "The Summer of Zelda" (July 2010), TSG helped ACT Today win $20,000 through the Chase Community Giving contest by streaming a {{zw|The Legend of Zelda (Series)|Zelda}} game most nights of the month and encouraging people to vote for ACT Today in the contest. They also held a Community Stream month in October 2010, raising a further $2,075 for ACT Today.
 
==References==
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.thespeedgamers.com The Speed Gamers]
*[http://blog.tsg.tv TSG's website]
*[http://www.thespeedgamers.com/past-marathons Past Marathons]
*[http://blog.tsg.tv/marathon-list/ Past Marathons]


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TSG's logo

TSG or TheSpeedGamers are a group of gamers based in Texas that play video games for charity. As of January 2016, they have raised $535,670.98 for eighteen charities.

Pokémon marathons

December 2008

TSG began their first Pokémon Marathon on December 19, 2008, starting at 5:00 PM CST and lasting until December 22, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST. Their goal was to catch every single Pokémon possibly obtainable outside of Japan at the time, which meant catching 491 Pokémon (up to Darkrai in the National Pokédex) among the core series games from Ruby and Sapphire up to Diamond and Pearl, including Pokémon Colosseum and XD. Running on time with everything going smoothly, their Pokémon Ruby cartridge's battery ran out, meaning that by the end they had 429 Pokémon. The marathon was scheduled to be 72 hours long, although it ran slightly longer due to technical difficulties.

The marathon raised a total of $5,923.69 for ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment).

December 2009

The evolution of Bayleef, giving them the final Pokémon.

Running between December 18, 2009 and December 21, 2009 was TSG's second Pokémon marathon. This time, they were aiming for all 493 officially released Pokémon in the 72 hours they gave themselves. They had the support of well known Let's Player, Chuggaaconroy. This time, the two side series GameCube games were replaced with Japanese versions of the then-new HeartGold and SoulSilver. Starting 20 minutes late on December 18, TSG finished on December 21, 2009 at 6:07 PM CST, thus completing their goal of catching all Pokémon in 72 hours.

The marathon raised a total $18,358.96 for Ally's House.

March 2011 (Retro)

On March 11 2011, TSG started a 72 hour marathon attempting to get all 251 available in the first two generations of Pokémon games. They completed this feat with help from the Mew and Celebi glitches in the time allotted, with Celebi being the final Pokémon obtained.

The marathon raised a total of $15,394.03 for ALS Association.

June 2012

Bulbanews

Running between June 15, 2012 and June 22, 2012 was TSG's fourth Pokémon marathon in aid of ACT Today, a charity dedicated to raising awareness and providing treatment services and support to families of children with autism. The players aimed to catch all 646 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event, which also featured playthroughs of numerous side games such as Pokémon Stadium, battles in Pokémon Battle Revolution and gameplay from the then newly-released Pokémon Conquest. Viewers making donations were entered into a series of prize draws and contests throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork. This was the first charity marathon to be live streamed by Bulbagarden.

Toxicroak was the final Pokémon to be obtained. The players also found and successfully caught one Shiny Pokémon, a Ledyba, during the event.

The marathon raised a total of $59,111.00 for ACT Today.

June 2014

Bulbanews
The logo for the marathon

Running between June 20, 2014 and June 27, 2014, this was TSG's fifth Pokémon marathon in aid of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Like the previous marathon, the goal was to catch all 718 currently available Pokémon during the seven-day event, while viewers were able to participate throughout the week to win prizes such as games, merchandise and hand-made artwork. The players obtained their last Pokémon, Dragonite, just 17 minutes before the end of the 168-hour long marathon.

Though the goal was $50,000, the marathon raised a total of $32,071.33 for St. Jude during the event.

December 2015 (Retro)

Bulbanews
Bulbanews has an article related to this subject:

Running between December 17, 2015 and December 21, 2015, this was TSG's sixth Pokémon marathon, this time in aid of Rocking H Ranch, where the goal was once again to catch all 251 Pokémon from the first two generations. The marathon was originally scheduled to be 72 hours long like the previous Retro marathon, though a donation incentive extended it by 24 hours. The players successfully met the marathon's goal within the extended 96-hour time period.

As additional donation incentives, the players also completed the Unown Dex, played through the Hoenn Generation III games, and played a Nuzlocke Challenge on Pokémon Yellow during the marathon.

This marathon did not have a predetermined donation goal, and raised a total of $16,347.00 for Rocking H Ranch during the event.

December 2016 (Alola)

Running between December 16, 2016 and December 20, 2016, this was TSG's seventh Pokémon marathon, in aid of buildOn, where the goal was to catch all 301 available Pokémon in the Alola regional Pokédex playing Pokémon Sun and Moon.[1] Like the previous Pokémon marathon, this marathon was originally scheduled for 72 hours before a donation incentive extended it to 96 hours. The players successfully met the marathon's goal and also obtained a living Alola Pokédex within the 96-hour time period, with the final Pokédex Pokémon being Vanilluxe and the final living Pokédex Pokémon being Vanillish. They also obtained one Shiny Pokémon, a Spearow, at the end of the run with the aid of SOS chaining and the Shiny Charm.

Additional side games were also played as donation incentives. The marathon raised a total of $9,226.13 for buildOn during the event.

Previous marathons

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Donation box from 2008

Below is a table with all of the marathons that TSG has done. Entries in italics were not for charity.

Marathon Month/Year Length Charity Money Raised
Zelda March 2008 72 hours St. Jude Children's Research Hospital $1,090.00
Zelda June 2008 72 hours Giggles Therapy (Autism) $1,450.75
Mario July 2008 48 hours No Charity N/A
Metroid August 2008 72 hours St. Jude Children's Research Hospital $6,123.79
Mother/Earthbound August 2008 55 hours No Charity - "PK Call In" N/A
Halo September 2008 24 hours No Charity N/A
"Hallowe'en" October 2008 48 hours Lupus Foundation of America $1,060.00
Pokémon - Catch 491 Pokémon December 2008 72 hours ACT Today (Autism Care and Treatment) $5,923.69
Zelda March 2009 72 hours Ally's House $6,235.39
Mother/Earthbound May 2009 72 hours Susan G. Komen $10,586.00
Metal Gear June 2009 72 hours No Charity N/A
Final Fantasy July 2009 168 hours ACT Today $50,734.63
Mega Man August 2009 72 hours Earth Day Network $7,188.06
Resident Evil October 2009 49 hours The Diabetes Research and Wellness Foundation $8,349.54
Pokémon - Catch 493 Pokémon December 2009 72 hours Ally's House $18,358.96
Metroid March 2010 72 hours Halton Autistic Family Support Group $11,616.50
Mother/Earthbound May 2010 48 hours Susan G. Komen $10,749.32
Mario June 2010 189 hours* ACT Today $57,399
Assassin’s Creed/Prince of Persia August 2010 72 Hours Gulf Restoration Network $10,550.04
Castlevania October 2010 48 Hours Rocking H Ranch $6,926.50*
Kingdom Hearts December 2010 72 Hours Best Friends Animal Society $10,624.65
Pokémon Retro - Catch 251 Pokémon March 2011 72 hours ALS Association $15,394.03
Metroid May 2011 72 Hours Civic Force $8,251.85
Star Wars July 2011 168 Hours Direct Relief International $11,254.09
Pokémon - catch 646 Pokémon June 2012 168 Hours ACT Today $59,111.00
Mario December 2012 72 hours Make-a-Wish Foundation $12,056
Mega Man March 2013 96 Hours* Rocking H Ranch $11,880.50
Final Fantasy March 2013 168 Hours ACT Today $32,753
Halloween June 2013 72 Hours Heifer International $14,598.50
Zelda December 2013 96 Hours* Mercy Corps $17,852.00
Pokémon - Catch 718 Pokémon June 2014 168 Hours St. Jude Children's Research Hospital $32,071.33
Pokémon - Retro December 2015 96 Hours* Rocking H Ranch $16,347.00
Pokémon - Alola December 2016 96 Hours* build0n $9,226.13


In addition, during "The Summer of Zelda" (July 2010), TSG helped ACT Today win $20,000 through the Chase Community Giving contest by streaming a Zelda game most nights of the month and encouraging people to vote for ACT Today in the contest. They also held a Community Stream month in October 2010, raising a further $2,075 for ACT Today.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXzbgExhhEQ

External links

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