It's a Pokemon that is distributed and can only be received during a period of time. Once the time passes, you can't get it.
Here is a list: http://pokemondb.net/events
It's a Pokemon that you can get only during a Special time. After that time passes, you can't get it. Nintendo makes the events. It's like Mystery Gifts.
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