PokéPark Kanto Entertainment Business

The Pokémon Company in collaboration with Yomiuriland have jointly established the entertainment business PokéPark Kanto to operate on a portion of the Yomiuriland site. Yomiuriland is located in the Tama Hills in the Kanto region of Japan, where rich nature still remains.

The first Pokémon video games Pokémon Red and Green, released in 1996, are set in the Kanto region. PokéPark Kanto, where this project will begin, is named after the Kanto region.

We will produce a space where Pokémon fans from all over the world can gather in this rich natural setting, experience Pokémon, and enjoy themselves together, transcending national, regional, and language barriers.

Please look forward to further news.

エンターテインメント事業「ポケパーク カントー」について

2023年12月12日 06時00分
株式会社ポケモン（本社：東京都港区六本木、代表取締役社長:石原恒和）は、株式会社よみうりランド（本社：東京都稲城市、代表取締役社長:溝口烈）、株式会社読売新聞東京本社（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:村岡彰敏）と共同で、よみうりランドの敷地の一部区画にて、エンターテインメント事業「ポケパーク カントー」を行うため、「合同会社ポケパーク・カントー」を設立いたします。
よみうりランドは、豊かな自然が残る、関東の多摩丘陵に位置しています。
1996年に発売された、ポケモンの最初のビデオゲーム『ポケットモンスター 赤・緑』の舞台は、カントー地方です。
本事業のスタートとなる「ポケパーク カントー」は、最初の地方名「カントー」と、この立地から名付けられました。
世界中のポケモンファンの皆様が、自然豊かなこの地に集まり、ポケモンを感じ、国・地域・言葉の壁を超え、一緒に楽しめる空間をプロデュースします。 続報を楽しみにお待ちください。

Sources: https://corporate.pokemon.co.jp/media/pressrelease/detail/119.html and https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000562.000026665.html

Nintendo has announced that My Nintendo account holders can use their points towards the purchase of a digital version of some Pokémon games or they can also be used towards a Pokkén Tournament DX wallpaper. If you don't want to waste your 50 My Nintendo Platinum points, download our custom made Pokkén Tournament DX wallpaper for free, available in multiple resolutions including 8k!

Wallpaper - Pokkén Tournament DX

This wallpaper can be downloaded in eleven different resolutions. It costs 50 My Nintendo Platinum Points to download.


Available sizes:
Landscape format:
3840x2160・ 2560x1440・1920x1080・1366x768・1280x1024

Portrait format:
1440x2560・1242x2208・1080x1920・750x1334・720x1280・640x1136

Source: https://my.nintendo.com/rewards/a591ec0e1bf52172

Celebrate the launch of Pokémon games with My Nintendo rewards

Pokkén Tournament™ DX is here, plus two classic Pokémon titles return!

Available today, the Pokkén Tournament DX game lands on the Nintendo Switch™ console with added Pokémon fighters and new enhancements. With Nintendo Switch, you can battle at home or on the go to become the Ferrum League champion! Plus, two of the most beloved Pokémon games of all time, Pokémon™ Gold Version and Pokémon™ Silver Version, are now available on the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems.

To help celebrate, My Nintendo is offering some deluxe rewards inspired by the Pokémon series of games. You can use your points and redeem these rewards:

• Pokkén Tournament™ DX wallpaper
• Pokémon Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire* (30% off)
• Pokémon Puzzle Challenge* (30% off)
• PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure (20% off)

Redeem your points now and get the new wallpaper to help celebrate the big day!

Source: https://my.nintendo.com/news/f16471214d192bbe

YouTube Clip - Nintendo Switch - Answer the Call to Battle in Pokkén Tournament DX

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XM3QkBnkP_c

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Takeshi! Save Nibi Gym! / Robert Experience Poképark Attractions / Professor Red Makes his Appearance in a Television Viewer Battle! (タケシ！ニビジムをすくえ！ ロバートがポケパークのアトラクションを体験 視聴者バトルにレッド博士が登場！), aired today in Japan.

The anime rerun episode for this week was a special side story episode featuring Takeshi returning to Nibi Gym to face his mother who had taken over the gym.

In today's episode of Pokemon Sunday, Robert all dressed up as Pikachu to commemorate and act out parts of the newly released Nintendo Wii game PokéPark Wii Pikachu's Great Adventure (ポケパークWii ピカチュウの大冒険). The show covered some of the events that take place during the first to attraction stages of the game.

Hori, the voice actor of Perap (ペラップ) from Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy (ポケモンレンジャーと蒼海の王子 マナフィ) played the part of Hori Perap (ホリペラップ) during this show. In the game Perap instructs players during the tutorial and in the show Hori Perap instructed Robert how to do things.

The first task was assigned to Yamamoto Pikachu, which required him to bash into a box to obtain the object inside. Yamamoto ran as fast as he could into the box only to find that it was filled with flour which covered him completely.

The second task once again featured Yamamoto Pikachu and it featured on of the Trial of Strength (ちからくらべ) modes "Wild Goose" (おいかけっこ) which requires the Pokémon to chase and touch the other Pokémon, like a game of tag. Yamamoto Pikachu ran around the park chasing Hori Perap as fast as he could until he finally managed to tag him.

Robert's next task was to compete in the Fushigidane's Foot Race (フシギダネのふりふりダッシュ) attraction. They played the game previously on the Wii to get a feel for how the game worked. Once again Yamamoto Pikachu was up for the challenge as Baba and Akiyama watched. Other people were dressed up as Pokémon and as the race started Yamamoto Pikachu went down on all fours. He was trying to beat a target time of 10 seconds but on his first attempt he got 12.91 seconds. On his second attempt he was a lot faster and beat the target time with a time of 6.69 seconds.

Before players can attempt the Fushigibana's Rope Swinging (フシギバナのスイングロープ) attraction they encounter a Gureggru outside the gates. Similar to the game, Robert encounter a Gureggru that challenges them to a Trial of Strength Battle. Akiyama Pikachu was the first to challenge Gureggru who threw water balloons at him as they tried to get close to it by walking on a balance walkway. Akiyama was unable to defeat Gureggru and fell off the balance walkway. Baba Pikachu was next but he too was unable to defeat Gureggru. Finally it was up to Yamamoto Pikachu who managed to get close enough to use his Thunderbolt to defeat Gureggru.

During the Pokémon game arena, Professor Red battled a young television viewer and was defeated. For winning, the kid got to pick one of Professor Red's Pokémon to be traded. Professor Red's had to trade his Dialga for the kids Scyther.

Throughout the show, Robert tried to imitate Pikachu's moves on the loading screen, the blue screen with Pikachu, as best as they could with varying results of success. Each of them took turns attempting to do so.

Pictures and characters from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can can also comment and discuss this episode. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

PokéPark Wii Pikachu's Great Adventure (ポケパークWii ピカチュウの大冒険) was released today in Japan for a suggested retail price of 4,800 yen. It was first revealed during the Kyoto gaming conference at the beginning of October 2009.

Story/Information: The game takes place in the Pokémon's playground, PokéPark. Pikachu is informed of a crisis at PokéPark by a mysterious Pokémon named Mew. Pikachu starts its journey and adventure that day. There are various areas such as a forest and sea in PokéPark where Pokémon can play. The game is an action adventure game where Pikachu confronts difficult tasks while making friends with other Pokémon.

There are 193 Pokémon in the game. Pokémon are unlockable through passwords and by defeating them in the Trial of Strength adventure mode. The game will feature the ability to save pictures from the game onto SD memory cards similar to previous Wii Pokémon games. This allows players to easily transfer pictures from the game with friends and to commemorate the gaming adventure. This feature can be unlocked once the player visits Misdreavus' Photo Shop.

For those that bought the game early, participating retail stores gave people a Pikachu Wiimote decal for free. The number of decals was limited and was limited to first come first serve.



Trial of Strength (ちからくらべ) This is the main gameplay mode as Pokémon come to the Poképark to participate in a variety of games where they can Battle and test their strength. Pokémon can be unlocked in the adventure mode increasing the number of Pokémon friends. These unlocked Pokémon can then be played in the various attractions

• A Hide and Go Seek mode where Pikachu has to find the Pokémon.
• Other party's physical strength is decreased when Pikachu uses Thunderbolt in "Battle".
• A "Wild Goose" chase mode requires players to chase and touch Pokémon.
• A quiz mode where players are asked various questions and they must answer them correctly.

Attractions

• Gyarados' Marine Slider (ギャラドスのマリンスライダー) : Pokémon race around a water course as fast as they can while going through flags to speed up. Playable Pokémon: Pikachu, Psyduck, Azurill, Slowpoke, Empoleon, Floatzel, Feraligatr, Golduck, Vaporeon, Prinplup, Bibarel, Buizel, Corsola, Piplup & Lotad.
• Bursyamo's Punching Rock (バシャーモのパンチングロックス): Shake the Wii Remote in a timely fashion as large rocks come flying!
• Emperte's Snow Slider (エンペルトのスノースライダー): Players race against the clock in a time attack challenge in the snow and ice! Playable Pokémon: Pikachu, Teddiursa, Magikarp, Empoleon, Glaceon, Blastoise, Glalie, Lapras, Delibird, Piloswine, Prinplup, Squirtle, Piplup, Quagsire & Spheal.
• Yonoir's Running Crash (ヨノワールのクラッシュランニング): An obstacle course that requires skill to avoid all the hazards.
• Trideps' Panel Crash (トリデプスのパネルクラッシュ): To hit the ball at the panel to score points! The ball speed keeps on getting faster and faster!
• Absol's Hurdle Succession (アブソルのつぎつぎハードル): Jump the hurdles as fast as you can!
• Dosaidon' Heat Up Fight (ドサイドンのおしだしヒートアップ): Pokémon battle in a ring arena and the objective is to knock the Pokémon outside of the ring to get points. The point multiplier increase the longer the player stays in the ring.
• Bohmander's Super Sky Race (ボーマンダのスーパースカイレース): Players use flying Pokémon to hit as many targets as they can as they go by.
• Fushigidane's Foot Race (フシギダネのふりふりダッシュ): Players race against 6 Pokémon as the players shake the Wii Remote as fast as they can to increase the running speed of the Pokémon. First Pokémon across the finish line is the winner. Playable Pokémon: Pikachu, Chimchar, Treecko, Bidoof, Turtwig, Bulbasaur, Oddish, Shroomish, Munchlax, Bonsly, Lotad, Weedle, Caterpie, Magikarp, Jolteon, Arcanine, Leafeon, Scyther, Ponyta, Shinx, Eevee, Pachirisu, Buneary & Croagunk
• Fushigibana's Rope Swinging (フシギバナのスイングロープ): Pokémon hold onto a rope and swing around until it builds up enough speed and the player lets it go to see how far the Pokémon goes. Playable Pokémon: Pikachu, Magikarp, Munchlax, Blaziken, Infernape, Lucario, Primeape, Tangrowth, Ambipom, Croagunk, Mankey, Aipom, Chimchar, Treecko & Pachirisu

The first password was announced today on the official website. Passwords can be entered from the main menu present option.

Password	Pokémon	Attraction	Code Obtained from:	Day Announced	Image
78872252	Surfing Pikachu	Gyarados' Marine Slider	PokéPark Official Website	2009-12-05

An Imageboard thread was created to showcase screenshots from the game. Players can also upload their own screenshots there for others to see. Click here to visit the thread.

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Huge Pinch! The Madatsubomi Tower! / PokéSun New Record with Pokéwalker / A Test of Poképark Wii ~Pikachu's Great Adventure~ (だいピンチ！マダツボミのとう！ ポケウォーカーでポケサン新記録 ポケパークWii～ピカチュウの大冒険～体験), aired today in Japan.

During the Pokemon game arena segment, Director Golgo played the Emperte' Snow Slider (エンペルトのスノースライダー) attraction where players race against the clock in a time attack challenge in the snow and ice. He played it with Emperte first and then played the game with Koiking. Professor Red played Bohmander' Super Sky Race (ボーマンダのスーパースカイレース) where he flew around as Bohmander shooting as many targets as he could.

No Mystery Dungeon Password was announced but information about the recent Mysterious Crystal event was announced.

Pictures and characters from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can can also comment and discuss this episode. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.

The official PokéPark Wii Pikachu's Great Adventure (ポケパークWii ～ピカチュウの大冒険～) website has revealed some more information about the game today. It has been confirmed that Pikachu can use Thunderbolt (10まんボルト), Quick Attack (でんこうせっか) and now Iron Tail (アイアンテール).

For those that buy the game early, participating retail stores will be giving people a Pikachu Wiimote decal for free. The number of decals is limited, so be sure to get the game before they run out.



More attractions were announced. Below is a list of the newly revealed attraction games:

• Bursyamo's Punching Rock (バシャーモのパンチングロックス): Shake the Wii Remote in a timely fashion as large rocks come flying!
• Emperte' Snow Slider (エンペルトのスノースライダー): Players race against the clock in a time attack challenge in the snow and ice!
• Yonoir's Running Crash (ヨノワールのクラッシュランニング): An obstacle course that requires skill to avoid all the hazards.
• Trideps' Panel Crash (トリデプスのパネルクラッシュ): To hit the ball at the panel to score points! The ball speed keeps on getting faster and faster!
• Absol's Hurdle Succession (アブソルのつぎつぎハードル):Jump the hurdles as fast as you can!

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/special/pokeparkwii/

The latest episode of Pokémon Sunday, Asagi Gym! VS Haganeil!! / Robert experience the Pokéwalker World / Battle among the Members in HGSS (アサギジム！VSハガネール!! ポケウォーカーの世界をロバートが体験 HGSSでメンバー内バトル), aired today in Japan.

In this weeks episode, the Pokemon Sunday crew watched as Robert walked into the room with their Pokewalker's in hand. They were trying to keep them as steady as possible so the counter wouldn't go up. They then decided to have a relay race to see which team could have the lowest counter. Robert went up again TIM and Shoko. The first part of the relay featured Shoko and Yamamoto climbing up and down some stairs. The second part featured Golgo and Baba trying to get over a hurdle. The third and final stage of the relay was Professor Red and Akiyama bouncing a balloon. Robert ended up winning with a counter of 136 steps, while the team of TIM and Shoko lost with 182 steps.

After the relay, Robert teamed up with a bunch of kids to experience the Pokéwalker World. The kids were split up into two groups with Yadon Akiyama on one team and Gantetsu Baba making his return on the other team. The teams competed in various Pokéwalker related activities.

During the Pokemon Sunday News segment, a video was shown for the upcoming Nintendo Wii game, PokéPark Wii Pikachu's Great Adventure (ポケパークWii ～ピカチュウの大冒険～). An imageboard thread has been created with high quality pictures from the Sunday Pokemon News segment. Click here to view the thread.

The Pokémon Selection rerun serial continued the theme "Popular characters playing important roles in HeartGold and SoulSilver". Today's episode focused on the Asagi Gym Leader Mikan as Satoshi battled against her Coil and Haganeil to get the gym badge.

During the Pokemon Game Arena segment, the first 4 on 4 battle using the latest games, HeartGold and SoulSilver took place between Akiyama and Golgo. Akiyama had: Ordile (オーダイル), Hoho (ホーホー), Rentorar (レントラー) and a Beadull (ビーダル). Golgo had: Garura (ガルーラ), Kamonegi (カモネギ), Ordile (オーダイル) and a Denryu (デンリュウ).Golgo was victorious against Akiyama. Children in Japan will be featured in upcoming weeks as they battle against the Pokemon Sunday crew.

A new password was announced on the show that unlocks Lucario. Passwords can be enter in the home village and unlock rare Pokémon.

Password	Pokémon	Level	Code Obtained from:	Day Announced	Picture
NK-M T&61 WJS@ +WX#	Lucario	Level 51	Pokemon Sunday	2009-11-08

A separate page has been created to keep track of all the passwords for the Pokemon. It will be updated as new codes become available. Click here to visit the Password page. TV Tokyo has also added a passwords page for the passwords revealed on Pokemon Sunday.

Pictures and characters from this episode have been added to the episode guide. You can can also comment and discuss this episode. Also be sure to rate this and other episodes in the episode guide.