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The Verge
2 hours ago
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- The Verge
Before Kalos, let's make a quick pitstop in Johto.
Posted Jul 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM UTC Before Kalos, let's make a quick pitstop in Johto. When Pokémon Legends: Z-A drops in October, everyone is going to be fawning over the franchise's updated Kalos region. But Pokémon TCG Pocket 's next set — Wisdom of Sea and Sky — is going to be all about monsters from the Johto region, and it looks like the expansion will introduce to some interesting new gameplay mechanics like attacks that don't require energy when it releases on July 30th. Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates. Charles Pulliam-Moore Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Gaming Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Nintendo Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. See All Pokemon
CNA
10 hours ago
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- CNA
A Pokemon theme park will open in Japan in 2026
Come 2026, there will be more reasons for you to visit Japan. On Tuesday (Jul 22), The Pokemon Company provided an update on its upcoming theme park PokePark Kanto – a venture that was first announced in 2023. PokePark Kanto is set to be the "first permanent outdoor Pokemon attraction" and will be housed within the Yomiuriland amusement park in Tokyo, Japan. Spanning over 26,000 sqm, PokePark Kanto will be made of two distinct areas: Sedge Town and Pokemon Forest. You'll finally know what it's like to explore a town in the Pokemon universe at Sedge Town. Here, you can visit iconic fixtures of the franchise, including the Pokemon Center, a Poke Mart and even a Pokemon Gym. The area will even have a fountain, as well as shops selling merchandise. If you want to witness Pokemon in their natural habitat, head to Pokemon Forest which spans nearly 500 metres in length. The area comprises many different terrains, including hilly paths, tall grass, tunnels and rocky trails – just like in the games. In a statement, Junichi Masuda, chief creative fellow at The Pokémon Company, said: "Pokemon has grown so much thanks to lots of support from many people. So we wanted to make a place everyone could come together and enjoy. "A space where Pokemon will always be and where people and Pokemon can have fun together. That wish prompted us to begin work on a world where Pokemon truly exist." PokePark Kanto is set to open in early 2026, with advanced ticket sales expected to begin late this year.
a day ago
- Entertainment
Pokemon-Themed Facility to Open in Tokyo Next Spring
News from Japan Economy Guide to Japan Travel Jul 23, 2025 19:27 (JST) Tokyo, July 23 (Jiji Press)--Pokemon Co. has announced that it will open the first permanent facility for visitors to experience the world of popular Japanese game Pocket Monster, or Pokemon, in Tokyo next spring. The PokePark Kanto facility will be built at the Yomiuriland amusement park in Inagi in a suburb of the Japanese capital. Tickets will go on sale around this autumn. The 2.6-hectare outdoor facility, comprised of the 'forest' and 'town' areas, will allow guests to look for Pokemon characters and buy related goods as well as enjoy parades. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
GMA Network
a day ago
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
First permanent Pokemon theme park to open in Tokyo
TOKYO — The wildly popular Pokemon franchise will open its first permanent theme park in Tokyo in spring 2026, the Pokemon Company—a subsidiary of Japanese gaming giant Nintendo—announced. Japan has welcomed a record influx of visitors in recent months, boosting demand for tourist attractions, including a "Making of Harry Potter" film-studio park that opened in Tokyo in 2023. Named "PokePark Kanto," the new 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) area will be located within Yomiuri Land, the Japanese capital's largest amusement park, the company said Tuesday. "We want to create a space where Pokemon are always present and where people can have fun with them," its chief creative fellow Junichi Masuda said in a video announcement. The park will have two areas: a Pokemon "forest" described as a "spacious wilderness" and an area for shopping and rides. Pokemon became a global hit after its 1996 launch as a role-playing game for Nintendo's handheld Game Boy console. Inspired by the Japanese summer childhood tradition of bug-collecting, players catch and train in battle hundreds of round-eyed "pocket monsters" inspired by everything from mice to dragons. The franchise also includes movies, an animated TV show, and the "Pokemon Go" augmented-reality mobile game. — Agence France-Presse
Straits Times
a day ago
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Wading in floodwater and amid a deluge, a couple in the Philippines tie the knot
Find out what's new on ST website and app. Ms Jamaica Aguilar walks down the aisle, the hem of her gown and wedding train floating slightly in floodwater. Their vows may as well have included: Come hell or high water. As large swathes of the Philippine capital of Manila suffered through days of torrential rains and massive flooding, Mr Jade Rick Verdillo and Ms Jamaica Aguilar pressed on with their wedding on July 22 – even if it meant marching down an aisle blanketed in knee-deep floodwater. The couple were aware that it was the worst time to be getting hitched in church. For days since Typhoon Wipha made landfall on July 19, the Philippines had been battered by incessant rain that set off floods across metropolitan Manila , and ground life to a halt. But the date had been set, invitations sent out, and their guests had RSVP'd. 'We just mustered enough courage,' Mr Verdillo told the Associated Press. He said he and his bride saw the experience as 'just a test'. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore S'pore's domestic recycling rate drops to all time low of 11% Singapore HDB launches 10,209 BTO and balance flats, as priority scheme for singles kicks in Singapore Youth Courts will take a new approach to cases, focused on underlying issues and supporting needs Life The Projector will resume daily screenings at Golden Mile Tower. Is its Cineleisure exit next? Singapore Ex-Tanjong Pagar United footballer charged with assault after Jurong East Stadium match Business Singapore's digital banks finding their niche in areas like SMEs as they narrow losses in 2024 Asia Japan Prime Minister Ishiba to resign by August, Mainichi newspaper reports Life New Pokemon theme park to open in Japan in early 2026 They had been together for 10 years, and were looking forward to a life together. 'This is just one of the struggles that we would have to overcome,' said Mr Verdillo. Photos of the wedding at Barasoain church, an hour's drive north of the capital, show Ms Aguilar walking down the aisle, the hem of her floor-length, ivory silk gown and wedding train dipped and floating slightly in light brown floodwater. Her entourage of ringbearers, flower girls, bridesmaids, groomsmen and maid of honour are themselves wading in the water, their pants and dresses soaking wet from the knee down. An entourage of ringbearers, flower girls, bridesmaids, groomsmen and maid of honour are themselves wading in the water, their pants and dresses soaking wet from the knee down. PHOTO: PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK One photo shows pairs of shoes parked on a pew. Mr Verdillo and Ms Aquilar are seen sitting and kneeling in front of the altar, still surrounded by floodwater, the groom's pants rolled up to his knees. Mr Jiggo Santos, one of the guests, remarked: 'You see love prevail because, even against weather, storm, rains, floods, the wedding continued. It's an extraordinary wedding.' The wedding was not the only tale of love and resilience, as the Philippines grappled with a torrent of misery brought on by really bad weather. On July 22, a father in Quezon city, in northern metro Manila, leaped into a raging torrent to save his toddler son who had fallen into a gaping hole from a road construction. A video posted on Facebook showed the boy running after his father when he slipped and fell into the hole. Without a moment's hesitation, the father – identified in social media posts only as 'Jay' – turned and went after his son, as fast-moving floodwater and debris poured into the hole. Bystanders were also there to help pull the boy and his father out of the water. On July 23, many of metro Manila's streets remained flooded. A new storm, meanwhile, had been spotted 105km west of the main Philippine island of Luzon, threatening to dump more rain and set off a new wave of flooding across the archipelago.
