Pokémon Center (store)

This article is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this article to add missing information and complete it. Reason: Full addresses for temporary Pokémon Centers, more info on online stores

---

Pokémon Center logo

Alternative Pokémon Center and Pokémon Store logos

A Pokémon Center (Japanese: ポケモンセンター Pokémon Center) is a retail store that sells official Pokémon merchandise. Japanese stores are operated by The Pokémon Company, while mall kiosks in the Seattle, Washington, area of the United States are run by The Pokémon Company International. There was once a Pokémon Center store in New York City, but has since been closed.

Products

Pokémon Center stores sell many kinds of Pokémon merchandise. This includes Pokémon games, TCG cards, animated series videos and DVDs, manga volumes, CDs, and a wide array of products such as clothes, accessories, bedding, sporting equipment, dishes, musical instruments, and toys.

Current stores

The following is a list of currently operating Pokémon Center stores.

Name	Opening Date	Address	Contact Details	Notes	Logo
Fukuoka	March 3, 2011	JR Hakata City AMU 8F, 1-1 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka Fukuoka 〒812-0012 Map	(+81) 092-413-5185 Website	Located on the 8th floor of the JR Hakata City mall The current logo mascots are Torchic, Pikachu and Quaxly The originals: Oshawott, Pikachu and Pansage Followed by: Torchic, Pikachu and Chespin Followed by: Torchic, Pikachu and Rowlet Followed by: Torchic, Pikachu and Grookey
Hiroshima	June 26, 2015	SOGO Hiroshima 6F, 6-27, Motomachi, Naka Ward Hiroshima 〒730-8501 Map	(+81) 082-846-5093 Website	Located on the 6th floor of the SOGO department store The logo mascots are Pikachu and Red Gyarados
Kanazawa	November 20, 2020	Kanazawa Forus 5F, 3-1 Horikawashinmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa 〒920-0849 Map	(+81) 076-208-5146 Website	Located on the 2nd floor of the Kanazawa Forus mall The logo mascots are Milotic and Pikachu
Kyoto	March 16, 2019	SUINA Muromachi 2F, 78, Kankobokocho, Shimogyo Ward Kyoto 〒600-8009 Map	(+81) 075-353-0250 Website	Located on the 2nd floor of the SUINA Muromachi mall The logo mascots are Ho-Oh and Pikachu
Nagoya	March 20, 2013	Matsuzakaya Nagoya 5F, 3−16−1, Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya Aichi 〒460-8430 Map	(+81) 052-264-2727 Website	Located on the 5th floor of the Matsuzakaya mall The current logo mascots are Chikorita, Pikachu and Fuecoco The originals: Chikorita, Pikachu and Fennekin Followed by: Chikorita, Pikachu and Litten Followed by: Chikorita, Pikachu and Scorbunny
Okinawa	August 11, 2022	AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom 1F 1, Rycom, Kitanakagusuku-son, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, 901–2306	(+81) 098-987-8063 Website	Located on the 1st floor of the Aeon mall The logo mascots are Pikachu and Arcanine
Osaka	November 26, 2010	Daimaru Umeda 13F, 3−1−1, Umeda, Kita Ward Osaka 〒530-8202 Map	(+81) 06–6346–6002 Website	Located on the 13th floor of the Daimaru department store The current logo mascots are Pikachu and Koraidon The Originals: Meowth, Pikachu and Tepig Followed by: Meowth, Pikachu and Chespin Followed by: Meowth, Pikachu and Rowlet Followed by: Pikachu and Zamazenta
Osaka DX	September 20, 2019	Daimaru Shinsaibashi 9F 1-7-1, Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 〒542-8501 Map	(+81) 06–4256–1125 Website	Located on the 9th floor of the Daimaru department store The logo mascots are Fuecoco, Pikachu and Meowth The Originals: Grookey, Pikachu and Meowth Includes a Pokémon Cafe
Sapporo	March 6, 2009	Daimaru Sapporo 8F, 4-7, Kita 5 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo Hokkaido 〒060-0005 Map	(+81) 011-232-3212 Website	Located on the 8th floor of the Daimaru department store The current logo mascots are: Alolan Vulpix, Pikachu and Sprigatito The originals: Eevee, Pikachu and Piplup Followed by: Piplup, Pikachu and Fennekin Followed by: Alolan Vulpix, Pikachu and Popplio |Followed by: Alolan Vulpix, Pikachu and Sobble
Shibuya	November 22, 2019	PARCO Shibuya 6F, 15-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 〒150-8377 Map	(+81) 03–5422–3522 Website	Located on the 6th floor of the PARCO mall The logo mascots are Mew and Mewtwo (the only store not to feature Pikachu) Opened simultaneously with the Nintendo Tokyo store
Skytree Town	July 6, 2016	Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi East Yard 4F, 1−1−2, Oshiage, Sumida City Tokyo 〒131-0045 Map	(+81) 03–6456–1221 Website	Located on the 4th floor of the Tokyo Solamachi mall, under the Tokyo Skytree The logo mascots are Pikachu and Rayquaza
Tohoku	June 30, 2017	PARCO Sendai 8F, 1−2−3, Central, Aoba Ward, Sendai 〒980-8484 Miyagi Map	(+81) 022-716-6870 Website	Located on the 8th floor of the PARCO mall The logo mascots are Victini, Pikachu and Sprigatito Originally, they were: Victini, Pikachu and Rowlet Followed by: Victini, Pikachu and Grookey
Mega Tokyo	December 11, 2014	Sunshine City Alpa 2F, 3−1−2, Higashiikebukuro, Toshima City Tokyo 〒170-6002 Map	(+81) 03–5927–9290 Website	Located on the 2nd floor of the Sunshine City Alpa mall The logo mascots are Pikachu and Miraidon The originals: Pikachu and Mega Charizard Y Followed by: Pikachu and Zacian Throughout December 2019-March 2020, the store was expanded, doubling the size of the store and including four extra facilities: "Pokémon GO Lab" - A Pokémon GO dedicated store that also functions as a Gym. "Pikachu Sweets" - A smaller Pokémon Cafe location focusing on take-away desserts. "Pokemon Card Game" - A Pokémon Trading Card Game venue and store. A small play area for young children.
Tokyo DX	March 13, 2018	Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C. East Building 5F, 2−11−2, Nihonbashi, Chuo City Tokyo 〒103-0027 Map	(+81) 03–6262–6452 Website	Located on the 5th floor of the Takashimaya Shopping Center The logo mascots are Pikachu and Mew First Pokémon Center to include a Pokémon Cafe
Tokyo Bay	November 22, 2013	LaLaport Tokyo-Bay West Building 2F, 2-1-1, Hamacho, Funabashi City Chiba 〒273-8530 Map	(+81) 047-421-7757 Website	Located on the 2nd Floor of the LaLaport mall The logo mascots are Pikachu, Ampharos and Marill The originals: Chespin, Pikachu and Inkay Followed by: Chespin, Pikachu and Litten Followed by: Chespin, Pikachu, and Scorbunny
Yokohama	November 9, 2018	Marui City Yokohama 8F, 2−19−12, Takashima, Nishi Ward, Yokohama Kanagawa 〒220-0011 Map	(+81) 045-453-3051 Website	Located on the 8th floor of the Marui City mall The logo mascots are Turtwig, Pikachu and Quaxly Originally, they were: Turtwig, Pikachu and Popplio Followed by: Turtwig, Pikachu and Sobble

Singapore

Name	Opening Date	Address	Contact Details	Notes	Logo
Singapore	April 11, 2019	78 Airport Boulevard, #04-201 & 202, Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore 819666 Map	Website	First Pokémon Center in Asia (outside of Japan) Located on the 4th floor of the Jewel mall at Changi Airport The logo mascots are Lapras, Pikachu and Celebi

Taiwan

Name	Opening Date	Address	Contact Details	Notes	Logo
Taipei	December 8, 2023	Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place A11, 3F #11, Songshou Rd, Xinyi District Taipei City, 110 Map	Website	Second Pokémon Center in Asia (outside of Japan) Located on the 3th floor of A11 of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place The logo mascots are Dragonite and Pikachu

Previous stores

Exterior of the old Tokyo Pokémon Center

The following is a list of permanently closed Pokémon Center stores.

Japan

Name	Opening Date	Date Closed	Address	Notes	Logo
Tohoku	December 4, 2011	June 18, 2017	Shop and Wander AER 3F, 1-3-1 Chuo, Aoba, Sendai 〒980-6103	Opened as a part of the POKÉMON with YOU campaign in support of the region after the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami Closed to relocate to current location The logo mascots were: Victini, Pikachu and Snivy Followed by: Victini, Pikachu and Chespin
Tokyo (First)	July 18, 1998	July 16, 2007	Kawasaki Teitoku Building Annex 1F, 3-2-5 Nihombashi, Chūō Ward, Tokyo	First ever Pokémon Center location Closed to relocate to the second Tokyo location The logo mascots were: Poliwhirl, Pikachu and Charmander
Tokyo (Second)	July 16, 2007	December 7, 2014	Shiodome-Shiba Rikyū Building 2F, 1-2-3, Kaigan, Minato Ward, Tokyo	Closed to relocate to the current Mega Tokyo location The logo mascots were: Piplup, Pikachu and Charmander Followed by: Froakie, Pikachu and Charmander
Yokohama	March 5, 2005	October 28, 2018	Landmark Plaza 4F, 2-2-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi ku, Yokohama 〒220-8172	Closed to relocate to current location The logo mascots were: Munchlax, Pikachu and Treecko Followed by: Manaphy, Pikachu, and Turtwig Then by: Turtwig, Pikachu and Froakie
Nagoya	October 11, 2002	March 16, 2013	Oasis 21 B1F, 1-11-1 Higashi-Sakura, Higashi Ward, Nagoya 〒461-0005	Closed to relocate to current location The logo mascots were Mudkip, Pikachu and Chikorita Followed by: Chimchar, Pikachu and Chikorita
Kyoto	March 16, 2016	February 17, 2019	Takashimaya Kyoto Store 5F, 52 Nishiiru Shincho, Kawaramachi, Shijodori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 〒600-8520	Closed to relocate to current location The logo mascots of Ho-Oh and Pikachu remained unchanged
Osaka	November 14, 1998	November 23, 2010	Umeda Center Building B1F, 2-4-12 Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita Ward, Ōsaka	Second ever Pokémon Center loaction Closed to relocate to current location The logo mascots were Squirtle, Pikachu and Meowth Followed by: Meowth, Pikachu and Tepig
Fukuoka	November 1, 2003	February 25, 2011	Canal City OPA B1F 1-2-22 Labūn, Sumiyoshi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka	Closed to relocate to current location The logo mascots were Torchic, Pikachu and Totodile

United States

Name	Opening Date	Date Closed	Address	Notes	Logo
New York	November 16, 2001	January 2005	10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020	The first Pokémon Center to open outside of Japan Closed to become Nintendo World, a general Nintendo merchandise store. Nintendo World was open May 14, 2005 - January 19, 2016 and reopened as Nintendo New York on February 19, 2016

Temporary stores

Occasionally pop-up Pokémon Center stores are opened, often in conjunction with a special event or location, for a limited time only. The following is a list of these temporary stores.

Japan

Name	Opening Date	Date Closed	Address	Notes	Logo
Sapporo	July 1, 2004 July 1, 2005 November 17, 2005 July 1, 2006	September 30, 2004 October 2, 2005 April 9, 2006 October 29, 2006	Sapporo ANA Hotel 1F, 1-2-9 West, Kita-3-jō, Chūō Ward, Sapporo	Originally a temporary location. Eventually opened as a permanent store in a different location	Logo
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (First)	December 26, 2011	January 5, 2012	Chūbu Centrair International Airport 4F, Tokoname, Aichi	This store sold original Pokémon merchandise and bingo games to play.
Chūbu Centrair International Airport (Second)	December 28, 2013	January 7, 2014	Chubu Centrair International Airport 4F, Tokoname, Aichi	This store has since been replaced with a permanent Pokémon Store	Logo
Tokyo Character Street	October 10, 2012	November 5, 2012	Number One Plaza, First Avenue Tokyo Station, Chiyoda and Chūō, Tokyo
Haneda International Airport International Terminal	August 4, 2012	August 19, 2012	International Terminal, Haneda International Airport, Ōta, Tokyo	This store sold original Pokémon merchandise and bingo games to play.
Pokémon Game Show	August 17, 2013	August 18, 2013	Tokyo Big Sight, Odaiba, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo	This store was run at the Pokémon Game Show. It had a capsule-toy vending machine selling Pokémon Rumble U NFC figures; special Black Kyurem and White Kyurem figures exclusive to the event were available here.
Pokémon Center Worlds Store 2023	August 9, 2023	August 13, 2023	PACIFICO Yokohama Convention Center, 1–1–1, Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku Yokohama	This store sold two lines of World Championships-exclusive merchandise, plus a curated selection of products from the English Pokémon Center website.

France

Name	Opening Date	Date Closed	Address	Notes	Logo
Paris	June 4, 2014	June 21, 2014	Crémerie de Paris (Hôtel de Villeroy), 11-15, rue des Halles – angle 9, rue des Déchargeurs 75001, Paris	The first Pokémon Center in Europe Opened almost a year after the release of Pokémon X and Y; the Kalos region in these games is based on France. Featured an exhibition of illustrations from the Pokémon games and interactive events for fans Sold a selection of merchandise brought over from the Japanese Pokémon Center stores Hosted the first distribution of the event-only Poké Ball Pattern Vivillon

Singapore

Name	Opening Date	Date Closed	Address	Notes	Logo
Pokémon Christmas Store	November 7, 2020	December 26, 2020	Vivo City, #01-87 1 HarbourFront Walk Singapore 098585	Christmas Pop-up store
Pokémon Centre Pop-up Store @ Sentosa	January 29, 2022	February 20, 2022	Palawan Green Siloso Beach Walk	Eevee Adventure event pop-up store
Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ GR.iD Mall	November 17, 2022	December 18, 2022	#B1-11 @ GR.iD Mall 1 Selegie Rd Singapore 188306	Pokémon TCG Asia EN Open 2022 Pop-up store
Pokémon Pop-Up Store - The Meadow @ Gardens by the Bay	November 18, 2022	November 20, 2022	Gardens by the Bay, The Melow 18 Marina Gardens Dr Singapore 018953	Pikachu Weekend event pop-up store
Pokémon Pop-Up Store - The Promontory @ Marina Bay			The Promontory @ Marina Bay 11 Marina Blvd Singapore 018940
Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ Jurong Point	November 22, 2022	December 26, 2022	Jurong Point, Level 1 Atrium 1 Jurong West Central 2 Singapore 648886	Christmas Pop-up store
Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ NTU@one-north (Club)	May 6, 2023		11 Slim Barracks Rise Alumni House, Level 3 Singapore 138664	Pokémon Singapore Regional League 2022 - 2023 Pop-up store
Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ SMU Yong Pung How School of Law	June 17, 2023		SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, B1 55 Armenian Street Singapore 179943	Pokémon Championships 2022-23 Singapore Card Game Category competition Pop-up store

United Kingdom

Name	Opening Date	Date Closed	Address	Notes	Logo
London	October 18, 2019	November 15, 2019	Westfield London, Ariel Way, Shepherd's Bush, London W12 7GF Website - Twitter	Opened in conjunction with the release of the Pokémon Sword and Shield games; the Galar region in the games in based on the United Kingdom The store had a demo area for with a 10-minute preview of the games. The store sold an exclusive range of merchandise based on the store's mascot, London City Pikachu, as well as other Pokémon merchandise including collections from PokémonCenter.com, various Trading Card Game items and a range of Nintendo Switch consoles, accessories and Pokémon video games

Vending Machines

Rendering of a Pokémon Stand vending machine

Main article: Pokémon vending machines

Pokémon Center goods are also sold from vending machines in the United States and Japan.

In the United States a series of Pokémon Center branded machines are maintained by The Pokémon Company International and have been present in shopping malls in and around the Seattle area since 2010. They sell a variety of goods including Poké Doll, video games, figures, Trading Card Game items, and charms.

In 2018, The Pokémon Company launched vending machines in Japan under the name Pokémon Stand. These also sell Pokémon Center goods, including (in some locations) exclusive Pikachu plushies.

Online

Japan

In Japan Pokémon Center goods are available from Pokémon Center Online and The Pokémon Store at Amazon.co.jp.

A desktop online store was originally available in Japan from March 21, 2001, and a store accessible via mobile phones was available from September 29, 2003. Both of these closed on November 30, 2006.

The Amazon.co.jp store opened on October 18, 2012, and uses the Pokémon Store brand and name. On February 16, 2016, the current pokemoncenter-online.com website reopened for customers in Japan.

United States

US site logo

In the United States Pokémon Center goods are available from PokémonCenter.com.

Original website

The old US site the day before closing

Around mid-January 2008, the Pokémon Center online store in North America displayed a closing message, encouraging shoppers to take advantage of closing sales, because the store would be closing at the end of the month. The store did close effective February 1, but kept a Q & A site in place of the actual store. The reason given for the closing was: "Pokémon USA, Inc. (now part of The Pokémon Company International) has decided to sell Pokémon merchandise exclusively through its retail partners." The site continued to accept product returns that met their product return standards and were postmarked by February 21 of that year. If one visited pokemoncenter.com, it would redirect to the Pokémon website.

New website

On July 2, 2014, the website featured a countdown clock for the grand opening of the Pokémon Center online store and three different items available for early-access purchase.

On August 6, 2014, the Pokémon Center online store reopened for customers in the United States at the same URL. Some fans were given advance access via mail, where they could access the Pokémon Center website starting July 2, 2014. These fans were given some special gifts from The Pokémon Company alongside the invitation: an iPhone 5 case, a notebook, a canteen, and a plush Special Delivery Pikachu.

On November 9, 2020, the Pokémon Center online store became available in Canada.

Collections

This section is incomplete. Please feel free to edit this section to add missing information and complete it.

The Pokémon Center online store also has a series of collections that have been released over time.

Collection name	Region	Release date	Notes
Charizard Pokémon Center promotion (2010)	Japan	April 2010	Limited time event
Blooming Flowers Pokémon Center promotion (2010)	Japan	May 2010	Limited time event
Sleeping Pikachu Collection	Japan	June 14, 2014
Back to School Collection	United States	August 2014
Charizard Charcoal Collection	United States	August 2014
Fall Fennekin Collection	United States	September 2014
Chillin' With Lucario Collection	United States	October 2014
Eevee Essences Collection	United States	March 2015
Ditto Collection	Japan	March 26, 2016
	United States	January 30, 2017
Johto Cuties Collection	United States	June 2, 2016
Bellossom Tropics Collection	United States	July 20, 2016
Pikachu Around the World	Japan	August 6, 2016
	United States	January 5, 2017
Silhouette Sync Collection	United States	September 28, 2016
Gengar Smirk Collection	United States	October 5, 2016
Mythical Mania Collection	United States	November 16, 2016
Lapras Surf Collection	United States	February 15, 2017
Brushwork Pikachu Collection	United States	March 15, 2017
Rotom Mystery Room Collection	United States	April 12, 2017
Alolan Raichu Collection	United States	April 27, 2017
Charizard Firestorm Collection	United States	May 31, 2017
Mimikyu Collection	United States	June 14, 2017
Dragonite Sighting Collection	United States	June 21, 2017
Lavender Town Collection	United States	August 29, 2018
Team Rocket Collection	United States	March 27, 2019
Hi-Hat Cafe Collection	United States	April 2, 2019
Ryme City Collection	United States	April 2, 2019
Sliding Celebrations Pokémon Pin Collection	United States	February 18, 2020	One new pin released every month until January 4, 2021
Pikachu Classics Collection	United States	February 27, 2020
Outdoors with Pokémon	United States	May 18, 2020	Additional items released on June 30 and July 9, 2020
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet pre-launch plush	Japan	August 4, 2022	Additional items released on November 18, 2022
	United States	August 26, 2022
Pokémon Holiday Workshop Collection	Japan	November 2, 2022
	United States	November 4, 2022
Paldean First Partner launch merchandise	Japan	November 18, 2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet launch merchandise	Japan	November 18, 2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Nintendo Switch accessories	Japan	November 18, 2022
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet launch clothing	United States	November 18, 2022	Additional items released on November 5, 2022
Pokémon × Van Gogh Museum Collection	United States	September 28, 2023
WAKKA de IKKA	Japan	November 2023
Hyper Beam collection	Japan	November 22, 2023
Journey in Paldea collection	Japan	December 2023
Pokémon Relaxing Time collection	Japan	December 2023
The Indigo Disk	Japan	December 2023
Sweet Support	Japan	December 2023
	United States	February 2024

Gallery

Key Art

25th Anniversary by Nao
Online store 7th Anniversary by Nao		Online store 8th Anniversary by kannnu	Online store 8th Anniversary logo
Taipei by REOspikee		Tokyo Bay (2024 reopening)

Trivia

• The internal data of the core series games from Pokémon Diamond and Pearl to Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon contain location indices for all of the Pokémon Centers at the time.
  • The Japanese and Korean version of the Generation IV games still refer to the Nintendo World Store as PC New York (Japanese: ＰＣニューヨーク, Korean: PC뉴욕), even though they were released after the remodeling. Games from Generation V onwards do not have a location index for the Nintendo World Store.
  • Beginning in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, the games no longer have individual indices for each store, with only the Pokémon Center Tohoku retaining a distinct location index.

See also

• Japanese Pokémon Center collections
• English Pokémon Center collections
• Pokémon Store

External links

• Official site for Pokémon Centers in Japan (Japanese)
  • Official site for Pokémon Centers in Japan (English)
• Official site for Pokémon Center Singapore

• Official timeline for Pokémon Center openings

• Pokémon Center (USA website)
• Pokémon Center Online (Japanese)

References

This article is part of Project Real-Life, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on Pokémon activities and events experienced in the real world.