Further details have been revealed about the upcoming Pokémon GO "Pikachu Outbreak" event occurring in Japan this summer.
Like Pokémon GO's Anniversary event (but hopefully proving to be somewhat more successful), the location will see an increased lot of PokéStops as well as access to less common spawns. 2km eggs will also hatch rarer Pokémon not normally obtainable through this method, and players will have the opportunity to catch a Special Pickachu through the duration of the event.
Taking place in Yokohama's Red Brick Park and Cup Noodle Museum Park from the 9th-15th August, trainers can expect a wide variety of Pokémon including some not currently accessible in that region, such as the EU-exclusive Mr Mime. The Pikachu Outbreak event will also see the parks renamed Kanto Park and Johto Park respectively, giving players an idea of which Pokémon will be hiding where.
Previously multiple worldwide events were announced from Niantic including European Safari Zone events, before being postponed due to issues seen at the anniversary celebration. Will these issues be solved for Pikachu Outbreak? Only time will tell.
In addition to this news, it has been announced that from August 9th Japan will be getting a special Pokémon GO Deluxe Set which includes a Pokémon GO Plus, Pokémon GO Plus Ring Accessory, Pokémon GO Plus Customizable Stickers PokéBall Philips Screwdriver and an Anker PokéBall Power Bank 10,000 mAh. The set will retail for 8,550 Yen and will be available from Pokémon Centres.
If you're based in Japan, let us know if you'll be attending the Pikachu Outbreak event, or if the Deluxe Set is of interest to you.
[source serebii.net, via japanesenintendo.com]
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Let's hope its not a farce like the one in America
Good idea to have big areas.
In europe it should be like these size of areas:
Camden in London
Montmartre in Paris
Gamla stan in Stockholm
Etc.
Those events should not just be a shopping area. That is too small.
There's a Cup Noodle Museum? Sounds on a par with the Lawnmower Museum.
@LeeroyJ I've got the Go-Tcha arriving tomorrow & am looking forward to it. While the Go-Tcha functions are nice, the actual strap on the Go Plus is horrific for something you're meant to wear all the time - just on basic function the Go-Tcha wins.
@Sakura Not really, culturally Cup Noodles are a lot more relevent in Japan. It would be closer to a Tea Museum in England or a Burger Museum in America... still boring, but of some interest.
@DanteSolablood Put that way, I can see the merit of it and the description in this article makes it sound like a lot of thought has gone into it.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/8741218/Cup-Noodle-museum-opens-in-Japan.html
It's all in the presentation, I guess.
I would have liked to go but I'm on holiday in the U.K. during that time... at least I will still be able to get a Mr Mime.
Hey. I live in japan but i am way too far from Yokohama i would have loved to attend this event.
One question. Will the pikachus only spawn at the event of nation wide?
I would love to buy the pokemon go plus set. I guess i have to go to the city to purchase it. Can i order it online?
Just left the Red Brick area. Whoa!! Went last year too, but it wasn't as crowded. So packed due to Pokémon Go!! We couldn't even enter the Pokémon Center to buy the Anker pack thing. There was a waiting area somewhere else just to get in to the store. I'm just going to order the Pokeball Anker battery through Amazon Japan.
Not sure if it was the Niantic servers of Docomo slowing that couldn't keep up. Lots of waiting to load time. It was difficult to get around because everyone of all ages were looking down at their phones.
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