Pokémon Center (store)
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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, anime 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 |
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Fukuoka | March 3, 2011 | JR Hakata City AMU 8F, 1-1 Hakataekichuogai, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka Fukuoka 〒812-0012 |
(+81) 092-413-5185 |
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Hiroshima | June 26, 2015 | SOGO Hiroshima 6F, 6-27, Motomachi, Naka Ward Hiroshima 〒730-8501 |
(+81) 082-846-5093 |
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Kanazawa | November 20, 2020[3] | Kanazawa Forus 5F, 3-1 Horikawashinmachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa 〒920-0849 Map |
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Kyoto | March 16, 2019[4] | SUINA Muromachi 2F, 78, Kankobokocho, Shimogyo Ward Kyoto 〒600-8009 |
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Nagoya | March 20, 2013 | Matsuzakaya Nagoya 5F, 3−16−1, Sakae, Naka Ward, Nagoya Aichi 〒460-8430 |
(+81) 052-264-2727 |
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Okinawa | August 11, 2022 | AEON MALL Okinawa Rycom 1F 1, Rycom, Kitanakagusuku-son, Nakagami-gun, Okinawa, 901-2306 | (+81) 098-987-8063 | ||
Osaka | November 26, 2010 | Daimaru Umeda 13F, 3−1−1, Umeda, Kita Ward Osaka 〒530-8202 |
(+81) 06-6346-6002 |
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Osaka DX | September 20, 2019[8] | Daimaru Shinsaibashi 9F 1-7-1, Shinsaibashisuji, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 〒542-8501 |
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Sapporo | March 6, 2009[10] | Daimaru Sapporo 8F, 4-7, Kita 5 Jonishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo Hokkaido 〒060-0005 |
(+81) 011-232-3212 |
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Shibuya | November 22, 2019[12] | PARCO Shibuya 6F, 15-1 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 〒150-8377 |
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Skytree Town | July 6, 2016 | Tokyo Skytree Town Solamachi East Yard 4F, 1−1−2, Oshiage, Sumida City Tokyo 〒131-0045 |
(+81) 03-6456-1221 |
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Tohoku | June 30, 2017[16] | PARCO Sendai 8F, 1−2−3, Central, Aoba Ward, Sendai 〒980-8484 Miyagi |
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Mega Tokyo | December 11, 2014[18][19] | Sunshine City Alpa 2F, 3−1−2, Higashiikebukuro, Toshima City Tokyo 〒170-6002 |
(+81) 03-5927-9290 |
Throughout December 2019-March 2020, the store was expanded, doubling the size of the store and including four extra facilities:
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Tokyo DX | March 13, 2018[21] | Nihombashi Takashimaya S.C. East Building 5F, 2−11−2, Nihonbashi, Chuo City Tokyo 〒103-0027 |
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Tokyo Bay | November 22, 2013 | LaLaport Tokyo-Bay West Building 2F, 2-1-1, Hamacho, Funabashi City Chiba 〒273-8530 |
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Yokohama | November 9, 2018[24] | Marui City Yokohama 8F, 2−19−12, Takashima, Nishi Ward, Yokohama Kanagawa 〒220-0011 |
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Singapore
Name | Opening Date | Address | Contact Details | Notes | Logo |
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Singapore | April 11, 2019[26] | 78 Airport Boulevard, #04-201 & 202, Jewel Changi Airport, Singapore 819666 |
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Taiwan
Name | Opening Date | Address | Contact Details | Notes | Logo |
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Taipei | December 8, 2023[28] | Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place A11, 3F #11, Songshou Rd, Xinyi District Taipei City, 110 |
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Previous stores
The following is a list of permanently closed Pokémon Center stores.
Japan
Name | Opening Date | Date Closed | Address | Notes | Logo |
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Tohoku | December 4, 2011[29] | June 18, 2017[16] | Shop and Wander AER 3F, 1-3-1 Chuo, Aoba, Sendai 〒980-6103 |
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Tokyo
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July 18, 1998 | July 16, 2007[31] | Kawasaki Teitoku Building Annex 1F, 3-2-5 Nihombashi, Chūō Ward, Tokyo |
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Tokyo
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July 16, 2007 [31] | December 7, 2014 [18][19] | Shiodome-Shiba Rikyū Building 2F, 1-2-3, Kaigan, Minato Ward, Tokyo |
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Yokohama | March 5, 2005 | October 28, 2018[24] | Landmark Plaza 4F, 2-2-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi ku, Yokohama 〒220-8172 |
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Nagoya | October 11, 2002 | March 16, 2013 | Oasis 21 B1F, 1-11-1 Higashi-Sakura, Higashi Ward, Nagoya 〒461-0005 |
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Kyoto | March 16, 2016[32] | February 17, 2019[4] | Takashimaya Kyoto Store 5F, 52 Nishiiru Shincho, Kawaramachi, Shijodori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 〒600-8520 |
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Osaka | November 14, 1998 | November 23, 2010 | Umeda Center Building B1F, 2-4-12 Nakazaki-Nishi, Kita Ward, Ōsaka |
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Fukuoka | November 1, 2003 | February 25, 2011 | Canal City OPA B1F 1-2-22 Labūn, Sumiyoshi, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka |
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United States
Name | Opening Date | Date Closed | Address | Notes | Logo |
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New York | November 16, 2001 | January 2005 | 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020 |
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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 |
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Sapporo | July 1, 2005
November 17, 2005 July 1, 2006 |
October 2, 2005
April 9, 2006 October 29, 2006 |
Sapporo ANA Hotel 1F, 1-2-9 West, Kita-3-jō, Chūō Ward, Sapporo |
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Chūbu Centrair International Airport
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December 26, 2011 | January 5, 2012 | Chūbu Centrair International Airport 4F, Tokoname, Aichi |
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Chūbu Centrair International Airport
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December 28, 2013 | January 7, 2014 | Chubu Centrair International Airport 4F, Tokoname, Aichi |
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Tokyo Character Street | October 10, 2012 | November 5, 2012 | Number One Plaza, First Avenue Tokyo Station, Chiyoda and Chūō, Tokyo |
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Haneda International Airport International Terminal | August 4, 2012 | August 19, 2012 | International Terminal, Haneda International Airport, Ōta, Tokyo |
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Pokémon Game Show | August 17, 2013 | August 18, 2013 | Tokyo Big Sight, Odaiba, Tokyo Bay, Tokyo |
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France
Name | Opening Date | Date Closed | Address | Notes | Logo |
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Paris | June 4, 2014[33] | June 21, 2014[33] | Crémerie de Paris (Hôtel de Villeroy), 11-15, rue des Halles – angle 9, rue des Déchargeurs 75001, Paris |
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Singapore
Name | Opening Date | Date Closed | Address | Notes | Logo |
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Pokémon Christmas Store | November 7, 2020[35] | December 26, 2020 | Vivo City, #01-87 1 HarbourFront Walk Singapore 098585 |
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Pokémon Centre Pop-up Store @ Sentosa | January 29, 2022[36] | February 20, 2022 | Palawan Green Siloso Beach Walk |
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Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ GR.iD Mall | November 17, 2022[37] | December 18, 2022 | #B1-11 @ GR.iD Mall 1 Selegie Rd Singapore 188306 |
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Pokémon Pop-Up Store - The Meadow @ Gardens by the Bay | November 18, 2022[38] | November 20, 2022 | Gardens by the Bay, The Melow 18 Marina Gardens Dr Singapore 018953 |
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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[39] | December 26, 2022 | Jurong Point, Level 1 Atrium 1 Jurong West Central 2 Singapore 648886 |
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Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ NTU@one-north (Club) | May 6, 2023[40] | 11 Slim Barracks Rise Alumni House, Level 3 Singapore 138664 |
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Pokémon Center Pop-up Store @ SMU Yong Pung How School of Law | June 17, 2023[41] | SMU Yong Pung How School of Law, B1 55 Armenian Street Singapore 179943 |
United Kingdom
Name | Opening Date | Date Closed | Address | Notes | Logo |
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London | October 18, 2019[42][43] | November 15, 2019[42][43] | Westfield London, Ariel Way, Shepherd’s Bush, London W12 7GF |
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Vending Machines
- 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
In the United States Pokémon Center goods are available from PokémonCenter.com.
Original website
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
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The Pokémon Center online store also has a series of collections that have been released over time.
Gallery
Key Art
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25th Anniversary by Nao[45] | |||
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Online store 7th Anniversary by Nao[46] |
Online store 8th Anniversary by kannnu[47] |
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Taipei by REOspikee[48] |
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
External links
References
- ↑ JR Hakata City store listing (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ SOGO Hiroshima store listing (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ ポケモンセンターカナザワが、金沢フォーラス内にオープン! - Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese) (accessed November 25, 2020)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 ポケモンセンターキョウトが、3月に「京都経済センター SUINA室町」に移転を決定! - Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese) (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ SUINA Muromachi mall floor guide (Japanese) (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ Matsuzakaya Nagoya mall floor guide (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ Daimaru Umeda floor guide (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ 「ポケモンセンターオーサカDX & ポケモンカフェ」が、大丸心斎橋店 本館にオープン! | Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese) (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Daimaru Shinsaibashi store listing (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Sapporo Pokémon Center to open March 6 - Bulbanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ Daimaru Sapporo floor guide (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ ポケモンセンターシブヤが、渋谷PARCO6Fにオープンするよ! | Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese) (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ PARCO Shibuya store guide (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Japan's first official Nintendo store to open in Tokyo on November 22 | TimeOut (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Tokyo Solamachi store listing (Japanese) (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Pokémon Center Tohoku to move to new location - Blubanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ PARCO Sendai store listing (Japanese) (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 「ポケモンセンターメガトウキョー」が、池袋サンシャインシティ アルパ 2F にオープンするよ! - Pokemon.co.jp (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Pokémon Center Tokyo moving and reopening as Mega Tokyo - Bulbanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ Sunshine City store listing (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ 「ポケモンセンタートウキョーDX & ポケモンカフェ」、日本橋髙島屋S.C.東館5階にオープン! - Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese) (Accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ Nihombashi Takashimaya Shopping Center floor guide (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ LaLaport Tokyo-Bay store listing (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 ポケモンセンターヨコハマが今秋、「マルイシティ横浜」に移転決定! | Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese) (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ Marui City Yokohama store listing (accessed October 31, 2019)
- ↑ Pokemon Center Singapore a monster hit at Jewel Changi Airport - CNA Lifestyle (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ Jewel Changi Airport store listing (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Pokemon Center Taipei opens
- ↑ Official Japanese Pokémon site posts notice regarding Pokémon Center Tohoku - Bulbanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ Pokémon Center Tohoku - POKÉMON with YOU - pokemon.co.jp (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 Pokémon Center Tokyo moving to new location - Bulbanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ New Pokémon Center store to open in Kyoto - Bulbanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ 33.0 33.1 Temporary Pokémon Center to open in Paris - Bulbanews (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ Pokémon X and Pokémon Y Developer Roundtable Recap - YouTube (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Pokémon Singapore
- ↑ Pokémon Singapore
- ↑ Pokémon Singapore
- ↑ Pokémon Singapore
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- ↑ Pokémon Singapore
- ↑ 42.0 42.1 A Pokémon Center Pop-Up Store Opens in London This October - Pokemon.com (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Pokémon Center London Pop-Up at Westfield London - Westfield (accessed November 2, 2019)
- ↑ We Interview Junichi Masuda and Shigeru Ohmori about Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield - Pokemon.com (accessed November 1, 2019)
- ↑ Nao confirming they drew the 25th Anniversary Key Art.
- ↑ Nao confirming they drew the 7th Anniversary Key Art for the Pokémon Center Online store.
- ↑ kannnu confirming they drew the 8th Anniversary Key Art for the Pokémon Center Online store.
- ↑ REOSpikee drew the Pokémon Center Taipei art, as she is credited for illustrating the card cropped from the art.
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