PokéPark (theme park)
- This article is about the theme park. For other uses, see PokéPark.
| PokéPark | ||||
 PokéPark logo in 2006 | ||||
| Location | Nagoya, Japan Taipei, Taiwan | |||
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| Status | Defunct | |||
| Opened | March 18, 2005 (Japan) June 23, 2006 (Taiwan) | |||
| Closed | September 25, 2005 (Japan) September 24, 2006 (Taiwan) | |||
| Operated by | P-project, Inc. | |||
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PokéPark (Japanese: ポケパーク PokéPark) is a series of theme parks devoted to Pokémon.
It was first held as Pokémon The Park 2005, or POKéPARK for short, from March 18 to September 25, 2005, as part of the Sasashima Satellite Project of the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan, on the former site of the Sasashima Cargo Station in Nakamura Ward, Nagoya, Aichi (Sasashima Live 24 Land Redevelopment Project Site). A contest was held to name the street it was located on, with the winner being Route 758.
On February 20, 2006, it was announced that the PokéPark would move to Taiwan for the 10th anniversary of Pokémon, where it was open under the name POKéPARK (Chinese: 神奇寶貝樂園 Shénqí Bǎobèi Lèyuán) from June 23 to September 24, 2006, on the site of what is now the Taipei Children's Amusement Park in Shilin District, Taipei, Taiwan. POKéPARK LLP, a limited liability partnership between The Pokémon Company and i-works, inc., originally planned for PokéPark to be held in Japan and elsewhere for five years from 2006 through 2010, though these plans never came to fruition.[1]
On December 12, 2023, Yomiuriland and The Pokémon Company announced the creation of PokéPark Kanto to open in 2026.
Admission
In Japan, admission to the park was free, but there was a fee for each attraction visited. Prepaid e-money, or Edy cards, were available online and could be used to pay for attractions in the park. Pre-ordering a special PokéPark Edy card enabled holders to special offers and gifts. These cards could be pre-ordered from November 19, 2004 to February 28, 2005.
In Taiwan, regular one-day tickets were NT$860 for adults and NT$650 for children, while full event passes were NT$2,500 for adults and NT$1,800 for children. Admission included the use of all attractions in the park, though some events required additional fees.
Attractions
In Japan, there were a total of twelve attractions in addition to a game arcade, an event stage, shops, and cafés. The park's attractions were prominently featured in animated form in "Hello! Thank You!", the fifth Pokémon Sunday ending.
- Bumper Car Battle: Aqua vs. Magma
- Choose a Team Aqua car or a Team Magma car, and face off against the opposite team in a bumper car battle.
- Twister: Fury in the Sky
- Ride in a roller coaster shaped like Rayquaza and experience thrills like in Destiny Deoxys.
- Gotta Dance Tour
- Relive Gotta Dance!! on this musical ride.
- Alto Mare Gondola Cruise
- Ride on a ship shaped like Latios and Latias that flies high up in the air and crashes down into water.
- Lugia's Spinning Ship
- Navigate boats through swirling water and around Lugia.
- Pokémon Star Swing
- Ride on a swing with Mew, Celebi, and Jirachi.
- The Pichu Brothers' Rascal Railway
- Take a train ride with the Pichu Brothers, Wynaut, and Munchlax.
- Pokémon Giant Ferris Wheel
- Ride in a giant ferris wheel with cars in the shapes of various Poké Balls.
- Pikachu Forest
- Ride through the air in Pikachu-shaped cars.
- Mudkip's Big Splash
- Ride on a log flume shaped like Mudkip and splash down into a water pool.
- Pokémon Merry-Go-Round
- Ride on a merry-go-round with Raikou, Entei, and Suicune instead of horses.
- Meowth's Party Cafe
- A restaurant run by Team Rocket's Meowth.
- 3D Movie: Find Mew!
- A 3D movie where you follow Pikachu and Meowth on a quest to find Mew.
- Safari Park
- Experience the real thrill of capturing Pokémon in the Safari Zone via firing cannons filled with Safari Balls at Pokémon.
- Game Corner
- A recreation of the Game Corner from the games, where visitors could play games to win prizes. These games included Porygon Cup, Diglett's Hole, Magikarp Fishing Tournament, Dusclops's Shadow Ball, Celadon City Slot Machine, Heart-Pounding Electrode, and Pokémon Dice.
- Pokémon Floating Kids
- A play area for younger kids populated by bounce houses and inflatable slides.
- Pokémon Daisuki Club
- An event stage ran by the Pokémon Daisuki Club that would display Pokémon facts as well as host Pokémon Bingo Party and a "Plusle and Minun Tug-of-War event".
- Pokémon Store R
- Buy Pokémon plushies, figures, and cards from a store run by Team Rocket.
In Taiwan, there were a total of nine attractions, in addition to an event stage, a food court, and a shop. Twister: Fury in the Sky was sold to Minamichita Beach Land and rethemed to the "Sea Dragon Coaster", as was Alto Mare Gondola Cruise, so it wasn't present in the Taiwan park.
Pokémon
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The following Pokémon were available as promotions.
Eggs
These Pokémon were distributed as Eggs at the park from March 12 to May 8, 2005. Each Pokémon has special moves they otherwise would not know by any method.
| Psyduck Egg w/ Mud Sport | 
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Pichu Egg w/ Follow Me | 
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Igglybuff Egg w/ Tickle | 
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| Corsola Egg w/ Mud Sport | 
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Taillow Egg w/ Feather Dance | 
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Surskit Egg w/ Mud Sport | 
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| Whismur Egg w/ Teeter Dance | 
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Skitty Egg w/ Rollout | 
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Plusle Egg w/ Water Sport | 
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| Minun Egg w/ Mud Sport | 
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Spoink Egg w/ Uproar | 
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Spinda Egg w/ Sing | 
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| Cacnea Egg w/ Encore | 
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Corphish Egg w/ Water Sport | 
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Wynaut Egg w/ Tickle | 
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Meowth
This Pokémon was distributed at the PokéPark event in Japan from March 18 to May 8, 2005. Unlike the others, it was not distributed as an Egg, and did not know any special moves. This Meowth is always holding a Glitter Mail.
| Meowth | 
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| この なつ やっぱり ポケモン えいが！！ ぜったい みて ね |
| ポケパーク より |
| この なつ えいが みて くれ た きみ に ありがとう！！ |
| ポケパーク より |
Mythical Pokémon
- Main article: List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation III → PokéPark Mew
- Main article: List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation III → PokéPark Celebi
- Main article: List of Japanese event Pokémon distributions in Generation III → PokéPark Jirachi
These Mythical Pokémon were distributed exclusively at the second PokéPark event in Taiwan over different periods in 2006.
| Mew | 
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Celebi | 
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Jirachi | 
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring the PokéPark or its Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game. Two special premium files were released to commemorate the opening of the first PokéPark in Japan: PokéPark Blue and PokéPark Forest. Only PokéPark Forest included cards with PokéPark in their name, though the PokéPark logo is featured on all cards from the two files. Several promotional reprints of these cards were also given away with attraction ticket purchases.
In Taiwan, ten Traditional Chinese promotional cards were released at the PokéPark in Taipei. The cards were selected from POP Series 2, whereas the course completion award was selected from POP Series 4 since that was the set that had the Pokémon Fan Club card. Aside from the course completion award and the Championship Arena card, each card could be obtained by visiting the park on different days of the week in the last week of the park was open.
| Card Name | Number | English Expansion | Description |
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| Jirachi | 021 | Black Star Promo | Reward after buying three admission tickets |
| Raikou | 3/17 | POP Series 2 | Monday, September 18, 2006 |
| Entei | 1/17 | POP Series 2 | Tuesday, September 19, 2006 |
| Suicune | 4/17 | POP Series 2 | Wednesday, September 20, 2006 |
| Celebi | 029 | Black Star Promo | Thursday, September 21, 2006 |
| Tauros | 5/17 | POP Series 2 | Friday, September 22, 2006 |
| Pikachu | 13/17 | POP Series 4 | Saturday, September 23, 2006 |
| Rayquaza | 3/17 | POP Series 1 | Sunday, September 24, 2006 |
| Championship Arena | 028 | Black Star Promo | Japan 2006 Champion's League Tournament from September 16–28 in Taipei |
| Pokémon Fan Club | 9/17 | POP Series 4 | Pokémon Training Club Completion, Awarded as Part of a Pokémon Training Course Pass Certificate |
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 寶可公園 Bóuhó Gūngyún |
| Mandarin | 寶可公園 / 宝可公园 Bǎokě Gōngyuán (VII+) 神奇寶貝樂園 Shénqí Bǎobèi Lèyuán (III) | |
| French | PokéPark (VI+) POKÉPARK (V) POKéPARK (III-IV) | |
| German | PokéPark (VI+) POKÉPARK (V) POKéPARK (III-IV) | |
| Italian | PokéPark (VI+) POKÉPARK (V) POKéPARK (III-IV) | |
| Korean | 포켓파크 PokéPark | |
| Spanish | PokéPark (VI+) POKÉPARK (V) POKéPARK (III-IV) | |
References
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