Pokémon Goita

Pokémon Goita
Pokémon Goita logo Packaging
Release date	December 18, 2025
Publisher(s)	The Pokémon Company
Age	7+
Players	4
External Links Official website

Pokémon Goita (Japanese: ポケモンごいた Pokémon GOITA) is a Pokémon adaptation of the traditional Japanese board game goita, originally from Noto, Ishikawa Prefecture. It was released in Japan on December 18, 2025.

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• Contents
• How to play
  • Pieces
  • Gameplay
• Gallery
  • Pieces
• Release information
• Videos
• Trivia
• References
• External links

Contents

Contents

• Playmat
• 34 pieces divided into the following:
  • 1 × Mewtwo (King)
  • 1 × Mew (King)
  • 2 × Charizard (Rook)
  • 2 × Dragonite (Bishop)
  • 4 × Raichu (Gold General)
  • 4 × Pikachu (Silver General)
  • 4 × Ponyta (Knight)
  • 4 × Rattata (Lance)
  • 10 × Pidgey (Pawn)
  • 2 × spares
• Rulebook

How to play

Pokémon Goita uses the same rules as the traditional board game goita, which are as follows.

Pieces

The pieces of goita are modeled after pieces in shogi (Japanese chess), adapting their rank names and symbols. Each piece in Pokémon Goita additionally includes a Pokémon corresponding to each rank, as well as information on its rank (displayed on the top right), point value (displayed on the bottom left), and quantity (displayed on the bottom right).

The point value for each piece is as follows:

Symbol	Rank	Pokémon	Points
王 / 玉	King	Mewtwo/Mew	50
飛	Rook	Charizard	40
角	Bishop	Dragonite	40
金	Gold General	Raichu	30
銀	Silver General	Pikachu	30
馬	Knight	Ponyta	20
香	Lance	Rattata	20
し	Pawn	Pidgey	10

The Mewtwo and Mew pieces are both kings and treated as the same piece.

Gameplay

The game of goita is played in multiple rounds with four players divided into two teams; members of each pair sit across each other. 32 pieces — consisting of 2 kings, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 4 gold generals, 4 silver generals, 4 knights, 4 lances, and 10 pawns — are prepared and divided equally among the players to form their hands. Players keep their hands hidden from others. Play proceeds counterclockwise from the player who goes first.

Each player has their personal play area divided into two rows: the "defending" row on the top and the "attacking" row on the bottom. To "defend" means to play a piece face-up that matches the rank of the last attacking piece played. To "attack" means to put a piece face-up for the next player to defend (match) against.

The player who goes first opens a round by playing down two pieces, one face-down in the defending row and one face-up in the attacking row. The next player must either defend or pass their turn. If they play a piece to defend, they must also play another piece to attack the next player. If no player can defend against an attacking piece, the player who played the attacking piece places a new defending piece face-down and a new attacking piece face-up for the other players to match.

Kings (Mewtwo/Mew) are wild pieces and can be used to defend against any piece, except for a lance (Rattata) or a pawn (Pidgey). Kings may not be played as a defending piece face-down. Kings can only be used as an attacking piece in the following situations:

• If another king is already in play.
• If the player has both kings in hand.
• If it is the last piece in the player's hand.

The round ends once a player has played down all the pieces in their hand; the player's team gains points according to the last piece played, and a new round is dealt. Play continues until one team has 150 or more points, at which point they win the game.

Gallery

• 
  Playmat
• 
  Drawstring Bag (Early Purchase Bonus)

Pieces

• 
  Mewtwo (King)
• 
  Mew (King)
• 
  Charizard (Rook)
• 
  Dragonite (Bishop)
• 
  Raichu (Gold General)
• 
  Pikachu (Silver General)
• 
  Ponyta (Knight)
• 
  Rattata (Lance)
• 
  Pidgey (Pawn)

Release information

Pokémon Goita was first teased via the official Japanese Pokémon Information Bureau Twitter account (@poke_times) on November 13, 2025, before being officially revealed the next day on November 14, 2025 at 05:00 UTC.

Pokémon Goita was exhibited at Game Market 2025 Autumn from November 22 to 23, 2025, alongside other Pokémon board and card games, namely Pokémon Taruka and Pokémon Babanuki.

Pokémon Goita was released on December 18, 2025. A drawstring bag to store the game's pieces was made available as a purchase bonus while supplies last. A free mobile app that teaches how to play the game was released on December 17, 2025. A "How to play" video was also released on the Japanese Pokémon YouTube channel on December 18, 2025.

Videos

Promotional video

By ポケモン公式YouTubeチャンネル

How to play

By ポケモン公式YouTubeチャンネル

Trivia

Pokémon Goita was produced in an effort to support and promote Noto Town after the Noto earthquake on January 1, 2024.

External links

• Pokémon Goita official website

This article is part of Project Merchandise, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on all Pokémon toys, dolls, books, and collectible merchandise.