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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.

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. For a gallery of merchandise, see Bulbagarden Archives.

Current stores

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

Singapore

Name Opening Date Address Contact Details Notes Logo Singapore April 11, 2019[25] 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 [26]

The logo mascots are Lapras, Pikachu and Celebi

Previous stores

Exterior of the old Tokyo Pokémon Center

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

Japan

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 became 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, 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 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.

France

Name Opening Date Date Closed Address Notes Logo Paris June 4, 2014[31] June 21, 2014[31] 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. [32]

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

United Kingdom





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 plush, 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 1st, 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 21st 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.

Collections

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

Trivia

See also