Pokemon News - Detective Pikachu promotions in Hong Kong, Slowpoke Paradise 2019 campaign, first Pikachu Parade in China, Pokemon dominoes tribute

Detective Pikachu promotions in Hong Kong

- Detective Pikachu cafe opening at the atrium of New Town Plaza in Hong Kong
- Detective Pikachu bus visiting parts of Hong Kong to promote the movie and the caf
- Detective Pikachu mascot will be appearing at the cafe
- cookies and muffins will be served featuring images from the movie

Udon-ken X Slowpoke: Slowpoke Paradise 2019 campaign

- begins April 19th, 2019 and will end on January 31st, 2020.
- Slowpoke Kaarage Sanuki Udon will be available to purchase from April 19th to April 21st, 2019
- it will be sold at the Takamatsu Symbol Tower 1F Decks Galleria, and is limited to 200 servings per day
- Pokemon Center Temporary Store will be set up at the concourse of Takamatsu station from April 19th to April 21st, 2019
- this will feature Pokemon Center products as well as special Slowpoke products exclusive to Kagawa prefecture
- meet and greet with Slowpoke at Takamatsu station concourse from April 19th to April 21st, 2019
- from April 19th to April 21st, complete a survey at Takamatsu station concourse to get a limited edition badge
- Kagawa 2019 Stamp Rally event is going to be held in two phases, each phase having their own exclusive presents
- head to one of the 62 stamp rally locations to receive stamp rally booklet
- visit as many stamp rally locations as you can to collect stamps for your booklet\
- using your stamps, you'll be registered into a lottery to win exclusive Slowpoke products
- exclusive Slowpoke Prefecture merchandise will be sold, including last year's items, and new items for this year
- one new item is a Slowpoke Roof Tile Rice Cracker, which comes with 6 rice crackers
- Fried Pippi Slowpoke is a fried snack that will also be available
- one-day travel pass for Kotoden trains in Kagawa prefecture will go on sale from April 19st, 2019 to January 31th, 2020
- the tickets feature a special Slowpoke design
- Slowpoke Face Panels are going to appear across various locations in Kagawa prefecture for picture-taking

First official Pikachu Parade in China

- took place during the 2019 Beijing International Film Festival
- parade included four Pikachu mascots and one Detective Pikachu mascot
- check out the video here

Articuno, Zapdos, & Moltres dominoes tribute

- created using 45,944 dominoes
- took roughly 2 weeks to set up