{"id":1641,"date":"2025-08-01T07:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2025-08-01T07:00:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T14:00:06","slug":"tokyo-train-stations-giving-out-awesome-giant-pokemon-cards-but-youll-want-to-hurry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=1641","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo train stations giving out awesome giant Pok\u00e9mon cards, but you\u2019ll want to hurry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-708811\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/PS-1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>JR East\u2019s easy-to-complete Pok\u00e9mon stamp rally can only last as long as its card supply does<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s often been said that the journey itself is more important than the destination. But you know what\u2019s even better? A journey that gets you some cool exclusive <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> merch.<\/p>\n<p>That sort of doesn\u2019t-matter-exactly-where-you-go philosophy is the underlying idea for rail operator <strong>East Japan Railway Company\/JR East\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon Stamp Rally 2025<\/strong>, which is going on right now in Tokyo. In a stamp rally, you start by receiving a sheet with blank spaces on it, then you travel to various stations on the train network where there are special stamps you use to fill up your sheet. When you\u2019re all done, you turn in the completed sheet and receive a prize.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-708812\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/PS-2.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>As far as stamp rallies go, the JR East Pok\u00e9mon Stamp Rally 2025 is pretty easy to complete<\/strong>. Major stations in the Tokyo area give out the stamp sheet for free, and <strong>you only need six stamps<\/strong> to fill it up. With a total of 36 stations that have stamps in Tokyo and its neighboring prefectures of Chiba, Saitama, and Kanagawa, it\u2019s not hard to plot a route to complete your sheet, either as a dedicated course to follow all in one fell swoop or to fold into your other sightseeing plans.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Map of the 36 stamp stations (we\u2019ll explain the \u201cStage 2 stamps\u201d in a bit)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-708813\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/PS-3.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"487\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Each station\u2019s stamp features a different Pok\u00e9mon species, and you can find the stamp itself by following the signs that say \u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30d7\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089 (\u201cstamp this way\u201d) with an arrow, or by asking the station staff \u201c<em>Pok\u00e9mon no sutampu wa doko ni arimasu ka<\/em>?\u201d The stamps are always located outside the ticket gates, by the way.<\/p>\n<p>\u25bc A sign pointing the way to the Mega Ampharos stamp inside downtown Tokyo\u2019s Yoyogi Station<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-708814\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/PS-4.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Once you\u2019ve got six stamps, bring your completed sheet to one of the New Days station convenience stores listed below\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-708815\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/PS-5.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"83\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2026where you\u2019ll then receive this awesome Pikachu ex Jumbo Card!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-708816\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/PS-6.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As mentioned, with just six stamps this is a pretty quick and easy rally to complete, but that\u2019s because that\u2019s just Stage 1 of the Pok\u00e9mon Stamp Rally 2025. For Stage 2, there are different prizes if you gather 12 or all 36 stamps\u2026or at least there were. As you can probably guess, there are a lot of <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> fans in the greater Tokyo area, and Stage 2 supplies have already been depleted. Luckily, the Stage 1 rally is still going on, but while it\u2019s scheduled ending date is August 31, that might get moved up if they run out of Pikachu ex Jumbo Cards, so you\u2019ll want to get to rallying sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jreast.co.jp\/tokyo\/jre_pokemonmegarally2025\/pdf\/to05.pdf\">JR East Pok\u00e9mon Stamp Rally 2025 English website<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Top image: SoraNews24<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Insert images: SoraNews24, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jreast.co.jp\/tokyo\/jre_pokemonmegarally2025\/pdf\/to05.pdf\">JR East<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u25cf Want to hear about SoraNews24\u2019s latest articles as soon as they\u2019re published? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RocketNews24En\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketNews24En\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JR East\u2019s easy-to-complete Pok\u00e9mon stamp rally can only last as long as its card supply does. 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