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Pok\u00e9park Kanto is opening sooner than expected on Tokyo\u2019s southern border<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Waiting can be hard, especially when you\u2019re waiting for something that sounds as cool as the first-ever permanent Pok\u00e9mon theme park zone<\/strong>. But following the formal reveal of Pok\u00e9park Kanto<\/strong> back in July, which included the announcement that the facility on the border of Tokyo and neighboring Kanagawa Prefecture would be opening in Spring of 2026, we didn\u2019t really have any choice but to be patient, did we?<\/p>\n But in a very welcome turn of events, we don\u2019t actually have to be as patient as we\u2019d thought, because not only has Pok\u00e9park Kanto moved up its grand opening, ticket applications are going to open before the end of this month!<\/strong><\/p>\n \u25bc Teaser video for Pok\u00e9park Kanto<\/p>\n\n Pok\u00e9park Kanto is now scheduled to open on February 5<\/strong>, allowing fans to encounter a promised 600-plus Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> as they explore the trails of the Pok\u00e9mon Forest<\/strong> and the streets of Sedge Town<\/strong>, with the park having a total area of 2.6 hectares (roughly 280,000 square feet)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u25bc The Pok\u00e9park entrance plaza (red), Pok\u00e9mon Forest (blue), and Sedge Town (green)<\/p>\n Judging from the preview images released so far, Pok\u00e9park Kanto\u2019s Pok\u00e9mon population is going to be a mix of costumed performers and statuary, as both stage shows<\/strong> and Pikachu\/Eevee parades<\/strong> will be among the spectacles to see.<\/p>\n Pok\u00e9park Kanto is being built at the edge of the pre-existing Yomiuriland<\/strong> amusement park. Similar to the situation with Universal Studios Japan and its Super Nintendo World area, admission to Pok\u00e9park Kanto will be an add-on to a Yomiuriland ticket, or, as diehard Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> fans may wish to interpret the arrangement, admission to Yomiuriland is included in your Pok\u00e9park Kanto ticket<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Regardless of how you chose to mentally frame it, there will initially be two classes of Pok\u00e9park Kanto ticket, the Trainer\u2019s Pass and the Ace Trainer\u2019s Pass<\/strong>. The Ace Trainer Pass provides the additional benefits of one free ride on each of the park\u2019s attractions and priority line access, as well as priority reservation privileges for stage show seats. The Ace Trainer Pass also gets you admission to the Sedge Mansion for a photo shoot with Pikachu and Eevee and some exclusive merch.\u00a0Prices have yet to be announced, but the Ace Trainer Pass will naturally cost more than the standard Trainer Pass, which itself will logically be more than a basic Yomiuriland ticket. Yomiuriland\u2019s pricing is sort of like an old-school carnival in that the base ticket just gets you in the gates and you have to pay separately for rides, but that also means the base tickets themselves aren\u2019t so expensive, at 1,800 yen (US$12) for adults and 1,000-1,500 yen for kids, depending on exact age, and kids under 3 years old free. Single-day unlimited-ride passes for adults are 5,900 yen, and for kids they\u2019re 2,500-4,700 yen.<\/p>\n In addition, there\u2019s also a planned Town Pass<\/strong> for Pok\u00e9park Kanto, which is similar to the Trainer\u2019s Pass except that it doesn\u2019t give you access to the Pok\u00e9mon Forest area. Initially, though, the Trainer and Ace Trainer Passes will be the only ones offered, and purchase rights for the initial batch will be awarded by a lottery system, with applications open from November 21<\/strong> (starting at 6 p.m.) until December 8<\/strong>, with results announced in late December. Applications can be submitted through the Pok\u00e9park Kanto official website.<\/p>\n Related: Pok\u00e9park Kanto official website<\/a> Pok\u00e9park Kanto is opening sooner than expected on Tokyo\u2019s southern border. 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\nSource: PR Times<\/a>, Yomiuriland<\/em>
\nTop image: PR Times<\/a><\/em>
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