{"id":8239,"date":"2026-09-09T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8239"},"modified":"2026-09-09T06:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T13:00:16","slug":"legendary-pokemon-statues-installed-in-downtown-tokyo-will-be-there-through-the-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=8239","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Pok\u00e9mon statues installed in downtown Tokyo, will be there through the fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744695\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/0_c85127.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Legend Research event brings more than 100 Pok\u00e9mon species to the Tokyo Station area<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Within the <strong>Pok\u00e9mon<\/strong> games and anime, Pok\u00e9mon Trainers who are looking for the most powerful species of Pocket Monsters need to venture to remote locations far outside human settlements. However, right now in the real world there are <strong>over 100 Pok\u00e9mon, including more than a dozen Legendary Pok\u00e9mon, waiting to be found in downtown Tokyo<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744696\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/2_9df0c7.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Pok\u00e9mon Legend Research<\/strong> event kicked off this week in the <strong>Nihonbashi<\/strong> and <strong>Yaesu<\/strong> neighborhoods, located just east of<strong> Tokyo Station<\/strong>. For the next two and a half months, visitors to the <strong>Coredo Muromachi, Tokyo Midtown Yaesu, and Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower<\/strong> shopping and restaurant complexes will be able to spot artwork displays of more than 100 different types of Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-lang=\"en\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-partner=\"jetpack\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u672c\u65e59\u67089\u65e5\uff08\u6c34\uff09\u3001\u300c\u4f1d\u8aac\u306e\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u3068\u51fa\u4f1a\u3046 \u30ec\u30b8\u30a7\u30f3\u30c9\u30ea\u30b5\u30fc\u30c1 in\u65e5\u672c\u6a4b\uff06\u516b\u91cd\u6d32\u300d\u304c\u958b\u5e55\uff01<br \/>\u8b0e\u89e3\u304d\u3092\u306f\u3058\u3081\u3068\u3059\u308b\u3055\u307e\u3056\u307e\u306a\u4f53\u9a13\u304c\u697d\u3057\u3081\u308b\u3088\u3002<br \/>\u304f\u308f\u3057\u304f\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u3092\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u3057\u3066\u306d\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yzpujYlP5v\">https:\/\/t.co\/yzpujYlP5v<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e43SBTttnV\">pic.twitter.com\/e43SBTttnV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u516c\u5f0f (@Pokemon_cojp) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pokemon_cojp\/status\/2097505274617532466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>While some of those are two-dimensional illustrations, there will also be <strong>19 Pok\u00e9mon statues, representing the original-generation starter trio\u2019s final evolved forms, Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise, plus several Legendary Pok\u00e9mon such as Lunala, Solgaleo, and Groudon, Xerneas, Zacian, Zamazenta, and, Ho-oh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744697\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/3_e67842.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"418\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-lang=\"en\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-partner=\"jetpack\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2<\/p>\n<p>\u65e5\u672c\u6a4b\uff06\u516b\u91cd\u6d32\u306e\u8857\u306b<br \/>100\u5339\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306e <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3<\/a> \u305f\u3061\u304c\u51fa\u73fe\u4e2d<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/17.0.2\/72x72\/203c.png\" alt=\"\u203c\" class=\"wp-smiley\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2\u25e4\u25e2<\/p>\n<p>\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u305f\u3061\u306b\u51fa\u4f1a\u3044\u3059\u304e\u3066<br \/>\u76ee\u7684\u5730\u306b\u305f\u3069\u308a\u7740\u3051\u306a\u3044\u2026\u30c3\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vikQTQ4wG6\">https:\/\/t.co\/vikQTQ4wG6<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/%E4%BC%9D%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u4f1d\u30dd\u30b1\u30ea\u30b5\u30fc\u30c1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WwTpQu9jk5\">pic.twitter.com\/WwTpQu9jk5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u60c5\u5831\u5c40 (@poke_times) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/poke_times\/status\/2097535503973151204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to looking awesome, the statues are also part of a mystery game that fans can play, as each one features a hidden code that can be used in conjunction with your phone to solve a multi-stage puzzle. There\u2019s no mention on the event\u2019s website of a prize, but it seems like there must be some sort of reward for those who manage to complete it, since participating in the game requires a 3,300-yen (US$21) ticket which can be purchased online.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no charge at all to see the statues, though, as they\u2019re all situated in publicly accessible parts of the three entertainment complexes. Skipping the mystery-solving game will also allow you to instead spend that money on some of the<strong> new merch on offer at the Pok\u00e9mon Legend Research popup shop inside Tokyo Midtown Yaesu<\/strong>, such as folding fans, tote bags, mugs, and key chains.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744698\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/4_3741f0.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"349\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744699\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/5_b8225e.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744700\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/6_e402d1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"336\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-744701\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/09\/7_ab09b2.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"497\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Legend Research in Nihonbashi and Yaesu will be going on between now and<strong> November 29<\/strong>, and should you need a refresher on what the featured Pok\u00e9mons\u2019 names are, <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2026\/09\/04\/new-pokemon-anniversary-song-is-22-minutes-long-features-all-1025-pokemon-species-video\/\">there\u2019s a song that\u2019ll teach you what each and every species is called<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/mitsui-shopping-park.com\/urban\/legend-research\/\">Pok\u00e9mon Legend Research in Nihonbashi and Yaesu official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ticket.mitsui-shopping-park.com\/events\/legendresearch\">mystery game ticket site<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Source, images: <a href=\"https:\/\/mitsui-shopping-park.com\/urban\/legend-research\/\">Mitsui Shopping Park<\/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>Legend Research event brings more than 100 Pok\u00e9mon species to the Tokyo Station area. Within the Pok\u00e9mon games and anime, Pok\u00e9mon Trainers who are looking for the most powerful species&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8239","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8239"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8239\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8239"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8239"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8239"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}