POKÉMON’s
30 Years of Joy

Festival Walk’s Pokémon 30th-anniversary Christmas event features a giant sprinting Pikachu balloon, a 10-metre Poké Ball light installation, photo spots with Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle and Gengar, a 30th-anniversary scene, a Pokémon time tunnel and instant-print commemorative photo cards. Hong Kong’s first official Pokémon Center pop-up store sells original and 30th-anniversary merchandise, plush toys, lifestyle goods and the Pokémon TCG 'Mega Evolution' expansion '30th CELEBRATION'; only Pokémon Center original products are sold November 11-17, with PTCG products from November 18. A Pokémon-themed game challenge costs HK$60 and offers 30th-anniversary photo frames. There is also a Pokémon TCG area, creative colouring, New Trainer Journey and free Nintendo Switch 2 demos of 'Pokémon Pokopia' and 'Pokémon Champions'. The card area runs weekdays 14:00-20:00; Switch 2 demos run weekdays 12:00-20:00; on weekends and public holidays both run 11:00-20:00. The Pokémon GO 10th-anniversary zone gives a physical postcard at G/F from 11:00-19:00 daily when a game screen is shown. On November 14-15, 11:00-21:00, a Pokémon GO Wild Area: Global offline booth offers a folder for completing tasks. From November 9 10:00 to January 3 23:59, visitors can receive limited-time research with a chance to encounter a party-hat Pikachu. My FESTIVAL members spending HK$3,800 can redeem a special-edition rug at the LG2 customer service desk, 12:00-21:00, while stocks last.