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==Products== | ==Products== | ||
Pokémon Center stores sell many kinds of Pokémon merchandise. This includes [[Pokémon games]], [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG cards]], {{pkmn|anime}} videos and DVDs, {{pkmn|manga}} volumes, [[CD]]s, and a wide array of products such as clothes, accessories, bedding, sporting equipment, dishes, musical instruments, and toys. For a gallery of merchandise, see [[a:Category:Merchandise|Bulbagarden Archives]]. | Pokémon Center stores sell many kinds of Pokémon merchandise. This includes [[Pokémon games]], [[Pokémon Trading Card Game|TCG cards]], {{pkmn|anime}} videos and DVDs, {{pkmn|manga}} volumes, [[CD]]s, and a wide array of products such as clothes, accessories, bedding, sporting equipment, dishes, musical instruments, and toys. For a gallery of merchandise, see the [[a:Category:Merchandise|Bulbagarden Archives]]. | ||
==Current stores== | ==Current stores== | ||
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[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/gp/pokecen/skytreetown/ Website] | [https://www.pokemon.co.jp/gp/pokecen/skytreetown/ Website] | ||
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* Located on the 4th floor of the Tokyo Solamachi mall,<ref>[http://www.tokyo-solamachi.jp/shop/483/ Tokyo Solamachi store listing] (Japanese) (accessed October 31, 2019)</ref> under the | * Located on the 4th floor of the Tokyo Solamachi mall,<ref>[http://www.tokyo-solamachi.jp/shop/483/ Tokyo Solamachi store listing] (Japanese) (accessed October 31, 2019)</ref> under the {{wp|Tokyo Skytree}} | ||
* The logo mascots are {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Rayquaza}} | * The logo mascots are {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Rayquaza}} | ||
|| [[File:Pokémon Center Skytree Town logo.png|117px]] | || [[File:Pokémon Center Skytree Town logo.png|117px]] | ||
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* Located on the 3th floor of A11 of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place | * Located on the 3th floor of A11 of Shin Kong Mitsukoshi Xinyi Place | ||
* The logo mascots are {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Pikachu}} | * The logo mascots are {{p|Dragonite}} and {{p|Pikachu}} | ||
|| [[ | || [[File:Pokémon Center Taipei Gen IX logo.png|117px]] | ||
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| Shop and Wander AER 3F, <br/>1-3-1 Chuo, Aoba, <br/>Sendai 〒980-6103 | | Shop and Wander AER 3F, <br/>1-3-1 Chuo, Aoba, <br/>Sendai 〒980-6103 | ||
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* Opened as a part of the [[Pokémon with You|POKÉMON with YOU]] campaign in support of the region after the | * Opened as a part of the [[Pokémon with You|POKÉMON with YOU]] campaign in support of the region after the {{wp|2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami}}<ref>[https://www.pokemon.co.jp/withU/tohoku/ ''Pokémon Center Tohoku - POKÉMON with YOU'' - pokemon.co.jp] (accessed November 2, 2019)</ref> | ||
* Closed to relocate to current location | * Closed to relocate to current location | ||
* The logo mascots were: {{p|Victini}}, {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Snivy}} | * The logo mascots were: {{p|Victini}}, {{p|Pikachu}} and {{p|Snivy}} | ||
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Pokémon Center goods are also sold from vending machines in the United States and Japan. | Pokémon Center goods are also sold from vending machines in the United States and Japan. | ||
In the United States a series of Pokémon Center branded machines are maintained by [[The Pokémon Company International]] and have been present in shopping malls in and around the {{wp|Seattle}} area since 2010. They sell a variety of goods including | In the United States a series of Pokémon Center branded machines are maintained by [[The Pokémon Company International]] and have been present in shopping malls in and around the {{wp|Seattle}} area since 2010. They sell a variety of goods including {{OBP|Poké Doll|plush}}, [[Pokémon games|video games]], figures, Trading Card Game items, and charms. | ||
In 2018, [[The Pokémon Company]] launched vending machines in Japan under the name Pokémon Stand. These also sell Pokémon Center goods, including (in some locations) exclusive {{p|Pikachu}} plushies. | In 2018, [[The Pokémon Company]] launched vending machines in Japan under the name Pokémon Stand. These also sell Pokémon Center goods, including (in some locations) exclusive {{p|Pikachu}} plushies. | ||
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| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:Pokemon Center 25th Anniversary Key Art-4.jpg|x150px]] | | style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{red color light}}" | [[File:Pokemon Center 25th Anniversary Key Art-4.jpg|x150px]] | ||
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| colspan=4 | 25th Anniversary by <br> | | colspan=4 | 25th Anniversary by <br> {{OBP|Nao|illustrator}}<ref name=25thAnnivKeyArtCredit>[https://archive.is/NuwQv Nao confirming they drew the 25th Anniversary Key Art.]</ref> | ||
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| colspan="2" style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}" | [[File:Pokémon Center Online 7th Anniversary Key Art.png|x150px]] | | colspan="2" style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}" | [[File:Pokémon Center Online 7th Anniversary Key Art.png|x150px]] | ||
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| style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}" | [[File:Pokémon Center Online 8th Anniversary Logo.png|x150px]] | | style="{{roundy|2px}} border:2px solid #{{white color dark}}; background:#{{white color light}}" | [[File:Pokémon Center Online 8th Anniversary Logo.png|x150px]] | ||
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| colspan=2 | Online store 7th Anniversary by <br> | | colspan=2 | Online store 7th Anniversary by <br> {{OBP|Nao|illustrator}}<ref name=7thAnnivOnlineKeyArtCredit>[https://archive.is/ummDt Nao confirming they drew the 7th Anniversary Key Art for the Pokémon Center Online store.]</ref> | ||
| Online store 8th Anniversary by <br> [[kannnu]]<ref name=8thAnnivOnlineKeyArtCredit>[https://archive.is/ezSkl kannnu confirming they drew the 8th Anniversary Key Art for the Pokémon Center Online store.]</ref> | | Online store 8th Anniversary by <br> [[kannnu]]<ref name=8thAnnivOnlineKeyArtCredit>[https://archive.is/ezSkl kannnu confirming they drew the 8th Anniversary Key Art for the Pokémon Center Online store.]</ref> | ||
| Online store 8th Anniversary logo | | Online store 8th Anniversary logo | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* The internal data of the [[core series]] games from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} to {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} contain [[Index number|location indices]] for all of the Pokémon Centers at the time. | * The internal data of the [[core series]] games from {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} to {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} contain [[Index number|location indices]] for all of the Pokémon Centers at the time. | ||
** The Japanese and Korean version of the [[Generation IV]] games still refer to the [[# | ** The Japanese and Korean version of the [[Generation IV]] games still refer to the [[#United States|Nintendo World Store]] as PC New York (Japanese: {{j|ＰＣ}}ニューヨーク, Korean: {{k|PC}}뉴욕), even though they were released after the remodeling. Games from [[Generation V]] onwards do not have a location index for the Nintendo World Store. | ||
** Beginning in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], the games no longer have individual indices for each store, with only the Pokémon Center Tohoku retaining a distinct location index. | ** Beginning in [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], the games no longer have individual indices for each store, with only the Pokémon Center Tohoku retaining a distinct location index. | ||