Professor Willow: Difference between revisions

On March 4, 2021, Niantic announced that they had reached an agreement with The Pokémon Trading Card Game and that Professor Willow would appear in the TCG starting summer 2021.<ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/pcg-professor-willow/ A collaboration has been finalized between Pokémon GO and the Pokémon Trading Card Game!]</ref> Professor Willow's TCG card art and availability were revealed on June 15, 2021.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/1404944246344409089 Twitter announcement]</ref><ref>[https://pokemongolive.com/post/pcg-professor-willow-details/?hl=en Professor Willow's TCG Debut!]</ref> Each card comes with a unique 16 digit code that can be redeemed in Pokémon GO from July 1, 2021, at 12:00 a.m. UTC to August 1, 2023, at 12:00 a.m. UTC to unlock a [[Special_Research#Professor's Research|Special Research]] as well as a [[Medal (GO)|medal]].

On November 19, 2019, an extension to the [[Pokémon Center (store)#Current stores|Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo]] called Pokémon GO Lab was unveiled. This space includes a life-size statue of Professor Willow, as well as Pokémon GO-related merchandise and a real-time monitor displaying trainer names and team scores for the Pokémon GO Gym attached to the lab.<ref>[https://twitter.com/PokemonGOAppJP/status/1207495805378220032 Official Japanese Twitter annnoucement]</ref>