Official Pokémon stores will be opening outside of Asia for the very first time, according to a new report, and there couldn’t be better news for international fans of Nintendo’s creature-catching franchise. Pokémon Centers are a major thing, especially within Japan, attracting fans from across the world to find exclusive merch. A lot of the merch reaches other global markets, such as the Pokémon Center Halloween 2026 merch, thanks to the online stores that deliver. Nevertheless, the in-person experiences at crowded Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores are limited to Asia.
That may be a short-term issue, however, since official Pokémon stores will seemingly be opening in new markets moving forward. According to a new announcement posted on the official Pokémon website, The Pokémon Company will finally open new and permanent Pokémon Center stores around the world. The first of them will be based in London, United Kingdom, and it is expected to open by 2029. This means it could arrive even sooner. The great news here, however, is that Pokémon Center London will be the first in an effort to expand outside of Asia.
According to that very announcement, the London store “will also be the first...
