Official: Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios Japan

What’s Happening

So get this: Pokemon will launch another theme park experience, PokePark Kanto, this year Official: Pokémon is coming to Universal Studios Japan Pokemon will launch another theme park experience, PokePark Kanto, this year Video Game News 22nd Jan 2026 / 5:28 am Posted by Jordan Middler Pokemon is officially coming to Universal Studios Japan.

In a press release, The Pokemon company and Universal Studios has just dropped that the multi-billion dollar franchise will join Nintendo , Harry Potter and other properties at the Japanese theme park. “Based on a hyper-realistic experience that stimulates all five senses, it will bring the Pokémon world to life in an unprecedentedly interactive and rich way,” according to the press release. (wild, right?)

＼速報／ ✨”ポケモン新体験” 誕生へ✨ 世界展開プロジェクトが始動！ 五感を刺激する超リアル体験を基盤に、ポケモンの世界をかつてないほどインタラクティブで豊かな方法で実現します。 📍ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパンで世界初公開に向け準備中。 …進化する！ pic.

The Details

Com/Qkp0nmqYlh ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン公式 (@USJ_Official) It is rn unclear if this will be a themed-land like Super Nintendo World, or a single ride. No timeframe has been given for when the project will open.

Universal Studios Japan’s Pokemon project is one of many projects that have been just dropped this year to celebrate the franchise’s 30th anniversary. This is a separate project from PokePark Kanto, another Pokemon thempark experience that’s set to debut this year.

Why This Matters

The park will be split into the Pokémon Forest and Sedge Town. The Pokémon Forest is a trail filled with statues of Pokémon from across the series. Pokémon will be seen in approximations of their natural habitats.

The gaming community has been watching developments like this closely.

Key Takeaways

• Despite the name, non-Kanto native Pokémon will also appear in the park.
• Sedge Town will contain shops, performance spaces, and other attractions.
• The original PokePark was open between and in Japan.

The Bottom Line

The first PokéPark began in 2005, but at that time was a travelling fairground attraction, rather than a permanent part of a larger theme park like its upcoming modern iteration. The original PokePark was open between and in Japan.

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