{"id":37351,"date":"2026-01-24T00:01:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=37351"},"modified":"2026-01-24T00:01:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T00:01:50","slug":"universal-studios-announces-new-pokemon-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=37351","title":{"rendered":"Universal Studios announces new Pok\u00e9mon experience"},"content":{"rendered":"
Universal Studios Japan has announced plans for a new Pok\u00e9mon-themed attraction, describing it as an immersive experience designed to bring the long-running franchise into a theme park setting.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made on January 22, with the park confirming it is developing what it called “innovative, immersive, and world-class Pok\u00e9mon experiences”.<\/p>\n

According to a translated statement released alongside the reveal, the new project will be built around an “ultra-real experience that stimulates all five senses”.<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon franchise features 1,025 fictional species of collectible creatures, each with unique designs, skills, and powers. Conceived by Satoshi Tajiri in early 1989, Pok\u00e9mon (or Pocket Monsters) are fictional creatures that inhabit the fictional Pok\u00e9mon World. The designs for the multitude of species can draw inspiration from anything, such as animals, plants, and legendary creatures. Many Pok\u00e9mon are capable of evolving into more powerful species, while others can undergo form changes and achieve similar results. Originally, only a handful of artists, led by Ken Sugimori designed Pok\u00e9mon. However, by 2013 a team of 20 artists worked together to create new species designs. Sugimori and Hironobu Yoshida lead the team and determine the final designs.<\/p>\n

The vast array of creatures is commonly divided into “generations”, with each division primarily encompassing new titles in the main video game series and often a change of handheld platform. Generation I with 151 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Red, Blue, and Yellow; generation II with 100 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Gold, Silver, and Crystal; generation III with 135 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen, and Emerald; generation IV with 107 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold, and SoulSilver; generation V with 156 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Black, White, Black 2, and White 2; generation VI with 72 Pok\u00e9mon refers to X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire; generation VII with 88 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let’s Go, Pikachu!, and Let’s Go, Eevee!; generation VIII with 96 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Sword, Shield, Brilliant Diamond, Shining Pearl, and Legends: Arceus; and generation IX with 120 Pok\u00e9mon refers to Scarlet, Violet, and Legends: Z-A.<\/p>\n

Due to the large number of Pok\u00e9mon, a listing of each species is divided into articles by generation. The 1025 Pok\u00e9mon are organized by their number in the National Pok\u00e9dex\u0097an electronic encyclopedia that provides various information on Pok\u00e9mon. The National Pok\u00e9dex is subdivided into regional Pok\u00e9dex series, each revolving around species introduced at the time of their respective generations along with older generations. For example, the Johto Pok\u00e9dex, generation II, covers the 100 species introduced in Gold and Silver in addition to the original 151 species. The encyclopedias follow a general ordering: first partner Pok\u00e9mon[1] are listed first, followed by species obtainable early in the respective games, and are concluded with Legendary and Mythical Pok\u00e9mon. Generation V is the sole exception, as Victini is the first Pok\u00e9mon in the Unova Pok\u00e9dex.<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Japan confirmed that the attraction is currently being prepared for a world-first debut in Japan, though no specific opening date has been announced.<\/p>\n

The company said the initiative builds on its existing partnership with The Pok\u00e9mon Company and follows the success of previous Pok\u00e9mon-themed offerings at the park.<\/p>\n

Universal Studios Japan described the new project as a significant step towards realising Pok\u00e9mon as a large-scale theme park experience.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Universal Studios Japan has announced plans for a new Pok\u00e9mon-themed attraction, describing it as an immersive experience designed to bring the long-running franchise into a theme park setting. The announcement was made on January 22, with the park confirming it is developing what it called “innovative, immersive, and world-class Pok\u00e9mon experiences”. According to a translated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}