Pokémon Center Hiroshima's Gyarados Plaza is Oddly Not a Water Park

Pokemon Center Hiroshima is relocating! The store will temporarily close in March 2025 and reopen at a new location in April 2025. Excitingly, a new Gyarados Plaza will also debut this March. Learn more about these upcoming changes!

Pokemon Center Hiroshima's New Home

A Gyarados Playground Opens

Pokemon Center Hiroshima, currently situated on the 6th floor of Sogo Hiroshima’s Main Building, will move to the second floor of Ekie, Hiroshima Station's north exit, around April 2025. The store, open since June 2015, will enjoy a new location.

Simultaneously, the "Gyarados Plaza by Pokemon Center Hiroshima" will open on March 24, 2025, on the rooftop of Soramoa Plaza in the new Minamoa building at Hiroshima Station. This playground features Gyarados-themed play equipment. Initially, reservations will be required to use the playground equipment; details will be posted on the Minamoa website. The Pokemon Center Hiroshima maintains its current hours (Monday-Sunday, 10:00 am - 7:30 pm).

Nationwide "Poke-lun TV" Event

To celebrate "Poke-lun TV" surpassing 1 million subscribers, a nationwide event will be held at participating Pokemon Centers in Japan (including Hiroshima) before the relocation. Obtain an exclusive sticker by visiting a participating store with a password from a specific Poke-lun TV YouTube video (posted December 19, 2024).

Select Pokemon Centers (Mega Tokyo, Osaka, and Okinawa) will also feature photo opportunities with Poke-lun TV hosts (Takkun, Tokichan, Ha-chan, Tai-chan, and Riri-chan).

This event runs January 17, 2025 – February 16, 2025, and excludes Pokemon Stores, Pokemon Center Online, Pokemon Cafe, and Pikachu Sweets by Pokemon Cafe.