{"id":378989,"date":"2026-04-02T23:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/378989\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T23:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T23:01:07","slug":"pokemon-has-opened-a-pokopia-themed-immersive-space-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/378989\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon has opened a Pokopia-themed \u2018immersive space\u2019 in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Company has opened a Pokopia-themed \u201cimmersive space\u201d in central London.<\/p>\n<p>Open from now until September 30, the space is open at The Mount in Acton, London. It\u2019s free to attend for fans, and has been developed in collaboration with local businesses in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees playing <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Games &gt; Pok\u00e9mon Go [130 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/games\/pokemon\/pokemon-go\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> will also be able to find new Pok\u00e9Stops and Gyms at Pokopia Gardens, available for the duration of the event.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Murphy, senior director of marketing at <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Companies &gt; The Pok\u00e9mon Company [540 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/companies\/the-pokemon-company\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/a> International, said: \u201cIn <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Games &gt; Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia [76 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/games\/pokemon\/pokemon-pokopia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a>, players create a <a class=\"link-relationship\" title=\"Games &gt; Pok\u00e9mon video games [1,256 articles]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/games\/pokemon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> paradise which everyone can live in. We wanted to bring some of that same feeling of growth and brightness to real-world communities, creating a space that is full of Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia\u2019s magic and open to all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, The Pok\u00e9mon Company announced that it will collaborate with IKEA in Japan for a series of Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia-themed in-store events. A special in-game island, made in <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/pokemon-pokopia-is-getting-an-official-ikea-island\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">collaboration with IKEA, will also be added to the game.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Since the game\u2019s release at the start of March, the game has <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/pokopia-is-already-one-of-the-best-selling-pokemon-spin-offs-after-just-four-days\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">quickly become one of the fastest-selling Pok\u00e9mon spin-offs in history.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/files\/2026\/04\/Pokopia-Body.jpg\" data-featherlight=\"image\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon has opened a Pokopia-themed \u2018immersive space\u2019 in London\" class=\"lazyload\" bad-src=\"\/files\/2026\/04\/Pokopia-Body-80x45.jpg\"  data-\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>VGC\u2019s\u00a0<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/review\/pokemon-pokopia-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia review<\/a>\u00a0calls it \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u2019s best spin-off\u201d, noting that the need to grind late in the game \u201ccan\u2019t dull the shine\u201d of the overall experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/games\/pokemon\/pokemon-pokopia\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/a>\u00a0is an excellent life simulation game that takes the best bits from the champions of the genre and evolves into something that Pok\u00e9mon fans and cozy game fans will love,\u201d we wrote. \u201cLate-game grinding doesn\u2019t dull an adventure that\u2019s as full of discovery at 100 hours as it was at one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guides:\u00a0Visit our <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/guide\/pokemon-pokopia-guides-important-request-walkthroughs-complete-pokedex-and-more\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia guide<\/a> hub for step-by-step walkthroughs of all of the game\u2019s Important Requests, <a class=\"link-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/guide\/pokemon-pokopia-pokedex-all-pokemon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">complete Pokopia Pokedex<\/a>, all habitats, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Pok\u00e9mon Company has opened a Pokopia-themed \u201cimmersive space\u201d in central London. 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