To celebrate Pokemon's 30th anniversary, the official Pokemon team has announced “Choose! Pokemon Illumination 1025” (えらぶ！ポケモンイルミネーション1025), a special event at Red Brick Park outside the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse in Kanagawa. The display will be part of Christmas Village at the Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
Admission is free, and the event will run from November 25 through December 25, 2026.
Built around “choice,” one of the themes of Pokemon's 30th anniversary, the event invites visitors to explore specially designed light displays and snap commemorative photos with Pokemon.
The annual Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse will also bring together a wide range of vendors and companies, setting the scene for a festive winter celebration.
The event's main attraction, the Pokemon 1025 Luminous Box (ポケモン1025 ルミナスボックス), is a colorful illumination featuring gift boxes in 15 different colors stacked into matching groups. All 1,025 Pokemon discovered to date will appear on boxes representing their signature colors. Visitors can hunt for their favorites, discover which Pokemon are hiding among the colors they love, and take plenty of memorable photos along the way.
The Pokemon 30th Anniversary Special Tree (ポケモン30th スペシャルツリー) will offer another unique photo experience, letting visitors pose alongside a Pokemon of their choice.
Visitors can scan the QR Code printed on the timed-entry ticket distributed at the venue to access Pokemon 1025 Choice Navigator (ポケモン1025 えらぶナビ). From there, they can select the Pokemon they want to appear with based on criteria such as their favorite Pokemon or color.
Timed-entry tickets will be distributed daily from 11 a.m. Admission slots will open in one-hour intervals, covering the three hours immediately following the time of distribution. Tickets are limited to one per person, and each visitor may generally participate only once.
Visitors will also receive an exclusively designed commemorative medal through the mobile version of Pokémon HOME.
