{"id":141221,"date":"2026-09-03T02:23:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T02:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/141221\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T02:23:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T02:23:17","slug":"pokemon-korea-to-hold-mega-festa-2026-starting-sept-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/141221\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Korea to Hold &#8216;Mega Festa 2026&#8217; Starting Sept. 18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/i1788398543648811.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" data-lightbox=\"article\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/i1788398543648811.jpeg\" alt=\"\ud3ec\ucf13\ubaac\ucf54\ub9ac\uc544, '\uba54\uac00\ud398\uc2a4\ud0c0 2026' 18\uc77c \uac1c\ucd5c\" style=\"vertical-align:baseline;\"\/><\/a>\u24d2 Pok\u00e9mon Korea<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Pok\u00e9mon Korea announced on September 3 that it will host &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon Mega Festa 2026: Pikachu&#8217;s Autumn Outing&#8221; from September 18 to October 11 in collaboration with the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and the Airport Railroad Express (AREX).<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">The event is themed around &#8220;Pikachu in Hanbok&#8221; to promote Korean culture. On floors 1 through 3 of HiKR Ground, the main venue and KTO tourism promotion center, visitors can experience media art, exhibitions, and interactive content. On the 5th floor, a pop-up store will offer merchandise and capsule toys featuring Pikachu in Hanbok.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">During the event period, the interiors of AREX Express Trains will be decorated with a Pok\u00e9mon theme. Photo zones featuring Pikachu in Hanbok will be set up across AREX stations, including Incheon International Airport Terminals 1 and 2 and Seoul Station City Airport Terminal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">A stamp rally connecting Incheon International Airport Terminals 1 and 2, Seoul Station City Airport Terminal, and HiKR Ground will also take place. Participants who visit each spot and collect stamps will receive souvenirs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">An in-game tie-in event with the mobile game &#8216;Pok\u00e9mon GO&#8217; will also be held. According to Pok\u00e9mon Korea, Pikachu wearing an orange Hanbok will make its in-game debut, appearing first in select areas of Jongno-gu and Jung-gu in Seoul, as well as the HiKR Station at Incheon International Airport. The spawn locations will later expand nationwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:2em 0 0 0;padding:0;overflow:visible;\">Floors 2 and 3 of HiKR Ground will operate on a reservation-only basis to ensure visitor safety and a comfortable viewing environment. Detailed event information can be found on the official website.<\/p>\n<p>                    This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of AI. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.<br \/>\n                    <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Read origin article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inven.co.kr\/webzine\/news\/?news=320362\">[Read Original]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u24d2 Pok\u00e9mon Korea Pok\u00e9mon Korea announced on September 3 that it will host &#8220;Pok\u00e9mon Mega Festa 2026: Pikachu&#8217;s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":141222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[392,389,383,385,384,31,394,393,397,154,395,396,388,398,313,386,390,391,387,399],"class_list":["post-141221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-korea","tag-discussions","tag-entertainments","tag-esports","tag-guides","tag-interview","tag-korea","tag-league-of-legends","tag-lol","tag-mobile","tag-news","tag-overwatch","tag-pc","tag-previews","tag-ps4","tag-reviews","tag-strategies","tag-trailers","tag-videos","tag-walkthroughs","tag-xbox-one"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/141222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/korea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}