Real Life Pokemon Gym!

    A company named Sanoyas Interaction is opening a real life Pokemon gym in, you guessed it, Japan.  Osaka, Japan to be specific.  They call it "Pokemon EXPO Gym" so no this is not like a Pokemon gym like in the games and Anime where Ask takes his Pokemon to defeat the gym leader and earn a gym badge.  But it is first hands-on edutainment facility for Pokemon in Japan.

    The purpose of the gym is to provide fans with advance on Pokemon, tips on using abilities, and overall a way for kids to also enjoy and learn to communicate with each other as part of the program.There are various training programs and features such as “Charizard’s Battle Colosseum” and “Gardevoir’s Control Score,” that will train you in various subjects, and will even reward you with special Pokemon for your X, Y, Alpha Sapphire, and Omega Ruby games. This will bring in new players and entertain current ones.

    Fans will get to preorder their “Pokemon EXPO Gym Member’s Card & Pass Case” (shown below) starting October 31st, and it’ll only be available to purchase at the Pokemon Center shop in Osaka.

    A “Pokemon EXPO Gym Gear” app is also launching for smartphones early next month. The app will show your stats and ranking at the Gym, and will also have some other features.

The Pokemon EXPO Gym will open on November 19, 2015 in Osaka, Japan.