Pikachu Goes to Space: Pokémon Launches ESA Collaboration for World Space Week
The partnership adds a museum tour, merchandise and a Pokémon Go event as Pikachu’s spaceflight photos help promote ESA missions.
- The Pokémon Company is collaborating with the European Space Agency to celebrate World Space Week this October, featuring a museum tour across Europe and exclusive merchandise.
- Earlier this week, a Pikachu plushie orbited Earth for 67 days alongside French astronaut Sophie Adenot, completing approximately 1040 orbits on the International Space Station.
- Temporary exhibitions will launch at ESA sites and major museums across Europe, featuring themed panels. Mathieu Galante, senior director of licensing at The Pokémon Company International, said the collaboration "opens a new frontier for fans."
- From October 4 to October 10, Pokémon Go players can capture a special astronaut Pikachu via one-star raids or timed research during World Space Week.
- Starting September 25 in Rome, the tour visits ESA ESRIN and multiple locations across Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands to "shine cosmic light on ESA's space exploration missions.
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Pokémon's character spent 67 days in orbit as part of a collaboration between ESA and The Pokémon Company for World Space Week.
Pikachu goes to space: Pokémon launches ESA collaboration for World Space Week
The Pokémon Company has partnered with the European Space Agency to celebrate World Space Week this October. The collaboration includes a line of merchandise, a Pokémon Go event, and a tour of museums across Europe to celebrate space exploration. To kick off the collaboration, Pikachu accompanied astronauts on a mission to the International Space Station, where he spent over two months orbiting Earth. Now, he has joined the ranks of other space-…
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