Kochi Prefecture and The Pokémon Company signed a collaboration agreement on November 11th, 2024, with the aim of utilizing the Pokémon Local Acts initiative to work together to revitalize Kochi Prefecture through Pokémon. Kenjiro Ito, Chief Business Officer (CBO) of The Pokémon Company and Seij...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Shimane Prefecture on September 30th, 2024. The new manholes feature Dedenne and Wakkanezumi, as well as other Pokémon and they will be installed in five cities and towns in the prefecture! Artist Lee HyunJung confir...
8 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Fukushima Prefecture on September 30th, 2024. The new manholes feature Lucky, the Support Pokémon for the prefecture as well as other Pokémon and they will be installed in eight cities, towns, and villages in the pre...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Fukui prefecture on September 26th, 2024. The new manholes feature Kairyu, and other Pokémon. Illustrator sowsow confirmed that they did the artwork for all 5 of these lids. Video: Your browser does not support t...
Nintendo and The Pokémon Company announced on September 11th, 2024, that a Pikachu Pokémon Utility Hole Cover, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) has been installed at the new Nintendo Museum in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, which opened on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024. Artist Megumi Mizutani (水谷恵) announced t...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Gifu Prefecture on July 18th, 2024. The new manholes feature Uu and Dodogezan, and other Pokémon. Illustrator Saya Tsuruta confirmed they worked on the artwork for the Kakamigahara and Takayama lids, while Illustrato...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Nagasaki Prefecture on June 28th, 2024. The new manholes feature Denryu, the Support Pokémon for Nagasaki! Illustrator Kyoko Umemoto also confirmed that they worked on the artwork. Unveiling Ceremony: Your brows...
2 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture on June 18th, 2024. The new manholes feature Hibanny, Chadeath and other Pokémon! Illustrator sowsow also confirmed that they worked on the artwork. The lids were also installed that same d...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Shizuoka Prefecture on May 31st, 2024. The new manholes feature Fushigisou, Meloetta, and other Pokémon. They will be installed in Shizuoka City (静岡市), Hamamatsu (浜松市), Numazu City (沼津市), Fuji City (富士市) and Izu City...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Wakayama Prefecture on March 25th, 2024. The new manholes feature Celebi, Ashirene and other Pokémon. This is the first time that a PokéLid has been installed in Wakayama Prefecture. Each PokéLids is an original d...
6 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Fukui Prefecture on March 13th, 2024. The new manholes feature Jiguzaguma, Syaritatsu as well as Kairyu, Fukui's support Pokémon and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. This is the first time...
6 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Mie Prefecture on March 10th, 2024. The new manholes feature Mijumaru, Mie's support Pokémon and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. Each PokéLids is an original design and each is unique ...
Three new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture on January 24th, 2024. The new manholes feature Nyoromo, Kingdra, and Suicune and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture and were installed on January 26th, ...
Two new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture on December 11th, 2023. The new manholes feature Amajo and Negigaknight and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture and were installed that day. Each PokéLids...
A new Pokémon Utility Hole Cover, or PokéLid (Pokéfuta ポケふた) was unveiled for Kitakami, Iwate Prefecture on October 28th, 2023. The new manhole features Golonya and Kirikizan and is based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. Each PokéLids is an original design and each is unique...
5 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLids (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for 5 cities in Akita Prefecture. The new manholes feature Gardie, Pupimocchi, Hellgar and other Pokémon and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. They will be installed at: Senboku, Kazuno, Oga, ...
On October 12th, 2023, 3 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLids (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled and installed for Dazaifu, Fukuoka Prefecture. The new manholes feature the Pokémon Foodin, Kirlia and Gillgard and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. Each PokéLids i...
3 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLids (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Mie Prefecture. The new manholes feature the support Pokémon Mijumaru and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. They will be installed in: Kitaōyashiro - Toin - Inabe District, Nishitaiganji -...
4 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLids (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Yokohama just ahead of the 2023 Pokémon World Championships. The new manholes feature Pikachu and are based on images of various landscapes in the prefecture. They will be installed at: Rinko Park, Yokohama Marine T...
6 new Pokémon Utility Hole Covers, or PokéLids (Pokéfuta ポケふた) were unveiled for Hokkaido to commemorate Rokon Day. Each of them is a one-of-a-kind design depicting Rokon and Alolan Rokon, Hokkaido's favorite Pokémon. Each PokéLids is an original design and each is unique with the aim of prom...