{"id":2229,"date":"2018-12-17T20:36:31","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T12:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2018-12-22T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T13:23:14","slug":"review-of-new-hong-kong-pokemon-hub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/review-of-new-hong-kong-pokemon-hub\/","title":{"rendered":"Review of new Hong Kong Pok\u00e9mon hub"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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With the closure of Hong Kong Pokemon Hub<\/a> within a year, fans of Pok\u00e9mon are left without an official Pok\u00e9mon store outside of Japan to go to. So it was a surprise to us that a new Pokemon Hub<\/a> has just opened recently on the 8th Dec 2018 at the popular Langham Place in Mong Kok!<\/a> Located at the heart of Mong Kok, Hong Kong, this is the almost perfect location for a relaunch of the Pokemon Hub. And so with much anticipation, we went over to the place on it’s first day of opening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sadly, there wasn’t any live Pikachu or Eevee mascot present at the shop on opening day. Having been to the Tokyo Pokemon Cafe<\/a> and Pokemon Center, the Hong Kong shop is really rather underwhelming. The shop space itself is small (not more than 30m\u00b2 I would say ). Merchandise-wise, you are able to find an assorted collection of Pikachu and Eevee plushies in various costumes. Some of which can also be found in the Tokyo Pokemon Center which is good if you do not have the chance to go to the one in Tokyo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is a 2m tall Pikachu mascot that you can take picture with. However, it maybe tough to get a good angle given that the store is limited in space. For photo opportunity, you can try the huge Lapras at the entrance or the wallpapers outside the store.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All in all, we wouldn’t recommend going specifically to this Pokemon Hub unless you are an absolute fan or happen to be in the area. Merchandises are limited in choices and there isn’t much instagrammable pictures to take. Nonetheless, before the opening of the Pokemon Center in Singapore<\/a>, this could be the only place to get your Pokemon fix at an official store outside Singapore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Address: Level 12, shop10-11,\u6717\u8c6a\u574aLangham Place Mall, 8\u865f Argyle St, Mong Kok<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Opening Hours: 11am to 11pm <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With the closure of Hong Kong Pokemon Hub within a year, fans of Pok\u00e9mon are left without an official Pok\u00e9mon store outside of Japan to go to. So it was a surprise to us that a new Pokemon Hub has just opened recently on the 8th Dec 2018 at the popular Langham Place in Mong […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":2232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/IMG_5972.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-zX","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4063,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-tcg-storm-emeralda-mega-rayquaza-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":2229,"position":0},"title":"Mega Rayquaza Returns to the Pok\u00e9mon TCG \u2014 Storm Emeralda Drops 31 July in Japan","date":"June 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Mega Rayquaza ex headlines Storm Emeralda, the new Pok\u00e9mon TCG MEGA expansion out in Japan on 31 July 2026. 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