{"id":4052,"date":"2026-06-23T22:19:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-tanabata-event-june-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T22:19:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T14:19:28","slug":"pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-tanabata-event-june-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-pokopia-jirachi-tanabata-event-june-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Jirachi Is Now in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia \u2014 Catch the Tanabata Event Before 8 July"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Wish Pok\u00e9mon has finally made its Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia debut \u2014 and it arrives bearing a classic piece of Japanese culture that Singapore fans will recognise immediately.<\/p>\n

The Wish Upon a Jirachi<\/strong> event is now live in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia<\/strong> on Nintendo Switch 2, starting today, 23 June 2026, and running until 8 July at 4:59 a.m. local time<\/strong>. During the event, Jirachi appears at a rebuilt Pok\u00e9mon Center in your town, kicking off a limited-time quest tied to Japan’s beloved Tanabata (\u4e03\u5915)<\/strong> star festival tradition \u2014 the same one where people write wishes on colourful tanzaku papers and hang them from bamboo every 7 July.<\/p>\n

What Is the Wish Upon a Jirachi Event in Pok\u00e9mon Pokopia?<\/h2>\n
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Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company \/ Nintendo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The event’s full Japanese name is \u30b8\u30e9\u30fc\u30c1\u306e\u30ad\u30e9\u30ad\u30e9\u305f\u3093\u3056\u304f\u3042\u3064\u3081<\/em> \u2014 roughly, “Jirachi’s Sparkling Tanzaku Collection.” Tanzaku are the small paper strips people write wishes on during Tanabata, and the event leans into that theme throughout its quest structure and rewards. It wraps up just before 7 July, giving it a natural Tanabata cadence.<\/p>\n

Mechanically, Jirachi hands you a recipe for Wish Notes<\/strong> (the Pokopia take on tanzaku). Craft them at a workbench, then fulfil requests from the Pok\u00e9mon living in your town. Each completed request transforms a Wish Note into a Sparkling Wish Note<\/strong>, which you exchange with Jirachi for exclusive star-themed furniture. According to Nintendo’s official event page<\/a> and Famitsu (Japanese)<\/a>, the event is available in standard towns and shared multiplayer “fresh towns,” but not on Cloud Islands.<\/p>\n

How to Unlock Jirachi in Your Town<\/h2>\n

A few things need to be in order before Jirachi will show up:<\/p>\n