A new Pokémon experience is coming to Universal Studios Japan. Up until now, it's been mainly focused on Super Nintendo World and all things Mario. I've had friends who have been and sent me tonnes of pictures of the Mario Kart rides and Donkey Kong Country, and I've been eternally jealous of them ever since.
It's not just PokéPark Kanto that's getting a realistic Pokémon Experience, however, as a new Pokémon Experience is being born at USJ. A tweet from the park explains that a Global Deployment Project has been launched, with a hyper-realistic experience that 'stimulates all five senses'.
＼速報／
— ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパン公式 (@USJ_Official) January 22, 2026
✨”ポケモン新体験" 誕生へ✨
世界展開プロジェクトが始動！
五感を刺激する超リアル体験を基盤に、ポケモンの世界をかつてないほどインタラクティブで豊かな方法で実現します。
📍ユニバーサル・スタジオ・ジャパンで世界初公開に向け準備中。
…進化する！ pic.twitter.com/Qkp0nmqYlh
I know that I've got you all excited about this concept, but that's all the information I have at the minute. Yes, I agree - they should have waited until they had something a little more concrete because it's all I can think about now. What do they mean, 'all five senses'? Are we going to be tasting what Pokémon eat, smelling what Electabuzz smells like after he's had a walk in the woods?
Hopefully, the Pokémon expansion will come to other Universal Studios parks in the near future. None of them are exactly close to me here in the UK, but it would make a trip to Florida even more exciting!
More info coming soon!
