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The Pokémon Company and European Space Agency announce a collaboration featuring Space Pikachu touring European museums

According to cnBeta, The Pokémon Company and the European Space Agency announced a collaboration featuring a Pikachu plush that stayed on the International Space Station for 67 days, becoming the centerpiece of a European theme tour. The tour runs from late 2026 with a multi-city exhibition and simultaneous Pokémon GO activities from October 2026 to April 2027, including space-themed content and special in-game events.

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The Pokémon Company and European Space Agency announce a collaboration featuring Space Pikachu touring European museums
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  1. 01The plush Pikachu featured in the exhibit stayed on the International Space Station for 67 days and orbited Earth about 1040 times.
  2. 02The exhibition opens in late September to early October at multiple European locations, with later stops in London, Nuremberg, and Lucca through 2027.
  3. 03Pokémon GO linked events run from October 4, 2026 to April 30, 2027 at six participating museums, with space-themed encounters and potential shiny variants.

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