In February 2026, Pok\u00e9mon will be celebrating its 30th anniversary, and details of the various commemorative events are finally emerging. 2026 also marks the 100th anniversary of Japan\u2019s NHK Symphony Orchestra, so the two institutions are teaming up to put on a Classical Concert Tour.<\/p>\n
Videogame concerts aren\u2019t a new phenomenon – we visited both the Genshin Impact concert and Stardew Valley concert in 2024, and a few of us have tickets lined up for other shows already. Although these performances don\u2019t usually make it outside of Japan, Pok\u00e9mon also has a long-standing history of working with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, though often on a much smaller scale. For example, the orchestra\u2019s brass quintet is set to perform alongside Pikachu and the water Pok\u00e9mon, Oshawott, in a mini concert in the Mie Prefecture in November 2025.<\/p>\n
Mie\u2019s performance also offers a special bonus for visitors who have the Pok\u00e9mon Home mobile app, letting them claim a special Pikachu and Oshawott commemorative medal for the smartphone software. If you can get this kind of reward at a local brass performance, who knows what kind of goodies we can expect from the Pok\u00e9mon Classical Concert Tour? Maybe there\u2019ll be some exclusive Pok\u00e9mon figures or plush on offer at the gift shop.<\/p>\n