This page includes Pokémon pin information on Japan special event pins. To read up on more background information of each pin, please click on the detailed post link. As many of these pins are released years ago, some of the information might be missing or incorrect. Please let me know if I’m missing any pins or incorrect on release info here. Enjoy!
Tokyo TV Olympic Pins
Summer and Winter Olympic Pins
Tokyo TV releases one or more exclusive pins for media related events for summer and winter olympic games. These pins are usually given out during offline media events so they are very rare and expensive.
Disclosure: Unfortunally due to their high value, there are many fake pins on the market for this set. Since there is no official info on these pins, I will do my best to make sure only official pins are listed. Please note that the info listed here might be incorrect or incomplete!
Other Tokyo TV Sports Pins
Pokémon x ANA
Pokémon paired up with ANA (All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.) multiple times throughout the years and released many pins. Here’s a small piece of info for each pin:
- 1998 Clock Pin: unknown source, need to check if the pin was officially released.
- 2001 Pikapin 1998-2000 Ver. : Given out as gifts during “Pika Pika Sky 2001 (ピカピカスカイ2001)” event. Passengers of all domestic flights can apply for the pin with their boarding pass and special post card. There are two versions of each pin — safety pin and regualr pin. Here is the application period:
- 1998 version: 2000/12/22 ~ 2001/01/31
- 1999 version: 2001/02/01 ~ 2001/02/28
- 2000 version: 2001/03/01 ~ 2001/03/31
- 2001 Pikachu & Celebi: unknown source, will add more info when available.
- Pokémon Jet Pin Set: unknown source, will add more info when available.
- Happy Adventure Rally Set:
Pocket Monster Badge in Pokéball Series (2000)
The Pocket Monster Badge in Pocket Monster Ball merchandise were first released during the year 2000. The product consists of a plastic case shaped like a PokéBall and an enamel pin. A total of 7 main series and other side series were released. Some of the pins were released for movie promotional purposes, please see Movie Release Pins for more info. A small part of the Pocket Monster Badge series were released outside of Japan. Visit Oversea Events Page to see the other pins. (Click to read detailed post)
Pokémon Gym Badge Series (~2000)
The release date for this set is unknown, but they are most likely released during 1999 to 2000. The set features the 8 gym leaders of the Indigo League and their respective Gym Badge and Pokémon. Each set was sold for 750 Yen.
Pokémon Pins Collection (2006)
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
Pokémon Battle Festa (2014-2015)
The design of the pin corresponds to the special promo card given out to participants of Pokémon Battle Festa tournament (click to see the 2014 promo card and 2015 promo card). The 2014 Battle Festa pin is a safety pin but I will still include it here for the completion of the series. The pins were possibly given out to participants of the event.
The 2005 pin set was likely a prize given to participants of the 2005 Battle Festa event (need confirmation).
Pokémon Research Institue Exhibition Pins (2015)
From September, 2015 a special exhibition “Pokémon Research Institute (ポケモン研究所)” was set up in Tokyo. The exhibition included many interactive facilities for visitors to learn about their favorite Pokémon. The pin with square back board was a special pin that came in a pre-order ticket combo. The pin with rectangle backboard was sold in the gift shop of the exhibition. (Event overview blog post)
Pokémon Mega Battle Pins (2015-2016)
Pokémon Mega Battle events are special in-game or in-person competitions that revolve around the Mega Evolution feature in the Pokémon games. For 2015 and 2016 the event was focused on Rayquaza and Blastoise. It seems like pins were only released for these two years, possibly given out to in-person participants in Japan. The 2015 pin is a safety and 2016 is a regular pin.
GET!! Poké Pins Series - AEON (2017)
In 2017, Pokémon paired up with AEON, a Japanese retail store and released a series of promotional pins. The event spanned over few months and are given out with different conditions. (Click to read detailed post)
Pokémon x Loft (2017-2018)
Pokémon paired up with Loft, a Japanese household goods specialty store in 2017 and 2018 in two different collections. Around July 22nd, 2017 Loft released “Pikachu Blackboard Collection” and two pins were part of the collection of items (will add the other pin when I find an image). In 2018, Loft released “365 Days Pikachu” collection and two pin sets were included. Each set contained 2 Pikachu pins.
Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan (2018)
In 2018, Osaka, Japan was voted as the next city to hold Expo 2025. The two pins were probably released during 2018 to celebrate the event.
Love Its' Demo Pins (2018)
Pokémon paired up with Japanese clothing brand “Its Demo” multiple times starting from 2015. During their collaboration in 2018, two pins were released featuring Pikachu and Eevee.
Pokémon x Beams (2019, 2023)
Pokémon paired up with Beams, a Japanese clothing brand in 2019 and 2023 to release exclusive pins.
2019 -- Pokémon GX
The theme of the 2019 collaboration was “Pokemon GX (ポケモンGX)”. The pins were sold directly in store and online for 500 Yen. (official site info link)
2023 -- Beams x Yu Nagaba
In 2023, Beams paired up with Yu Nagaba (長場雄), a Japanese illustrator and released a 3-way collaboration. The theme of the collaboration was Eeveelution. A total of 9 pins were released, each retailed for 500 Yen. The pins were sold in gachapon machines so the entire set was extra hard to collect. (official site info link)
Pokémon x Kogei x MOA (2024)
Pokémon teamed up with Museum of Art (MOA) and 20 artists to put on an exhibition (ポケモン × 工芸展) featuring Pokémon related artworks. Along with the exhibition, there are 7 pins released. These 7 pins were designed by 5 different artists. The pins were sold at MOA gift shop for 880 Yen. (Click to read detailed post)
Misc. Japan Events
This section includes single pins that are one-time collaborations or pins that I haven’t found their exact source. Some of the pins included are “safety pins”. Please see image for “safety pin” label.
Misc. Japan Movie Releases
This section includes Japan movie related pin releases. The releases are often one time release during movie promotional period. To see complete info, please visit >>> Movie Releases Page.
Misc. Japan Game Releases
This section includes Japan game related pin releases. The releases are often one-time releases during game promotional period. To see complete info, please visit >>> Game Release Page
Hey You, Pikachu! Game Pins
Misc. Game Pins
