{"id":53452,"date":"2025-10-30T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=53452"},"modified":"2025-11-05T15:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T06:10:49","slug":"pokemon-legends-z-a-special-slowpokes-are-being-distributed-in-japan-but-only-to-people-who-mimic-the-monsters-call-at-pokemon-centers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-legends-z-a-special-slowpokes-are-being-distributed-in-japan-but-only-to-people-who-mimic-the-monsters-call-at-pokemon-centers\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A special Slowpokes are being distributed in Japan, but only to people who mimic the monster&#8217;s call at Pok\u00e9mon Centers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To promote the opening of the new Pok\u00e9mon Center in Kagawa (and in an effort to help players open up and touch grass), several Pok\u00e9mon Centers around Japan are holding a limited-time event where you can obtain a code that unlocks a special Slowpoke in <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/strong>. As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/gamewith.jp\/pokemon-za\/519172\">Game With<\/a>, visitors must emulate the sleepy monster\u2019s call in the usually-packed physical stores to get the Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30e4\u30c9\u30f3\u9cf4\u304d\u58f0\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3fpMbw4nlAE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike the anime, where Pok\u00e9mon repeatedly shout their names, Slowpoke\u2019s in-game call sounds very much like its Japanese name, \u201cYadon.\u201d This bit of trivia doesn\u2019t make speaking the word \u201cYaan\u201d to the shop staff less embarrassing, which is exactly what you have to do to get the special Slowpoke code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inputting the code under \u201cMystery Gift\u201d in the \u201cLink Play\u201d section of Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\u2019s in-game menu unlocks the Pok\u00e9mon and a unique Slowpoke-themed \u201cPok\u00e9mon Center Kagawa Opening Commemorative\u201d medal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u5165\u624b\u3067\u304d\u308b\u30e4\u30c9\u30f3\u306e\u60c5\u5831\u3067\u3059\uff01<br>4\u3064\u3081\u306e\u52d5\u753b\u3067\u30d7\u30ec\u30b7\u30e3\u30b9\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u30a8\u30d5\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u3082\u78ba\u8a8d\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\uff01 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C5B7x7BzOu\">pic.twitter.com\/C5B7x7BzOu<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3ZA\u30fb\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3SV\u653b\u7565\uff20\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u30a6\u30a3\u30ba (@pokemon_GW) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pokemon_GW\/status\/1981556900958453788?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 24, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gameplay-wise, the special Slowpoke is contained within a Cherish Ball and features a different base move set than the regular Slowpoke. While the individual stats and nature of the Pok\u00e9mon are random, the Slowpoke will always start at level 5 and know the moves Calm Mind and Safeguard by default (these moves are normally learned through TMs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Though the process to obtain it costs a few seconds of embarrassment, the special Pok\u00e9mon itself lasts forever. If you find yourself in Japan on or before November 30, 2025, head on over to the nearest Pok\u00e9mon Center and give your best Slowpoke call. The redemption period for the codes is only until January 31, 2026, so make sure to redeem them before then. The codes can only be used once per save file, though, so you can\u2019t get yourself an army of special Slowpokes that easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/legends.pokemon.com\/en-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A<\/a> is available on the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Related articles:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-legends-z-a-player-grinds-shiny-charms-1000-battle-requirement-using-3d-printer-contraption\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A player grinds Shiny Charm\u2019s 1,000 battle requirement using 3D printer contraption<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/pokemon-legends-z-as-vineyards-draw-comparisons-to-final-fantasy-14s-infamous-low-poly-grapes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A\u2019s vineyards draw comparisons to Final Fantasy 14\u2019s infamous \u201clow-poly\u201d grapes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The special Slowpoke in Pok\u00e9mon Legends: Z-A can only be obtained if you&#8217;re not embarrassed to mimic its cry inside a packed Pok\u00e9mon Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67,"featured_media":53455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17,70],"class_list":["post-53452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news","tag-pokemon-series"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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