Awesomely adorable Pokémon subway trains start service in downtown Tokyo【Photos】

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Pikavee Special Trains let you ride the rails with Pikachu, Eevee, and their pals, and can even take you to the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo superstore.

I’ve been feeling a little down for the last week or so. See, every year, the Pikachu Outbreak takes place in downtown Yokohama, just a 15-minute train ride from my apartment. During this year’s Outbreak, packs of Pikachus, and for the first time ever Eevees too, gathered in the harbor district for parades and dance shows, but with the event now over, I realize I really miss having all those Pokémon around.

But luckily there’s a salve for the symptoms of Pocket Monster withdrawal, because right now there are special Tokyo subway trains filled with awesome Pokémon art!

池袋駅から乗った丸の内線が、ポケモンの車両だった！ #ポケモン電車 https://t.co/dPVkHCxKFA

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さよぷう (@sayopooh_2005_7) August 20, 2018

#ピカブイ スペシャルトレイン、完成しました🙌✨ どこを見ても #ピカブイ の世界観にどっぷりつかれちゃいます......👊💕 本日より、東京メトロ銀座線・丸ノ内線で運行開始🚃 ぜひ乗ってみてください‼️… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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【公式】ポケモン情報局 (@poke_times) August 19, 2018

一週間の内、２回もポケモン仕様のメトロに乗れた(о´∀`о) 画は前回の。 https://t.co/O4oxow6IFF

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櫻井 (@mmiikkuu309) August 24, 2018

From the outside, these trains look exactly like any other Tokyo Metro carriages.

▼ Video of one of the Pokémon trains

東京メトロの車内広告がポケモンのやつ 外からだと見えない https://t.co/qg8DUeRZZu

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TOSHI (@lucakurotoro) August 23, 2018

But that just adds to the awesome surprise as they pull up to the station and their doors open…

丸の内線、ポケモンの内装になってるやつとかあるんだ？！知らなかった！！ https://t.co/3UwQC7aqQ7

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ぱと (@patomota) August 21, 2018

…revealing their interiors populated with various Pocket Monster species.

「歩きながらのゲームはご遠慮ください」ってアナウンスしている銀座線の車内はゲームの世界でした。 #ポケモン #銀座線 https://t.co/fSEugoAONI

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飯島邦夫 (@asakusakumasan) August 21, 2018

東京メトロ、丸の内線に乗ったらびっくり！ なんと車内がポケモン一色になっていました！ みなさんはピカチュウ派ですか？ イーブイは派ですか？ #東京メトロ #丸の内線 #ピカブイ #ポケモン… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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otakuhouse.tokyo (@OtakuhouseT) August 19, 2018

▼ Even the hand straps are decorated!

地下鉄ポケモン仕様🙄 https://t.co/RuFZE13flY

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あわぶち かずあき (@bucciSince1921) August 24, 2018

Officially called the Pokémon Pikavee Special Trains, the carriages are a promotion for the upcoming Nintendo Switch Let’s Go, Pikachu! and Let’s Go, Eevee! video games, which are scheduled for release in November. But that doesn’t mean the rest of the Poké-pantheon isn’t represented, as passengers include Magikarp…

“Pokemon Train” ab 19. August in Tokio. Nur Ginza und Marunouchi Linie von U-Bahn 8月19日から東京メトロ銀座線と丸ノ内線でポケモンジャック！… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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TheWeebs (@the_weebs_band) August 23, 2018

…Snorlax…

東京メトロの銀座線がポケモンだらけになっている。 #地下鉄 #PokemonGO https://t.co/AIbX1jrlGN

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たー写右衛門Rt☆ (@tarchan_c4_4o) August 19, 2018

… Jigglypuff…

写真撮りづらいけど地下鉄がポケモンまみれになってる https://t.co/TD6zTwdPwr

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Tort (@Tort_100) August 23, 2018

…and more of the collected cast of the franchise.

Riding the Pokémon subway trains is really a 360-degree experience. In addition to all the character artwork on the walls and overhead on posters and monitors…

東京メトロ銀座線1000系 1111F車内の「ポケットモンスター Let's GO!ピカチュウ/Let's GO!イーブイ」装飾。 車内LCDもジャック、袖仕切り外側までラッピングは斬新。 https://t.co/roP9EUEYUr

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チキンレモン (@ctff7197) August 23, 2018

メトロのポケモン号乗れたので降りたくなかった😂😂😂 えー…かわいすぎない？ レッツゴーピカチュウ、イーブイって、肩にのせて冒険できちゃうの夢すぎない？？ https://t.co/gX8McKb8Tt

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あき (@lemohachi) August 23, 2018

…if you look down at your feet, you’ll see the floor is covered in landscapes in the style of the Pokémon games’ field graphics.

地下鉄がポケモン仕様。 https://t.co/XzqF0RbDIz

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yoshitomo nara (@michinara3) August 22, 2018

地下鉄の内装が一面ポケモンになってる 広告が全部ってのは他にも見た事あるけど、窓や床までってのは初めて見た https://t.co/7qeHltAmf9

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はてん (@haten_jpn) August 22, 2018

乗った地下鉄の車内がポケモンだらけだった！ https://t.co/U6e6AnAxbm

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りっちぇ改 (@orca_delfino) August 21, 2018

銀座線乗ったら、ビックリしたーーー！！！ #ポケモン https://t.co/8WFmmofaOb

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みさ@キスよりすごい音楽がある🌈✨ (@love1987misa) August 20, 2018

Really, there are only two things to be sad about regarding these mobile sources of fan joy. First, there are only two Pokémon Pikavee Special Trains, one running on the Ginza subway line (between Shibuya and Asakusa) and the other on the Marunouchi Line (between Ikebukuro and Ogikubo), and the line’s operator doesn’t make public the schedule of when the Pocket Monster train pulls into each station. Second, the trains are a limited-time deal, running from now until August 30.

Still, if you’re lucky, you could find that your subway carriage is filled with Pikachu and his pals, and since the Marunouchi Line goes to Ikebukuro, you might just end up on the Pokémon Pikavee Special Train on your way to shop at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo superstore.

Source: Tokyo Metro (h/t Kotaku), Togetter
Featured image: Twitter/@mmiikkuu309
Top image: Tokyo Metro