There are many reasons why Japan may be the greatest place on the planet, one of those being the fact that the Pokémon Slowpoke is the mascot of one of its locales. Slowpoke is the “Pokémon Ambassador” for Kagawa prefecture and is often used to promote tourism in the area, and now it welcomes a new attraction based on the lazy Water-type critter.
This week, in collaboration with The Pokémon Company, Takamatsu City’s Takamatsu Chuo Post Office has installed an official Slowpoke post box. Because the Pokémon’s Japanese name, “Yadon,” sounds similar to “udon” (a dish popular in Kagawa), the post box depicts Slowpoke sitting in some udon noodles. Images shared by the Japanese Pokémon Fan Club even showed that the box has a little easter egg on the back: a Shellder can be seen eyeing a dangling pink noodle, a reference to how Shellders tend to bite Slowpoke tails that dangle in water, causing Slowpoke to evolve into Slowbro.
「ヤドンのポスト」のデザインをご紹介します。
背面にはシェルダーがいるよ！ pic.twitter.com/2QRPqSYszL— ポケモンだいすきクラブ編集部【公式】 (@pokemon_pdc) March 23, 2021
天面には「うどん」が描かれてます。
ヤドンもとてもかわいい…🥰 pic.twitter.com/Mmi9bjc4oX— ポケモンだいすきクラブ編集部【公式】 (@pokemon_pdc) March 23, 2021
のぼりも飾っていただいているので、ぜひ記念写真を撮っていただきたい😊 pic.twitter.com/tray7qN3da
— ポケモンだいすきクラブ編集部【公式】 (@pokemon_pdc) March 23, 2021
In addition to the post box, there is also a Slowpoke-themed postal van delivering mail across the area, and a new stamp in the post office that can be used by visitors to make a souvenir.
「ヤドンのポスト」と合わせて「ヤドンの郵便車」も登場しました！
主に高松市内の郵便物の集配で活躍するよ📮 pic.twitter.com/TZPJXiFxhq— ポケモンだいすきクラブ編集部【公式】 (@pokemon_pdc) March 23, 2021
ヤドンがデザインされた「ヤドンの郵便記念スタンプ」も高松中央郵便局内に置かれるので、旅の思い出に！ pic.twitter.com/FMPfFX4LuL
— ポケモンだいすきクラブ編集部【公式】 (@pokemon_pdc) March 23, 2021
If you don’t live in Japan, fans of the pink Pokémon worldwide at least have Slowpoke Day to look forward to, when The Pokémon Company acknowledges the lovable dolt on August 10th.
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Written by Reece Heather
A veteran Zelda Universe editor and First-class journalism graduate, Reece emerged with a Nintendo 64 and a lifelong obsession after a narrow escape from Santa’s Naughty List in 1998. Outside of games, he’s reading Punisher comics, being bossed around by his cocker spaniel, and cornering innocent bystanders to rant about the importance of game preservation.
