Players who purchase tickets will be able to participate in both Nakajima Park and the city-wide Sapporo event. Tickets can be purchased for ¥3,000 ($23.38) on the Pokémon GO Fest: Sapporo website.

There will also be a special Collection Challenge. From Friday, August 5 to Sunday, August 7, a selection of Pokemon appearing at Pokemon Go Fest: Sapporo will appear in the wild.

One was opened in Sapporo and recently underwent a full redesign. A second started operations in the Tokyo Skytree complex in July 2016, and this new center joins the franchise as its third locale.

Pokémon Center Sapporo: Lv. 100 Empeleon, May 15th-21st Pokémon Center Tohoku: Lv. 100 Serperior, May 22nd-28th Pokémon CenterTokyo: Lv. 100 Pikachu, May 29th-June 4th ...

For foreigners, The Pokémon Center is number three WITH A BULLET. For those who don't know what The Pokémon Center is, it's an official retail shop, selling loads of official Pokémon goodies.