Gotta catch ’em flights, Pokémon!
Update 4 Oct 2022: Scoot will be increasing flights on the Pikachu Jet, including two new routes via Taipei from November.
Photo credit: Scoot
If you’re planning to visit Seoul or Tokyo later this year, you might want to book yourself on Scoot’s latest Pokémon-themed aircraft, the Pikachu Jet.
Flights to Toyko, Seoul, and Taipei starting Nov 2022
Photo credit: Scoot
As part of the Pokémon Air Adventures project, Scoot is launching the Pikachu Jet in partnership with The Pokémon Company (TPC).
Starting from 9 September 2022, there will be two scheduled flights on the Pikachu Jet each month.
And from November 2022, Scoot’s Pikachu Jet will operate three fixed routes per month, offering Pokémon fans more chances to experience the special flights on their next holiday:
| Dates | Routes | Flight no. |
| 10 Nov | Singapore – Taipei – Seoul Seoul – Taipei – Singapore | TR896 TR897 |
| 16 Nov | Singapore – Tokyo Tokyo – Singapore | TR808 TR809 |
| 25 Nov | Singapore – Taipei – Tokyo Tokyo – Taipei – Singapore | TR898 TR899 |
| 1 Dec | Singapore – Tokyo | TR808 |
| 2 Dec | Tokyo – Singapore | TR809 |
| 7 Dec | Singapore – Taipei – Seoul Seoul – Taipei – Singapore | TR896 TR897 |
| 16 Dec | Singapore – Taipei – Tokyo Tokyo – Taipei – Singapore | TR898 TR899 |
Sales of flights started on 12 August 2022.
Exclusive Pokémon Livery and Cabin Features
Photo credit: Scoot
Scoot’s Pikachu Jet is a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and will don an exclusive aircraft livery with colourful Pokémons motifs. This makes Scoot the first ASEAN airline to launch an exclusive Pokémon livery as part of the Pokémon Air Adventures project.
Photo credit: Scoot
Passengers can look forward to Pokémon-themed plane interiors, Japanese-inspired dishes, and even Pokémon-themed Scootitude activities onboard.
Don’t you wish to have Pikachu as your travel buddy? Photo credit: Scoot
Special Pikachu Weekend & Pokémon GO event in Singapore
Photo credit: The Pokémon Company
A special Pikachu Weekend will also be held from 18 to 20 November, as well as a Pokémon GO event held at Gardens by the Bay.
The “Pokémon GO Safari Zone: Singapore” event will be offered all around Singapore, and players can purchase an event ticket to participate. The Pokémon Maractus appear in the wild at the main site at Gardens by the Bay, within the game app. And for the first time in Pokémon GO, players will be able to encounter Shiny Purrloin.
And from November 2022 for over one year, players can also spot an exclusive Pikachu in a purple t-shirt around Singapore.
Live out your Pokémon trainer dream in Tokyo and Seoul
Photo credit: The Pokémon Company
Scoot’s Pikachu Jet can’t fly you to the Sinnoh, Hoenn or Alola regions (iykyk), but its current destinations, Tokyo and Seoul, are just as thrilling.
In Tokyo, there’s the Shibuya Pokémon Centre located at Shibuya Parco, or go on a Pokemon manhole hunt around Japan. And in South Korea, try your luck at local convenience stores for the Pokémon-themed breads that come with prized collectible stickers.
Photo credit: Scoot
For more exciting things to do in Japan and South Korea, check out our guides and itineraries here:
– Japan Guides & Itineraries
– South Korea Guides & Itineraries
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