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The Pokémon Company has teamed up with just about every brand going at this point, and today, it has announced another partnership for some sweet outdoor activities this summer.
It’s the National Trust stepping into the limelight this time, with a new collaboration all about the Pokémon Trading Card Game — fear not, there are no exclusive cards to worry about this time.
15 National Trust properties will be running special ‘Mega Evolution Trails’ throughout the UK from 23rd May – 6th September. These are self-guided walks (you’ll get a trail sheet on entry), complete with different Energy-specific checkmarks to keep an eye out for along the way.
Here are the 15 spots you’ll need to head to if you want to take part in the trails:
Attingham Park, Shropshire
Belton Estate, Lincolnshire
Blickling Estate, Norfolk
Dyrham Park, Gloucestershire
Hughenden, Buckinghamshire
Kingston Lacy, Dorset
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
Quarry Bank, Cheshire
Saltram, Devon
Sizergh, Cumbria
Speke Hall, Liverpool
Rowallane Garden, County Down
Tredegar House, Newport
Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire
Winkworth Arboretum, Surrey
If an outdoor trail isn’t your cup of tea, a bunch of National Trust locations will also house “Pokémon TCG themed activities” — we don’t know exactly what these will entail for the moment — while 145 locations will offer a Pokémon TCG sticker booklet, with one of five stickers to collect on each visit. You’ll find all of these locations on the Pokémon website.
Ever ones to keep us on tenter hooks, The Pokémon Company has teased that there is even more in store from this National Trust collab, so we’ll be keeping an eye out for more events down the line.
Will you be braving the English weather to check out any of these Pokémon events this summer? Let us know where you’re heading in the comments.