Pokémon Reveals New 30th Anniversary Music Box Collection Featuring Nine Generations of Classic Routes

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Pokémon is revisiting 30 years of adventures with a new official merchandise collection that transforms locations from across the video game series into detailed miniature displays, complete with music from the original games.

The new Pokémon Center collection includes nine diorama music boxes inspired by routes stretching from the original Pokémon Red and Green through Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, alongside papercraft recreations of famous landmarks and framed regional maps.

In contrast to other 30th anniversary releases that have focused solely on the Pokémon themselves, this new collection celebrates the places players have explored since the franchise began in 1996, reflecting how its environments have evolved from simple Game Boy graphics into the fully three-dimensional worlds of modern Pokémon games.

The music boxes are the centerpiece of the new range, with each featuring a miniature recreation of a route from one of the nine mainline generations, populated by Pokémon and environmental details inspired by the corresponding game.

Their designs follow the evolution of the series’ graphics, beginning with the monochrome, pixel-inspired appearance of the original Kanto adventure before progressing through increasingly colorful and detailed environments.

Each music box also plays a melody heard in its respective game, rearranged for the instrument’s traditional mechanical sound, with samples available to listen to through the official Pokémon Center Online collection page.

The nine music boxes, each priced at ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57), cover the following games and locations:

• Pokémon Red and Green – Route 1 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A monochrome diorama inspired by the original Game Boy games, recreating the first route connecting Pallet Town to Viridian City with pixel-style Pokémon and scenery.

• Pokémon Gold and Silver – Route 29 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A colorful recreation of Johto’s opening route, featuring Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile and Pikachu among the trees, grass and a small building.

• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire – Route 110 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A Hoenn-inspired scene featuring Treecko, Torchic, Mudkip and Pikachu, with a prominent bridge crossing the water and the colorful Trick House building nearby.

• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl – Route 209 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A miniature Sinnoh route featuring Turtwig, Chimchar, Piplup and Pikachu, complete with grassy paths and scenery inspired by the Nintendo DS games.

• Pokémon Black and White – Route 10 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A Unova display featuring Snivy, Tepig, Oshawott and Pikachu, surrounded by trees, grassy pathways and raised terrain.

• Pokémon X and Y – Route 18, Vallée Étroite Way – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A Kalos-inspired diorama bringing together Chespin, Fennekin, Froakie and Pikachu around a wooden bridge and rocky surroundings.

• Pokémon Sun and Moon – Ula’ula Island, Route 10 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A recreation of Alola’s rocky island landscape featuring Rowlet, Litten, Popplio and Pikachu, with winding paths and elevated terrain.

• Pokémon Sword and Shield – Route 3 – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A Galar scene featuring Grookey, Scorbunny, Sobble and Pikachu, with a route sign, grassy paths and the entrance to a rocky tunnel.

• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet – South Province (Area One) – ¥12,100 (approximately $76 / £57)

A Paldea display featuring Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly and Pikachu, with grassy pathways and the red-and-white lighthouse seen early in the games.

The nine displays also share a presentation style, with each miniature scene mounted on a dark, box-shaped base carrying a plaque identifying the route, its original game, and the year of release.

This journey through Pokémon’s different generations follows another recent anniversary project from miniature manufacturer Re-Ment, whose Journey with You! Anniversary collection has been recreating all nine generations of starter Pokémon across three separate waves of scenic figures.

The music boxes are accompanied by nine papercraft kits that recreate memorable landmarks from the same generations, allowing fans to assemble and display locations they may remember exploring during their adventures:

• Pokémon Red and Green – S.S. Anne, Vermilion City – ¥2,750 (approximately $17 / £13)

A papercraft recreation of the famous cruise ship that players boarded during their original Kanto adventure.

• Pokémon Gold and Silver – Bell Tower, Ecruteak City – ¥2,750 (approximately $17 / £13)

A miniature recreation of the historic tower associated with Ho-Oh in the Johto region.

• Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire – Lavaridge Town Hot Springs – ¥2,750 (approximately $17 / £13)

A recreation of the hot spring area found in Hoenn’s mountainside town.

• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl – Old Chateau, Eterna Forest – ¥2,750 (approximately $17 / £13)

A miniature version of the mysterious mansion hidden within Sinnoh’s Eterna Forest.

• Pokémon Black and White – Skyarrow Bridge – ¥3,850 (approximately $24 / £18)

A recreation of the enormous bridge connecting the area around Pinwheel Forest to Castelia City.

• Pokémon X and Y – Prism Tower, Lumiose City – ¥3,850 (approximately $24 / £18)

A paper model of Kalos’ central landmark, which also houses the Lumiose City Gym.

• Pokémon Sun and Moon – Seafolk Village, Poni Island – ¥3,850 (approximately $24 / £18)

A miniature version of the unusual settlement built around boats in the Alola region.

• Pokémon Sword and Shield – Hammerlocke Stadium – ¥3,850 (approximately $24 / £18)

A recreation of the major Galar stadium located inside Hammerlocke’s enormous castle-like complex.

• Pokémon Scarlet and Violet – Naranja Academy / Uva Academy, Mesagoza – ¥3,850 (approximately $24 / £18)

A papercraft model of the school attended by the player in Paldea.

The papercraft kits recreate scenes from the games using different styles of artwork, reflecting the transition from the pixel-based environments of earlier generations to the more elaborate buildings introduced in later titles.

Some designs also incorporate opening and closing mechanisms, adding an interactive element to the completed displays.

Completing the 27-piece collection are nine premium framed region maps, each priced at ¥16,500 (approximately $104 / £78), with the designs representing each of the areas explored in the mainline games from a combined Kanto-Johto area to the Paldea region.

Unlike ordinary printed maps, these versions use raised terrain to represent the different regions’ geography, with decorative frames featuring detailed Pikachu and Berry artwork.

The maps can be displayed on a surface or mounted on a wall, offering another way to showcase the environments that have shaped the Pokémon series over the past three decades.

That focus on the games’ changing environments also connects with the upcoming three-volume Pokémon 30th anniversary art book collection, which brings together approximately 1,500 pages of artwork from Game Freak’s history, including characters, locations, and previously unreleased development materials.

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The complete 27-piece Pokémon collection will officially launch through Pokémon Center Online in Japan at 10:00 AM JST on November 12, 2026.

The new merchandise is not scheduled to be available at physical Pokémon Center or Pokémon Store locations in Japan at launch, although additional sales channels may be introduced later.

At the time of writing, no corresponding release through Pokémon Center US has been confirmed.

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