Pokémon Theme Park Ideas

A few people have postulated that Pokémon could be realized as a theme park in some form, as a way to generate even greater revenue for the franchise. Personally, this idea seems good enough; I've been to a number of theme parks, and one with a Pokémon theme may be enticing for both people and finances. I've even played the PokéPark series of games, which alludes to this concept and contributes to it. However, this concept could perhaps be mulled over a bit more before being realized, which becomes the purpose of this post.

While PokéPark is suggestive of a fantasy theme park, it might not be the best idea to directly realize its presented concepts as an actual theme park. The reason is because, of course, the concepts are highly related to Pokémon - as in the creatures themselves. Thus the concepts might not be applicable to the human side of enjoyment, unless they are to be reworked in some way for that. Fortunately, Pokémon has many elements that involve people, so it is preferable that these elements be realized first.

That does lead to the issue of realization. As Pokémon is one of Nintendo's franchises, it would be fitting to realize it as part of a "Nintendo park", with its own section. If only one park was to be realized, this could be a good solution, with one or two attractions each for both the people side of things and the Pokémon side of things (for example, a "battle zone" for the former and a "Pokémon experience zone" for the latter). A Pokémon Center would naturally be present to cover all the remaining bases. This solution may at least be workable.

Even so, Pokémon is something to behold on its own, even financially, so the solution that makes the most sense is to have a Pokémon theme park all on its own. This idea opens up all sorts of possibilities for organization (by region, by type, or even by themes as above to name a few), and may even be inclusive of some of the concepts in PokéPark. A Pokémon Center remains a necessity even for this solution; it's something that has to be present even for this idea. The details remain something that has to be explored.

I'd love to see a Pokémon theme park, as do all the other fans that have postulated the idea. If the PokéPark games haven't suggested that this is something really great, reality suggests that it may be so. The included concepts may have to be thought over some more, but there may just be a way to make everything work. Whether integrated or separate, it's almost certain anyone who enjoys Pokémon would be attracted to come, have fun, and contribute something. And that should be pretty nice if it means more enjoyment for us and more revenue for the franchise.

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