Calling all Pokémon trainers! Do you remember frantically racking your brains during commercial breaks, trying to figure out ‘Who’s That Pokémon?’ on the hit TV series? If you think you still have what it takes to be a Pokémon master, then you definitely need to test out your skills at the Pokémon Research Exhibition at Resorts World Sentosa’s S.E.A Aquarium.
Held for the first time outside of Japan, the exhibition, which is located at the exit gallery of the S.E.A. Aquarium, is the ultimate Pokémon quiz. Trainers can discover more than 200 Pokémon characters spanning various generations in three types of Pokéballs, each representing a different level of difficulty.
To have a go at the game, simply pick up a regular Poké Ball (easy), Great Ball (medium) or Ultra Ball (hard), and visit four of eight interactive stations to get different clues about the Pokémon in your ball.
You can, for example, use the Face Magnifier station to reveal a selected part of the face of the Pokemon, the Outline Shooter station to see the Pokémon’s outline, or perhaps the Weight Gauge to reveal whether your Pokemon is a heavyweight like Snorlax (460kg) or featherlight like Cottonee (0.6kg)!
If you’re feeling up for a challenge, make one of your selected stations the Cry Checker, which lets you listen to the cry of the Pokémon in your ball. Just in case you’re wondering though, it replays the sound the Pokémon makes in the Nintendo game – not the Pokémon shouting out its name as it does in the TV series. That’d be way too easy!
While you’re there, don’t forget to pick up a handy reference pamphlet that corresponds with the Pokéball you chose – aside from listing all the Pokémon that could possibly reside in your Pokéball, it also helps you write down clues.
After visiting all four stations, head on over to the Answer Station to identify the pokemon in your Pokeball.
Other highlights of the exhibition include a huge Pokedex wall, with as many as 721 Pokemon, and appearances by an iconic Pikachu mascot, dressed up in a lab coat, everyday at 11.30am, 2.30pm and 5.30pm.
The Pokemon Research Exhibition opens daily from 10am to 7pm. Tickets are priced at SGD35 for adults and SGD23 for children or seniors, and includes entry into the aquarium. The exhibition will run till 2 January 2017.