Seongsu Pokémon Popup Guide: Dates, Venues, and What Already Ended

The Seongsu Pokémon popup was part of Pokémon MegaFesta 2026, a large Pokémon 30th anniversary festival scheduled from May 1 to June 21, 2026. For a Seongsu Popup Tour, the most important planning point is that the Seongsu programs did not all share the same dates, and several major May-only experiences had already ended by June 17, 2026.¹

Pokémon Korea’s official Seongsu-area lineup included Pokémon Secret Forest at Seoul Forest Ginkgo Tree Road, metamong PLAYGROUND at 9 Seongsui-ro 7ga-gil, and Pokémon 30th Anniversary Party at Trend Pot by Olive Young N Seongsu.¹ These were presented as separate local programs rather than one single popup hall, so visitors needed to check the purpose, date window, and entry method for each stop.

Seongsu Pokémon Popup Locations and Dates

The clearest retail-style Seongsu popup was Pokémon 30th Anniversary Party at Trend Pot by Olive Young N Seongsu. Its official operating period was May 1 to May 31, 2026, with regular hours from 10:00 to 22:00 and an earlier 18:00 closing time on the final day.² The official page connected the venue with a 30th anniversary party concept and product sales, while Inven reported that the popup included photo zones, a capsule toy zone, and original merchandise sales.³

metamong PLAYGROUND was another major Seongsu stop, located at 9 Seongsui-ro 7ga-gil. Pokémon Korea’s official Q&A described basic admission as free and said entry could be handled through QR-based waiting registration, with visitors entering after being called.¹ For practical planning, that means visitors should not treat the venue as a guaranteed instant-entry stop; the official guidance itself allowed for waiting control.

The same Seongsu address also appeared in Nintendo Korea’s game-trial notice. Pokémon Pokopia and Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A Nintendo Switch 2 Edition were scheduled for hands-on play there from May 1 to May 10, 2026, daily from 10:00 to 21:00.⁴ Because that specific trial period ended before June 17, 2026, it should be understood as a completed sub-event within the broader Pokémon MegaFesta 2026 period.

Pokémon Secret Forest was listed by Pokémon Korea as a Seongsu-related program at Seoul Forest Ginkgo Tree Road.¹ The available source material confirms the location and its place in the Seongsu program lineup, but it does not provide the same detailed operating hours in the supplied records.

Pokémon GO Stamp Rally and May-Only Route

The Pokémon GO Seoul Stamp Rally gave the Seongsu Pokémon popup route a game-linked structure during May. It ran from May 1 at 10:00 to May 31 at 20:00, 2026, across the Seongsu area.⁵ Since that window had already closed by June 17, 2026, it should not be treated as an active rally for current visitors.

The six designated PokéStops were Pokémon 30th Anniversary Party Popup, metamong PLAYGROUND, Pokémon Secret Forest Popup, the entrance to Pokémon Secret Forest Popup, Seongsu-dong Shoe Theme Park, and Rainbow Children’s Park.⁵ The listed reward encounters were party-hat Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Pikachu, Eevee, and Ditto.⁵

For people reconstructing the May event route, the stamp rally shows how the Seongsu popup experience was meant to spread across the neighborhood. It connected the main branded venues with nearby local stops, making the event less like a single-store visit and more like a short walking route through Seongsu.

Crowd and Safety Notes for Visitors

Crowding was a major issue on the opening day. MBC reported that on May 1, 2026, Pokémon MegaFesta activities in Seongsu were halted because excessive crowds created safety concerns, with admission closures or event cancellations occurring at some experience and exhibition spaces.⁶ The report also stated that Seoul city officials took immediate crowd-dispersal measures and that no safety accident occurred.⁶

That opening-day disruption matters for anyone evaluating the Seongsu Pokémon popup from a visitor-planning perspective. The official Q&A’s QR waiting guidance for metamong PLAYGROUND and the reported admission controls both point to the same practical lesson: check the exact venue status before traveling, expect entry management at popular stops, and avoid assuming that a listed program means unrestricted access at any time.¹⁶

Inven’s report, citing Pokémon Korea materials, also described the broader intention behind the festival as a space for different generations to enjoy and connect through Pokémon.³ In practical terms, that broad audience likely explains why Seongsu drew attention across retail, game-trial, photo-zone, and Pokémon GO visitors at the same time.

About the Author

Patrick Choi

Administrator

View All Posts