Poké Lids in Kyoto

Where are the Poké Lids in Kyoto?

Kyoto Prefecture has 8 Poké Lids: 5 in Kyoto city and 3 in Uji. The city also holds the three Johto starters, Chikorita, Cyndaquil and Totodile, one per lid.

Kyoto city (5 lids)

• Kankiji-cho, Shimogyo: Totodile and Azumarill, the closest to Kyoto Station at 1.4 km
• Maruyama, Higashiyama: Pichu, Cleffa and Igglybuff, 2.8 km from the station
• Okazaki, Sakyo: Cyndaquil and Darmanitan, 1.3 km north of the Maruyama lid
• Nishikyogoku, Ukyo: Chikorita and Shiftry, 4.2 km west of the station
• Arashiyama: Ho-Oh, the same legendary Pokémon as on Pokémon Center Kyoto's logo, 7.8 km west

Uji (3 lids)

• Poltchageist and Sinistcha, the matcha Pokémon, fittingly in Japan's famous tea town, with Scorbunny and Spinda 600 m away
• Pikachu, 2 km west, inside the Nintendo Museum: you need a museum ticket, booked and paid in advance, to see it

How to see them

The Maruyama and Okazaki lids pair well with a walk between Yasaka Shrine and Heian Shrine. Ho-Oh fits into a day in Arashiyama. Uji is about 11 km south of Kyoto Station by train, so its three lids and the Nintendo Museum make an easy half day. Pokémon Center Kyoto, at SUINA Muromachi 2F, is 2 km from the Maruyama lid. The map shows all eight, and the Kinki Pokémon Centers page lists the Osaka stores too.