Lapras’ latest collaboration with the region it’s an ambassador for is now ready to receive fans and provide squeals of joy.
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Gentle giant Pokémon is helping prefecture damaged in Tohoku earthquake and tsunami recover.
Recreate Ash’s voyage around the Orange Archipelago without ever leaving your living room.
We traveled to the disaster-stricken Tohoku region to see the effects of Pocket Monster Lapras’ real-world healing powers.
Encountering Pokémon in real life via Pokemon GO is cool. Lapras on the edge of extinction due to poaching? Not so much.
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