Child enjoying the Summer of Play event at Killerton, Devon | © ©National Trust Images/Steve Haywood

Pokémon in Partnership with National Trust

Are you ready for an adventure? Head outdoors with Summer of Play supported by Pokémon.

Summer of Play with Pokémon

Get ready for a summer-long adventure that’s jam-packed with imaginative play and memory-making in the great outdoors. Seek out Pokémon on Mega Evolution Trails, find fun Pokémon challenges at Summer of Play places, attend a meet and greet with Pikachu (at select locations) and collect stickers with every visit.

Take on the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Trails

Follow the Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution Trails at National Trust places and set out to discover 10 Mega Evolution Pokémon. Along the way, complete fun interactive challenges inspired by their unique abilities. Pick up your trail sheet to guide your journey, explore each trail stop, and finish with a special photo opportunity in front of a Mega Evolution Pokémon backdrop. It’s the perfect way to get active, have fun and bring the world of Pokémon to life outdoors.

Children doing the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Trails

Pokémon zones at Summer of Play

Step into dedicated Pokémon zones at 27 Summer of Play places across England, Wales and Northern Ireland and get hands-on with a variety of fun activities. Try out mini games inspired by your favourite Pokémon, practise your Pokémon Trading Card Game skills and build confidence in battle strategies. You can also connect with other Pokémon trainers through trading or battle sessions.

Children playing with binoculars as part of Summer of Play activities.

Collect Pokémon stickers

Turn every visit into a collectible adventure! Pick up Pokémon stickers each time you visit a Summer of Play location and start building your collection. There are five to find: Mega Dragonite, Mega Clefable, Mega Gengar, Mega Charizard Y and Pikachu. Every sticker brings you one step closer to completing your official Pokémon x National Trust sticker booklet and a chance to enter a competition to win a Pokémon TCG Elite Trainer Box.

Summer of Play prize draw

To celebrate Summer of Play supported by Pokémon, we're offering you the chance to win 1 of 10 Pokémon Trading Card Game Elite Trainer Boxes. Pick up your sticker booklet at a Summer of Play event near you and enter before 23:59 on Sunday 6 September 2026 for your chance to win.

Children playing in the Walled Garden in August at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk

Meet Pikachu

Book a free meet-and-greet session with Pikachu

Don’t miss the chance to meet Pikachu in person at selected National Trust places! Enjoy special meet-and-greet sessions where you can snap a photo and say hello. These sessions are free but must be booked in advance, with timed entry slots available.

Pikachu, a Pokémon character, outside Nymans in West Sussex

22 July: Nymans, Sussex SOLD OUT

How would you like to meet Pikachu? Pikachu will be here at Nymans on Wed 22 July so book a slot to come along and say hello.

Colourful summer borders in the gardens at Nymans, West Sussex

28 July: Tredegar House, Wales SOLD OUT

Pikachu will be here at Tredegar House on Tuesday 28 July so book a slot to come along and say hello. While you’re here, discover what else is on to celebrate Summer of Play, including our new Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution zone. Book your free ticket to meet Pikachu now.

Visitors exploring parkland with Tredegar House, Newport in background

30 July: Wimpole Estate, Cambridgeshire

See Pikachu at Wimpole Estate. While you’re here, discover what else is on to celebrate Summer of Play, including our new Pokémon Trading Card Game Mega Evolution zone. Book your free ticket to meet Pikachu now.

The north front of Wimpole Hall, Cambridgeshire, from the park, with grazing sheep and trees in the foreground.

Pokémon GO

Play Pokémon GO at National Trust

Explore National Trust places like never before with Pokémon GO. Across 140 National Trust locations, you can visit PokéStops and Gyms that bring the game to life. Experience special in-game events and follow National Trust paths and trails transformed into in-game routes. Look out for exclusive National Trust Location Card backgrounds, which commemorate where the Pokémon was caught. Whether you're catching Pokémon or completing challenges, it's a great way to get active outdoors.