Brand-new Pokémon manhole covers have Sandshrew welcoming you to an often forgotten part of Japan

Region famous for its sand dunes gets beautiful public art pieces featuring more than a dozen different Pokémon species. As anyone who’s embarked on an in-game quest to become a Pokémon Master, or done so vicariously through the anime exploits of Ash/Satoshi, can tell you, catching ‘em all requires you to travel far and wide. […]

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