If you planning a Pokemon birthday party and are in need of some inspiration, check out our 30 must-see Pokemon party ideas!
Pokemon is such a phenomenon and is such a popular video game party theme!! There’s so much for kids to love, be it playing Pokemon Go, playing with Pokemon cards, watching the Pokemon Anime series, or watching the Detective Pikachu movie!
Be sure to check out all our fantastic Pokemon Go cakes and Pokemon dessert ideas too!

We’ve so many fab Pokemon party ideas, such as a party invitation, decorations, Pokemon party food, fun activities, and much much more…
Reasons to Love These 30 Must-See Pokemon Party Ideas (2023)
- A Pokemon Go party can be a great opportunity for friends to come together, catch up, and have a good time.
- Your party will provide lasting memories for your child, family, and party guests.
- Great opportunity to get creative with the theme.
- Activities and games can be designed around the theme to create an extra exciting experience.
- Many of the activities in Pokemon Go involve being outside and exploring new places, making it a great theme for outdoor parties or events.
- The shared experience of the party theme can help children connect with each other and build lasting friendships.
30 Must-See Pokemon Go Party Ideas!
Invite everyone to your Pokemon party with this awesome party invitation.
The design has everything to need to get everyone excited about your party.
Love that Pikachu is joining in the celebrations with a bright red balloon and a party hat!
Check out this inspirational Pokemon dessert table.
The Ash Ketchum, Pikachu, and Squirtle backdrop is so cool and looks fabulous framed with a colorful balloon garland.
All the Pokemon party food is so on-theme, which is a fantastic idea!
This Pikachu and Poké ball-topped birthday cake is awesome!
It’s definitely a showstopper and will look fantastic on a dessert table.
If on the other hand, you are looking for a quick and easy way to transform a regular birthday cake into a Pokemon-themed one, check out this awesome cake topper!
The topper includes all the Pokemon gang and is personalized with your child’s name and age.
These Poké Ball cookies are a blast!
Treat your guests to these fun sugar coated-cookies that are a fantastic addition to your Pokemon party.
If your kid loves Pikachu then you have to have these incredible Pikachu cookies at your party!
They’ll look fab on a plate on your dessert table and are guaranteed to be a hit with your guests.
If you’re a baker and want to have a go at making them yourself be sure to use these Pikachu cookie cutters.
Everyone loves a cupcake. They are so just hard to resist.
Serve these Poké Ball ones, topped with red, white, and black fondant, at your Pokemon party.
Kids will be scrambling for one so make sure you have a large bunch.
These Pikachu cupcake wrappers are perfect for a Pokemon party!
They’ll look amazing on your dessert table and are a quick and easy way to transform regular cupcakes into fab Pokemon party food.
Transform regular Oreos into Poké Balls by dipping them in red and white chocolate.
Place them on sticks and serve them to your guests at your Pokemon party.
WOW! These Pokemon cake pops are incredible!
There are 151 monsters in Pokemon Go, so pick out your child’s favorite ones and treat everyone at your party to some Pokemon monster cake pops.
This next idea is so clever!
Transform yellow Peep Pops into Pikachu-themed ones for your Pokemon Go party. They are so easy to make and look absolutely fantastic.
All you need are some yellow Peep Pops, some cake pop sticks, and some red and black edible ink pens.
Decorate your cupcakes, cookies, and birthday cake with these fun Pokemon-themed sprinkles.
They are just what you need to add a Pokemon vibe to your party food.
Check out these excellent Pokemon-themed table settings!
Everything from the Pokemon plastic cups to the activity sheet placemats are perfect.
Place Ashs’ signature cap on each plate for your guests to wear throughout the party, and decorate your table.
How cool are these personalized Pokemon cups?
Use them for drinks during your party or give them away as party favors.
They are a great party decoration that you can use to add a Pokemon vibe to your table settings.
This set comes with everything you’ll need to decorate your Pokemon party in style!
Included in the set you’ll find a fun Pokemon party invitation, a signature book sheet, a thank you card, a Pokemon welcome poster, a named banner, and much much more…
Chalkboard posters are a great party decoration that you can use to highlight all the key moments in your child’s life, such as their favorite movie and toys.
They also double up as a wonderful keepsake, that you can later hang up on a bedroom wall.
If you are looking for a quick and relatively inexpensive Pokemon party decoration, you might consider using balloons.
Either decorate your party with regular colorful balloons or take things to another level and decorate with some Pokemon-themed foil balloons.
This Pikachu balloon will look awesome decorating a dessert table or even placed at the entrance to your party to welcome your guests.
Ash Ketchum is the main protagonist of the Pokemon Anime series, so it’s only fitting that you use him as part of your party.
This Ash centerpiece is a cool way to decorate your tables and is totally on theme.
Kids love nothing more than bashing a pinata to bits to collect all the delicious candy.
Not only is it a fun way to keep your guests entertained, but it also doubles up as an awesome party decoration too.
Treat the birthday boy and his friends to some fun Pokemon-inspired t-shirts!
They are great for your child to wear on his birthday, and make a cool party favor for your guest to take home with them.
These homemade Pokeball trainer hats are great party favors.
All you need are some red and white trucker caps that you can draw an official Pokémon League Expo logo onto with a fabric pen.
They are excellent party photo props too!
Grab some of these printable Pokemon masks for your guests to use as photo booth props at your party.
They have so many laughs fooling around with them on!
Trying to keep kids entertained at a party can be tough, but this printable Pokemon bingo is so much fun.
You can bet your guests will enjoy themselves.
Another cool way to keep kids busy is giving each of them a Pokemon activity sheet.
They are guaranteed to keep them occupied as they crack on completing the activities.
Use them as placemats and make them a part of your table settings, or set up an activity station with some pens for them to enjoy.
If you are still stuck on a fun Pokemon-themed party activity, check out this awesome ‘Pin the Tail on Pikachu’.
Kids are gonna have so much fun trying to place the tail in the right spot while blindfolded!
A Tin Can Toss is a typical carnival game that kids love, so how about creating a Pokemon-themed for them to play?
Stack up a tower of tin cans (decorated with printed Pokemon characters) in a pyramid shape and let your guests can have a go at throwing Poke Balls at them to knock them down.
Don’t forget to draw a “stand behind” line in chalk so people know exactly where to stand.
It can sometimes be a challenge to find the perfect party favors for a Pokemon party.
Check out these sweet Pikachu pens that I’m pretty sure kids are going to love.
Add them to a goodie bag along with other Pokemon bits and bobs.
These personalized Pokemon temporary tattoos are also a fun party favor to add to a goodie bag.
Your guests are going to want nothing more than place them all over their bodies.
Place all your party favors in some awesome Pokemon favor boxes like these.
Personalized each box and decorate it with a bunch of Pokemon characters.
They’ll look excellent on a table at your party and your guests will de dying to open them!
Add a fun printable Pokemon monster favor tag to each box to thank each one of your guests for coming.
The pack comes in 6 different designs, so you’ll have a bunch of different tags to use.
Pokemon Party FAQs
1: Determine the guest list.
2: Choose a date, time, and location.
3: Decide on the Pokemon Go party theme.
4: Send out invitations.
5: Plan activities, such as a Pokemon scavenger hunt, or a Pokemon card trading station.
6: Decorate with Pokemon-themed decorations.
7: Serve Pokemon-themed food and drinks.
8: Treat your guests to Pokemon-themed party favors.
Under 5 years old: 4-6 kids, between 6-10 years old: 8-12 kids, and over 10 years old: up to 15 kids.
Also, take into consideration the size of your venue and your budget.
A party for a toddler should last 1-2 hours, while a party for an older child could be 2-3 hours.
Make sure you provide enough time for your guests to arrive, play games or do activities, enjoy snacks and cake, and open the presents.
1: A Pokemon Go party activity can be a great icebreaker for guests who may not know each other well. Encourage guests to mingle and socialize while playing the game.
2: Make sure that your party location has access to PokeStops, Gyms, and a good selection of Pokemon.
3: Provide Wi-Fi access, charging stations, and encourage your guests to bring their own devices.
4: Consider organizing a group activity such as a Pokemon Go tournament or scavenger hunt.
5: Set ground rules to ensure that everyone stays safe while playing.
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For more inspiration, check out all the awesome Pokemon party ideas.
