Pokémon RUN 30 Thailand Edition Bangkok 2027

Pokémon RUN 30 Thailand Edition celebrates the franchise's 30th anniversary with a non-competitive, interactive running adventure in Bangkok on 9–10 January 2027. Rather than a chip-timed road race, this is a themed experience where runners choose a first-partner Pokémon, encounter playful Gym challenges, visit a Pokémon Center-themed refreshment station and add discoveries to a Pokédex along an approximately 4.5 km course. Important: the course is roughly 4.5K, not an officially measured 5K. ARC uses its nearest available 5K database filter solely for discoverability.

Starting and finishing venues

The start is outside Nimibutr Arena at the National Stadium complex, while the finish is at centralwOrld Square in Pathum Wan. Do not travel straight to the centralwOrld finish for your flag-off. The route takes runners through the interactive Pokémon adventure before arriving at the festival precinct. Consult the organiser's route map and your booking instructions to confirm where your particular wave assembles.

Wave schedule

Both Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 January have seven morning start waves at 04:00, 04:10, 04:20, 04:30, 04:40, 04:50 and 05:00, all Thailand time (ICT, UTC+7). The organiser warns that assembly and gun starts may change. Follow the wave allocated to your booking. The event's actual closing time has not yet been published; the calendar end timestamp is an approximate display boundary, not a confirmed event-end announcement.

Pokémon-themed attractions

The run celebrates the original first partners Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle, with type-themed bibs and lenticular collector cards. On-course activities include Pokémon Gym challenges, a Pokédex search and Pokémon Center refreshment stops. The separate Pokémon Festival Zone advertises a Pokémon Center Bangkok pop-up store, Pikachu parade, meet-and-greets, interactive installations, a Time Tunnel and photo opportunities. The festival area is free for spectators and non-runners, while the run requires a paid registration.

Registration and ticket packages

Official booking partner RUNLAH advertises two packages: Standard THB 2,800 and Premium THB 3,200, with the Premium package adding a shoulder-perching Pikachu plush. Registration opened on Monday 26 October 2026 at 18:00 ICT. The organiser-authorised RUNLAH event page now shows a Register now! button, and its live registration form accepts entrants' email addresses for checkout. This confirms that the public application route is accessible, not that every category or wave still has tickets available. Check live capacity and final payable fees after signing in, as entries may fill or close without notice. Complete payment within the allowed checkout window. Participants must supply genuine personal information and emergency contact details, and race bibs cannot be transferred, lent or resold. Registrations violating the rules may be cancelled without refund.

Runner-kit pickup

Collect the bib and T-shirt in advance on 18–20 December 2026, 11:00–20:00 ICT, at the Activity Area, Sky Lobby, 8th floor of SF World Cinema, centralwOrld. This is weeks before the race, not race-day collection. Runners travelling from outside Bangkok should confirm the organiser's representative-collection policy before paying. The runner pack includes an anniversary T-shirt, drawstring bag, themed bib, Poké Ball armband, Pokédex leaflet and lenticular first-partner card; the shoulder-perching plush is included only in the eligible Premium package.

Primary sources: Official Pokémon Asia 30th anniversary announcement and RUNLAH Thailand edition registration, race-pack and wave details.

Additional challenge reward and latest organiser details

The organiser-linked 2027 race page describes a further lenticular-card display sheet for runners who successfully find all nine Pokémon in the on-course Pokédex search. This is a task-dependent reward, not an item automatically included with every entry or finisher kit. Thailand's 26 October 2026 announcement also identifies the anniversary running T-shirt as a UNIQLO event shirt and confirms the collaboration with Central Pattana. These details are separate from the Premium-only Pikachu shoulder plush; follow the organiser's instructions for collecting any challenge reward. See the current Thailand registration and activities page and the 26 October organiser-launch report.