This Real Life Pokémon Gym is Now a Thing

Nintendo has tinkered with their wild side from time to time, but this new effort is certainly up there.

The ever-popular series is known for its trademark buildings - the Pokémon Center and the Gyms, and Sanoyas Interaction will be building on that with a new hands-on edutainment facility. The Pokémon EXPO Gym will allow fans to communicate with each other, learn various subjects through unique mini games like "Charizard's Battle Colosseum" and "Gardevoir's Control Score".

As a reward, there'll be special criters to download in Pokémon X, Y, Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby.

To sweeten the deal, there'll also be a Gym Member's Card & Pass Case that's available in the Pokémon Center shop in Osaka, together with a dedicated smartphone app.

Should Nintendo expand the Pokémon EXPO Gym around the world? Would you sign up?