Pokemon Monopoly

by hasbro

Product Features

• Yes, this way-out-of-production Pokemon collectible is now available again!
• Brand new & sealed in original shrinkwrapped Pokemon packaging!
• Wow! An absolute must-have for the Pokemon fanatic that already has everything!

Product Details

• Item Weight: 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00000JNXJ
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #40,781 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review
For parents who are feeling in the dark about their child's fascination with Pokémon, the Monopoly Pokémon Edition is just the game to turn on their lights. By joining in this game of traditional Monopoly with a Pokémon twist, parents learn firsthand about the characters and stories of Pokémon. Instead of buying property, houses, and hotels, players collect Poké centers or gyms. Buying a space means catching a Pokémon character. Players who catch all the characters of a color earn the badge for that gym. Playing tokens are Pokémon characters. The board looks much like classic Monopoly, but it features a Pokémon map in its center. "Go To Jail" is still where you'd expect it, so some things never change. --Lee Strucker

Product Description
For parents who are feeling in the dark about their child's fascination with Pokémon, the Monopoly Pokémon Edition is just the game to turn on their lights. By joining in this game of traditional Monopoly with a Pokémon twist, parents learn firsthand about the characters and stories of Pokémon. Instead of buying property, houses, and hotels, players collect Poké centers or gyms. Buying a space means catching a Pokémon character. Players who catch all the characters of a color earn the badge for that gym. Playing tokens are Pokémon characters. The board looks much like classic Monopoly, but it features a Pokémon map in its center. "Go To Jail" is still where you'd expect it, so some things never change. --Lee Strucker

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and Enjoyable...you needn't be a Pokemon expert!, January 5, 2000

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Santa brought this for my 7 year old. As a kid I HATED Monopoly and rarely played it. I do not know much about the beloved Pokemon, either, but you don't need to know anything! We just loved this game. The games lasted 4-5 hours and the kids (7&10) sharpen their math skills with money counting and learn how to handle money on an adult level without even knowing it. You can shorten the game...but we never wanted to. It sure doesn't seem like the boring old Monopoly I remember as a kid. My 7 year old still crys when he has to mortgage property or lose a favorite Pokemon due to a competitor rolling double sixes but he always wants to play again! Nice family game!

73 of 79 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pokemon monopoly, January 3, 2000

By A Customer

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

My 8 year old son bought this game with money that he got for xmas and I ended up giving him half of the money back because after we played it,we all had so much fun we decided it would be a good game for family game night. Now we play it almost on a daily basis with him and he is learning to manage money (as good as you can at 8)and he has fun doing it. Thank You Parker Brothers for making this one.

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better Instructions Needed!, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

I need to vent! I just played this with my 7 year old. It took me over an hour (with him sitting there saying "Are we ready to play YET! " every 2 seconds!) to get through the convoluted instructions...they didn't BOTHER to make new instructions. They just added to the old ones. For example (this is just one example...the whole set of instructions is like this...you need an interpreter!), instead of saying that if you land on "GARY ATTACKS!" you pay 10% or $200, in the instructions it says, "Income Tax" If you land here you pay 10% or $200. So, I'm reading the instructions and then looking for the "Income Tax" Square on the board and its not there! Another example is in the instructions, Cards are Called "Chance" and "Community Chest" On the Board, they are pictures of Ash and someone else...How about referring to the cards as Ash and ______ cards? I bought POKEMON Monopoly...THAT IS WHAT THE INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD REFER TO! I can't even tell you how frustrated I was (still haven't recovered!)They refer to boardwalk and park place when giving you EXPLANATIONS that are supposed to be helping me understand the game...those places are not on this board...Parker Brothers were incredibly LAZY when they made this game. Bottom line, though, was my son and I had a good time playing it when I finally figured out what to do.