Top 10 UK attractions to go find rare Pokémon

New research has revealed exactly where avid Pokémon hunters can find rare kinds throughout the UK, with the top ten attractions listed as well as the Pokémon that can be found there.

Are you looking for a Lickitung to add to your Pokédex? A trip to Edinburgh Zoo will sort that out. The Tower of London offers a whole host of discoveries from a Dragonite to a Hitmonlee.

There’s more to be found at Cadbury World, York Museum Gardens and Manchester Cathedral.

Parents wondering how to entertain their Pokémon Go-playing children during the school holidays are in luck. You can sate their hunger for these digital beasties as well as getting in some tourism action.

The research was undertaken by attraction tickets website, AttractionTix. As Pokémon fever has gripped the UK and wider world, the team was inspired to find out exactly what day trips can prove to be the most valuable for players of the phenomenally popular game.

The top ten attractions and what can be found there are as follows:

Tower of London – Koffing, Tentacool, Hitmonlee, Sandshrew, Polywhirl, Dragonite
Regent’s Park – Snorlax, Machop, Geodude, Mankey, Kabuto, Koffing
ZSL London Zoo – Electabuzz, Ryhorn, Dratini, Beedrill, Doduo, Horsea
Hampton Court Palace – Magmar, Ghastly, Horsea
York Boat – Blastoise, Snorlax, Ponyta
York Museum Gardens – Hypno, Dratini, Growlithe, Seaking
Edinburgh Zoo – Lickitung
Manchester Cathedral – Haunter
Museum of Liverpool – Golbat, Dratini, Charmander
Cadbury World – Magnemite, Fearow, Jigglypuff

Pokémon hunting in London

If you are headed to the capital then, as well as the places mentioned above, Kensington Palace and Garden, The Shard, Tate Britain are worth checking out. As is Big Ben/Parliament Square and the ArcelorMitall Orbit (the curly whirly sculpture/viewing platform in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Stratford).

Simon Applebaum, Managing Director of Attractiontix commented on the research:

The world is going mad for Pokémon Go! The game is doing a fantastic job of getting people outdoors on these lovely sunny days and balmy evenings, as players try to catch all 151 Pokémon! For those who are desperately seeking Snorlax, hunting Hypno or missing Mr Mime, check out the research to find out which attraction you should visit and capture two birds with one Pokéball!”

If you want to know where other collectible critters can be found in and around London, then this helpful map might also be of interest.

The best global Pokémon GO map

Pokévision has a global map that is continually updating which is also worth checking out. I dare say that this is the best one out there.

Pokévision’s premise is simple: It taps the game’s API to provide a real-time cheat sheet pointing to the locations of the nearest virtual animals. Each location comes with a timer; when that timer expires, the Pokémon de-spawns and disappears.

Find all Pokémon near you (or a selected target location) in real time for Pokémon Go. Pokémon nearby will be marked along with their appearance timer on the map,”