This Could Be the Last Pokémon Jet

Since 1998, a small handful of Pocket Monster themed airplanes have flown in the ANA fleet. The current iteration, the only remaining Pokémon plane, recently took its final flight.

カメラが傾いてピカチューが手を振ってるみたい
JA754A ピースジェットポケモンジェット pic.twitter.com/VzLXAmYu4Y

— よっしー (@yossy_787) April 15, 2016

Sankei News and Pokémon Memo report that the Boeing 777-300 Pokémon Jet, the last of its kind, made its closing trip on April 14 as part of the Kumamoto earthquake relief effort. The plane then went into maintenance and its Pokémon coating was removed.

数日前の夜中に出勤中、伊丹で飛行機が格納庫に入っているのを見たけど、ポケモンジェットだったようで。

飛んでいる所を撮ってみたかったんですが、これだけでも撮れて良かったかな（＾_＾） pic.twitter.com/nsO2aP4hZB

— いそっぷ@DJ5FS (@DJ5FS_0178) April 19, 2016

All the other five generations of Pokémon Jets had previously been retired. According to Sankei, the planes were put out to pasture due to poor fuel consumption. This seems to be an age issue as these were older planes. For example, even though the last Pokémon Jet only debuted in 2011, the aircraft is seventeen years old.

ありがとうピースジェット。
ありがとうポケモンジェット。 pic.twitter.com/qR4yaPZtwp

— だいこんFX (@daweeechi747) April 15, 2016

https://twitter.com/embed/status/720977099318628352

ポケモンジェット乗ってみたかったな pic.twitter.com/LA2N2aK3jf

— ごーきゅー (@59rar) April 15, 2016

ポケモンジェット今日がラストフライトだったんだ・・・
去年修学旅行のときに人生で初めて乗った飛行機が偶々ポケモンジェットだったから無くなるのは寂しいな・・・ pic.twitter.com/NqUA3jdD2j

— Kosuke@エアコンマニア (@Aircon_Kosuke) April 15, 2016

There are current plans for a new Pokémon Jet, Sankei adds, but don’t be surprised if ANA eventually covers a more fuel efficient jet in Pocket Monster.