KUALA LUMPUR, June 17 -- With Kuala Lumpur being the first city in the region to kick off the upcoming PokeXciting celebration for Pokemon's 30th anniversary, it's a great time to be a Malaysian Pokemon fan.

Malay Mail spoke to representatives from The Pokemon Company's Asia business division, Asia business development director Ray Kagami and Mandy Tee, from the Switch2 sales support side about the recent anniversary announcements, and their approach to the Malaysian market.

Ombak KLCC and that Pokemon pop-up

One of the most exciting announcements for many Malaysians fans was the Pokemon Centre pop-up that will open at the upcoming new mall under KLCC Holdings, Ombak KLCC.

On how that came about, again, Kagami said that it just happen...