Don’t tell airlines this, but I have reached a point where I no longer pay close attention to flight safety demonstrations and videos. They just tend to be repetitive and a bit dry, but that could change if I’m lucky enough to fly through Japan. All Nippon Airways and The Pokémon Company launched a themed inflight safety video featuring Pokémon like Pikachu, Jigglypuff, and others on Thursday. Equal parts cute and informative — it’s the perfect way to learn how to stay safe.
The video is in Japanese and English, and has a sign language interpreter. It goes over your standard safety flight information like when to use your seatbelt, how to inflate a life vest, and what to do in the case of an emergency landing. It’s pretty standard stuff, except that 3D animated Pokémon demonstrate all the guidelines. A release from The Pokémon Company said the goal of the video is to have an in-flight safety presentation that people of all ages “will want to watch.”
Personally, my favorite part is when the video is when a Farfetch’d shows us how to load up the overhead baggage storage by putting a giant leek alongside regular luggage, but there are of plenty cute moments. Machoke — whose snatched waist somehow fits perfectly in an airline seat — buckles up when seated in case of turbulence. Greedent drops a bundle of berries and obstructs an aisle with the mess. Also, the video confirms that Lucario is the kind of Pokémon that travels with its seat fully reclined back.
