Cindy Crushes Programming: Pokemon Escape Room, by Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts

Plot: In this immersive escape room, participants will step into the shoes of aspiring Pokémon trainers who find themselves trapped in a mysterious Pokémon Center. To escape, they must work together to solve a series of puzzles and challenges inspired by the world of Pokémon. From deciphering cryptic codes to unlocking hidden secrets, every clue brings them one step closer to freedom.

Supplies:

• Breakout edu Kit 
• Random other decor (I left old clues to other escape rooms in the room which made a perfect red herring)
• Map of pokemon regions (I found it online) https://www.deviantart.com/mossen1998/art/Pokemon-World-Map-as-of-2023-kitakami-988993196
• Morse Code Guide and word in morse code
• Pokemon posters
• Stuffed pokemon borrowed from coworkers
• Decor
• Pencils

Directional Lock: West, North, South, East I used the Pokemon map and picked locations based on this code and then hid the code in a locked box with the key lock on it.

Four Digit Lock: 

The code was: 1025 Which is how many pokemon species are there currently. I also hid the number in the room in case they did not know it. 

Three Digit Lock: 

Charmander is Pokemon #004. I wrote “Charmander” on the back of a poster listing the order of Pokemon and hung it in the room.

Three Digit Lock 2: 151 I had a poster of all 151 first gen pokemon. I also put a piece of tape under the 151 pokemon. This lock jammed last minute so I put a piece of paper out and wrote a three digit lock combination and put the lock on top of it and explained that they would write the combo instead.  

I put one of the keys up on a counter behind a wooden board.

The other key was in a box of colored pencils. I put out the crayon box like the last one but changed it up this time.

Final thoughts: Well, because I made this one harder, I had to give them hints. They had trouble getting the 151 and the number of pokemon there currently are. I was glad I hid the small piece of paper. They had trouble reading my handwriting so make sure it is readable. Pokemon has been super popular this summer and I’m glad the kids enjoyed it.

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