A ton of stuff has been leaked online as a result of the massive hack at Game Freak, the company that develops Pokémon games. Game Freak has acknowledged these leaks, but they’ve been wary about commenting on leaked items and if they’re real or not. …Read more »
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (a.k.a. BAFTA) decided to do something special in honor of the anniversary for their BAFTA Games Awards, which debuted 20 years ago. So in addition to listing this year’s BAFTA Games Award winners (like Technical Achievement going …Read more »
It’s a match made in heaven — er, Yokohama, anyway. For a three-game series starting June 30, the Yokohama DeNA Baystars baseball team will leave their usual helmets on the bench and and instead don official Pikachu helmets. It’s part of an event dubbed “Pokemon …Read more »
There have been public buses in Japan decked out with Pokémon motifs, but now the company MINI is offering something new: at gamescom, they unveiled a Pokémon-themed car that people can own. “Step inside the car, where the entire interior has been taken over by …Read more »
Saeko Umemura is a Communist politician in Japan who previously served a term in the House of Representatives, but who lost her reelection bid and has been out of office since 2017. She’s campaigning again, and she has an unusual supporter she’s showing off from …Read more »
It’s spring, and in Japan, spring is associated with cherry blossoms, called “Sakura” in Japanese. There’s a famous traditional Japanese folk song called “Sakura Sakura” that Japanese people have sung for many years in spring time, and now everyone’s favorite Pokémon Pikachu is in on …Read more »
Skymark Airlines has unveiled its Pikachu Jet, which will be flying in the skies for the next five years. It took its first flight earlier this week and is part of the Flying Pikachu tourism project. The plane has numerous gigantic Pikachus illustrated on its …Read more »
McDonald’s is very popular in Japan, and their popularity might rise with the addition of three limited edition Pikachu food and container designs. Together, the three items are referred to as “Sweets Trio Furuchu,” which is a play on the word Pikachu and the Japanese …Read more »
If you’ve always wanted to wear Pikachu but aren’t satisfied with your average Pokémon goods, perhaps you’re in the market for a pricey new necklace from U-TREASURE and The Pokémon Company. The latest collaboration between the two companies has resulted in a Pikachu necklace made …Read more »
The Pokémon franchise is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and earlier this year it teased it would be involving pop star Katy Perry in the festivities. Perry has released a music video for her song “Electric” today, which shows her hanging out with Pikachu, the best-known …Read more »
The new toy “Let’s Talk! Norinori Pikachu” can respond to commands and interact with you. If you ask it to sing, it will sing the Pikachu song. If you ask it to dance, it will dance to the Pokémon theme song. If you tell it …Read more »
A popular treat to get in Japan is called the Tokyo Banana, and one well-known version of it has a Pikachu design. These aren’t actual bananas, but sponge cakes designed to resemble them. Tokyo Banana is coming out with something special: the Pikachu Tokyo Banana …Read more »
Takara Tomy has come out with a new Pikachu toy for kids that harnesses its power in electricity called Dengeki Chui! Biri Biri Pikachu. In English, that would be “Electric Shock Warning! Electric Shock Pikachu.” That’s because the tail gets the electric shock on! Now …Read more »
Is this Pikachu caterpillar hybrid an official Pokémon product? Maybe not, but it can be found on AliExpress and it raises enough questions with its “Pikachued” listing alone that it’s worth gawking at for some mid-week madness. Seriously, look at this thing! It’s Pikachu! It’s …Read more »
Japan is well-known for making food that is both beautiful to look at and delicious to eat. A Japanese citizen who goes by @miso_haru_ online created dumplings shaped after franchise characters like Pikachu, Kirby, or the book character Miffy. As an added bonus, the cooking …Read more »
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