When it comes to Pokémon plushes, the bigger the better, and that’s certainly the case with a new Slowpoke plush from Pokémon Center Japan. The life-size stuffed toy is due out this November, measuring at 1.2 meters long, and it can be yours for ¥49,500, …Read more »
Pokémon GO released a letter addressed to “Trainers” that explains what’s up with the musically themed Pokémon GO Fest 2021, which will take place July 17-18. The first day will have four themed habitat hours—Jungle, Desert Mountain, Ocean Beach, and Cave, followed by raids with …Read more »
Japan has a long history of using printed seals called hanko instead of signing names. While in this day and age they could become something of the past, hanko stores are still coming out with special designs to keep people interested. Pokémon hanko have been …Read more »
Japanese media critic Kimi Rito, who wrote The History of Hentai Manga, poked some fun at some 90s censorship of the Pokémon manga in America. Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu was first published by VIZ in 1998, and they flipped it to read left …Read more »
Target is temporarily banning in-store sales of trading cards (including Pokémon ones) after violence erupted in one of their parking lots over some cards. Over in Japan, the Pokémon Center has also done some in-store banning because of how overzealous some fans (and scalpers) are …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 »
In addition to anime and video games sales skyrocketing during COVID, trading cards have also seen major increases to their sales. Unfortunately, sometimes customers have gotten out of hand trying to get these cards. There are reports of scalping and damaging merchandise to get cards, …Read more »
Slowpoke is the Pokémon ambassador for Kagawa prefecture, and part of that entails a special Slowpoke mailbox, mail truck and decorative stamps. It’s meant to be a boost for tourism, but it appears soon the whole country of Japan will be able to enjoy Pokémon …Read more »
Amazingly, the Pokémon anime is about to enter its 24th season, with the announcement that more is on the way to Netflix soon. Officially titled Pokémon Master Journeys, the latest season will premiere in select markets “as early as summer,” with more premieres to follow …Read more »
It wasn’t long ago that the Pokémon Trading Card Game craze was causing trouble in the world of fast food, but now Pokémon card scalpers have their sights set on cereal. Thanks to a total of 14 Pokémon TCG cards that have been packed as …Read more »
There are almost 160 Pokémon manhole covers across Japan, serving as tourist attractions. The manhole covers started out in less popular places to lure in tourists, but so many people are enjoying them that they’re getting placed in cities that already bring in plenty of …Read more »
Today Pokémon Journeys: The Series tweeted a trailer for future episodes and also shared more information about the anime. Two new actors have been cast in the Japanese version: Hiroshi Kamiya will play Tsurugi and Ryoko Shiraishi will play Asahi, both of whom are on …Read more »
The Pokémon Fossil Museum wants to teach kids about how fossilization works. But it’s not going to be using real fossils, or models of ancient creatures who have become fossilized. Instead it’s being creative and using Fossil Pokémon. SoraNews24 explained, “Side-by-side comparisons show how knowledge …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 »
Kagawa prefecture is continuing to show its love for its Pokémon ambassador Slowpoke. Along with coming out with official merchandise, it has Slowpoke involved in the local mail. A Slowpoke-themed mailbox was recently unveiled, with a person in a Slowpoke costume there to help. But …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Danica Davidson
