Pokémon SpeedStar merchandise announced for Japan

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Merchandise

Another wave of Pokémon merchandise has been announced for release by the Japanese Pokémon Center and this time around it’s a collaboration with the “Star Jewelry” brand. Titled the “SpeedStar” collection, it features a variety of quick-footed Pokémon and a couple with star motifs, like Shinx and Jirachi. Marill is…

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Gengar transforms into a sofa chair in Japan

Categories: News, Merchandise

Pokémon being transformed into near life-sized plushies and household goods isn’t anything new for fans and The Pokémon Company. It just isn’t as frequent one would think, especially with a 25th anniversary being celebrated this year. Plus, sometimes the results are rather subtle (like this year’s Pokémon Center x Karimoku…

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Square Enix announces Chrono Trigger Jazz album

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Merchandise

Over the past few years, Square Enix Jazz has become a regular label for the company, with each album focusing on remixes of different iconic game soundtracks with a jazzy flair. Next up is Chrono Trigger, and you can see the full tracklist below, courtesy of Siliconera. “Peaceful Days” “Frog’s…

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Life-size Lucario plush up for pre-order in Japan

Author: Tom Brown
Categories: News, Merchandise

Update (Friday, November 19th, 2021 at 11:45 a.m. PT): Listings for the Lucario plush have appeared on the US and CA Pokémon Center sites. As of this update, pre-orders are currently being accepted and the plush is expected to ship in late April 2022. US Pokémon Center – Lucario Poké…

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Pokémon continues its tradition of collaborating with disparate pop stars by teasing a Pokémon GO x Ed Sheeran collab

Categories: News, Merchandise

Since nearly the beginning of the franchise, Pokémon has leveraged its marketing muscle to work with some of the hottest pop stars around — who can forget the legendary Donna Summer belting about the Power of One? The tradition has continued through this very year, when virtual uncanny valley Post…

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