by ZombieMiki | Oct 11, 2019 | Pokemon, Pokemon Merch News
The “Glow-Up” collection includes a variety of merchandise featuring illustrations of Pokemon that have become stronger and more reliable upon evolving.
Hitting Pokemon Centers & Stores in Japan October 26th (Saturday), this collection focuses on 8 main glow-up pairs (Dratini & Dragonite, Larvitar & Tyranitar, Bagon & Salamence, Gible & Garchomp, Deino & Hydreigon, Goomy & Goodra, Jangmo-o & Kommo-o, Beldum & Metagross) in super cute illustrations together that will be sure to warm your heart.
Highlights of the collection include: 3 plush of evolved Pokemon hugging their baby forms, mascot plush of the 8 featured Pokemon in their baby forms, a Dratini neck pillow, a Deino hand puppet, and a tissue box cover of Bagon on a roof because where else would he hang out when handing out tissues.
Other interesting items include an hourglass, a Goomy shower poof, and a super cute coffee mug with matching wooden case.
Name: Glow-Up (Late Bloomer)
Where: All Pokemon Centers & Stores in Japan
Date: October 26th (Saturday)
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Items & Prices
Huggy Plush (Dratini & Dragonite, Larvitar & Tyranitar, Goomy & Goodra) – 3,300 yen each
Mascot Plush (Dratini, Larvitar, Bagon, Beldum, Gible, Deino, Goomy, Jangmo-o) – 1,320 yen each
Dratini Neck Pillow – 2,750 yen
Bagon Tissue Box Cover – 2,750 yen
Deino Puppet – 1,760 yen
Goomy Bath Poof – 1,100 yen
Larvitar & Tyranitar Hourglass – 2,200 yen
Gible Coin Pouch – 1,650 yen
Jangmo-o & Kommo-o Key Case – 2,310 yen
Coffee Mug w/ Wooden Case – 1,870 yen
Acrylic Charm Collection – 550 yen
※ 8 designs total | blind packaged
iPhone Hybrid Glass Case (iPhone 6, 6s, 7, 8) – 3,168 yen
Multi-Phone Flip Case – 3,300 yen
Mini Dice Bag – 495 yen
Dice Bag – 715 yen
Blanket – 3,080 yen
Hand Towel – 550 yen
Face Towel – 1,100 yen
A4 Clearfile Set – 506 yen
Sticky Note Set w/ Case – 770 yen
Sticker Assortment – 550 yen
Washi Tape Set – 660 yen
Charm Set (Dratini & Dragonite, Larvitar & Tyranitar, Beldum & Metagross, Gible & Garchomp, Deino & Hydreigon, Goomy & Goodra, Jangmo-o & Kommo-o) – 770 yen each
Card Pouch – 1,650 yen
Tote-Bag w/ Mini Bag – 1,980 yen
Pouch – 1,980 yen
Tupperware Set – 1,320 yen
Mini Thermos – 2,200 yen
Lucky Egg Chocolate – 770 yen
2-Tier Cookie & Candy Box – 1,375 yen
※ All prices include tax.
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by ZombieMiki | Oct 11, 2019 | Pokemon, Pokemon Merch News
A Blu-Ray & DVD set of the Detective Pikachu movie will go on sale in Japan October 30th (Wednesday).
A special “Wrinkled Pikachu” plush, based on a famous scene from the movie, will also go on sale at the same time.
Both the movie set and the plush will be Pokemon Center exclusive items.
Name: Detective Pikachu Blu-Ray & DVD Set Release
Where: All Pokemon Centers & Stores in Japan
Date: October 30th (Wednesday)
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Items & Prices
Wrinkled Face Pikachu Plush – 2,200 yen
Detective Pikachu Blu-Ray & DVD Set (Normal) – 4,400 yen
Detective Pikachu Blu-Ray & DVD Set (Deluxe) – 7,480 yen
※ All prices include tax
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by ZombieMiki | Oct 7, 2019 | Pokemon, Pokemon Center Report
An original Pokemon Center collection following Pokemon through their daily lives, called Pokemon Daily Life (24 Jikan Pokemon Chu) went on sale this past weekend (Saturday October 5th).
The 24 Jikan collection is a collaboration with the illustrator, Nagano, who has made official Line stickers for Pokemon using the same art style. In fact, as part of the release, a new set of stickers featuring these five main Pokemon (Pikachu, Meowth, Slowpoke, Larvitar, and Croagunk) were made available on the Line store at roughly the same time.
Along with plush and mascot plush, there were also some other cute items like blankets, towels, charms, bags & pouches, stickers, acrylic charms, and mini candy cases that were, of course, blind packaged.
A few weekends back, the Pokemon Center officially released the first Galar / Generation 8 merchandise of Scorbunny, Grookey, and Sobble.
These plush will be the first of many, so if you love the new Pokemon, get ready for more cute things in the very near future!
That wraps up this week’s Pokemon Center Report!
Stay tuned for more Pokemon news and photos~
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by ZombieMiki | Oct 4, 2019 | Pokemon, Pokemon Merch News
The very popular Ditto Transform series is returning with new friends to Pokemon Centers around Japan October 12th (Saturday)!
Although Ditto might not be the best at transforming into other Pokemon, it’s still pretty cute seeing his attempts.
Like previous releases, there will be 5 featured Pokemon (Muk, Exeggutor, Mew, Wobbuffet, and Mimikyu) in both plush and mascot plush form.
Name: Ditto Transform! Volume 9
Where: All Pokemon Centers & Stores in Japan
Date: October 12th (Saturday)
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Items & Prices
Plush (Muk, Exeggutor, Mew, Wobbuffet, and Mimikyu) – 1,320 yen each
Mascot Plush (Muk, Exeggutor, Mew, Wobbuffet, and Mimikyu) – 880 yen each
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by ZombieMiki | Oct 2, 2019 | Pokemon, Pokemon Merch News, UFO Catchers
It’s October!!
… And we have no Halloween merchandise this month, although there is one Christmas plush set. Not sure why Banpresto dropped the ball but that’s how it goes, I guess.
Maybe the other plush scheduled for release will make up for it!
What is Banpresto?
Banpresto is a company that manufactures plush, figures, towels, glasses, and other items to be used as prizes for claw machines in game centers as well as kuji (raffle) prizes. None of these items are designed to be sold directly through stores and cannot be found in Pokemon Centers with the exception being Pokemon kujis which can be found through Pokemon Centers as well as convenience stores and book stores. Prize items are found primarily in game centers or sold second hand through auction sites, amazon, or other similar resell outlets.
Most Pokemon releases from Banpresto drop on Tuesday or Thursday. Ichiban Kuji generally goes on sale on Saturdays.
Some of the bigger and popular game centers in Japan include: Adores, Sega, Round 1, Namco, and Taito Station. Not all game center locations stock all prizes.
Have a specific question about Japanese game centers? Drop me a note!
Type Focus returns with two Legendary Pokemon themed releases, both of which will start appearing in game centers around Japan October 10th (Thursday).
One set includes 27 cm plush versions of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
The other set includes 32 cm plush versions of Latios and Latias.
A new series, called “Hope-Pita” or “Cheek Squish” will have two sets of plush designed to be paired together with their cheeks squished together in a cute hug pose.
Both sets of plush will start appearing in game centers around Japan October 17th (Thursday).
A set of smaller plush, each measuring about 12 cm, will include Pichu, Teddiursa, Plusle, and Minun.
A larger set of plush, each measuring about 24 cm, will include Pikachu and Raichu.
October sees the release of three different series featuring sleepy themed plush, so I guess October is sleepy month for Banpresto. (To be fair, every month is sleepy month for Miki, so I can’t really complain)
From the Kutsurogi Time series comes an extra large Ditto plush measuring about 40 cm. This plush will start appearing in game centers around Japan from October 22nd (Tuesday).
From the Fuwa-Muni (Sleep Talk) series comes two larger sized plush face cushions of Snorlax and Slowpoke, each measuring about 39 cm. These cushions will also start appearing in game centers around Japan from October 22nd (Tuesday).
From the Korotto Manmaru series comes three large plush, each measuring about 26 cm. Slowpoke, Snorlax, and Seel will start appearing in game centers around Japan from October 24th (Thursday).
Finally, from the general Pocket Monster series comes two releases.
An extra large Dedenne plush, measuring about 30 cm, will start appearing in game centers around Japan October 10th (Thursday).
A set of two larger sized Christmas themed Christmas plush, each measuring about 24 cm, will start appearing in game centers around Japan October 24th (Thursday).
That wraps up the releases planned for October from Banpresto!
Will November bring more Sleepy plush, Christmas themed plush, or a mix of both? Stay tuned to find out!
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