I’ve been looking forward to June 4th since before I even knew the release date for the Umbreon and Sylveon mascot plush.

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Pet peeve: I greatly dislike all the Espeon and Umbreon paired merchandise. I understand why Pokemon does it, and I assume a lot of people like it, but Umbreon is my favorite, not Espeon, and although I collect Umbreon merchandise, I tend to stay away from forced pairings with Espeon. On the other hand, I really love Umbreon and Sylveon together, especially after seeing the Eevee summer short film (Eevee & Friends) from 2013, and so I was both thrilled and upset that Umbreon and Sylveon were included in the same set of mascot plush.

Upset, of course, because of all the three sets of plush, I wasn’t going to be in Japan for the 1 set that had 2 out of 3 of my favorite Eeveelutions!

Thankfully, my husband (Adam) is still in Japan and he was willing to head out to the game centers before heading off to work today.

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Game Centers open around 10 am, but because today was the release date for the last batch of mascot plush from the I Love Eevee summer line, most of the centers didn’t have the plush out yet in the machines!

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A couple places had their shipments delivered as Adam was standing around, waiting for plush to appear.

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Waiting patiently. Or more like impatiently in my case.

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This is better!

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From what I heard, it sounds like the machine difficulty was similar to how it’s been for the past two releases: not easy. It should get a little easier over the next week or so, but considering how popular Sylveon is (and Umbreon!) I’m not sure how long these plush will last.

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Adam was able to win at least 1 of each plush! I especially love this Sylveon because of the head tilt.

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All the Umbreons have tiny frowns, which is perfect. I love how grumpy he looks!

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And of course, Espeon. As mentioned, I’m not an Espeon fan, but her little smile is still cute.

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The release of the I Love Eevee mascot plush starts the Eeveelution weekend a little early. Saturday will bring us the Pokemon Time promotion, and pre-orders for necklaces start as well. Stay tuned for more Eevee!

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(Speaking of Pokemon Time, there is still time to order Eevee plush from the Pokemon Time promo! Check out my friends store – Hoshiiya.com and satisfy your Eevee craving)