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Pokemon’s Eevee will visit your real-life office in Japan for best day at work ever【Pics, Vids】

Adorable guest is sure to boost Poké-productivity.

I’ve got a lot of things to be thankful for in life, and one of them is that sometimes, for my job, I get to go out and see Pokémon, like last week when I met celebrity chef Pikachu at his brand-new Pokémon Café in downtown Tokyo. But this month, some lucky office workers in Japan get to have Pokémon come to them.

【速報】イーブイがバンプレストに・・・！#プロジェクトイーブイ pic.twitter.com/ZcULxfZmxP

— 一番くじ（BANDAI SPIRITS） (@ichibanKUJI) March 20, 2018

Eevee is currently in the middle of the Eevee Company Visit program, in which the beloved Pocket Monster is visiting select offices to meet with their employees and top managers.

社長にグッズを作ってほしいと迫るイーブイ。すごイーブイ圧だ！！どうする、社長！！！ pic.twitter.com/qtmnHCcbok

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

社長「イーブイグッズ？いいよ！作ろう！」

イーブイ「（笑顔）」

社長「握手しようか！おっ、おい、手がッ、意外と短いんだな、ウッ、届かない、イーブイ、、握手、、、届かない」

イーブイ「（笑顔）」 pic.twitter.com/wZ3YDuv85P

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

While some of these visits are to organizations that have strong ties to the Pokémon franchise, such as toy maker Banpresto, Eevee is also heading to meet-and-greets at companies that have no connection to the anime or video game industries. Above, she shakes hands with the president of offbeat office supply company King Jim, and she also stopped by Tanita, a manufacturer of weight scales and other personal wellness devices.

タニタ社長「おお、きみはちょっとでっかイーブイだね」

イーブイ「・・・」 pic.twitter.com/CGKVPMoxrT

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

▼ Eevee tries out the healthy lunches at Tanita’s nationally famous employee cafeteria.

タニタ食堂に並ぶイーブイ pic.twitter.com/cWzugjKoxZ

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

Of course, even in Japan, most office buildings aren’t designed with Pokémon access in mind. Because of that, sometimes the elevators, halls, and doorways Eevee passes through during her visits are a bit of a tight fit, though always adorably so.

【吉報】再チャレンジでなんとか社長室に入れました（先にタニタさんでスリムボディになっていれば・・・😂） pic.twitter.com/Ix9U8uwEKP

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

キングジムにイーブイが来た！エレベーター乗れるかな！？ pic.twitter.com/hk34Ocx0oq

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

【悲報】イーブイ、社長室に入れない pic.twitter.com/ACb3hLhWCT

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

▼ Banpresto’s lobby is pretty spacious, though.

到着しました・・・

＿人人人人人人人人人人＿
＞　バンプレストさん　＜
￣Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y^Y￣ pic.twitter.com/sZF7c9LqTM

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

Sometimes, Eevee even meets her counterparts at the companies she’s visiting, like when she hung out with King Jim’s anthropomorphized document binder mascot.

仕事そっちのけで、おにごっこ（？）をはじめる１匹と１冊。何か通じ合うものがあるようです。 pic.twitter.com/0iAU2EVgZh

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

イーブイ、会社訪問はキングジムがはじめてらしいので、キングファイルくんの説明にも気合が入ります。 pic.twitter.com/Ro2nvFc6zS

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

イーブイ、あっという間の楽しい時間をありがとう。次はタニタさん @TANITAofficial だね！行ってらっしゃい！ pic.twitter.com/s0HgPZJnaG

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

Although it’s never mentioned in the Pokémon anime or video games, apparently one of Eevee’s abilities is “business etiquette.” In addition to bowing politely when meeting her hosts, she makes sure to wipe her feet when coming in from outside, and also dutifully wore a name tag while at the King Jim offices, just in case there were any non-Pokémon fans on the staff who didn’t already know her name.

タニタさん（@TANITAofficial ）に到着！イーブイ、ちゃんと足を拭いて入ります・・・ pic.twitter.com/Du2P2MKNLV

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

社長に会う前、名刺代わりに「テプラ」でイーブイのお名前ラベルを作ってあげました。もふっ。 pic.twitter.com/iXRm5QJ6KB

— キングジム (@kingjim) March 20, 2018

However, in a break with orthodox Japanese business manners, Eevee is totally OK with giving/receiving hugs, as specifically mentioned in the Eevee Company Visit policy guidelines and as seen in these heartwarming moments from her meetings with the presidents of King Jim and Tanita.

▼ Best day at work ever?

お約束の儀式

※キングジムの社長様です。 pic.twitter.com/ysOppfAH6q

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

お約束の儀式（本日５時間ぶり２度目）

※タニタの社長様です。 pic.twitter.com/Obkyna2Aqj

— 【公式】プロジェクトイーブイ（続） (@project_eevee) March 20, 2018

The Eevee Company Visit project continues until March 31, and interested offices can apply online here.

Related: Eevee Company Visit website
Source: Twitter/@project_eevee via IT Media

Follow Casey on Twitter, where he could always do with a little anime infusion at work.

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