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New kids sets at Mister Donut come with adorable finger puppets from Pokémon Sword and Shield

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 16, 2019
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Eat at Mister Donut in Japan and Scorbunny yourself one of four cute monster toys!

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• (adorable • cute • kids • Mister Donut • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • toys)

All we want for Christmas is to stay in the new Mimaru Hotel Pokémon room, opening Dec 24

• Katy Kelly
  Dec 13, 2019

Five of the Mimaru Hotel establishments in Japan are going to unveil special Pokémon-styled rooms starting this December!

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• (Apartment Hotel Mimaru • Kyoto • Pokemon • themed rooms • Tokyo • tourism • traveling)

Official website for Pokémon PON hanko stamps is now open!

• Shannon McNaught
  Dec 13, 2019

Creating your own Pokémon PON stamp is so much easier with this new website!

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• (bank • hanko • Hankos • Pokemon • Pokémon PON • stamps)

Jeopardy’s Pokémon category is freakishly easy, poses no threat to true fans【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 12, 2019

Do you know the name of the Pokémon anime’s main character? Congratulations! Here’s a thousand dollars!

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• (Alex Trebek • anime • game shows • Jeopardy • Pokemon • video • video games)

A wild collab appears between Yoshinoya and Pokémon

• Master Blaster
  Dec 11, 2019

Gotta catch’em all! And since there’s only six this time, it should be deliciously easy.

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• Japan
• (beef bowls • Charizard • Gastrodon • Groudon • gyudon • Pokemon • Pokemori • Slowpoke • video games • Weepinbell • Yoshinoya)

First-time Pokémon player has an extra-dark theory about how to make money in Sword and Shield

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 11, 2019

Sure, we suppose you could make money by treating your Pocket Monsters like this, but it’d make you the real monster.

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• (anime • funny • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)

Why do Pokémon Trainers “black out” when they lose a battle? This could be the real reason

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 5, 2019

Fan has a theory as to why everything goes dark for losing Trainers even though they never get hurt, and it’s pretty convincing.

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• (anime • COK • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • video games)

Sentinel’s new geometric Pokémon statues will add a new dimension to your collection

• Dale Roll
  Dec 2, 2019

Catch them all to upgrade your figure shelf!  

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• (3-D figures • COK • cool • Eevee • Pikachu • plastic models • Pokemon • Polygo • Sentinel)

Brand-new Pokémon manhole covers coming to Japan’s snowy Hokkaido Prefecture!

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 2, 2019

Pokéfuta spread to the northernmost region of Japan with adorable appearances by Vulpix, Ninetails, and many more Pokémon!

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• Japan
• (anime • aweomse • cool • cute • Hokkaido • manhole covers • Pokemon • travel • video games)

Life-size Mewtwo, graffiti Pikachu welcome us to the newest Pokémon Center megastore in Shibuya

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 30, 2019

So much awesome merch from the grand opening of Tokyo’s brand-new Pokémon destination!

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• (anime • COK • Mew • Mewtwo • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Shibuya • SNO • Super Mario • video games)

New Pokémon Tail hook series is here to keep your home organized and adorable【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 21, 2019

Both male and female Pikachus, plus six other Pokémon species, will stick to your walls and your heart.

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• (anime • COK • cute • interior • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games • Village Vanguard)

We preview Japan’s first-ever Nintendo Tokyo, Capcom Store and Shibuya Pokémon Centre megastore

• Oona McGee
  Nov 21, 2019

Mr. Sato takes us on a tour of Cyberspace Shibuya inside Parco ahead of its grand opening. 

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• (awesome • Capcom • COK • cool • Mewtwo • nintendo • Nintendo Tokyo • Parco building • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Shibuya • Shibuya • shopping • SNJO • Tokyo • video games)

What Pokémon Type are you? A quick look at your social media habits will give you the answer

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 21, 2019

Personality quiz reveals if you’re a fun-loving Grass Type or a relentless Dark Type.

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• (anime • funny • personality quiz • Personality test • Pokemon • social media • twitter • video games)

Graffiti artist Pikachu plushies coming to brand-new Shibuya Pokémon Center megastore【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 20, 2019

New shop within walking distance from Scramble Intersection also has giant Mewtwo in research tube greeting guests.

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• (anime • graffiti • Mew • Mewtwo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Center Shibuya • Shibuya • video games)

The Magikarp kiss — Japanese woman explains why the Pokémon-like smooch is so terrible

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 19, 2019

Illustrated diagram shows why the weakest Pokémon is also the worst kisser.

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• (anime • dating • funny • kissing • Magikarp • Pokemon • relationships • romance • video games)

Real-world Pokémon arena battle park found in Japan【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2019

Intentional or not, there’s no way to see this park in one of Japan’s largest cities and not think of Pikachu throwing down.

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• (anime • awesome • cool • crazy • funny • Hokkaido • parks • Pikachu • Pokemon • Sapporo • video games)

Japan’s new Pikachu Pokémon donuts are super popular, crazy cute, and totally tasty

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2019

But really, the Pikachu Tail should be called the “Pikachu Butt.”

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• (anime • boba • COK • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • SNJO • sweets • tapioca • video games)

Beautiful kimono-cloth Pikachu doll is latest creation from century-old Tokyo doll maker【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 14, 2019

Techniques developed in Kyoto hundreds of years ago make Pikachu as beautiful as he is adorable.

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• (anime • COK • cool • crafts • culture • cute • dolls • kimekomi dolls • kimekomi ningyo • Mataro • Pikachu • Pokemon • veautiful • video games)

New Pokémon dress sock line brings Pikachu and pals to your fashionable grown-up feet【Photos】

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 12, 2019

The entire Pikachu evolution family is here, plus other fan favorites.

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• (anime • cool • cute • fashion • Pikachu • Pokemon • socks • video games)

Exclusive Pokémon dishware being offered with brand-new Pokémon donuts in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 8, 2019

Mister Donut rolls out adorable cups and plates with Pikachu and the three new Sword and Shield starters, plus new Pokémon tapioca drinks.

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• Japan
• (anime • cute • donuts • food • interior • Mr. Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sword and Shield • sweets • video games)

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