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Amazingly creative sculptures appear on streets around the country as heavy snowfall hits Japan

• Oona McGee
  Jan 16, 2017
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Cute characters from Studio Ghibli, Pokémon and even viral videos have been emerging from the Japanese snow this winter.

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• Japan
• (cute • Ghibli • Godzilla • Pokemon • snow • snowmen • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Ash has totally let himself go in the Pokémon Sun and Moon anime

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 11, 2017

It looks like all that time hitting the books has made the would-be Pokémon Master weak and flabby.

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• Japan
• (anime • ash • funny • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Satoshi)

Pikachu and Super Mario left out of lineup of official spokescharacters for Tokyo Olympics

• Casey Baseel
  Jan 6, 2017

After some seriously high-profile involvement, Nintendo characters aren’t part of newest promotional push for 2020 event.

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• Japan
• (2020 Olympics • anime • nintendo • Olympics • Pikachu • Pokemon • sports • Super Mario • Tokyo Olympics • video games)

Japanese Twitter user gets Machamp clothes in lucky bag…but not in the way you think

• Scott Wilson
  Jan 3, 2017

She didn’t get a Pokémon shirt or a Machamp belt. Instead she got something far, far stranger.

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• Japan
• (clothes • funny • Lucky Bags • lucky bags 2017 • Machamp • Pokemon)

Giant Pikachu used quick attack… it’s super adorable!【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Dec 29, 2016

Pikachu has trained its whole life for this moment to show off for you.

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• Japan
• (cute • Pikachu • Pokemon • video)

Magikarp now appearing in Japan as a traditional taiyaki sweet 【Taste Test】

• Oona McGee
  Dec 24, 2016

Warm, cute and delicious – this is the type of Pokémon everyone in Japan wants to catch right now.

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• Japan
• (food • Japanese sweets • Magikarp • Pokemon • sweets • taiyaki • taste test)

Snorlax Pokémon slippers are awesomely adorable, make sounds when you take a step【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 21, 2016

If you’re a Pokémon fan who plans on getting out of bed sometime today, you’ll want these.

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• USA
• (anime • cool • cute • fashion • Pokemon • shoes • slippers • Snorlax • video games)

7-Eleven convenience stores in South Korea offer an electrifying new Pokémon item!

• Andrew Kane
  Dec 20, 2016

Pokémon lovers rejoice! There’s now a whole new way to celebrate your fandom with these Pikachu-themed lunch boxes now on sale in South Korea!

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• Korea
• (anime • bento • boxed lunches • cute • food • Pikachu • Pokemon • South Korea • video games)

Star Wars characters drawn in anime style is the perfect mashup 【Pics】

• KK Miller
  Dec 17, 2016

More Star Wars, we say! More!

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• Internet, Japan
• (anime • art • fan art • Pokemon • Rogue One • Star Wars • twitter)

New Pokémon anime movie looks like it’s going to reboot the franchise【Video】

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 15, 2016

Title and costume choices for the new anime point all the way back to the series’ beginning.

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• Japan
• (anime • movies • Pokemon • videos)

Pokémon Gold and Silver Pocket Monsters finally added to Pokémon GO!

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 13, 2016

Also, the unexpected appearance of “Santa Pikachu.”

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• Japan
• (Christmas • cute • Pichu • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Pokémon Gold and Silver • Santa Claus • Togepi • video games)

Pokémon’s Meowth wants to get your money by becoming a cuddly PC cushion

• Casey Baseel
  Dec 13, 2016

Team Rocket’s latest plot actually sounds like a good deal for everyone involved.

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• Japan
• (anime • computers • cute • PC cushions • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • team rocket • toys • video games)

Resellers storm Pokémon Centers in Japan to get their hands on new Lillie merchandise

• Oona McGee
  Dec 12, 2016

The exclusive product was gone in minutes.

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• Japan
• (anime • Lillie • merchandise • otaku • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Pokémon Sun and Moon)

Pokémon wedding aims to catch all of our hearts, totally hits the mark 【Photos】

• KK Miller
  Dec 9, 2016

This Pokémon Master couple are also Wedding Masters.

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• Japan
• (anime • friendship • love • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games • weddings)

Video compares the Japanese, Korean, and American Pokémon theme songs and Pokéraps 【Video】

• Scott Wilson
  Dec 7, 2016

Which country does the Poké-songs the best?

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• Internet
• (anime • Japanese language • Korean language • music • Pokemon • The World of Dave • theme songs • video)

High fashion meets Pokémon to create clothing that only the elitest of the elite four can afford

• KK Miller
  Nov 30, 2016

Loaded and love Pokémon? There is a $1,300 skirt that has your name on it.

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• Japan, USA
• (clothes • expensive • fashion • Pokemon • Prabal Gurung)

Chilling Pokémon fan theory says Mimikyu is actually another Pocket Monster with a 19-year grudge

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 30, 2016

Could the most infamously blacklisted Pokémon of all time be hiding under that Pikachu costume?

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• Japan
• (anime • fan theories • Mimikyu • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • Porygon • scandals • seizures • video games)

Insane Japanese Twitter user does the unthinkable: beats Pokémon Sun/Moon only using Magikarp

• Scott Wilson
  Nov 26, 2016

Who knew that all this time Magikarp was a beefcake beast?

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• Japan
• (awesome • funny • Magikarp • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games)

Ditto makes long-awaited debut in Pokémon GO, starts getting captured in Japan

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 23, 2016

But you won’t find the clever shape-shifter on the in-game map.

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• Internet, Japan
• (ditto • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • video games)

Pokémon GO helping tsunami-damaged communities in Japan recover with cool promotion going on now

• Casey Baseel
  Nov 16, 2016

We traveled to the disaster-stricken Tohoku region to see the effects of Pocket Monster Lapras’ real-world healing powers.

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• Japan
• (2011 earthquake and tsunami • Ishinomaki • Lapras • moving • Pokemon • Pokémon GO • Tohoku • touching • travel • video games)

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