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Pikachu gets pumped up, freaks us out with his newly muscular bod
- Casey Baseel
Jun 22, 2016 - Tweet
Looks like Pikachu’s protein supplements and lifting regimen have been super effective.
Cuddly Pikachu PC cushion will steal your heart, absolutely ruin your productivity
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2016
Plushie is half anime ergonomic aid, half heart-warming distraction.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • computers • cute • PC cushions • Pikachu • Pokemon • stuffed animals • video games)
Nintendo unveils two new limited-edition Pokémon 3DS units, and true fans will want both 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jun 16, 2016
Because it’s just too hard to choose between cute and cool.
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (3DS • anime • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video games)
Pikachu teams up with popular ketchup maker for cute prize giveaway in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jun 16, 2016
The electric pokémon reveals his fondness for tomato sauce in this latest home-grown collaboration.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • competitions • cute • kagome • manga • merchandise • Pikachu • Pokemon • recipes • video games)
20 things to buy at the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store
- Oona McGee
Jun 14, 2016
If you’re saving up your yennies for a trip to the the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store, here are some of the awesome items available to purchase.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • Ikebukuro • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo)
Yokohama’s Pikachu Outbreak to return with all-new “Dripping Wet Splash Show”!
- Oona McGee
Jun 9, 2016
Don’t miss the chance to see a thousand-plus Pikachus drenched in water this summer.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cute • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Yokohama)
And the winner of the Pokémon General Election is…
- Casey Baseel
Jun 8, 2016
…not Pikachu?!?
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • video games)
July’s Monthly Pair Pikachu plushies are set to be the hottest/cutest couple on the beach
- Casey Baseel
Jun 2, 2016
Apparently Pikachus aren’t such great swimmers, but that’s not going to stop these two from having some seaside fun.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cute • Monthly Pikachu • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • toys • video games)
Pokémon politics: Proposed Pikachu name-change sparks protests in Hong Kong 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 31, 2016
Pikachu and Nintendo find themselves in the middle of a cultural controversy in Hong Kong.
- Anime & Manga, China, Games & Tech
- (anime • controversy • linguistics • nintendo • Pikachu • Pokemon • protest • video)
What would Pokémon look like as Gundam mecha? Awesome fan-made models show us 【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
May 23, 2016
A fresh take on old-school Pocket Monsters and mobile suits.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Internet
- (anime • cool • figures • Gundam • models • Pokemon • robots • video games)
Canada’s official Twitter asks which Pokémon is “the most Canadian,” overwhelmed by responses
- Scott Wilson
May 13, 2016
Necessary qualities: defense against cold, polite demeanor, and a fierce loyalty to Tim Hortons.
New starter Pokémon and setting for upcoming Pokémon Sun and Moon games revealed 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 11, 2016
Decisions, decisions.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • nintendo • Pokemon • Pokémon Sun and Moon • video • video games)
Who’s that Pokémon? Sharp eyes catch a spelling snafu in Pokémon General Election results
- Meg Murphy
May 10, 2016
Preliminary results of the Pokémon General Election have been revealed, and it wasn’t long before fans picked up on this error.
- Entertainment, Japan
- (anime & manga • Dedenne • nintendo • online polls • Pokemon • Pokemon General Election • video games)
Pikachu shows off the frightening new powers he gained clubbing in Taiwan 【Video】
- Casey Baseel
May 2, 2016
After dancing the night away, we just end up with a hangover, but apparently it helps Pikachu evolve to a higher state of combat prowess.
- Anime & Manga, Games & Tech, Taiwan
- (anime • club • crazy • dance • funny • Pikachu • Pokemon • video • video games)
April showers bring May flowers, but June showers bring adorable paired Pikachu plushies!
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016
Pokémon Centers embrace the rainy season, plus roll out new line of Migawari Substitute merchandise.
- Anime & Manga, Cute, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • cute • Monthly Pikachu • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • stuffed animals • toys • video games)
Pokémon General Election’s preliminary results posted
- Anime News Network
Apr 29, 2016
- Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • General Election • Japan • nintendo • Pokemon • ranking • video games)
New Pokémon Center megastore set to open at Tokyo Skytree this summer!
- Casey Baseel
Apr 29, 2016
Pikachu and pal Rayquaza are getting ready to set up camp at the base of the tallest structure in Japan.
- Anime & Manga, Entertainment, Games & Tech, Japan
- (anime • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Skytree • Tokyo • toys • video games)
Gotta sing ’em all: Devoted Pokémon fan makes personalized songs for 100 different Pokémon
- Scott Wilson
Apr 22, 2016
Listen to the ballad for Bulbasaur, the ode to Eevee, and many, many more.
- Entertainment, Japan, USA
- (fan • fanmade • funny • instruments • music • Pokemon)
New sleeping bag Pikachu plush toys coming to game centres in Japan this May
- Oona McGee
Apr 20, 2016
Pikachu plushies snuggled up in Pokémon sleeping bags are the prizes we’ve all been waiting for!
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (anime • arcade games • Arcades • games • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • toys • UFO catcher)
Japanese gamer finds lost copy of Pokémon Green after 18 years, comes so close to a happy ending
- Casey Baseel
Apr 15, 2016
Easy come, easy go, again and again.
- Games & Tech, Internet, Japan, USA
- (Amazon • crazy • Pokemon • video games)
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