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Pokémon Ditto Cup uses Transform to turn into jiggly gelatin, rice, sand, and infinite possibilities
- Krista Rogers
May 13, 2025 - Tweet
If you can’t beat ’em, Ditto ’em.
- Japan
- (+d • anime • cooking • cute • ditto • food • gelatin • H Concept • Koncept • manga • Metamon • mold • Pokemon • video games)
Pokémon Sleep’s sleep-promoting eats step into the real world with Japanese nutritionist recipes
- Casey Baseel
May 10, 2025
Recipes let you eat like Snorlax so you can sleep like Snorlax.
- Japan
- (anime • cooking • curry • food • health • manga • nutrition • Pokemon • Pokémon Sleep • sleep • Snorlax • video games • wellness)
Huge life-size Eevee Eeveelution Pokémon plushies will steal hearts, conquer living rooms【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Apr 28, 2025
Sure, Jolteon, you can have my sofa. I’ll find somewhere else to sit.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Eevee • Eeveelutions • Flareon • Jolteon • life-size • manga • plushies • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • Vaporeon • video games)
Bulbasaur burgers to eat and Pokémon to keep you company are part of Tokyo hotel’s summer plans
- Casey Baseel
Apr 22, 2025
Luxurious relaxation and Pikachu pancakes both part of the package.
- Japan
- (anime • Bulbasaur • burgers • cute • food • Grand Hyatt Tokyo • hamburgers • hotels • Hyatt • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • tourism • travel • video games)
Pokémon fans startled to see Eevee looking super muscular in new merch photo
- Casey Baseel
Apr 14, 2025
Has this Pokémon been using some super-effective protein powder?
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Eevee • funny • manga • plushies • Pokemon • Pokemon Center • video games • weird)
Free Pokémon-catching mini game with all 151 Kanto Pokémon added to Google searches!
- Casey Baseel
Apr 8, 2025
Pikachu, I search for you!
Pikachu steals show at MLB opener, baseball stars introduced at Tokyo Dome with Pokémon music【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 18, 2025
Even with Shohei Ohtani in the house, Pikachu still knows how to electrify a crowd.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • baseball • cool • cute • Dodgers • manga • MLB • Pikachu • Pokemon • Shohei Ohtani • sports • Tokyo Dome • video • video game music • video games)
Two new Pokémon parks coming to Oshawott’s prefecture, plus new Pokémon manhole covers【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Mar 12, 2025
Kanji reading pun continues to bring Oshawott fun to Mie.
- Japan
- (anime • manga • manhole covers • Mie • Mie Prefecture • oshawott • Poké Lids • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Pokémon manhole covers • tourism • travel • video games)
A real-world Pokémon that people can actually ride is on the way from Honda【Video】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 28, 2025
Motorcycle-like Legendary Pokémon is being brought to life by Japan’s top bike builder.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cars • cool • crazy • Honda • Koraidon • manga • motorcycles • Pokemon • video • video games)
Pokémon Slowpoke Powdered Rice Topping tastes like liquid for noodles【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 24, 2025
Honorary Pokémon governor of Udon Prefecture has a treat that might be even tastier than his tail.
- Japan
- (anime • Ashikaga Flower Park • COK • food • furikake • manga • Noodles • Pokemon • rice • Slowpoke • SNJO • taste test • udon • video game)
Pikachu and extra-cute Pokémon look extra delicious as Japan’s new Poké Peace cakes【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 18, 2025
I choose you, cake Pikachu! And you too, cake Piplup!
- Japan
- (anime • cake • Cozy Corner • cute • food • manga • Pikachu • Poké Peace • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
Pokémon Poké Peace Happy Meals at McDonald’s Japan fill us with happiness【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Feb 14, 2025
New Happy Meals give us a taste of what it would be like to share your home with a bunch of extra-cute Pokémon.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • fast food • food • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • McDonald's Japan • Poké Peace • Pokemon • SNJO • video games)
Japan’s Pokémon Trading Card nap cushions could be yours for drinking Pokémon canned coffee
- Casey Baseel
Feb 9, 2025
A shot of caffeine to wake you up, and a Poké-place to take a nap once you’re ready for some Zs.
- Japan
- (anime • BOSS • canned coffee • coffee • collectible card games • manga • nap pillows • pillows • Pokemon • SNJO • Suntory • trading card games • video games)
Your Name animation studio creating Pokémon anime for this year’s Pokémon Day
- Casey Baseel
Feb 7, 2025
Comix Wave Films animates story of post office Dragonite with soundtrack by American composer.
- Internet, Japan
- (anime • CoMix Wave Films • Dragonite • Evan Call • manga • Pokemon • Pokémon Day • Suzume • video games • Weathering with You • your name.)
Life-size Pokémon plushie is here for big Gardevoir fans who want a big Gardevoir in their life
- Casey Baseel
Feb 3, 2025
Full-scale, self-standing Psychic/Fairy-type is even bigger than other life-size Pokémon plushies we’ve seen.
- Japan
- (anime • crazy • Gardevoir • life-size • manga • plushies • Pokemon • statue • stuffed animals • video games)
Hinamatsuri Pikachu kimono couple plushie on the way to celebrate Japan’s Doll Festival【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 29, 2025
Hina ningyo get the plush Pokémon treatment.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • hina dolls • hina matsuri • hina ningyo • Hinamatsuri • Hinamatsuri dolls • manga • Pikachu • plushies • Pokemon • video games)
Pokémon lid becomes Japan’s most overprotected manhole cover, melts hearts across the country
- Oona McGee
Jan 24, 2025
Beautiful display of Japanese care and attention brings warmth to this snowy tourist site.
- Japan
- (Alolan Vulpix • anime • awesome • COK • cool • cute • Hokkaido • Pikachu • Piplup • Pippu • Pippu Station • Poké Lids • Pokéfuta • Pokemon • Seiji Nakazawa • SNJO • train stations • travel • video games • vulpix)
McDonald’s releases new Pokémon Happy Meals, but in the U.S., not Japan
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2025
They don’t come with a toy, but Pokémon Trainers will receive something they’ll probably like even more.
- Japan, USA
- (anime • card games • collectible trading card games • Happy Meals • Happy Set • manga • McDonald's • Pokemon • pokemon trading card game • Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket • video games)
Pikachu is recharging as Pokémon and Uniqlo unveil adorable new Pokémon Sketch T-shirt line【Pics】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 21, 2025
Pokémon look extra cuddly with soft-touch art style gracing cozy T-shirts.
- Japan
- (anime • fashion • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokémon Sketch • shirts • t-shirts • Uniqlo • UT • video games)
Pokémon fans aren’t happy with the Mister Donut fukubukuro lucky bag for 2025
- Oona McGee
Dec 31, 2024
Anime fans are left digging for goods in Japan.
- Japan
- (anime • donuts • food • fukubukuro • Fukubukuro Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bag Roundup 2025 • Lucky Bags • manga • Mister Donut • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
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