Merchandise

The Galaxy Z Flip 3 was one of South Korea's best selling phones of 2021. So it's somewhat surprising that Samsung's latest collaboration, a new Pokémon-themed special edition of the Galazy Z Flip 3 phone, was announced with such little fanfare yesterday on Samsung's South Korean website.

Niantic has announced that special postcards will be distributed in several cities across countries in the Asia-Pacific region on the Stufful Community Day on April 23rd, between 2:00p.m. and 5:00p.m. local time.

From April 23rd, the Pokémon Café locations in Tokyo and Osaka will be releasing a range of new original Pokémon-themed menu items and tableware. Customers looking to have the Pokémon Café feeling at home will be able to purchase this tableware from the goods center in-shop at each Pokémon Café location. The new additions to the kids' menu, which is exclusivly available to elementary-school-student ages and below, feature "tons of Pikachu". The adults' menu is also expanding with a new original sandwich that promises to be popular with parents, while a Snorlax-themed pancake set is being added to the sweets menu.

Earlier this month, the Japanese company U-TREASURE, who specialize in character-based jewelry, released a new set of rings in their Pokémon accessory line. The new rings feature a cute designs that showcase Gengar in mischievous poses. Both wedding and engagement rings are available.

The Japanese branch of world-renowned cosmetics company Maybelline New York has announced a special limited release of cosmetic products with a Pikachu motif. The products being offered in this range include mascara, brow pencils, eyeliner, lip shades, and eyeshadow. At this time, the collection has only been announced for sale within Japan. The official release of the items will be on Saturday, April 9th, however presales will be available from select Japanese stores from March 25th.

KOTOBUKIYA has opened preorders for the latest figures in their Pokémon Series ARTFX J collection, set to be released in Japan in July. Lucas, the well-loved male protagonist of the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl games, is featured in this figure standing with his partner Pokémon Chimchar. Lucas is wearing his Pokétch and signature red scarf, while Chimchar is sitting on a rock. The Poké Ball on the figure's base is coloured blue, in a match the colouring used for Pokémon Diamond.

The global lifestyle brand CASETiFY has announced a new wave of items in their popular "Pokémon and CASETiFY" collaboration project, which will be releasing worldwide on March 22nd at 1am (PST). CASETiFY Club members will receive priority access to the new range with an early launch on March 21st at 9pm (PST).

The Pokémon franchise has taken out top honours at The Toy Foundation’s 2022 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards, beating out other household names such as Barbie, Blue's Clues, and Masters of the Universe to take home the title of License of the Year, which recognises a brand's broad success in product development and merchandising.

Continuing their collaboration with The Pokémon Company International, The Wand Company has has announced four new Poké Ball varities that will be coming to their range of Poké Ball replicas in 2022. In addition to the Heal Ball which will be launching in February, fans will also be able to get their hands on replicas of the Friend Ball, Quick Ball, and Cherish Ball. All of The Wand Company's Die-Cast Poké Ball Replicas feature proximity and motion-sensing, making the balls glow with multicolored lights when they are picked up, and include a stainless steel ring for display. Each ball is also packaged in it's own uniquely numbered presentation case.

The official Taiwanese Pokémon Facebook page and KFC Taiwan have announced a special limited promotion to celebrate the Lunar New Year and the upcoming release of Pokémon Legends: Arceus, beginning today. These special Pokémon KFC set meals are available for dine-in customers only in KFC outlets islandwide throughout Taiwan, and are not available for home delivery.

The beta site for the Pokémon Center Online for the United Kingdom has now launched! The new website is still in its early stages, so a few hiccups are to be expected. Only a limited array of products are currently available, including plush toys, clothing, and TCG cards and acessories, however new product lines will be added over time.

Pokémon's 25th anniversary celebrations have already seen the release of a wide array of merchandise, but today's announcement has to be one of the most exclusive. Baccarat, the French manufacturer of fine crystal who are probably best known for tableware and decorattion, have announced the release of three special crystal Pokémon creations as their contribution to the 25th anniversary.

Retail stores haven't even finished getting rid of all the leftover Halloween candy yet, but The Pokémon Company International is already getting in the festive mood with a range of new holiday season-themed product lines having just been released in both the US PokemonCenter.com and Canadian PokemonCenter.ca online stores.

Australian Pokémon fans will be getting another chance to fill up their wardrobe with more Pokémon themed clothing this month, as Uniqlo finally brings the Pokémon All-Stars collection to Aussie stores, just in time for things to really warm up for the southern hemisphere spring.

The year-long P25 Music project is building up to its ultimate crescendo, with the announcement that Pokémon 25: The Album will be releasing next month, on October 15.

Just in time for the spookiest month of the year, The Pokémon Company International is releasing several new Halloween themed product lines in the US PokemonCenter.com and Canadian PokemonCenter.ca online stores.

Completing a trifecta of Pokémon related food announcements this week, The Pokémon Company International and OREOs have unveiled the result of the collaboration that both companies have been teasing for a while now, with the release of packs of Pokémon x OREO Limited Edition Cookies.

If Australian Pokéfans didn't already have too much junk food in their immediate future with the release of the McDonalds Happy Meals this Thursday, they certainly will now with the release of Pokémon doughnuts in Krispy Kreme stores Australia-wide.

It's not just Aussies who get to enjoy Pokémon themed food promotions this week. Starting this Thursday September 9, Pokémon fans in Brazil will also have the opportunity to pick up Pokémon cards and toys together with their McLanche Feliz meals.

Despite being unveiled as "coming soon" all the way back in July, the 25th Anniversary Happy Meals haven't yet been released in McDonalds stores in Australia. According to an internal crew communication poster leaked to Press-Start however, the long wait is nearly over, with the promotion intended to commence in stores this Thursday September 9, continuing until October 20, or while stocks last.