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Pokémon Slowpoke Powdered Rice Topping tastes like liquid for noodles【Taste...
Honorary Pokémon governor of Udon Prefecture has a treat that might be even tastier than his tail. As Pokémon fans know, Slowpoke isn’t just one of the most friendly and laid-back Pocket Monsters, but...
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A real-world Pokémon that people can actually ride is on the way from...
Motorcycle-like Legendary Pokémon is being brought to life by Japan’s top bike builder. Every year on February 27 the Pokémon franchise celebrates Pokémon Day, commemorating the release date of the...
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Two new Pokémon parks coming to Oshawott’s prefecture, plus new Pokémon...
Kanji reading pun continues to bring Oshawott fun to Mie. The loveable Pocket Monsters of the Pokémon franchise enjoy great popularity all across Japan, but certain regions have a special fondness for...
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Pikachu steals show at MLB opener, baseball stars introduced at Tokyo Dome...
Even with Shohei Ohtani in the house, Pikachu still knows how to electrify a crowd. The Major League Baseball season got off to an early start on Tuesday night with the opening of the MLB Tokyo Series...
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Free Pokémon-catching mini game with all 151 Kanto Pokémon added to Google...
Pikachu, I search for you! If you want to be a true Pokémon Master and catch ‘em all, you have to stay diligent. Especially when you’re getting close to filling up your Pokédex, you need to be ready...
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Pokémon fans startled to see Eevee looking super muscular in new merch photo
Has this Pokémon been using some super-effective protein powder? There are more than a thousand different Pokémon species, but none of them can match Eevee in terms of evolution variety. While most...
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Bulbasaur burgers to eat and Pokémon to keep you company are part of Tokyo...
Luxurious relaxation and Pikachu pancakes both part of the package. With this year’s cherry blossoms having fallen from the sakura trees for much of Japan, it’s time to start turning our eyes to the...
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Huge life-size Eevee Eeveelution Pokémon plushies will steal hearts, conquer...
Sure, Jolteon, you can have my sofa. I’ll find somewhere else to sit. In terms of Pokémon evolutions, Eevee’s are among the most, well, evolutionary-looking. Whereas some Pocket Monster species take...
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Pokémon Sleep’s sleep-promoting eats step into the real world with Japanese...
Recipes let you eat like Snorlax so you can sleep like Snorlax. The title of Pokémon Sleep is simultaneously highly accurate and slightly misleading. Part video game and part wellness app, Pokémon...
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Pokémon Ditto Cup uses Transform to turn into jiggly gelatin, rice, sand, and...
If you can’t beat ’em, Ditto ’em. Lifestyle design company H Concept’s original brand +d (“plus D”) has released possibly our favorite new toy ever in the form of the Metamon Cup, with Metamon being...
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New Pokémon x Ippudo collaboration has Pikachu on board as ramen chef
Exclusive goods only available at one Pokémon Center in Japan. On 13 May, the Pokémon Center in Fukuoka closed its original location at Hakata AMU Plaza in order to move to a new, larger location at...
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Uniqlo releasing first-ever Pokémon T-shirts inspired by Trading Card Game...
Collaboration features big Pokémon’s stars and lesser-known species too. Uniqlo has announced that they’ve got a new line of Pokémon T-shirts on the way, and while the casual clothing chain and...
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Pokémon Cafe’s new Mega Charizard curry plate is a work of art in more ways...
Pokémon Cafes in Tokyo and Osaka welcome Mega Evolutions back as main dishes, desserts, and drinks in the buildup to Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The next major Pokémon video game release on the horizon,...
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Real-world Pokémon Diamond and Pearl! Playing with Japan’s Pokémon Fossil...
Activity kits turn tables into the Sinnoh Underground and adult Pokémon fans into happy little kids again. Despite the games’ titles, when Pokémon Diamond and Pearl brought the Pokémon franchise to...
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Pokémon photo spots popping up in center of Japan’s third-biggest city for...
Osaka Station area gets the Lumiose City treatment and challenges Pokémon fans to complete Mega Evolution rally walk puzzle for prizes. Set to arrive this fall, Pokémon Legends Z-A is a departure from...
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Our reporter tries nuikatsu for the first time, but is he too old for this...
P.K. and Pokémon Pansage make their nuikatsu debut. Let’s start things off with a little Japanese linguistics lesson about katsu. If you’re a foodie, you might know katsu as the word for “cutlet,”...
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Pokémon Eevee evolves into Japanese convenience store sweets with exclusive...
Pokémon fans can grab snacks and catch Eeveelutions at Family Mart. As a Gen-I Normal-type Pokémon, Eevee has been spotted in a wide variety of habitats within the franchise’s games and anime. Right...
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A Pokémon fan’s eye-opening experience of Japan’s national championship
“Is this even the same game I play?” Like most competitive games, Pokémon has had many tournaments over the years, both within Japan and internationally. However, despite being an obsessive fan of...
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Pokémon Center Online tells all customers to change their passwords after...
Gotta change ‘em all. The Pokémon Center Online should be a place of pure happiness. It’s a massive selection of Pokémon merchandise, made available even to those who can’t make the trip to one of...
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McDonald’s Japan announces Pokémon Trading Card Happy Meals with guaranteed...
You don’t need to specifically choose Pikachu, because it’s a promise that he’ll be in your Happy Meal. McDonald’s Japan is right in the middle of a collaboration with Sanrio, currently serving up...
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