A plush Pikachu and the original Pikachu card. © The Pokémon Company / Tomy / Kotaku The very first design for Pokémon mascot Pikachu was a delightfully chubby ...

This plush was based on the fat Pikachu design that appeared in the inaugural 1996 Game Boy releases of Pokemon Red, Green, and Blue. The plush has the same height as Pikachu’s Pokedex entry at 0.4m / ...

Pokemon turns 30 this year, and between Lego and a residency at the Natural History Museum, a lot of the official plans to mark the occasion are already in place. There are still a lot more reveals to ...

Normally, a new line of plushies from the already merchandised-to-death Pokémon industrial complex wouldn’t be that noteworthy. However, the Pokémon Center in Japan is selling a new line of plush toys ...

The Pokemon Company has revealed the Beginning Pikachu lineup of monochromatic plushies and keychains modeled after the inaugural sprite of Pikachu. It will release the new merchandise in its physical ...

As the 30th anniversary of Pokémon ramps up, a new wave of nostalgic toys and merchandise will be hitting shelves soon, and I, for one, can’t wait to expand my collection. Some of the most exciting ...