New Pokémon Center merch for Slowpoke Day includes special towels and T-shirts

The Pokémon Company has teamed up with the Kagawa prefecture for another collaboration featuring Slowpoke. August 10, 2018, has officially been named Slowpoke Day. As part of this initiative, from August 10 to August 12, a special Pokémon Center location will be available at the Kagawa prefecture, where fans will be able to take pictures alongside the official … Continue reading New Pokémon Center merch for Slowpoke Day includes special towels and T-shirts

New Pokémon anime plushies in picture-ready poses feature Eevee and Lisa from Everyone’s Story

Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. has unveiled a new batch of adorable Pokémon plushies. This line consists of various characters from the Pokémon anime in picture-ready poses. Two of the latest additions include Eevee and Lisa - two characters that appear in the latest Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: Everyone's Story, which is now playing in Japan. … Continue reading New Pokémon anime plushies in picture-ready poses feature Eevee and Lisa from Everyone’s Story

New Pokémon Hub opens at the Hong Kong International Airport

A brand-new Pokémon Hub location has opened its doors at the Hong Kong International Airport. Visitors will be greeted by a giant Snorlax plushie with a friendly face. The official announcement for this new Pokémon Hub spot is as follows: All new pop-up now open in Hong Kong International Airport! We are located across Departure … Continue reading New Pokémon Hub opens at the Hong Kong International Airport

Pokémon Crystal reappears atop the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop charts for the week ending July 25

At least one Pokémon game has reappeared on the latest Nintendo 3DS eShop charts in Japan, including the re-released classic Pokémon Crystal. The Japanese eShop charts for the period between July 19 and July 25 are as follows: Nintendo 3DS eShop Charts Tobidasu! Nyanko Daisensou Kirby Fighters Z The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D Bokujou Monogatari: … Continue reading Pokémon Crystal reappears atop the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop charts for the week ending July 25

Our 10,000th post is dedicated to Senior Intern Pikachu at The Pokémon Company on National Intern Day 2018

To celebrate National Intern Day today, July 26, The Pokémon Company has revealed that Pikachu is its Senior Intern for the Marketing department. This also happens to be the Pokémon Blog's 10,000th post - so we'd like to dedicate it to Senior Intern Pikachu and all the hardworking interns out there. Thank you very much … Continue reading Our 10,000th post is dedicated to Senior Intern Pikachu at The Pokémon Company on National Intern Day 2018

Warner Bros. now responsible for distribution on Legendary’s Detective Pikachu movie instead of Universal

Warner Bros. has confirmed that it is taking over distribution duties on Legendary's upcoming Pokémon movie Detective Pikachu from Universal. In addition, Warner Bros. is taking a stake in the upcoming film, which features Ryan Reynolds as the titular character. Detective Pikachu is not expected to move from the May 10 date that Universal initially … Continue reading Warner Bros. now responsible for distribution on Legendary’s Detective Pikachu movie instead of Universal

Game Freak‘s Junichi Masuda takes selfies with the adorable Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon filters

Game Freak‘s Junichi Masuda has decided to get in on some Pikachu filter action, complete with Pikachu’s ears, nose and bright-red cheeks. Masuda has also posed with the adorable Eevee filter. To see how he looks with these particular filters, check out the image above. For a limited time, an official Pikachu Lens on Snapchat allowed users to see how they'd look … Continue reading Game Freak‘s Junichi Masuda takes selfies with the adorable Pikachu and Eevee Pokémon filters

August 10 has been named Slowpoke Day by The Pokémon Company and Kagawa prefecture

The Pokémon Company has teamed up with the Kagawa prefecture for another collaboration featuring Slowpoke. August 10, 2018, has officially been named Slowpoke Day. As part of this initiative, from August 10 to August 12, a special Pokémon Center location will be available at the Kagawa prefecture, where fans will be able to take pictures … Continue reading August 10 has been named Slowpoke Day by The Pokémon Company and Kagawa prefecture