A Maker Spent Months Building a Pokéball That Jumps and Shoots Smoke
Pokémon has always sold us a very specific fantasy: a compact sphere you can throw into tall grass, watch shimmy three times, and hear that…
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Pokémon and adidas partner for 12 nostalgic sneakers fans will want to wear, landing in September
Pop Culture brands often turn to sneaker fanfare from time to time. This time around, it’s Pokémon that’s treading the collaboration route. For its 30th…
PUMA Turns Its Legendary Suede Into a $300 Pikachu Tribute for Pokemon’s 30th Anniversary
Three hundred dollars for a suede sneaker usually comes with some kind of hook, a designer moniker, a tiny production run, something to point at….
This Leaked $300 LEGO Poké Ball Is the Most Ambitious Pokémon Set Yet, and It Opens Into an Entire World
Polly Pocket understood something most toys missed. The magic was never the doll, it was the reveal, that little hinged compact snapping open to expose…
Casio’s Pokémon G-SHOCK packs three decades of pocket monsters into one collectible timepiece
We’ve seen countless G-Shock versions in our time, and they still keep coming. The latest in Casio’s line-up of its most famous series is the…
This $163 Pokémon Carry-On Has a Window Just for Your Plushies
There was a time when collecting plushies and stuffed toys was limited to actual children. Or if you’re an adult who does collect them, you…
LEGO Finally Made Pikachu React to How You Play
For a long time, LEGO and Pokémon felt like a natural pairing that somehow took forever to fully arrive. The sets were fun, the figures…
RIMOWA’s Pokémon Collab Proves Nostalgia Travels Well
Thirty years ago, Pokémon taught an entire generation that the real adventure was the journey, not the destination. Now, RIMOWA is making that philosophy literal,…
Japan Just Built a Pokémon Footbath and It’s Genuinely Moving
When you hear “Pokémon footbath,” your brain probably goes one of two places: either immediate delight or mild confusion. Both reactions are fair. But when…
You Can Play Pokémon Gold on Your Wrist, Thanks to a 2-Year Build
Retro gaming handhelds have had a genuine second life in recent years. Original Nintendo hardware has been cloned, shrunken, and reimagined into increasingly unhinged form…
Nintendo’s Game Boy Jukebox Plays Pokémon Music on 45 Swappable Cartridges
Thirty years after Pokémon Red and Blue launched in Japan, Nintendo is celebrating the anniversary with something that looks almost exactly like a Game…
Stern Built a Pokémon Pinball Machine Where Ramps Catch Pikachu
Pokémon and pinball both taught a certain generation about progression: one through turn-based battles on a handheld, the other through flashing inserts and modes on…