Uniqlo announced it will sell shirts based on Pokemon Trading Card Game and Pokemon TCG Pocket, with both adult and kids styles appearing in August 2025. The official Japanese site updated showing the nine men’s designs, which are unisex items, and the eight kids options. 

The adult Uniqlo Pokemon Trading Card Game and TCG Pocket designs are divided into five t-shirts and four sweatshirts. In each case, they’ll be available in sizes XS (extra small) through XXXXL. Each shirt is ¥1,500 (~$11), and the sweatshirts are ¥2,990 (~$21). Designs feature characters like Gardevoir, Gengar, Kabuto, Magikarp, Mewtwo Omanyte, Pikachu, Slowpoke, Snorlax, Unown. In the case of the Gardevoir shirt and the Gengar and Mewtwo sweatshirts, the design is on the back. 

Here’s how all of those look:

As for the kids styles, there are four t-shirts and four sweatshirts. They can be found in children’s sizes 3-4y (100) to 13y (160). The shirts cost ¥990 (~$7) each, while the sweatshirts are ¥1,990 (~$14). In some cases, they feature designs similar to the adult options, such as with Pikachu and Mewtwo. However, the Charizard, Eevee, Lucario, Lapras, Mew, and Mimikyu styles are only available in the kids collection.

These are the initial pictures of all eight of them.

The US Uniqlo site isn’t showing any of these new shirts yet. However, it does show some of the other Pokemon Sketch style items already available. Since these types of collections do tend to show up everywhere, it might launch at or around the same time.

The Uniqlo Pokemon Trading Card Game and TCG Pocket shirts will show up in Japan in August 2025. It is unknown when we might start to see the designs appear in-stores and online worldwide. Pokemon TCG Pocket is available on mobile devices. 

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The Field Museum, located in Chicago, Illinois, announced it will host the Pokemon Fossil Museum exhibit. It will appear starting on May 22, 2026. It is possible to sign up at the official site to be notified about more information when available.

This exhibit is a recurring event that first debuted in Japan in 2021. Since then, it’s appeared multiple times in that country, with returning exhibits in 2022 and 2024. At time of writing, the event is being held in Japan at the Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum. This marks the first time it will appear in the US. The Field Museum’s page confirms this iteration is based on Tokyo’s National Museum of Nature and Science one. It also noted real fossils and Pokemon trivia will come up. 

The Field Museum did confirm that this Pokemon Fossil Museum exhibit will require an additional ticket in addition to the general ission one. However, there are regular free days for Illinois residents who show proof they live in the state via a driver’s license, library card, or other methods. These additional exhibits often cost around $10 for adults and $8 for children, and general ission is $30 for adults, $23 for children, and $27 for students.

The Pokemon Fossil Museum will appear at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, with the event starting on May 22, 2025.

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The Pokemon Company opened a new batch of pre-orders for the Team Rocket briefcase on the Japanese Pokemon Center Online web store. The item's full name is the Glory of Team Rocket attache case, and people who manage to place their orders there can get it in October 2025.

This briefcase originally appeared on April 18, 2025, as part of celebrations for the release of the Glory of Team Rocket booster pack for Pokemon Trading Card Game: Scarlet & Violet in Japan. It costs 14,900 yen (~$100.55) and comes with 30 booster packs of the Glory of Team Rocket expansion inside. The company also disclosed that the briefcase is being made in China, but the Pokemon TCG cards and packs are made locally in Japan.

The first batch in April 2025 was available via lottery sales, and this new batch will not be easy to order either. People must first wait for an online queue to access the webpage due to sheer traffic. They must also have an on the web store with a legitimate Japanese address and a verified phone number. The Pokemon Company only accepts credit card as the available payment method, and it will also run an additional check for the card's validity.

A sample image showing the compartments available inside the briefcase is available right below:

The new pre-order window for the Glory of Team Rocket attache case from Pokemon Trading Card Game will close on May 15, 2025. The Pokemon Company will ship the new batch domestically in Japan around early October 2025.

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The Pokemon Company revealed that it will release life-size plush modeled after all eight Eeveelutions known in the Pokemon franchise as of 2025. They will the base Pokemon Eevee, whose life-sized plush was revealed earlier in April 2025.

The company is gradually accepting orders for the Eeveelutions' life-size plushes in three separate batches. The first ones immediately available to order are the first-generation Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon. Each plush will cost 44,000 yen (~$309), and the company is procuring them from Vietnam. However, people must first line up for online queues before they can access the listings. They have until May 19, 2025, to place their orders, assuming the stock does not run out sooner.

For the second wave, The Pokemon Company will release life-sized plushes of Espeon and Umbreon, which debuted in the second-generation entries Pokemon Gold and Silver, in late May 2025. The third and last wave in late June 2025 will comprise the fourth-generation pair Leafeon and Glaceon, as well the sixth-generation Pokemon X and Y Fairy-type debutant Sylveon.

The life-size Pokemon plushes of Eevee and its Eeveelutions are being gradually released in Japan. As of April 24, 2025, the ones immediately available to order are Eevee, Flareon, Jolteon, and Vaporeon.

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The Pokemon Center in Japan released the new collection of cute and useful home items to spruce up your domicile. These items were originally announced on April 18, 2025. Now they're in store online, ahead of a larger debut. Some of the more notable items include a Bulbasaur planter, a Geodude hanger, and a Trubbish garbage can.

You can now purchase these items via the online Pokemon Center store. If you want to get them from the physical locations, you’ll have to wait until April 26, 2025. Items range from house slippers to bookends. So, like past collections such as the Pikachu Everyday Fun Kitchen line, they’re good for the older Pokemon fan who still want to communicate their love for the series through their furniture.

Here are the various items in this new collection:

• Bulbasaur miniature planter: 4,400 JPY (~$31)
• Cubchoo tissue case: 2,970 JPY (~$21)
• Gardevoir and Gallade bookends: 3,960 JPY (~$28)
• Geodude hanger: 2,420 JPY (~$17)
• Maushold wall clock: 4,950 JPY (~$35)
• Mimikyu stand mirror: 3,960 JPY (~$28)
• Psyduck room slippers: 3,960 JPY (~$28)
• Snorunt fridge deodorizer: 2,750 JPY ($20)
• Sprigatito aroma stone diff: 3,850 JPY ($27)
• Trubbish garbage can: 3,300 JPY ($23)

And here's a closer look at all of the different items in this collection.

As a note, products that require another item to work will not come with said item. For example, you’ll need to provide the batteries for the Maushold clock yourself, as well as find the deodorant for the Snorunt fridge deodorant yourself. To use the aroma stone diff, you’ll need to use a few droplets of essential oil on the stone flowers on the plate. The Sprigatito is sitting next to it, as if it’s guarding the stones. The scent of the essential oil you used will waft up in the air after that.

The Pokemon domestic home items are available on the online Pokemon Center stores in Japan. They’ll appear in physical locations around the country from April 26, 2025.

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The official Hallmark Dream Book 2025 page debuted online ahead of the product pages going live on April 25, 2025, and the video game section includes an Xbox 360, Halo 3, Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Super Mario items like a Super Star Tree Topper. There are also some Halloween items, such as a $19.99 Pikachu in a pumpkin that will debut in July 2025. The Ornament Premiere will be held July 12-20, 2025, with Keepsake Ornament Club getting to shop on July 11, 2025. The Ornament Debut will be held on October 10-19, 2025, with club getting to buy on October 10, 2025.

Some of the first video game ornaments in the 2025 Hallmark Dream Book involve Pokemon and Minecraft ones on pages 36 and 37. These are the smaller size decorations. One is a set that includes a holiday-themed Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle for $27.99. That debuts in October 2025. The Poke Ball set of six designs launches in July 2025 for $16.99 and is of a similar size. (That also appeared in 2024.) A small holiday Rowlet with gift is $9.99 and out in July 2025 too. The $9.99 mini Goomba is a July 2025 release. Finally, the Minecraft Alex, Arctic Fox, and Steve set launches in July 2025 for $19.99.

The bulk of the video game ornaments in the Hallmark Dream Book 2025 catalog come up on pages 66 and 67. One of the biggest ones is a new console in the ongoing collection with lights and sounds from Halo 3. That launches in July 2025 for $22.99. The matching Halo 3 ornament with the box art and Master Chief debuts in October 2025 for $19.99. The Super Star Tree Topper is also one of the larger items, with lights and Super Mario Bros music. It costs $74.99 and debuts in July 2025. 

Here is the list of standard size video game ornaments coming to Hallmark in 2025:

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons Timmy and Tommy for $20.99 - October 2025.
• Halo 3 Box Art with Master Chief for $19.99 - October 2025.
• Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Decayed Master Sword for $25.99 - October 2025.
• Mario Kart Princess Peach for $18.99 - July 2025.
• Minecraft Pink Sheep for $17.99 - October 2025.
• Minecraft Polar Bears in Snowy Tundra for $24.99 - July 2025.
• Pokemon Jigglypuff for $21.99 - October 2025.
• Pokemon Pikachu for $17.99 - July 2025.
• Pokemon Venusaur for $18.99 - July 2025.
• Sonic the Hedgehog Super Sonic for $18.99 - October 2025.
• Super Mario Wonder Elephant Mario for $18.99 - July 2025.
• Xbox 360 with Controller for $22.99 - July 2025.

There are some other ornaments inspired by anime and Japanese pop culture on the way. Here’s a list of them:

• Dragon Ball Z’s Future Trunks for $19.99 - October 2025.
• Godzilla’s Rodan for $21.99 - October 2025.
• My Hero Academia’sAll Might for $19.99 - July 2025.
• Naruto Shippuden’s Naruto Uzumaki for $19.99 - October 2025.

You can see the pages from the latest Hallmark Dream Book below:

The 2024 catalog’s ornaments included references to The Oregon Trail, Pokemon, Super Mario, Animal Crossing, Pikmin, Kingdom Hearts, Sonic the Hedgehog, Minecraft, Fortnite, and the original Xbox console.

The new ornaments will begin appearing on July 12, 2025, with club getting access a day earlier.

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The Pokemon Company announced that Pokemon Center stores in Japan, as well as the Amazon storefront that does ship to the US, will begin selling a life-size Eevee plush. Details are slim about the toy so far. However, we do know that the online storefront will begin selling the new Eevee stuffed animal on April 24, 2025, followed by a wider release on April 26, 2025.

This Eevee is designed to look identical to the ones found in Pokemon games and in the anime. The pose features it lying down while looking up at their owner. We don’t know how big exactly it will be yet. According to in-game data, it is about a foot tall, but since this one is laying down it should be shorter than that. We do know the price will be 3,850円 (~$27).

Here are the initial promotional photos of the Eevee stuffed animal:

There have been so many life-size Pokemon stuffed animals released prior to this Eevee plush. For example, this year started with a life-size Gardevoir doll debuting in January 2025. In honor of the year of the Snake, we also saw stuffed replicas of Ekans and Serperior. Others also included versions of Altaria, Larvesta, Lucario, Psyduck, Slowpoke, and Wailord.

As for whether or not we’ll see it outside of Japan in the US Pokemon Center online store, it is possible. After all, in the past we did see ones like the life-size Mareep launch worldwide. In fact, the aforementioned Larvesta is still in stock for $399.99.

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Team Rocket and their Pokemon will appear at all Gokurakuyu and Raku Spa bath houses around Japan. The collaboration event will run from April 24, 2025 to May 20, 2025. [Thanks, PR Times!]

From April 24 to May 20, 2025, the Gokurakuyu and Raku Spa stores in Japan will feature various limited time baths and merchandise based on Team Rocket and the Pokemon they use in the games. Aside from the three classics from the original anime (Arbok, Weezing, and Meowth), the collaboration also features species like Nidoking, Mimikyu, and Mewtwo. Each Pokemon will have a special bath for a few days, and here is the schedule:

• Mewtwo: April 24 to April 27
• Meowth: April 28 to April 30
• Wobbuffet: May 1 to May 3
• Mimikyu: May 4, May 6-8
• Arbok and Weezing: May 9 to  May11
• Houndoom: May 12 to May 14
• Murkrow: May 15 to May 17
• Nidoking: May 18 to May 20

You can also purchase a long towel featuring one of the above Pokemon for 1,100 JPY ($7.65). This price includes the fee of using the bathhouse. You can also get the towel from Raku Cafe if you spend over 1,100 JPY.

Aside from novelty items featuring the Team Rocket Pokemon, you can also purchase menu items based off them. Each item includes a little cut-out of the Pokemon in question. Examples of collaboration food items and drinks include Mewtwo’s cool almond Calpis (880 JPY), Nidoking’s Bone-in Chicken Curry (2640 JPY), and Houndoom’s Cold Sesame Dandan Noodles (2420 JPY). If you order a drink, you can get an original coaster. Meanwhile, ordering a food item can net you a random keychain.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A, the next title in the video game franchise, will come out on the Nintendo Switch in Fall 2025.

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GU will offer a new line of Pokemon Pixel Art shirts and apparel featuring creatures from the popular RPG series. The new line will go on sale in Japan from April 25, 2025.

First, here is the full list of of Pokemon Pixel Art t-shirts and clothing and their prices:

• Graphic T-shirt (2 available) – 1,290 yen (~$8.98)
• Sweater-style T-shirt (2 available) – 1,990 yen (~$13.86)
• Lounge set (3 available) – 2,990 yen (~$20.82)
• Boxers (4 available) – 590 yen (~$4.11)
• Socks (4 available) – 390 yen (~$2.72)
• Bag (2 available) – 1,990 yen (~$13.86)
• Kids graphic T-shirt (4 available) – 990 yen (~$6.89)
• Kids zip up hoodie (2 available) – 1,990 yen (~$13.86)
• Kids bottoms (3 available) – 1,990 yen (~$13.86)
• Kids lounge set (4 available) – 1,990 yen (~$13.86)
• Kids cap (2 available) – 1,290 yen (~$8.98)
• Kids bag (2 available) – 1,990 yen (~$13.86)

And here’s a look at some of the new Pokemon GU clothing items:

GU has previously released other Pokemon T-shirts and clothing collections, like a line of clothing featuring creatures from the Galar Region that first appeared in Pokemon Sword and Shield, back in 2020.

The Pokemon Pixel Art apparel collection will go on sale on April 25, 2025 and will be available on the GU online store and physical retailers in Japan.

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The Pokemon Center opened up orders for a new and returning collection of Pokemon Dreams stuffed animals that features eight different plush characters as they sleep. They start at $29.99. However, the largest and most elaborate one is $59.99. In some cases, they are rereleases of characters released alongside the debut of the Pokemon Sleep app.

There are four characters that are $29.99. These are Chikorita, Cubone, Pikachu, and Slowpoke. Chikorita is sleeping on its stomach, while Cubone lays on its side while cuddling its bone-shaped hammer. Both Pikachu and Slowpoke are sleeping on their backs.

Three of the stuffed animals are $34.99. These are the Eevee, Gengar, and Larvitar. The Eevee’s price seems to be due to the fact that it is one of the larger variants at 18 inches long. The Gengar is slightly chunky and has a tongue sticking out, even though it is only over 11 inches long. In the case of the Larvitar, it is 14 inches long and holding a berry.

The most expensive plush in the Pokemon Dreams collection features a Pikachu asleep on top of a napping Snorlax stuffed animal. This one costs $59.99. It is also the largest in the collection at 20 inches long.

Here is how all of the characters in this Pokemon stuffed animal collection look:

The Pokemon Dreams stuffed animals that feature an array of plush that look like they are asleep are available now at the Pokemon Center. The Pokemon Sleep app is available on mobile devices.

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A new Pokemon Center store will open up in the Hakata Marui, which is in the Fukuoka Prefecture. The new logo for the Pokemon Center Fukuoka branch depicts Pikachu riding on a Latias, while a Latios floats behind them.

Currently, the Pokemon Center in Fukuoka is in the Hakata AMU Plaza Building. However, it will close down on May 12, 2025 to focus on building the new store. When the new store reopens in Hakata Marui, it will have a larger space to accommodate for more customers at a time. The large amount of tourists that Japan sees every year, as well as the worldwide popularity and appeal of Pokemon, likely contribute to the need for more space. The Fukuoka store will re-open up in Summer 2025, with more details to appear later.

Incidentally, when the store re-opens, it will mark the second Pokemon Center in a Marui building. The other one is in Yokohama.

As for why Latios and Latias adorn the new logo, this is likely due to them being legendary Pokemon from the Hoenn region. GameFreak drew inspiration from the Kyushu region when deg Hoenn, and Fukuoka is the largest city in Kyushu. Hoenn’s generation mascot legendaries are Kyogre and Groudon, but the Pokemon Center likely chose Latios and Latias instead due to their “cuter” designs.

The Pokemon Center in Fukuoka will temporarily close down on May 12, 2025 and the new store will open in Hakata Marui some time in Summer 2025. The next Pokemon game to come out is Pokemon Legends: Z-A, which will come out in Fall 2025 for the Nintendo Switch.

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Kraft cheese triangles featuring Pokemon like Eevee and Pikachu on the lids will come out in Japan some time during early April 2025. There will be four flavors to choose from when they debut. It is unknown if we’ll also see them in Asian grocery stores outside Japan. [Thanks, Famitsu!]

The four flavors you can get are orange, rare cheesecake (with lemon flavor), strawberry, and blueberry. The first to come out will be the orange flavor, which depicts an Eevee on the lid. You’ll be able to see these in stores from April 8, 2025. As a note, this flavor is a seasonal one, so you can only get it during the spring and summer months.

The other flavors will appear over the next few weeks in stores that carry cheese triangles. Pikachu garnishes the cheesecake (lemon) flavor, Jigglypuff is on the strawberry, and Snorlax is on the blueberry. The underside of the lid, as well as the aluminum foil wrapping around each cheese triangle, depicts all four Pokemon laying around as well.

These Pokemon cheese triangles are part of the Morinaga promotion that started in late March 2025. It released six-packs of yogurt depicting Pokemon on the containers around then as well. As for why these cheese triangles have the Kraft logo on them, this is due to a licensing deal with KraftFoods.

The Pokemon cheese triangles will appear in Japanese grocery stores from April 8, 2025. The other flavors will appear in stores from early April 2025.

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The latest song in the Project Voltage High Pokemon collaboration with Hatsune Miku is out now and it features Kasane Teto. The song is titled “Facade Question” and it released on April 1, 2025 in Japan.

The song was composed and written by artist 32ki, with the music video animation made by Yomitan Akane. It belongs to Project Voltage High, the sequel to the original Project Voltage song and art crossover collaboration featuring Pokemon creatures and Vocaloid Hatsune Miku. The promotion of the new song started with the reveal of an artwork depicting Kasane Teto alongside her Pokemon partner Meloetta as the “rival” to Miku.

This illustration was originally announced as an April Fools’ joke through the Project Voltage official social media. It was later announced that the song was real and would be revealed later in the day. A second art appeared showcasing the Synthesizer V and Utau character next to Sudowoodo and Mimikyu.

You can check out the new Project Voltage High Pokemon song “Facade Question” featuring Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto below:

And here are the two illustrations released to promote the song:

The latest Project Voltage High Pokemon song featuring Hatsune Miku and Kasane Teto is “Facade Question.”

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For Mother’s Day 2025, the Pokemon Center in Japan will let you show your appreciation for your mom with Pikachu flower arrangements. You can choose either fresh flowers or preserved ones.

Both arrangements feature a flower Pikachu surrounded by pink, red, and white. Decals on the yellow pom pom mum are what makes it look like the Pokemon. So you can’t keep the Pikachu itself forever. However, the pot that the fresh arrangement comes in can be reused as decoration, as it’s a wooden planter with a laser-printed Pikachu design on it. The preserved flowers have a card instead, and can last a year. You should avoid placing it in direct sunlight or in humid places, though. Since they're flowers, The Pokemon Center will only accept domestic orders.

Pre-orders will end on May 1, 2025, and the flowers will ship out from May 7, 2025. The fresh flowers cost 7260 JPY ($48.50), and use carnations and baby’s breath. Meanwhile, the preserved flower arrangement costs 8910 JPY ($59.55), and use carnations, roses, and hydrangea. Aside from differences in the planter, the fresh flowers are much larger, standing at 18 cm. The preserved flower arrangement is only around 11 cm tall.

The newest entry in the Pokemon game series, Pokemon Legends: Z-A, will come out for the Nintendo Switch in Fall 2025.

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Morinaga Milk will release four-packs of Bifidas yogurt featuring various Pokemon species from March 31, 2025 in Japan. They will only be available until mid-May 2025, though Morinaga warned that it may end sales early if it runs out of product due to demand.

Each flavor type will have a different Pokemon on it, making for a total of seven variations. Pikachu is always on the packaging. Some of the packages focus on matching the Pokemon type to the flavor. The aloe flavor has Sprigatito, Petilil, and Oddish, which are all Grass Pokemon. However, the four-flavor variety pack has Eevee, Flareon, Espeon, and Leafeon. While they don’t share the same Type, they’re all part of the same evolutionary family. The mixed juice flavor only has Pikachu, which is likely because of its yellow fur. Though there are other yellow Pokemon in the franchise, they likely lack the sheer marketability Pikachu boasts.

Morinaga also teases three more products to receive Pokemon packaging in the future. Two of the silhouettes are boxes, and one of them has a Pino-like shape next to it. Compared to a yogurt cup with the Pokemon on the lid, it’s likely far easier for collectors to preserve a box.

Pokemon Legends Z-A, which will be the newest game in the franchise, will come out on the Nintendo Switch in Fall 2025. The Bifidas yogurt with Pokemon designs will appear in Japan starting on March 31, 2025.

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