The official Japanese Pokémon website has announced the Pokémon Stand (ポケモンスタンド), a vending machine that sells popular items from the Pokémon Centers. Many people in Japan had been tweeting about this new vending machine as it was placed and operational before its official announcement. Pikachu greets patrons on the front panel screen. They have currently been placed at: Haneda Airport International Terminal, Aqua City Odaiba, the Ebina Service Area and the Ashigara Service Area. At the Haneda Airport International Terminal Pokémon Stand, Pilot and CA Pikachu plushies and mascot key chains are available for purchase.

Starting on June 15th, 2018, the Pokémon Stand will be a gym for the cellphone game Pokémon GO and will allow Gym Battles and Raid Battles. Those that shop at the Pokémon Stand can get a serial code for Rotom Powers for use in Pokémon Ultra Sun or Ultra Moon.



Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2018/06/180608_p04.html

A new Pokémon Store will open on April 18th, 2018 at the Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport), ITM for short. The concept of the Pokémon Store is to be a "Pokémon Casual Shop", basically a quick kiosk store, where people can purchase some of the official Pokémon merchandise available at the Pokémon Centers.


Special Itami Airport Pikachu plushies will be available at this Pokémon Store location.


Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2018/02/180202_p01.html

The Pokémon Company International has announced a special Pikachu plush will be available at select retailers to commemorate the 20th movie Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!. 6 special TCG cards will also be distributed to those that spend at least $25 on TCG products starting on November 8th, 2017.

Commemorate Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! with Pikachu!

Pikachu sports Ash’s iconic hat on Pokémon TCG cards and as a special plush available at select retailers.

To celebrate the release of the 20th Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, we've teamed up with select retailers to bring fans a fantastic new plush and cool Pokémon Trading Card Game goodies.

Starting November 8, 2017, Pokémon devotees will receive a pack of three random Ash's Pikachu promo cards for each $25 spent on Pokémon TCG products (tax and shipping not included). In all, there are six different promo cards to collect! This Pokémon TCG promotion will be offered at the following retailers:

Online Only:

• PokemonCenter.com
• Target.com
• Toysrus.com
• Toysrus.ca
• Walmart.com
• Walmart.ca

In Stores Only:

• GameStop
• EB Australia
• EB Canada

If Pokémon plush are more your speed, you won't want to miss the Pikachu Wearing Trainer Hat Poké Plush appearing at select retailers. This plush of the beloved Pikachu is 16 inches tall and features a detachable version of Ash's iconic hat that fits most teens and adults! You'll find this adorable plush at the following retailers:

Online Only:

• PokemonCenter.com
• Target.com

In Stores Only:

• Nintendo NY
• Toys“R”Us
• GameStop
• EB Australia

These wonderful tributes to the 20th Pokémon film won't be around forever, so don't miss out on your chance to collect these truly special Pikachu items.

Source: https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/commemorate-pokemon-the-movie-i-choose-you-with-pikachu/

Special Offer! Free Pokémon TCG promo pack containing 3 Ash’s Pikachu cards

Yours when you spend $25 or more on Pokémon Trading Card Game products from Pokémon Center

Celebrate Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! with this special offer from Pokémon Center! For every $25 you spend on Pokémon Trading Card Game products, you will receive a Pokémon TCG promo pack containing three Ash’s Pikachu cards. Each card features an illustration of Pikachu with one of the hats worn by Ash during the pair’s adventures in the Pokémon animated series.


Details:

• While supplies last, receive one 3-card promo pack per $25 spent on Pokémon TCG products at PokemonCenter.com. For example, a customer who purchases $75 worth of Pokémon TCG products from PokemonCenter.com will receive three 3-card promo packs (9 cards total).
• Calculation of $25 minimum order of qualifying Pokémon TCG products excludes tax and cost of shipping.
• Promotion will be automatically applied to qualifying Pokémon TCG orders. No code is necessary. You will not see a separate line item for the promotion in your shopping cart.
• Promo card packs will be shipped separately from qualifying orders. Please allow approximately two weeks for delivery.
• Promo card pack contents are random; PokemonCenter.com cannot guarantee any specific packaging or contents.

Source: https://www.pokemoncenter.com/ashspikachu

Build-A-Bear has revealed an Online Exclusive Meowth Set for purchase. The Team Rocket Meowth bear costs $60 USD. Images of the product have been added to an Imageboard thread.

Product Description - Build-A-Bear - Online Exclusive Meowth Set

Add Meowth to your Pokémon team! A playful Pokémon with human-like intelligence, Meowth is known for its love of shiny coins and for being a member of Team Rocket. With exclusive outfits and sounds that are only available online, this complete set will delight Pokémon Trainers of all ages! © 2017 Pokémon. © 1995?2017 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK Inc. TM, ©, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.

Price includes:

• Meowth
• Meowth Quickball Hoodie
• Meowth Team Rocket Hoodie
• 6-in-1 Meowth Sound
• Build-A-Bear Workshop Exclusive Pokémon TCG Card

This item cannot be purchased unstuffed.

Source: http://www.buildabear.com/shopping/store/Online-Exclusive-Meowth-Set/productId=prod12230025

Bandai has announced that the Substitute Doll has joined the Pocket Monster series of PC cushions and will be available for purchase for 5,616 yen including tax and it will ship sometime during October 2017. It joins: Pikachu, Eevee and Meowth in the Pocket Monster PC Cushion series! The Pocket Monster PC Cushion Substitute Doll (ポケットモンスターＰＣクッション　みがわりにんぎょう) comes with a keyboard wrist resting pillow and when your leave your table, you can put the Substitute Doll plushie at your place! More images of this plushie have been added to an Imageboard thread.

Product Details:

Doll Size: Approximately 45cm height × 50cm width × 37cm deep
Arm Rest Size: Approximately 5cm height × 50cm width × 13cm deep
Product Material: Polyester
Country of Origin: China
Price: 5,616 yen (Tax included)

Source: http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000116147/

The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

Plushies of Pokémon That Play Major Roles in the Movie are Planned to Make Appearances One After Another in Arcades All Across Japan Starting in Early July!

Plushies of Pokémon that play major roles in "Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You!" are planned to make appearances one after another in arcades all across Japan!

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Satoshi's Pikachu Vol 3
A series of plushies featuring cute Pikachu that wear hats from Satoshi's past!
Vol 3 is two plushies featuring the "Kalos Cap" and the "Alola Cap"!



Availability: Early July 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Roughly 24cm

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Satoshi's Pikachu Vol 4
A series of plushies featuring cute Pikachu that wear hats from Satoshi's past!
Vol 4 is two plushies featuring the "I Choose You Cap"!



Availability: Early July 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Roughly 24cm

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Hitokage and Lizardon
Hitokage and Lizardon, which both play major roles in the movie, appear as huge plushies!



Availability: Early July 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Roughly 28cm

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Pochama and Lucario
Pochama and Lucario, which both play major roles in the movie, appear as huge plushies!



Availability: Early July 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Roughly 26cm

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Super Huge Hitokage Plushie
Hitokage, which plays a major role in the movie, appears as a super huge plushie!



Availability: Mid July 2017
Number in set: 1
Size: Roughly 35cm

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Houou and Pikachu
Houou, which is in the movie, appears as huge plushie together with Pikachu!



Availability: Mid July 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Houou is roughly 32cm, Pikachu is roughly 23cm

Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Roly-Poly Plushies Vol 2
The Pokémon that play major roles in the movie appear as our popular roly-poly plushies!



Availability: Mid July 2017
Number in set: 4
Size: Roughly 12cm

*Check Torunavi for detailed information and a list of arcades where these products are available!
http://bpnavi.jp/tr/otonapoke-38

Sales Agency: Banpresto Co.,Ltd Prize Division



Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=2785

The official Pokémon movie website has updated. Translations follow:

Plushies of Pokémon that play major roles in the movie are planned to make appearances one after another in arcades all across Japan! (Banpresto Co.,Ltd)

Plushies of Pokémon that play major roles in "Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You!" are planned to make appearances one after another in arcades all across Japan!

*Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Satoshi's Pikachu Vol 1
A series of plushies featuring cute Pikachu that wear hats from Satoshi's past!
The first set is Pikachu wearing the "Original Cap" and the "Houen Cap"!



Availability: Late June 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Roughly 24cm

*Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Giant Plushies: Satoshi's Pikachu Vol 2
A series of plushies featuring cute Pikachu that wear hats from Satoshi's past!
The second set is Pikachu wearing the "Sinnoh Cap" and the "Isshu Cap"!



Availability: Late June 2017
Number in set: 2
Size: Roughly 24cm

*Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Bath Towels
Bath towels with designs featuring Pikachu and Pokémon that play major roles in the movie!!



Availability: Late June 2017
Number in set: 3
Size: Roughly 60cm x roughly 120cm

*Pocket Monsters the Movie: I Choose You! Roly-Poly Plushies Vol 1
The Pokémon that play major roles in the movie appear as cute, roly-poly plushies that fit in your hand!



Availability: Late June 2017
Number in set: 4
Size: Roughly 12cm

*Check Torunavi for detailed information and a list of arcades where these products are available!
*Sales Agency: Banpresto Co.,Ltd Prize Division



Source: http://www.pokemon-movie.jp/news/?p=2653

As part of the opening festivities for the Pokémon Center Sapporo, an Alolan Rokon was distributed as a present to visitors of the Pokémon Center with Pokémon Sun or Moon from December 1st, 2016 until January 31st, 2017. That Alolan Rokon will now be distributed at all the Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores nationwide in Japan from February 1st, 2017 until March 12th, 2017.


Starting February 1st, 2017, the Pokémon Centers nationwide in Japan will be selling Pikachu dressed in an Alolan Rokon Poncho and Pikachu dressed in a Rokon poncho plushies.


Sources: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2016/12/161222_p02.html and http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2016/12/161222_p01.html

Starting on December 23rd, 2016, the Pokémon Centers in Japan will be stocking new plushies from Pokémon Sun and Moon. Bewear, Mimikyu, Alolan Marowak, Alolan Raichu and Alolan Meowth will all become available to purchase. More images of the plushies have been added to our Imageboard thread.

Source: http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/2016/12/161209_p02.html

ThinkGeek has revealed that they will be selling a Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag Chair in December of 2016. A similar Kabigon bean bag chair began selling in Japan earlier in 2016 but this ThinkGeek imported Snorlax will cost $149.99 + tax + a $40 heavy shipping fee. This is significantly cheaper than the 52000 yen price that Bandai sells their Kabigon chair for in Japan.

Snore more with Snorlax

In this world of nothing but go-go-go, we often feel like Snorlax is more our speed. It spends most of its time sleeping. It's not picky about leftovers, and it seldom exercises. Yep. Snorlax understands us.

There's nowhere better to relax after a long day of work, school, or just being out and about than on your Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag Chair. At almost 4 feet head to toe and over 2 feet across, this (s)lumbering Pokémon is perfect for your dorm room, your den, your bedroom, or right inside the door where you can collapse on it when you get in. Just remember not to block the road. It does not ship with a flute.

Product Specifications

• Pokémon Snorlax Bean Bag Chair
• Officially-licensed Pokémon merchandise
• A ThinkGeek creation & exclusive
• Materials: 100polyester on the outside, filled with cotton and polyester fiber mix and polystyrene balls
• Care Instructions: Hand wash cold. Air dry.
• Imported
• Dimensions: Around 2' side to side x 4' head to toe x 1' thick (when flat on its back)
• Subject to change pending licensor approval.

Source: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/jkmu/