Pokémon Center Finally Gives US Fans The Plushes We’ve Been Waiting For!

Okay, so first is a little backstory.

In October of last year, the Pokémon Center in Japan stocked some glorious plushes of several fan-favorites from the recent Pokémon Sun and Moon games: Mimikyu, Bewear, Solgaleo, and Lunala. It may have taken about three extra months, but U.S.- based collectors can finally get their paws on them! Sure, there were a few measly tidbits in-between but they were disappointing, honestly (Pikipek? really? You guys couldn’t have chosen something more interesting?).

Now, if I had my druthers, it would be a Stufful plush rather than Bewear but the other three toys are delightful. My top picks are Mimikyu and Solgaleo. Lunala is fine and all but its design didn’t grab me as much as the other two. Mimikyu stands 10 inches tall and has the cutest droopy ears. I love the ruffles in the bottom of its disguise and that a teeny bit of the real body pokes through in the back to hold the stick “tail.” It’s the little things, man. As for Solgaleo, this sucker is 10 inches high and 10 inches long, making him quite a bit larger than the rest of the plushes with the exception of Lunala. I think the justification for the huge spike in price (Mimikyu is $14.99 whereas Solgaleo is $39.99) is that beyond the moderate increase in size, the design is substantially more complex.

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So now that the these four have finally made it to our shore, here’s hoping that Japan’s most recent wave (seen in the tweet above) also finds its way to us. I require that Brionne (righside, middle row in the tweeted image) and Lycanroc – Midnight form (bottom on the right), whom I will name John Talbain because Darkstalkers is awesome.