The Pokemon Company will release monochromatic plushies and keychains modeled after the inaugural Pikachu sprite in Japan ...

The Pokémon Company has released a ton of new merch for the series’ 30th anniversary in Japan, including a retro Pikachu ...

Update [Wed 4th Mar 2026, 4:45pm]: Following the news of restocks in Japan, The Pokémon Company has confirmed this special ...

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Protesters in Pokemon costumes stomped around the United Nations climate conference on Friday to send a message to Japan: end financing of coal and natural gas projects across ...

This weekend marks the start of the annual Pikachu Outbreak Festival in Yokohama, an event in which hundreds of oversized Pikachu occupy the city and march in parades. The Pikachu Outbreak Festival is ...

The 2025 Japan World Expo Committee, which is leading the bid to host the bi-annual major event, has revealed that Pikachu has joined the cause as an ambassador for their bid. Pikachu, the face of the ...

Turns out those speaking skills came in handy for Pikachu after all. The famous Pokémon has been appointed ambassador for the Japanese city of Osaka, Taro Kono, Japan's minister for foreign affairs ...

The first Pokémon game was released in Japan on February 27, 1996. The series founded the world's most successful media ...