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27-02-2025
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The Can't-Miss Pokémon Day Deals We're Shopping Today Include $12 Squishmallows & Building Block Sets Starting at $9
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SheKnows may receive an affiliate commission. Happy Pokémon Day, everyone! In case you didn't know, Pokémon Day is celebrated on February 27th, which is the anniversary of the first video game releases in Japan. While there are so many ways to celebrate the day, from binging the anime to dressing up as your favorite character, one of our favorite ways to celebrate is taking advantage of all the best Pokémon deals happening right now. More from SheKnows Anthropologie Secretly Dropped an Exclusive Collab With Khloé Kardashian's Good American Featuring Effortlessly Cool Jeans & More Today's Top Deals Joanna Gaines' New Hearth & Hand Spring Collection Dropped at Target & Prices Start at $3 Think Spring! Target Just Added Tons of Gorgeous New Patio Items Drew Barrymore's Beautiful Kitchen Appliances Now Come in a Limited-Edition Bright Blue Hue for Spring Whether you've been eyeing some of the more recent video games or have been dying to get your hands on an ultra-adorable Pokémon Squishmallow, today is THE day to shop. So many retailers are offering major savings on Pokémon video games, trading cards (like this Target-exclusive set featuring Charizard), plushies, action figures, clothing, and more. Many of these days only last today and today only. Wondering what's actually worth shopping? We searched far and wide for all the best Pokémon Day 2025 deals out there. Check those out below. As a quick reminder, many of these deals are basically flash sales for Pokémon Day only, so be sure to snag what you want before the deals end. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $42 $60 30% off Buy at hot topic If you're looking to score a discount on Pokémon Squishmallows during Pokémon Day, Hot Topic is the place to shop. While many online retailers do sell Pokémon Squishmallows, not many have them on sale. But right now, you can even find some of their newer options like this (seriously!) large 20-inch Eevee for 20% off. We'd snap this deal up ASAP. After all, so many Hot Topic shoppers are from the look of it! BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $12 $25 52% off Buy at hot topic Dont't exactly need a Squishmallow that takes up like half your couch? Hot Topic's selection of 10-inch Pokémon Squishmallows are also on sale, many of which are under $15. For instance, this super plush and extra round Marill plushie is ultra-cute — and on sale for just $12. That's over 50% off the original price! BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $12 $15 20% off Buy at target This 211-piece MEGA build set features fan-fave Pikachu looking as cute as ever. It stands at about four inches tall and is totally posable, making it extra fun. Plus, it's a cool project that kids and adults can enjoy. As one shopper wrote, 'Cool little set that my eight-year-old really enjoyed. He bought one for his friend for their birthday too since he liked his so much.' You can grab one for your little Pokémon fan for just $12 at Target. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $30 $38 21% off Buy at Target You can't get any more iconic than the Poké Ball. This MEGA building set features 303 pieces for you to create the ultimate, jumbo-sized Poké Ball. It's about five inches all around and even has a special light piece that turns on with the touch of a button. Get it on sale today for $30 at Target. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $9 $11 18% off Buy at target Want a set that's just as fun to make as it is nice to look at? You'll want to check out this MEGA set featuring the iconic Kanto region foursome. The set includes a buildable Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander, and Bulbasaur — all complete with individual environments stands that you can connect together. During Target's Pokémon Day Sale, you can grab the set for just $17. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL Everyone's favorite Ghost-type Pokémon can follow you everywhere you go when you sport a pair of these fun Gengar hi-top sneakers. According to shoppers, they're cool, stylish, and some even say, actually comfortable to wear. Right now, they're on sale for just over $30 at Hot Topic. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $25 $30 17% off Buy at walmart Walmart is also celebrating Pokémon Day with Rollback savings and today-only flash deals. You can score games, trading cards, and merch at a discount. One deal we're totally loving is on this large sleeping Pikachu plushie. Originally $30, it's on sale for just under $25 during Pokémon Day. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $30 $35 14% off Buy at walmart More of a Squirtle fan yourself? You're in luck! Walmart also has the 18-inch sleeping Squirtle plush for just $30 today. According to shoppers, it's not only adorable, it's super soft and pillow-like. 'Just get it already,' wrote one reviewer. 'It's incredible! Huge and life-sized! Looks like a real life Squirtle taking a nap. I may go ahead and get the sleeping Pikachu version next.' BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $15 Buy at amazon If you're looking to buy something fun to surprise the kiddos (or to gift yourself!), you can't go wrong with a pack of on-sale action figures. Amazon just put their exclusive collection of Pokémon action figures on sale for today only. You can snag a two-pack for just $15. Hurry though, as this deal is selling fast! FYI, if you're a huge fan or know someone who is, you may want to consider snagging this 10-piece set for just under $60. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $24 $30 20% off Buy Now Need more Pokémon graphic tees (who doesn't?), be sure to check out BoxLunch's big sale happening right now. They have a ton of options on sale, like this Sleepy Snorlax t-shirt for just $24. BEST POKéMON DAY 2025 DEAL $32 $80 60% off Buy Now This has to be one of our favorite Pokémon Day deals of 2024. Loungefly's character and cosplay backpacks are super popular across fandoms, and their Pokémon collection does not disappoint. While they are considered 'mini,' they're not actually that small. You can comfortably fit a regular-sized water bottle, an extra t-shirt, your wallet, and other everyday essentials. If you're a big fan of Pikachu, this minimalist mini backpack (which happens to be a BoxLunch exclusive!) is on sale for 60% off using the code BLGIFTS. Before you go, check out below: More Top Deals from SheKnows Is Walmart+ Worth It? 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Yahoo
27-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Everything We Saw During The Pokémon Day Presents Showcase
It's that time of year when Pokémon fans get to have an early Christmas. It's Pokémon Day, which commemorates the anniversary of the launch of the original Pokemon Red and Green in Japan in 1996. Each year, The Pokémon Company puts on a livestream to talk about upcoming games, updates on current ones, and other projects within the franchise. Last year's was a little lowkey because it was the first year in a while that Game Freak didn't release a new RPG or DLC, but this year, the studio is releasing Pokémon Legends: Z-A, the second installment in the Legends subseries set in Kalos. That wasn't the only announcement, although things were still pretty quiet. If you want to watch the full livestream, you can check that out below. If you just want the highlights, read on: First up was the announcmenet that the second season of Pokemon Concierge, the excellent stop-motion Netflix series, will premiere in September. A few new 'mons that will debut in the season include Shinx, Arcanine, and Corphish. Also, the first series is free to watch on YouTube for a few days. Pokemon Go, the mobile capturing app, is hosting a series of new events over the coming weeks. A Unova Go Tour is taking place on March 1 and 2, and will include Black Kyurem and White Kyurem in raid battles. Shiny Meloetta and Victini will also be available during this time. Two new sync pairs are coming to the gacha game Pokemon Masters EX: May and Shiny Primal Kyogre and Brendan and Shiny Primal Groudon. May will join tomorrow, February 28, with Brendan following on March 2. Puzzle game Pokémon Cafe Remix is getting an apple-based event on Friday, February 28, which will allow you to add either Appletun or Flapple join your staff. The event also includes outfit packs for Sprigatitto, Fuecoco, and Quaxly. Darkrai and Cresselia are coming to Pokemon Sleep. Not much is known about their appearance, but they're both known for being able to affect dreams and nightmares, so they're appropriate for a sleep app. Three new Pokemon are coming to the MOBA Pokemon Unite. Suicune, Alolan Raichu, and Alcremie are all joining the roster in March, April, and 'soon,' respectively. Also, a new mode called First to 500 is coming, which requires either team to reach 500 points through scoring goals. As previously leaked, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket is getting a new booster set called Triumphant Light. The Arceus-centric set will be added to the app tomorrow, February 28. Outside of the app, we also saw some new Mega Evolution ex cards coming to the standard Trading Card Game. The only two we saw were Mega Lucario and Mega Gardevoir, but more will be added, as well. After some updates on some small events in Scarlet and Violet, we got into a brand new game called Pokémon Champions. The Switch and mobile game was only shown through a cinematic teaser, but it was described as a core-style battle simulator outside of the typical RPG structure. It's being developed by Pokémon Works, and will let you connect to Pokémon Home to import your parties from mainline games. Closing out the show was Pokémon Legends: Z-A. The Switch RPG deviates from Legends: Arceus, in that it takes place in modern day Kalos, rather than a historical setting. Your character will start their journey with either Chikorita, Totodile, or Tepig, while Lumiose City is undergoing an urban redevelopment plan. There will be discreet wild areas where you can capture more Pokémon, but it doesn't seem like Z-A will include the open zones of Arceus. The game will launch on Switch in late 2025. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
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- Yahoo
Here's Your First Look At Pokémon Legends: Z-A
After a year of waiting since seeing that tantalizing teaser last Pokémon Day, Game Freak has finally revealed the first in-game footage of Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Before today, all we knew about the Switch game was what was revealed on Pokémon Day 2024. Legends Z-A is set entirely in the Kalos metropolis of Lumiose City, which debuted in Pokémon X and Y back in 2013. Now, we've finally seen the game in motion and, despite sharing the Legends name, it seems like a far cry from Pokémon Legends: Arceus' open-zone structure. Unlike the countryside setting of the past game, Pokémon Legends: Z-A revolves around Lumiose City which is currently undergoing a major urban renewal program with new construction and skyscrapers going up. More importantly, players will get to choose from Gen 2 and Gen 5 starters Chikorita, Tepig, or Totodile during their adventures. The hybrid turn-based combat also looks a bitt different this time around. The game won't arrive until late 2025. One of the major mechanics in Pokémon Legends: Z-A is the return of Mega Evolution. These superpowered forms transform regular fully-evolved critters into somewhat overdesigned versions of themselves for a hefty (but temporary) stat boost. It's unclear if we'll be getting new Mega Evolutions in Legends: Z-A, however. Pokémon Legends: Z-A is probably one of the last Pokémon RPGs that will be developed for the Switch before the Switch 2 launches later this year. However, it will also be playable on the new device, which will play original Switch games through backward compatibility. So maybe we'll see it running on the more powerful hardware when Nintendo holds a dedicated Direct presentation in April. . For the latest news, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Saudi Gazette
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Saudi Gazette
Pokémon boss believes series can last another 50 to 100 years
TOKYO — The boss of The Pokémon Company believes the series can last for at least another 50 years if it continues to innovate. First launched on Nintendo's Game Boy in 1996, the video game has expanded into films, TV and toys to become one of the world's highest-grossing media franchises. Most recently, the trading card game based on the cute creatures at the center of its universe has seen a surge in popularity — but it has also brought scalpers and frauds to the hobby. CEO Tsunekazu Ishihara, who has been in charge of the company since 1998, spoke to BBC News ahead of its yearly update about the secret of its success, tackling challenges, and the series' future. Pokémon Day is an annual showcase of upcoming releases, upgrades and events. Fans are hoping for news on upcoming Nintendo Switch title Pokémon Legends: Z-A, and info on the popular trading card game. Ishihara wasn't giving away too much ahead of the event but says the long-term goal is to "enrich both the real world and the virtual world". Pokémon GO — the company's successful mobile phone app that works with a device's GPS to place monsters in the real world — is an example of this. "This is what I think is the biggest strength of Pokémon, and it's important for us to come up with this kind of idea," he says. "So that's how I think of what we want to achieve next." One of the hottest topics among long-term Pokémon fans today is scalpers. The resurgence of the collectible card game has caught the attention of resellers who buy up new packs in the hope of landing rare, valuable cards. YouTuber Logan Paul switched a lot of people on to the potential profits of the hobby when he paid $5.3m (£3.9m) for the most expensive Pokémon card ever. Gaming companies have long had an issue with the second-hand market, and Ishihara says it "prevents new products from being sold". "When the second hand market becomes more valuable because of rarity, that is problematic because our business is affected." Fans have suggested The Pokémon Company could produce a greater volume of hard-to-find or limited-run items but Ishihara says it cannot do much to control the resale market. "Those items are seen to be valuable because they're rare or seen as vintage – and it's not our place to say that they're not," he says. On the topic of counterfeit products Ishihara is more direct, and says the company's legal teams have fought "rigorously" against clones and fakes since the beginning. It recently won a long legal battle against the Chinese company behind a copycat mobile app. And earlier this year it joined Nintendo to sue the makers of Palworld — an online multiplayer survival game described as "Pokémon with guns". It alleges developer Pocketpair infringed patents, which it has denied. The Pokémon International Championships include trading card, video game and mobile app events Pokémon has continued to bring new fans to the franchise by expanding into anime, card games, movies and toys alongside its video game titles. Ishihara says fans now "span several generations" and believes "the biggest reason behind their success is the fact that Pokémon became a tool of communication". Last weekend, about 13,000 Pokémon fans headed to the European leg of the International Championships at London's Excel Centre. It demonstrates Ishihara's point that people have found their way into the series through various means. Fans Justin, 25, and Marina, 28, who turned up to the event in Team Rocket costumes, tell BBC News they got into Pokémon by watching the animated TV show as children. "I just loved all the designs, all the different characters," says Justin. "They were just really really cute." Marina says in-person events have become a chance for her to meet fellow fans. "I always used to want to go to conventions and these sorts of events. "So being able to be here and network and make friends has been such a blessing," she says. The Pokémon Company is unusual because it is a private company. Other well-known Japanese brands, such as Nintendo and Hello Kitty maker Sanrio, are publicly traded and answerable to shareholders. Ishihara believes this allows his company to keep a single-minded focus on one thing. "Pokémon is the only thing we do at the Pokémon Company," he says. "So whatever profit we make from Pokémon gets reinvested in Pokémon." He adds that this means the company doesn't have to field questions about expanding or creating new characters from shareholders. "Our answer will be: 'We'll go bust when Pokémon is no longer popular'. "I don't think they will like that." At the end of 2023, longtime hero Ash Ketchum and his best pal Pikachu bowed out of the animated Pokémon series. The series has continued without the well-loved duo, but one of the "hardest questions" Ishihara gets asked is what they're up to now. "Even though the TV camera may not be following them, Ash's journey is continuing and his partner Pikachu is right next to him." With the franchise set to mark its 30th anniversary next year, rumours are already beginning to swirl about special plans for the occasion. Remakes or re-releases of the original Game Boy games are high on many fans' wishlists. Ishihara doesn't have much to say on that at the moment, but wants to maintain a focus on "connecting the real and virtual worlds". "If we continue focusing on our mission, Pokémon can probably continue to its 50th or 100th anniversary," he says. "But if we become complacent and go with the flow, that's when Pokémon will go downhill." — BBC
Express Tribune
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Pokémon CEO believes franchise can last 50 to 100 years with innovation
Listen to article The head of The Pokémon Company, Tsunekazu Ishihara, believes the iconic series can continue for another 50 to 100 years, provided it keeps evolving and innovating. Launched in 1996 on Nintendo's Game Boy, Pokémon has expanded into films, TV shows, toys, and a highly successful trading card game, becoming one of the highest-grossing media franchises in the world. Ishihara, who has led the company since 1998, discussed the franchise's enduring appeal in a recent interview ahead of Pokémon Day, an annual event that showcases upcoming releases and updates. Ishihara attributes Pokémon's success to its ability to bridge the gap between the real and virtual worlds, highlighting the role of Pokémon GO—an app that blends the real world with virtual monsters— as an example of the franchise's unique ability to innovate. 'I think this is the biggest strength of Pokémon, and it's important for us to come up with these kinds of ideas,' Ishihara said. He emphasized that the company's long-term goal is to "enrich both the real world and the virtual world" and to ensure Pokémon remains relevant for future generations. However, Pokémon's popularity has also led to challenges. The resurgence of the trading card game has seen a rise in scalpers, resellers who profit from the demand for rare and valuable cards. Ishihara addressed this issue, acknowledging that while the second-hand market has made some items more valuable, it also disrupts the business by preventing new products from being sold. He stressed that the company cannot control the resale market but has taken a strong stance against counterfeit products. 'We've fought rigorously against clones and fakes,' Ishihara said, citing recent victories in legal battles against companies selling unauthorized Pokémon products. The company also took action against the makers of Palworld, a game likened to 'Pokémon with guns,' alleging patent infringement. Pokémon's success has expanded beyond its video game roots. Ishihara believes the franchise's broad appeal is rooted in its ability to act as a communication tool for fans of all ages. Pokémon has attracted multiple generations of fans, including those who joined through the animated TV series, movies, and in-person events like the Pokémon International Championships. Ishihara also pointed out that Pokémon is the sole focus of the company, with all profits reinvested back into the brand to continue its development and growth. Looking to the future, Ishihara hinted that the franchise's legacy could span the next 50 to 100 years if the company remains committed to innovation. 'If we continue focusing on our mission, Pokémon can probably continue to its 50th or 100th anniversary,' he said, emphasizing that complacency would lead to its decline. With Pokémon's 30th anniversary approaching, fans are eagerly speculating about potential remakes or re-releases of the original Game Boy games. As for Ash Ketchum and Pikachu, long-time fans of the franchise may be wondering what happens next. Ishihara assured that while Ash and Pikachu may have exited the animated series at the end of 2023, their journey continues. 'Even though the TV camera may not be following them, Ash's journey is continuing, and his partner Pikachu is right next to him,' he said. Looking ahead, Ishihara remains focused on maintaining Pokémon's place in both the real and virtual worlds, confident that innovation will keep the franchise thriving for decades to come.
