The Pokémon Company is teaming up with the huggable-plush toys often known as Squishmallows to launch a line of the smooth pillows primarily based on a sequence of Pokémon.
Squishmallows initially teased the collaboration on Twitter yesterday (July 20), with the complete reveal set for some level throughout San Diego Comic-Con – which runs between July 21 and 24.
As of publication, Pokémon world model supervisor Aaron Margolin has shared some pictures of the collaboration and implied that there are a number of waves of it on the way in which, beginning with iconic era one Pokémon Pikachu and Gengar.
It’s not simply Pikachu! Here’s Wave 1 of our Pokémon Squishmallows! pic.twitter.com/vIP3BCekQr
— Aaron Margolin (@Aaron_Margolin) July 21, 2022
“The whole team is THRILLED with how excited everyone is for these plushes,” stated Margolin. “The entire team put so much work into this collaboration, but a major shoutout goes to plush designer Joanne Shin who designed both Pikachu and Gengar!”
According to squishalert.app on Instagram, two extra Squishmallows are set to launch later this 12 months as properly, in the type of Togepi and Snorlax. All will likely be accessible in 14 inches, with Snorlax and Togepi additionally accessible in 20 inches as properly. That stated, the one confirmed Pokémon thus far are Pikachu and Gengar, which needs to be coming to the web Pokémon Centre at some point.
Squishmallows are basically cuddly plush toys that come in a spherical form with vibrant animal designs. It’s already crossed over with Disney and Hello Kitty, with the favored toy now seen nearly in every single place.
On high of the confirmed Genera and Pikachu, it appears like a number of waves will likely be following up the preliminary launch down the road, with extra fan-favourite Pokémon to select from.
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