Despite only being officially open since December 2021, the new UK Pokemon Center online store has taken the British Pokemon collectors market by storm with fans rushing to the site to see what awesome exclusive items we can finally get here in the UK! As both a Pokemon fan and a lover of all things cute and cuddly, I was doing a spot of cyber window shopping on the site recently and I thought why not share a few of my favorite items? Prepare yourselves for a cuteness overload!
5. Caterpie Sitting Cuties Plush:
Caterpie has been a favorite of mine ever since the early days of the Pokemon anime, in the third episode of the first season when Ash catches his first Pokemon (that being Caterpie!). Unfortunately Ash’s traveling companion Misty didn’t take too kindly to our little bug buddy, which leads to the sad and lonely Caterpie having a heart-to-heart with Pikachu under the stars. With this adorable plush however, you can now give Caterpie a loving home in all his cute and crawly glory!
4. Pikachu Pokemon Squishy Plush:
As many older fans may well remember, in the early days of the Pokemon franchise our little yellow mascot Pikachu’s design was substantially rounder, an era of Pikachu often referred to by fans nowadays as the Chubbychu or Chunkychu era. This Pikachu Squishy Plush reminded me slightly of Pikachu’s old design, though in all fairness I don’t think he ever let himself go quite as much as this plushie clearly has.
3. Alolan Ninetales Poke Plush:
Since new regional Pokemon forms were introduced in the seventh generation of Pokemon, some of these new takes on well-known Pocket Monsters have had quite a mixed reception from some fans. Some of the new Alolan and Galarian forms have been applauded, while others have been slightly overlooked or even ridiculed in some cases (the moon-faced Alolan Persian comes to mind), but the stunning design of Alolan Ninetales can’t be denied, and with this beautiful Poke Plush having been very recently added to the Pokemon Center UK, you can now have a majestic ice-type Ninetales all of your own!
2. Miltank Sitting Cuties Plush:
If you’re considering purchasing this second pick from the Sitting Cuties line, we should probably warn you that this Miltank may look cute and cuddly, sitting there with the little hint of a smile on its face, but as any fan of the Gold/Silver/Crystal games will tell you, this friendly-looking pink cow should NOT be trusted. It’s probably just biding its time before whipping its team-shattering Rollout move all over again, just like it did when defending Whitney’s reign at the Goldenrod City Gym, so if you want to add this Moo-Moo Milk-giving heifer to your collection, you do so at your own risk…
1. Spheal Pokemon Undersea Holiday Plush Keychain:
And finally, last but certainly not least, here we have one of my all-time favorite Pokemon and quite possibly one of the most adorable Pokemon plushies in recent years! Although this little guy certainly has his fans, Spheal has tended to be rather overlooked when it comes to merchandise, so it was a great surprise to see this wonderfully festive plush keychain added to the Pokemon Center store! And as if a ridiculously cute miniature Spheal plush wasn’t enough on its own, he even comes with a little walking stick while wearing a scarf and top hat like the perfect gentleman he is. What more could you want?
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Written by Emily Carney