If you're a Pokémon fan in the US that's willing to spend top dollar for official merchandise, the freshly launched Pokémon Center online store may be the place for you. Only taking orders and deliveries for the US, it serves up more 'mon merchandise than you could possibly dream of catching.
The main categories available are Apparel, Accessories, Plush, Home & Decor, Video Game and Trading Card Game. Most are self explanatory, and despite premium prices it's likely you'll find pretty much anything you'd hope to from such a store.
Trouble is, stock is disappearing fast, and the store seems to be getting a bit messy in the process. It went down at one point, and we've seen sections go from saying they're out of stock due to exceptional demand, only to suddenly have stock again moments later. If you go shopping, expect a few teething problems.
Check out the store and let us know what you think. Are you planning to spend a lot of cash on this Pokémon gear?
[source pokemoncenter.com]
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I don't really like the plushy designs for some of the bigger Pokemon but everything else looks nice. Wish everything didn't look so expensive
This is exactly some of the cheapest prices for these plushes!! So happy. I'm gonna get Tyrunt when I have cash. PLEASE DONT SELL OUT.
Like what they have so far wish Nintendo world carried some of this stuff
I used to go to the Pokemon Center website all of the time, and I got a lot of stuff from there like Pokemon Box: Ruby and Sapphire, several Poke Dolls, and some other goodies. I was really sad when they took it down, so it's great to have it back!
I'll grab me some nice Poke-merch
@Tsurii897 We don't have a Pokemon Center in the UK, we are in the same situation as mainland Europe :3
How long will this store stay open? I'm getting the tyrantrum keychain to start!
Premium prices? You can say that again! $20 for an iPhone case? They're charging that same price for notebooks, too. Some of these things would be acceptable at half their price. My goodness.
The plushies are overpriced too, but then again it takes a hardcore bargain hunter to find any Pokemon plushies without breaking the bank.
Wait a minute! WHAT DO YOU MEAN ONLY AMERICA!!!??? THAT'S SO UNFAIR!!! I ALREADY BROWSED THE WEBSITE AND FILLED MY BASKET!!! WHY DOES AMERICA ALWAYS GET IT!!!??? COME ON!!!!!! >
There's also a special PokéBall pattern Vivillon available for X/Y players via Mystery Gift in conjunction with the store's opening. http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-news/poke-ball-pattern-vivillon-takes-flight/
Oh, and you have until 8/12 to get it!
darn it. I was looking at this and think "awesome birthday present for my girlfriend but sadly... They won't ship to Canada.
Honestly, it's kind of lacking. No figurines or any 'gift-y' items. And, no Lucario anything. That is the worst of all, especially since he was a big player in X and Y with the new evolution and all.
Ah yes, Porygon 2, Metagross and Togekiss? You know my dream team so well, Gamefreak.
There'll be more to come since it is freshly launched so the more the merrier!
They ran out of Espurr plush.
All I bought were Fennekins!! And a some pins. Its pricey, but not Poke-Vault pricey. Those plushes reach up to $44 and thats without shipping and handling!!
Some of the quality for these are lacking.
This is great! Finally some more officially licensed Pokemon t-shirts!
merch confirmed!
What about Canada? Why does the US get everything good. Although my dad lives in the US so maybe I can get it shipped to his house. But still I wish I didn't have to do it that way.
Oh cool. That Pikachu Plush looks sick btw. I wonder how much the shipping is...
So when they run out of stock do they just stop listing the item, or would it say "currently out of stock" on the item's page? Because this looks...really sparse right now. Not much that's very interesting or new. Disappointed.
I can't help but notice the selection and quality of the items is trash compared to what's sold in the Japanese Pokemon amazon store.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/b/ref=pokemon?node=2430277051
Also, I'm still waiting for my Gardevoir Plush Nintendo (a good one).
lol! "Gotta Spend It All" made me laugh
Sweet! Nice stuff on there. I hope they'll update the store regularly with new merch. They better have a Goodra plushie available at some point.
BAH!!! I am from the UK so wouldn't be able to buy anything from here but i checked it out and typed Crobat into the search engine and there was nothing to be found! The lack of Crobat merchandise makes me very sad
There is no Pancham anything!!!!!!! >:[
Awesome! Checked some of the stuff out earlier, little pricey, but I might grab some stuff on there once the hype dies off.
Twenty dollars for a note book...
Would be awesome if Nintendo UK launces a Pokemon online store, or maybe add pokemon stuff to the current Nintendo UK online store
Half of the merchandise either have Pikachu or Charizard as the main focus. Really? Where's that Aipom shirt that I have been dreaming of.
@Pixel-Perfect And they all have Pikachu as their main focus... not everyone wants Pikachu on the front of their notebook.
There's not much there. I was expecting more plushies. I'd love a growlithe plush.
But really, they don't have eeveelution plushies? You'd think those would be the most popular thing in the store. Why not have those?
@Tsurii897 in the nicest possible way, the UK are placed under Nintendo of Europe and we've never had a Pokemon Centre only France and a few other countries have. However I empathise with your frustration as there are plenty of customers who are demanding for these products too
Can we start shipping to Europe please?! Tbh this should've been done during the pre-production phase >__<
I'm a little disappointed in the merch selection. It would seem Target or Toys'r Us have more Pokemon merch than this "Pokemon Center".
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