Ditto squeeze toy

本日7月3日（金）より、KONCENTから「カオマル・メタモン」が登場！
クセになる握り心地で、ストレス解消のお手伝いをするよ。
ぎゅっと握って心も笑顔に「へんしん」しよう！https://t.co/NZuuN2ZBhK #ポケモン pic.twitter.com/zeVeQEjB3G

— ポケモン公式 (@Pokemon_cojp) July 3, 2026

A squishy Ditto sculpted by Yuka Morii has gone on sale in Japan! It makes for an adorable desk buddy or something to relieve stress or fidget with! pic.twitter.com/SMUhya3hpM

— PokéJungle 🌱 Pokémon news for games, merch & more (@pokejungle) July 3, 2026

ぎゅっと握って、心も笑顔に「へんしん」！+ｄ「カオマル・メタモン」7/3（金）発売！

原型製作 森井ユカ氏
いつも手の中にメタモンを！

+dブランドによるポケモンアイテム第2弾、ぜひご期待ください

↓詳細URLはリプ欄で pic.twitter.com/4ykPtKRlBv

— ポケモン情報NAKAYAMA【非公式】 (@pikachu_pcn) July 3, 2026

Some other good Pokemon toys:

Making Pokemon out of garbage (art roundup)

Tama Art University will once again host the Thinking With Pokemon exhibit in Tokyo Midtown Design Hub from 3/26! It features Pokemon sculptures made from every day objects to promote environmental education. Hopefully Trubbish is there. More: www.designhub.jp/exhibitions/...

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— Tokyo Game Life (@tokyogamelife.bsky.social) March 3, 2026 at 1:42 AM

"Pokémon Go is giving delivery robots an inch-perfect view of the world"

MIT:

The problem Coco faces is that it cannot rely on GPS, which can be weak in cities because radio signals bounce off buildings and interfere with each other. “We do deliveries in a lot of dense areas with high-rises and underpasses and freeways, and those are the areas where GPS just never really works,”

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For the last few years, Niantic Spatial has been taking the data collected from players of Pokémon Go and Ingress (Niantic’s previous phone-based AR game, launched in 2013) and building a visual positioning system, technology that tells you where you are based on what you can see. “It turns out that getting Pikachu to realistically run around and getting Coco’s robot to safely and accurately move through the world is actually the same problem,”

Pikachu of the Beginning (30th anniversary plush Pikachu) is pretty great

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Patchwork plush Pokemon

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A couple of non-Pokemon designs:

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Clever advertisement for Pokemon about people falling prey to an (ugly) Pokemon's hypnotic suggestion

Speaking of, the Pokemon Concierge characters are charming:

New episodes of "Pokémon Concierge" are now available on Netflix. https://t.co/WeNCY1OFxl pic.twitter.com/2GYrLpC0n7

— Catsuka (@catsuka) September 4, 2025

Psyduck welcomes you back to the Pokémon Resort!

New episodes of Pokémon Concierge are now playing 💛 pic.twitter.com/H7mmizfK9Q

— Netflix (@netflix) September 5, 2025

Netflixシリーズ『ポケモンコンシェルジュ』
新エピソード9月4日世界独占配信🌴
予告編、新主題歌解禁！

山下達郎の書き下ろし新曲
「オノマトペ ISLAND」

新キャラクターも発表！
ハルの元カレ？ケント（町田啓太）
ベテラン船乗りダン（山路和弘）@BASIC_MACHIDA@yama_G_108… pic.twitter.com/VnNPn7lOmV

— Netflix Japan | ネットフリックス (@NetflixJP) July 22, 2025

ポケモンコンシェルジュ、手前味噌ですがとてもかわいく楽しい作品になっていました。NETFLIXでぜひ観てみてくださ~い。#ポケモンコンシェルジュ　#pokemonconcierge pic.twitter.com/oGYxz07BSz

— ごうだつねお (@TGdwf) December 27, 2023

『Pokémon GO』で、Netflixシリーズ「ポケモンコンシェルジュ」の新エピソード配信を記念したコラボイベントが開催中！
浮き輪をつけたコダックのほか、トドグラー、ウインディなど、作品に登場するポケモンやキャラクターたちに出会えるよ。
ぜひチェックしてね！https://t.co/3zBN3FHToE… pic.twitter.com/9fA36rpzbp

— ポケモン公式 (@Pokemon_cojp) September 9, 2025

Strike a pose with the new Pokémon Concierge Posable Psyduck Plush from Pokémon Center🕺

🔗https://t.co/ynGGutgTLN pic.twitter.com/GKoMYwUfTa

— Pokémon (@Pokemon) September 4, 2025

The “Honda Koraidon Project” is "the future mobility in the shape of Koraidon, a Legendary Pokémon appearing in the game 'Pokémon Scarlet'"

From the announcement:

Honda Koraidon is future mobility created with Honda’s experiences and unique technologies in the shape of Koraidon, a Legendary Pokémon that appears in the game “Pokémon Scarlet,” with the cooperation of The Pokémon Company. Honda has realized an almost life-size reproduction of the shape of Koraidon in both weight and size, down to the finest details.

Honda will use its proprietary self-balancing technology to enable Honda Koraidon to walk on all four legs, and self-stand on two-wheels which is unseen in the game. This balance technology world premiered as Honda Riding Assist at CES 2017, the world’s largest consumer electronics trade show, which was developed by applying the self-balancing technology cultivated in ASIMO humanoid robot research. Honda will apply this technology to realize Koraidon’s “Sprinting Build.”

＜Evolution of Honda Koraidon as a mobility＞

-Ability to ride on Sprinting Build, and stand upright using balance control technology*

-’Honda Koraidon’s hands and legs, neck, facial movements will change along with its Sprint speed, expressing dynamism

-Planning to reproduce face, eyes and eyelids movement

This week's best custom action figures, 3D-printables, Warhammer 40k miniatures, and other hobby creations

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The player who left the NFL to sell Pokemon cards was banned because people complained he was running a scam

Action Network (which describes the business in detail, and his effort to return to the NFL): 

[He] had retired last year to focus on his business, Blake's Breaks -- which allowed customers to make money by gambling on packs of Pokémon cards.

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[He] started the company during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, told The Athletic in July that the company's revenues had surpassed $11.5 million.

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the platform banned Martinez's company from the platform in August.

"After a comprehensive investigation into Blakesbreaks’ operations we have decided to permanently remove the seller from our platform, including the individual employees involved in misconduct," Whatnot said in a statement on X (formerly Twitter) on Aug. 4.

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"I never wanted to make this feel like a scam," [he] said.

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A streamer set up fish to play Pokemon, but the game crashed to desktop, so it changed his account name, made a purchase, and exposed his password

Via Ryan Broderick, who also had this grim observation in his latest roundup of internet news:

the internet is giant machine that turns harassment against women into advertising revenue

Grim Pokemon fan fiction; Grimmer story about a Disney art book; Grimmest story about video game development

Gary twists the shrunken Pokeball from his belt and jams it in his opponent’s bubbling mouth, whites of his eyes stained red, cheeks patched with indigo. The defeated trainer shakes as Gary pushes the button, Pokeball expanding, shattering and tearing away ligaments of his jaw.

— SwiftOnSecurity (@SwiftOnSecurity) November 18, 2017

We had a Gravity Falls art book all lined up w Dark Horse in 2020, it was going to be amazing, hardcover, filled w exclusive never before seen art. Diz Publishing approved the contract. Then Diz Channel canned it with zero explanation. I still have no idea why. We were all ready https://t.co/B2F33bBWo9

— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) May 25, 2021

The crazy thing is, Disney wouldn’t have had to do *any work.* All they had to do was say “sure” & we would have produced it, they’d get free money, fans would get the book & it would help the brand. Zero downside. We gave them a layup and they puked on themselves & passed out

— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) May 25, 2021

If it’s any consolation, this year Disney made a GF book without me where all the illustrations were just screencaps and one of them- I kid you not- still had a QuickTime player bar on it. This is a *published book in actual stores* pic.twitter.com/DCCxzaQqEj

— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) May 25, 2021

she's gotta be talking about Bioware, and Anthem. Brin and Dax were two Asian women in that game, both looked different and had completely different personalities. https://t.co/3uAndox48E

— gene park (@GenePark) May 26, 2021

Taylor Swift as Dazzler; Patches for Middle Earth sporting events; Manic Pikachu figurine

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ピカチュウの日か。
ふーんそうかそうか。 pic.twitter.com/YLCIre6KUr

— おめめ (@meetissai2) February 5, 2021

Pokémon Gengar P-Bandai Cushion with rollout tongue

Pokeshopper Update : We have now catalogued all images for the new Pokémon Gengar P-Bandai Cushion with rollout tongue. Details in full @ https://t.co/NrIThYMf50 pic.twitter.com/FPNkmS4xan

— Pokéshopper.com (@Pokeshopper) January 8, 2021

Are you brave enough? https://t.co/3bq2nxnfiO pic.twitter.com/VWPcIYF1mD

— PokéJungle ☃️ (@pokejungle) January 8, 2021

Axe Body Spray doesn't want to be associated with the violence; Capitol police didn't have any intel on Pokemon Go players, either; A tribute mural in Syria

We'd rather be lonely than with that mob. AXE condemns yesterday's acts of violence and hate at the Capitol. We believe in the democratic process and the peaceful transition of power. https://t.co/vX727ZfvS8

— AXE (@AXE) January 7, 2021

this right here. i remember @Silcris88 and I and our group just doing Pokémon go walks and guards will be like hey hey watch it https://t.co/yPqpVzNaUM

— Gene Park (@GenePark) January 7, 2021

Imagine not reconising the Team Valor flag and thinking "what is this organisation and what is their agenda?"

Their agenda is to be the very best, like no one ever was. https://t.co/DLCQkAhaD2

— Jesslyn 🇮🇩 (@jtannady) January 7, 2021

Chicago police union president John Catanzara expressed sympathy with pro-Trump extremists who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday: “If the worst crime here is trespassing, so be it. But to call these people treasonous is beyond ridiculous and ignorant.”https://t.co/awEl0AMuiY

— WBEZ (@WBEZ) January 7, 2021

Just last month, Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability recommended that John Catanzara be fired from the police department for social media posts that said, among other things, that Muslims “all deserve a bullet.” https://t.co/ITNnt9xDS2

— Ron Hogan (@RonHogan) January 7, 2021

The guy dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest is the son of a Brooklyn Surpreme Court Judge, whose also a prominent Orthodox figure in Brooklyn and former president of the National Council of Young Israel. https://t.co/rBXuR0KJK5 pic.twitter.com/VdflPWYnD8

— Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) January 7, 2021

In Idlib.. they didn't miss the opportunity without painting it . pic.twitter.com/vZPGnGiYvF

— Omar Abu Layla (@OALD24) January 7, 2021

Unused Sakar robot design for Thor Ragnarok; Sony's mecha macot; Rainbow kitchen utensil set

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Here is a unused background Sakar robot design I did for Thor Ragnarok when I working in the visual development team lead by Andy Park at Marvel...such a fun project.....learned allot from all the amazing talent there.....everyone helped push my design aesthetic from artistic and technical advise.....one of the major notes once I started there was really capturing Jack Kirby”s design language and vibrant color pallet. #marvel #thorragnarok #characterdesign #zbrush #keyshot #conceptart #robotdesign

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I initially assumed Sony’s HB-F1 Hitbit mascot was a full on mecha… (via https://t.co/JkRAWYQvfB) pic.twitter.com/s99K6F3ttp

— Attract Mode (@AttractMode) January 29, 2020

GI Joe/Aliens commission. #comics #gijoe #aliens pic.twitter.com/knNPxmdM13

— Robert Carey Comics (@RobCareyArtist) January 30, 2020

✨🏆 Grammy League Elite Four 🏆✨ pic.twitter.com/wFh2IFo0Jl

— Ray 💜 Comifuro B16-17 (@refrainbow) January 29, 2020

why these gravitational waves look like they bout to drop the most fire Joseph Joseph kitchen utensils nest of 2016 pic.twitter.com/tH5ydKZjyL

— Dan Douglas (@dandouglas) February 11, 2016

It’s the sparkles that sells it in my book (via https://t.co/AZ9zgpeWPh) pic.twitter.com/l9mTlu2v8F

— Attract Mode (@AttractMode) January 30, 2020

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*Buy the Ragnarok Steelbook at Amazon.

Ten funny tweets

me *driving past the apocalypse*: Horses

— spacegirl darklingbeetle (@iamspacegirl) June 14, 2019

h pic.twitter.com/ml7kE7fMiQ

— Pokemon Center Reviews (@ReviewsPokemon) January 22, 2020

If you feel at any time like your job sucks, spare a thought for these two Thai policemen who had to re-enact a couple having sex in public.

(Re-enactments are a big part of Thai police investigations for some reason)https://t.co/ziZAth8Hdo

— Jerome Taylor (@JeromeTaylor) January 23, 2020

this girl had “artist” in her tinder bio so i got stoked and asked her about it and she said she’s a sandwhich artist cuz she works at subway

— milk (@milkinhisbag) January 22, 2020

Girl i dated had an outside cat who really liked me & one day when i went out for a smoke there was a bird heart placed on the wall where i usually sat. Cat was scoping me to see if i liked my gift so i did that move where you pretend to eat it so she didnt think i was ungrateful

— maple cocaine (@maplecocaine) January 22, 2020

There’s a particular type of house in suburban Omaha that people (including my mom lol) love to point out appear to have the word “poop” on them.

Is this the architect’s subtle commentary on modern suburban-style homes yes or no pic.twitter.com/4lxxxI1hBW

— Brandon S. (@brampersandon_S) January 23, 2020

There's so much to unpack in the Kansas K-State brawl but we should take a moment to appreciate the Jayhawk staying in character to solemnly cover his mascot eyes and look away because he can't bear to watch pic.twitter.com/1Z4RFDI7KH

— Josh Billinson (@jbillinson) January 22, 2020

Name me one good reason not to buy this iPod case on Wish pic.twitter.com/6N0lXiohWI

— Katie Notopoulos (@katienotopoulos) January 22, 2020

McDonald’s All-American Girls Game Roster Named. I have a new favorite player: TREASURE HUNT! pic.twitter.com/M77LThkShv

— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) January 24, 2020

大きい猫ちゃん pic.twitter.com/tpmJRaTBZx

— もふもふ動画館 (@mohu_Movie) January 23, 2020

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