Pikachu to be available in Japanese Pokémon Center stores: Difference between revisions

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'Sleeping' theme also applies to new merchandise

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Reported on Bulbanews by Tc26

This local article reports on an event in a specific geographical location. It may not be relevant for all readers.

All Japanese Pokémon Centers will be selling new merchandise featuring Pikachu beginning Feb. 7, including shirts, mugs and bags. The items will feature a design of Pikachu known as Onemuri (Sleeping), of which a similar line of products was available one year ago.

Pokémon Center Tokyo at night

Onemuri Pikachu

2009 Onemuri Pikachu products

Both product lines are based on the image of a sleeping Pikachu that can be seen at nighttime in the windows of the new Tokyo Pokémon Center.

The stores will also be giving away a special Pikachu that knows the move Yawn from Feb. 7-March 15 to match the same theme. The Pikachu also know the moves Rest, Snore and Sleep Talk. It comes in a Cherish Ball, and it is holding a Chesto Berry.

Information

Pokemon.co.jp (Japanese)
Filb.de (German)

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+blurb=All Japanese Pokémon Centers will be selling new merchandise featuring Pikachu beginning Feb. 7 and a special Pikachu knwosing the moves Rest, Snore and Sleep Talk will be distributed to players of Pokémon Diamond, Pearl and Platinum. }}
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-[[Image:Onemuri.jpg|thumb|Onemuri Pikachu]]
+[[Image:New Tokyo Pokémon Center at night Sleeping Onemuri Pikachu.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Pokémon Center Tokyo at night]]
-To commemorate the relocation of the Pokémon Center store in Tokyo, Pokémon Center stores all over Japan will be selling new merchandise featuring {{p|Pikachu}} starting Feb. 7. This includes shirts, mugs, bags and much more. All of these will feature the same design of Pikachu known as ''Onemuri'' which can be seen when the store in Tokyo is closed.
+[[Image:Onemuri.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Onemuri Pikachu]]
+[[Image:Onemuri items.jpg|thumb|240px|right|2009 Onemuri Pikachu products]]
+All Japanese Pokémon Centers will be selling new merchandise featuring {{p|Pikachu}} beginning Feb. 7, including shirts, mugs and bags. The items will feature a design of Pikachu known as ''Onemuri'' (''Sleeping''), of which a similar line of products was available one year ago.
-The stores will also be giving away [[bp:Onemuri Pikachu|special]] Pikachu which know the move {{p|Yawn}} from Feb. 7 to Mar. 15 to match the same theme. These Pikachu also know the moves {{m|Rest}}, {{m|Snore}} and {{m|Sleep Talk}}. They come in a Cherish Ball, and they have a {{bp|Chesto Berry}}. Showing a Pikachu with the move Rest from Feb. 9 also enables a player to receive a limited edition LCD cleaner with the ''Onemuri'' design as well.
+Both product lines are based on the image of a sleeping Pikachu that can be seen at nighttime in the windows of the [[Pokémon Center Tokyo moving to new location|new Tokyo Pokémon Center]].
-Customers may also be given a chance to buy a [[bp:Nintendo DS Lite#Pokémon Limited Editions|limited edition Pikachu DS Lite]] from July 20 to Aug. 19 via a draw. Registration for this draw will be from June 1 to July 1.
+The stores will also be giving away a [[bp:Onemuri Pikachu|special]] Pikachu that knows the move {{m|Yawn}} from Feb. 7-March 15 to match the same theme. The Pikachu also know the moves {{m|Rest}}, {{m|Snore}} and {{m|Sleep Talk}}. It comes in a Cherish Ball, and it is holding a {{bp|Chesto Berry}}.
-==See also==
+==Information==
-*[http://www.filb.de Filb.de] (German)
+*[http://www.pokemon.co.jp/info/pokemon/p090116_01.html Pokemon.co.jp] (Japanese)
+*[http://www.filb.de/966 Filb.de] (German)