Pokemon Centers are bad for me. (Update: Kyoto Pokemon Center Pics, new 13th )

[Taffeta]

Oh boy yeah are Pokemon Centers dangerous. When I found out about their existence I vowed to visit Japan and make a Pokemon Center my first stop. However, if they don't have Rattata merch then I will be very disappointed. Rattata is my favourite Pokemon and he doesn't get enough recognition!

I haven't seen Rattata, but with the new Alola version he will probably appear.
I feel the same about Vileplume (Kusaihana) and Bellossom (Kireihana). Grassies are often overlooked.

[Leave a Whisper]

Oh boy yeah are Pokemon Centers dangerous. When I found out about their existence I vowed to visit Japan and make a Pokemon Center my first stop. However, if they don't have Rattata merch then I will be very disappointed. Rattata is my favourite Pokemon and he doesn't get enough recognition!

My Ratata is in the highest percentage of Ratatas.

[pinkkittywinks]

That Pikachu is so cute

Love pkw xxx

[Artemesia's Garden]

I can see why you went a little crazy for buying those Pokemon plushies in Japan! Wow!!

[Taffeta]

I went back to the Kyoto store yesterday to buy my sister a present for finally getting her PhD confirmed (yes, she's as mature as I am ) and so I took some pictures for anyone who is interested. They were really low on the floppy tsumtsum type characters - I think those are really popular as they only had a handful of Absol, Zorua Gardevoir.

Hiroshima and Tokyo both have different figure statues. Hohou is one of the Kyoto mascots, I think. The kimono-clad Pikachu are only available in Kyoto, but the little one in Japanese dress is available in all the stores; it's part of their pokemon of the world collection (you can see the Statue of Liberty is the American Pikachu, and there's a Dutch one, I think a UK one, etc)

So anyhow, pictures are here - this is the link for the whole folder:

http://www.etherella.com/pokemon17/

But here's a taster

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Warning - the images are large on the link list because basically I'm too lazy to fight my horrible PC to resize them

[banditpony]

Thanks for sharing pictures!

I'm a pikachu fan, so yeah, I would be absolutely doomed if I walked in there. I'd buy all the current easter stuff... and the gummy pikachu.........*__* Things that I wish were on the USA pokemon center webpage. bah.

[Uninu]

I am drooling soooo much over your photos, Taffeta! Pokemon Centers are one of the reason I  would love to go to Japan for a (mostly shopping) trip.

[Leave a Whisper]

Okay we totally need Pokemon Centers all over the world.

[Taffeta]

At least the US has such a thing. UK doesn't

[Leave a Whisper]

At least the US has such a thing. UK doesn't

We do?

Okay the UK needs them. How do they expect you to be the very best if they don't have any in your home region?

[banditpony]

At least the US has such a thing. UK doesn't

We do?

We have 2 vending machines in Washington, and the Nintendo store in NYC (Which USED to be a Pokemon Center). BUT, we have the online store, which is great. Unfortunately we don't get all of the stuff that's released in Japan. u_u;

[Carrehz]

-DROOL- I'm so jealous, aaaa!! I so wish we had Pokemon Centers over here. That Marill plushie!! *__*

I agree w/ you about the Kuttari plushies (the Tsum Tsum-ish ones), they're adorable! I've got a few and I'm so tempted to just get them all

(And it's so nice to see another Oddish line fan ^^)

[JazzMatazz]

Ahhh the stuffels are super cute! dunno on spelling of it's name on the fly... The main reason I want to visit Japan is Disney Tokyo, Food, and a pokemon center. Otherwise UK is still top of my to travel list. Sadly both are expensive to visit.

[Taffeta]

Ahhh the stuffels are super cute! dunno on spelling of it's name on the fly... The main reason I want to visit Japan is Disney Tokyo, Food, and a pokemon center. Otherwise UK is still top of my to travel list. Sadly both are expensive to visit.

The UK is a ton cheaper for someone from the US to visit at present, thanks to Brexit taking 40 cents off the value of each pound. Sigh. But that's another matter.

Every time I go to that store there's something different. Today it was Ditto-ed pokemon en masse ( basically a whole lot of pokemon merch of different characters but with a goofy Ditto face).

[JazzMatazz]

The UK is a ton cheaper for someone from the US to visit at present, thanks to Brexit taking 40 cents off the value of each pound. Sigh. But that's another matter.

Every time I go to that store there's something different. Today it was Ditto-ed pokemon en masse ( basically a whole lot of pokemon merch of different characters but with a goofy Ditto face).

Depending on what you want to see UK is cheaper, but overall Japan is cheaper in my budget with the things I want to visit. Vs UK which there are many more things I want to see. Majority of my family history is all over UK so I'd probably want to check out a few cemeteries/libraries etc for research. Where in Japan I have less of a tie to so less things on the bucket list. Though I think I'd gain like 15 lbs going to Japan just from their food haha.