There are few mascots as popular and iconic as Pikachu. For over 20 years now, Pikachu’s
been on our screens, on our mugs, and in our hearts. And Pikachu has been taking money
out of everyone’s wallets during that time in the form of merchandise. But not all merch
is created equal! Some of it is more… interesting than the rest.
Intro Music
*bweep*
Remember that famous painting that’s supposed to capture the turbulent, chaotic nature of
the world? Remember the painting that captures, and I quote- “ tounges of fire and blood
stretched over the bluish black fjord” and “the enormous, infinite scream of nature?”
They made a Pikachu plush out of it. This was actually part of a run in the TCG inspired
by Munch’s painting back in 2018. There is absolutely no reason for any of this to
exist. But I love it anyway. Sometimes, you just need a little existential fear to make
something really special. For what does he scream for? Is there a reason, or is it just
the endless, droning buzz across the universe, reminding of how infinitesimally, insignificantly
small he is, and how like a spark, he is destined to burn out, with no memory left in the living
world? Nah, he’s probably just excited that someone is giving him a PokePuff or something.
Like, “*gasp* for me??!” Regardless, this bizarre entry into the long list of Pikachu
plushies is still adorable, because it’s Pikachu. Continuing with the emotional trauma
theme, here’s a Pikachu plush that’s crying. But these aren’t any old tears, no no! This
is specifically from the scene in Mewtwo Strikes Back when Ash “dies”. I want to know who
went “see that right there? We should make a plush outta that”. Now you can hug a Pikachu
that cries with you as you relieve childhood trauma. Nice. Another strange item is the
Pikachu plush couch. The set comes with a normal Pikachu- that sits on a couch that
is also a Pikachu! This one doesn’t have a face, luckily, but it still has those trademark
ears. I do find the concept of Pikachu having Pikachu-themed furniture almost… unsettling?
That would be like, if I had a couch that was… a human. That’s what being Pikachu
and having a Pikachu themed couch would be like! Imagine sitting on a stretched out version
of your own faceless head! Why is Pikachu ok with this?! *clears throat*
Anyway… apparently Pikachu is also very versed in many fields. He’s been a train
conductor, a snowboarder, a pop idol, a scientist, a mushroom collector, *lots of careers are
layered over in the audio here*. Basically, what I’m saying is that Pikachu is a Renaissance
Man. A mouse of all trades, if you will. There’s actually way more of these than is even remotely
reasonable, and every last one is amazing. Who wouldn’t want a Symphony Conductor Pikachu
plush? It’s adorable! I’m personally calling a football outfit. Just makes sense.
Moving right alon- AAAAAAA!!! H-he’s wearing the skin of other Pokemon!
And Megas, no less! He even killed Mega Rayquaza! Oh, that’s sickening. Ugh.
*clown music starts distantly playing* No.
*clown music gets closer* No! *
AAAAAAAAAAAAA- Ok, ok. *inhales* ok. We’re gonna reign
it in a little bit. Oooh, I need to cool it. And speaking of cool- ice cream Pikachu! But
it’s a plush! It comes in two different flavours, and in either a cup or a cone. There’s
this red spot which I’m choosing to believe is raspberry sauce because I can’t take
any more Pokemon corpses today. What I really like about these plushies is the simplified
face. It’s just so tiny and cute! That brings me to a particularly strange line of plushies;
Ditto as Pikachu. I know these are technically Ditto plushies, but I’m counting them because
if you look at them from the back, you wouldn’t be able to tell. There’s a surprising amount
of these, all with slightly different colour schemes, materials, and faces. This first
one looks like it’s trying to do it to ‘em but can’t quite reach. This one looks like
it’s saying “hug me, hug me!” “You wanna kiss these lips?” There’s one that’s
just a microbead cushion. I don’t know if that counts as a plush, but it’s got little
feet so I think that technically qualifies. Y’know, this cushion would go really good
on a couch. That is so wrong
on so many levels. There’s actually another cushion, except this one is shaped like an
egg. Why. Pikachu is not a bird. Mice do not lay eggs. And yet here he sits.
Pikachu has also extended himself across the globe. One of my particular favourites is
this Statue of Liberty Pikachu. The little torch is a Litwick and honestly, I love it.
What’s particularly interesting about this choice is that the torch is supposed to symbolize
guiding people to liberty. Litwick acts as a guide as well, but while it does so it,
and I quote, “leeches off the life force of any who follow it”, which makes this
Pikachu unintentionally a harvester of souls. The book has Unown that spell Unova on it,
which is also a nice touch. Moving along with symbolism, here’s the “Holiday Tree”
plush. Despite the fact that this name implies that I ought to get a tree whenever I go on
vacation, I do wonder what it would be like to have one of these t-posing in corner instead
of a normal Christmas Tree. How festive.
I swear there’s a Pikachu for almost anything. Do you want a Pikachu holding an apple? Is
that an appealing product to you? Marketing department says yes, because it exists. I
love how the product images have people also holding an apple, as if that’s why they
bought it. Like they went, “Yeah, this Pikachu gets me. I wasn’t sure before, but now that
it’s holding an apple? I’m sold!” There’s also one of Pikachu holding a Persim berry,
but that’s at least an in-game item, so I’m a little more ok with that.
One odd game in the Pokemon franchise is Pokemon Quest. It’s
art style turned a lot of heads and also spawned a fair bit of memes. It also led to this plush,
which I love. Out of all the the plushies on this list, this is the one I want to own
the most. I don’t even play Pokemon Quest, but something about Pikachu’s dumb, pixelated
face brings me joy that I can’t describe. I just want to cuddle it. And what better
place to do so than a Pikachu bed? This is by far the largest item that I found. I
love this this promotional image for it. She looks like she’s saying, “Are you really
about to buy this? Really?” This thing actually looks super comfortable, if not impractically
massive. Now you can sleep in Pikachu with Pikachu. Why is that a thing a human has the
capability of doing. That’s not even the end of it either, there’s a pillow as well!
It’s one of those Pillow Pet things that velcros to stand up, which technically qualifies
it for this video. This feels like the perfect setup to play Pokemon Sleep in. I actually
kinda want to try that out. Now that would be living the dream.
*stock laughter on loop*
"Wow, that is relatable!!"
Here’s another odd one; Shadow the Pikachu. This came from a crossover event between Pokemon
Company and FRGMT to promote the Mewtwo Strikes Back CGI remake. But all I can think of is
this.
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Uhh... here's this week's fanart...
yup...
here it goes...
*sigh*
*mouth noises*
Pikachu.