Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy is releasing a Poké Ball digital pet toy so you possibly can fulfill your goals of carrying your favourite Pokémon round with you in all places. I do not understand how this one slid underneath my radar when it was introduced on the finish of August (maybe as a result of all my consideration has been on ) however now that I’ve seen it, I will need to have it. Whereas it seems to be a Japan-only launch, the product web page reveals it’ll have an English language choice within the menu. Pre-orders are open (although at the moment offered out on ), and the machine will ship on October 11, in response to .

The toy prices ¥7,480 or about $51 — however I shudder to suppose how a lot that quantity will soar with tariffs factored in. Per the itemizing, there are seven accomplice Pokémon you possibly can look after: Pikachu, Eevee, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Lucario and Sylveon. And if you happen to pet the machine, they’re going to react. There are additionally 150 different Pokémon to work together with, although it is unclear what the extent of these interactions will likely be past battles (and… ?). Regardless, l hope Wooper is considered one of them.