This pettable Poké Ball is a Tamagotchi-style toy with over 150 Pokémon inside and I want it now

Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy is releasing a Poké Ball digital pet toy so you may fulfill your desires of carrying your favourite Pokémon round with you in every single place. I do not know the way 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 should have it. Whereas it seems to be a Japan-only launch, the product web page reveals it can 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 line with .

The toy prices ¥7,480 or about $51 — however I shudder to suppose how a lot that quantity will leap with tariffs factored in. Per the itemizing, there are seven associate Pokémon you may look after: Pikachu, Eevee, Sprigatito, Fuecoco, Quaxly, Lucario and Sylveon. And should you 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 shall be past battles (and… ?). Regardless, l hope Wooper is considered one of them.