As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to catch a gift for every Pokémon trainer on your list! Between the new monsters introduced in Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, plus Detective Pikachu Returns-related merch, 2023 has no shortage of gifts to fill out your Pokédex. And with Pokémon Concierge on the way at the end of the year, Pocket Monsters are sure to be on everyone’s mind.
Here are five gifts for the Pokémon trainer on your list. They’re sure to be “super effective” at bringing joy this holiday season. Which ones will you be catching?
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The Teal Mask and the Indigo Disk
Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are the most recent games in the mainline Pokémon series. Both were released in November 2022. However, the games’ Downloadable Content (DLC) was released more recently. While The Teal Mask was released on September 13, 2023, The Indigo Disk arrived on December 14, 2023. Both chapters of the DLC add more story and new monsters to be caught. You need Scarlet or Violet to play this DLC.
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The DLC content can be purchased via the The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Expansion Pass. You can purchase a download code if you want to gift someone who has Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet the DLC.
Here’s where to get a download code for The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Expansion Pass.
Region Tour Sweatshirt
Over the course of the nine generations of Pokémon games, many different regions around the PokéWorld have been visited. Among others, these include Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Alola, Unova, Kalos, Galar and Sinnoh. But perhaps you know a trainer who has visited them all and wishes to show off their journeys?
The Region Tour sweatshirt is an ideal solution. Featuring a design with “passport stamps” of all eight regions listed above, this stylish top says, “Been there, caught their Pocket Monsters and got the sweatshirt.”
Here’s where you can pick up the Region Tour sweatshirt.
Slumbering Snorlax Bookends
Do you have a shelf of books or game cases that needs some organizing? Who better to help than a team of loyal Pokémon? The Slumbering Snorlax Bookends feature four Pokémon pals to help keep your shelves organized. Pikachu, Togepei and Timburr are doing their best to keep your books upright on one of the two bookends. But on the other bookend, Snorlax is doing what it does best: snoring. The result is an unusual set that holds your books at a slanted angle.
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If you prefer your books upright, there are also several bookends that will keep your books vertical. These include a design displaying Gengar and Nidorino in a showdown and one that shows Dragonite and Flygon in battle.
Don’t sleep on it! You can get ahold of the Slumbering Snorlax Bookends here.
Detective Pikachu Plush
A bolt of brilliance. In October 2023, Detective Pikachu Returns arrived on Nintendo Switch. This unique mystery game allows players to work closely with the titular gumshoe. And as clever trainers may deduce, there’s never any trouble determining which Pikachu is the famous investigator. This is because he’s always wearing his trademark deerstalker hat. It’s elementary, dear Data (wait, wrong franchise).
But while playing Detective Pikachu Returns, trainers will find that one thing is missing — the ability to hug Detective Pikachu. He’s just too cute not to want to squeeze. Fortunately, the Detective Pikachu Returns plush ensures Detective Pikachu will be right there on the couch beside you as you hunt down the clues and solve the mystery.
Here’s where to find the Detective Pikachu Returns plush.
The Pokémon Center Holiday Collection
Perhaps you hope to give a Pokémon-themed gift that acknowledges the holiday itself. If this is the case, the Pokémon Center’s holiday collection has everything you’re looking for with a variety of Pokémon products adorned with details like snow, sleighs, sweets and Psyducks in Santa hats.
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There are many holiday-themed Pokémon plushes to choose from, in various sizes and species. There are snowglobes and other decorations, like Christmas tree ornaments. And there are clothing items and accessories, including scarves, that are perfect for your next sojourn to catch Ice type Pokémon.
Click here to check out the many season items available that are not at the Pokémon Center!
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