Summary
The Pokemon Company has recently announced a new wave of merchandise coming to thePokemonCenter Japan, and one of the products is a life-sized Gardevoir plush. Towering plushies are nothing new in the world ofPokemon, as fans previously went mad for the giant Snorlax plush, and the cost was seemingly justified because trainers could guarantee a good night’s sleep on the pocket monster’s stomach.
ThePokemonfranchise has been growing rapidly since the 90s, encompassing the ongoing video game series from Nintendo, the popular anime that is currently runningPokemon Horizons: The Series, and the lucrativePokemon Trading Card Game. Joining the three major sectors of thePokemonIP, the franchise also caters to a variety of merchandise, including replicas and figures, and anew wave of Pokemon entered the Funko Pop line in December2024. Fuecoco, Zorua, and Gengar (Ectoplasma) were all welcomed into the vinyl figure roster, but the products’ approximate 4-inch tall scale is nothing compared to the mammoth Gardevoir release.
The Pokemon Center announced that the life-sized Gardevoir plush would be launched within the new “Psycho Cyber” line, measuring approximately 62 x 25 x 16 inches (160 x 65 x 42cm), and it’s similar toPokemon’s 2024 release of the life-sized Porygon plush. Revolving around Psychic-type Pokemon, the new line will also feature t-shirts, keychains, and other themed accessories, and a majority of the products will go on sale on July 06, 2025. However, fans can bag the Gardevoir plush earlier on Jul 25, 2025, for around $319 (49,500 yen), via thePokemon Center’s website.
Pokemon Center Debuts new Life-Sized Gardevoir Plush
Fans were amazed by the realistic-looking plushie and were dying to know the fairly reasonable cost. One fan named the Gardevoir plushie the new sleep paralysis demon on Twitter, once it arrived at home, but many fans were prepared to go broke to purchase theirs. Due to the Pokemon’s design and characteristics,Pokemonfans have imagined Gardevoir as a human before, which is a transformation the Pokemon Center was trying to achieve with the plush. InPokemonlore, Gardevoir stands approximately 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) tall, which is around the height of a petite human.
Another product line expanded last year before 2025 dawned, this time from the Build-a-Bear company.Pokemonand Build-a-Bear launched the Riolu plush back in November, joining an already-packed roster of plushie pocket monsters, including Charmander, Mimikyu, Eevee, Squirtle, Cubone, and more. During the holiday season, Pokemon-themed Squishmallows were also selling like hotcakes, which suggests everyPokemonfan of all ages has a plushie of their favorite creature at home in some form.
