Can you believe it’s Pokémon‘s 30th anniversary this year? What started as a 1996 game for the humble Game Boy quickly snowballed into anime, trading cards, movies, Netflix series and Pokémon Go.
I remember being so excited to get my hands on Pokémon cards as a kid – swapping them with my cousins, counting our shiny ones and storing them proudly in special ringbinders.
Now, the youngest generation are getting to do the same – but, of course, the toys and the merch are 10x better than three decades ago.
There’s Smart Lego, where you can build Pokémon characters and they then interact during play; and don’t get me started on the adorable puppetronic Pikachu, which my daughter carried everywhere with her for weeks (no mean feat given Pikachu is larger than our cat – unfortunately we had to draw the line at taking him on holiday).
Whether you’re after a birthday present, main Christmas gift or stocking filler, I’ve done the hard fun work and tried and tested some of the best Pokémon toys so you can sit back, click buy and have it delivered to your door without putting too much thought into it all.
You’re welcome.
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