Official Pokemon Donuts Revealed, But There’s a Catch

Pokemon is collaborating with a donut store to create new donuts, but they’re only available in Japan. It’s the latest collaboration between Pokemon and Mister Donut, a popular Japanese donut chain.

Official Pokemon donuts have been introduced as limited collaborations just about every year, with series favorites like Pikachu, Psyduck, and Jigglypuff getting the donut treatment over the years. The entries tend to vary, though as the series mascot, Pikachu is almost always available when these collaborations are underway.

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This year, Mister Donut and Pokemon have revealed the latest collaboration, introducing a pair of Pikachu themed-donuts, Diglett-themed donuts, and a Pokeball donut. Per Siliconera, the varieties vary in price from roughly $1.44 to $2.12 USD. The Pikachu donut is shaped like PIkachu’s head, including its ears, and is filled with whipped cream and covered in caramel custard-flavored chocolate. The Diglett donut resembles a round mochi donut, is covered with chocolate crunch and custard cream, and features a cute Diglett popping out of the middle that’s a caramel cream puff.

On the simpler side, a Poke Ball donut is available, which resembles a standard round donut with a hole in the middle. It’s coated in white chocolate and strawberry sugar to recreate the appearance of the iconic red and white Poke Ball. Lastly, a pair of donuts more loosely based on Pikachu and Diglett are available, which are essentially yellow and brown donuts that are filled with custard and whipped cream. Pikachu’s is custard-flavored, while Diglett’s is caramel-flavored. The event featuring these donuts will get underway on November 6. The event doesn’t specify when it ends, but based on the Christmas-themed advertisements, they will probably be available at least until December.

Pokemon Donut Collaborations are Common, but Not in the West

Mister Donut isn’t the only donut chain to offer Pokemon donuts in the past. Krispy Kreme has also had collaborations with Pokemon before, but oddly, despite being an American company, they haven’t been available in the United States. This is likely disappointing to fans of the series, but as the years have gone by, there’s been no move to bring them stateside.

While Pokemon fans are out of luck in the US for official ones, fans have created Pokemon donuts in the past to celebrate the iconic game series and its pocket monsters. While some hold out hope that a collab like this will come to the west, making one’s own might be the best option for now.

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