A Life-Sized Pikachu Plush Toy Is Going On Sale

You could say that’s pretty big. You can say it’s even as big as Pikachu really is, because, well, it is. Japanese clothing chain Beams is offering a life-sized 6-kilogram (13.22-pound) stuffed Pikachu. I had no idea Pikachu was so damn heavy! However does Ash lug that creature around all the time? Y1 Games According to Beams, the size (40 cm high) and the weight (6 kg) are official, making this a perfect one-to-one Y1 com scale Pikachu. What’s also interesting is that, as website Kai-You points out, this is the first-gen Pikachu. You know, the chubbier Pikachu. So the design is slightly different from the current, thinner Pikachu.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1639423162","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"nintendo,pokemon","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); https://kotaku.com/how-pikachu-has-changed-over-the-years-1604577234 Priced at 18,360 yen (US$168), pre-orders for the plush have kicked Y1 apk off in Japan for a November release. It comes with an original tote bag, because first gen Pikachu is big and heavy. 【予約】ポケモン×BEAMS / 　等身大同重量　1/1スケール　ピカチュウ [Beams] 初代ポケモン版の等身大ピカチュウ、BEAMSでゲットだぜ！ [Kai-You] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him on Twitter @Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.