A brand new and absolutely darling new Appletun plushie has been announced by Pokemon Center Japan. This baby is a life-sized one, which means plenty of surface area to cuddleandyou can pretend that you’re hugging the real thing.Pokeshopper Newsposted plenty of pictures both on their official Twitter page and ontheir official website:

The news was so big that the Pokeshopper website experienced slow downsdue to site traffic spiking. While no price or released date has been revealed yet, I’m sure plenty of us will stop at nothing to get this cute apple pie dragon into our homes and on our laps where it belongs.

If you want more merch, thesePokemonpatterned face masksare sure to scratch that itch. And in other recent news, theofficialPokemonTwitteraccount announced that the franchise will hold some sort of “celebration” in 2021 to mark the series' 25 year anniversary.

According to Nintendo’srecent financial results,Pokemon Sword and Shieldare now thethird best sellingPokemongames of all time. The pair have now sold 18.22 million copies in just nine months and sit just behindGold and Silverin the lifetime sales chart. And if you’re one of those buyers, reading up onour guideon how to train Pokemon EVs and breed perfect IVs for competitive play is a great way to learn how to strengthen your team.

From Nintendo’s nine-month earnings report, it was revealed thatSword and Shield has soldÂmore than 16 million copiessince its November release, becoming the biggest highlight in an already strong fiscal year for the company. Thelatest NPD data, the latest installment in the long running series has the highest launch month dollar sales inÂPokemon franchise history. And for the month of November,ÂSword was the third best selling game, the double pack including both titles ranking at fourth place, andÂShield being in fifth place. However, if you combined those sales then total it would bring them to the number two spot.

Pokemon Sword and ShieldÂreleased for Nintendo Switch on November 15th, 2019. Meanwhile check out our in-depth review for the gameÂhere, in which the News Editor states that “Sword and ShieldÂare a lot of fun, even if the series is experiencing growing pains with the transition to home consoles.” you may purchaseSword here andÂShieldhere.