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With that in mind, I've seen a trend going around where parents recreate that moment with their children in real life. They lay out three plush Poke-toys (usually Kanto starters Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle) and let their toddler choose whichever one they like best. It's absolutely adorable, and as a Pokemon-obsessed parent to a two year-old, I have to try it myself. Sorry, little one. You have no choice in the matter. You will enjoy the best Pokemon merch. Save $26Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at AmazonView Deal Save $26Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at AmazonView Deal Save $26Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at AmazonView Deal Save $26Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at AmazonView Deal Save $26Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at Amazon Save $26 Save $26 Save $26 Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at Amazon Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at Amazon Pokemon Starter Pack plushies | $65.99 $39.99 at WalmartSeeing as the trend usually involves one of the OG Poke-pals from Red and Blue, this is one of the more cost-effective methods I've seen that I'll probably go for. There are individual ones that you can get from the likes of Amazon and the Pokemon Center, of course, but this bundles everything together in a handy, no-fuss package.UK price: £29.99 at Amazon View Deal View Deal View Deal I fully acknowledge that this could go amusingly wrong. Toddlers are a law unto themselves and might do anything from grabbing all the plushies at once to turning on their heel and announcing "nah." But if it works as intended, the cute factor will be too much to cope with. I might spontaneously combust from adorableness overload. The ultimate Pokemon Day starter pack, celebrate the 30th Anniversary in style This Pokemon Tamagotchi-style toy lets you pet Pikachu, and I need it to release outside of Japan Pokemon Day has me inching closer to checkout on these adorable Loungefly backpacks Do I already have an idea of what my kid would choose? Not a clue – they haven't been introduced to Pokemon yet beyond a themed water bottle, so they're going in blind and I've got no inkling of which way the wind would blow. But seeing as my wife always went for Charmander and I'm a Bulbasaur fan for life, I'm hoping we can get a Squirtle to complete the set. All that's left after that is to push them out the door and force them to collect random animals from the long grass, I suppose. After all, that is tradition. Or maybe I'll just let them try the video games when they're old enough. Who can say? 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