By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.
15.09.2023 - 09:33 / thegamer.com / Now Open
A lot of Pokemon have already been turned into Funko Pop! figures, but with more than 1,000 'mons created, and more being added all the time, it seems likely Funko will never catch up. Especially if it wants to give every Pokemon Pop! a pearlescent and flocked variant. Considering how much trainers like shiny hunting, I'd imagine there's probably quite a lot of demand for that. Just regular Pops will do for now, and Sobble has officially joined the Funko party.
Although the release dates and prices were not revealed, images of Sobble and two other Pokemon making their Funko Pop! debuts were shared online earlier this week. Joining Sobble will be Aipom and Umbreon, meaning every Eeveelution now has a figure. Only Sobble is available to pre-order for now though, the figure popping up on Hot Topic. It's still in stock right now if you're quick and follow the link below.
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Hot Topic appears to be the only place you can buy the Sobble Pop! right now, but there's no indication it will be exclusive to that retailer so keep checking back for other options over the coming days. Also be sure to check back if the below pre-orders have sold out as more stock will likely be made available through other stores like Walmart and Target and maybe even the official Funko website.
Sobble finally has its own Funko Pop! The figure has the Water-type starter Pokemon squatting down, its hands looking a little bit like it's ready to grab something.
The last few weeks have been very good ones for Pokemon Pop! collectors. On top of the three new ones shown off this week, pre-orders opened for Pokemon's Pearlescent Squirtle Pop!, and the Flocked Espeon figure was briefly back in stock too. An incredibly popular Pop! and if it's still missing from your collection, you now need Espeon and Umbreon, at least, to complete your Eeveelution range.
It isn't just Pokemon Pop! collectors eating well this month. Following the success of One Piece's live-action adaptation, the manga has gotten nine more Funko Pops. The designs are all inspired by the series' Wano arc and will gradually be released over the course of the next two months.
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By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.
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