The Piplup Tokyo Banana will be released on 2 October at 7-Eleven convenience stores in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama, followed by 7-Eleven stores in northern Japan a week later.
Late last year, one of Tokyo’s most famous souvenir brands, Tokyo Banana, surprised us all with a Pokémon tie-up that featured beloved Pocket Monster Pikachu.
It’s the first time for a Pokémon to show off one of its moves on a Tokyo Banana sweet, as Pikachu and Eevee showed their tails instead, so we’ll definitely be ripping off the packaging in hopes of catching a Bubble Beam Piplup!
The sweets will be priced at 291 yen (US$2.80) per pack, and once the rollout at 7-Elevens around Japan is complete, there’s a good chance the Piplup sweets will become available at the permanent Pokémon Tokyo Banana specialty shop inside Tokyo Station.