HelloPika officially goes on sale August 4, priced at 3,229 yen (US$29.50), and can already be ordered online here directly from Takara Tomy.
Every year in August, a pack of Pikachus gathers in Yokohama for the annual Pikachu Outbreak.
Takara Tomy hasn’t specified the exact size of the HelloPika, but lists its packaging as being 13 centimeters (5.1 inches) tall.
Japanese toymaker Takara Tomy is usually in the business of making playthings for young kids, but the Pokémon franchise’s adult fanbase is sure to opening its wallets for the release of HelloPika, a talking Pikachu robot that looks like the perfect technological companion.