BODY: Joltik is officially the smallest Pokémon ever designed — 10 centimeters tall, the size of a plum. So when the Pokémon Center promises a "life-size" plush, it is making a very specific joke, and the punchline is a tiny electric spider that clips onto your shirt collar and rides there all day.
That ¥2,970 clip plush is the centerpiece of "Denki Chodai!" (roughly, "Electricity, Please!"), a new merchandise line arriving at Pokémon Center stores and the Pokémon Center Online shop on October 10. The theme is the everyday life of two Kalos-region electric types: Dedenne, the antenna-tailed mouse from Pokémon X and Y, and Joltik, the bug that siphons static from larger Pokémon.
The lineup runs more than 20 items, starting at ¥275 for an A4 clear file. The headline oddity is a life-size Dedenne doorstop at ¥5,940, weighted to 2.2 kilograms — which is, precisely, Dedenne's Pokédex weight. Elsewhere the range leans into the electricity gag with real function: a multi-charge cable (¥3,300) in Dedenne or Joltik versions, a two-piece cord holder set (¥1,320), magnetic hooks (¥2,750), and light-up keychains (¥2,420).
Accessories and stationery fill out the rest. There's a Dedenne ring (¥1,210), Joltik pierced and clip-on earrings (¥1,760), a four-design hair pin set (¥1,870), a tote bag with detachable coin case (¥4,950), a Dedenne face pouch (¥1,980), blind-box two-layer acrylic charms in seven types (¥880), wall stickers, washi tape, a roll memo pad (¥660), and sticky notes styled after a Rotom catalog.
The insider take
Pokémon Center lines like this follow a reliable Tokyo rhythm: the small, cheap, display-friendly items — charms, clear files, the Joltik clip — clear out of Shibuya and Ikebukuro within the first weekend, while the big-ticket novelty pieces linger. The doorstop is the one to watch. Weighted "real spec" goods have become a quiet collector category here, and the 2.2kg detail is exactly the kind of thing Japanese fans photograph on a bathroom scale for social media. Overseas buyers should note the online shop ships domestically only, so a proxy service is usually the route.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).