Pokemon donuts officially revealed, but there's a catch

Pokémon collaborate with a donut shop to create new donuts, but they are only available in Japan. It is the latest collaboration between Pokémon and Mister Donut, a popular Japanese donut chain.

Official Pokémon the donuts have been introduced as limited edition collaborations almost every year, with series favorites like Pikachu, Psyduck, and Jigglypuff getting the donut treatment over the years. Entries tend to vary, though as the series mascot, Pikachu is almost always available when these collaborations are in progress.

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This year, Mr. Donut and Pokémon have revealed their latest collaboration, introducing a pair of Pikachu-themed donuts, Diglett-themed donuts, and a Pokeball donut. On Siliconera, prices range from about $1.44 to $2.12. The Pikachu donut is shaped like Pikachu's head, including its ears, and is filled with whipped cream and covered in caramel-flavored chocolate. The Diglett donut looks like a round mochi donut, it's covered in crunchy chocolate and custard and has a cute Diglett sticking out of the middle which is a puff of caramel cream.

On the simpler side, a Poke Ball donut is available, which looks like a standard round donut with a hole in the middle. It's covered in white chocolate and strawberry sugar to recreate the look of the iconic red and white Poke Ball. Finally, there are a pair of donuts loosely based on Pikachu and Diglett, which are essentially yellow and brown donuts filled with cream and whipped cream. Pikachu's is custard flavored while Diglett's is caramel flavored. The event with these donuts will start on November 6th. The event doesn't say when it ends, but based on the Christmas-themed ads, they'll likely be available until at least December.

Pokemon Donut collaborations are common, but not in the West

Mister Donut isn't the only donut chain that offers it Pokémon donuts in the past. Krispy Kreme has also had collaborations with Pokémon before, but strangely, despite being an American company, they weren't available in the United States. This is probably disappointing for fans of the series, but as the years have gone by, there has been no move to bring them to the United States.

while Pokémon fans are out of luck in the US for the official ones, fans created Pokémon donuts in the past to celebrate the iconic game series and its pocket monsters. While some are hoping a collaboration like this will come west, doing their own thing might be the best option for now.

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