The official Pokemon Donuts have been revealed, but there's a catch

Pokemon is collaborating with a donut store to create new donuts, but they are only available in Japan. This is the latest collaboration between Pokemon and Mr. Donut, a popular Japanese donut chain.

Official Pokemon Series favorites like Pikachu, Psyduck and Jigglypuff have been getting the donut treatment for years. Entries vary, although as the series mascot, Pikachu is almost always available when these collaborations are running.

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This year, Mr. Donut and Pokemon The latest collaboration has been revealed, introducing a pair of Pikachu-themed doughnuts, Diglett-themed doughnuts, and Pokeball doughnuts. Per siliconera, varieties vary in price from about $1.44 to $2.12 USD. The Pikachu donut is shaped like Pikachu's head, including its ears, and is filled with whipped cream and covered in caramel custard-flavored chocolate. The Diglett Donut looks like a round cobbler donut, covered in chocolate crunch and custard cream, and features a cute diglett protruding from the center that is a caramel cream puff.

On the simpler side, there's the Poke Ball Donut, which looks like a standard round donut with a hole in the middle. It is coated in white chocolate and strawberry sugar to recreate the appearance of the iconic red and white poke ball. Finally, a pair of donuts based on Pikachu and Diglett are available, which are essentially yellow and brown donuts filled with custard and whipped cream. Pikachu is custard-flavored, while Diglett is caramel-flavored. The launch of these donuts will begin on November 6. It's not specified when the program will end, but based on the Christmas-themed ads, they'll likely be available by December.

Pokemon donut collaborations are common, but not in the West

Mr. Donut isn't the only donut chain to offer Pokemon Donuts in the past. There is also a collaboration with Krispy Kreme Pokemon First, but strangely, despite being an American company, they are not available in the United States. It's probably disappointing to fans of the series, but as the years have passed, no steps have been taken to bring them to the stateside.

While Pokemon Fans aren't lucky enough to be official in America, created by fans Pokemon Donuts to celebrate the iconic game series and its pocket monsters in the past. Some hope such support will come to the West, but making your own may be the best option for now.

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