New Pokemon Squishmallows Are Torchic and Cheery Pikachu

The Pokemon Company International announced that the next two Squishmallows based on the series’ characters are Torchic and a Cheery Pikachu variant plush. Each one costs $29.99. Only the 12 inch variants are available on the official Pokemon Center online storefront now. The official email outreach noted these are pre-orders, but exact release dates didn’t appear.

Like all Squishmallows plush, these two are each an oval, pillow-like shape with a few distinctive, identifiable characteristics. In the case of the Torchic, it features feathers all around the character’s neck, a beak, and more feathers on the character’s head. The Pikachu has its characteristic ears, red cheeks, embroidered arms on the front fabric, brown back stripes, and its zig-zag tail. 

Since these are the Pokemon Center releases of these two Squishmallows, the Torchic and Cheery Pikachu plush feature other characteristics unique to this retailer. Each one has a tag attached with special imagery, as well as a Poke Ball-shaped patch on the back. Ensuing releases at retail stores like Walgreens and Walmart won’t feature the patch or tag. However, those ones will appear in different sizes.

Here’s how the Torchic and Cheery Pikachu Squishmallows look:

The previous two releases in this series were Chansey and Eevee. 

This means Pikachu is the most common plush in this line. A standard one appeared in 2023. A Winking Pikachu version debuted after that. A Christmas variant wears a Santa hat. As these are quite common, it isn’t unusual to find them at places like Amazon or Walmart.

The Torchic and Cheery Pikachu Squishmallows are on the way. The most recent games in the series are Pokemon Scarlet and Violet for the Switch.