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Bandai Namco announced it will once again sell its Pikmin mascot and fruit gummy keychain series that first debuted in July 2024. This will mark the third appearance of the candy and accessory pack, which also showed up in May 2025. This time, they’ll appear in Japan starting on April 20, 2026. As with past releases, each pack comes with one random keychain and apple, grape, and lemon flavored and shaped gummies. It costs 350円 (~$2.20). While it’s only confirmed for Japan now, Asian grocery stores in other regions and some online shops might sell them after launch.
Each pack has one random keychain inside. It also has 27 grams worth of the gummy candy. There are nine possible options. In addition to the past Blue, Red, Rock, Purple, White, Winged, and Yellow Pikmin, the new Glow and Ice types are also possibilities. The ice one is translucent, and the glow one will glow in the dark after being exposed to light. Each one’s ball chain keychain matches the primary color of the character.
Here’s how each one looks:
Bandai Namco’s sold Pikmin merchandise aside from these keychains before. For example, it created bath bombs based on the series. Each one holds a figure inside that is revealed once you use it. Those launched in October 2023. Magnets appeared repeatedly as well.
Pikmin 4 is available for the Switch, and the returning gummies featuring keychains of the characters from the game will be back in Japan on April 20, 2026.