{"id":125003,"date":"2022-05-20T20:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T20:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-131783"},"modified":"2022-05-20T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T20:30:00","slug":"samsungs-new-poke-ball-earbud-charging-case-is-only-available-in-south-korea-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/05\/20\/samsungs-new-poke-ball-earbud-charging-case-is-only-available-in-south-korea-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung&#8217;s New Pok\u00e9 Ball Earbud Charging Case Is Only Available In South Korea (For Now)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fca337c8d93eb\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fca337c8d93eb\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/fca337c8d93eb\/samsung-poke-ball.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Samsung Pok\u00e9 Ball\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/sec\/buds\/package-poketmon-edition-for-buds-2\/SM-R177NZTAK04\/\">Samsung<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Samsung has just announced a new charging case for their Galaxy Buds earbuds: A replica of the Pok\u00e9 Ball, complete with a sticker of a Pok\u00e9mon to decorate the case with.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, this special limited edition charging case is only available in South Korea for the time being, and it&#8217;s picey, too. The case is listed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/sec\/buds\/package-poketmon-edition-for-buds-2\/SM-R177NZTAK04\/\">Samsung&#8217;s Korean website<\/a> for 134,000 won, which is roughly $105 \/ \u00a385 \u2014 a little over half what the earbuds (with case) themselves cost, at 219,000 won ($170 \/ \u00a3138).<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Samsung also released a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/tech\/mobile\/samsung-introduces-pokemon-themed-galaxy-z-flip-3\/\">limited-edition Pok\u00e9mon-themed Galaxy Z Flip 3<\/a>, which is one of those phones that folds in half. The Pok\u00e9-phone was also only available in South Korea, and is no longer being sold on the website. It came with a bunch of accessories, though, from a Pikachu keyring and a Pok\u00e9 Ball stand to pre-installed Pok\u00e9mon ringtones.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNDI1Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"425\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/da09dcd121fd4\/samsung-poke-ball.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Pok\u00e9 Ball\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/sec\/buds\/package-poketmon-edition-for-buds-2\/SM-R177NZTAK04\/\">Samsung<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back to the earbuds case for now, though: The stickers that you can get with the case are chosen at random, and you will get one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pikachu<\/li>\n<li>Bulbasaur<\/li>\n<li>Charmander<\/li>\n<li>Squirtle<\/li>\n<li>Jigglypuff<\/li>\n<li>Ditto<\/li>\n<li>Dragonite<\/li>\n<li>Lapras<\/li>\n<li>Eevee<\/li>\n<li>Gengar<\/li>\n<li>Mew (holographic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you fancy trying to grab one of these for yourself, good luck \u2014 but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsung.com\/sec\/buds\/package-poketmon-edition-for-buds-2\/SM-R177NZTAK04\/\">here&#8217;s the link to Samsung&#8217;s website<\/a>, which currently says it&#8217;s &#8220;out of stock&#8221; and &#8220;being prepared&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you think? Way too bulky, or extremely cool? Tell us in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Samsung Samsung has just announced a new charging case for their Galaxy Buds earbuds: A replica of the Pok\u00e9 Ball, complete with a sticker of a Pok\u00e9mon to decorate the case with. Sadly, this special limited edition charging case is only available in South Korea for the time being, and it&#8217;s picey, too. 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