{"id":127390,"date":"2022-08-19T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-136275"},"modified":"2022-08-19T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-08-19T15:00:00","slug":"random-pokemon-cafe-kicks-off-spooky-season-with-gengar-themed-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/08\/19\/random-pokemon-cafe-kicks-off-spooky-season-with-gengar-themed-items\/","title":{"rendered":"Random: Pok\u00e9mon Cafe Kicks Off Spooky Season With Gengar-Themed Items"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/90bca4509af75\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/90bca4509af75\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture ptris\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Gengar Food\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/90bca4509af75\/gengar-food.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/90bca4509af75\/gengar-food.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Gengar Food\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Cafe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For those of us still soaking up the last of the summer vibes, seeing businesses moving to consider their Fall items is enough to send a shiver down the spine. The rapid passing of time is made a <em>little<\/em> easier, however, by the promise of spooky season and Japan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemoncenter-online.com\/cafe\/news\/220819_01.html\">Pok\u00e9mon Cafe<\/a> chain has got us ready to welcome the cooler months with open arms.<\/p>\n<p>Getting ready for the Halloween period, The Pok\u00e9mon Cafe has today revealed a new range of spooky Gengar-themed items that will be making a jump-scare appearance in their stores from September 3rd.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Gengar Food 1\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9b31eebc9457b\/gengar-food-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjk2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"296\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/9b31eebc9457b\/gengar-food-1.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Gengar Food 1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Gengar Food 2\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73da7d3b5416f\/gengar-food-2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMjk2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"296\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/73da7d3b5416f\/gengar-food-2.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Gengar Food 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: The Pok\u00e9mon Cafe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The latest menu additions range across mains, desserts and drinks which look to combine into a gourmet ghost-type food-fest. Why not fill up on the Gengar cheese fondu and smoothie before washing it all down with a Pok\u00e9mon-topped mocha? <em>Yes, we&#8217;ll take the Gengar menu please, go easy on the Sludge Bomb<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, as with many Pok\u00e9mon Cafe purchases, there is also the opportunity to take the dining experience home with you. Any customer purchasing the Gengar soup will get a Pok\u00e9mon luncheon mat, and those who are moving towards the spooky beverages will get one of three exclusive coasters.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Gengar Mat 1\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c093d4d9727c\/gengar-mat-1.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMTcyIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"172\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2c093d4d9727c\/gengar-mat-1.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Gengar Mat 1\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Gengar Mat 2\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f106601e8a7d0\/gengar-mat-2.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgMTY3Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"167\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/f106601e8a7d0\/gengar-mat-2.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Gengar Mat 2\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: The Pok\u00e9mon Cafe<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>And for those who really want to round out their Pok\u00e9mon table spread, the exclusive Gengar soup dish and cutlery will also be available to purchase separately at any of the cafes for 3,850 and 880 yen respectively (about \u00a324 and \u00a35 each).<\/p>\n<p>While we know that these decorations would <em>seriously<\/em> step up our Halloween party game, all the food and collectible items are currently available only in Japan&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon Cafes. There is no date for how long you can expect to see Gengar dominate the menu, but based on his spooky tendencies, it&#8217;s a safe bet that he will be there throughout the Halloween season.<\/p>\n<p><em>What do you make of these new spooky menu items? Let us know in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Cafe For those of us still soaking up the last of the summer vibes, seeing businesses moving to consider their Fall items is enough to send a shiver down the spine. The rapid passing of time is made a little easier, however, by the promise of spooky season and Japan&#8217;s Pok\u00e9mon Cafe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127390","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127390"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127390\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127390"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127390"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127390"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}