{"id":131057,"date":"2023-01-06T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-143321"},"modified":"2023-01-06T18:30:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T18:30:00","slug":"pokemon-squishmallows-spotted-at-walmart-then-mysteriously-pulled-off-shelves-na","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/01\/06\/pokemon-squishmallows-spotted-at-walmart-then-mysteriously-pulled-off-shelves-na\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallows Spotted At Walmart, Then Mysteriously Pulled Off Shelves (NA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d98c5ce539a77\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d98c5ce539a77\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"TPC: Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallow\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d98c5ce539a77\/tpc-pokemon-squishmallow.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTYyIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"562\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d98c5ce539a77\/tpc-pokemon-squishmallow.900x.jpg\" alt=\"TPC: Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallow\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Over the past week, shoppers have been heading into Walmart in the US only to discover, to their surprise, that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/11\/pokemon-squishmallows-are-coming-to-the-pokemon-center-very-soon\">Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallows<\/a> \u2014 which were previously only being sold on the Pok\u00e9mon Center website \u2014 available to buy on the shop floor. Of course, they&#8217;re already sold out online, so anyone who wants one of these squishy Pikachus or Gengars is out of luck \u2014 unless they get lucky at a Walmart, apparently.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the individual reports of Pok\u00e9mallow sightings:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/zzhjir\/am_i_missing_something_when_did_walmart_start @ 2023-01-07T07:27:49+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/zzhjir\/am_i_missing_something_when_did_walmart_start\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Am I missing something?! When did Walmart start stocking Pok\u00e9mon squishmallows? They have the squishmallow\/Pok\u00e9mon tags and are only $17 each\u2026?!<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/\">squishmallow<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/zzz0fz\/walked_into_walmart_not_expecting_to_find @ 2023-01-07T07:27:49+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/zzz0fz\/walked_into_walmart_not_expecting_to_find\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Walked into Walmart not expecting to find anything and look who I found!! 10\u201d they\u2019re $15 total after tax<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/\">squishmallow<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1043ff8\/score_quick_trip_to_walmart_to_this_morning_was\/ @ 2023-01-07T07:27:49+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1043ff8\/score_quick_trip_to_walmart_to_this_morning_was\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Score!! Quick trip to Walmart to this morning was successful. For anyone wondering the quality on these is perfect the stuffing is just right.<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/\">squishmallow<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Incredibly, it seems like these bad boys are only $15-17, much less than the $30 they cost on the official Pok\u00e9mon site. The Pok\u00e9mon Center is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jazwares\/status\/1595578657392803841\">hoping to restock the Squishmallows by Spring 2023<\/a>, so it&#8217;s surprising to see these out in the wild already.<\/p>\n<p>Some are reporting that the Walmart Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallows are actually lower quality, hence the lower price:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/alfacade\/statuses\/1609938145218531329 @ 2023-01-07T07:27:49+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">So, I want to get my hands on the new squishmallow Gengar that&#8217;s been popping up at Wal-Marts already; you can tell that the quality isn&#8217;t as higher-end as the pokemon center releases and that&#8217;s pretty intriguing to me. Just off of a glance; absent is the pc logo, obviously.<\/span>\u2014 \u30b2\u30f3\u30ac\u30fc\u3053\u3044\u3073\u3068\ud83d\ude08 (@alfacade) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alfacade\/status\/1609938145218531329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This does appear to be the case, if you compare the two versions:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"TPC: Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallow\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2e57bf176e0fe\/tpc-pokemon-squishmallow.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/2e57bf176e0fe\/tpc-pokemon-squishmallow.900x.jpg\" alt=\"TPC: Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallow\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Walmart\/TPC\/KellyToy<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It turns out that this whole debacle might have been an oopsie on the part of Walmart, as multiple people have witnessed them being recalled, and others have said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1044hiw\/comment\/j34c3bv\">the Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallows did not yet have SKUs<\/a> on the payment system, meaning that they weren&#8217;t intended to be sold yet.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1040wn4\/my_walmart_put_out_pokemon_squish_yesterday_and\/ @ 2023-01-07T07:27:49+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1040wn4\/my_walmart_put_out_pokemon_squish_yesterday_and\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">My Walmart put out Pokemon squish yesterday and took them off the floor today. They said they were recalled, does anyone know why?<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/\">squishmallow<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<aside class=\"object object-oembed\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1044hiw\/help_pokemon_squishmallow_recall\/ @ 2023-01-07T07:27:49+00:00 --> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"reddit-card\"><p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1044hiw\/help_pokemon_squishmallow_recall\/?ref_source=embed&amp;ref=share\">Help!!! Pokemon Squishmallow recall???<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/\">squishmallow<\/a> <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/squishmallow\/comments\/1044hiw\/comment\/j33erlh\">One Reddit commenter states<\/a> that the release date for these Squishmallows is the 9th January 2023, and although there aren&#8217;t any other sources that we can find to corroborate that, fans appear to have accepted that as gospel.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re in the States, it may be worth checking your local Walmart, but otherwise, we&#8217;ll all just have to sit tight until the 9th January. Or later. Or never. Who knows.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company Over the past week, shoppers have been heading into Walmart in the US only to discover, to their surprise, that Pok\u00e9mon Squishmallows \u2014 which were previously only being sold on the Pok\u00e9mon Center website \u2014 available to buy on the shop floor. 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