{"id":89845,"date":"2026-09-21T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T15:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=89845"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T16:38:13","slug":"pokemon-is-celebrating-space-week-with-cool-merch-and-you-just-know-scalpers-will-ruin-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=89845","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Is Celebrating Space Week With Cool Merch, And You Just Know Scalpers Will Ruin It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">World Space Week kicks off on October 4, and if the idea of exploring the infinite horizon of the cosmos doesn&#8217;t interest you, then maybe a world-famous Pokemon can inspire you to reach for the stars. As part of the event, the European Space Agency is teaming up with The Pokemon Company to shine a light on space exploration, and it&#8217;ll feature a very special Pikachu. Back in June, French Astronaut Sophie Adenot traveled to outer space and back with a special Pikachu plush to lay the groundwork for the promotion, capturing several moments on camera.<\/p>\n<p>  https:\/\/youtu.be\/mjkDwgStzuo  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back on terra firma, there&#8217;ll be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemon.com\/us\/news\/pokemon-partners-with-the-european-space-agency-for-world-space-week-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">exhibitions at ESA facilities<\/a>\u00a0during ESA Open Days, and at museums\u00a0during World Space Week. This will cover France, Italy, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the goal is to both educate and entertain the next generation of explorers, there&#8217;s a good chance that exclusive collaboration products will also be a big draw. These will include plushies, Pokemon Trading Card Game accessories, and a replica of Adenot&#8217;s Pikachu decked out in astronaut gear and a bomber jacket. The ESA online shop will also offer special Pikachu-themed ESA apparel, including T-shirts, a tote bag,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World Space Week kicks off on October 4, and if the idea of exploring the infinite horizon of the cosmos doesn&#8217;t interest you, then maybe a world-famous Pokemon can inspire you to reach for the stars. As part of the event, the European Space Agency is teaming up with The Pokemon Company to shine a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":47,"featured_media":89847,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-89845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89845"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/47"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=89845"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":89848,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89845\/revisions\/89848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/89847"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=89845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=89845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=89845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}