Build-A-Bear Workshop will let you mold your own Pikachu this month
You'll get to play Frankenstein with your very own plush Pikachu later this month. Build-A-Bear Workshop today revealed that the mouse Pokemon will scurry onto shelves in late December, ready for kids and full-grown adults to customize and adorn as they wish.
If you're not into the whole "building" part of Build-A-Bear (handfuls of stuffing aren't for the squeamish) then you can pre-order a pre-built Pikachu set off the store's site right now. The $60 online version comes with a Pokeball hoodie and a Pokemon TCG card with special BABW art, and it's the only way to get a Charizard hoodie and six-in-one Pikachu sound player for your new plush companion.
Or you can secure your personal role in building the Pikachu army by paying $28 to reserve one at your local store, which will also get you a copy of the TCG card. Either way, be sure to wear your red ball cap and make a solemn vow to teach, and in return be taught, by your new Pokemon as soon as you capture it.
Seen something newsworthy? Tell us!
Sign up to the 12DOVE Newsletter
Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and more
I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and now I'm a staff writer here at GamesRadar.