Pokémon Scarlet and Violet merch is nothing new, but the latest line of Legendary-inspired plushies has Koraidon and Miraidon looking more adorable than ever. The concept of Pokémon plushies has been around almost as long as the series itself has: from the sun-bleached, lopsided Pikachus that line the walls of your local gas station, to the real-deal, official merch like Worlds-exclusive plushies and Snorlax body pillows. Even MIraidon and Koraidon have been subject to the toy treatment, but never quite like this.
The new Scarlet and Violet plushies, available now via the Pokémon Center (and see Koraidon's Pokémon Center listing here), render Miraidon and Koraidon with chunky, chibi-style proportions, making the two Paldea mascot legendaries cuter than they have any right to be. These new designs squash their normally slender, serpentine silhouettes into far stouter, chubbier forms. Their wide-set eyes stare intently at nothing on either side of their gently rounded faces. Each roughly the size of a small Pomeranian, the plushies sit on broad, chicken nugget-shaped haunches, while their paunchy bellies hang low to the ground.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet introduced plenty of new species to audiences, some of which left a...
