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The end of the last year saw the release of the newest Pokémon games — Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet — and with it a new chapter in the Pokémon universe unfolded. That means a new region to explore, new Pokémon to catch, an upcoming show to watch on Netflix — and tons and tons of popular gift ideas for the Pokémon fan in your life. And of course, there's nothing wrong with still preferring the OGs like Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander and Bulbasaur, but there are plenty of new gift ideas for them.

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Whether you're shopping for new fans or for old ones, for kids or for adults, for boys or for girls, for men or for women, these are the best Pokémon gifts to buy in 2023. Some will help them level up their TCG games, with new cards that'll optimize their decks. Others are toys, including some former Good Housekeeping Best Toy Award winners, that'll bring the Pokémon world into the real one and let them flex their imaginations. And a few are items they might want to have just for fun, including accessories and home items that show off their trainer status.

Our Top Picks for the Best Pokémon Gifts in 2023

• Pokémon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook, $12 on amazon.com
  

• Pokémon Battle Academy Board Game, $13 on amazon.com

• Pokémon Origami: Fold Your Own Pokemon, $15 on amazon.com

• Pokémon Paldea First Partner Plush 3-Pack, $35 on amazon.com

• Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet 3.5 Pokemon 151 Elite Trainer Box, $48 on amazon.com
  

It's so hard to choose — you just might want to catch 'em all!

Pokémon Paldea First Partner Plush 3-Pack

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet introduce three new starters — which means new Poké plushes to go with them! What's their type? If they're into grass types, there's Sprigatito, the whimsical grass cat. Fire-type trainers will flip for Fuecoco, the fire croc! And water-types are sure to choose Quaxley, the water duckling. Luckily, with this set, they don't have to choose — they get all three! Ages 3+

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 Elite Trainer Box

This collector's box is sure to please fans old and new, since it's filled with new illustrations of the 151 original Pokémon — including a Venusaur ex, a Charizard ex and a Blastoise ex. The set also comes with loads of goodies for card players, including booster packs, card sleeves, damage-counter dice, acrylic status markers and a foil promo card featuring Snorlax, plus a collector's box to keep it all in. If that's not enough, you can also get the 151 Poster Collection which has more booster packs and foil promo cards of the three starters, a matching binder that comes with booster packs or the Ultra Premium Collection that comes with a metal card of Mew. Ages 6+

Hanna Andersson Pokémon Holiday Pajamas

Celebrate the holidays the Pokémon way! These PJs have a holiday-inspired Pikachu print, and they're OEKO-TEX® certified organic cotton, so they're soft and warm. They also come as a long-sleeve baseball tee instead of PJs, or you could go with last year's Fair Isle-inspired Pokémon print, which comes in baby sizes, kid sizes, women's sizes, men's sizes and even pet sizes if you want to do a family match. Sizes 2 – 16

Snorlax Squishmallow

For those kids (or adults?) who've always dreamed of resting against a snoozing Snorlax, they finally have their chance now that the ultra-collectible and super-squeezable Squishmallows plush has a Pokémon line. They come in several sizes and also other forms, like Pikachu, Togepi and Gengar, but be warned: These always sell out quickly, so snap them up if you see them. Ages 3+

Pokémon Origami

Use Pokémon as a sneaky way to get kids into a creative art project. This book comes with special sheets of Pokémon origami paper and instructions to make 10 different Pokémon. It's a great activity to have on-hand for a rainy day. Ages 7+

The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero

If they've already blazed their way through Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon Violet on the Nintendo Switch, that doesn't mean their adventures in Paldea have to come to an end. This downloadable content gives them more missions to fulfill in Scarlet or Violet. It comes with two parts: "The Teal Mask" is already available, and "The Indigo Disk" will come out in winter (but they're both included in the single purchase).

Booster Packs With Eraser

If you're looking for just-a-little-something as a pick-me-up for the Pokémon fan in your life, this little set could be just what they need. It comes with two booster packs — one from Scarlet and Violet, and one from Paldea Evolved — plus a character eraser featuring one of two Paldean Pokémon, either Smoliv or Lechonk. Ages 6+

Battle Academy Board Game

For kids who are interested in learning how to play the trading card game, this set breaks the rules down step-by-step, and even walks players through the first few turns. It also comes with three decks, so they can dive into gameplay right away. A previous version of the game, with older decks, won a Good Housekeeping Best Toy Award in 2021, and an even more simplified version for beginners, My First Battle, offers easy rules for beginners. Ages 6+

Pokemon Gengar Laplander Beanie

You gotta keep their brains warm if they want to keep their wits about them in the heat of battle. This hat will do the trick — or it works as a cosplay item if you pair it with a purple hoodie.

MEGA Forest Pokémon Center Building Set

This nearly-650-piece set is a challenge to build, but when it's done they'll have a Pokémon center that opens to a play set and has lots of features like a rotating door or a platform to stand on that makes the figures look like they're moving. "It had a lot of cool things you could do with it, like spin a Poké Ball around in a machine," one 8-year-old tester said. "I liked the characters that came with it too." Ages 8+

Loungefly Eevee Evolutions Wallet

You don't have to pick your favorite Eevee evolution — this wallet has them all. There are four on each side, plus an Eevee charm dangling from the zipper, and an evolutions print on the inside, too. It comes with slots for eight cards (appropriate), a bill slot and a zippered pouch for coins, and you can get a matching backpack.

Crocs Classic Pokémon Clogs

Whether you get them in adult sizes or in kids' sizes, in white or in black, or in clog form or sandal form, you'll be able to walk to the nearest Pokémon Center in style in comfort with these Pokémon-patterned Crocs. Don't forget to accessorize with Pokémon shoe charms, which come with tons of other creatures.

Nanoblock Pokémon Dragon Type Set

Teenage builders who want more of a construction challenge can try this Nanoblock set, which makes pixelated-style versions of their favorite dragon types. You can also get Nanoblock building kits for individual Pokémon — Mewtwo, Tyranitar and Salamence are available for pre-order and will ship on December 1. Ages 15+

Pokémon Super Extra Deluxe Essential Handbook

If they're the type of fan that needs to know everything about every Pokémon, this all-encompassing encyclopedia will tell them all they need to know about 875 Pokémon, including move sets, evolutions and regions. Be warned: It's heavy! Ages 7+

Custom Pet Pokémon Card

If they've always felt their pet has special abilities, you can have to get them a customized pet Pokémon card! You'll get both a physical version to gift and a digital version, so they can post it online. You can use a photo or give it a "painted" effect, choose if you want to make it a holographic card, and even specify all the types and moves you think the pet would do (or they can figure all those details out for you, if you want).

Kids' Ash & Pikachu Digital Watch

They'll always want to be on time when they get to wear this stylish Pokémon kids' watch! When they press the button on the side, lights spin around the watch bezel. It's also easy to set and read.

Wired Controller for Nintendo Switch

When they're playing the new "Teal Mask" game on the Switch, they could be using a controller that befits their fire-type fan status. This wired Switch controller comes with a fierce Charizard design, has its own audio jack and comes with a 10-foot cable. You can also get various Pikachu designs.

Pokémon Crew Socks

If they don't have a favorite Pokémon, this six-sock set gives them a little of everybody: Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Snorlax, Charmander, Squirtle and Meowth. The length is also not too short, not too high.

Crayola Squirtle Art Case

There are more than 75 pieces in this case designed to get their creativity flowing. They can color in their favorite characters, and then adorn their creations with Pokémon stickers. It comes with 24 crayons, 20 markers, 16 coloring pages, three character standees and more. Ages 5+

Pokémon Labyrinth Game

It's the classic family board game of Labyrinth, but with a Pokémon twist! Instead of collecting treasures inside the maze, this time players have to catch their favorite Pokémon to win. It still requires the same strategy and critical-thinking skills befitting the best Pokémon trainers. Ages 7+

Pokémon Flame & Flight Deluxe Charizard

This Charizard looks and sounds like the real thing — it even shoots fireballs. Good Housekeeping Institute testers say when you load the fireballs into its throat, they disappear completely, so it really looks like it's conjuring fire out of nowhere. The play set also comes with a two-inch Pikachu figure and a Pikachu launcher, so they can team up for an attack. Ages 4+

Poké Ball Waffle Maker

One way to jazz up a boring breakfast? Turn waffles into Poké Balls! The outside of this waffle maker looks like a standard Poké Ball — and it makes the waffles inside look like one, too. You can also get ones that make the waffles look like Pikachu, Squirtle, Charizard or Eevee.

Pokémon 2023 Holiday Advent Calendar

They can collect festive, two-inch figurines of their favorite characters, including Pikachu, Eevee, Jigglypuff, Rowlet and Rockruff, along with accessories to put them in a wintry, holiday scene. Some of the figures themselves are even decked out for the holidays, like Pichu in a Santa hat! They'll have a menagerie of 16 Pokémon after every door is open, along with eight accessories. There are also advent calendars featuring the Pokémon in Funko Pop or Mega Construx forms. Ages 4+

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Poké Ball Ramen Bowl

When you want just a little something for your Pokémon fan, this ramen set will do just the trick. The bowl looks like a Poké Ball, and it comes with a pair of wooden chopsticks that fit perfectly into a notch on the rim.

Pikachu Hooded Towel

Water and electricity don't mix — except when it comes to this hooded towel. The 3D ears are a hit with kids, and the 24" x 50" size makes it big enough to wrap around kids up to around the age of 7.

Magikarp Waves PopSockets PopWallet

If a Pokémon fan sticks this to their phone, they'll have a stick-on slot that fits three to five cards (think IDs or transit cards), plus a PopSocket they can use to keep a firm grip on their devices. The wallet part also has an all-over Magikarp print, and the PopSocket features a fearsome Gyarados.

My Pokémon Cookbook

Who's in the mood for Poké Ball poké bowls? (Genius!) This cookbook features easy-to-make recipes inspired by different Pokémon and the regions they come from. Chefs can make pancakes that look like Meowth one day, and a blueberry yogurt bowl that resembles Gengar the next. (Hey, anything to get them to try new foods, right?) For kids with a sweet tooth, there's also a Pokémon baking book. Ages 8+

Bidoof Plush Hat

Who's ready to get silly? This furry creature is meant to be worn as a hat, so it looks like there's a Bidoof sitting on your head. It's certainly a conversation starter!

Bulbasaur Planter

Bulbaur is a grass type; it's only fitting that it would make a perfect planter. At about four inches high, it's the right size for a succulent or an air plant. Or they can use it to corral office supplies like paper clips.

Electronic Die-Cast Poké Ball Replica

Hardcore Pokémon collectors will flip for this high-quality replica Poké Ball made by The Wand Company. Its metal shell is actually sensitive to proximity, and the button glows when it senses motion. It looks impressive sitting on a shelf or in a collector's case, and it comes in other versions, like the Heal Ball or Friend Ball.

Giant Pikachu Peel-and-Stick Wall Decals

Kids, tweens and teens will love plastering their walls with these Pokémon decals — and you'll love how easily they peel off again. You can get an all-Pikachu pack, or go for a version that has multiple favorite characters.

Charizard 3D Illusion LED Light

Any Pokémon fan would love to have a Charizard guarding their room at night. This one lights up in seven different colors or can gradually shift between all seven.

Loungefly Pokémon Double-Strap Shoulder Bag

Loungfly has a reputation of being a true fan's backpack, and Pokémon fans are spoiled for choice when it comes to prints and designs. In addition to this one, which features tons of favorite Pokémon, you can also get bags featuring Pikachu, Umbreon, Gengar, Snorlax, Eevee, Piplup and several others.

Pokémon Eevee Cosplay Dress

This is the type of dress that falls just shy of costume, so kids can wear it to school — but just pop on the hood, and they'll transform into Eevee. Or, if yellow is more their color, it also comes in Pikachu or in Charmander. Sizes XS – XL

Takara Tomy Pokémon Moncolle Miraidon Action Figure

Takara Tomy's Moncolle line is known for its high-quality action figures — the kind for serious collectors to display. We love the pose of its Miraidon figure (and there's a corresponding Koraidon that's equally impressive), but you can find a ton of Pokémon in the line, including several favorites. Ages 15+

Carry Case Play Set

Do the little trainers in your life need a place to battle with their two-inch figures? This play set gives them all the landscapes they need, including a battle arena, a cave with a hidden entrance, a water area with a whirlpool that spins and a treetop with a trap door. When they're done, it folds up into a backpack! There's also a desert landscape version. Ages 4+

Pokémon Train and Play Deluxe Pikachu

This little Pikachu packs a whopping 50 unique reactions, including movements, sounds and lights, so it really feels like it's responding to its training. It also has different reactions when you give it one of its two different berries. Ages 4+

Giant Snorlax Novelty Mug

True to its inspiration, this Snorlax mug is insanely huge: It can hold 50 oz of liquid! (That's a little more than two ventis and a short at Starbucks, for those keeping track.) Maybe that much coffee can finally wake Snorlax up?

Pokémon Electronic Bank

Pikachu is so mischievous! If you put a coin on the Poké Ball, the electric mouse will pop its head out of the box, pause a moment and then steal the coin by pushing it into the bank. It just can't resist!

Ash Ketchum Hat

If Sun and Moon is their jam they'll love this gift. It's Ash's red hat (complete with a white Poké Ball symbol) from the series. It has a snapback closure to ensure the perfect fit.

Pokémon Three-Piece Suit

For the ultimate in style, there's no better than this suit, which comes with Pokémon printed pants, jacket and tie. What if it's too warm to wear a three-piece suit? Don't worry, there's also a two-piece shorts set.

Ultra Ball Mug

Coffee just hits different when you're drinking it out of an Ultra Ball. It holds 16 oz, and even has a lid to keep beverages warm (and complete the Poké Ball illusion). You can also get them in a shape of a regular Poké Ball or a Great Ball.

Destination Pokémon Posters

What's the best Pokémon region? Whether they prefer the cityscape of Unova or the lush islands of Alola, they can take a mental trip around the Pokémon universe with these region destination posters. It comes in a set of eight posters, and each one measures 18 inches high and 12 inches wide.

Pokémon Primers: 123 Book

They can practice their numbers by counting the Pokémon in this sturdy board book, some of whom are hiding behind engaging lift-the-flaps. If this is a hit with your young trainer, you can move on to Pokémon Primers for letters, colors, shapes and more. Ages 1+

Pokémon Delibird Holiday Express

Collect these Delibird figures and put them together to make a Pokémon holiday train scene. They're part of The Pokémon Center's holiday collection, which also includes festive sweaters; cute gloves, scarves and hats and holiday-themed plush.

Why trust Good Housekeeping?

For decades, the Good Housekeeping Institute has provided expert reviews and advice on everything parents and children love. While not all of the selects on this list have been specifically vetted by by the Good Housekeeping Institute, Marisa LaScala, Good Housekeeping's senior parenting and relationships editor, has looked for quality products by trusted brands in cases where the items could not be tested in the Labs. Marisa has covered parenting, parenting products and toys for Good Housekeeping'since 2018. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter, who beat all of Pokémon Scarlet without evolving her Sprigatito.

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