New Pokemon Keychains Honor Each Games’ Starters

What’s Happening

Listen up: Bandai Namco just dropped its Gashapon capsule machines will feature Pokemon keychains that honor the three starters from every mainline game starting with Pokemon Red, Blue, and Green.

These will show up in Japan starting the week of March 8, 2026, and it will be 300円 (~$2) per try. The North American site hasn’t locked in if or when we’ll see it worldwide, but Bandai Namco does tend to release these types of items everywhere. (let that sink in)

All nine of the Pokemon starters keychains cover the nine generatio Anime News New Pokemon Keychains Honor Each Games’ Starters By Jenni Lada Image via Bandai Namco Bandai Namco just dropped its Gashapon capsule machines will feature Pokemon keychains that honor the three starters from every mainline game starting with Pokemon Red, Blue, and Green .

The Details

These will show up in Japan starting the week of , and it will be 300円 (~$2) per try. Recommended Videos All nine of the Pokemon starters keychains cover the nine generations dropped so far.

It starts with Pokemon Red/Blue/Green , then ends with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet . All of them consist of acrylic charms with ball chain keychains at the top.

Why This Matters

Here’s a list of all the options. There’s no secret, and the Pokemon Winds and Waves characters aren’t represented. In each case, I put them in the order in which they appear on the keychain.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.

Key Takeaways

• Kanto: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur.
• Johto: Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita.
• Hoenn: Mudkip, Torchic, and Treecko.
• Sinnoh: Chimchar, Piplup, and Turtwig.

The Bottom Line

Posted in Anime News Tagged with Bandai Namco Japan Merchandise Pokemon About The Author Jenni Lada Jenni is Editor-in-Chief at Siliconera and has been playing games since getting access to her parents’ Intellivision as a toddler. She continues to play on every possible platform and loves all of the systems she owns.

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