The Pokmon Center Soft Launches Online In Australia & New Zealand, Sadly No 34 Inches Of Lapras Just Yet – Kotaku Australia

Much like my relationship, the Pokmon Center has officially soft-launched online in Australia and New Zealand. If youve been waiting (im)patiently to cop official Pokmon merchandise in our neck of the woods since news of the opening of an Aussie online store dropped, get your wallets ready: as spotted by VOOKS, its finally time.

Based on the FAQs and a quick browse of the site, theres a slightly different range to whats available in other regions with the Pokmon Center online store, although the site does say to check back frequently for updates the welcome message promises that the team is working hard to add new product lines continually. Unfortunately, this means you cant yet treat yourself to 34 inches of Lapras, but hey! Theres a Lapras fedora if youre freaky like that (and a whole heap of apparel and plushies to choose from).

While the Pokmon Center FAQ does note that any Australian and New Zealand address can be delivered to, the pop-up on the site notes that only Australian addresses can receive deliveries and the checkout seems to not have an option for NZ deliveries just yet whether this is one of the hiccups mentioned in the welcome message as the site gets on its feet isnt quite clear yet.

The products available on the Aussie Pokmon Center website do appear to be shipping from another country, with shipping costs coming in at slightly higher than your average local retailer (on checking a Victorian address, an 8-inch Pikachu plushie would cost around $15AUD to ship regularly, or almost $30 to express post). Whether well see this change and find those very tempting Pokmon Center goods shipped direct from Australia or NZ in future with a shipping cost (and time) decrease to boot is anyones guess right now.

Are you keen to cop some goodies from the Aussie Pokmon Center online store? Let us know what youre eyeballing in the comments.

Image: Pokmon Company International/ Kotaku Australia

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The Pokmon Center Soft Launches Online In Australia & New Zealand, Sadly No 34 Inches Of Lapras Just Yet - Kotaku Australia