Pokémon Center Online Turns Series Maps into Music Boxes and Paper Crafts
Pokémon Center Online will start selling merchandise built around the series' maps and landmarks on November 12 at 10:00.
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Why it matters
The lineup sells nostalgia by location rather than by creature, turning routes and towns into the product and leaning on BGM and paper craft detail to justify collector prices.
Key Facts
- Pokémon Center Online begins selling the map-themed merchandise on November 12, 2026 at 10:00.
- The diorama music boxes cost 12,100 yen each and play in-game background music, including Route 1 from Red and Green and Route 209 from Diamond and Pearl.
- Nine paper craft kits are in the lineup, from Vermilion City's S.S. Anne at 2,750 yen to Mesagoza's Orange Academy and Grape Academy at 3,850 yen.
- Framed town maps cost 16,500 yen each and have frames designed with Pikachu and Berries.
- There are no plans for the merchandise to be sold at Pokémon Center or Pokémon Store physical locations as of the release date.
The lineup includes diorama music boxes playing in-game BGM for locations such as Route 1 from Red and Green and Route 209 from Diamond and Pearl, nine paper craft kits spanning Vermilion City's S.S. Anne to Mesagoza's academies, and framed town maps. Items range from 2,750 yen to 16,500 yen.
The set draws on nine generations of locations. Each diorama music box plays the background music heard in the game at that spot, rendered in music box tones, at 12,100 yen. Paper craft kits run 2,750 yen for the earlier generations and 3,850 yen from Black and White onward, and some include an opening-and-closing mechanism. The framed town maps at 16,500 yen reproduce the maps' unevenness and carry frames designed with Pikachu and Berries.
Sales are limited to Pokémon Center Online as of the release date, with no plans for Pokémon Center or Pokémon Store physical locations.
- Diorama Music Box: 12,100 yen each, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Red and Green Vermilion City S.S. Anne: 2,750 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Gold and Silver Ecruteak City Bell Tower: 2,750 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Lavaridge Town Hot Springs: 2,750 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Eterna Forest Old Chateau: 2,750 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Black and White Dragonspiral Tower to Castelia City Skyarrow Bridge: 3,850 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon X and Y Lumiose City Prism Tower: 3,850 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Sun and Moon Poni Island Seafolk Village: 3,850 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Sword and Shield Hammerlocke Hammerlocke Stadium: 3,850 yen, tax included
- Paper Craft Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Mesagoza Orange Academy/Grape Academy: 3,850 yen, tax included
- Framed Town Map: 16,500 yen each, tax included
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