Bandai Namco announced 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 confirmed if or when we’ll see it worldwide, but Bandai Namco does tend to release these types of items everywhere.
All nine of the Pokemon starters keychains cover the nine generations released 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.
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.
- Kanto: Charmander, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur.
- Johto: Cyndaquil, Totodile, and Chikorita.
- Hoenn: Mudkip, Torchic, and Treecko.
- Sinnoh: Chimchar, Piplup, and Turtwig.
- Unova: Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott.
- Kalos: Chespin, Fennekin, and Froakie.
- Alola: Litten, Rowlet, and Popplio.
- Galar: Grookey, Sobble, and Scorbunny.
- Paldea: Quaxly, Sprigatito, and Fuecoco.
Here are the official photos of all the keychains and the Gashapon teaser image.
Image via Bandai Namco
The Pokemon starters keychains will debut in Japanese capsule machines the week of March 8, 2026. The next game to appear will be the spin-off Pokemon Pokopia, which debuts on the Switch 2 on March 5, 2026.
