Playing the Pokemon games, watching the show, and collecting the trading cards is all well and good, but some people want their fandom of the series to go further than that. Especially those of you who have grown up on Pokemon and might be looking for more grown-up ways to show the world Pokemon is for everyone, regardless of how old you are. One of the best ways to do that is to kit your home out in Pokemon decor.
Since Pokemon officially has its hands on just about everything you could possibly imagine at this point on its timeline, there's an almost endless number of items to choose from when it comes to kitting out your house with home decor inspired by the series. That also means there's a long list of items to choose from when buying a gift for the grown-up Pokemon fan in your life. Whether buying for your own home or some else's, we've got something to suit any and all Pokemon fans below.
Best Pokemon Home Decor Gifts
Pokemon Winter Wonders Pillow Covers
Pikachu Pokemon Pillows
Pokemon scatter pillows you can bundle together in one spot, spread around a room, or dot around your house. I like the final option. Let visitors know you love Pikachu in as many rooms as possible.
- Four pillows to dot around the house
- Other Pokemon printed on the back
- Can't pick and choose colors, you get one of each
- Covers only, pillows need to be bought separately
Pikachu Pokemon pillows. Not only is it fun to say, but they're fun to own, and also fun to give as gifts, especially around the holidays. Even though they have a wintery feel to them, these covers can definitely be used year-round. Also, before you give me stick for playing a Pikachu card right off the bat, flip these bad boys over and take a look at the print on the back. Each cushion is covered in different Pokemon including Vulpix, Glaceon, and Piplup. The only real downside is you're paying for the covers alone, so make sure whoever you're buying them for has some cushions that will fit inside.
Kanto Gym Badge Magnets
Now, Where's Indigo Plateau?
Still the eight badges most synonymous with the Pokemon series as they were the ones introduced in the very first games. Now Kanto's badges are officially fridge magnets.
- Beautifully made in incredibly rich detail
- No need to beat eight gym leaders, just pay $20
- Badges from other games and regions not currently available
As many Pokemon games and their various badges and trainers are thrown at us, fans of a certain age will always recognize the eight badges above as the ones you need to become a Pokemon Master more than any that have come since. The eight badges you needed to collect on the very first Pokemon journey in Red, Blue, and then Yellow. Recreated as magnets in stunning detail, buy these for someone who needs reminding of their battles with the original Elite Four every time they go to the fridge for a snack.
Pokemon Curtains
Kids Need Home Decor Too
Not all home decor needs to be for grown-ups. The best room in the house to kit out in Pokemon gear is your child's bedroom, and including these curtains in your plan means some of the OG 'mons will be the focal point of that room every single night.
- Showcases the best Pokemon for any young fan to start with
- Incredibly affordable and regularly on sale
- Curtains available in a lot of different designs
- Unclear whether the product is licensed by Pokemon, so it probably isn't
You hear the phrase home decor and you probably think of boring grown-up stuff like plants and cushions. However, kids' rooms need to be decorated too, and that's where Pokemon products really come into their own. It's where Pokemon stuff can be extra colorful, and that's exactly what these curtains are. The perfect representation of Kanto, the anime, and its starter Pokemon as Pikachu is back, and they've brought a few more of the most instantly recognizable Pokemon on the planet along with them.
Destination Pokemon Posters
Take Me To Alola
Pokemon's world is filled with beautiful destinations that will be tourist spots for everyone who calls that fictional universe home. These posters showcase each region's beauty in a way that looks like they have been made to appeal to those tourists.
- The first eight regions are all a part of the set
- Captures the beauty of every single region
- A Paldea poster will likely be added to the set
- They will ship flat so no risk of curled up posters
- Paldea is too new to have its own poster
I've noticed as an adult that posters often have a stigma attached to them. They're viewed as things kids have on their walls depicting footballers or scantily-clad celebrities. However, posters can also be art, even Pokemon ones. In fact, in this specific instance, especially Pokemon ones. The Pokemon Destination Posters set includes eight posters, each of them capturing the beauty of a different region from Kanto all the way through to Galar. Galar was actually added to the collection after it already existed which means the set may well get a Paldea poster in the future too.
Pokemon Pokeball Cookie Jar
Perfect For Your Pokemon Sleep Biscuits
Pokemon biscuits are a bigger deal than ever now thanks to Pokemon Sleep. You can't keep those cookies in this snazzy Pokeball cookie jar, but you can keep real ones, and any number of other treats, in there if you like.
- Officially licensed and made by Silver Buffalo
- Silver Buffalo has a lot of different licensed cookie jars available
- Pretty big, capable of holding a lot of cookies
- Silver Buffalo or not, $40 is a lot of money for a cookie jar
Whether you're thinking someone needs something to perfectly store their cookies, or you think they might need an item to protect their biscuits from visitors and little ones, this Pokeball cookie jar is the answer. Usually, what's inside is the main event of a cookie jar being brought into the equation, but with this one, its design will get everybody's attention before they remember what they actually want is inside. Pokemon biscuits have also never been hotter as they're what you need to befriend Pokemon in Pokemon Sleep. You can't keep those biscuits in this jar, but it's perfect for Pokemon Oreos.
Pokemon Peel And Stick Wall Decals
Peel And Stick 'Em All
An entire selection of different Pokemon that have been turned into decals. Decals that can be stuck to interior walls and peeled off without leaving a mark and so they can then be stuck and peeled elsewhere.
- 25 different decals included in the set
- Can be used over and over again
- Won't leave any sticky residue on your walls
- Lots of fun for not a lot of money, especially when on sale
- Might not work on uneven or textured surfaces
- Very little love for Pokemon after gen one
If you know someone with little kids, know that they live in fear that at any given moment, they could walk into a room and that room has been redecorated with a set of felt tip pens by their little ones. Even if you put all pens up and out of the way, don't worry, they'll find them. How about helping those little ones learn that drawing on the walls isn't okay by giving them something they can stick all over them instead? This set of Pokemon decals has been specifically designed to be stuck on interior walls and peeled off without leaving a mark. They can then be stuck elsewhere, letting your kids decorate as many walls and rooms as they like.
Pokemon Gardening Medium Planter
Plant Some Leech Seeds
Most Pokemon live outside, so your Pokemon home decor should extend to the garden too. It's also best that anything in the garden revolves around Grass-types, so this Bulbasaur plant pot ticks all the boxes.
- Part of a wider Pokemon Gardening collection
- Grass-type Pokemon for some plant action
- Can be used indoors or outdoors
- Expensive when not bought through the Pokemon Center
While I don't know this for a fact, my time with Pokemon has led me to believe much like animals in the real world, Pokemon live outside. Wild Pokemon that is, not ones that have been caught so they live in Pokeballs or are shacked up with Ash's mom like Mr. Mime. Sorry, no time for that tangent now. Since most Pokemon live outside, the best part of a house to deck out in Pokemon gear is the garden. This plant pot is the perfect place to start, and maybe you can grow something in there that looks a little like a Pokemon. An Oddish would be easy to do if you pretend everything other than its leaves is buried in the soil. Wait, is that a little dark? I'm sure it'll be fine.
FAQ
How Many Pokemon Are There?
We've come a long way since the days of there only being 151 Pokemon to remember. The Pokemon Company has expanded on that original selection time and time again, up until now where there's an eye-watering 1,010 Pokemon in total. Good luck catching 'em all now, especially since Game Freak has stopped including all of them in each of its new games.
What Is The Strongest Pokemon?
If you have played the Pokemon games for as long as I have, you've probably had a few healthy debates over who the strongest Pokemon of all is. Mewtwo might have a claim, but the general consensus now is Arceus. Considered the creator of the Pokemon universe, and the creature responsible for space and time as its inhabitants know it, it's hard to argue with anyone who tells you Arceus, which is basically a Pokemon god, isn't the strongest Pokemon of all.