Pepsi Is Dropping Exclusive Pokémon Pepsi Bottles—and We Want to Drink ’em All

They’re only available for a limited time, so you gotta drink ém all… fast!

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It’s the 30th anniversary of Pokémon, and we’ve already covered several new tie-in products like the Target-exclusive Pokémon Pop Tarts. But while the U.S. is getting a ton of Poké-merchandise for this anniversary, it’s nothing compared to the horde of new merch that’s flooding Japan. And one of the biggest is from Suntory Beverage & Food, the company that distributes Japanese Pepsi products.

They just unveiled a line of themed beverage bottles featuring artwork of 18 different Pokémon over several different drink brands that fans can hunt for in stores like… like…oh, if only there was an easy metaphor for hunting down cute animals and collecting them? You know, like Beanie Babies?

Here’s All the Pokémon Pepsi Products You Can Grab

The bottles will be available across six Suntory brands, with each one getting three exclusive Pokémon bottles featuring three different “evolutions” of one Pokémon. The brands are:

• C.C. Lemon: A carbonated lemon soda that features the Vitamin C of 28 lemons in each can.
  • Pokémon: Pichu, Pikachu & Raichu.
• Pepsi Big Zero: A Japanese-exclusive, sugar-free version of Pepsi with zero calories.
  • Pokémon: Charmander, Charmeleon & Charizard.
• Pepsi Big Zero Lemon: Pepsi Big Zero with a strong lemon kick.
  • Pokémon: Squirtle, Wartortle & Blastoise.
• POP Melon: A sweet, muskmelon-flavored soda based on the soda fountain drinks of classic Japanese coffee shops, known as “kissatens.”
  • Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur & Venusaur.
• Natchan Apple: This one’s a sweetened apple juice.
  • Pokémon: Applin (of course), Dipplin & Hydrapple.
• Natchan Orange: A sweetened orange juice.
  • Pokémon: Pawmi, Pawmo & Pawmot

Where Can I Find These?

Well, the obvious answer is in Japan, where they’ll be just about everywhere bottled drinks are sold. As for the states, your best bet is searching out Asian grocery store and retail chains like Mitsuwa Marketplace or Daiso. If you want to order them online, you might try the online Asian supermarket Weee!, which offers a wide range of Suntory products, although I’m betting they won’t tell you if you’re getting a Pokémon bottle or just a regular bottle of C.C. Lemon.

But I guess that’s just part of the hunt, right? Good luck!