Bandai Namco, Nintendo, and Game Freak are heating up Japan’s capsule toy machines with a new Pokémon Swing Collection lineup focused entirely on fire-type favourites.
The upcoming set will launch in Bandai Namco Gashapon machines in Japan at the end of May 2026. Each spin costs 300 yen, which is roughly around RM9 before any import markup, shipping, or reseller tax masuk sekali. As usual with Gashapon, you do not pick the design directly — you pay, spin, and pray RNG treats you nicely.
This fire-type batch includes five Pokémon keychains:
- Fennekin
- Charizard
- Typhlosion
- Flareon
- Victini
Each item is a simple Swing Collection-style charm with a ball chain attached at the top, so fans can clip it onto keys, bags, ita bags, display boards, or whatever daily-carry setup they are brave enough to expose to scratches. Nothing too complicated here — it is cute, compact merch built for collectors and casual Pokémon fans who still get weak when they see Charizard on anything.
The character selection is pretty solid. Fennekin, Charizard, and Typhlosion cover different starter generations, so there is a nice spread for fans who grew up with different eras of Pokémon. Flareon gives the Eevee evolution crowd something to chase, while Victini is the special pick of the set. It is the only Legendary/Mythical Pokémon in this wave, and also the only dual-type among the five.
For Malaysian and SEA collectors, the big question is not whether this set is nice — it clearly is — but whether it will be easy to get without paying painful reseller prices. Right now, there is no North American listing for the collection, and no confirmed wider international release. That means fans outside Japan will likely need to depend on import shops, hobby stores, marketplace sellers, or friends travelling to Japan if they want to collect the full lineup.
This is where the Gashapon life gets dangerous, bro. At 300 yen per try, the base price sounds cheap. But if you are buying through resellers in Malaysia, expect the final price to depend on demand, character popularity, and whether the seller is offering sealed capsules, blind pulls, or confirmed designs. Charizard almost always carries extra hype, so do not be shocked if that one becomes the annoying chase piece.
The Pokémon Swing Collection has already covered other themes before this. Past waves included an electric-type set featuring Pokémon like Pikachu, Jolteon, and Yamper, as well as a dragon-type lineup with Latios, Latias, and Dragonite. A fire-type collection feels like an obvious next step, especially with how many fan-favourite designs the typing has.
The timing also keeps Pokémon visible across games, anime, and merch. Siliconera notes that the newest entries mentioned are Pokémon Champions, currently on Switch and heading to mobile devices in 2026, plus Pokémon Pokopia for Switch 2. So even if you are not deep into capsule toy collecting, this is another reminder that Pokémon’s merch machine never really slows down.
For SEA fans, this is one to watch if you like small collectibles that do not take up figure-shelf space. Just maybe set a budget first — Gashapon collecting always starts with “just one spin” and somehow ends with you calculating shipping from Japan at 2am.
Source: Siliconera