Starbucks Japan x Pokémon: Pikachu Honey Cream Latte and 41 merch items from 30 September 2026
Starbucks Japan and Pokémon launch a Japan-only collaboration on 30 September 2026 with a Pikachu Honey Cream Latte and 41 merch items.
- The campaign centers on the Pikachu Honey Cream Latte and a merchandise collection of 41 items.
- The latte costs about 690 yen, is only available in Tall size, and will be sold in stores.
What happened
Starbucks Japan has announced a collaboration with Pokémon that begins on 30 September 2026 in Japan. The promotion combines a special drink with a wide merchandise drop, with coverage describing the collection as 41 items or more than 40 products. Starbucks says the lineup includes mugs, tumblers, aprons, bags, stickers, keychains, gift cards, and coffee accessories.
The main product is the Pikachu Honey Cream Latte. According to the available information, the recipe was chosen through a nationwide contest that drew more than 700 entries. The winning submission came from Junko Nitta, who works at Starbucks Coffee Koriyama Asaka. That makes the drink not just a Pokémon-themed release, but also an internally selected Starbucks recipe.
The latte will be sold only in Starbucks stores and not online. The price is around 690 yen, or about US$4.34, and the drink is available only in Tall size. Some reports mention a sales window from 30 September to 8 October 2026, but that timeframe is less firmly confirmed than the launch date itself.
For the merchandise, part of the lineup will be available through the Starbucks Japan online store, but it has not been confirmed that all 41 items will appear in every sales channel. The collaboration has so far only been announced for Japan; there is no official confirmation that the Pikachu Honey Cream Latte or the collection will launch outside Japan.
Timeline
2026-09-24: Starbucks Japan x Pokémon appears in coverage, with details on the latte, the roughly 690-yen price, and the 41-item merch collection.
2026-09-30: Planned start of the collaboration in Japan, including the Pikachu Honey Cream Latte and the first merchandise sales.
2026-10-08: Some reports list this as the end date for latte sales, but that date is not as firmly confirmed across coverage.
Background
The available information still leaves open which merchandise will be sold online and which items will be store-only. Starbucks has named several product categories, but has not fully broken down how distribution works for each item. As a result, only select products are confirmed for the online store.
There is also some uncertainty around the drink’s run time. The strongest confirmation in coverage is the 30 September 2026 start date, while the reported 8 October 2026 end date should be treated as less certain. The mix of a contest-winning drink, a fixed launch date, and a large merchandise drop makes this a clearly defined Japan-only release.
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Sources
- IGN: Starbucks Japan x Pokémon collaboration announced
- Game Rant: Starbucks Pokémon collab