For the first time in about twenty years, Pokémon bread is back in South Korea. And the snacks are flying off the shelves.
the Pokemon Anime did not debut in South Korea until 1999 due to the nationwide ban on Japanese goods. The bread was available in South Korea at the time until the early 2000s, but was not sold after that. Chosun Online reports that Pokémon Bread returned to Korean stores in late February 2022 at a price of 1,500 won (US$1.22) a piece.
Pokémon bread is a popular snack in its native Japan. My children grew up with it and the bread didn’t that It’s great to be honest, it definitely appeals to fans: every piece of bread is wrapped pocket monster thematic packaging, and comes with collectible Pokemon Sticker.
According to Chosun Online, it’s spot onIn the first week of sales in South Korea, 1.5 million Pokémon bread snacks were sold. The sales are reportedly spurring on people in their 20s and 30s, who were children when the bread was previously sold in South Korea. They probably grabbed the snack out of nostalgia.
Fans and influencers have also posted pictures and reviews of Pokémon Bread on social media and YouTube. Others have bought hundreds of them Pokemon Bread snacks, stream every sticker they pulled.
All of it further aroused interest. There are reports that the snacks are selling out and die-hard traders are going from supermarket to supermarket hoping to snag the coveted treat. The stickers are also sold individually online in South Korea, with some commanding significantly higher prices. The Squirtle sticker, for example, is said to cost 15,000 won ($12.20). That’s ten times more expensive than a piece of actual bread! In order to get such Pokémon bread stickers, you have to eat them all.
