Pokemon's Mega Absol, Mega Banette and Mega Sableye plushes revealed

Mega Evolution was thrust back into the spotlight in a big way in 2025 thanks to its inclusion as a core mechanic in Pokemon Legends: ZA. That reintroduction has spilled over into 2026, as some of the Mega Evolved Pokémon featured in the last game have been added to a growing collection of Mega Evolution plushies.

The three newest Mega Evolution plushies revealed by The Pokemon Company, which will be available at Pokemon Centers in Japan later this week, are Mega Banette, Mega Absol and Mega Sableye. All Mega Evolutions introduced before Pokemon Legends: ZA, but the trio was introduced to a whole new generation of Pokemon fans via Game Freak's latest release.

Banette, Absol and Sableye join the Pokémon Mega Evolution Plush Collection

The three plushies are standard sized and based on the design of each Pokemon. Mega Absol has a much larger and fluffier tail than a normal Absol, Mega Banette is much taller than a normal Banette with golden markings and large claws, and Mega Sableye's distinguishing feature is the large red gem it uses to defend itself.

Yes, as always, these plushies will be available in Japan before they become available for purchase elsewhere. Mega Evolution plushies tend to get a worldwide release, but it's just impossible to predict when the global release might be. On the one hand, you'd think Pokemon would want to capitalize on the launch of Legends: ZA, and with it, the renewed popularity of Mega Evolution, while the game is at the forefront of everyone's minds. On the other hand, it has a lot more on its mind in the coming months than it usually does.

mega gardevoir in front of other mega evolution pokemon plushies.

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Mega Evolution plushies are here just in time for Pokemon Legends: ZA.

That's because we're officially in Pokemon's anniversary year, with Pokemon Day just a little more than a month away. We already know that Pokemon's first Lego set will be released shortly after that anniversary, along with Pokemon Pokopia, and there are almost certainly more announcements to be made on February 27th.

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The big one that most fans are expecting is news about Pokemon's Gen 10 games. Leaks have claimed that these games will be called Pokemon Wind & Wave. Although it will only have been four months since the launch of Legends: ZA, there is a chance that we will be shown the Gen 10 games for the first time next month, and even a chance that they will get a 2026 release date.

Back to the incoming trio of plushies, Banette, Absol and Sableye will be joining the recently revealed Mega Dragonite plushie. Despite the backlash against its design when it was revealed in 2025, Mega Dragonite is the first all-new Mega design from Legends: ZA to get its own plush.