{"id":6830,"date":"2026-07-31T00:26:56","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-shushushu-board-game-japan-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T16:26:56","slug":"pokemon-shushushu-board-game-japan-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-shushushu-board-game-japan-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! Out Now in Japan \u2014 The Card-Flinging Board Game Worth Importing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Pok\u00e9mon Company has launched its fourth official tabletop game in Japan, and it might be the most fun one yet: <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu!<\/strong> (\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30b7\u30e5\u30b7\u30e5\u30b7\u30e5\uff01) went on sale today, July 30, exclusively at Pok\u00e9mon Center stores and Pok\u00e9mon Center Online Japan. For Singapore Pok\u00e9mon fans who regularly import from Japan, this is a solid pick-up at under \u00a52,000.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-shushushu-detail.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! product detail\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! Works<\/h2>\n<p>The concept is brilliantly tactile. Every Pok\u00e9mon card in the game has a number printed on it. On your turn, you physically flick or throw a Pok\u00e9 Ball card across the table \u2014 if it lands covering all the numbers on a Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s card, that Pok\u00e9mon is caught and added to your score pile. The player who racks up the highest total wins.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000000884.000026665.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official press release (Japanese)<\/a> names four throwing techniques you can deploy: the shuriken throw, the mountain throw, the drop throw, and the spin throw. That immediately makes it a dexterity contest as much as anything else, which fits perfectly as a party or family game. Special Pok\u00e9 Ball cards with unique catch-effects add a strategic wrinkle on top.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch It in Action<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fsc1v3LU1bY\" title=\"\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300e\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30b7\u30e5\u30b7\u30e5\u30b7\u30e5\uff01\u300f\u30d7\u30ed\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u6620\u50cf\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>\u3010\u516c\u5f0f\u3011\u300e\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30b7\u30e5\u30b7\u30e5\u30b7\u30e5\uff01\u300f\u30d7\u30ed\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u6620\u50cf \u2014 via \u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u516c\u5f0fYouTube\u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cards, Contents, and the Pok\u00e9mon Inside<\/h2>\n<p>The complete card list has not been published, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.famitsu.com\/article\/202607\/82219\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Famitsu hands-on preview (Japanese)<\/a> confirms the box includes a set of Pok\u00e9mon cards and several Pok\u00e9 Ball card types, with certain Pok\u00e9mon triggering bonus effects when caught. Some Pok\u00e9 Ball cards carry special mechanics that shake up the standard catch rules, keeping the game unpredictable round to round.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-shushushu-gameplay.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! gameplay contents\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Price and How Singapore Fans Can Get It<\/h2>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! is priced at <strong>1,760 yen (tax included)<\/strong> \u2014 around S$16 at the current rate, before shipping. The game is a Japan-exclusive release through three official channels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pok\u00e9mon Center stores in Japan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemoncenter-online.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pok\u00e9mon Center Online Japan<\/a> (ships internationally, including Singapore)<\/li>\n<li>Amazon.co.jp\u2019s official Pok\u00e9mon Store listing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is no confirmed global release date and no announcement that The Pok\u00e9mon Company plans to bring Shushushu! to other markets. Your clearest options as a Singapore fan are ordering directly through Pok\u00e9mon Center Online Japan, which handles international shipping, or routing through a Japan proxy or forwarding service. Given the \u00a51,760 price tag, shipping costs will likely exceed the game itself \u2014 worth bundling with other Japan-exclusive Pok\u00e9mon merch if you have a cart building up.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-shushushu-promo.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! promotional announcement image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Growing Series of Official Pok\u00e9mon Board Games<\/h2>\n<p>Shushushu! is the fourth entry in The Pok\u00e9mon Company\u2019s line of party-style tabletop games, following Pok\u00e9mon Babanuki, Pok\u00e9mon Babanuki Super High Tension, and Pok\u00e9mon Taruka. Each game takes a simple real-world mechanic \u2014 card tricks, flicking \u2014 and wraps it in Pok\u00e9mon. None of these titles get wide global distribution, which makes them appealing to collectors and fans who like having something physically unique from Japan.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-shushushu-cards.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Shushushu! card spread\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For more Japan-exclusive Pok\u00e9mon picks and local merchandise news, check out our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/shop-and-merchandise\/\">shop and merchandise coverage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Pokemon\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pokemon Company\u2019s Shushushu! board game is now available at Pok\u00e9mon Centers in Japan. Throw Pok\u00e9 Ball cards to catch Pok\u00e9mon \u2014 here\u2019s how Singapore fans can import it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[11,23],"tags":[765,784,31],"class_list":["post-6830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-game-news","category-shop-and-merchandise","tag-board-games","tag-japan","tag-pokemon"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/pokemon-shushushu-box.jpg?fit=1500%2C1500&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1Ma","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5717,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/pokemon-team-rocket-card-game-november-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":6830,"position":0},"title":"Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s New Team Rocket Card Game Drops November 2026","date":"July 14, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Pok\u00e9mon and YOKA Games announce \u201cAre You Perhaps Team Rocket?\u201d, a card game where you play the villains. 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