Summary
It’s no secret thatPokémonis a legendary franchise, with over two decades of relevance and no signs of stopping anytime soon. Perhaps the most legendary part about Pokémonis the sheer number of awesome collectiblesthat exist,including figurinesanda card game, amongother additions.
Oh, and soap.
Yes, soap. Because, as it turns out, in Germany,Bübchen, a brand dedicated to skincare products for babies and kids, decided to collaborate with the popular IPto create Pokémon-themed soap. And not just any soap, either. Shampoo based aroundPokémon Sapphire, the first game of Gen 3.
And just like the games and show, someone managed to “Catch ‘Em All.”
Get Schiggy With It
As first shared on Reddit, a German Pokémon fan managed to collect all eight bottles of the Bübchen shampoo line. Each bottle is dedicated to a specific Pokémon, with four of them having matching colorways.
There are four dedicated to Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Pikachu, with matching colors. Then, on top of that, there are four dedicated to Mewtwo, Kyogre, Groudon and Rayquaza in sleek black bottles.
Naturally,fans in the Reddit thread were more interested in the German translation of popular Pokémon. For example, Squirtle is Schiggy and Charmander is Glumanda. As cool as the Squirtle Squad is, the Schiggy Squad has just as good of a ring to it.
Elsewhere,one fan managed to convince the OP that they worked for a marketing department related to Bübchen and that they were still missing four bottles, including a limited-edition bottle dedicated to Weezing of all Pokémon.
“I don’t want to smell like a Weezing,“the collector wrote in response, before the commenter revealed it was all a joke.
“I just made it up to pull your leg,“they wrote. “I barely know anything of Pokémon, and I even had to Google the names for them.”
Jokes aside, these are a pretty cool lot of collectibles, and they certainly beat the typical mini-figurines and what have you. As for this writer, I would love a bottle of Pikachu shampoo. I’m not sure why, but I reckon it probably smells the best of the lot.
