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![Uniqlo looks back to the very start of Pokémon with new black-and-white pixel art T-shirts[Pics]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/0_c18d33.jpg?w=640 "Uniqlo looks back to the very start of Pokémon with new black-and-white pixel art T-shirts[Pics]")
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![Japan now has a Pokémon airport that features every species of Flying-type ever[Video]](https://soranews24.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/07/1_8ad1a1.jpg?w=640 "Japan now has a Pokémon airport that features every species of Flying-type ever[Video]")
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