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Razer's Pikachu-Themed Wireless Earbuds Charge Inside a Poke Ball

Buying this product gives you a perfectly legitimate reason to carry around a mock up Poké Ball.

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Pokemon fans, eat your heart out: In China, the PC vendor Razer is selling a pair of wireless earbuds that charge inside a Poké Ball. 

The “Pickachu wireless earbuds” were unveiled on Monday for the Chinese market as part of an Easter surprise. Consumers are getting Razer’s Hammerhead True Wireless headphones, but packed inside a Pokemon-themed charging case. 

Razer has also redesigned the headphones to match the yellow colors of the Pikachu character. In addition, each earbud carries a Pikachu icon on the side. 


How the earbuds fit inside the case. How the earbuds fit inside the case.

On top of all this, the replica Poké Ball will come with sound effects taken from the Pokemon TV show, including from Pikachu himself. For instance, when you turn on the charging case, it’ll say “Pika! Pi~Ka~Chu.” When the battery gets low, it’ll then warn you by saying  “PikaPika! PikaPika!”

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The same product will also light up like a real Poke ball when charging your earbuds. “This is definitely every Pokemon trainer’s must-have dream for wireless headphones,” Razer said in promoting the product.

The charging cases for today’s wireless earbuds all tend to look pretty generic. So Razer’s idea to spice up the design by using a beloved video game series is definitely welcomed. (On the downside, the charging case probably won't fit easily inside a pocket.) 

Unfortunately, there’s no word on whether the Pokemon-themed earbuds will ever arrive in the US. But we’re crossing our fingers that they’ll land one day soon. In the meantime, the Pickachu wireless earbuds will officially go on sale in China for 849 yuan (US$120) this Thursday. Razer created the special model after creating a Pickachu-themed keyboard and mouse for the Chinese market last fall.

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I've been a journalist for over 15 years. I got my start as a schools and cities reporter in Kansas City and joined PCMag in 2017, where I cover satellite internet services, cybersecurity, PC hardware, and more. I'm currently based in San Francisco, but previously spent over five years in China, covering the country's technology sector.

Since 2020, I've covered the launch and explosive growth of SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service, writing 600+ stories on availability and feature launches, but also the regulatory battles over the expansion of satellite constellations, fights with rival providers like AST SpaceMobile and Amazon, and the effort to expand into satellite-based mobile service. I've combed through FCC filings for the latest news and driven to remote corners of California to test Starlink's cellular service.

I also cover cyber threats, from ransomware gangs to the emergence of AI-based malware. In 2024 and 2025, the FTC forced Avast to pay consumers $16.5 million for secretly harvesting and selling their personal information to third-party clients, as revealed in my joint investigation with Motherboard.

I also cover the PC graphics card market. Pandemic-era shortages led me to camp out in front of a Best Buy to get an RTX 3000. I'm now following how the AI-driven memory shortage is impacting the entire consumer electronics market. I'm always eager to learn more, so please jump in the comments with feedback and send me tips.

The Best Tech I've Had:

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  • I loved my Sega Saturn despite PlayStation's popularity.
  • The iPod Video I received as a gift in college
  • Xbox 360 FTW
  • The Galaxy Nexus was the first smartphone I was proud to own.
  • The PC desktop I built in 2013, which still works to this day.

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