Gotta snap 'em all: Polaroid unveils limited edition Pokémon cameras and film, and I'm obsessed

Polaroid and Pokémon have jointly announced a range of Pokémon -themed instant cameras and accessories Cameras include a version of the Polaroid Now Gen 3 styled after a Poké Ball, and versions of the Go Gen 3 styled after Pikachu and Sylveon All the releases, including Pokémon -styled film and accessories, will be limited edition I’m on the record as being a huge Polaroid fan — but this latest unexpected collab from the brand has me wishing I’d waited a little longer before buying my Polaroid Go Gen 3.

Polaroid has teamed up with Pokémon to help celebrate 30 years of the pocket-monster mega-franchise (the first Pokémon games were released for the Game Boy in 1996) and has produced a range of limited-edition Pokémon -themed cameras and accessories.

As you probably agree from the images above, the most eye-catching of the bunch is the Pikachu-styled version of the Polaroid Go Gen 3 , colored in the character’s iconic shade of electric yellow, complete with a yellow hand-strap in the lightning-bolt shade of Pikachu’s tail and a drawing of the little guy on the camera body.

Yes, that is a Poké Ball-themed camera case. (Image credit: Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK / Polaroid) There's also the Sylveon-styled version of the same camera, with a strap in the Fairy-type Pokémon ’s colors of pink, white and blue.

Alternatively, you could pick up a version of the larger Polaroid Now Gen 3 , which takes full-size I-Type film, in the classic red, white and black colors of a Poké Ball.

Although, in a small touch that I absolutely adore, all three cameras have Poké Ball-shaped shutter buttons. (Image credit: Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK / Polaroid) If you, like me, already own your Polaroid cameras, there are still ways you can get in on the Pokémon fun.

The collab also includes Polaroid Go and I-Type film in Pokémon styling, with frames themed after iconic monsters like Charmander, Clefairy and Squirtle in addition to Pikachu and Sylveon, and a Pokémon -themed camera strap.

And — I just love these — you can also get a camera case and photo album for your Polaroid Go in the shape and style of a Poké Ball! The special-edition Go Gen 3 versions in Pikachu and Sylveon styles can be picked up for $99.99 / £89.99 (around AU$140), while the Poké Ball-themed version of the Now Gen 3 starts at $139.99 / £129.99 (around AU$198).

Special editions of I-Type film will be priced at $22.99 USD / £21.99 (around AU$32) while the Go film will be $24.99 / £21.99 (around AU$35).

Basically, a couple of dollars over regular Polaroid film.

The three camera complete with stylized frames.