Sleeping Pokémon Plushes—yes, sleeping—have officially landed at Costco, and shoppers are already calling them a must-have.

The team sought guidance from the Association of Zoos & Aquariums and the Orangutan Species Survival Plan and discussed the baby’s best interest, ultimately deciding “to hand-rear the infant,” and ...

Labubus are newer to the scene, yet they have uniquely broken through in a way that no other stuffed animal has in 2025. “The Labubu rise in popularity is a one-of-a-kind moment,” Wilson says.

Though technology is always evolving, Theroux loves that “stuffed animals at their core haven’t changed.” “Stuffies are still all over the place,” he said.

The Pokemon Center opened up orders for a new and returning collection of Pokemon Dreams stuffed animals that features eight different plush characters as they sleep. They start at $29.99. However ...

So, a stuffed animal may be sort of a good alternative to having someone else sleeping in your bed.” Even over the course of a life, it makes sense to need contact when you sleep, Lamar added.

So, a stuffed animal may be sort of a good alternative to having someone else sleeping in your bed." Even over the course of a life, it makes sense to need contact when you sleep, Lamar added.

But stuffed animals aren’t just for people working through trauma. Anyone can benefit from the gentleness, softness and self-soothing that a cute, plush object can bring, Genecov said.