Hori Unveils Pokémon Pixel Art Switch 2 Accessories and HORIPAD Turbo Controllers
Hori has announced a fresh set of retro-styled accessories for Nintendo Switch 2 fans of Pokémon, leaning into pixel art designs themed around both fire and grass starters. The range includes multiple carrying cases, game card holders, and matching wireless HORIPAD Turbo controllers, with pricing and release timing that vary by region.
What Hori announced for Pokémon Pixel Red and Pixel Green on Switch 2
Hori shared the lineup on July 22 via its official X account. The collection is built around pixel sprite artwork rather than generic Pokémon graphics, and is split into two colorways: Pixel Red (fire-focused) and Pixel Green (grass-focused).
- Two Switch 2 cases (Pixel Red and Pixel Green)
- Game Card cases (Pixel Red and Pixel Green)
- Two matching wireless HORIPAD Turbo controllers (Pixel Red and Pixel Green)
Pixel Red: the items listed first (including pre-orders)
Hori Pokémon Pixel Red Adventure Pack (Switch 2 case)
- Price: $36.99 (pre-order listed)
- UK price: £29.99 (pre-order listed)
Hori’s Pixel Red Adventure Pack uses a red and brown palette and features pixel art of Charmander, Charmeleon, and Charizard on the front. Like other versions of this Adventure Pack model, the case is designed to hold the Switch 2 handheld, up to six games, and smaller accessories. It also includes two straps and clasps so it can be worn around the waist or across the chest.
Hori Pokémon Pixel Red Game Card Case
- Price: $12.99
- Availability notes: listed as out of stock at Amazon at the time of reporting, with purchase offered via Best Buy
The Pixel Red Game Card Case is part of the wider set and matches the same retro pixel style.
Wireless HORIPAD Turbo (Pokémon Pixel Red)
- US availability: shown as out of stock at Amazon and Best Buy
- UK price: £54.99
- UK launch timing: expected August 15, 2026
The Pixel Red HORIPAD Turbo is described as using TMR sticks and includes gyroscope controls. It’s also noted as having a 10-hour battery life. The controller’s transparent black-and-red chassis includes pixel sprites of Charizard plus Aerodactyl, Arcanine, and Marowak.
Hori’s own pixel art also ties into Gen I-era styling, including a nod to Cinnabar Island’s cracked-earth look that aligns with the original games’ Blaine gym theme.
Pixel Green: controller and storage options heading to Switch 2
Wireless HORIPAD Turbo (Pokémon Pixel Green)
- US availability: listed as sold out at US retailers
- Style note: green chassis with Bulbasaur as the featured Pokémon
The Pixel Green wireless controller is presented as using the same feature set as the Pixel Red HORIPAD Turbo, including TMR sticks and gyroscope controls, with the same 10-hour battery life.
Hori 24-Game Card Case (Pokémon Pixel Green)
- Storage capacity: up to 24 Switch 2 and Switch carts
- US availability: described as difficult to find in stock at the time of reporting
- UK launch timing: available to pre-order at Amazon UK ahead of an August launch
This Pixel Green 24-game card case is also described as glittery, matching the tone of the Pixel Red set.
Hori Puff Pouch (Pokémon Pixel Green)
- US availability: listed as out of stock at retailers such as Amazon
- UK pre-order price: £29.99 at Amazon UK
The Pixel Green Puff Pouch is included as part of the same themed lineup and is positioned as a matching carry option alongside the Pixel Green Game Card Case.
Design details: Kanto-style inspiration with a broader Pokémon-era hint
While the products are framed as nostalgia for Pokémon’s early era, the pixel art includes a specific detail that appears to reference a different region-era design. One example cited is the Pokémon Center printed on the Pixel Green controller: its rounded roof design is said to resemble the Hoenn-era (Generation III) Pokémon Center layout more than the flat-roof version seen in the original games and in Fire Red/Leaf Green remakes.
The assessment given is that this likely signals the accessories draw from older Pokémon eras broadly, rather than pointing to any specific unannounced Pokémon release coming to Nintendo Switch Online.
Release timing and where to look for a full set
In the US, multiple items in the range are listed as currently unavailable at major retailers at the time of reporting, with exceptions noted such as the Pixel Red Game Card case. UK customers are described as having an easier path to the full collection, with the overall range expected to be available starting August 15, 2026.
- Example US price already purchasable: Pixel Red 24 Game Card Case listed at $12.99 (at the time referenced)
- Example UK availability: range expected to start at £11.99 on Amazon UK
- Specific UK controller timing: Pixel Red HORIPAD Turbo expected August 15, 2026
