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Canadian Pokémon fans hoping to get their hands on the little plastic Pikachus and Eevees set to launch with the forthcoming Pokémon Rumble U are going to have a tough time catching them all.

It turns out that at this time, Nintendo Co. Ltd. has no plans to bring the figures — which connect to Pokémon Rumble Uand the Wii Uvia near-field communications (NFC) technology — to Canada.

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Although Pokémon Rumble U will arrive in Canada on August 29, just as it will in the United States, the small figures which are designed to accompany the game will not be sold in Canada.

According to a Nintendo spokesperson, even in the United States, the figures will only be available as part of an “extremely limited edition,” which almost guarantees that the figurines will wind up being hot commodities on eBay.

Retailing for US$3.99 at participating GameStops, the toy Pokémon can link up directly with the game and can be modified to be stronger allies, similar to the action figurines which accompany Activision-Blizzard Inc.’s Skylanders series of games and toys.