Hey Trainers!

I hope everyone who celebrates is having a cozy Thanksgiving week! I wanted to share a quick update about Surveys and the Pre-Order Store for PokéBites.

🎟 Surveys are Coming Next Week

BackerKit Surveys will be going out next week, after the Thanksgiving holiday.
In your Survey, you’ll be able to:

• Choose your specific Pokémon Pin and Filler Pin designs
• Confirm your shipping address (or contact me about Local Pickup)
• Add any extra pins or goodies before I lock orders and charge cards

🛒 Pre-Order Store is now open!

If you missed the campaign or want to grab extra items, the PokéBites Pre-Order Store is now open:

A few notes:

• Pre-orders will ship at the same time as campaign rewards.
• If you’re already a backer, you don’t need to go through the Pre-Order Store to add items! You’ll be able to add them directly in your BackerKit Survey.

💖 Thanks again and happy holidays!

Hi everyone!

The PokéBites campaign finished about 12 hours ago, and I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you for all your support!! 💕 You made my first solo-run campaign an amazing success, and I genuinely can't wait to do more. I learned a lot, and I know there are things I can improve on next time, so thanks for sticking it out with me! 🥰 /gush

Because of you, we were able to unlock a whole spread of delicious little snack 'mons:

• 🍃 Chikorita & Chickpea Salad
• 🔥 Tepig & Takoyaki plus Dango Variant
• 💧 Totodile & Sushi Rolls

 

🏆 Kanto Trio Challenge | We Did It… With a Tie?!

We reached 19 out of 20 add-ons for the Kanto Trio Challenge. That’s close enough for me to call it a success, so I’ll be ordering one Kanto Starter pin as promised!

The catch? We ended in a tie! 😂

• 🧡 Charmander with gradient fire tail
• 💙 Squirtle with magnetic sunglasses

So, I’m leaving the final decision up to you!

I’ll be posting a poll that will run for 3 days, where you can vote for Charmander or Squirtle with Sunglasses as the official Kanto Trio winner. Once the poll closes and we have a champion, I’ll lock in that design for production. 🥇

*Should Squirtle win, the sunglasses will come as a free addition with the pin! After this campaign ends, any future orders of Squirtle won't automatically include the sunglasses, but they can be added on for an additional small fee.

📝 Surveys & Timeline

Here’s what’s coming up next: 

• 📊 Kanto Trio Challenge Poll: 3 day duration, ending Sunday.
• 📝 Surveys: I’ll send them 3 – 4 days from now, after the poll winner is decided.
  • In your survey, you’ll:
    • Confirm your pin choices
    • Add on any extra goodies
    • Enter your shipping address

Please keep an eye on your email during that window so you don’t miss your survey!


 

🛠 Production & Shipping

• 🏭 Production start:
  Pin production will begin in the first week of December. I’m already in contact with my manufacturer, and they’re ready to keep an eye out for the final files and quantities once surveys are in.
• 📦 Shipping estimate:
  I’m currently estimating a March – April 2026 shipping window.

As we move through:

• proofs
• production
• shipping preparation

I’ll share updates here on BackerKit so you’ll always know where things stand. If anything changes that might affect the timeline, I’ll let you know as soon as possible!

 🛒 Pre-Order Store (Late Pledges)

If you have a friend who missed the campaign, or you’re kicking yourself for not grabbing an extra pin, don’t worry! I’ll be opening the BackerKit pre-order store soon. 🛍️

• New folks will be able to late pledge and grab any of the unlocked designs.
• Existing backers will still be able to add extras through their survey/add-ons.

I’ll post a short update once the pre-order store is live with a direct link you can share!

Thank you again for making PokéBites such a fun and successful campaign. I can’t wait to show you more behind-the-scenes as these little snack gremlins head into production~ 💖

 

Next up on the menu? Cyndaquil! 🔥
Help us unlock this fiery little snack gremlin!






 

Quick update on the Kanto Trio Challenge:

~ Qesque
  🎨 Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Bluesky: @Qesque 

New Achievement Unlocked!

Our favorite bite-sized gator, Totodile, has officially joined the PokéBites menu! 🐊🍣✨ All thanks to you amazing backers~ 💖 And we’re rolling right into the Sushi Rolls Filler Pin next! 🎊

🎁 Social Goal Progress Report! 

Every like, comment, and share helps unlock these bonus stickers for everyone! 🫶
If you haven’t yet, hop over and drop a comment or share to help us cross the finish line!

 🌿🔥💧 Kanto Trio Challenge Update!