Summary
Uniqlo is famous for two things - creating clothing that is reasonably priced, functional, and looks good, but also teaming up with fun IPs to create some truly unique collections. One of the most notable series Uniqlo works with isPokemon, and the two brands are teaming up once again this summer for what appears to be Uniqlo’s most expansive Pokemon collection to date.
Uniqlo revealed the upcoming Pokemon collectionon its website, providing a sneak peek at even more of the designs that will be included on social media. What makes this particular Pokemon x Uniqlo collab different from the ones that have come before it is its focus on the TCG. Not just the regular TCG, but alsoPokemon TCG Pocketwith artwork from both featured prominently on some of the new merch.
There are 17 designs in the new collection, all of which will be available to buy through Uniqlo’s websitestarting in mid-August. The t-shirts and sweatshirts appear to be exclusive to Japan for the time being, but Uniqlo ranges, particularly ones tied to IPs as popular as Pokemon, are not only rolled out elsewhere, but they’re added to the US site and made available elsewhere pretty quickly.
Put A Pokemon Card On Your T-Shirt
And Then Put That T-Shirt On Your Back
Whether you play the real Pokemon TCG, Pokemon TCG Pocket, or both, the items coming to Uniqlo this summer feature both. Not all of them are listed on Uniqlo’s site yet, but I imagine they’ll all be there by the time it goes on sale this August. The red sweatshirt with the Charizard ex artwork from Pokemon TCG Pocket’s Genetic Apex set, for example, isn’t up at Uniqlo, but it’s the item I want most of the 17 pictured, so I’ll be keeping a close eye out for it throughout August.
The artwork from Pocket’s Mewtwo immersive rare has also been slapped on a sweatshirt. As for the regular TCG, there’s a very nice-looking full art Lapras, and old school Eevee and Snorlax designs. Not everything in the collection is just a Pokemon card printed on a shirt. There are some more inventive designs coming Uniqlo’s way too, including the headliner, which features Pikachu’s silhouette filled with different card art used for Pokemon’s mascot over the years.
The t-shirts are listed for 1,500 yen ($11), andthe sweatshirts for 2,990 yen ($21). Very reasonable, and even though they will be more expensive in the US, unless the tariffs have changed things, they shouldn’t cost too much more. Licensed Uniqlo t-shirts tend to be between $20 and $30, so hopefully that will be the case for items in this new Pokemon collection. Until they arrive, you will be able to keep yourself busy opening packs fromPocket’s next booster pack addition on Thursday.
