{"id":557,"date":"2025-05-24T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T05:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=557"},"modified":"2025-05-24T22:00:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T05:00:42","slug":"uniqlo-releasing-first-ever-pokemon-t-shirts-inspired-by-trading-card-game-artwork%e3%80%90photos%e3%80%91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=557","title":{"rendered":"Uniqlo releasing first-ever Pok\u00e9mon T-shirts inspired by Trading Card Game artwork\u3010Photos\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702879\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-1.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Collaboration features big Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s stars and lesser-known species too<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uniqlo<\/strong> has announced that they\u2019ve got a new line of <strong>Pok\u00e9mon T-shirts<\/strong> on the way, and while the casual clothing chain and multimedia entertainment franchise <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2025\/01\/21\/pikachu-is-recharging-as-pokemon-and-uniqlo-unveil-adorable-new-pokemon-sketch-t-shirt-line%E3%80%90pics%E3%80%91\/\">have teamed up a few times before<\/a>, there\u2019s something unique about this collaboration. That\u2019s because while previous designs have taken their inspiration from how the Pocket Monsters look in the franchise\u2019s anime and video games,<strong> this new Uniqlo line will be the first one ever based on the art of the Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702859\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-2.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Starting things off is <strong>Pikachu<\/strong>, who, as you can probably guess, has been the subject of a whole lot of <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> cards created by different illustrators. <strong>The shirt can be considered a greatest-hits compilation, with several dozen cards arranged in the shape of the <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> franchise mascot himself<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702860\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-3.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702861\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-4.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The rest of the line narrows things down to a single image per species, each coming from a specific card, such as the <strong>Mega Symphonia Mega Gardevoir ex-version of Gardevoir<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702862\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-5.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Hmm\u2026would this shirt fit on <a href=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/2025\/02\/03\/life-size-pokemon-plushie-is-here-for-big-gardevoir-fans-who-want-a-big-gardevoir-in-their-life\/\">that life-size Gardevoir plushie<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702863\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-6.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>High-profile fan favorites <strong>Slowpoke<\/strong> and <strong>Magikarp<\/strong> also show up, the former based on the <strong>Fossil-expansion artwork<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702864\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-7.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702865\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-8.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026and the latter on the <strong>Paldea Evolved<\/strong> card.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702866\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-9.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Because if you\u2019re only ever going to do one thing, you\u2019d better be expert-level at doing it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702867\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-10.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"410\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not all ultra-famous faces, though, as the new line features a shirt for <strong>Omanyte<\/strong>, depicting the Rock\/Water-type as it appears in the <strong>151 expansion<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702868\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-11.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc The white text makes it a little hard to read, but the shirt even includes a helpful explanation of how to create an Omanyte using the Helix Fossil.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702869\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-12.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"645\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Joining the five T-shirts are four <em>Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game<\/em> sweatshirts. The <strong>SVP Black Star Promo Snorlax<\/strong> one is great for those looking to match the cozy garment with a Pok\u00e9mon that\u2019s as skilled at relaxing as Magikarp is at splashing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702870\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-13.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u25bc Snorlax is even doing the Lazy Press.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702871\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-14.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"541\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The next one is a bit of a trivia challenge, at least when viewed from the front, which informs you that its star \u201cEvolves from No. 0093\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702872\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-15.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u2026meaning that it\u2019s <strong>Gengar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702873\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-16.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This version of Gengar, the <strong>Genetic Apex Gengar ex<\/strong>, actually hails from <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket<\/strong>, a.k.a. <strong>Pok\u00e9mon Pocket<\/strong>, the digital version of the <em>Pok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game<\/em> which launched last fall. That\u2019s also the case for the the <strong>Genetic Apex Mewtwo ex-card<\/strong> sweatshirt.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702874\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-17.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702875\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-18.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And finally, we come to another Pok\u00e9mon who, like Omanyte, doesn\u2019t always get much time in the spotlight: <strong>Unown<\/strong>, in <strong>Silver Tempest VSTAR<\/strong> form.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702876\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-19.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702877\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-20.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As a cool little hat tip\/deck tap to card gamers, the designs all feature little <em>Pok\u00e9mon<\/em> cards near the hem.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-702878\" src=\"https:\/\/soranews24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/UP-21.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"495\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-lang=\"en\" data-dnt=\"true\" data-partner=\"jetpack\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">8\u6708\u3088\u308a\u3001\u30e6\u30cb\u30af\u30ed\u306eUT\u306b\u300c\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u300d\u300ePok\u00e9mon Trading Card Game Pocket\u300f\u3068\u306e\u30b3\u30e9\u30dc\u30b3\u30ec\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u304c\u767b\u5834\uff01<br \/>\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u30ab\u30fc\u30c9\u306e\u30a4\u30e9\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u3042\u3057\u3089\u3063\u305f\u30b3\u30ec\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3060\u3088\u3002<br \/>\u305c\u3072\u304a\u6c17\u306b\u5165\u308a\u306e\u30c7\u30b6\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u63a2\u3057\u3066\u307f\u3066\u306d\uff01<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6PbuPUDjL4\">https:\/\/t.co\/6PbuPUDjL4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%A6%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30e6\u30cb\u30af\u30ed<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3UT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3UT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%E3%83%9D%E3%82%B1%E3%82%AB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u30dd\u30b1\u30ab<\/a>\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vskkpr6fIb\">pic.twitter.com\/Vskkpr6fIb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u30dd\u30b1\u30e2\u30f3\u516c\u5f0f (@Pokemon_cojp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pokemon_cojp\/status\/1925748525297508384?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The T-shirts are priced at 1,500 yen (US$10.35) and the sweatshirts at 2,990 yen, both offered in adult men\u2019s cuts. They\u2019re scheduled to go on sale in mid-August and will be available through the Uniqlo online store <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/spl\/ut-graphic-tees\/pokemon-25fw\/men\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/spl\/ut-graphic-tees\/pokemon-25fw\/men\">Uniqlo<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Top image: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Pokemon_cojp\/status\/1925748525297508384\">Twitter\/@Pokemon_cojp<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Insert images: Uniqlo (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/spl\/ut-graphic-tees\/pokemon-25fw\/men\">1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E475742-000\/00\">2<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E480860-000\/00\">3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E480858-000\/00\">4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E480859-000\/00\">5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E480857-000\/00\">6<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E481069-000\/00\">7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E481070-000\/00\">8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E479779-000\/00\">9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniqlo.com\/jp\/ja\/products\/E481068-000\/00\">10<\/a>)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>\u25cf Want to hear about SoraNews24\u2019s latest articles as soon as they\u2019re published? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/RocketNews24En\">Follow us on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketNews24En\">Twitter<\/a>!<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collaboration features big Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s stars and lesser-known species too. 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