It's a major anniversary year for Pokémon, which means a whole lot of merchandise and animated shows to enjoy. Some of the 'merch' - as those Tik-Tok people might say, erm, right? - goes for the classy approach, so that you can show your love for Pokémon while posing photogenically by a beach.
That's the case with limited edition 25th Anniversary Polo shirts from Original Stitch, which are the latest in the company's Poké-themed clothes. In a press release that uses the word 'polo' a lot, it says the following.
Original Stitch and The Pokémon Company today announced the launch of the limited-edition polo in celebration of Pokémon’s 25th anniversary, along with new buttons, fabrics and embroidery customizations across its entire polo line.
The limited-edition 25th anniversary polo features Silver Poké Ball buttons and a 25th anniversary tag. Pokémon fans can customize their 25th anniversary polo with eight new fabrics and 21 new embroidery options, which includes the partner Pokémon from each known region in the Pokémon world. The limited-edition 25th anniversary polo is only available until December 31, 2021.
The limited-edition 25th anniversary polo arrives as Pokémon Shirts, a customized shirt service from Original Stitch, updates the polo line it launched in June 2020. It also comes on the heels of recently released product offerings, including shirts, masks, bandanas, and aprons, and a broader range of fabrics, featuring Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region.
These aren't your typical '3-for-£10' polo shirts that most of us wear, no-siree, they are customisable. You can choose from 'three new buttons, eight new fabrics, and 21 new embroidery options'.
They look nice by polo standards, you can see the full range over on pokemon.originalstitch.com.
Will you be buying some of these to pose in with your friends?
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I'm snaggin that Chimchar shirt.
Lookin snappy!
I remember way back in 2008 there was a really cool line of shirts under the label Pokémon 151, but they were Japan-only and I had neither the means nor the money to import them, which was really disappointing for me (I made do by making myself snazzy desktop wallpapers out of the designs).
So it's really cool to see these more artistic and adult-oriented designs to become available in the West with these Original Stitch ranges, even if they are a tad pricey. Really didn't feel like that would ever happen back in '08.
Unfortunately this company doesn't make shirts in fatty fat fat sizes.
Still wish these things werent like 80 bucks a pop. Some great designs though.
Lovely and expensive so no thanks, now
Where is all the Zelda 35th Anniversary stuff????
@Raylax
I have a Cubone shirt from PKMN 151 - bought it at the Pokémon Center in Kyoto when I visited in 2010.
These are cool too, but that was AWESOME. Also, Cubone's my fave.
It's pretty cool and I might sound poor here, but close to $100 dollars a shirt is a lot for adding a very small amount of customization.
Cool looks though.
I'm waiting for the tidal wave of furious reactions when people find out they're only selling this "limited edition 25th anniversary" product until the end of 2021. So evil and anti-consumer. Bad Nintendo!! 😉😉😉
@Davzilla They are pretty darn expensive for Polo shirts
lol no gen 1 starters
They look pretty bland to me.
I like the clean cut, but if you're going for a minimalist print, at least use the original chibi sprite work for the Pokemon. That way, fans will instantly recognize what you're wearing, instead of having to peer at it for a second before realizing what it is.
Hmm I need a new polo for work...
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