If you like streetwear, you’ll love Pokemon Center’s Team Rocket HQ apparel collection

When it comes to Pokemon merchandise, you won’t often find me venturing beyond the ‘Plushies’ and ‘Trading Card Game’ sections of the Pokemon Center website. That being said, he has revealed a new collection of clothing inspired by Team Rocket and streetwear-style that has my bank account shaking.

Pokemon clothing is fine if you like graphic tees or Pokemon-emblazoned backpacks and socks, but it’s never really appealed to me. Despite having a wide range of clothing to fill your basket, I’ve found plenty of Pokemon clothing to feel a little too childish for my taste, and that’s not a problem for anyone currently sitting around wearing a Pikachu t-shirt. It’s just never appealed to my tastes.

However, the latest Pokémon International Company clothing collection made me change my mind. The Team Rocket HQ clothing collection is inspired by streetwear; the included clothing is modern but basic, with unisex silhouettes and emblazoned with Team Rocket ‘R’ and nothing else.

With shorts, caps, shirts, hoodies and bags, the collection features relaxed-fit pieces with practical details. This means the collection is basic enough to easily mix and match to create an outfit that not only looks fashionable, but also pays homage to Pokémon’s greatest villains.

The clothing is made up of Team Rocket’s signature colors of red, white, and black, making it easier to match an outfit to the items. I honestly think I’m selling this collection more to myself as I write this.

After all, anyone in the UK who spends £60 on an order containing one or more items from the collection will get a free Ekans Sitting Cutie Plush… and I really want an Ekans.

What do you think of the Team Rocket HQ collection? Are you as much of a fan as I am, or are you not as interested in this collection? Let us know!

If you fancy taking a look at other products, Silent Hill 2 teamed up with Online Ceramics a while back to create a slightly controversial collection.