The merchandise is a pack of stickers featuring the leaders of the three teams in Go - Valor's Candela, Mystic's Blanche, and Instinct's Spark. All four of the images featured on the packaging are present as stickers, though there is only one of each; they're also not to scale, as the stickers are actually double the size (around 8 cm) of the preview images. So they're fairly big ones.
The pack also leans to the side of Team Instinct, as Spark is featured in two stickers. As well, Spark is seen with Bellsprout in one sticker and Poliwag in another, while Candela has two Pokémon, being Oddish and Vileplume, and Blanche has none at all, which may be taken as further unequal representation. Of course, this can also be taken as possible ways to expand the art for this sticker pack. Since second-generation Pokémon have made it into the game, it would make sense to show Blanche with a Sunflora, for example. And of course, they could be shown with Pokémon that represent the colors or associated types of their teams. It's only sensible and logical.
Other than this, these are neat stickers, especially for those who still play the game. The art is neatly designed and quite refined. But the most important thing is that it does show off Pokémon Go appropriately and in a relevant manner, with details that are closest to those shown in the game. I would be happy to collect merchandise that are like this, now that I can play Go often and have fun in doing so. Regardless, it's still a fine piece of Pokémon merchandise for any fan, whether Go is in order or not.
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