Holowear of Interest, Revisited

Hot on the heels of a post about a key feature of Pokémon Unite (and MOBA games in general to a certain extent) is another post that addresses that same feature in a different light, as the ones I have actual fascination or interest in. It was about a year ago that I made a post on the same topic, and much has changed since then; there are many new Pokémon and just as many Holowear to suit them. As such, it is fitting to update on that and see where my interest in them currently lies.

As expected, there are many new entrants in the "hopeless" category, the ones in the Zirco Trading shop that cost insane amounts of Aeos Gems and therefore money. Among them are Knight Style Charizard, Tourist Style Pikachu, Marine Style Dragonite, Cook Style Snorlax, and Pokébuki Style Espeon. Some of these are notably re-entering Holowear from prior Battle Passes or the monthly Unite Club Membership, so their steep prices are slightly justified. Their exclusivity status remains as such even after their initial offering, so it may be a long time before those who haven't gotten them (like me) can get them reasonably, if at all. For now, they are still fittingly in the "hopeless" category.

It is true that some Holowear can be gotten through Holowear Tickets in the same shop, but by now, most of the attractive ones may already have been gotten with the tickets one possesses. Such is the case for me, and the ones that I have left to get and the most attractive are Fashionable Style Gardevoir, Space Style and Big Ribbon Style Eldegoss, and Bonfire Style Talonflame (which I still haven't gotten). The rest of the bunch are Orange and Purple Unite Style Holowear for a variety of Pokémon, which I and many others consider rather drab and aren't even worth getting. All of the others above are, but it may be helpful to leave some room just in case new ones make it in for ticket exchange.

Then there are the ones that just remain unavailable, at least in the current circumstance. As with last time, Cake Style Crustle is one of them, and others that join it in this state include Pokébuki Style Blastoise, Theater Style Sylveon, and Elegant Style Mew. The only thing that differentiates these is that the very first one I mentioned is a "holiday special" Holowear and has a possibility of being obtained when that time comes, while the other three are Battle Pass remnants and will likely take a very special circumstance and consideration for them to be able to be obtained now that the Battle Pass is gone. It's hard (but not impossible, if the above is any indication) to hope that this might happen.

Even for someone - me - who isn't quite that interested in Holowear, some interest still remains, especially for the specific ones that I've mentioned above and may or may not be able to obtain due to certain prohibitive reasons. As I've said, this is just me attempting to "play into the system", as Holowear is part of the grand framework of Pokémon Unite as its general concept of "skin" is a part of MOBA games. And that is able to leave even some meager amount of interest in the feature.

One year ago: The Summer Cup of GBL

Two years ago: My Personal TCG Equipment Wishlist

Three years ago: On the Mining of Data

Four years ago: Mementos of...

Five years ago: Cosplay Events, Wherefore Art Thou?

Six years ago: Connection Issues?