For this month's "four fours" posts, I was a bit baffled while thinking about what it should cover. But then I remembered that Pokémon Center still has a lot of merchandise, some offbeat and some neat, that I've yet to cover on this blog. So I've decided to cover some of them for this month's series on that. And the first one for the coverage reaches into the nefarious depths, with apparel based on the original villainous team - the one and only Team Rocket. As nefarious as they are, the apparel seems to have a good thing going.
There are the expected tops and bottoms for this line of apparel, and they are very much if not undoubtedly necessary, as would be the parts of a Team Rocket uniform. But then so is the cap, which completes the look, and there are a few of those in the line as well, along with other accessories. They're not just all black and red, though: a few of them also contain (or are mostly in) white with a touch of red, and this still makes sense given the uniforms of Jessie and James. Overall, there are lots of possibilities for mixing and matching with this line of apparel - which is in contrast to the spirit of a Team Rocket uniform, yet it's still possible for that spirit to manifest itself in different ways, ergo all the items in this apparel.
One of those ways is for me personally. Around the time of last year, when the line was first introduced, they had a "recruitment campaign" to determine what Team Rocket outfit would look great on different people by an animated GIF roulette. I participated in it just for fun, and I got a black vest and long pants, which I also think would go great with a black cap and a white shirt as a liner. I'm not about to - moreover, can't possibly - get any of these items at this point in time, nor do I have the incentive to, but it's still fun to think about what would I wear for the purpose of this "recruitment".
At any rate, Team Rocket is still a part of Pokémon proper, and there has to be a way of appeasing prospective members fans that may have a soft spot even for this nefarious team. One way to do just that is through merchandise and specifically clothing, and that is certainly something that Pokémon Center can furnish - and it does, keeping the team spirit among the people who might just become one of its members.
One year ago: Possible Alternatives to (Preserve) Pokémon Go?
Two years ago: Taking on the Unite Challenge
Three years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 7/3/2021
Four years ago: More Pokémon Go "Goofs"
Five years ago: I Splurged, for Once
Six years ago: Pokémon Yellow Pikachu Shirt
Seven years ago: Spicy Tamato
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