If you like Pokemon cosplay, there’s a ton of fantastic cosplayers out there who do some really incredible work. Of course there’s just so many characters from the series out there not to mention over 700 Pokemon, so it’s hard to choose such a short list. It’s best to start at the beginning though, as the original Pokemon anime series seems to be one of the more popular things for cosplayers to take a stab at.
Tons of characters from the original show get some fantastic cosplays. There’s quite a few pairs of Ash and Misty that each do their own great job, and Officer Jenny is a really popular character to cosplay. Luckily, there are a few different versions of Jenny to choose from, adding a little diversity to the lineup. Of course no group would be complete without Nurse Joy, Brock, that jerk Gary Oak and a few gym leaders like Erika from Celadon City. It’s nice to see Team Rocket so well represented with a few different takes on the dastardly duo, along with a Meowth. They’re even joined by their fellow teammates/rivals Butch and Cassidy. It wouldn’t be fair to not mention some of the other great teams like: Team Magma, Team Aqua and Team Plasma which are all represented.
Of course, there are plenty of trainers from the games represented with cosplay too. There’s some fantastic versions of Red and his rival Blue out there along with the trainers from Gold/Silver, Ruby/Sapphire, Diamond/Pearl, White/Black and even Pokemon X/Y. The characters from Black/White are especially popular, when you add in the game’s most memorable antagonist, N.
The humans of Pokemon aren’t the only ones getting phenomenal cosplays however, as there’s plenty of talented people creating some startlingly good cosplay out of actual Pokemon. Some of these are more liberal takes on the Pokemon, transforming them into more human-like version of cosplays. These can be incredibly beautiful works with the likes of Articuno, Leafeon, Moltres and even Buneary represented. On the other side you have more traditional takes on Pokemon, with cosplayers creating some incredibly faithful suits or costumes to wear. Legendaries are also popular in this regard, with some absolutely incredible creations of Lucario and Groudon, whose eyes even light up.
Pokemon cosplay is always best when shared with others, which is why you see most of these costumes paired with other characters or done in groups. There’s such a rich cast of characters and Pokemon from across the series, it’s almost impossible to pick the best, and probably even harder for cosplayers to pick which ones they want to focus on.
Pokemon is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2016, and with two brand new games on the way you can bet there’ll be plenty of new cosplays that we start seeing
May and Brendan
Ash and Misty
Cubone
Jesse and James
Officer Jenny
Black & White Trainer and Zoroark
Leafeon
Officer Jenny
Pokemon Trainer Red
Caterpie
Glaceon
Reshiram
Misty
Pokemon Season One Jenny, Erika, Ash, Nurse Joy and Brock
Black & White 2 Trainer
Team Flare
Articuno
Moltres
Team Rocket
Fire Red and Leaf Green Trainers
Professor Sycamore
X and Y Trainers
Lucario
Team Rocket Leader Giovanni
Buneary
Pokemon Black & White Trainer
Sylveon
Emolga
Team Magma Grunt
Gary Oak
Silver and Gold Nemesis
Umbreon
Gym Leader Sabrina
Ash Ketchum and Gary Oak
Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny
Groudon
Vulpix
Team Aqua and Team Magma
About the author
Hayes Madsen
A connoisseur of all things RPG related, and always looking for the artistic expression in gaming. His love of Gundam is only matched by his love of Pizza. Playing Games Since: 1991 Favorite Genres: RPGs, JRPGs, Strategy,