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Popular Pokémon Illustrator James Turner Creates Bright and Cheerful Retro-Inspired Designs for New Range
Bellevue, Wash. — May 2, 2024 — The Pokémon Company International unveiled the new Pokémon Lazy Summer collection, available starting today at Pokémon Center — the premier online destination for official Pokémon merchandise in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Trainers can enjoy the warm weather in style with apparel and picnic accessories featuring summer-themed illustrations by artist James Turner, who designed a number of Pokémon for the franchise and has contributed to various Pokémon video games since 2002.
Designed with vibrant pastel colors and inspired by cheerful retro artwork, the collection includes T-shirts, tanks, hoodies, hats and pins showcasing Pokémon from the Paldea region and other fan-favorite Pokémon enjoying summer activities in style. In addition, Trainers can get picnic-ready with blankets, cooler backpacks, tote bags, folding chairs, plates and cups, or share their vacation adventures with friends via the postcard set featuring Turner’s bright and colorful artwork.
“I like to draw ‘feel-good’ artwork — illustrations that bring a smile to your face or make you feel happy when you look at them,” Turner said. “With this artwork, I hope that the sunny summer setting and the depiction of Pokémon relaxing conveys that kind of feeling. I also enjoy retro artwork and added retro-inspired elements to the artwork, such as the tropical poolside scenes, the surfing Pikachu illustration and the dancing Ditto with boombox illustration.”
Trainers in the U.S. and Canada can also relax by the pool with new Pokémon Lazy Summer pool floats featuring Slowpoke, Ditto and Piplup, or bring their buddies to the beach with new Jigglypuff and Spheal beach balls.
Outside of the Pokémon Lazy Summer collection, Trainers can look forward to new additions coming soon to the Pokémon Tropical apparel line, including fresh designs for shirts, tanks, shorts and bucket hats featuring popular Pokémon like Charizard and Snorlax.
For more information and to see the range in full, please visit PokemonCenter.com
Stay calm and vibe on with this summer-themed collection from Pokémon Center, featuring retro vibes and radical artistic design.
Lie back, grab some Pinap Juice, and spend some time by the water with a special Pokémon Center summer collection that’s perfect for low-key fun in the sun: Pokémon Lazy Summer. Get ready to hit the beach and rock your next picnic with special sets of plates and cups featuring a surfing Pikachu, jamming Ditto, snoozing Lechonk, and snacking Pawmi—you can also find these chill designs on postcard and pin sets that feature even more wholesome illustrations with retro vibes.
You’ll also need to lounge while you’re at the beach—so take note of the folding chair, cooler bag, and picnic blanket with similarly adorable designs filled with summer vibes. If you’re looking to take that summer style everywhere you go, you can also find a full apparel line featuring T-shirts, crop tops, hats, and hoodies. If summer by the pool is more your thing, look no further than a set of beach balls and pool floats featuring Jigglypuff, Slowpoke, Ditto, Spheal, and Piplup! There’s plenty more summer fun on the horizon, too, with tropical resort-themed shirts coming soon to add to a gloriously laid-back summer.
If you’re a longtime Pokémon fan, you may recognize the minimalist art style on these fantastically bright items—they’re adorned with illustrations by renowned Pokémon designer James Turner! As an artist who loves to portray “feel-good” vibes, Turner pushed to do just that with tropical colors, Pokémon in relaxing settings, and a dash of retro vibes—with the surfing Pikachu illustration being particularly radical, sunglasses and all.
We can’t forget about Ditto jamming to the beat with a boom box either! It can be difficult to choose your favorite anything, but Turner appreciates the Transform Pokémon for a variety of reasons.
“It’s always hard to pick a favorite Pokémon, since there are so many designs that I’m fond of, but today my answer is Ditto,” he said. “Ditto has a cute, simple design and the interesting ability of being able to take the form of other Pokémon. Ditto’s face on another Pokémon is always fun to see, and trying to find the disguised Ditto in a crowd of Pokémon is a fun game to play.”
It’s not just about style or beating the heat—Pokémon Lazy Summer is all about enjoying yourself and making new memories alongside the more whimsical nature of Pokémon. Be sure to have some lazy fun in the sun, Trainers!
Soak Up the Sun with Pokémon ☀️😎
Take on summer with this vibrant collection.
Turn Up Those Summer Vibes
Check out a brand-new line for the summer season featuring James Turner’s signature style with summertime colors and trendy aesthetics. Enjoy the warm weather with crop tops, tank tops, and T-shirts adorned with James Turner’s iconic art of Pokémon like Pikachu, Ditto, and some Paldean friends!
Journey to the Beach
Beach chair? Check. Beach towel? Check. Adorable dishware? Triple check! Get ready to hit the beach with this collection featuring everything you’ll need for some Pokémon fun in the sun.
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