Ultra PRO will be releasing a new “Trick Room” Gallery series line. It will feature Mr. Rime, Gardevoir, Reuniclus, and Wobbuffet, which can all learn Trick Room in the video games.
These will release in the second quarter (April through June 2024). Ultra PRO products never have specific release dates.
As usual, the products will feature stock Ken Sugimori artwork.
I'm pretty sure this isn't Ultra PRO's fault. I think TPCi only allows their partners to use stock artwork for collaborations. This might be because of royalties or quality control.
Why not reach out to either for comment?
That's a really good idea actually. The players should organize something like that.
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I am excited about the opportunity to make WPM discuss THESE for five minutes.
I mean, TPCi has no reason to answer the question. You can just look at the merchandise. Even high-end collabs, like the ones they do with high-fashion brands, are just stock images. There was that $900 FENDI Dragonite shirt. UNIQLO seems to be the only exception, and that's probably only because they're a Japanese brand.
Just because it has a good explanation doesnt mean we can not be dissapointed time and time again.
That's not necessarily true - recently I bought a Mimikyu hoodie from a local clothing brand and it had custom art on it. BlackMilk (Australian brand) has Pokemon collabs with entirely custom artwork. It really seems like UltraPro is getting shafted here for some reason.
That’s a good point, it seems that it’s mainly Ultra Pro getting the short end of the Farfetch’d’s leek here.
Can you link to an example? I just looked at their website and it looks like they're just using anime artwork.
Looking at the BlackMilk merch and yeah, it looks like anime stock art that you can find on bulbapedia: https://archives.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Category:Art_from_Pokémon_the_Series:_Ruby_and_Sapphire.
