Sunday 10 June 2012

Cosplay Accessory #1 - Pokéball

Usefull for: Pokémon costumes, decoration

For my Pokémon Silver cosplay, see 'Cosplay Idea #4 - Pokémon Trainer Silver', it was a good idea to have a pokéball accessory.  After trying to search for one, I soon realised that it would cost quite a bit to buy, and only being available on sites like Amazon and eBay, but costing so much since they were either collectors items or having to be imported from China/Japan!

So I went round some craft shops and ending up making for like, 50p!!  And it doesn't look half bad either.  It was a very rushed, but if enough time is spent making it, then it'll look great!

My Pokéball ^.^
I went to the Bouyes Shop in my town and they have a craft section where they sell polystyrene balls, just big enough to comfortably sit in your hand, for about 40p.  Then I just used a black marker to get the divide between the red and white, then just a used a thick Flowpen to colour the red, leaving the bottom half as it is since it's already white.  I was really happy with it, and its pretty durable so I still have it!

Like I say, this was very rished so the marker pen outlining the black is uneven and if I was to do it again, I'd spend a whole lot more time on it!  And it was in my school bag, so it got a little dented.

Cosplay Idea #4 - Pokémon Trainer Silver!


Character Name:  Pokemon Trainer Silver
Origin:  Pokemon Silver/Soul Silver
Height:  Medium to tall, although it doesn't matter too much
Eye Colour:  N/A
Hair Colour:  Dark Brown/Black/Blue/Purple
Hair Length:  Not too long, but quite big especially at the front
Personality:  Quiet but heroic
Accessories: Pokémon cap, pokéball, pokédex, and maybe some gym badges


So this was my costume for my last day at Sixth Form!!  It was really fun because not a lot of people do it, but so many recognise it!  Its not very difficult, cost me about £20 including accessories, and is very practical!


For the jacket, I just went shopping and looked for something red, but the material is quite important.  Something cotton won't do.  I don't have a clue what mine is made from, but its a bit like PVC.....I think.  But still, it looks like a chav would wear this.  Just a red hoodie will do.  Mine was from Primark, just look there!


The shorts are just black/dark coloured shorts.  They do tie in at the end, but this isn't entirely necessary.  If like me you are on a small budget and don't want to spend money on a new pair of shorts that tie in, when you have a perfectly good pair in your drawers, then by all means use just ordinary shorts!  I did, it makes very little difference.  It just depends whether you want to be completely accurate.


I wanted a truly authentic pokémon cap, so I bought one off eBay.  It was £8 but its probably the part of the costume which people will recognise you for, so you can't settle for second best!  Most caps off eBay fit all sizes, so you needn't worry about that!


For shoes, well good luck finding ones like the picture!  Just some pumps or trainers will do just fine.


If you're interested in making a pokéball, then read my post entitled 'Cosplay Accessory #1 - Pokéball".


Me in my Costume!!
On the right arm (the characters left) he wears a Pokétch, but this is not essential, it looks difficult to replicate and takes more time and money than it worth. If you're good with crafts and electronics or something along those lines, then feel free to make one!  But I just didn't bother because all my attempts looked nothing like the real thing.


I had the idea to make gym badges, but never got round to it.  I had a small black case, and you could just make or print some 2-D badges from Pokémon Silver and blu-tac them to the base of the case. But since it was for school, I didn't want to have to carry it round with me.