11 Pokémon Costumes for Adults

Halloween is many Pokémon trainers' favorite time of year and these DIY Pokemon costumes for adults are fast and easy ways to get into the spirit of the season!

Below, you'll find different costume ideas which require next to no crafting skills — cutting and gluing a bit of felt here and there is the extent of artistry required. But, some of these ideas don't require ANY crafting at all. SCORE!

So, without any further ado ... let's get to it!

Ash Ketchum is Pokémon's main character (besides Pikachu, of course) and one of the most popular personalities in all of cartoon history! Though the cartoon has been on air for over 20 seasons, he's always remained just 10 years old.

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Or, get a pre-made Ash Ketchum costume here.

Ash Ketchum and Pikachu accidentally destroyed Misty's bike, and she vowed to follow him around until he paid her back! After some time, Ash and Misty actually became friends which was great for Ash — Misty is the Cerulean City Gym Leader and a talented water-type Pokémon trainer!

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See more Misty costume ideas here.

Brock joined Ash, Pikachu and Misty early on in their story and (mostly) served as the group's mature voice of reason ... EXCEPT for his obsession with pretty girls! Brock is a powerful Pokémon trainer in his own right and the rock-type leader of the Pewter City Gym.

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Read more: 11 seriously easy DIY Pokémon costumes for kids

Just visit any Pokémon Center when your Pokémon are injured and Nurse Joy and her trusty Chansey will heal them up! She's super sweet and Brock's never ending love-interest. The two would make for a great Pokémon couples costume!

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Or, get a pre-made Nurse Joy costume here.

While Magikarp is a useless Pokémon, it evolves into the incredibly ferocious and powerful Gyarados at level 20! It's also one of the most beloved and famous Pokémon due to it's almost-cute level of derpy-ness.

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This swirly water & frog Pokémon is a fan favorite because of it's unique design and goofy attitude. Misty once caught a Poliwag that evolved into a Poliwhirl, too!

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Read more: 12 adorable Pokémon costumes for babies & toddlers

Gengar is one of the original ghost type Pokémon and a perennial spooky favorite! Its wide signature grin is famous worldwide and makes it recognizable even to people with casual knowledge of Pokémon.

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Jessie is the first member of Pokémon's trio of famous villains: Team Rocket. She always looks fierce and fabulous and has the sassy attitude to back it up.

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Or, get a pre-made Jessie costume here.

James is the second human member of Team Rocket who's thoughtful, aloof and generally provides the comic relief.

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Or, get a pre-made James costume here.

Pikachu is the [cute!] face of the Pokémon franchise and recognized around the world. He's Ash Ketchum's best friend and surprisingly powerful battling partner.

Team Rocket's main goal is always to steal Pikachu, but they're thwarted by Ash and his friends each episode.

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Or, check out pre-made Pikachu costumes here.

Jigglypuff is a cute, puffy little Pokemon who loves to sing. But, unfortunately, its beautiful voice has the power to lull everyone to sleep! Jigglypuff caused a lot of problems for Ash and company during the first few seasons of the show.

After Jigglypuff would unintentionally put its audience to sleep, it would be mad they weren't listening to its song and would draw all over their faces with marker!

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Make it authentic:

Carry around an oversized black marker and pretend to sing into it!