BODY: Nigo's heritage-leaning streetwear label HUMAN MADE is doubling down on its Pokémon partnership, with a second capsule landing in stores and online on Friday, May 23. The lineup leans into the absurdist charm that made the first drop sell out — including a varsity-style jacket designed to hold an actual stalk of green onion in tribute to Farfetch'd (Kamonegi).
The collection spans graphic T-shirts, hoodies, accessories, and socks, with Magikarp (Koiking) getting hero treatment on several pieces. Pricing starts accessibly at ¥2,200 for socks, scaling up through tees and outerwear. As with the first collaboration, the designs filter Pokémon's recognizable mascots through HUMAN MADE's signature Americana lens — heart-and-wing logos, vintage sportswear silhouettes, and that distinct Nigo color palette.
Items will be available at HUMAN MADE flagship stores across Japan and through the brand's online store. Given how quickly the inaugural collaboration moved last year, queues at the Shibuya and Aoyama locations are all but guaranteed on release morning.
The Farfetch'd jacket is the standout curiosity piece — a literal pocket for the leek that the Wild Duck Pokémon famously wields, turning a sight gag into wearable design. It's the kind of detail that translates perfectly to social media and explains why these collaborations move at the speed they do.
The insider take
HUMAN MADE collaborations occupy a peculiar space in Tokyo's resale economy — pieces routinely double or triple on Mercari within 48 hours, and the Pokémon tie-ins are catnip for both streetwear heads and Pokémon Center regulars who don't normally overlap. Expect the Farfetch'd jacket and Magikarp tees to vanish from the online store within minutes; the socks, at ¥2,200, are the realistic entry point for anyone not willing to camp Aoyama at dawn. Nigo's instinct for picking the goofier, less-merchandised Pokémon (rather than defaulting to Pikachu) is what gives this line its collector cachet.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).