Awesome Pokemon Cosplayers 17 IMAGES

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With that awesome reception comes awesome cosplay, so we rounded up some of the best Pokemon cosplayers - men and women - for one incredible Pokemon cosplay gallery.For those who don't know, most of the cosplays featured above are known as 'Gijinka', which is basically the re-design of an animal-like character to be represented in human form, rather than having cosplayers attempt to look like the Pokemon itself. It gained popularity for Pokemon specifically via a Japanese artist who re-drew the original 150 Pokemon alongside similar-looking human characters. Since they aren't humanoid, the Starmie and Staryu costumes featured above are the only ones that don't count as Gijinka.In order, the cosplayers featured are The Sisu Squid Cosplay Termina Cosplay and Kimberlee Cosplay In order, the photographers featured are Vordigon Photography Peterson Sim , Janina Avecilla, Somakun and Droo Photographer (also on flickr ).If you're playing Pokemon Go wiki guides for all of our tips and tricks for being a Pokemon master.

Alanah Pearce is IGN's Toys & Culture Editor, but she's a cosplayer, too! You can check out her stuff on Facebook