The Coolest Uniforms in Pokémon

Don't you love it when literally every other character in Pokemon gets to dress up and look so unique while your character looks like a clone?

Someone pointed out Penny's Eevee bag is a Gigantamax Eevee and that's makes sense since she's from Galar

An interesting thing you forgot to mention is that all of the five squads are named after five of the brightest stars in the constellation Cassiopeia.

I think the red-and-blue hair of Penny is more of a Sword and Shield motif since she's from Galar after all.

Mela’s walking animation never fails to amuse me - also I’m pretty sure Ortega actually has the Team Star logo on the back of his suit

Seeing Penny among the other villain team bosses was hilarious I love how unique the bosses look, and they all remind me of Danganronpa characters too

Eri is my favorite of the bunch! She's so beautiful and tall. I love how they decided to reference Pro Wrestling (and possibly Heel Wrestling) with her face-paint. Her sensitive side adds a lot to her character, and I love how she cares so much for her friends.

When I first saw mela walking in the in game cutscenes, I burst out laughing. I guess that’s the consequences of having a crazy design lol.

For Mela, to be fair, Italian for apple IS mela! Meanwhile her Japanese name comes from the Spanish word for peach, melocotón. Also, it's not just the Japanese names that are plant-related, it's the English names as well. Giacomo's name is still related to pineapple, as the scientific name of pineapple is Ananas comosus. Heck, pretty much ALL the characters in this game has a plant-themed name (except Kofu; his name comes from kombu or edible kelp which while plant-LIKE are not plants). For the other Team Star bosses, Atticus comes from the genus Hepatica (liverleaf), Ortega comes from the Spanish and Portuguese word ortiga for nettle, Eri comes from loquat's scientific name Eriobotrya japonica, and the big boss Penny comes from tree peony. Another thing I love about the Team Star squad bosses is they all use a different type of Poké Ball that reflects their personalities! Mela for example uses Quick Balls because of her temper.

atticus was such a well designed character, shame we never got to see more of him

Team Star is my favorite antagonistic team in the franchise. As someone who has been bullied in the past, their story really resonated with me. Also, across every Pokemon game i’ve played, Eri is the only type specialist i have ever lost to. Combine that with her very appealing personality, and she’s an easy choice as my favorite Team Star member.

The grunt music has this amazing part in the middle that you probably won't even hear in regular gameplay because of how quickly you defeat most of them, Team Stars music is probably my second favourite evil team music

I think Giacomo’s Kingambit is another reason why Geeta doesn’t use her’s last since it’s technically another character’s ace already. I also feel like they missed out on a perfect opportunity to make Grafaiai Atticus’s ace instead of Revaroom

Something else about Penny's bag is that it hinted that she has an all-Eeveelution team. It's like how Larry's cloud tie hints that the second type he specializes in is Flying (which he specializes in both Normal and Flying to reference how Normal/Flying is the most common type-combination). That being said, man do I love her theme. The fact Giacomo never met Penny until after the final battle with the player but managed to create the ultimate quiet kid boss theme for her is incredible. It's definitely something she'd listen to in her headphones as she's studying. Also, the fact that Team Star was created to stand up to bullying because the staff didn't want to but are the ones portrayed by Clavell as the bad guys is just American schools in a nutshell.

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Personally, I think Mela's goofy boots fit her, since Team Star originated with geeks trying to appear tough to intimidate bullies.

One of my personal favourite details regarding Eri that no one seems to point out or outright miss, the "teeth" on her make-up look like tears when she's making sad faces

one cool detail is that the pokeballs the team star bosses use reflect their personalities

The best evil team we've had to date! Not only do the character designs and unique gameplay go hard, but their story and development really cements them as a staple in the game's main narrative, and also touching on such a sensitive topic as bullying.

honestly its a shame you couldnt have a team star style uniform after you finish their quest line