Dressing up as a (sadly unsexy) Pokemon...

Ficheall

We're organising a game of Human Chess in the college with the theme "Pokemon versus Zombies" and it seems I'm to be a Pokemon. I've had a brief scan through some of them and can't for the life of me find one which would be easy to devise a costume for.
Sadly, I am not some sexy barely legal cosplaying lass, but a rather hairy fellow in my mid-20s.
So, good people of AH - any suggestions as to which Pokemon might be easy to dress up as and how?

Mods, I realise there's a Pokemon forum, but those people are weird.
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Guill

Piks?
If we had a peek at you it would be easier for us to tell.

MungBean

Yellow overalls and a baseball cap and you could be Psyduck.

Bipolar Joe

We'll need a Pikachu to get a better feel for what would suit.

Guill

Guill wrote: »

Piks?
If we had a peek at you it would be easier for us to tell.

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

We'll need a Pikachu to get a better feel for what would suit.

*Cough*

Bipolar Joe

No need for a Koffing fit.

Guill

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

No need for a Koffing fit.

......

Ficheall

Guill wrote: »

Piks?
If we had a peek at you it would be easier for us to tell.

No pics of me, I'm afraid. I'm imagining I'll look something like this, but with dark hair, a beard, a hairier back, and smaller boobs.

Bipolar Joe

You could just wear a pink sheet with a smiley face on it and go as Ditto?

Xavi6

Ficheall wrote: »

We're organising a game of Human Chess in the college with the theme "Pokemon versus Zombies"

Dear god

holystungun9

Shave + lipstick.

danniemcq

Go as Ash,

That way if you see a girl you like its legal to capture her hold her against her will in a small ball (cage will suffice) and enter her in battles.

danniemcq

Or if you are a girl go as Misty, all the guys will be like broc and fall madly in love with you and then you can get them do do whatever you want!

Cookie_Monster

http://funniespet.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/cute-pikachu-cat.jpg

dress up as a cat and paint yourself yellow, simples

Erm.

Bulbasaur. Bulabasore? Bolbasour.

I've no idea how to spell it and too lazy to look it up on Google.

smash

Ficheall wrote: »

We're organising a game of Human Chess in the college with the theme "Pokemon versus Zombies" and it seems I'm to be a Pokemon.

Future of the country right there!

The King of Moo

Bloody students!

Bag of s**te!

Fran1985

This right here, is why the government want to bring back student fee's. Get back to class

Ficheall

Fran1985 wrote: »

This right here, is why the government want to bring back student fee's. Get back to class

I don't have classes - I'm doing a PhD. The reintroduction of fees wouldn't affect me.
The Human Chess is just a little harmless fun, an event to end the semester on.
You're welcome to come and join us if you so wish.
We'll also be having underwater chess that evening if you're interested.

Logical Fallacy

Go as the human kid, problem solved.

chin_grin

Logical Fallacy wrote: »

Go as the human kid, problem solved.

Play Misty for me......<cough>

Or one of the randomers that you meet in the woods with and exclamation point over your head. And each time someone crosses your line of sight run up to them and start a battle.

Ah memories of Red/Blue on the Gameboy.

I think Ditto would be the easiest, even if you would look like a pokétampon. Or Psyduck.

danniemcq

you could f*ck with peoples heads and go for that glitch one you got surfing the shore after being in the safari park...

or was that how you got safari pokemon out in the wild.

I know there was a glitch one though got while surfing though

sheesh

inform the organisers that you will not be taking part as you remembered that you are in you 20s

failing that kakuna bottom right in pic below might be do able

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/WeedleFamily.png

or snorlax

chin_grin

danniemcq wrote: »

you could f*ck with peoples heads and go for that glitch one you got surfing the shore after being in the safari park...

or was that how you got safari pokemon out in the wild.

I know there was a glitch one though got while surfing though

This one?

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Glitch_Pok%C3%A9mon

Bipolar Joe

danniemcq wrote: »

you could f*ck with peoples heads and go for that glitch one you got surfing the shore after being in the safari park...

or was that how you got safari pokemon out in the wild.

I know there was a glitch one though got while surfing though

Missingno and ??????????.

danniemcq

chin_grin wrote: »

This one?

http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Glitch_Pok%C3%A9mon

Bipolar Joe wrote: »

Missingno and ??????????.

The very one!

all you would need would be white or black cardboard covered in either white or black spray (opposite to card before anyone tries to be smart!) to give the static glitch look.

Dead simple really, few cable ties to hold it together front and back with you sandwiched in the middle.

big image of it can be found here

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/8741802/images/1269363233645.jpg

edit: looking at it some bit of brown colour might be good too but not essential!

Fluorescence

Diglett has to be one of the easiest ones to dress up as. You could use them as pawns!

You could also use Nidoking and Nidoqueen as the king and queen. You could use Farfetch'd for Bishops (cause they carry leeks as staffs :P); try Graveller for Rooks (or maybe Eggsecutor which would also be an easy costume?), and probably Ponyta or Rapidash for the Knights.

Sounds like great craic

danniemcq

Can't help but notice that all the pokemon mentioned seem to be from the first few games.

Just think in later years when kids are still playing pokemon we can tell them that in our day there was only 151 (and i could name them all and usually make the sounds for them too! Jigglypuff singing from a 22 year old 6ft bearded lad is very odd and quite freaky at 5 in the morning at a houseparty when people are fairly fecked!)

chin_grin

danniemcq wrote: »

Can't help but notice that all the pokemon mentioned seem to be from the first few games.

Just think in later years when kids are still playing pokemon we can tell them that in our day there was only 151 (and i could name them all and usually make the sounds for them too! Jigglypuff singing from a 22 year old 6ft bearded lad is very odd and quite freaky at 5 in the morning at a houseparty when people are fairly fecked!)

Hahaha yeah. Bet you brought a marker with you "just in case".

Captain Darling

Oh you zany students....

danniemcq

chin_grin wrote: »

Hahaha yeah. Bet you brought a marker with you "just in case".

haha no actually! rarely done permanent stuff like that after i did it to mate that was passed out and i covered his entire face that was available to me and then found out he had an interview the next day.

He didn't get the job and also ruined the white cushion he was lying on when he turned his head!

After that i only used what i could get my hands on there and then.

Also always remember if shoes are off they fell asleep and are immune

If the shoes are on they passed out and are fair game!

coming 27 now, still can do the jigglypuff singing though and its even more disturbing now

ollie1

Check out this costume

danniemcq

Oh and OP if you do go with missingno and do that kinda backwards L shape shown it the pic a few posts up be sure you do the back the right way so you don't end up with the side bits on opposite sides!

Kitty-kitty

If you pop your head in on the anime and manga forums I know a few regulars who've actually dressed up as pokemon, and a few more who cosplay regularly and would be able to give you some solid tips.

Doc

I think you should go as this guy (cool Pokemon)

Thirdfox

Magikarp

But an easier one would be Mr. Mime...

Or you could be super un-PC and dress up in "blackface", in women's clothing and go as Jynx (assuming you are a caucasian male)

http://sharetv.org/images/guide/326426.jpg