adidas x Pokémon - Full Lineup

adidas x Pokémon: the full lineup, style codes and why the 1 September date is not settled

TL;DR

• The 30th anniversary collection spans more than a dozen pairs across eight adidas silhouettes

• A 1 September shock drop through third-party retailers is rumoured, with adidas following later in the month

• Retail sits between $100 and $200 depending on silhouette, though outlets disagree on several individual prices

• Characters include Pikachu, the full Charmander line, Mewtwo, Rayquaza and the Gastly family

• Three pairs are already listed on StockX ahead of release, trading well above retail

What the collection is

adidas has built character-driven colourways across the Superstar, Samba OG, ZX 500, ZX 8000, Pro Model, Adistar XLG 2.0, Megaride and Adistar Control.

The structure rewards two kinds of buyer. Pick your Pokémon and you will usually find it on more than one shoe: Mewtwo appears on the Samba OG, the ZX 8000 and a Spezial, while Pikachu takes two Superstars and a Pro Model. Pick your silhouette instead and you have several characters to choose between.

Every pair carries Pokémon co-branding, character colours, graphic accents and the character's name on the Three Stripes. Each also ships in custom Poké Ball-inspired packaging.

The lineup, with the caveat it needs

Before the list, a warning that matters more than usual here. Outlets do not agree on prices, on one style code, or even on the count. Sole Retriever's headline says twelve pairs while its own product list runs to fourteen. House of Heat counts thirteen and lists fifteen. JustFreshKicks says twelve.

Where figures conflict, both are given below.

Superstar, 110 EUR each

• Charmander, KI2855, White/Orange/Cream

• Charmeleon, KI2856, Red/Cream/Red

• Pikachu White, KI2857, White/Black/Cream. Listed on StockX

• Pikachu, KI2858, Yellow/Black/White

• Charizard, KI2861, Orange/White/Teal. Priced at $110 by Sole Retriever but $180 by SneakerFiles, Sneaker Bar Detroit and SNKRS CART, which also describe it as a Superstar Vintage with snakeskin uppers and removable wing-shaped lace attachments. Listed on StockX
  

  

  

  
  

Samba OG, 110 EUR

• Mewtwo, Ice Lavender/Violet Fusion/Bliss Lilac. Sole Retriever gives the code as KI8222, while StockX and SNKRS CART both use KI8220. Listed on StockX
  

  

ZX 500, 100 EUR
Rayquaza, KI8189, Green/Yellow

ZX 8000, 150 EUR or 170 EUR

• Mewtwo, KI5326, Ice Lavender/Violet Fusion/Bliss Lilac, with a Master Ball lace dubrae instead of a Poké Ball
  

  

Pro Model, 180 EUR

• Pikachu, KI2862, Yellow/Black/Yellow

Adistar Control, 130 EUR each

• Rayquaza, Control 5, KI8179, Green/Black/Yellow

• Gastly, KJ5610, Black/Purple/White. Sole Retriever calls it a Control 3, House of Heat a Control 5

• Haunter, Control 5, KJ5611, Purple/Purple/Yellow

Adistar XLG 2.0, 150 EUR and 170 EUR

• Gengar, KJ5609, Purple/Purple/Pink
  

  

Megaride, 180 EUR and 200 EUR

• Rayquaza, KI5325, Green/Yellow/Green. Also described as the Megaride F50 or F50 Tunit Mega

A Mewtwo Handball Spezial also appears in several lineups, with a screen-accurate buckle, but no style code or price has surfaced for it.

The evolution lines are the smartest part

Two families run across multiple shoes rather than getting a single hero pair.

Charmander, Charmeleon and Charizard all land on the Superstar. If Sole Retriever's $110 holds across all three, the complete line costs $330 on one silhouette. If the $180 Charizard figure is correct, it is $400 and the Charizard becomes the premium anchor rather than an equal third.

The Gastly family escalates by silhouette bulk instead. Gastly and Haunter take Adistar Control models at $130, while Gengar steps up to the Adistar XLG 2.0. The shoe gets chunkier as the Pokémon evolves, which is a neater piece of design thinking than it first looks.

Rayquaza spans the widest price range, appearing on the ZX 500, the Adistar Control 5 and the Megaride.

What resale is already saying

Several pairs have traded before release, and the early numbers are worth reading as a signal rather than a recommendation.

The Mewtwo ZX 8000 has moved at around $451 against retail of $150 to $170. The Gengar Adistar XLG 2.0 has traded near $475. The Haunter Adistar Control 5 sits near $237 against $130 retail, while both the Pikachu and Charmeleon Superstars have traded around $216 against $110.

Two things follow. The premium concentrates on the bulkier, lower-volume silhouettes rather than the Superstars, and Superstars at roughly double retail suggest broad demand rather than scarcity. If you intend to wear rather than flip, waiting for a retail drop is the rational move.

When it actually releases

This is the part that has moved.

A 1 September shock drop through third-party retailers is being reported, followed by a global adidas release later in September. JustFreshKicks noted on 31 August that there is currently little evidence retailers are preparing for a drop the following day.

Treat 1 September as a possibility rather than a confirmed date, and the wider September window as the safer expectation. Sizing is unisex across the collection, with apparel and accessories in adult and youth sizing expected alongside.

Why this collection exists now

This is one strand of Pokémon's 30th anniversary, which this year also spans a commemorative trading card set and footwear collaborations from other brands. PUMA and Crocs have both had turns already.

What separates the adidas project is scale. More than a dozen pairs across eight silhouettes is a full seasonal rollout rather than a two-pair capsule, and a price ladder from $100 to $200 suggests the brand is aiming at the broad Pokémon audience rather than the sneaker-collector niche alone.

FAQ

When does the adidas x Pokémon collection release?

September 2026. A 1 September shock drop at third-party retailers is rumoured, with adidas following later in the month, but that date is not confirmed.

How many pairs are there?

Reports range from twelve to fifteen. Fourteen have surfaced with style codes, plus an uncoded Mewtwo Spezial.

How much do they cost?

Between $100 and $200. Several individual prices are disputed between outlets, notably the Charizard Superstar at either $110 or $180.

Which characters are included?

Pikachu, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Mewtwo, Rayquaza, Gastly, Haunter and Gengar.

Which pairs are already on StockX?

The Pikachu White Superstar, the Charizard Superstar and the Mewtwo Samba OG.

Is the sizing unisex?

Yes, with apparel and accessories expected in adult and youth sizing.

What to do now

Decide which pairs you actually want before anything drops, because a dozen-plus options releasing at once is exactly the situation where people buy the wrong thing in a hurry.

If you are chasing the Charizard line, budget somewhere between $330 and $400 depending on which price proves correct. If you want one pair to wear, the Superstars are the sensible entry. If you are watching the pairs most likely to hold value, resale has already nominated the Gengar and the Mewtwo ZX 8000, which also makes them the hardest to land at retail.

For the three pairs already trading, current asks sit on StockX well above retail, which is worth checking against whatever adidas eventually confirms.