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Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the famous Final Fantasy XIV, Puma has collaborated with the hit RPG on a collection of sneakers and apparel.

Highly anticipated by the video game community, the Collection was released on March 25th in Europe and the USA (a few weeks earlier in Asia).

Concerning this drop, we can regret its regional character from a European point of view since we only had the right to 3 pairs in Europe where the USA had 4 and the Japanese 8.

The same goes for the clothing pieces.

Directly inspired by the game and the duality of light and darkness, the Collection presents 2 opposite palettes :

a first one imprinting black and purple tones while the bright side chooses a white and a blue gradient.

After the recent POKÉMON x Puma RS-X Pikachu, the Puma RS-X has once again been chosen to be part of the collaboration pieces.

The Final Fantasy XIV x Puma RS-X 'Black' comes in a special white box.

The co-branding is present on the tongue and the insole of the shoe.

It uses a creature from the game called the 'Fat Cat' Minion, as Minions are pets that showcase a player's character and can sometimes symbolize the achievements they have made.

The pair is constructed with a black mesh base complemented by purple tone overlays, a lining and a lighter reinforcement at the back.

Specific details of this collaboration, a dark crystal is attached to the lace and the tongue tab at the front is made of a fully iridescent material.

A collaboration that is very much in theme but doesn't take too many risks here. Less details than the Pokemon collaboration.

We could have expected more graphics like on the Maco SL. It will still delight the fans of the game.

It is currently sold out in the USA and there are only a few sizes left in Europe. Check the full availability via our release page.

Check the exclusive pictures below.

The POKÉMON x Puma RS-X 'Pikachu' is part of the Pokemon x Puma collection which consists of different Footwear and apparel highlighting Pokemon characters including Squirtle, Charmander, Gengar, Bulbasaur and Pikachu.

Paying homage to the most iconic character of the Pokemon world with this release, Puma applied Pikachu characteristics to the RS-X silhouette.

Not seen that much recently, the Puma RS-X is a very comfortable puma lifestyle sneaker which falls into the chunky dad shoe category.

This time, the base layer of the shoe is constructed out of a pale yellow ripstop nylon.

On top of that at the front, a mix of synthetic leather & darker yellow suede overlays are surrounding the toe cap and the eyelets of the shoe.

On the side, the classic Puma stripe is done in a lenticular finish featuring a lightning bolt holographic design reminding the special power of Pikachu.

At the back of the shoe, we have a semi-translucent TPU heel clip in the middle structuring and adding support.

Underneath this, we have again a black colored lightning bolt graphic expressing Pikachu abilities.

The tongue is covered in that same pale yellow ripstop nylon and we have a synthetic leather tag on the top featuring the Puma branding and Pikachu's face.

Hanging off the shoe, the pair includes a Pikachu hang tag as well.

On the back of the tongue we have this rectangular tag with a Pokeball graphic along with the numbers 25, 26 and 172 which represents the different iterations of Pikachu through its evolutions.

The black insoles features the silhouettes of these 3 steps.

The white chunky foam midsole is contrasting with a speckled yellow hit in the

middle along with the black with yellow speckle paint on the heel.

About sizing, they run small to me. I recommend to go at least half size up on these.

Pay attention as the Puma sizing is different from other Brand. For example 9US is 42EUR while for Nike 9US is 42.5EUR.

Make sure to go half size up on the US or Japanese sizing.

When it comes to quality, I would not say the materials are premium on this pair, plus it includes a lot of synthetic ones (nylons, Puma stripe).

However, the execution & achievement of the shoe is great. My pair don't have any defects or glue stains at all.

I personally think that this collaboration (as well as the whole collection) is really cool especially if you are a fan of the Pokemon characters.

With a price tag of 120€, Puma is really keeping this sneaker affordable on the current market.

At the moment the Men version was only released on Puma stores worldwide & sold out in a few hours.

You can still grab a pair of the secondary market

Check the full availability on our release page.

Check the pictures & video below for a full on feet look.