@Chakramaster

So, I got a response about the Pikachu mascot costume, and this is what they sent me:

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Definitely not crazy about this one either. The proportions are terribly screwy (especially with the feet and head) and you can easily tell the eyes were cut out. Obviously these weren't the guys who made the costumes for those Pikachu marches, so yeah, thumbs down on this one.

In the end, yep, they were just using photographs from the marches on their product page, but it's another knock-off with obvious differences. Meh, I wish they'd stop doing that.