How to Remove a Hat, Gloves, and Backpack From Your Pokémon GO Avatar

Want to remove the hat, gloves, and backpack from your Pokémon GO avatar? Open your Trainer profile, tap Style, and choose the no-item option in each accessory category. You can give your Trainer a simpler look without buying new clothing or changing how the game works. The key is to edit Hats, Gloves, and Bags/Backpacks separately.

Older tutorials may show an extra circular menu before Style or tell you to swipe to the very last item. Pokémon GO's avatar editor has changed over time, so follow the category names and look for an empty or crossed-out selection rather than relying on an exact position.

Step 1: Open your Trainer's Style menu

1. Launch Pokémon GO and wait until you are on the main map.
2. Tap your Trainer portrait in the lower-left corner of the map.
3. On your Trainer profile, tap Style to open the clothing editor.

The Style editor lets you preview clothing and accessories on your avatar. If you see an Appearance option, that is for features such as hair and body settings; stay in the clothing categories for this task.

Step 2: Remove your avatar's hat

1. In Style, open the Hats category.
2. Browse the available hat tiles until you find the no hat choice. It may appear as an empty tile or a circle with a diagonal slash; its appearance and position can vary by app version.
3. Select that option and check the preview to make sure your Trainer's hair is visible.
4. Tap Choose to apply the free selection if the editor presents that button.

You do not have to replace a hat with another hat. The no-item choice is different from an ordinary cap or hairstyle option. Don't tap Exchange for a paid item when your goal is simply to remove headwear.

Step 3: Take off your avatar's gloves

Return to the list of clothing categories and open Gloves. This category may be grouped with other accessories, so scroll the category strip if it isn't immediately visible. Choose the empty or crossed-out glove tile, then tap Choose if prompted.

Check the character preview: both hands should appear without the previously equipped gloves. If you selected a different pair by mistake, reopen Gloves and choose the removal tile. You can always equip a pair again later.

Step 4: Remove the backpack

From Style, open Bags or Backpacks, depending on the category label shown in your version. Select the no-item tile and apply it with Choose when available. Rotate the avatar or switch to the full-body preview to check the back of the character; this is especially helpful if the front view doesn't show the bag clearly.

Once the hat, gloves, and backpack are gone, close the editor with the X or back control. Check your Trainer profile to confirm the new outfit is showing. Removing the backpack from the avatar changes only its appearance: it does not reduce your Pokémon storage or Item Bag capacity.

What if the removal option is missing?

Try these checks before assuming an accessory is permanent:

• Look through the entire category. The no-item choice isn't guaranteed to sit in the same position after a game update.
• Check the correct category. Hats, Gloves, and Bags/Backpacks are separate from tops, pants, and the Appearance screen.
• Switch out of a coordinated set. If you're previewing a complete outfit, return to individual clothing categories and inspect the accessory selections there.
• Apply the change. Merely previewing a tile may not save it. Use Choose, then confirm the item disappeared on the Trainer profile.
• Restart after a display problem. If the preview and the profile disagree, close and reopen Pokémon GO, then inspect Style again. This is a troubleshooting step, not a guarantee that an unavailable item can be removed.

Menu layouts can change with app updates. The official Pokémon GO avatar customization guide documents the current path through Trainer portrait and Style, the clothing categories, and the Choose/Exchange controls. It does not list the exact placement of every no-item tile, so use your app's preview as the final check.

Do you have to pay to remove accessories?

No purchase is needed just to select a free, unequipped look. Pokémon GO offers a mixture of free styles, styles that cost PokéCoins, and styles unlocked through achievements. Choose applies free items; Exchange is the purchase action for premium items. Removing an accessory does not delete an item you previously unlocked or bought, so you can put it back on later.

You can also simplify other optional accessories, where the game provides a no-item choice. Tops and pants are different: you generally need to wear a clothing option in those categories rather than leave your avatar without either piece. For context on changes to the avatar editor and Style Shop, see the official Rediscover Pokémon GO overview.

Bottom line: Open Trainer portrait → Style, clear Hats, Gloves, and Bags/Backpacks one at a time, and apply each selection. You'll keep the same gameplay options while giving your avatar a cleaner, more minimal outfit.