A fan recently combined their love of Pokemon and Avatar: The Last Airbender with a creative tattoo that reimagines Dragonite as Aang. Both these properties have captivated the imaginations of fans for decades, with Pokemon in particular building on its collection of elementally empowered creatures with each new game. This has enabled players to show off their own artistic skills through drawings, crafting, and even tattoos.
In fact, a recent study claimed that Pokemon’s electrifying mascot Pikachu is the most popular video game character for tattoos, beating out equally iconic Nintendo figures like Mario, Yoshi, and Kirby. The beloved Mouse Pokemon isn’t the only monster fans like to wear on their skin, as creatures like Rayquaza, Alolan Exeggutor, and the Eeveelution line have all been featured as body art. Last year, a tattoo artist even held a charity event in which they tattooed all of the Pokemon from the original Pokemon Red and Blue games, inspired by the then-recent announcement that the Pokemon anime was shifting away from the story of Ash Ketchum.
Another fan recently combined Pokemon with another popular animated series by imagining Dragonite as Avatar Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender. Reddit user Affectionate_Wait693 shared a photo of their first tattoo on r/Pokemon late last week, and it was done by a tattoo artist and Instagram user by the handle of zombie_joey. This impressive piece of body art sees Dragonite sport Aang’s distinctive arrow tattoos, which in the world of Avatar serve as a mark of mastery among the Air Nomads.
This Avatar-themed Pokemon tattoo comes at an exciting time for both franchises, thanks to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's DLC releases and the recent live-action Avatar: The Last Airbender series on Netflix. The latter is part of a larger wave of Avatar media that has been announced or released over the past few years, including new animated films set in the original continuity and tie-in video games. Earlier this month, publisher Maximum Games announced that it was partnering up with Paramount Consumer Products to produce a competitive multiplayer title set in the expansive Avatar: The Last Airbender universe.
Pokemon and Avatar: The Last Airbender do share many similarities, such as starring young heroes embarking on coming-of-age journeys in fantasy worlds filled with strange creatures and elemental powers. This has led fans of both properties to combine them in the past by recreating Avatar’s legendary intro sequence with monsters from Nintendo’s JRPG series and imagining what Pokemon Aang or Katara would have on their teams. Fans of Pokemon and Avatar will likely continue to share their inspired artwork and tattoos as new content from these franchises continues
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