Pokemon Fan Designs Incredible Paradox Forms for Gengar, Ho-Oh, and Pikachu

Following the January Paradox Tera raid event, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet confirmed that the next Seven-Star Tera Raid battle event would pit trainers against Empoleon the Unrivaled. Though starter Pokemon from the Sinnoh region can be caught in The Indigo Disk DLC for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, the raid marks the first time a Sinnoh starter has been featured as a Tera raid boss.

Snorlax has been one of the most popular species in the Pokemon world since Gen 1, and one talented fan artist from the community shows off their love for the Pokemon by sharing some of their own custom designs showcasing what some Paradox Pokemon based on Snorlax might look like. Fans of the most recent core-series Pokemon titles have come up with countless designs of their own based on the intriguing new Paradox Pokemon, with these alternative designs helping breathe new life into many existing creatures.

A talented Pokemon fan artist designed both a baby version of Smeargle and a new evolution for Weezing. When it comes to Pokemon fan art, creating new evolutions, or even pre-evolutions, is a fairly common practice. These genres of fan art are popular as they take familiar creatures and showcase them in unfamiliar ways.

Horizon: Forbidden West has confirmed all of the upgraded features coming with the game's «Complete Edition» release on PC, also revealing the PC version's release date. The highly-anticipated Horizon: Zero Dawn sequel from PlayStation Studios and Guerrilla Games launched to massive fanfare in early 2022 as a PS5 exclusive. The sequel saw both fan and critical acclaim for Forbidden West's expansive world and received multiple awards nominations, including a nomination for «Game of the Year» at the 2022 Game Awards. Now, the beloved sequel is gearing up for plenty of new features with its PC launch.

The public criticism aimed at Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will influence future games in the franchise, an industry insider has said. This claim is likely to be welcome news for the vocal section of the fans who repeatedly expressed skepticism about whether their criticism of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet has been heard.

One artistic Pokemon fan has created a new final evolution for the Water and Electric-type pocket monster, Chinchou, complete with a Pokedex entry. Over the years, Pokemon fans have been reimagining what their favorite pals from the series would look like with different elemental typings and even evolutions, such as another gamer's newly designed third stage of the Kricketune line, dubbed Kricketrello. These designs are often lauded online as other players are captivated by the reimaginings, which, for some, are a way to see their favorites in a new light.

One talented Pokemon fan artist designed a paternal version of Kangaskhan. Of course, in Pokemon lore, Kangaskhan is a female-only species. Described as the «parent Pokemon,» Kangaskhan is typically seen with its child inside its pouch, similar to a kangaroo.

A talented Pokemon fan has created an evolution for Arbok, and pre-evolutions for Shellder, Slowpoke, and Rotom. Every day, Pokemon fans produce fan art reimagining their favorite monsters. With this display of creativity, the Pokemon community continually expands the franchise's universe.

A talented Pokemon fan recently dreamed up an Electric-type Vulpix variant to go along with their previous Ninetales redesign. The fox-like Vulpix was introduced in the original Pokemon Red and Blue games as the 37th creature overall, with the ability to evolve into the majestic Ninetales when it is exposed to a Fire Stone. Both of these evolutions are modeled after the kitsune, a multi-tailed fox of Japanese lore with the ability to breathe fire — a fitting inspiration for a pair of Fire-type Pokemon. Vulpix and Ninetales were later given alternate Alola region variants in Pokemon Sun and Moon that swapped out their usual Fire abilities with Ice.

There's a variety of useful and unique Poke Balls available throughout the Pokemon games, and one creative fan of the series has shared their own set of Poke Ball concepts complete with their own designs and functions to aid players in catching certain types of Pokemon. Though these designs may be fanmade, they take inspiration from items such as the existing Net Balls and Dive Balls, which provide boosted catch rates for specific creatures encountered throughout the world of Pokemon.

A talented Pokemon fan has thought of a new final evolution for Charcadet. Impressive illustrations of the original design were shared online and received compliments from other fans.

A talented Pokemon fan has created a delicious-looking marshmallow version of the Cotton Cloud pal, Swablu. Fans have been known to bake Pokemon-inspired treats that resemble their favorite critters, such as Poliwag, Slowpoke, and even Appletun, and post the results to social media for other fans to appreciate.