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A Pokemon fan has compared images from the games with how they look in the anime to highlight some huge differences. The Pokemon franchise started with the 1996 release of Red and Green, and the anime has taken some liberties from the beginning.

A Pokemon fan and talented woodworker has made a custom Squirtle Nintendo Switch dock base. The charming creation is one way of customizing a Nintendo Switch, and doesn't require any permanent alterations to a Switch or its dock, which may be appealing to some Pokemon fans.

A Pokemon fan online has shared their impressive wood carving of Venonat, the Gen 1 Bug-type Pokemon. Generation 1 of the Pokemon series is where it all began, so it's no surprise that its designs are a popular choice for fan art.

A talented Pokemon fan has come up with an alternate design for Lugia. The large Psychic/Flying type creature is among the Japanese media franchise's strongest monsters.

A talented Pokemon fan recently made a Paldean regional variant for Pidgey, turning the bird creature into an Electric/Flying-type. The Pokemoncommunity loves to create fan art depicting the franchise’s most iconic monsters, and Pidgey is certainly one of them.

A Pokemon fan has created some three-dimensional Togepi cakes that are almost too cute to be eaten. The charming creations have drawn praise from the fan community and highlight one of the cutest Pokemon to premiere in Gen 2.

One Pokemon fan is showing off an impressive pair of hand-painted shoes themed after Scarlet and Violet’s adorable Sprigatito. Fans fell in love with Sprigatito and its later forms even before Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched on the Nintendo Switch in late 2022. Its fame would only increase with the premiere of Pokemon Horizons: The Series, which sees a Sprigatito take the starring role as main character Liko’s first Pokemon partner.

A Pokemon GO fan was stunned to experience an encounter with an extremely rare Shiny Nightcap Snorlax. Fellow Pokemon GO players are impressed and a bit envious, considering the odds of getting this Snorlax are pretty low.

Following the shutdown of Nintendo 3DS and Wii U online services on April 8, some Pokemon fans took to social media to find out what would happen if a Pokemon was deposited into the Global Trading System (GTS) before the shutdown. To their dismay, Pokemon fans reported that any Pokemon left on the GTS were lost forever.

A talented and dedicated Pokemon fan has come up with a variety of unique Pokemon fusions, and is taking to internet forums to show off the artwork that they came up with. The array of Pokemon fusion art, which oftentimes combines more than two Pokemon together, is catching the eye of quite a few Pokemon fans online.

A talented Pokemon fan has created regional forms for Applin and 12 other Pokemon from different generations. Pokemon fans are constantly expanding the concepts introduced by the franchise in very creative ways. A recurring theme in the artwork of many Pokemon artists is regional forms, a concept first featured in Pokemon Sun and Moon.

A knowledgeable Pokemon fan has put together a chart highlighting every kind of evolutionary path that the series has explored so far. Each Pokemon game adds a new assortment of collectible creatures to Nintendo’s lineup, with more recent installments adding new variants like regional forms and special Paradox Pokemon that represent what certain Pokemon would have looked like in the ancient past or far-off future. However, one of the series’ oldest and most noteworthy mechanics is the standard evolution, which allows certain Pokemon to transform into stronger monsters by fulfilling certain conditions.

A creative Pokemon fan has built a Snorlax display for Pokemon cards using popsicle sticks. The design is an excellent representation of the sleepy Pokemon and its unusual medium is drawing attention.

A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player developed a team strategy to defeat the Seven-Star Tera Raid boss, Meganium the Unrivaled, in one hit. The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player recorded footage of the Tera raid battle, and they explained the steps they took on social media for otherPokemon trainers to use against the Herb Pokemon.

A talented Pokemon fan online has shown off an impressive piece of artwork, which gives the legendary Mewtwo a new look inspired by the Vikings. The never-ending creativity of the Pokemon community is always surprising, with this latest piece showcasing exactly why that's the case.

A skilled Pokemon fan artist recently designed some impressive new evolutions for Croagunk’s line, giving the Poison/Fighting hybrid Pokemon a cute baby form and a more fierce-looking final stage. The long-running Pokemon franchise has been a constant source of inspiration for artistic gamers since its conception, with legions of players showing off new versions of classic Pokemon or even creating new ones altogether.

Gamers have a unique chance to receive a free Iron Hands, one of various Paradox in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, but they must act fast, as it'll only be available for a couple of days. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet introduced players to Paradox Pokemon, close relatives of contemporary Pokemon with different type combinations and a similar yet alternative appearance.

A Pokemon fan online has shared images from an awesome sculpture exhibit, which recreates several different Pokemon using only upcycled waste. The creativity of the Pokemon community seemingly knows no bounds, and designs like these prove why that's still the case.

An inventive and skilled Pokemon fan and artist has taken to the internet to show off their collection of incredible and realistic Pokemon dolls. The sizable group of dolls — which the fan artist created themselves — utilize lifelike fur and hair as well as other materials, creating incredible results that are catching the eyes and attention of more than a few Pokemon fans.

A devoted fan gave several beloved characters from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet a 90s retro-style anime makeover. Pokemon has garnered no shortage of talented followers throughout the years, and this particular piece is a glimpse into how Pokemon Scarlet and Violet might have appeared when the franchise was still in its infancy.

A Pokemon fan discovered a rare Iono card in the trashcan of the kindergarten where they work. As with Pokemon video games, fans who collect Pokemon TCG cards have fun stories to tell. These are Pokemon cards found in unexpected situations such as garage sales, on cruises, or received as gifts, becoming warm memories for Pokemon fans.

One talented Pokemon fan recently built an amazing sculpture of the legendary Ho-Oh out of LEGO bricks. Nintendo’s ongoing series of monster-collecting RPGs is a constant source of impressive fan artwork, with Pokemon players recreating their favorite creatures in drawings and sculptures that are often shared on social media for other fans to view and appreciate.

A Pokemon fan has come up with a Fighting-type version of Alakazam. Similar redesign efforts for the series' other beloved characters can be regularly spotted online.

One particularly creative Pokemon fan has turned several Gen 6 Pokemon from X and Y into amazing human forms with fan art. Through the years, the Pokemon franchise has inspired many fans to create great pieces of art, and this is an impressive addition to the list.

A talented Pokemon fan has created an impressive display to show their collection of games from all generations. Pokemon is a franchise whose target audience is children, captivating fans with stories of friendship and overcoming obstacles. But because it's been around for so long, Pokemon has older fans who have followed it since the earlier releases.

A lucky Pokemon TCG fan bought a Charizard EX card for their boyfriend, only to discover that a second copy of the same card was among the extra packs they got. Pokemon TCG pushes fans to build up card collections of their favorite, and because of this hunt to gather the best cards possible, Pokemon collectors have a variety of stories to share.

To start the month of April, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet pulled back the curtain on a new challenge for trainers to face, as the next Seven-Star Tera Raid battle will pit players against Meganium the Unrivaled. The new Seven-Star Tera Raid battle in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet against Meganium will follow after a break in Seven-Star boss battles.

With the Pokemon series now spanning nine generations, a fan created a useful infographic that showed how players can transfer their favorite critters from past games to the current lineup. The Pokemon fan shared their efforts on social media and edited them after other users gave feedback on some missing games.

Some Pokemon GO players have received an item not yet available in the game due to a glitch, and the game's community is curious to know what it might be. Pokemon GO has several items that help players with tasks such as hatching eggs, evolving, capturing, and battling Pokemon. Most of these items are obtained by spinning PokeStops or in Gyms, but leveling up or winning Raid Battles are other ways to get them.

An extremely talented Pokemon fan online has created an amazing recreation of Zapdos' Galarian form, using only pipe cleaners to bring the iconic Pokemon to life. Zapdos has been a Pokemon fan favorite ever since the beginning of the series, and this is a great tribute to its more recent Galarian form.

A Pokemon player created their take on a new form of Mewtwo to celebrate the second Pokemon Legends. Fans of Game Freak's RPG franchise have been imagining their own unique takes on alternate versions of various pocket monsters in the series for quite some time. Many of these Pokemon forms are well-thought-out enough to pass for something that could be found in the games.

A Pokemon fan put pen to paper to design their version of what Mega Charizard Z could look like in the upcomingPokemon Legends: Z-A and shared their work with other trainers. The Pokemon fan artist explained why they chose the color palette they used to create their Charizard, and other fans complimented them for the effort.

A Pokemon Black and White 2 fan has recently designed 12 human versions of the Pokemon featured in the fifth generation of the games, as well as a couple of monsters from other gens. Known as Gijinka, the humanizations of Pokemon are pretty popular with the game’s community, and this fan artist did an excellent job with these 12 designs.

A Pokemon fan has shared a different take on Mimikyu, showing the Pokemon in a Piplup disguise. With over 1,000 monsters presented over nine generations, it's understood that the Pokemon franchise has critters with diverse designs and stories. Despite this, few Pokemon are as distinctive as Mimikyu.

A creative Pokemon fan recently designed some delicious regional variants for Applin and its evolutions, all themed after different foods. The fruit-like Grass/Dragon hybrid Applin was introduced to players in Pokemon Sword and Shield back in 2019 as part of the new lineup of 81 creatures residing in the United Kingdom-inspired Galar region. Like many other Pokemon monsters, Applin can evolve into different forms by fulfilling certain conditions, and is the only Gen 8 Pokemon to have a branched evolutionary line that players can influence by exposing it to certain types of apples.

A talented Pokemon fan online has shown a few different pieces of artwork, which imagine what Raichu would look like if it had Mega Evolution forms. With Mega Evolutions set to return in the upcoming Pokemon title, Legends: Z-A, fans of the series are excited about the feature all over again.

A creative Pokemon fan has recently devised an amazing piece of artwork in which Pikachu wears the clothes of all the villains’ teams featured in the franchise’s games. From the beloved Team Rocket to the recent Team Star, villain groups are one of the most important parts of Pokemon games, and Pikachu looks adorable when wearing their outfits.

A talented Pokemon fan has created sprites for the starter Pokemon of the nine generations. Pokemon has become a franchise known for exciting stories where players travel the game's world, battle, and meet different characters. But nearly every Pokemon adventure begins in the same way: with the hard quest of choosing a starter Pokemon.

With Easter right around the corner, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet revealed that a new Mass Outbreak event featuring Baby Pokemon will start at the end of March. This new Mass Outbreak event will give Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players a chance to catch some rare Pokemon with a chance to carry an equally rare mark.

Two Pokemon fans online have shared their amazing «Pokebug boxes,» which they have created using real-life bugs. There's something about Pokemon that seems to bring out the most creative sides of gamers, and these Pokebug boxes are a great example of this.

Fan content continues to fuel the passion of the Pokemon community, including a series of artistic weapons inspired by the iconic pocket monsters. Pokemon fan crafts and creations are frequently shared among the player base, boosting the seemingly neverending enthusiasm of the fandom.

A Pokemon fan discovered a Pokemon Emerald Game Boy Advance cartridge in a dumpster. Pokemon Emerald is a Generation 3 Pokemon game and serves as the Pokemon Yellow/Pokemon Crystal equivalent for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Pokemon Emerald notably earned more mixed reviews from professional critics at the time of its original release, but it is now often pointed to as one of the best games in the series.

A Pokemon fan has created an adorable firepit based on Cyndaquil, making good use of the fire-type pocket monster. Gamers are always coming up with new ways to be creative with Pokemon fan art, and this particular piece is an extremely clever take on Cyndaquil.

A Pokemon fan has created regional and convergent forms of certain Pokemon. Since the introduction of the regional and convergent forms in Game Freak's pocket monster series, fans have designed their own alternate Pokemon that have yet to be covered in the mainline games. The designs are not only unique and beautifully detailed, they also come with different types that bring new life to each form.

A talented Pokemon fan online has shared their impressive pieces of artwork, which reimagines many of the series' ghost-types as if they were part of a tarot card deck. Pokemon fan art gets more creative as the years go on, and this is another great example of that.

Relic Castle, a popular website dedicated to creating and curating Pokemon fan games, has been taken offline following a DMCA. The long-running Pokemon franchise has inspired plenty of creativity among its legions of fans over the past few decades, from impressive artwork of creatures like Pikachu and Eevee to fan-made spin-off games that place the series in genres that likely wouldn’t be explored by Game Freak. This includes mods that add Pokemon characters to other video games like Minecraft and custom Pokemon games that recreate Ash Ketchum’s journey in the Pokemon anime.

The many Paradox Pokemon themed around the past have proven popular amongPokemon fans, and one artist has shared a few of their own designs which present what the Paldea region's starters might look like as past-based Paradox Pokemon. Despite their widely criticized drawbacks, the latest Pokemon titles have introduced a large variety of new creatures, and the Gen 9 starters have certainly proven to be some of the most popular starter Pokemon in recent years.

A talented Pokemon fan and artist has made a Mega Evolution for Chesnaught, a pre-evolution for Sandshrew, and a new evolution for Sandslash. Pokemon fans have great creativity in reimagining Game Freak's creatures with different visuals. They are intriguing, depicting Pokemon in inventive ways, with some fans going the extra mile and writing original Pokedex entries, new movesets, and stats for them.

An artistically talented Pokemon fan is showing their love for Mythical Pokemon newcomer Pecharunt by giving it an impressive alternate form. The vastly different form, which takes inspiration from an unexpected Pokemon from a prior generation, is catching the eye of more than a few Pokemon fans online.

A talented Pokemon fan has recently reimagined five legendary creatures from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet as humans. Human versions of Pokemon are a pretty popular type of fan art made by the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet community, and these pieces look very good.

Pokemon fans are excited that Pokemon Legends Z-A is coming, and in anticipation of the game, one fan has designed a 200% Forme for Zygarde. The Pokemon Company continues to deliver plenty to look forward to, but many fans are most excited about Pokemon Legends Z-A. Based on what the trailer revealed, the game will take place in some form of Lumiose city, and Zygarde, a Legendary Pokemon introduced during the sixth generation games, X and Y, appears to play a large role, its design present in the «Z» of the logo.

A talented artist and Pokemon fan recently showed off a collection of impressive regional variants and evolutions they designed for popular creatures like Xatu, Hoodlay, and Skitty. Starting with 2016’s Pokemon Sun and Moon, new Pokemon generations have been introducing region-specific alternate versions of existing Pokemon that reimagine them as a different elemental type. Some Pokemon even have multiple variants, such as Meowth having a Dark-type one in Alola and a Steel-type one in Galar.

Following the end of the Charizard Tera Raids,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet revealed that the upcoming Tera raid event will feature Iron Hands and Brute Bonnet in Five-star battles in their respective versions. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players will have a chance to catch a Paradox Pokemon with a random Tera type and farm some rewards for their efforts.

A Pokemon fan online has shared their creative artwork, which reimagines many Gen 1 favorites with a bunch of fun cardboard accessories. Pokemon fan art is some of the most creative out there, and this piece shows exactly why that remains the case.

A Pokemon fan has created a new food-themed re-design of one of the franchise's classic Pokemon, re-imagining a version of Tangela inspired by ramen. The beloved monster-catching franchise has seen plenty of unique new interpretations of its older Pokemon, breathing new life into many of the original designs from the earliest games. Modern games have added several regional variant Pokemon and «regional fakes» based on classic Pokemon, like Alolan Rattata, Galarian Zigzagoon, and Wiglett. Now, one fan is giving an old-school Grass Pokemon a food-inspired makeover.

A Pokemon fan designed a new female-only evolution concept for the critter called Kirlia and shared a picture of their creation, as well as a few traits, on social media. The Pokemon fan artist was complimented by some fans for their effort, while other users chimed in with their thoughts on Kirlia's current evolution line.

A creative member of the Pokemon community online has shared a collection of awesome Pokemon fusions they've made using pixel art, sharing a total of 6 unique designs which each fuse the features of different critters together. Fan-made Pokemon fusions have been a slightly more uncommon sight online since the reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A rekindled excitement for mega Pokemon designs, though the method of mixing creature designs together has nonetheless been an extremely popular form of fan artwork among the Pokemon community for many years.

The Psychic-types Jynx, Espathra, and Hatterene from Pokemon have been given entirely new unofficial forms by one creative community artist, who has built up quite a reputation thanks to their numerous prior custom creature designs. Though custom Mega Evolution designs have been extremely popular lately following the reveal of Pokemon Legends: Z-A, interesting fanmade designs are always common among the Pokemon community thanks to the many creative fans that contribute to it.

An avid Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player discovered that the games may be teasing a connection to the new Pokemon Legends: Z-A game, which was announced on February 27 to celebrate Pokemon Day. Next year, Pokemon Legends: Z-A will take trainers back to Lumiose City in the Kalos region, the setting of Pokemon X and Y for Nintendo 3DS.

Players can now redeem a new Mystery Gift code in order to add Liko's Sprigatito to their team in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, but they must act fast before the offer expires. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet launched in November 2022, and gamers have been exploring the Paldea region ever since.

The Pokémon Company's chatty former legal boss has thanked the media for publicising projects the company may then be compelled to shut down.

A fan of the Pokemon series shares what they think the ancient versions of Cinderace, Rillaboom, and Inteleon would look like. Ever since the release of the ninth generation of Game Freak's legendary franchise, players have been imagining what both futuristic and prehistoric forms of their favorite pocket monsters would be like. This has led to very impressive new looks for a number of different Pokemon.

Pokémon fans have found a small tease for upcoming Legends game Z-A in Scarlet and Violet.

An artistically talented Pokemon fan and artist is sharing their impressive regional form designs online of a number of different Pokemon. Featuring a wide swathe of creatures across different generations like Xatu, Torterra and the regional form-inundated Tauros, the post features plenty of creative reimaginings of classic fan-favorites, leading thousands of Pokemon fans to take a look at it themselves.

A talented Pokemon fan has created Mega Evolutions for Delphox, Greninja, and Chesnaught. Mega Evolutions are back at the center of conversation among Pokemon fans after the Pokemon Day announcements made this year. With the return of one of Pokemon players' favorite gimmicks, fans wasted no time in making fan art imagining Mega Evolutions for Pokemon that don't yet have one.

A Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player crafted a strategy they used to take down the Seven-Star Tera raid boss Charizard the Unrivaled, with the Pokemon Sylveon as the focal point of their plan. The Pokemon Scarlet and Violet player also shared their steps to make Sylveon easy to use in solo and group Tera raids, and other players provided feedback on their plan.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violet players have about a year to redeem the game's latest code and add a new level 20 Pawmot to their roster. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet distribution events allow users to redeem Mystery Gift codes in exchange for items or Pokemon. Mystery Gift codes have been prevalent in Pokemon games for years now, and numerous ones have been released for Pokemon Scarlet and Violet since their launch in 2022.

An early piece of promotional art for Pokemon seems to indicate that Flying Pikachu once had wings to propel it through the air. The art was originally featured in a promotional Pokemon giveaway where players could acquire either a Surfing Pikachu or a Flying Pikachu if they were lucky enough to win.

The Pokémon Company has established a new subsidiary, Pokémon Works.

A talented Pokemon artist has created two impressive concepts showing the potential Mega Evolutions for the popular Dragon/Flying-type Dragonite. Mega Evolutions was first featured in the Gen 6 games, Pokemon X and Y, back in 2013. They returned one year later with Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire.

One tenacious player has managed to beat the latest Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raid by one-shotting Blastoise with Magikarp. Their battling feat extends Magikarp's lengthy success streak in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Tera Raids.

Shiny Pokemon are often fascinating, both in looks and purpose, and a Pokemon fan has put together a theory explaining why shiny Rayquaza looks the way it does. It seems that Pokemon often do not necessarily have any specific reason why their shiny forms look the way they do. This has always been an aspect of the world within Pokemongames that fans have been curious about, although the lack of proper explanation may be part of why they are so popular. Shiny Pokemon are unique, and that alone is reason enough to cause fans to go out of their way to find them.

A Pokemon Pearl player managed to get their Ditto to level 100 in the game exclusively through breeding. Ditto first made its debut in the Generation 1 Pokemon games, and it has been a staple in the franchise ever since. Ditto has popped back up in many Pokemon games since its initial debut, with the unique transforming creature available to catch in the Generation 4 Pokemon games Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.

A Pokemon fan has created a truly inspired — and disturbing — cake based on the tail of the Pokemon Slowpoke. The design is extremely creative and surprisingly accurate, but fans of Pokemon and Slowpoke might feel more creeped out than hungry looking at it.

A Pokemon fan has designed a regional variant for Tinkaton's evolution line, sharing the result with the community. With Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's release, the Pokemon franchise added more than 100 new creatures. Some of these Pokemon quickly grew in popularity, with names like Fuecoco, Lechonk, and Clodsire becoming fan favorites.

A fan of the Pokemon series customized their sneakers to feature Charizard on them. Fans of Game Freak's legendary franchise enjoy displaying their love for the games through the clothing that they wear, and this includes unique Pokemon pieces that are custom made by players with their favorite pocket monsters on them.

One Pokemon fan has created an evolution for the Bug/Steel-type monster, Durant. Fans of the Pokemon franchise have been creating fan art since the first generation of games released on the Game Boy, and each new generation of games brings a wave of new ideas from the community.

Toyota has built a real-life motorcycle version of the Legendary Pokemon Miraidon from Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Around the launch of Gen 2, Chrysler and Volkswagen made cars based on Lugia and Pikachu respectively, and Toyota may be following suit with a motorcycle based on Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

A Pokemon fan fused together Oinkologne and Kakuna to create a new character. Fusion is a popular method among Pokemon fan artists, who love designing original characters based on the existing roster.

A Pokemon fan artist has created an original rendering of a female design for Kingambit. He posted the image online complete with type, ability, and an original Pokedex entry. This is part of a series of fan art creations building on Game Freak's designs, which have included a Mega Evolution for Flygon. The artist has also drawn his visions for female counterparts to Durant and Probopass.