The Gen 9Pokemongames,Pokemon ScarletandViolet, were announced last week, along with new starter Pokemon Sprigatito,Fuecoco, and Quaxly. Many artistic fans were inspired by the starters' designs to make their own artwork, with one fan posting images of what they would look like if they were in another popular Nintendo franchise,Animal Crossing.
One of the most exciting pieces of information that fans have learned aboutPokemon ScarletandVioletis what the three starter Pokemon are going to be. Sprigatito is a Grass-type cat, Fuecoco is a Fire-type crocodile, and Quaxly is a Water-type duck. A lot of fans have expressed how much they like these new Pokemon, with artists uploading images that they drew of them.
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One Reddit user, fentoshops, turned Sprigatito, Fuecoco, and Quaxly intoAnimal Crossingcharacters.Animal Crossingis another Nintendo franchise that has gained a lot of popularityover the past couple years with the release of the newest game in the series,Animal Crossing: New Horizons.Animal Crossing’s characters are very cute, so seeing thePokemon ScarletandVioletstarters in the same art style looks amazing.
A lot of other Reddit users adored fentoshops' artwork and hope that Nintendo will add thePokemon ScarletandVioletstarters, along with many other Pokemon from previous generations, toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsthrough updates or DLC. This wish isn’t completely unrealistic asNintendo addedSuper Marioobjects and outfits toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsback in February 2021 forSuper Mario’s 35th anniversary. Nintendo will hopefully make an official collaboration betweenPokemonandAnimal Crossingas well.
Not only did many people enjoy seeing the artwork that fentoshops made, but this was also the first time that some of them had heard about the new starters, as well asPokemon ScarletandVioletin general. This shows that by making more collaborations, Nintendo would benefit as their fans would learn more about franchises that they may not pay as much attention to as others.
This also isn’t the first time that fentoshops has made artwork of Pokemon in theAnimal Crossingart style. They have also made Glaceon, Leafeon, Sylveon, Froakie, and Torchic, along with its evolved forms. It is wonderful to see artistic fans take inspiration from Nintendo franchises to make artwork that others enjoy, and more will surely come as other Gen 9 Pokemon are revealedleading up to the release dates ofPokemon ScarletandViolet.
Pokemon ScarletandVioletare expected to come out later in 2022 for Nintendo Switch.
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