Summary
APokemonfan created regional variants and even new final forms for several of the legendary series' monsters. The artist has impressed fellow fans in the past by sharing other original designs.
Introduced in the franchise’s seventh generation, regional forms, also known as regional variants, are versions of some species inPokemonthat have developed different appearances and types due to their environments. The games have so far introduced these kinds of designs for the Alolan, Galarian, Hisuian, and Paldean territories, with more than 50 Pokemon having regional forms. One artist has conceptualized several more Pokemon regional variants and shared the creations online.
In a recent post on thePokemonsubreddit, user SayuriKoopa presented original regional forms of Tinkatink, Tinkatuff, Tinkaton, Vanillite, Vanillish, Munna, Musharna, Larvitar, Pupitar, Tyranitar, Swirlix, Slurpuff, and Flittle. They also thought of completely new final evolutions for Vanillite and Flittle called Shalluxe and Cosmeta, respectively. SayuriKoopa did not specify the home regions of their designs, but many of these forms would not look out of place in either Galar or Hisui, which are considered to be some of thebest regions in the entirePokemonfranchise.
Community members praised SayuriKoopa’s ideas, with one commenter claiming that the custom regional forms followedPokemon’s design principles. The artist has received similar compliments for their past works. In April, SayuriKoopa showed offFairy-type regional forms for several Pokemon species, including Fidough, Applin, and Cottonee. They shared some original evolutions at the time, too, like a Fairy/Dark-type final form of Snorunt called Hoodlay.
New Regional Forms in Future Pokemon Games
More officialregional forms could be introduced inPokemon Legends: Z-A, the next mainline project of the franchise’s longtime primary developer, Game Freak. The game will take place in Kalos, a region that acted as the setting for the Generation 6 games,Pokemon X and Y. Specifically,Pokemon Legends: Z-Awill be set in Lumiose City, which is based on the French capital of Paris. The upcoming title could feature modern regional Pokemon variants, taking the opposite route ofPokemon Legends: Arceusthat went with designs.
Pokemon Legends: Z-Acould be released in the later months of 2025, according to leakers. ThePokemonseries' next generation, meanwhile, is rumored to come out in the following year. Fans have speculated that Generation 10 could be set in areas inspired by Italy or Australia. This generation may also expand on the multiplayer elements that were featured inPokemon Scarlet and Violet.
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