Artist Designs Regional Variant for Gen 5 Pokemon Braviary
Pokemon introduced regional variants in the series' seventh Generation. These alternate forms of older pocket monsters allowed them to be relevant again and helped the latest regions have their own identity. Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will likely introduce more regional variants, continuing what has become a trend in the franchise.
Since the introduction of regional variants, fans have been coming up with their own. Gamers have taken a number of existing Pokemon and created new takes for them, oftentimes making unique and believable versions of those pocket monsters. One artist shared a commission that they drew showing their version of a new design for one of the Pokemon from Pokemon Black and White.
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On Reddit, an artist known as El-psy-congroo-01 posted a commission that they drew of the Normal/Flying-Type Braviary. The artwork is a regional variant of the Pokemon and changes it to be a Fighting/Flying-Type. The creature's head feathers have been changed to look like a samurai helmet while its blue body has been altered to now be a green color. The pocket monster's tail also saw modification, as the regional variant's is much longer and consists of different hues. El-psy-congroo-01 also provided a Shiny version of their Braviary, which sported a black body and saw the yellow stripes being shifted to blue.
El-psy-congroo-01's Braviary regional variant has earned a number of fans and currently sits at over 5,000 upvotes. Many users found the artwork to be amazing, while a few mentioned that this form of the Pokemon should have been the Hisuian form in Pokemon Legends: Arceus. One fan stated that this was a fantastic piece of artwork and that
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