Fan Art Combines Mortal Kombat With Starter Pokemon
Pokemon fans have been mixing Game Freak's creatures with other franchises for years. Gamers love taking their favorite pocket monsters and giving them makeovers styled after other video game characters. Pokemon has been mixed with franchises like Monster Hunter and Overwatch, with gamers consistently coming up with creative combos.
One artist has done just that with the original starting Pokemon. Pokemon Red and Blue, as well as the third entry in the series' first generation, Pokemon Yellow, introduced gamers to the first pocket monsters that they would ever see in a game. The artist mixed these starting four with one of the biggest and most revered fighting game franchises ever.
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An artist going by the handle pilehh combined Bulbasaur, Squirtle, Charmander, and Pikachu with four of the ninjas from Mortal Kombat. In the art, Bulbasaur is dressed as Reptile, Squirtle is mixed with Sub-Zero, Charmander gets combined with Ermac, and Pikachu becomes Scorpion. In the piece it can be seen that pilehh added little details to each Pokemon, such as the fire on Charmander's tail being green in order to mirror Ermac's powers.
The Pokemon drawing that pilehh did has received a number of fans. They like the look that the artist gave every Pokemon, finding the piece to be really cute and awesome. One stated that they now want the artwork on a shirt, while another said that they now have a new background for their phone. There was a commenter who mentioned that Charmander should be Scorpion instead of Pikachu, as Scorpion has fire-based powers. However, pilehh did state that they matched the Pokemon to their respective ninjas by color scheme, not powers. The artwork is quite
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