Pokémon BDSP Mod Adds Flames Back to Cyndaquil & Evolutions

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A talented Pokémon fan has modded Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl to restore the Cyndaquil evolutionary line's missing back flames. Game mods can be a useful tool to give games a feature that they lack for one reason or another, which can often lead to an improved gameplay experience through mods.

Cyndaquil, the very popular Fire Mouse Pokémon, serves as the Fire-type Starter of the Johto region. Its Starter status means that it appears in many Pokémon games, not just those set in Johto. Cyndaquil can be found in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl's Grand Underground once the player has received the National Dex. Perhaps the most prominent feature of Cynadaquil and its evolutions are their impressive flames — Cyndaquil and Quilava both have spouts of fire running over their backs, while Typhlosion has a ruff of roaring flame. Cyndaquil's design has helped it to become one of the franchise's most popular Starters, recently becoming a firm favorite in Pokémon Legends: Arceus. However, when the Pokémon games made the jump to 3D, the models of Cyndaquil's evolutionary line suffered an unusual consequence, as their back flames were snuffed out. Not permanently, as their flames still appeared during battle animations, but it is still jarring for gamers who have grown used to the sprites of constantly firey Pokémon.

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Now, through the efforts of talented modder Yisuno (viaGameRant), the Cyndaquil family is burning brightly once again thanks to a mod that restores the Pokémon line's flames in Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. A prolific modder, Yisuno made the change whilst "messing around with Pokemon animations," leading to the trio of Fire-types cutting a