Pokemon Fan Art Imagines Magikarp and Gyarados as Ground-Type

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Since the release of the first Pokemon titles, fans of the franchise have created unique art that's inspired by the characters in the games, with some offering alternate versions of existing Pokemon. One Pokemon fan has looked at Magikarp and its evolution, Gyarados, in a different light by creating a Ground-type alternative.

Twitter user Maumesart recently shared their interpretation of a Ground-type Magikarp and Gyarados, who are both from the Red, Blue, and Yellow Gen 1 Pokemon titles and have been featured in many games since. Maumesart's Magikarp and Gyarados swap in the Ground typing where the two Pokemon are usually seen as Water-type, and Flying and Water-type respectively, with many Pokemon fans seeing Gyarados as a Dragon based on its design. Swapping to the Ground typing makes Magikarp resemble a baby sand shark from the Star Wars universe, and Gyarados looks like the beasts from Tremors with its worm-like frame.

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Maumesart's Pokemon fan art depicts both Magikarp and Gyarados as vicious creatures rather than just the evolution, which could suggest that this Magikarp has a different move set than Splash, Tackle, and Flail. Magikarp's color scheme remains quite similar to its original design as it retains the orange and light yellow, while its fins are darker than normal, and the Pokemon has sharp teeth between its whiskers. Gyarados' colors differ drastically from the standard Pokemon design in Maumesart's fan art as it has no blue and is mostly brown and black with even larger and sharper teeth but seemingly no eyes above its mouth.

Just like with the Water-type Magikarp and Gyarados, Maumesart's Ground-type Pokemon evolves at level twenty, which