Pokemon Fan Creates Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Regional Variant For Arbok

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The Pokemon Company and Nintendo showed the next generation of Pokemon nearly a month ago when Pokemon Scarlet and Violet received a reveal trailer. Since Pokemon Scarlet and Violetwere confirmed, Pokemon fans have been creating unique fan art, speculating on the setting of the game, and coming up with interesting ideas for regional variants for existing Pokemon.

Reddit user I_Found_You_Faker recently shared fan art depicting their idea for a regional variant for Arbok in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Maintaining its primary purple color, I_Found_You_Faker's Arbok swaps the black, yellow, and red color scheme for various shades of red and orange with a hint of white. Extending from the head of the Pokemon, I_Found_You_Faker's Arbok has an orange ponytail similar to hair-like threads glued to some battle-worn helmets from human history.

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Contrary to the standard Arbok first introduced with Pokemon Red and Blueback in 1996, I_Found_You_Faker's Arbok trades the camouflage near its head that enables its Scary Face move for an area that extends around its face that resembles a hood. Like many real-world snakes, Arbok's head is normally smooth as it jets forward from its cobra form, but I_Found_You_Faker's Arbok has a tip above its head which further adds to the hooded appearance. Other than the tip which leads to this Arbok regional variant's orange ponytail, the shape of the snake is mostly unchanged beyond a frilly collar and what appears to be armor for its body.

In existing Pokemon games, Arbok has a pattern near its head that makes it appear more intimidating, but I_Found_You_Faker's Arbok regional variant has a more minimalist look with two large