Pokemon Fan Designs Cover Art for a Hypothetical Third Version of Scarlet and Violet

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A Pokemon fan has shared a design for a hypothetical third version of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, calling it Pokemon Viridian. The design has an interesting backstory and the concept has led to Pokemon fans missing third versions of Pokemon games.

Getting a third variant of the Pokemon games goes all the way back to the first generation of games. Pokemon Yellow put its own Pikachu twist on the stories of Pokemon Red and Blue, but even before that, Japan's Pokemon Blue was essentially a remaster of their Pokemon Red and Green, and led to the global release version most fans are familiar with. While the trend of having a third game for each series entry has largely become something of the past, there are some fans who would like to see it return, including this fan artist.

Reddit user EliteRobo04 shared their mock-up of box art for a third entry following Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Pokemon Viridian has a green box, as one would expect from the title, and a different version of the legendary Pokemon from Scarlet and Violet is on the cover. The artist calls it a mutated Cyclizar, and it borrows elements from Miraidon and Koraidon. While the Pokemon's overall build is more similar to that of Koraidon, with a pronounced wheel on its chest and more defined limbs, its face is similar to Miraidon, with an overall more rounded shape. Unlike either of them, it wears a small visor over its eyes.

EliteRobo04 also briefly explained the concept for a third release following Scarlet and Violet. Their idea is that both of the Scarlet and Violet professors build time machines simultaneously, but operating them at the same time leads to reality changing and fusing the past and the future together. While it's not clear exactly how the story would play out with such a situation, it is in keeping with the recent direction of games like Scarlet and Violet and even Pokemon Legends: Arceus, which have seen time play a big role in the titles.

Unfortunately for fans of the idea, Game Freak