Pokemon Fan Designs Regional Variants for Applin and Its Evolutions

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A creative Pokemon fan recently designed some delicious regional variants for Applin and its evolutions, all themed after different foods. The fruit-like Grass/Dragon hybrid Applin was introduced to players in Pokemon Sword and Shield back in 2019 as part of the new lineup of 81 creatures residing in the United Kingdom-inspired Galar region. Like many other Pokemon monsters, Applin can evolve into different forms by fulfilling certain conditions, and is the only Gen 8 Pokemon to have a branched evolutionary line that players can influence by exposing it to certain types of apples.

If exposed to a Tart Apple, Applin transforms into the dragon-like Flapple, which has its own Gigantamax form that the player can activate with the Gigantamax Factor. Should Applin instead be paired with a Sweet Apple, it will become the pie-shaped Appletun, which also has a Gigantamax form. Starting with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet’s DLC expansions, Applin has a third evolution branch when exposed to Syrupy Apple: the candy apple-like Dipplin, which can evolve further to become the serpentine Hydrapple by leveling up while knowing the Dragon Cheer move.

Now a Reddit user by the handle of SayuriKoopa is taking Applin and its evolutionary line beyond their usual apple motif in a collection of custom regional variants that they recently shared on r/pokemon. These new Pokemon variants seem to instead be based on buns and other bread items, with Applin itself now resembling a small dinner roll, Appletun looking like a larger bread loaf, and Flapple becoming a burger-like creature that can fold itself into the shape of a sandwich. Dipplin, meanwhile, is patterned after a cupcake, with its evolved form Hydrapple having the body of a birthday cake.

Pokemon has always inspired fans to create impressive artwork thanks to its ever-growing assortment of elementally empowered creatures, and this has only increased with the advent of regional variants in Pokemon Sun and Moon. These alternate versions of