Pokemon Fan Edits Bass Pro Shop Sign to Include Magikarp

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The Pokemon world shares parallels with the real world, with locations and regions inspired by real places, but by and large, the two are separate entities. Even so, most Pokemon fans have likely imagined Pokemon being a real thing in the world, which has helped to propel things like Pokemon GO to immense popularity.

Sometimes Pokemon fans decide to bring a piece of the real world into the Pokemon world, and vice versa. Such is the case with this particular creation, where one fan imagined if the real world's Bass Pro Shop existed in the world of Pokemon.

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For anyone not in the know, the Bass Pro Shop is a company that has existed since the 1970s in the United States. It specializes in fishing and hunting apparel, equipment, and merchandise, and sports a prominent logo of a bass fish leaping out of the water next to the title of the store. It's well-known among sport and fishing enthusiasts, so it's easy to imagine Pokemon fishers running to their local shop equivalent to stock up on necessary supplies.

Redditor rgund27 has brought this concept a little closer to reality by creating a new logo for 'Karp Pro Shop' with an image of the Pokemon Magikarp taking the place of the original bass. Rgund27 explained that they took apart the text of the original sign in order to construct the new Magikarp variant. The result is a replica that's practically identical, with the Magikarp leaping out of the water at a similar angle to the original bass.

Fans seem quite fond of the replica, with some asking for the file so that they can produce their own stickers of it. Others pointed out that some other Pokemon would have worked well for this creation, like Feebas, or for a perfect