Pokemon Fan Makes Incredible Galarian Zapdos Out of Pipe Cleaners

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An extremely talented Pokemon fan online has created an amazing recreation of Zapdos' Galarian form, using only pipe cleaners to bring the iconic Pokemon to life. Zapdos has been a Pokemon fan favorite ever since the beginning of the series, and this is a great tribute to its more recent Galarian form.

Regional forms have been part of the Pokemon series for a little while now, having been introduced in Generation 7 with Alolan forms. Galarian forms were part of Generation 8, as part of Pokemon Sword and Shield. Because they're a great way to put a new spin on classic Pokemon, they're extremely popular with fans of the series, and are very often the subject of interesting fan art and creations. Just recently, one Pokemon fan created a clever Kalos form for Mewtwo, showcasing a great way to refresh some of the older designs from the franchise.

Redditor Shenthehenn shared their amazing creation with the Pokemon community online, displaying the Galarian form of Zapdos recreated in real life using only pipe cleaners. It incorporates a few different colors, including orange, yellow, and black, showing incredible talent to be able to weave these pipe cleaners together in such a way. According to some of Shenthehenn's comments in the thread, the total time to create the piece was around four and a half hours, all done freehand with just reference photos to hand. The user also claims to take commissions for their work, meaning Pokemon fans could even get some of their other favorites brought to life, too.

Zapdos was first introduced in Generation 1 and has remained one of the best legendary Pokemon decades later. Along with Articuno and Moltres, the three legendary Kanto birds have managed to remain popular with fans despite plenty of other Pokemon being introduced in the years since. It speaks to the strength of the designs, that fans are still finding new ways to pay tribute to them so longer after they first debuted.

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