Pokemon Fan Makes Mareep Figure Out of Wool

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The Pokemon franchise is one of the most iconic monster collecting franchises in the world, featuring around 900 pocket monsters to capture, train, and befriend. Over the years, many fans have learned that some of those monsters are easier to capture in certain artistic mediums than others. Recently, one Pokemon fan managed to recreate the sheep-like Pokemon Mareep entirely out of real-life wool.

Mareep is one of the many Pokemon that are clearly based on real-world animals--specifically, Mareep and its evolutions Flaafy and Ampharos are based on sheep. This relationship is shown through Mareep's fluffy white coat and the horn-like protrusions that emerge from its head, much like a ram's horns. Unlike real sheep, Mareep is an Electric-type that can store electricity in its tail, which glows like a light bulb.

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Redditor possumplant shared a photograph of their attempt at recreating Mareep entirely out of wool. Specifically, they used the art of needle felting to turn a mass of colored wool into a specific shape with needle tools. In the image, the Mareep wool sculpture is shown standing on all fours on top of the chunk of dark foam used to create it. The needle tools used in the project are shown beside the sculpture.

In the image, the Mareep is shown with a cream-colored wool coat, a dark blue face and legs, and black and yellow-striped horns and tail. Wisps of stray wool stick out from the entire sculpture, but it's still easily recognizable as a Mareep. The sculpture even has clearly defined black wool eyes, complete with white highlights. Although the tip of its tail does not glow, the sculpture does feature a large, round ball on the tail made of orange wool. As a