Pokémon Fan's Crochet Animations Are What Future Games Should Look Like

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A skilled artist and Pokémonfan has been working to give all the Starter characters a digital crochet makeover, and the adorable results show the design style would be perfect for future Pokémon games. Multiple franchises have turned real-world crafts into game designs over the years, including games like thePaper Mario series, the knitted world of Little Big Planet, andYoshi's Crafted World.

One doesn’t have to go very far on the internet to find Pokémon-inspired fan art. A quick search on any content creation site like YouTube, DeviantArt, or Reddit will reveal hundreds if not thousands of pieces of fan art dedicated to the decades-old franchise. Pictures, sculptures, animations, and t-shirts are just a few of the creations made by such passionate fans. Even the materials vary, from clay to LEGO, pancakes, and even yarn. There have been many Pokémon fans who've turned the series' characters into crochet creatures, with one even going so far as to recreate 500 crochet Pokémon.

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Redditor Kooale325 has taken crochet Pokémon one step further, turning Starters into digital animated art that wouldn't look out of place in a future Pokémon game. Kooale325's latest creation is the Generation 5 Tepig, but they have previously covered other Starters including Bulbasaur. The attention to detail and proportion is phenomenal, but what elevates these crocheted creations is the incredibly lifelike animation. Everything from the natural shadows to the reflections in their button eyes gives these crochet puppets a hypnotic sense of realism. As of now, Koolale325 has made the Starter sets of all but three of Pokémon’s named regions, with Kalos, Alola, and Galar