Pokemon Legends: Arceus Edits Show What Game Would Look Like With Outlines

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Pokemon Legends: Arceus has arrived in the hands of players everywhere, giving gamers around the world a chance to explore the Hisui region in ways no Pokemon game has allowed before. This title's cute and stylized approach to the world of Pokemon builds on the pastel art design of recent Pokemon games. However, one Pokemon Legends: Arceus fan is using edits to show that the game's graphics would look better with cel shading and solid outlines.

Cel shading, also known as toon shading, is a technique used to create striking but non-photorealistic graphics in video games and animation. One of the key elements of cel shading is the use of black outlines on character models and objects in the environment to make them stand out against the backgrounds. It has been used to great effect inPokemon Sword and Shield, which are the second-best selling Pokemon games of all time.

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Redditor DemiuM recently shared a post titled «Pokemon Legends: Arceus look much better with cell shading. You can't change my mind. (I made it in 10 minutes of Photoshop).» The post features three screenshots that have been edited to include the striking black outlines characteristic of cel shading. Although the outlines were removed in the visually memorable Gen 6 games, it can't be denied that they make it much easier to see what's going on in Pokemon Legends: Arceus.

The first screenshot shows Adaman and Irida of the Diamond and Pearl Clans, respectively standing in a snow-covered and icy landscape. In the unedited version, it can be difficult to make out where the character models end and the snow begins. The edited version doesn't just make it easier to see both characters, it also