Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fan Designs Their Own Starter Shiny Variants

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When The Pokemon Company first announced Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, it capped off the initial trailer with the reveal of the new starter Pokemon. Like almost all main series Pokemon games before them, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet will give players the ability to choose between three different starters at the beginning of their adventure. This time around, Pokemon fans will get to choose between Grass-type starter Sprigatito, Fire-type starter Fuecoco, and Water-type starter Quaxly.

The initial reveal of the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starters showed static images of them, but fans were given a closer look in the second trailer. This trailer gave close-up views of all three Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starters, giving fans a better sense of their personalities. However, there are still many unanswered questions about the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starters, like what their shiny forms will look like.

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Shiny Pokemon, for the uninitiated, are extremely rare Pokemon variants that have different color schemes than usual. Sometimes these color changes make the Pokemon look significantly different than they typically do, but in other cases the shiny variants offer only subtle color changes. It's unlikely that Pokemon fans will see the starter shiny variants until Pokemon Scarlet and Violet come out, but one fan has imagined what they may look like in the meantime.

Reddit user itsmeesprit has created their own take on what the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet starter shiny variants may look like when the games launch later this year. Itsmeesprit's interpretation sees the usually-green Sprigatito with a new pink look, while Fuecoco has gone from red to gold. Despite the color change, this