Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's New Pokemon Get Old-School Makeover

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Nintendo and Game Freak continue to reveal more Pokemon that will be part of the new generation ushered in with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet,with each quickly garnering their own following. Many fans have already taken to the few Pokemon introduced with the June 1 Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer, including one artist that has given three of them an old-school makeover.

Twitter user Emimonserrate recently posted fan art of Lechonk, Pawmi, and Smoliv, which were all introduced with the Pokemon Scarlet and Violet trailer released on June 1. Many Pokemon fans are debating which of the three is their new likely party member, while others continue to ponder on their expected evolutions or what Pokemon haven't been revealed yet. Regardless, Emimonserrate's fan art shows the three fresh Pokedex entries as small old-school pixel Pokemon that look like they could appear in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.

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Emimonserrate's three Pokemon Scarlet and Violet sprites use color combinations that would be possible on the Game Boy Advance, shining a retro let on the Gen 9 Pokemon. Smoliv is frowning while leaning forward in a tackling position, and Lechonk is the central Pokemon of the fan art. Lechonk has a standard stance with a coiled tail poking out from the back, and Pawmi is as low to the ground as possible, with its tuft of fur sinking further than its tail like a cat that's ready to pounce. Just like in Pokemon Scarlet and Violet's second trailer, the three Pokemon show their unique personality in the graphically limited Emimonserrate sprite redesigns.

Pokemon demakes have become a common staple of the Pokemon fan art community, as some