Shadow Lugia & Armored Mewtwo Added To Pokémon BDSP With Mods
Modders for Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl have managed to add Shadow Lugia and Armored Mewtwo into the Generation 4 remakes. Originally making its debut in 2006, the Diamond and Pearl Pokémon games were revisited decades later in 2021 with the Gen 4 Pokémon BDSP remakes developed by Studio ILCA. Months after their release, fans have transformed the games with extensive mods to bring them closer to 2007's Pokémon Platinum version. However, one mod has even added Shadow Lugia and Armored Mewtwo into the Nintendo Switch RPGs.
In 2005, The Pokémon Company released Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness on the Nintendo GameCube console. Despite being a non-mainline entry in the series, the Pokémon Colosseum sequel has become a cult hit due to its debut of Shadow Lugia. Ever since, the Pokémon community has been asking Game Freak to bring back the Johto Legendary's Shadow form. The special Pokémon variant is so popular, that Pokémon GO's Shadow Lugia Team Rocket event in 2021 was largely seen as a disappointment for not using Lugia's iconic design from Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.
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Modders desperate to see the return of Shadow Lugia have taken matters into their own hands, and have added the Johto Legendary to Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl with mods. Programmer TheYisusOne shared their incredible work on Twitter and posted a video of Shadow Lugia roaring into battle in the Sinnoh remakes. The talented creator was able to import an HD model of the Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Legendary, which now looks like it's a part of the Gen 4 remakes as a DLC character. TheYisusOne was also able to add the wildly popular Armored Mewtwo from Netflix's Pokémon Movie:
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