You Can Now Play Pokémon On a Pokédex Thanks To Crafty Fan
A crafty Pokémon fan has built a Pokédex version of the Nintendo DS console, essentially allowing fans to play Pokémon on a real-life Pokédex. As one of the biggest franchises in the world,Pokémon has inspired countless creative players, leading to unique and impressive creations ranging from fan art to pocket monster-inspired tech. Other recent endeavors from the community have even included a card-based Pokémon game inspired by Inscryption.
The Pokédex is an iconic part of the Pokémon franchise. It has been seen in many different forms over the years, from Professor Oak's first-ever digital encyclopedia to the modern RotomDex. Featuring in the manga, anime, and games, the Pokédex has been both a source of lore and a measure of progress; when players' goal is to catch 'em all, the Pokédex provides an invaluable list of which Pokémon the player has caught so far. Alongside a Starter and a handful of Poké Balls, receiving a Pokédex is one of the marks of a new Trainer setting out on their journey. For something so simple, the Pokédex has had a surprising amount of controversy attached to it in recent times, mostly stemming from some disappointing implementations of Pokémon's National Dex.
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Reddit user and Pokémon fan tomvdcr has now created an impressive real-life variant of the Pokédex, which allows fans to play the games on the iconic device. Built using a Nintendo DS Lite, the Pokédex shell comes from an old Jakks Pokédex toy, a piece of merchandise that accompanied the release of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. Through a careful reshaping of the components involved and some skillful soldering, tomvdcr was able to transplant the DS innards to the
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