Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fan Art Shows What New Pokemon Would Look Like as Gen 5 Sprites

The very firstPokemongames were released for Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld, a relatively weak device that had at that point been on the market for a whopping seven years. This meant that all the Pokemon in the game were represented by sprites, which is something that continued forPokemon Gold and Silver,Ruby and Sapphire,Diamond and Pearl, and finally,Black and White.Pokemon X and Yon the Nintendo 3DSmarked a significant shift in the franchise’s art style, featuring 3D animated Pokemon instead of sprites.

Sprites have not been a part of thePokemonfranchise sinceGeneration 5, and so Pokemon introduced in the generations after that only have 3D models for their official forms. SomePokemonfans like to imagine what these newer Pokemon would have looked like had they released during olderPokemongenerations. This includes Reddit user SpritersBlock, who recently recreated some of the new Pokemon from the upcomingPokemon Scarlet and Violetgames with Gen 5-style sprites.

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ThelatestPokemon Scarlet and Violettrailerintroduced the world to five new Pokemon, increasing the total number of new Pokemon revealed for the new games to eight so far. The new Pokemon including thePokemon Scarlet and Violetbox art legendaries, but they also included some smaller Pokemon that players will presumably encounter fairly early on in their adventures.

Lechonk, Pawmi, andSmolivwere all revealed toPokemonfans in the latestPokemon Scarlet and Violettrailer. SpritersBlock remade all three of those Pokemon with Generation 5 sprites, showing what they would have looked like had they debuted during thePokemon Black and Whiteera. The designs are cute and reflect their official models quite well, and it would be interesting to see otherPokemon Scarlet and Violetget old-school makeovers like this.

Out of all the new Pokemon revealed forPokemon Scarlet and Violetso far, the one that appears to be running away with the popularity contest is Lechonk.Lechonk is a Normal-type Pokemonthat resembles a chubby pig, and it has spawned countless pieces of fan art and other tributes since it was revealed. There will likely be many more new Pokemon revealed forPokemon Scarlet and Violetbefore the games' release date later this year, so it will be interesting to see if anything is revealed that eclipses Lechonk’s popularity.

ThePokemon Scarlet and Violetrelease dateisn’t too far off, and so fans should be treated to more trailers and other reveals about the games sooner rather than later.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetlaunch November 18, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

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