Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the latest entry in the Pokemon video game franchise. Named after the Legendary Pokemon Arceus, the game takes players to the Sinnoh region's past, when it was still called the Hisui region. There, players get to experience a new adventure in Hisui with all kinds of Pokemon.
In Pokemon Legends: Arceus, the game features different designs for some familiar Pokemon in the Hisui region that fans will notice. That includes the Pokemon Voltorb and its evolved form Electrode, both of which receive new Hisuian designs in the game. Not everyone is a fan of the new design for the Pokemon, but one fan decided to take a shot at making their own design for Hisuian Electrode.
Ayu_Draws made their own new design for the Hisuian Electrode and shared it on the Pokemon Reddit page. The Pokemon fan based the redesign on a Japanese firework bombshell. They even provide a summary for the redesigned Hisuian Electrode in the picture, which matches their fireworks influence for the image.
One notable feature that the user provided to their redesign for the Hisuian Electrode was a mustache. Ayu_Draws briefly explained why they added it, stating that if players flip the Hisuian Voltorb's design from the game, they'll see that its eyebrows look like a mustache. This is similar to how Voltorb looks like a regular Poke Ball, while Electrode looks like an upside down Poke Ball.
The general reaction to the redesign was mostly positive, with commenters praising the design and explanation behind this new version of Hisuian Electrode. This isn't the first fan art made of Pokemon from Pokemon Legends: Arceus, or any Pokemon game for that matter. Earlier this January, an online artist called jaibrooklyn made fan mashup art of Alakazam and Dr. Strange from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The image combines Alakazam with Dr. Strange's clothing while casting a spell. They made more fused mashup art combining other comic book characters with Pokemon, like Venom with Gengar and Lucario with Batman from DC Comics.
With the popularity of the Pokemon franchise, it's not surprising that it receives more than its fair share of fan art, and that goes for Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Even though the game came out a couple of days ago, Pokemon Legends: Arceus had already broken sales records. It even made onto Amazon's best-seller list. With this many players purchasing the game, Pokemon Legends: Arceus will likely receive more Pokemon fan art soon.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus is available now exclusively on the Nintendo Switch.
