A talented artist has blown Pokémon fans away with their incredible Rayquaza pixel art, amassing thousands of upvotes on Reddit with their unique and beautiful artwork. Pokémon's magical worlds filled with terrifying or adorable pocket monsters can make for some wonderful fan art, cosplay, and crafts, making Pokémon the perfect inspiration for artists and creators.
Pokémon fans have been celebrating the franchise's 25th anniversary throughout 2021 thanks to countless events, announcements, and new releases from both Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. New celebratory releases have included Pokémon 25: The Album featuring the likes of Post Malone and Katy Perry, the upcoming launch of Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, and new games such as Pokémon Unite. Players across the world have been showcasing their Pokémon-inspired creations in honor of the 25-year milestone which, for many, represents a life-long love of the series. From laser art to stained glass, pixel art to new imagined game graphics, fans of the franchise aren't slowing down when it comes to bringing their creative ideas to life, and thanks to the skills of the community, Pokémon fan art seems to be getting better and better.
Redditor daelmao's pixel artwork of the Dragon/Flying-type Legendary Pokémon Rayquaz shows off the creature's fearsome side as it wraps itself around the clouds. The detailed piece, featuring a tiny Pikachu held protectively by its trainer, teases both the beauty and danger of the world of Pokémon, accurately capturing a sense of both adventure and challenge. According to the artist, the work was created using Aseprite, with nothing more than Google images of Rayquaz for reference. The piece may be popping up on Reddit again in the future, as daelmao has suggested that they might want to animate their work at a later date. The creator can also be found on Twitter for more updates on the potential future project.
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The impressive Pokémon artwork has amassed close to 20,000 upvotes across the Pokémon and Pixel Art subreddits, with hundreds praising the creator for their depiction of what meeting a Legendary Pokémon may look like in the real world. In both the Pokémon games and series, characters are known to marvel as some of the larger pocket monsters they might discover, or tremble at the prospect of battling powerful Pokémon, but rarely do the official works consider what encountering a large Pokémon might feel like for non-trainers. The artwork teases just how impactful such a moment could be, opening up a new side to Pokémon that's rarely explored.
The year of 25th-anniversary Pokémon celebrations might be coming to a close, but the franchise's dedicated and creative community isn't set to slow down their fan-made designs and artwork. Pokémon is one of the biggest and most popular franchises in the world, and with new games like Pokémon Legends: Arceus coming in 2022, there are always new audiences and creators being introduced to the series' mythical and magical realms.
Source: Reddit/daelmao