Highlights
- A Pokemon fan has created stunning artistic recreations of iconic pocket monsters using bike chains, showcasing their creativity and talent.
- The fan shared 20 of their bike chain Pokemon creations on Reddit, impressing fellow fans with their execution and recognizability.
- While the artist hasn’t committed to making every Pokemon, they have used other unconventional materials like an elliptical exercise machine to create Alakazam, showing their dedication and ingenuity.
An extremely creative Pokemon fan has shared a number of their artistic recreations of iconic pocket monsters made of bike chains. The unique medium stands out, even among other unique kinds of Pokemon fanart, like Pokemon paper figures.
Pokemon fans love to illustrate and otherwise recreate their favorite Pokemon, and with over a thousand now in existence, there’s plenty to inspire artists. While plenty of artists put pen to paper or digital tablet to create their art, many also focus on 3D versions of fanart, building Pokemon from metal, wood, ceramic, or even 3D printing them.
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Once such example is PokeWelder-Zach, who shared their numerous bike chain Pokemon with Reddit users. The creations are impressive not only for their execution, but also their sheer numbers. PokeWelder-Zach shared 20 Pokemon they’d created, though that’s only a sample of what they’ve been up to, as they were limited in how many images they could upload to the site. The Pokemon they shared include Alolan Ninetails and Vulpix, Spheal, Smeargle, Swablu, Hoot Hoot, Gligar, Noibat, Zubat, Ninjask, Koffing, Sandslash, Kyogre, Metagross, the Dratini evolutionary tree, and Snorlax.
While some of the designs are more abstract than others due to the complex shapes and the limiting nature of using bike chains as a medium, most of them are easily recognizable. Fellow Pokemon fans shared comments of how impressed they were at the art, especially since it’s such an unusual method. Others wondered about other Pokemon that PokeWelder-Zach had created, with one asking about Ditto, to which the artist noted that they had made a Ditto, and shared an image of it. The artist also created three versions of Metagross in varying sizes, noting that the smallest one is their current favorite.
While PokeWelder-Zach hasn’t said that they’re going to make every single Pokemon like some fan artists, it’s clear that the series has inspired them greatly. Their website also indicates that they’ve recreated Pokemon from other odd items, like building Alakazam out of an Elliptical exercise machine. The artist has documented their build, showing how much work and ingenuity went into it. It will be interesting to see how many future Pokemon the fan makes, and whether they choose any other unusual methods of doing so down the line.
With Pokemon‘s lead wanting the Pokemon series to continue for hundreds of years, new designs will be constantly coming along and inspiring old and new fans. Only time will tell what other fascinating methods and mediums fans choose to create tributes to their favorites.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet are the upcoming main series Pokemon games. These two versions will be the arrival of Generation IX.
- Franchise
- Pokemon
- Platform(s)
- Switch
- Released
- November 18, 2022
- Developer(s)
- Game Freak
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo, The Pokemon Company
