Throughout thePokemonseries, players are brought to different regions with different species of Pokemon to catch. In the latest games in the series,Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl, players are brought back to the Sinnoh region from the originalPokemon Diamond and Pearl. In a recent tribute to this region, onePokemonfan brought to life one of themore important cities forPokemonlore, Snowpoint City, but through the art of papercraft.
Pokemon DiamondandPearlreleased in North America in 2007 and were chosen to be remade as part of the 25th-anniversary celebration for the franchise. Using paper or cards to create 2D or 3D structures, the artist here has added Snowpoint City to their impressive list of creations from the Sinnoh region through papercraft.
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Though not as crowded with buildings as some of u/pokecreation’s other creations, Snowpoint City is still an impressive site in papercraft. In the post, viewers will see Snowpoint City’s snow-covered trees and memorable Snowpoint Temple. On top of this, u/pokecreation made sure to include Candice’s Ice-centered Pokemon Gym and the city’s active port district. As with this creator’s other projects, they made sure to include all of the NPCs that dot the city landscape in the games as well. There are a number of images from different angles inthe original post by u/pokecreationand these do a good job of showing off the creation’s details.
Great papercraft creations require a combination of impressive templates and great measurement and, fortunately, this piece has both. This shouldn’t be a surprise for those who have seen this content creator’sJubilife City fromPokemonDiamondandPearl. Just as in that creation, this version of Snowpoint City has exact replica templates for each one of the buildings and characters. For those interested in creating something similar, u/pokecreation mentions that those designs are available on their post.
Just as this creation changes how viewers look at Snowpoint City, so too doesPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlalter how players see the Sinnoh region. These remakes have diverted from the original games' 2D world and remodeled the structures and characters in the overworld in 3D. This new change has brought a fresh perspective to a vintage region.
Then again,Pokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearlkeeps its top-down viewing angle and doesn’t matchrecent games such asPokemon Sword and Shield, leaving some players wanting more. There was an opportunity here to completely transfer the Sinnoh region into 3D and that will likely not come again any time soon. Either way, however, fans ofPokemon DiamondandPearlhave this creation to enjoy.
