Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Fan Art Makes the Games Look Like DS Titles

While players wait for the release ofPokemon Scarlet and Violetthey have been creating theories and fan art in honor of the titles. For one fan, they turned to the franchise’s past to show its upcoming future. In a recent piece of fan art, thisPokemonfan showed off a few scenes fromPokemon Scarlet and Violetbut as they would appear on a Nintendo DS.

The Nintendo DS system featured a handful ofPokemongames includingthe originalPokemon Diamond and Pearlall the way toPokemon Black 2 and White 2. These games feature a top-down perspective, and the designs feature shrunken characters in pixilated worlds.

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This fan art shows off a creation by u/eyeudon, and it is both a throwback and a look ahead. They divide their fan art into four different sections, showing different scenesplayers will likely experience inPokemon Scarlet and Violet. The top left image shows the main character with Koraidon, the legendary Pokemon players can meet inPokemon Scarlet. The top right image shows one of most memorable sights in anyPokemongame: when players choose one of the starters in the region. The bottom left shows a rival battle between the player and Penny and Nemona. The final scene shows the player taking on Grusha in a Pokemon battle.

This fan art shows the strong feelings that players still have with regard tothe older generations in thePokemonfranchise. While this is an NDS-inspired pixel art creation, it certainly shares a resemblance to the GameBoy Advance graphics as well. What players can be sure of is thatPokemon Scarlet and Violetwill look much more like thePokemon Legends: Arceusrather than its predecessors.

There were somefeatures in previousPokemongamesthat earned them strong nostalgia points from players today but, undoubtedly, modern games have made some major improvements to that formula. While their will always be a section of the fan base that prefers the older styles, it is unlikely that players will see a turn back to it.

Then again, there have been remakes of older games in thePokemonfranchise and these have given newer players the chance to play older games with a more modern touch. Either way, this fan art takes the excitement around the soon-to-be-releasedPokemon Scarlet and Violetand mixes it with the nostalgia of the Nintendo DS games.

Pokemon Scarlet and Violetrelease November 18 for Nintendo Switch.