A talented Pokemon fan took to social media to share a highly detailed piece of gorgeous artwork, incorporating 12 different species hidden within. Even decades after its inception, the Pokemon franchise is still going strong, with a diehard fan base that often displays its love through artwork, redesigns, cosplays, and more. Detailed paintings, in particular, are a favorite pastime of many fans eager to reimagine their favorite Pokemon in new settings.
While most fan art is focused on well-known, recognizable Pokemon like Pikachu, Charizard, Eeveelutions, and the like, a smaller yet no less significant portion is often dedicated to the lesser-known creatures who, in the artists’ eyes, don’t get enough love. With whole new rosters of Pokemon being introduced by new generations every couple of years, the National Pokedex has ballooned to over 1,000, more than enough material to let imaginations run wild.
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In a recent post on Reddit, user WhatWonders shared their original artwork, titled “Primordial of the Auroras”, which features 12 distinct Pokemon species. The painting displays a gigantic, dinosaur-like Aurorus as the main focus, with its mane turning into a gorgeous aurora. The artist shared that they consider the giant Aurorus to be a “Primordial Pokemon,” a prehistoric variant of its species who roamed the world before most other ‘mons existed. Owing to its large size, the giant Aurorus also has parallels with King variants, similar to the Giant Dragonite in the anime, a Pokemon mystery that remains unanswered to this day.
Pokemon Fan Artist Shows Off Highly Detailed Artwork
While most of the Pokemon in the artwork are immediately apparent, the artist has hidden some of them quite masterfully, resulting in the comment section being filled with users trying to solve the Where’s Waldo-style puzzle and identify all 12 Pokemon hiding in the painting. Mew, in particular, has been especially elusive to find for a large majority of users, as only an after-image of the mythical Pokemon is present behind the aurora. After thorough investigative work and with some help from others, a user who goes by Rock_Fall has compiled a list of all 12 species found in the artwork, including Snom, Mew, Arctibax, and plenty more.
The creator behind “Primordial of the Auroras” is no stranger to Pokemon fan art. Two years ago, WhatWonders shared “Looming in the Abyss,” a stunning piece that reimagined Lanturn as a prehistoric deep-sea Pokemon, much like the ancient version of Aurorus shown above. With this new artwork, fans are hopeful that WhatWonders’ two-year hiatus is finally over, and more artwork is on the horizon.
The Pokemon fandom is a goldmine for great art, with fans designing incredible paradox forms, possible mega-evolutions, and even complete redesigns for their favorites. Some even go a step further and bring their passion to the real world, like the Pokemon fan who won an award for an animatronic Pidgeotto. As long as support from Nintendo remains steady and new content for the franchise continues to flow, there is no sign of this trend ever stopping.