Turning Video Game Characters Into Pokemon

hey guys ron here and for a long time i've wanted to translate characters from other franchises into designs that can fit into the pokemon world i'm a big fan of crossover so that's why i'm gonna finally turn some video game characters into pokemon i'm gonna even try my best to consider how their abilities translate into pokemon moves and abilities hopefully you guys enjoy these creations enough for this to be a full-fledged series we'll start off with some of the most iconic video game characters in this video keep in mind the types and concepts of these pokemon aren't going to literally be the same as their inspiration just because i'm making a mario pokemon that doesn't mean it's going to be a humanoid normal type plumbing pokemon i want to create separate believable pokemon that have unique concepts based on their origins let's begin with mario we have various ways to look at this i want to make this pokemon based on some kind of animal that is associated with mario now a cat would be too generic perhaps an animal with a mustache like a walrus but i do for a fact know that i want to make this pokemon an extremely athletic fighting type so walrus is kind of impossible how about a tanooki they're probably the animal most associated with mario considering his power-ups and even the concept of mythological tanookies in japan they're recognized as jolly plump shapeshifters and we can turn mario's hat into the leaf that tanooki's are associated with and wear on their head and grass type does make sense since most of mario's power-ups are mushroom-based but the problem is that mario is very much heavily associated with fire so the two type options are fighting grass and fighting fire um i think i will decide as i design this pokemon i started out by making a terrible mistake which was turning mario into a pokemon instead of making a pokemon that is based on mario you see i was basically just taking literal super mario and adding animal features and the biggest mistake was thinking i could make a mustache pokemon look natural i could technically make it look good but not when the pokemon also has a mario nose and mario's eyes it literally just looks like a furry mario i tried doing the same thing but giving him proportions that were more akin to a starter pokemon but again i was still just taking mario and making it a pokemon so when i noticed that this direction wasn't correct i decided to conceive a design from a different angle this time i'm creating a pokemon that looks like a pokemon but it's based on mario so i will first focus on making it look like an original idea and then add in the mario attributes even before adding the mario design features the fact that it's in mario's signature pose already makes it look like a mascot now i'm slowly changing proportions so they match some of mario's figure and as you can see the tanuki patterns resemble overalls instead of adding a full-on mustache i made a subtle furry upper lip and added more patterns that resemble clothes i thought about turning its raccoon-like patterns into leaves but finally realized that an entire leaf motif would clash with mario's concept so i simply turned it into a fire type with a tail that looks like a burning wick its color scheme can now resemble mario's signature red colors but i'll keep on adjusting the colors off screen meet tenimble the jumping pokemon from tanooki and nimble a fighting fire type this pokemon is incredibly kind cheerful and eager to help tanimbal are incredibly confident and love competition they're extremely athletic and perform stupefying acrobatic stunts they release an explosive jet of fire from their tail that allows them to leave 10 times their height and while portly they are light on their feet and can jump on walls and land with ease tanimbal are able to pick up even the heaviest of objects and the impact of their jump can subdue most foes they're able to use tools and channel fire through their fists often firing balls of fire when serious are enraged they have this new ability called power up which makes their moves stab based on what kind of berry they're holding for example if they're holding a person berry psychic moves become stabbed tnimple's move pool is incredibly versatile since it's a jack of all trades so it's able to utilize this ability its other abilities are limber and vital spirit of course it's shiny as reference to luigi and the more i ruminate on this design the more i like it i love how it has the exact aura of mario while being a completely different design i was glad that mara's abilities do coincide with that of tanooki's and japanese mythology although that was probably somewhat intentional i do want to try to make the next few designs look even more like pokemon though now let's take a break from nintendo and try to turn sega's mascot into a pokemon sonic will be incredibly easy to turn into a pokemon since he's already an animal with superpowers how about we make a pikachu clone with the cool vibes of other iconic pokemon like lucario uh speed is often associated with electricity so an electric type hedgehog akin to togotomaru would be a convincing pokemon since it already kind of exists i've always liked the idea of blue electric types so let's make a next-gen pikachu clone that out-speeds all other pikachu clones starting out with a mouse-like shape obviously instead of shoes and gloves this pokemon will have feet and hand nubs i'm going to try to combine the head and body so it's not literally sonic something closer to a pikachu in proportions the sonic spikes can stay but let's make its facial features less exaggerated like sonic's something cute and cool electric cheek sack and i gave it these super cool eyes but in the final design it'll be more akin to sonic's original more cute eyes now i'm separating the parts that will be blue and the parts that will have a skin tone but unlike in sonic's actual design i'm combining the face and stomach pattern into one big patch literal sonic colors but in the final design i make them look more natural to pokemon's color palette and remove the piercing green eyes because it kind of looks too much like sonic's actual face here is sanda from sonic and the japanese pronunciation of thunder since it's a trend that pikachu clones use their japanese names in english as well it's the speed pokemon and is pure electric sanda is always on the move it does not settle in one route and can be found all throughout the region it's free spirited and adventurous it hates being constrained and will often let itself out of its trainer's pokeball it will fight for the freedom of all pokemon using its powers it takes a tough trainer to deal with saunders impatience ego and recklessness this pokemon can run at mach 1. it can generate electricity by rotating into a ball and launching itself at targets instantly stunning them it stores excess electricity in his cheeks and feet sanduk can control the durability of his quills and shoot them out with electricity zapping and piercing its opponents at the same time santa are actually aquaphobic they have the abilities speed boost and steadfast with hidden ability defiant they're shiny as you can tell a reference to super sonic but can allude to pikachu i think this one came out super successful it's literally sonic as a pokemon originally i tried my best to make it look a little too much like sonic but toned down a few features because it became too uncanny to look at sonic in a pokemon body but this is definitely an incredible success in my book and i could totally see it as a real pokemon i love how natural the shoes and arms translated to a pokemon too now let's go back to nintendo and turn link into a pokemon now there are many incarnations of link so our pokemon will be an amalgam of all the links it's obviously going to carry a sword and shield so i don't think i can easily base it on some kind of quadrupedal animal that link is associated with like a horse or wolf so even if i made them stand up their weapon wouldn't look that natural as part of their body i also want this pokemon to stay green like link so let's make it a grass-type pokemon and some kind of woodland creature that is covered in leaves how about a pokemon that can control the leaves on its body and create a natural sword and shield made out of plants it's a common theme in pokemon and elf like humanoids such as hylians would also naturally translate into the fairy type so let's make a forest fairy knight that fights for good i'm going to make it a vague humanoid like a lot of fairy types it's an elf-like creature i'm going to give it a link pose but then add leaves throughout its existing body it is honestly a very straightforward process it's all about finding the correct patterns and layout of leaves every part of its clothes armor and weapons is made out of leaves but its actual skin will be more like bark i added patterns to the bottom leaves to allude to link's chainmail a large and pointy leaf sword that is part of his hand it can control the leaves so when it's not fighting the shield and sword turn back into leaf gloves finalizing the proportions and finding the most appropriate face patterns obviously the leaves are green and the skin is a light chestnut like this thing is a tree fairy behold valaroot the courage pokemon a grass fairy type valaroota are rather silent and have an inflated sense of duty they take it upon themselves to protect the environment in which they inhabit they travel throughout their domain collecting items and defeating pokemon and humans that threaten peace they're incredibly courageous and never give up in the face of adversity they're able to control the configuration of the vegetation that grows on them turning their leaves into swords shields and even bows and arrows they can even control the thickness of their plants giving them adequate protection from impact they're expert swordsmen and can aim their leaves over long distances they can even extend the length of their leaf swords catching their enemies off guard it takes many trials for these pokemon to reach their full strength though they have a new ability called courage which is their version of clear body preventing stat reduction they also have guts and hidden ability long reach they're shiny as both a reference to shadow link and mostly fierce deity link i think this design is the least controversial since it's the most like its own pokemon it's like a pokemon based on the concept of link instead of a literal link pokemon considering its face isn't the literal link face like the other designs it's relatively complicated for a regular pokemon design but i thought since this is for fun i might as well flush it out fully my idea came through and i'm happy about that now i want to turn one of if not the first video game mascots into a pokemon pac-man will be tough because this concept is a little too minimal he's a yellow circle that eats we already have a few yellow orbs in pokemon and a bunch of round pokemon who eat a lot so let's just combine the concept with a pacman frog it's another name for the south american horned frog because of its similarities to pac-man and a smiling yellow round pokemon frog isn't that bad of an idea so let's do this thing we're starting off with a big smiley face now we just have to gradually make it look like both pac-man and a frog cute stubby arms that will make it look more like its own pokemon than a generic frog both horned frogs and pac-man have eyebrows and pac-man dies actually work as the eyes of a frog but now let me add patterns to make it look less boring and reference the patterns on a horned frog the pattern on its nose even slightly resembles pac-man's nose making it yellow cause you know and the patterns will be slightly orange so they don't pop out too much almost like these patterns actually exist on pac-man but his design was too simplified to include them say hi to round devour the consuming pokemon a pure normal type this pokemon loves to eat and is calm and easy going unless hungry they're extremely friendly and enjoy the company of humans and pokemon this pokemon has the ability to see incorporeal beings and energy it can consume pure energy like light and even souls for this reason this pokemon is always happy since this pokemon's food source is infinite when they're not eating they'll take care of their loved ones while naive they're able to solve complex puzzles and fight with great skill they can maneuver through mazes and weave their way through a battle that's why it's rare for an opponent to land a hit on roundabout they have the abilities gluttony and immunity with the hidden ability scrappy allowing them to actually touch ghost types they're shiny as a reference to miss pac-man now guys this is kind of my favorite one another design that looks like its inspiration but can be perceived as an original pokemon at first glance it's incredibly cute packman was the one i was the most hesitant about since he was rather plain but it ended up translating into a very adorable design make sure to check out my other art videos for even more adorable designs if you enjoyed leave a like and subscribe if you haven't and let me know which other video game characters you want to see as pokemon consider becoming a patron or clicking the join button to get cool rewards like seeing videos days early and a huge discount on the t-shirts i made for you guys and more follow me on twitter tick tock and instagram where i'll post the full art of these pokemon bye

Channel: Truegreen7

Views: 295,785

Keywords: Pokemon Type Swaps, Creating New Pokemon, Redesigning Pokemon, Fixing Pokemon, Greninja, Pikachu, Charizard, Pokemon DLC, Gigantamax, Pokemon Sword and Shield, Sword and Shield, Top 10 Pokemon, Favorite Pokemon, Legendary Pokemon, Truegreen, True green 7, Pokémon (Video Game Series), Pokémon (TV Program), Pokémon (Brand), Truegreen7, Pokemon GO, Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Shield, Scorbunny, Game Freak, Shiny Pokemon, Crown Tundra, Fakemon, Sonic, Super Mario, Mario, Zelda, Link, Pacman

Id: FuIMCGvd29Q

Length: 11min 22sec (682 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 26 2021