Summary
A talentedPokemonfan and artist has made a Mega Evolution for Chesnaught, a pre-evolution for Sandshrew, and a new evolution for Sandslash.Pokemonfans have great creativity in reimagining Game Freak’s creatures with different visuals. They are intriguing, depicting Pokemon in inventive ways, with some fans going the extra mile and writing original Pokedex entries, new movesets, and stats for them.Pokemonfans come up with original ideas likemaking weapons based on Pokemonor creating Eeveelutions that don’t exist yet, like a Dragon-type Eevee or Eeveelutions with unique types. They often make new Paradox forms for Pokemon that don’t have one, with a range of examples, like the Hoenn starters, Lugia, and Cubone, expanding the Gen 9 gimmick even further. Another popular trend within the community is to turn Pokemon into humans by creating characters based on them, with origin stories inspired byPokemonlore. It’s also not uncommon to find fan art of baby Pokemon, either giving existing Pokemon a cute makeover or designing new pre-evolutions.
Reddit user PhantomLink2782 shared their artwork with new evolutions for the Sandshrew evolutionary line and a Mega Evolution for Chesnaught. Sandshrew got a pre-evolution called Sandsnout, showing a Ground-type Pokemon just like its Gen 1 counterpart, which has an adorable smile and a mischievous nature, and evolves at a high friendship level.Pokemonfans made alternate forms for Sandslashat other times, and this time the Pokemon got the one called Sandspike. In this fan art, the artist imagines a form that Sandslash takes when it reaches level 50, evolving into a powerful Ground/Poison-type Pokemon with a spiked stone hide and strong claws that make it a formidable opponent.
Talented Pokemon Artist Imagines New Evolutions for Sandshrew, Sandslash, and Chesnaught
The OP also gave Chesnaught a Mega Evolution in anticipation ofPokemon Legends: Z-A, which will see thereturn of Mega Evolutions to thePokemonfranchise. In their fan art, the Gen 6 Pokemon has robust armor covering its body, with white and red spikes on its back. Chesnaught’s hands have a sort of spiked gauntlet, while two similar armor pieces protect its feet.
This isn’t the first time that PhantomLink2782 has sharedPokemonfan art, having previously made anincredible evolution for Arbok and other Pokemon. This time, the artist draws attention to creating an adorable baby Pokemon and an imposing evolution for the Sandshrew evolutionary line, elevating the original designs. Meanwhile, Chesnaught gets even more impressive armor, becoming a Pokemon that fans can easily imagine packing quite a punch while having high durability.
