Pokemon Sword and Shield on the Nintendo Switch shows how far the franchise has come in the days of Red and blue, but what would the latest game look like in a similar 8-bit style? A Japanese YouTuber named Hayate Keiunji imagined this with a new Pokemon video marrying the two generations of Pokemon. Keiunji’s video is a rather amazing recreation of the Galar region and one that feels true to both the past and present of the Pokemon franchise. What’s even more impressive is that the video lasts 19 minutes in total and even teases a chase!
The video can be found embedded below.
Red and Blue Pokemon opened with a battle between two Pokemon: Nidorino and Gengar in Red, and Gengar and Jigglypuff in Blue. Keiunji’s video reproduces that opening using two Pokemon that debuted in Generation VIII: Corviknight and Duraludon. From there, the player is taken to a home screen where the protagonist Victor sits next to a sprite of the starter Scorbunny. However, as the game begins, it is clear that this is not meant to reproduce the story Sword and Shield. Instead, it is an original story in which Victor and Hop wake up waking up in “low resolution”, with no idea what happened!
There is a really impressive attention to detail in the video. Everything looks and sounds like a classic Pokemon game should, but the heart Sword and shield remains intact; there is even a sequence in which Victor and Hop are followed by a Dynamax Wooloo! According to Keiunji, they came up with this concept when they wanted to hear a Game Boy version of city background music. Sword and shield. When they couldn’t locate it, they decided to do it, and this project was the result!
The video is another testament to the creativity of the Pokemon fan base. In the 25 years since Red and Green Pokemon released in Japan, fans found a number of ways to show their passion for Pokemon, and Keiunji made this clear with their video. It will be interesting to see where the story goes when it releases its second video!
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