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A creativePokemonfan artist is reimagining Gen 9 Ghost-types Greavard and Houndstone in the style of thePaper Mariofranchise. Crossovers betweenPokemonand other games as well as general pop culture touchstones are fairly common within the fan art community. Talented artists, such as this, however, can take two properties with traditionally different art styles and blend them together to make something wholly unique. For example, onePokemonfan even reimaginedPikachu and Mewtwo asDragon Ballcharacters.
Greavard and Houndstone are two newer entries to the National Pokedex as both were introduced in the series' most recent mainline RPGs,Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Greavard, specifically, is remembered for having one ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet’s most heartbreaking Pokedex entries. Without delving into the depressing specifics, suffice it to say its sad past might explain why its evolved form, Houndstone, is such a loyal Pokemon. On a lighter note, the two particularly sad pups are being recreated in a more lighthearted manner.
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Reddit user TimDrawsStuff is sharing their reimagining of Greavard and Houndstone in the style ofPaper Mario. The piece is just the latest in the artist’s series in which they transform all the Pokemon of the Paldea Region intoPaper Mariocharacters. In fact, this isn’t even the first set of Paldea dog Pokemon TimDrawsStuff has worked on. ThePokemonfan also recreatedFidough and Dachsbun in thePaper Mariostyle. Additionally, the artist has already tackled Mashiff and Mabostiff.
TimDrawsStuff captures the essence of both Pokemon while closely adhering to thePaper Mariostyle. They even bring the piece to life by animating it. As one community member points out, the art style takes thePokemonvideo game franchise back to the 2D era, but with a new twist. It’s certainly a bold crossover, but one that works surprisingly well.
While there are no reports of the two franchises collaborating in any capacity,PokemonandFire Emblemis one of severalgaming crossovers that almost happened. While the idea eventually fell through, it worked out for both franchises as it led toPokemon Conquest— a crossover ofPokemonandNumbunga’s Ambition— andTokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, a collaboration betweenFire EmblemandShin Megami Tensei.
Outside of fun and creative fan art like this,Paper Mariofans have something to look forward to asPaper Mario: The Thousand-Year Dooris coming to the Nintendo Switchafter being trapped on the GameCube since 2004. This comes hot on the heels of another resurfaced Nintendo game,Super Mario RPG,which just launched to overwhelming critical success on the Switch.
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Pokemon Scarlet & Pokemon Violet are the main entries in the series for Generation IX. They introduced over 100 new Pokemon and brought players to the Paldea region.
