Summary
A talentedPokemonfan has recently designed four Dragon-type creatures using the art style ofHow to Train Your Dragon.Pokemonfans love crossovers, andHow to Train Your Dragonprovides quite a unique art style to use as an inspiration.
How to Train Your Dragonis an animated movie originally released in 2010. The movie was popular, spawning two sequels, a few short movies, and evenaHow To Train Your Dragonlive-action movie, which is currently in development. Due to the huge popularity of the series, one fan decided to create a collection of Dragon-type Pokemon inspired by the franchise.
Now, thePokemonfan Dr_Doodle_Phd revealed their latest creations: new versions of Salamence, Applin, Alolan Exeggutor, and Dragapult inspired byHow to Train Your Dragon’s art style. While the overall form of each creature does not change drastically in these new art pieces, all of these new designs are greatly stylized and have unique dragon heads. For example, Salamence still has mostly the same body, but its head is different due to a new mouth and horns. Dragapult became somewhat rounder, and Applin was turned into a lizard-like creature carrying an apple. Possibly the most interesting design was the Alolan Exeggutor, who gained dragon wings and heads that no longer resemble coconuts, but full-fledged dragons.
Dragon-Type Pokemon Reimagined in How to Train Your Dragon’s Style
This is not the first time that Dr_Doodle_Phd unveils a collection of stunningPokemonfan art. The artist started to createPokemon inspired byHow to Train Your Dragona few weeks ago when they shared fan art of Flygon, Noivern, Garchomp, and Dragonite with fans of Nintendo’s franchise.
Unofficial crossovers between Pokemon and other popular franchises are quite common in fan art. For instance, one fan designedPokemon inspired byLilo and Stitch’s stylesome time ago, sharing unique versions of Latias, Latios, Pichu, Nidoran (male and female), Golduck, and Zorua with the community.
Not allPokemonfan art featuring the art style of other franchises is based on movies, though. Back in March, anotherPokemonfan redesigned Reshiram inMonster Hunter’s art style. The result was an interesting take on the mythic dragon creature, which was quite distinct from the official design, giving the Pokemon a silver body with metallic skin. It’s likely that thePokemoncommunity will keep drawing the most popular creatures of the franchise in even more different styles, as this seems to be a very popular trend among fans.
Pokemon
Pokemon is a franchise that needs no introduction. One of the most successful media empires in history, Pokemon spans games, television, films, manga, merchandise, music, and more.
