Summary
APokemonfan artist took a different approach to their latest work, as they redesigned Agumon from theDigimonfranchise as if it were a Fire Pokemon complete with evolutions and type listings. ThePokemonfan artist shared their finished work on social media for fans of both franchises to see.
As the mascot of theDigimonseries, Agumon is a Rookie-level Vaccine Digimon who is often partnered with Taichi “Tai” Kamiya in the Digimon Adventure anime series. Agumon’s maneuvers often involve the element of fire, including its signature Pepper Breath attack, and it can use its sharp claws to defend itself. However, Agumon’s true potential lies in its potential to Digivolve into multiple forms when facing off against Virus Digimon. In theDigimon Adventureanime, considered one ofthe best isekai anime to feature a child protagonist, Agumon can become Greymon, MetalGreymon, and WarGreymon to protect Tai and fight back against evil digital monstrosities like Myotismon and Piedmon.
With bothPokemonandDigimonbeing compared to one another over the years, a fan artist chose to combine the franchises with their handiwork. A Reddit user named Matratzfratz gave the fiery Digimon and two of its forms aPokemonspin and shared their handiwork on the r/pokemon subreddit. Matratzfratz chosethe Charmander lineas the basis for their artwork and combined it with Agumon, Greymon, and MetalGreymon. To start, Agumon was changed to Agumander, which featured an orange body and blue eyes but had no hand claws compared to the former. Upon evolution, Agumander changed to Greymeleon and gained its signature brown horns and blue stripes across its body. Greymeleon then became Metalzard, and was granted both blue wings and a metallic helmet. While MetalGreymon is known for its robotic left arm, Matratzfratz gave their Metalzard some steel claws on both arms instead.
Pokemon Fan Artist Combines Charmander With Agumon
Known for their previousartwork of convergent Pokemon forms, Matratzfratz classified Agumander and Greymeleon as Fire-type Pokemon. Metalzard was listed as a Fire and Steel dual-type Pokemon. However, no signature moves, abilities, or statistics were given to Agumander or its evolutions. Theoretically, the Agumander family would be strong against Grass and Bug Pokemon. On the other hand, Metalzard’s dual typing would cause it to falter against Ground-type monsters, such as Golem and Rhyperior, in aPokemonbattle.
ThoughDigimonhas never matchedthe financial success ofPokemon, that has not stopped fans from creating art that combines the two franchises in unique ways. It remains to be seen what fans of both monster-themed franchises will create next.
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