Pokemon sword and shield on Nintendo Switch shows how far the franchise has come since the days of Red and blue, but what would the most recent game look like in a similar 8-bit style? A Japanese YouTuber by the name of Hayate Keiunji imagined just that with a new Pokemon video that married the two Pokemon generations together. Keiunji’s video is a pretty 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 runs for 19 minutes in total and even teases a sequel!
The video can be found below.
Pokemon red and blue opened with a fight between two Pokemon: Nidorino and Gengar Red, and Gengar and Jigglypuff in BlueKeiunji’s video replicates that opening using two Pokemon that debuted in Generation VIII: Corviknight and Duraludon. From there, the player is taken to a home screen where protagonist Victor stands next to a starter Scorbunny sprite. However, at the start of the game, it is clear that this is not intended to be the story of Sword and Shield. Instead, it’s an original story where Victor and Hop find themselves waking up in “low resolution”, with no idea what happened!
There is really impressive attention to detail in the video. Everything looks and sounds like a classic Pokemon game should, but the heart of it Sword and shield remains intact; there is even a sequence where Victor and Hop are chased by a Dynamax Wooloo! According to Keiunji, they came up with this concept when they wanted to hear a Game Boy version of the background music from the city. Sword and shieldWhen they couldn’t find it, they decided to make it, and this project was the result!
The video is yet another proof of the creativity of the Pokemon fan base. In the 25 years since Pokemon red and green Released in Japan, fans have found a number of ways to showcase their passion for Pokemon, and Keiunji clearly did that with their video. It will be interesting to see where the storyline goes when they release their second video!
Pokemon sword and shield is now available exclusively for Nintendo Switch. You can check out all of our previous coverage of the game here.
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