Pokemon’s eighth generation pushed the total number of Pokemon to nearly 900 from the original 151 designs. For some players though, those original 151 will forever hold a special place inPokemonhistory. As a special tribute, one player decided to use hundreds of threads and nails to recreate one of the scariest of these original designs, Gengar.
Pokemon’s first generationdebuted in North America in 1998, bringing players to the Kanto region. Gengar is listed as the number 94 in the original 151 designs and evolves from a Haunter that gets traded between trainers.
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U/Thread_Art shows off an impressive portrait of Gengar through a combination of threads and nails in this clip. They start off the video by showing the final touches being added to this portrait of theGhost/Poison type Pokemon. The video then jumps back to a large black canvas that has a complete circle of dozens of nails within it. U/Thread_Art first lays out hundreds of red threads to give Gengar its memorable eyes.
This layer of red is then followed by a whole layer of white threads in order to roughly draw out the Pokemon’s mouth. On top of these layers, the artist adds in dozens and dozens of purple and black threads that finish the impressive portrait. Stepping back from the canvas, the camera reveals a Gengar with its purple body, red eyes, and creepy smile.
This form of art requires both a tremendous amount of patience and a tremendous amount of thread. To make this work, u/Thread_Art uses the layers of different colored threads to outline the different portions of Gengar’s body. Tying the thread to two separate nails results in a tight line that can then be layered to create images such as this one. Fortunately, by using numerous nails around the canvas, the artist is able to give themselves more paths for the threads to follow and more flexibility when it comes to creating.
The trade requirement for evolving isn’t universally loved in thePokemoncommunity. Acquiring a Gengar or any of theother Pokemon that need to be traded to evolvecan be a significant challenge for those players who can’t find a trading partner. Considering the emphasis many of these games put on completing the Pokedex, this barrier can be quite frustrating.
Then again, the reason for this trading component was to encourage players to work collaboratively. And this mechanic adds variety to a mechanic that usually only requires leveling up. Either way, thisPokemonfan recreated one ofthe more memorable ghost Pokemonin a creative way that any fan should be able to enjoy.
