ThePokemonseries has nearly 900 Pokemon for players to encounter, collect, and train throughout its games. Despite this large number,Pokemonfans continue to add their own spin on existing designs by recoloring and through fusions of designs. The latest example of these reimagines the Pokemon Drifblim as a Chinese Lantern.
Pokemonas a franchise has existed for over two decadesand recently saw the eighth generation of games unveil its latest title,Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Drifblim is traditionally a Ghost and Flying-type Pokemon introduced in Generation 4. This Pokemon evolves from Drifloon starting at level 28.
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This new version of Drifblim is the creation of Reddit user meluharegion. In their post they have completely redrawn the design of this balloon-like Pokemon and changed its type as well. The original purple color scheme has been thrown out and replaced with vibrant reds and yellows to reflect this Pokemon’s change to a Fire and Grass-type. This new dual type doesn’thave a counterpart in thePokemonseriesat the moment and would make for some unique combat combinations. The basic shape remains the same, but there is no longer a cloud upon this Pokemon’s head and, like Chinese lanterns, this new Drifblim has hanging tassels underneath. On top of this, the interior design on the ball-shaped head has an interesting repeating pattern. Meluharegion makes all these changes to truly convert Drifblim into a Chinese lantern.
Chinese lanterns have a long history and the red iterations that were the inspiration for this Pokemon are popularly used during important festivals. These red spheres with yellow tassels underneath are instantly recognizable and meluharegion did an excellent job recreating this look while retaining the overall appearance of the Pokemon.
Drifblim is an interesting Pokemon for players to pursue in a playthrough and this version of the Pokemon is especially so. Changing this Ghost/Flying-type to a Grass/Fire would radically alter how players approach using Drifblim, making the traditionalfear of Electric-type Pokemonnot as necessary.
Then again, this change does take away a bit of this character’s mystery.Numerous Pokedex entries of this Pokemonmention Drifblim carrying people and Pokemon off to unknown locations, and changing the ghost nature of Drifblim doesn’t give off the same creepy vibes. Either way, this is an interesting and well-executed recreation of a solid Pokemon.
