One of the Gym Leaders ofPokemon Scarlet and Violethas been revealed, and a fan has already designed a Magnemite spaceship inspired by the blue and pink Pokemon that float around her head and act like buns in her hair when resting.Pokemon Scarlet and Violetare releasing this holiday season, and with it coming up soon, more details like theElectric-type Gym leadercontinue to release ahead of the launch.
Reddit user SirCheesus posted a brief clip earlier today of a unique Magnemite-inspired spaceship that resembles a combination of the Gen 4 Pokemon Megnezone and Iono’s blue and pink Magnemite shown off in aPokemon Scarlet and Violettrailer. A recent YouTube video from the OfficialPokemonchannel gave the Gym Leader Iono a proper reveal, highlighting her attire, personality, and career as a combination of popular livestreamer and successfulPokemontrainer. While manyPokemonfans were interested in Iono and what they could expect from her as a Gym Leader, SirCheesus focused primarily on the unique Magnemite.
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SirCheesus' shortPokemonclip is mostly animated to emphasize the lengths the fan has taken to make it look like a living spaceship as the games successfully make Pokemon feel life-like. The Magnemite spaceship flies through a starry background with a happy expression and towards the conclusion of the video, it twirls one of the three magnets attached to its hull. Like withMagnezon fromPokemon Diamond and Pearl, the spaceship has a glowing antenna that may act as a source of power, and the pink and blue Magnemites inspired by Iono are mostly stationary as they are atop the Gym Leader’s head.
Like with previous generations,Pokemon Scarlet and Violetinclude a track of Gym leaders to work through in order to get to Victory Road and beyond, but unlike the classic games, there arealternate paths that Pokemontrainers can take. The Victory Road path includes Gym Leaders like Grusha, the Ice-type character, Brassius, who has a Grass-type roster, and Iona with her team of Electric-type Pokemon that may include the aforementioned Magnemite. The alternate journeys that trainers can take are the Path of Legends which hasPokemon Scarlet and Violetplayers take on Titan Pokemon with academy upperclassman Arven and Starfall Street is a clash against the rival gang of Gen 9 known as Team Star.
While severalPokemon Scarlet and Violetfans expressed their enthusiasm for SirCheesus' creativity in the Iono-inspired spaceship, a few stated that they’d like to see a Magnezone that resembles it. It’s currently unclear if the two Magnemite unveiled alongsideGym Leader Ionowill be wild inPokemon Scarlet and Violetas a regional variant, but it already has part of the community rallying behind it.
Pokemon Scarlet and Violetwill release for Nintendo Switch on November 18.
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