ThePokemonfranchise has garnered massive critical and commercial success globally after releasing numerous TV shows, movies, video games, and comics, among many others. Consequently, fans show their appreciation via several means, like making artworks, figurines, or sculptures, while others prefer collectingPokemonitems. One out-of-the-box thinking person designed asculpture of a crystal version of Bulbasaurusing 3D printing techniques.
Moreover, as the gaming world anticipates the arrival ofPokemon Scarlet and Violet, many spend their days playingPokemon Legends: Arceus. The latter came out in January this year and occupied the number one spot on the bestselling video games chart in the United States. In addition, it was well received by fans due to a wide variety oflegendary and mythical Pokemon inPokemon Legends: Arceus, including many prominent names like Heatran, Regigigas, Cresselia, and Darkrai, among others.
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Speaking of Darkrai, one Redditor has made a staggering discovery about its beta version and the subsequent movie,Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai.Reddit user cursed_mongus uploaded a photo collage on the social media platform containing three images, two of which are of the movie’s theatrical poster, while the third is of Darkrai’s beta variant. The pictures seemingly show a striking resemblance between Darkrai’s beta design and the symbol on thePokemonmovie poster. However, it should be noted that the aforementioned symbol is only present in the Japanese version of the poster.
The Reddit community positively received the post as it garnered more than 4,000 upvotes and numerous comments, where most users appreciated cursed_mongus’s keen eye for detail. One person pointed out that even Darkrai’s eye is visible in the poster when zoomed in and inspected closely. Surprisingly, this reference to Darkrai’s beta design managed to remain hidden from the world until nearly fifteen years after the movie’s release.
For those unaware, Darkrai is a mythical Dark-type Pokemon first introduced in the moviePokemon: The Rise of Darkraiin 2007. Since then, it has appeared in many video games, most recently inPokemon Legends: Arceus. Like other mythical pocket monsters, many fans don’t know thelore and backstory of Darkrai, making it a mysterious entity.
Pokemon Legends: Arceusis considered by many to be the best game from theLegendsseries ofPokemongames, with fans loving the idea of regional historical Pokemon. People are hopeful that the developers will provide animproved user experience in upcomingPokemon Legendsgamesby building upon the ideas of the previous installments.
