With the introduction of terraforming and outdoor decorating, Animal Crossing: New Horizons has become a near-boundless platform for creative expression. Plenty of creations have been shared online since the game's launch that are crossovers with other Nintendo properties like The Legend of Zelda and Pokemon, commonly with recreations of entire areas like the Battle Frontier from Pokemon Emerald.

One recent endeavor posted to the r/AnimalCrossing subreddit Thursday by Redditor assaultepic takes this a step further by recreating the map of the Sinnoh Region from Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The design is restricted to being an island shape rather than a full recreation of the game's sprites and models like a recent Pokemon Gold and Silver remake produced by YouTuber Hinotch, but that doesn't mean the detail isn't a sight to behold — right down to roads spaced out like Diamond and Pearl's town map.

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According to assaultepic, the design was created by importing a map into the Happy Island Designer web application that splits a theoretical Animal Crossing: New Horizons map into grids, and it took about a day to actually terraform. The island is apparently cramped because almost the entire middle surrounding Mt. Coronet is made from cliffs, but in an update comment Saturday they say are going to move villagers and buildings into specific areas to represent towns and locations like Snowpoint Temple.

Another fun bit about assaultepic's island is that their Able Sisters shop has hoodies featuring Turtwig, Chimchar, and Piplup so villagers can "choose their starters." They have also apparently been trying to dress villagers up like Gym Leaders, and have made their cranky squirrel Ricky look like Sunyshore's leader Volkner. These elements and more have made Diamond and Pearl fan-favorite Pokemon games, and remakes have been consistently asked for since the release of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire in 2014.

At the end of the update comment, assaultepic encourages others to "try and make their own regional islands," and Animal Crossing players have certainly been active in that pursuit before. One fan has made a recreation of Melemele Island from Pokemon Sun and Moon that takes elements from the games and anime.

For those who don't play Animal Crossing to take part in the more creative side of the game and prefer the life-simulation aspects, there's plenty of content continually being added. Until May 7, players can celebrate May Day by visiting a hedge maze island.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now on Nintendo Switch.

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Source: Happy Island Designer